“Jihyuk? what’s the matter?”
“Wait, wait. swimming.”
I apologized to Han Soo-young, who looked at me like I was worried, and immediately checked the status window.
The power that was absorbed after killing Margo, the other side.
If my eyes weren’t wrong, a notification popped up a while ago saying that the other side of that power was definitely strengthened.
[skill]
This side (???, ???) (enhanced)
The power of the Seven Devils Margo has blossomed in a different direction.
An undeserved one who embraces this power will be engulfed in an endless curse and will eventually be engulfed in ruin.
It seems as if a voice he does not know is being heard from within.
How did Margot, the original master of this power, manage to remain calm amidst the crowd’s shouts?
― You can copy the memories and lives of yourself from another world, of whom you have succeeded in killing.
― You can copy a total of five people.
― Do not forget their weight. They were your other ending, your future, your life.
― Does not consume mana when used.
― The karma level increases. (It is invalidated due to characteristics.)
― The voices of other beings are heard from within. (You are sure to take the initiative, and you have already succeeded in bringing it into complete submission.)
(enforce)
― You are naturally strengthened by gaining in-depth understanding and realization of your abilities.
― You can copy the memories and lives of up to two people at once.
― Penalty is given because it is the realization of others, not the realization obtained by one’s own strength. If you apply two mastery skills at a time, only one skill level will be overlaid and the other will only be overlaid.
“This… .”
It was completely unexpected, but it was a huge harvest.
The right to strengthen the power obtained as a reward for achieving Jin Ye-seul’s awakening still remained.
It was at that moment when I was contemplating whether to strengthen Margo’s power or Svengali’s power, or whether to keep it for the future.
But in such an important situation ahead of the strengthening of the power, and the battle against Minerva… .
“Jihyuk… Is there something bad about it?”
Han Soo-young was looking at this side, half-crowded, as if she was really worried.
From her point of view, she would be worried because she suddenly stopped walking down the street and had a serious expression on her face.
And from my point of view, she, who was originally pretty and reliable, has never looked as lovely as she is now.
“Damn!”
I was awakened by the sudden sound of her screaming scream.
Suddenly, she was in my arms.
To be precise, I was hugging her, crush her.
“I… Jihyuk-ah, I’m so embarrassed right now… .”
Han Soo-young muttered as she bowed her head slightly.
“uh, ah. sorry.”
As soon as I let her go, she stood silently and began to tidy up her hair for nothing.
He said as he looked at her, whose chest was fluttering so loudly that it could be seen that he was quite surprised.
“I’m sorry, for a moment I was so happy that I didn’t even know.”
“Uh, um. I don’t know the details… What was it that helped me so much?”
He nodded loudly at her words.
“Oh, really. Sooyoung, is there anything you want me to do? If there is anything I can do, I will do it.”
“uh? really?”
She looked startled for a moment, then her eyes twinkled.
But he immediately shook his head and muttered in a low voice.
“Oh, no… If you do it now, you will die of shame.”
“yes?”
“later. I’ll ask you later.”
As she said that, she quietly avoided my gaze and turned her head.
With a face as red as her hair, she kicked the pebbles with her toes as if grumbling.
“Ah, if I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have done it then, I would have been a little more patient… .”
I could instinctively recognize that the time she was talking about was in the waiting room a few days ago.
At that time, Jin Ye-seul sent out Choi Hyun-woo and Lee Yu-na with a smile, and Han Su-young followed her to somewhere with a determined look to have a conversation.
Thinking that something unexpected might happen, I followed along, but I couldn’t get into the women’s restroom.
In the end, I stood around the women’s restroom, enduring the strange glances of others, and after a while I could see the two of them walking out intact.
No matter how many times I asked what happened, they both told me it was nothing.
However… .
“By the way, Sooyoung.”
“yes?”
“What were you talking about with Yesul then?”
For some reason, I had a premonition that she would answer me now.
And that prediction came true.
