With a crackling sound, Belluna ceaselessly picked up a cookie and put it in her mouth.
The sound of crumbling cookie bags, gulps and swallows, and buzzes again.
It rang out so loudly that it was disturbingly muffled by several sounds.
However, Belluna didn’t care at all, and as if it was a pity, she threw all the crumbs into her mouth and picked up the chocolate this time.
Then, he bit the chocolate in his mouth and ate it with a happy expression.
“cellar?”
Then she blinked and looked to one side.
There was still someone looking over here with eyes full of vigilance and hostility.
Belluna nodded her head as if she knew the gaze.
Gulping and swallowing the melted chocolate in her mouth like a drink, she picked up a cookie that was nearby.
“Would you like to eat? It is said that when you are sick, you should eat well.”
“… … .”
“Um, sorry.”
There was no answer, but it soon became the answer.
Belluna took the soda without showing any regrets and drank it vigorously at once.
With the sound of popping bubbles, Belluna mumbled, exhaling a pleasant sigh.
“good night… .”
“one thing.”
“yes?”
Belluna tilted her head at the first voice she heard.
Then, on one side of the cave, Nam Hyeon-hwa, who was leaning against the wall with a look of exhaustion, endured the pain and managed to continue talking.
“I have one thing to ask you.”
“Yes? What?”
“Why didn’t you kill me? no… .”
Nam Hyeon-hwa closed his eyes with a pale complexion and pressed the wound with his hands.
The wound she suffered was not a wound that would get better than a bandage applied with herbs and medicinal herbs that are good for recovery.
In the original, such a simple treatment would not have even begun to take control of the body, let alone recovery.
Nam Hyeon-hwa’s will and resilience were different from those of ordinary people, so he was able to recover his stamina little by little.
“Why did you save me? Weren’t you Milited’s children?”
Nam Hyun-hwa straightened his posture by gently pressing the handle of the sword that was set down next to him with his palm.
“It’s not even a spirit. I don’t understand why you saved me like that.”
“Uh… Well.”
At first, I thought that there was a purpose and that I was saving myself.
But it wasn’t long before I realized that wasn’t the case.
“If it was meant to be taken as a prisoner, I would have cut off a limb or destroyed it, at least took a sword, and put shackles to control mana.”
Nam Hyeon-hwa, who paused for a moment as if he was too strong, blinked his eyes.
“Can I ask why?”
“Uh… .”
Belluna wiggled her legs and then nodded as if she had made up her mind.
“Okay, I’ll give you some answers.”
“… Don’t listen.”
“First, I am not Milited’s children. it came out early That day… We just met again for a reason.”
Belluna said while spreading her middle finger following her index finger.
“Second, the reason I saved you doesn’t matter. It was just a simple whim.”
“Fickle, uh… .”
Actually, it was just like that.
The reason Belluna rescued Nam Hyeon-hwa was literally just a coincidence and a whim of a moment.
It was just a coincidence that she was wounded and floated into the river to find her lying on the downstream side.
It was just a whim to kill and drive away the wild beasts, goblins, orcs that were approaching her aiming at her.
Bringing her to the cave, who lost consciousness and almost dying at any moment, lighting a fire remembering that sick humans should be warm, remembering her former husband, Briggs Hunt, caring for her when she was injured, healing and stamina. He brought medicines, bandages, and food to help him recover, and all that came to see him if he died.
It was all but a whim of a moment.
“Oh, well. right. And there is a connection that we fought under the same sky when we fought Minerva.”
After answering that, Belluna sighed as if she was sleepy.
“And there, if you die, will your disciples mourn?”
“… yes.”
To Belluna’s sudden mention of Choi Hyun-woo and Han Soo-young, Nam Hyun-hwa answered without slowing down.
Then, Belluna suddenly burst into laughter.
“You look young, but your eyes are still old. It’s strange, why didn’t the humans notice? And am I so desperate to want to be like that?”
“… Being young again is usually impossible. I think it’s too much of a power.”
“Yeah, that’s why your comrade shoved a sword into your chest.”
“… … .”
“Well, it doesn’t matter anyway.”
Belluna got up from her seat, shaking off the dust.
An unpleasant thing happened to her, and her complexion stopped turning cold.
“If you die, your disciples will mourn, and then your disciples and my friend, my son, will also grieve. It was because I didn’t want to see it.”
