10. Dulljae and Genius (2)
After giving Helena some alone time, they moved into the next room together.
How will Helena react?
I wonder if the strategy given to me when I was a cat worked, fortunately, I was embarrassed rather than angry.
I watched Kati for a while.
The cat’s eyes, idly looking out the window, roll like marbles.
Compared to other demons, Kati has a less repulsive appearance.
White and smooth skin, lips shaped like a cat’s mouth.
To put it mildly, she is not an ordinary woman, but a beautiful woman.
Kati, who must have felt the gaze, also turned her head to face me.
“why. kitty.”
To be honest, it’s a funny nickname.
Are you mean to him?
“… … .”
When I giggle and tease him, he turns his head and looks out the window without saying anything.
It was funny because that stupid reaction was like a real cat.
“Vivian.”
“yes?”
“Helena, what do you think?”
“Um… .”
Vivian thought as she folded her arms under her chest.
Pretending not to see the movement on her arm, she looked out the window.
“Five… . Did you see it?”
Mercy whispered softly, and I answered with ventriloquism.
“quiet… .”
After thinking about it, Vivian sat down to my right.
Kati quietly sat down to my left.
“Honestly, I am a little worried. I got Kati’s help, and I saw Ian and I, but… .”
“It is, too.”
“It will be fine.”
said Vivian in a confident voice.
I was so confident that I turned around and smiled at me.
“Isn’t that the person Ian brought? So it will be.”
That, in the end, was like saying that you believe in me.
“thank you.”
“by the way… . Are you sure you said you were obsessed with Helena?”
“It is not a lie. Of course, it didn’t mean anything strange… .”
“Aha… .”
what.
Was it a little cold just now?
“Oh, I see! Does that mean you are suitable as a party member?”
“Absolutely.”
“Then maybe… .”
Vivian, who was about to say something, shut her mouth.
“Ugh, no. Shall we go to Helena now?”
“What is it?”
Was it because of my mood… .
*
Fortunately, Helena did not show hostility towards Kati.
It wasn’t without boundaries, though.
“I want to ask you one question!”
“Something.”
“Why are you traveling with Mine?”
It was a reasonable question.
Vivian, whom I once trusted and saw, is rather a rare case.
Vivian also looked at me curiously.
He briefly explained his discovery of Kati earlier.
The plan to train Mine Soldiers was omitted.
Mentioning one of the secrets of the empire is not a good choice.
“That was a little over four years.”
“4 years, 3 months, 16 days.”
“uh… . I remember that.”
Helena shook her head.
“You are the so-called lifesaver!”
“I don’t know if it’s that grand… . It might be similar.”
“All right. But, I also, a little… . Ah, I’m not saying I’m leaving because I trust Ian, but… !”
I understand how you feel.
Seonghwagyo teaches that demons and demons worship a pagan god called ‘Devil’.
Helena is also a priest of the Seonghwa Church, so she has no choice but to be used to such education.
It’s enough for me to try to adapt.
Vivian became sullen, as if she was deeply regretful.
“I understand. You can gradually adapt.”
“Yes!”
“To make friends, you have to start by saying hello properly. Shall we start with a handshake?”
“Yes?”
Carty took a step forward without saying anything.
Seeing that expressionless face, Helena cautiously reached out her hand.
“I am Helena… !”
“This is Kati.”
The two shook hands briefly and left.
“Well, let’s get along well together in the future.”
“yep… ! Take good care of me!”
Helena then officially greeted Vivian and Mercy.
“After greetings, let’s move right away.”
“What should I do first!”
“Eating.”
As with Vivian, Helena has to make things right from the start.
*
Seeing the table full of food, Helena’s reaction was the same as Vivian’s.
“I can’t eat this much… !”
Hearing this, Vivian smiled leisurely next to her.
“Are you going to eat it all?”
It was true.
Helena ate all of the portion before her.
“No, no, no… .”