“Well… To put it simply, just break the alliance?”
“alliance?”
She nodded.
“right. And that’s a later thing, but I’ve gotten a little bit at a disadvantage… To be honest, when I think about the future, there is no alliance like Yesul, but it’s a pity.”
“The alliance, what kind of alliance are you talking about?”
“Well… there is such a thing Jihyuk can’t talk to you anymore.”
Han Soo-young raised her hands and crossed it to make an X, then shook her head with a solemn expression.
Sbengali murmured as if he had attained enlightenment.
[Indeed, was the fate of the weak countries between the great powers decided like this? Without knowing it, everything was decided.]
“Let’s go faster than that. Everyone will be hungry.”
Han Soo-young ran with a light footstep before the words could be finished.
It seemed like he was running away from some difficult situation.
As soon as we arrived at the facility, we could see Lee Yuna in the middle of the garden, surrounded by children, struggling.
“Sister, here it is!”
“You idiot, here it is!”
Lee Yu-na was standing still with her eyes closed and her arms wide open.
Around her, children were clapping and clapping as if having fun.
Among them, there was a child who approached Yuna for nothing, touched her and ran away.
“I got it!”
Youna waved her arms in a slow, large gesture.
Her outstretched arm barely passed the child’s body.
The child screamed as if he was about to die, but his face was full of laughter.
Hearing the children’s laughter bursting out, we turned around carefully so as not to get in the way.
“… You haven’t even said hello to me yet.”
Han Soo-young muttered as if she was sad inside.
I whispered quietly, hoping that it would be comforting to her.
“So do I. When I said hello before, he just took a step back and ran away.”
Then Sbengali squeaked and muttered, kicking his tongue.
[If you’re like you, a bloody-looking snake like a baby snake approaches with a smile, but he doesn’t run away and spit it out!!!]
Now I’m starting to think that this guy might be enjoying it too.
I said after receiving my luggage from Han Soo-young.
“Then I will go and prepare dinner. Sooyoung, you go and get some rest.”
“Can I help you?”
“no it’s okay.”
Just thinking about the knife she had promised to help her last time made my heart flutter and I felt like I couldn’t be expelled.
At the quick refusal, she nodded her head as if she understood.
“okay. Then I will look for Hyeonu or where he is.”
After breaking up with her, I headed straight to the kitchen.
Even if most of them are small children, at least 50 people eat it.
Normally, food would have to go according to the set diet, but this time I was able to get special permission from the nun.
Using the shadows and even the world tree, I finished all the basic preparations by myself, and while we were preparing our own food, someone sneaked into the kitchen.
It was for no other reason.
“Jihyuk, can I help you?”
“Have you done it already?”
“… uh?”
She looked around with a blank expression.
After confirming that she had already finished cleaning, she shook her head and nodded.
“Cow, your hands are really fast.”
“Because I’ve gotten used to taking care of my younger brother since long ago.”
“Brother? Did Jihyeok have a younger brother?”
“… … .”
At Lee Yu-na’s question, I turned my head and looked at the boiling hot spicy soup.
“… it’s done Isn’t it time for the children to eat yet? I’m sorry, but let’s eat together first. I’ve got everything ready, so I’ll just tell you to boil it.”
“Uh, there… Oh wait!”
“… … !!!”
In an instant, with a squeaking sound, Laune popped out of Lee Yu-na’s head.
A few days ago, after passing the roots to Yuuna, if she was bored, Laune would get on her head and walk around or take a nap.
“Master! It’s dangerous, so be careful.”
“… !!!”
Lee Yuna muttered while raising her hands above her head in case Laune might fall.
By drinking Raune’s roots and Raune’s water, youna has shown an amazing recovery over the past few days.
Maybe that’s why she called Laune a master and treated her with respect, but the problem was that she seemed to like it quite a bit too.
Sbengali whispered as she looked at him and put the food.
[Are you jealous of that woman right now?]
