Yeeun Lee may not want to admit to herself, but her intrinsic nature could be called a coward.
No, it might be more appropriate to say that he is indecisive rather than a coward.
When she fell into a predicament beyond her limits, she had a habit of just watching the situation or running away without making any decisions, hoping to maintain the status quo rather than breaking it down.
Even though she had experiences she would regret for the rest of her life because of that habit, her essence did not change in the end.
It was just that the limits were slightly wider.
she has always been
When you’re at your limit and cornered, you’re under pressure and always miss out on an important move.
The act of procrastinating the decision thinking that it would be better if the situation did not change, and that it would be good if the situation could be maintained as it is, always made her regret.
It can withstand the fact that the status of the clan is crumbling day by day.
It can stand the fact that members of the clan commit ugliness and vile deeds.
She was able to endure and endure being betrayed by the person she trusted and eventually being put in a situation where she would have to survive alone.
However, Yoo Ji-hyuk’s work was clearly something she could not endure.
Every time I find out that he has a good heart, every time I know he has a talent… .
Therefore, it was even more so whenever I imagined how much more he would have grown if he had enjoyed what he was entitled to enjoy.
So I tried to take care of him even though I knew it was excessive, and I tried to approach him even though I knew he was burdened.
Because that was the only way she knew.
Paradoxically, each time I felt getting closer to him, the guilt grew deeper and deeper.
At first, it was just an act of a sense of duty.
Now, she could see for herself that many emotions were stuck together and she couldn’t help it.
I know I can’t do anything
The place where she was born must have been the best class in the world, but it was a very lonely place.
A place that no one could trust, always calculating, acting computationally, and being vigilant.
That’s how she was educated and raised.
Therefore, she thought that the relationship with Yoo Ji-hyuk was very new and stimulating.
No calculations, no boundaries, no intentions.
She could see well that the sense of duty she had because she thought he was a younger brother was gradually changing.
But even though I know, I can’t help it.
It was for that reason that he opened his mouth in a moment of anger at things that would normally have gone on after he had just apologized and remained silent.
Even though I knew I couldn’t do this, I couldn’t help it.
He couldn’t bear to refer to his relationship as just a simple senior-junior relationship.
And as soon as Lee Ye-eun uttered the words, she regretted it.
The situation had already happened.
“Actually, what do you mean?”
“ah… .”
When Yoo Ji-hyuk looked at him suspiciously, his jaw dropped and he was speechless.
What would happen if he spoke the truth out of his mouth now?
She knows it’s the best and it’s the right thing to do.
Whatever the outcome, it must have been something she had to endure.
However… .
If those eyes, those two eyes looking at you.
If you think that you will be full of contempt, hatred, and hatred towards yourself… .
She smiled with a trembling mouth.
It was the smile she saw just before her bad habit showed up.
“Sah, actually… .”
Again, she chose to run away.
Just like when I was a kid, when I found out that my uncle was a traitor.
“I had a younger brother.”
“… your brother?”
“yes.”
While she was telling lies that she shouldn’t have told her, she dared to say that she was a little sister.
She didn’t know whether this was a hint of guilt over the fact that she had lied, or whether it was he or she really wanted him to notice.
“By the way, when I was young… .”
Even while she was making up her words, Yeeun Lee suddenly burst into tears and swallowed her breath as she felt like she was about to cry.
It was because of the question as to why this situation happened, his hatred of himself, and the guilt towards Yoo Ji-hyuk.
She didn’t know that this made a more pitiful and pitiful figure.
Thanks to this, Yoo Ji-hyeok could not hide his embarrassment, let alone doubt that the story had come out beyond his imagination.
I knew that Yeeun Lee was the only child.
It was when he was thinking so.
“Mi, I’m sorry. I know this is just my self-satisfaction… . That’s the human heart… . How can it not go as planned… .”
Finally, tears from her eyes ran down her cheeks.
“Seniors. Don’t cry for now… .”
Yoo Ji-hyuk was embarrassed, but took a handkerchief from his pocket.
I don’t know, but she was the one who had never shown crying or weakness in the original work he knew.
Therefore, her tears had a heavier meaning than expected.
“Huh, when I look at my junior… my brother… . therefore… .”