I can’t believe it myself, so I mumble after eating it all.
For reference, Vivian, who increased her food intake, ate much more than Helena.
Helena, sprawled across the chair, murmured as she watched it.
“You are amazing… .”
At that praise, Vivian’s hand, which was picking up the meat, hesitated.
“Don’t worry, eat. Because you can eat a lot.”
“Nueb… .”
He eats well while rubbing his cheeks.
I recognized Helena a bit while Vivian was finishing up.
“Is Helena a combat priest?”
Priests are divided into two categories.
One is a support priest who fights from the rear.
Aria is a typical example, and most of the priests in the warrior party are in this case.
Arya can affect all directions anyway, no matter where she is.
And a combat-type priest who fights from the front.
It is a role to go to the front with a mace and a shield in plate armor.
The Helena I saw was that type.
“That’s right! All the nuns who participated in the Public Trials were trained to be combat priests!”
Combat Priests are free to switch positions, such as going to the front and moving back when necessary to focus on support.
It’s both useful and rare, so that’s good for me.
“Don’t you have any plans to change?”
“If Ian-nim changes it, I will!”
“Let’s not change.”
“Yes!”
As much as you have to fight with armor and weapons, strength training is essential for combat priests.
You can make Vivian do what she couldn’t… .
“Ian… ? Why are you laughing so much… ?”
“ah. I’m excited to think of Helena growing up.”
“okay! We will make you more happy!”
Helena answered with her eyes shining.
It’s good that you’re full of enthusiasm.
“But can I ask you something?”
“If there is anything you want to ask, ask. Because you don’t have to ask for permission.”
“How did things go with the first party?”
Come to think of it, I didn’t tell Helena that I was kicked out.
“I was banished.”
“Why?”
Vivian’s hand stopped eating the fruit.
When Vivian was told that she had been kicked out, she hadn’t deeply inquired into the reason.
I thought it would be rude to ask.
“It’s not like there’s no reason to guess… . This is it, there is nothing I want. I’m not even sure if that’s the reason.”
“okay!”
Helena confidently agreed, and Vivian was restless for no reason.
“Ian-sama, then have you seen Philip-sama?”
Vivian paid attention again.
That’s right, he doesn’t say a word, but it’s kind of funny because he shows everything he’s thinking.
It’s Philip… .
I actually saw it.
“That is a secret.”
“okay!”
Vivian felt sorry for her.
“If you finish eating, get up. Helena, do you have the clothes she wore to train?”
“Yes! there is.”
“Get changed and come out.”
*
Vivian first came out wearing a stretchy sportswear.
At first, it was baggy, but now it fits me perfectly.
I’m a bit disappointed, though.
Helena was wearing the loose training clothes she wore at the monastery.
I have clothes to wear right now, so I’ll have to get used to the training schedule first and go see Taylor later.
The first exercise, of course, was running.
“start.”
Vivian was accustomed to running.
Compared to when I first started training, I became incomparably faster, and I was able to run a lot.
Therefore, the hammer I took out today is only for Helena.
-Pop!
“Quack!”
“Strengthen the boat and jump!”
… what.
Does it make a very strange sound?
-Pop!
“Kyung!”
“Breath through your nose, through your nose!”
… Are you doing it on purpose?
Even on the first day, Helena couldn’t catch up easily.
As the posture I pointed out continued to break down, I had to repeat the same advice.
-Pop!
“Kick!”
“Rest with your nose, jump with your heels, and power your belly!”
While Helena had done 4 laps, Vivian had done 12 laps.
Then, suddenly, I wondered what sound Vivian made when she was hit by a mallet.
“Well… .”
-Pop!
“Hunik?! huh? I’m late… ?”
“Oh, no. that is… . It’s a mistake. sorry.”
Stop being curious… .
“Eh… .”
Rubbing her hair, Vivian ran again.
By the time Vivian passed 30 laps, Helena had completed 10 laps.