“… Did you even feel the affection of the sixth parent? No, spirits feel like humans?”
“Because that child is now the only trace of me and Briggs left. Shouldn’t it be precious?”
she muttered quietly.
Nam Hyeon-hwa was betrayed by a colleague and almost died.
Briggs Hunt died after being betrayed by a colleague.
Recalling that fact, Belluna smiled a cool smile involuntarily.
“So I guess I have some feelings too. Unlike before, he took pity on a dying human being and helped him.”
She smiled brightly at Nam Hyun-hwa.
However, Nam Hyun-hwa couldn’t laugh.
“… … .”
Belluna, it was because she had met her eyes from the front.
“Well, anyway, wouldn’t it be better to rest and recover from the wounds now?”
Belluna changed her expression in an instant and smiled brightly.
“You saved me at the best, but if I die out of nowhere, honestly, I think I’ll be a little sad too… .”
He murmured as he poked a branch into the bonfire.
“More than anything else, if you don’t recover quickly, you will be late in many ways.”
* * *
“Jihyuk, come to think of it, did you hear that story?”
“What story?”
After a long time, Hyunwoo Choi and I were walking down the hallway alone.
It was because we decided to practice together with rehabilitation exercises.
Even so, it was still difficult for me to compete with anyone, so I decided to beat a wooden doll by myself.
And Choi Hyun-woo followed my words, saying that he would do the same with me.
“Why is he there? Seul-hye Yoon.”
“Ah, why is he?”
“What kind of concert or performance was it?”
It seems that the story has already spread.
I nodded my head with a grim expression.
“He’s also good-natured. Something like that happened, are you going to perform?”
“I know. They even bring other singers… Well, you said cadets were also involved? If you listen to it, I think it will open up quite a bit.”
At that, he nodded and looked at him gently.
“Why are you going out?”
“Ah, what. Why am I participating in something like that?”
Choi Hyun-woo waved his hand as if to stop, but when he thought about it, it seemed like it would be quite plausible.
“Why don’t you go out once? I heard you before, and you were good at singing. Besides, if it’s your face, if you just go out and smile, you’ll win the Popularity Award.”
“Ha ha ha ha ha.”
Hyeon-woo Choi, who laughed as if it was really funny, suddenly stopped laughing and said.
“It would be better for Sooyoung and Yesul to sing as a duo.”
“that… That’s right.”
Because they both sang very well.
In particular, I was surprised that Jin Ye-seul sang so well that I thought it wouldn’t matter if I debuted right now.
Besides, to be honest, both of them were pretty girls, starting with Yoon Seul-hye, and there were no comparisons between them.
“Well.”
Then, suddenly, Hyun-woo Choi gave a mischievous smile.
“Or would you like to go out with me?”
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Okay then, the four of us… No, let’s go out as a six-member group with Ivan and Yuna.”
“Hyunwoo, do you really want to die?”
At my answer, he giggled and burst into laughter.
Then, suddenly, he began to clear his throat.
He tried to stop the disturbing behavior, but it was already too late.
“My dear~”
“This bastard is real!”
He spit out swear words and punched Choi Hyun-woo’s side, but he burst into laughter while avoiding it with a flowing motion.
While we were chasing and being chased by the guy and heading to the dungeon, we ran into Ahn Do-hoon, who was also heading towards the dungeon with a long stick.
“Oh, it’s Do-Hun.”
“Well.”
Choi Hyun-woo and Ahn Do-hoon seemed to be familiar with each other, and in a way they greeted each other in a friendly way.
Then, Ahn Do-hoon, who found me, frowned slightly and said to me.
“What, are you feeling better?”
“Uh, what is it? Oh, thank you for giving it to me last time. It worked really well.”
At that, Ahn Do-hoon nodded his head slightly.
When I thought that I had grown very mature without seeing something, Choi Hyun-woo looked at the stick he was holding and asked.
“What, are you practicing spear today? But it’s very different from what you usually see, isn’t it?”
“Oh, no. This is that… .”
Ahn Do-hoon showed a rare bewildered look, and then answered in a calm and quiet voice.
“It’s a flag, this.”
“flag?”
“Uh, flag.”
Ahn Do-hoon let out a heavy cough.
“He, I have been taught in many ways by an acquaintance I recently met. But it turned out that he was the same type as him, so one of the things I was recommended to was the flag.”
