7. Jealousy is my strength (22)
Lia slightly bent her knees and met my gaze. Those golden eyes were burning like the sun.
“Brother, you decided to spend the rest of your life alone with me, didn’t you? But what is it? Every rumor I hear is strange… Why do you think my brother keeps looking away?”
“That’s what… … .”
“Don’t worry too much, brother.”
Blowing sweet breath into her ear, Lia smiled.
“I am not greedy… Proof that the two of us connected is enough. Yes, absolutely undeniable… Even if the world does not acknowledge it, it is evidence that has no choice but to admit it.”
It was only then that I realized the identity burning deep within those golden eyes.
Madness, obsession, affection.
It was good no matter what. One thing was certain, however, that Leah was insane.
There is no way that ‘Lia’, not ‘greed’, would mobilize such an extreme number.
‘The Vampire’s Barrier’.
Its influence was not limited to just academy students. It is affecting everyone who stays in this area.
This contained a hopeless fact.
can not believe it.
can’t even believe it
Anyone, even my precious people, cannot escape the power of the barrier.
look at me now
Aren’t you paying the price for a brief carelessness?
“Sell, Rin… … .”
Like a final outburst, I let out a thin voice.
“We need to find Celine… I was kidnapped… … .”
“You know what, brother?”
Despite my pleading, Leah’s expression did not waver.
On the contrary, he erased his smile and even made a cold expression.
It was a surprising temperature difference.
“Actually, I didn’t like Celine unnie. A long time ago… … .”
that’s the end
I think I saw a human shadow at the end.
I closed my eyes with such a vague intuition.
**
“… … I see you often.”
The moment that dry voice resonates in my brain.
I was startled and immediately came to my senses. Looking around, my body was in the middle of a black, dark void.
This was also a place I had visited several times.
There were cracks everywhere in the air. The scenery reflected on the other side is a certain man’s memory.
The ground didn’t exist. But as soon as I stood on the ground, a hard feeling came from the soles of my feet.
Is this what it feels like when you step on glass that does not reflect light?
At the end of my gaze, I saw a familiar back figure.
With his hands behind his back, his back staring at a crack in the air looked very lonely.
Soon, emotionless golden eyes glanced back at me.
“How far will I have to show my pathetic side to be satisfied?”
At that cold accusation, I was speechless for a while.
“Huh,” a dejected laugh escaped from his throat. I wanted to refute, but I couldn’t even.
Being beaten by your sister
The opponent was also an ordinary person without any military power. He must have mobilized drugs, but it was not an excuse for a high expert knight to give after passing out.
Eventually, I slumped to the spot.
“… … As you say. I was too careless.”
“Even if one’s own power has become stronger, not everything will be solved.”
The man’s tone was still cold.
That voice, which showed no mercy, sounded like that of a strict instructor teaching new recruits.
“Drugs, hostages, or unknown magic… There are countless ways to put you in danger. I was too proud.”
“… … I got hit by all three of them.”
It was a lament that he rarely confessed.
I don’t know, but I might have felt a strange affinity for this man before I knew it.
So, isn’t it continuing the lamentation that he couldn’t express to anyone?
What was surprising was the fact that the man did not deliberately stop my complaints.
In the past, I would have heard something like ‘don’t whine’.
It was good anyway. Because I didn’t even know what to do right now.
can’t get help from anyone
This plain sentence came to me with fear. I pretended not to, but in the meantime I was receiving a lot of help from my colleagues.
It wasn’t just brute force or resourcefulness.
What a comfort it was to know that I was not alone in the face of this terrifying ordeal.
But now nobody can be trusted.
Even Leah was in that yard. I didn’t even want to imagine what the rest of the party would look like.
“I passed out from drugs, and my childhood friend was kidnapped, but I don’t even know where he is… Did you even fall under the spell of a vampire because you were careless? Whoa, ha ha ha… … .”
I ran my two hands through the skin like that.
“What the fuck!”
He started swearing with all his might.
“You asshole, what the hell are you doing! I haven’t found any clues yet… … !”
The man was neither surprised nor sympathetic to me.
It was just looking at me with a silent gaze.
Rather good.
Because it was comfortable that way.