“… Yuna, if you’re here to help, why don’t you just play around and help?”
“uh? uh. yes.”
At my words, Yoona nodded and began to prepare the award.
Laune, who had the same expression on her face as usual, was staring at this side as if somehow sullen.
“Oh. Jihyuk-ah.”
Lee Yu-na glanced around and came closer to me.
Then he spoke to me in a serious voice with a serious expression on his face.
“… Don’t worry about Yesul and Sooyoung. How can I do well in the middle?”
“What?”
“I am your ally, entourage. Your chosen escort.”
Yuuna nodded her head as if she knew everything.
Then, as if to believe only in himself, he stretched out his body and pounded his chest with his fist.
“Because I am well aware that they both have a subtle aura about you. I’ll try to make sure it doesn’t happen again.”
“… … .”
It was the first time that it had been so surprisingly unconvincing.
Sbengali also murmured as if sympathizing with him.
[I’m trying to dry it so it doesn’t happen, but I think something big will happen to me… .]
“Ah, it’ll all be cold. I’ll take it first!”
I followed Yoona leaving with a large table, carrying a pot of spicy soup.
As if Han Soo-young and Lee Yu-na had already told their story, everyone was gathered at the seat.
“Oh, it’s really spicy soup.”
“Well… .”
Choi Hyun-woo muttered as if he was happy, and Ivan looked down at it with a very shaky gaze.
Jin Ye-seul was putting a spoon and chopsticks in my place as if it was a good thing.
“By the way, Sooyoung, you liked spicy soup so much… .”
I was talking to her involuntarily, but I had no choice but to stop what I was saying.
“… … .”
Han Soo-young carefully placed the bowl of spicy soup on the window sill.
He looked so reverent that all of us momentarily stopped what we were doing.
It looks like… .
[Looks like you’re paying tribute.]
I nodded my head involuntarily at Sbangali’s feelings.
Why?
It felt like the wind was blowing from somewhere.
* * *
“But this is really interesting.”
“… ! … !!!”
Jin Ye-seul sat next to Lee Yu-na and touched Laune’s cheek with her fingers.
Laune, who was sitting on Lee Yu-na’s head, swung her roots back and forth as if annoyed.
“Since it’s a clan of the World Tree, are these spirits attached to it? But since this is a spirit… .”
Ivan was also muttering like that with a serious expression on his face.
Meanwhile, Laune kicked Lee Yu-na’s head and stood up as if she had endured it enough.
“Oh, it hurts… !”
Then she grabbed Lee Yu-na’s hair and started moving around.
Every time he moved, Lee Yu-na was struggling with her arms and didn’t know what to do, but it was as if she was controlling Lee Yu-na.
Han Soo-young and Choi Hyun-woo were not present this time because it was their turn to wash the dishes together.
It was time to sneak up from his seat, hoping that Han Soo-young would take care of Choi Hyun-woo’s mental well.
[Would you like to go to a remote place for a while?]
Sbangali whispered so.
[It takes too much of your mind to read and share your thoughts. If you seem to be talking to yourself in front of others, won’t you be in trouble?]
I nodded my head as if I knew what he was saying.
I went outside, walked to a moderately secluded place, and spoke to Svengali as if to ask.
“Is this enough?”
[Enough.]
“Yeah, what happened all of a sudden?”
Come to think of it, this was the first time I had asked such a request.
Does that mean there are so many stories to tell?
[Umm… .]
Sbengali let out a groan as if in an unanswered way.
I didn’t bother brushing up on him.
It was around the time when I was just thinking absurdly that the same bugs are also croaking here at the sound of insects waiting for him to open his mouth.
[That woman, that woman with red hair.]
“You mean swimming?”
[Yeah, that girl.]
“Why Sooyoung?”
[Come on, I’ll explain right away, so listen without getting excited.]
What the hell are you trying to say?
I said yes and nodded my head.
Then Sbengali said in a quiet whisper.
[That girl… Was it really just a human?]