… Laura Hartmann’s story was clear.
Because Ahn Do-hoon’s fighting type was an appropriate mix of Laura Hartmann and Ahn Joo-hyuk’s styles.
There, I heard that Ahn Do-hoon asked Laura Hartmann to teach him.
… Above all, there was only one reason why he, who had never been interested in sports such as baseball, suddenly became interested in baseball, and also the baseball team that Laura Hartmann was reputed to be a big fan.
Well, I’m really glad he seemed to be heading in the right direction anyway.
In fact, one of the people I was most worried about was Ahn Do-hoon.
“What are you doing with the flag? Hopefully, we won’t be fighting with flags.”
“Director and assistant.”
Ahn Do-hoon said so and for no reason raised the rod and tapped his shoulder.
“And from time to time, what… You’ll have to pick up a sword or a lance or a shield together.”
“It’s a flag, so I’ve never seen anyone use it as a weapon… Do you think it would be very difficult to deal with?”
At Choi Hyun-woo’s words, I nodded without realizing it.
Even for that reason, the flag was not used as a weapon.
“Then you have to practice.”
Meanwhile, Ahn Do-hoon stopped walking.
It was because he had arrived in front of the dungeon.
“Okay then, go ahead. You are in good shape too.”
With those words, Ahn Do-hoon entered the dungeon without any regrets.
“Can you go and help me?”
“uh?”
I said that to Choi Hyun-woo, who had an itchy expression on his face.
Choi Hyun-woo waved his hand as if it was okay, but looking at his shaking fingers, he said as if he really didn’t care.
“It’s really okay. If you go and fight a little, it will be of great help to Ahn Do-hoon. It’s because I don’t really have any practice.”
“Uh, no. Still, I came here to exercise with you.”
He smiled softly at the guy who said that.
“Hey, I’m going to do it for a bit. I’ve been told not to move violently yet, but if I’m overworked, I’m in trouble. To hear from Dangju-nim, Ahn Joo-hyuk, Sooyoung, Yesul, and Yuna.”
“Uh… .”
At those words, Choi Hyun-woo put on a shaky expression.
I tapped him on the back once as if it was okay, and then he nodded slightly as if thanking him.
“Oh, thank you. no face I’m just putting my words first.”
“Thanks, I was worried that it would take up four hours, but it turned out well. I thought I wouldn’t be able to do much because I had people to meet.”
“okay. Then see you later.”
With those words, the guy opened the door to the dinning room and entered.
After staring at it for a while, I immediately turned and headed for the training room.
In addition to the private room he had always used, it was the training room where outsiders could not check the inside.
In addition, as I learned from Jin Ye-seul, I was able to breathe only after shutting off all recording and recording devices.
[What, are you planning to meet someone?]
At Sbangali’s words, I nodded my head slightly.
It was like this when I met Jin Ye-seul before, so he seemed to have noticed.
[Who are you talking about?]
“I think you know better.”
[…] Well?]
Leaving behind the guy who took off the shichimi as if he didn’t know anything, I sat down on the carefully prepared chair.
Then he sighed and looked down at the floor.
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On the floor was the shadow of Henir, as always, but strangely unresponsive.
“come out.”
[…] … .]
[Hey, look. What are you talking about now?]
Ignoring Sbangali’s bewildered words, I immediately put my hand into Henir’s shadow.
Then I could be sure.
Henir’s shadow, something changed.
And I have experienced this feeling once in the past.
It was similar to the feeling I felt at the time when none other than Svengali settled in my body and assimilated with the branches of the World Tree.
“Because I’m coming.”
[…] … !]
As I waved my hand with those words, Henir’s shadow flinched and spat out my hand.
And at the same time, he started wriggling away from me.
I was about to follow, but I quickly changed my mind and just sat in the chair and stared at the shadows.
how long has it been
[ha… .]
The sound of a woman sighing.
However, at the familiar voice, I let out my breath without realizing it.
[…] By the way, since when did you know?]
With a voice that seemed to give up, something began to appear in Henir’s shadow.
There was no way I could forget that.
“… Minerva.”
Minerva.
It was her.
“okay.”
And the last time I saw her, dressed in an unusual outfit, nodded her head with a somewhat resigned expression.
“Your Minerva is here.”
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