“The imperial family’s secret wishes, Celine’s whereabouts, and the vampire’s conspiracy infiltrating the academy… I couldn’t even feel it, but I’m already getting hit in the back of the head?! Really, I’m pathetic… … !”
“Are you frustrated?”
It was a question thrown out of nowhere.
I kept my mouth shut and looked at him asking what he was talking about.
The man’s golden eyes were still indifferent. I didn’t even get a glimpse of the emotion, so I couldn’t even recognize that me.
“Everyone makes mistakes in life. God didn’t allow humanity to be perfect… I call it ‘Limit’. Humans all have limitations. If you don’t acknowledge that, you will eventually break down and fail.”
It was a calm tone that didn’t even feel high or low, but I inadvertently realized it.
Until that conclusion was reached, how sick and injured the man must have been.
So I just opened my mouth and couldn’t open my mouth.
“It’s not just me… Everyone did. The sister-in-law, the saintess, even my teacher… But did you really think that only you could be an exception? How arrogant you are.”
“that’s… … !”
“Son, do one of the two.”
With a tired expression on his face, the man looked away from me.
His golden eyes returned to the rift in the air. There, all kinds of scenes were mixed and played.
“Are you going to admit your limits? Or, are you going to run wild like a thunderclap again, as you always have been? The choice is yours. This world is your world, not mine.”
I couldn’t hide my feelings of being moved by the cold ridicule.
My body, which had been sitting down, stood upright. It took a few more seconds for my mouth to open after biting my lips and choosing my words.
“… … Then, who is your ‘sister’?”
startled, do
A crack appeared in the man’s laid-back attitude. His gaze glanced back again.
Worn out, now desolate eyes that don’t even have a speck of dust left on them.
But why?
I felt a cloud of emotion running through it.
“Your ‘sister’ is not my ‘samae’… So, isn’t that a problem for you to deal with? Why don’t you want to see it?”
“… … Are you obligated to explain?”
“I miss you.”
It was a direct word.
Then, a visible crack began to appear in the man’s face. His eyebrows twitched, revealing an uncomfortable feeling.
However, it was the version that the man started first.
There was no loyalty that I had to stop first.
“I want to see you one last time. We broke up like that… Of course you want to see it! But why bother lying to yourself?”
“… … Sounds funny.”
Despite my sharp criticism, the man quickly regained his composure.
He snorted, trying to dismiss my reasoning.
“Kid, you seem to be arrogant that you peeked into my memories… The road I’ve walked is many times rougher and longer than that. Guessing is free, but I’m not trying to judge my mind… … .”
“I would have known best.”
But even that for a while.
Hearing my voice spit out again, the man had to remain silent.
“Memories of that day, feelings of that day… Anyone who hasn’t experienced it never knows. right?”
Open and close your lips.
Soon the man let out a long sigh and closed his eyes.
“… … Alright, let each other do it wrong. Stop talking about this.”
It was a declaration of surrender.
Even so, I tried to continue talking with a regretful heart, but soon shut my mouth.
It was because the man gave me advice that I couldn’t pass by.
“Think more simply.”
“… … What?”
At the sudden sound, I had no choice but to vomit such a brief question.
The man added a dry voice as if he knew that.
“All cases are connected. And, if you lose a helper, you should be able to find a new one. For example, yes… Strong people who cannot be controlled even with the barrier of a vampire.”
“Who the hell is that… … .”
“Here you are.”
And thump.
An earthquake struck the world. I let out a groan from a shattering headache.
I didn’t even have time to talk anymore.
The man looked at me in pain and left a lonely word somewhere.
“… … do well.”
end of the dream.
Consciousness rises suddenly, eyes open panting, the smell of medicine filling the lungs.
My body was lying on the shady lawn.
Unidentified smoke was winding over my retinas. I tried to find the source, but soon met their eyes.
Light green eyes wet with fatigue.
As soon as I saw that dull color tone, I inadvertently had an impression.
Master and disciple look alike.
“… … Are you awake?”
State affairs of the Southern Ten Kingdoms.
The guardian of the Great Forest and the ruler of the five elements.
‘The Archwitch’ was looking down at me.