In the end, Ye-eun Lee couldn’t stand it, so she covered her face with her hands and started sobbing.
What the hell did you do, you are crying as if you were a victim.
Her hatred of herself began to pierce her heart sharply.
“Seniors.”
“I’m sorry, I’m really sorry… .”
Yoo Ji-hyeok placed her hand on her shoulder first.
It was because she, who was always confident, now looked so weak.
In his hand, Ye-eun Lee leaned her head against his chest as if in a hug without realizing it.
Yoo Ji-hyeok paused a bit, but he continued to pat her on the shoulder as if to exhort her.
“… … .”
In her appearance, Yoo Ji-hyuk was projecting himself without realizing it.
I don’t know the details, but I could tell that she was suffering because of her brother.
I had the same thing happen to me in the past.
So I could understand and empathize with her.
“I think I’m going to ask you a really strange request, but will you listen to me just once… ?”
To Yeeun Lee’s trembling voice, he replied yes.
She said cautiously, biting her lips with her teeth.
“It’s okay just once, so call me noona… Can you call me?”
“Senior, that’s it.”
“please.”
As Yoo Ji-hyuk hesitated, Lee Ye-eun looked up at him as if pleading.
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Originally, the two had a similar eye level, but this was possible because Yeeun Lee was in a half-collapsed position.
“Please, let me put an end to my anger with this. then… never… .”
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Okay, let’s draw a line with this.
Any more nonsensical behavior will only be poison to this child and to me.
Yeeun Lee thought so.
so promised
“… sister.”
“ah.”
Yeeun Lee muttered blankly.
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One more time.
“Sister, stop crying now.”
“yes… .”
Ye-eun nodded her head blankly.
“It should be… . I’m sorry sister… . Now, I have to stop doing what my brother said… .”
“… … .”
“thank you… . Thank you, junior.”
At her words, Yoo Ji-hyuk looked at her as if worried.
Ye-eun Lee carefully fell from his arms.
“Thanks to you, I was able to break the lingering feelings.”
I don’t know, but she was smiling a little now.
It was the smile when she lied when her bad habit appeared.
“Then see you again tomorrow.”
And the next day.
Yeeun Lee was the first to leave early.
The reason was that he was sick.
* * *
The festival hosted by the World Tree clan was huge from its scale.
Maybe that’s why, when the academy said that they were going to the archery competition they hosted, they gave me a document acknowledging my attendance without saying much.
It was a moment of roughly judging what their status was.
Even in the preliminary round, they invest a full day.
I had to hold the preliminary round late in the afternoon, so I nailed Han Soo-young, Choi Hyun-woo, and Jin Ye-seul to come after all classes if they were going to come.
“… It really is all gone.”
As I was wandering around with nothing to do, I suddenly remembered the past and headed to the store where I bought ordinary tree branches.
The place where the store was located was empty, so only an empty lot remained, but it was not only there.
The streets where shops were lined up in a disorderly and disorderly manner were cleaned and changed to be more planned and pleasing.
Perhaps all of this is through Lee Ye-eun’s breath.
“… … .”
From that day on, Yeeun Lee clearly started avoiding me.
If I happened to run into it, I immediately ran away with a strange excuse, but the last time I ran away with the sound of forgetting to do laundry on a rainy day.
Kang Kang-kyung asked what had happened to me, but there was no way I could say such a thing to anyone.
As she looked at me, who had chosen to remain silent, she said, “You mustn’t let Yeeun ring,” and followed her.
Regardless of this or that, the person Ye-eun Lee relied on without realizing it was Kang Kang-kyung, so I just let it go.
That being said, it wasn’t something I could go out of my way to.
Even if the cause of her problems was indirect, it was even more so as I was.
“Whew… .”
I drank the hot drink I bought at the store and let out a breath.
It had rained a few days ago, so the sky was clear and the weather was very pleasant.
I sat on a bench and watched people passing by blankly, but because there was nothing there, very few people came here.
It sounded like the perfect environment to indulge in thoughts.
“… … .”
At first, I thought this world was just a game world.
But now he knew better than anyone that he was wrong.
This place was also the same as where I lived, and the people living in this world were no different from me.
Likewise, there were cases where the knowledge and memories I knew were correct, but there were also many places where they were wrong.