I took another break in the middle because it was hard, so the result was worse than Vivian’s first training.
“Huh, huh, that… .”
I briefly touched Helena’s wrist as she lay face down to catch her breath.
It is very thin.
I didn’t know because I was usually wearing big clothes that covered my wrists, but when I first met Vivian, I was very skinny.
I didn’t know that I was so skinny because I didn’t even lose the fat on my face.
Were you 19?
They wouldn’t give you a generous meal at the monastery, but it wouldn’t have been as bad as when Vivian was starving in the past… .
On the way to the monastery, I heard what happened to Salome and other people.
At that time, the stress was so severe that the body could not absorb it properly.
The whole body’s mana flow is also very unstable.
“Stand up and take a walk to catch your breath.”
“Yeah, I see… !”
Even though he is out of breath, he listens well.
He walked beside me and asked.
“Didn’t you eat much at the monastery?”
“Yeah? It is not! Of course, not as much as what Ian gave me!”
“Then have you ever eaten or vomited?”
“… … .”
“That’s Okay. It’s okay if you don’t answer. Take a break and come back.”
“yes… !”
Vivian, who is running far away, is looking this way without looking ahead.
When I motioned him to look ahead, he looked straight ahead.
“Why were you looking here?”
It’s familiar that Kati is watching, but this is the first time Vivian has done this.
While Vivian finished running and Helena caught her breath, she prepared for Helena’s next exercise.
It was time for strength training that Vivian was not told to do.
***
Vivian, who had completed 50 laps, was resting while receiving a massage from Mercy.
Even after training, Mercy still took care of the massage because he needed a massage to loosen up his muscles.
I don’t know why I received it, but when I received it, my body felt cool and good, so I was just following it.
‘Because Ian ordered that too.’
She looked over at Ian and Helena in the distance.
Helena, drenched in sweat, took a hard breath as Ian hugged her from behind.
“More, I can’t do it any more… !”
“Just once, just one last time!”
“Ugh… !”
Helena was doing pull-ups with an iron bar that Ian had pulled out of his pocket.
Helena’s stamina was much lower than expected, so Ian had to hold and assist.
“Hold on even when you come down! Why is it getting heavier!”
“I run out of power!”
“Hold on though!”
“Yeah!”
Helena barely filled five and collapsed to the floor.
A simple question popped up in her mind.
“This is my first training… ! Why do I have to do this training!”
It was a valid question.
Vivian was also curious.
Wherever you go, no one does it like Ian.
Ian put aside all the reasons that came to his mind and came up with the magic word.
“Because the first party trains like this.”
“I will do it again!”
Helena jumped up, but Ian gave her more rest.
Meanwhile, Vivian quietly approached.
“Can I try it too?”
The reason Ian didn’t force Vivian to do strength training was because it wasn’t really necessary.
But the more varied the exercise, the better.
Ian had no reason to refuse.
“Do it.”
After several months of Ian’s diet, endurance and agility training, Vivian was able to do pull-ups very well.
Seeing this, Ian applauded in satisfaction.
Helena asked while Vivian laughed awkwardly.
“Have all the people in the first party done this!”
“Kylie and Beatrice are fixed, and Aria is rarely. Sylvia sometimes?”
“I want to be like Aria!”
“We should look higher than Arya.”
“No, that’s right… ! Let’s do it!”
Helena agreed as if bewitched by the absurd request.
These are the words of Ian, who acknowledged his usefulness and value for the first time in the world.
Even if it was an unrealistic request that exceeded Arya, I believed that it would be possible somehow if it was his words.
‘Sylvia-sama sometimes… .’
Vivian was stuck with the idea.
Compared to Helena, Vivian followed well, so Ian’s assistance was unnecessary.
“As expected, Miss Vivian! great… !”
“Hehe, is that so… .”
Even though he was embarrassed by Helena’s praise, he felt a little sorry for Helena.
when in an orphanage.
I’ve seen old kids being territorial towards a new kid.