Didn’t you hear the surprising confession that Yeeun Lee had a younger brother just a few days ago?
Feeling a bit confused, I sighed blankly, sipping my drink.
“The tea is delicious… .”
Did I mention that it is a tea made from the leaves of the world tree?
I felt like my heart was calming because of the strange scent.
It was a time when I was just staring at the sky while sipping blankly for a while.
wiggle wiggle.
I could see the bag I was carrying moving as if I could hear such a sound.
For a moment, I wanted to do something, and immediately opened the bag, and in it, I could see something I could not have imagined at all.
“… what? Why are you here?”
“… … .”
The culprit was none other than Mandragora.
As soon as I opened the bag, he flinched and stood still.
But then, after confirming that I was the one who opened the bag, I pretended to be wiping away sweat and started struggling to get out of the bag.
“Oh, hey. Man, there are people here… !”
Whether I dry it or not, he came out of the bag.
Then I stretched out, stroked my stomach, and then pointed the paper cup I was holding at the root.
“You want it?”
nod nod.
The boy nodded immediately.
I gently covered him with my bag and handed him a paper cup.
Then he looked into the paper cup and sniffed and pretended to smell it, and finally put a root that he used like an arm for once, and then he nodded as if he had made up his mind.
“… … .”
After a while, I felt an indescribable feeling when I saw the guy who had been thrown into the paper cup as if taking a bath.
It was as if I had become an idiot who had been drenched in thoughts a while ago.
The guy was drooping as if he was in a good mood.
It is like looking at dried bellflower.
“Then why did you secretly follow me?”
“… ?”
“A guy who had never done anything like that before… .”
“… … !”
The guy who had tilted his head as if to say what I was talking about was startled and rushed out of the paper cup.
Then he moved quickly and ran into my clothes, but the problem was that his body was soaking wet.
I didn’t mind getting his clothes wet, and I gently lifted the collar up so he could hide quickly.
It was because he wasn’t a prankster like this, although he was annoyed at times.
And above all else, I started to feel it too.
It was the energy he had met before, he could never shake off.
“Oh, I was here too.”
Not long after, someone appeared in front of me, muttering plums.
The man with the bandage around his neck was none other than Lee Jae-jun.
“Would you like one? It’s delicious.”
Then he opened the envelope containing the plums to me.
I looked at him without a word.
In her arms, Mandragora began to tremble and fall, as if frightened.
“Sorry, you too.”
“Um, it’s also a failure to win the hearts of people with delicious food.”
He murmured in disappointment and sat down on the bench next to where I was sitting.
Then he murmured as he looked around the street as if missing him.
“Hey… . Push it Push it, it’s been said since my brother’s days, but I really didn’t know that I would push it so coolly. Yeeun, if you really look at her, her execution skills are amazing.”
He muttered as he licked the plum juice flowing through his hands.
“The little kid who just ran away every day has grown so much.”
“What else did you come to me for? Don’t you think I might attack you?”
“Ahahaha.”
Jaejoon Lee laughed as if it was fun.
Then he looked at me and muttered as if begging me to be patient.
“Even from this point of view, he is the head of an organization. Even if I can’t win, I have the confidence to run away.”
“… … .”
“And I didn’t come here because I wanted to fight Ji-hyuk. I just… .”
“I’m afraid I’m going to terrorize here too, what is it?”
“Wow.”
He smiled brightly and looked at me.
“Are we some kind of code right? How about holding hands with that steam… .”
“Because I have no idea.”
He nodded as if he knew.
Then he muttered as he put the few plums left in his mouth.
“Actually, I came here to warn you to run away. It is sincere that I want to hold hands with her, and above all, I hate being involved in people who are not related to me.”
well, well.
He immediately grunted the plum seeds that had been cleaned and ate them and spat them on the ground.
“I stand for the Awoken. I was determined to make a world for them.”
However.
“There is no need for a World Tree clan in that world.”
He grinned and looked at me.
With a snapping sound, he cut the plum and juice from the material burst out and ran down his chin.
“So, if you don’t want to get caught up and die out of nowhere, run away quickly.”
“Well.”
I looked at him and nodded as if to understand.
Immediately after, Henir’s shadow, which had escaped from my feet, pierced his body.