He was worried that his actions might have seemed that way to Helena.
‘It’s not yet close, so I’ll have to be careful… .’
*
After a few days of training, Ian defined Helena’s level.
‘Dunjae.’
From the first day, Vivian followed much better than expected, and since then, she has grown without hindrance, and is clearly a genius.
It’s because the environment didn’t support it.
On the other hand, Helena still lacks a lot, except for the protection system miracle.
Again, Ian wasn’t worried or anxious about it.
If you have to, you can just attach artifacts and holy relics to them.
In the first place, I chose it after looking at one outstanding protection-type miracle.
However, something similar to curiosity and the desire to win arose.
‘How far can this Helena grow?’
I don’t know personality, but I’m different from the 4 members of the 1st party who are guaranteed growth.
Unlike Vivian, she was definitely dull.
If the word dunjae grows to the point of being colorless, what will Helena look like at that time?
That got me a little curious.
‘Rather than that, he seems to be anxious because he knows that he isn’t following well these days… . I’m going to have a consultation soon. The mental part also affects my skills, so I have to take good care of it.’
*
Silvia muttered as she sat on Arya’s back.
“I remember the first time I met Arya. At that time, I was afraid that Ian would be taken away, so I was annoyed with Ian, and I also secretly paid attention to Aria… .”
At that time, Sylvia’s feelings were not up to love.
At a time when dependency and monopoly were growing, Arya’s presence lit the fire.
I thought it was subtle, but from Arya’s point of view, it wasn’t subtle at all.
Arya, who came for the first time, was dumbfounded, but soon recognized the value of Sylvia.
Arya didn’t covet Ian back then either.
It was a time when I still wanted something else.
“That didn’t work… . How troubled Ian must have been… . Even if you cooperate, it’s not enough, like that… .”
Even though Aria didn’t answer, Sylvia muttered to herself.
I didn’t cry or sob at all.
But the tears flowed helplessly like a flooded river after rain.
“Am I feeling the same as Ian? What about when Ian gets kicked out? No, I don’t think so. Could have been worse than this… .”
“Yeah, that was it… . Kicking someone out, declaring that you won’t see someone again, was like this. Ian must have felt like this at the time… .”
Arya didn’t want to hear that complaint.
But he couldn’t leave Sylvia behind.
“Why is it too late to regret? Are there any regrets that are not too late… ? It’s so strange… . When I was learning to write from Ian, I did something like that. Wrong answer note? After solving Ian’s problems within the scope of my study, I’ll review my mistakes again. Then you will know what I did wrong.”
“Something like that… I’m sorry and let’s do it together… . Why didn’t I think of making a notebook with wrong answers in my life? Why am I… .”
It was unpleasant, as if dirty dirty water was digging into my ear canal.
Sylvia’s irresistible voice pulled Aria’s consciousness into the past as well.
I didn’t want to recall.
It might be possible to desensitize your hearing and put the protection only on your ears so you can’t hear them, but it’s already too late.
Sylvia’s regret had already eaten away at Arya’s mind.
I wanted it because of Sylvia.
The one who gave up because of Sylvia.
Now, I think about Sylvia again.
This situation was so pitiful.
“aria… .”
It was a call for an answer.
“yes.”
“Arya, why did you love Ian?”
“… yes?”
Arya almost fell for a moment.
“Sorry… . Actually, I heard that day… .”
No way, I didn’t know that Sylvia would know that.
I was complacent.
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Just like he overheard Sylvia talking, the reverse is also possible.
“Since then, I’ve been so insecure, Ian tells me I… .”
Even at some point, one of the causes of Sylvia’s runaway was herself.
Arya didn’t say that she loved Ian because she loved him.
It is possessiveness without any emotion.
If Sylvia finds out, what will happen?
“… aria?”
It’s the first time I’ve felt this kind of feeling.
Right now, for the first time in her life, Aria is feeling the emotion of ‘fear’.