“Now there’s a little bit left… .”
Yoon Seul-hye, who had almost been thrown into the waiting room for performers without feeling nostalgic at the academy, back after a long time, muttered quietly.
If I don’t do it right, I’ll never let it go, and if I just finish this job properly, I’ll be free now.
A stronger person than that, she had met countless times, but no one gave her more fear than that man. The memories that had been suppressed by fear for so many years were firmly engraved in her mind.
“ah.”
… It wasn’t.
There was one more terrifying person.
Even she was the same age as him.
And when things get really bad, she’ll put herself, Junhyung Choi, side by side, as she said herself, and let her go through the ‘terrible’ she whispered.
Gulping and swallowing saliva involuntarily, she took a small deep breath.
I don’t know if it’s fortunate or not, but at least the fear or fear of Choi Joon-hyung has decreased.
… Instead, the fear and fear of the other side increased as a reward, but at least, unlike Choi Jun-hyung, the other side did not threaten or hurt her because she was in a bad mood.
Above all else, I couldn’t turn it around and stick to the other side.
He just hoped that his choice was right.
“… … .”
Today is finally the last day.
With that in mind, Seul-hye Yoon began to calm her trembling heart.
In the meantime, Choi Jun-hyung used to talk about how cruel and innocent Yoo Ji-hyeok was when he betrayed people and made fun of people because he was afraid that he might think strangely.
Nil-seong of the Na-seong family, who he knew, and his son, Il-jun Na, lost their lives because of Yoo Ji-hyuk. It is said that Lee Yun-seong, a clan of the World Tree who once opposed him, died of a mysterious death… .
However, contrary to his expectations, Seul-hye Yoon did not mind hearing such a story.
It was because she was the one whose life was the most precious in the first place, and the circumstances of other people were probably good.
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Only things about what was going to happen today were running around in her head.
A small piece of stone that Yoo Ji-hyeok was given by Choi Jun-hyung to feed or at least make.
After hearing his explanation, Hyun-woo Choi took it with him without any reply.
Junhyung Choi’s phone.
Yoo Ji-hyuk’s phone.
Different questions were asked, but the answers were the same.
But I lied to one and told the truth to another.
Now I really couldn’t turn back.
Now it was really the last.
After the performance in the afternoon… Then really… .
“Hey… !”
Then, suddenly, at the sound of the phone ringing, Seul-hye Yoon let out a terrifying sound without realizing it.
“What kind of bastard would call you at a time like this, you’ll be disrespectful!”
Perhaps because of embarrassment and shame, she vomited out a bit of anger and roughly picked up the phone.
Then she stopped at the name reflected on the screen.
[Jin Ye-seul]
Without realizing it, the hand holding the phone started to tremble.
Holding her trembling hand with her other hand, she quickly nodded and made a determined expression on her face.
“Hey, you really just have to do a little bit more… .”
She said that she spoke in a solemn voice to others, but in reality she mumbled in a very terrified and nervous voice, and politely answered the call.
Now with the thought that this is really the last time.
* * *
Han Soo-young silently grabbed the handle of the dagger and pulled it out.
The dagger was pulled out smoothly without a single squeaking noise that I had been thinking about.
It seems that somewhere I heard that a sword that is drawn without a sound is rather a famous sword, but as she is literally an outsider when it comes to swords, she couldn’t even tell if it was real or not.
All she can tell is that this dagger is a really good sword.
And it was the fact that Nam Hyeon-hwa, the owner of this dagger, was an object that he had cherished, used, and maintained for many years.
“Master, why are you doing this to me? .”
She took a deep breath and fiddled with her dagger.
A few days ago, after hearing Hyun-woo Choi’s feelings along with what he had hidden deep in her heart, she could not look directly at Choi Hyun-woo’s face.
It’s like family… No, it was because of the shame and guilt that he didn’t even notice that he was right next to him, his family and the only brother and sister he had been tormented for so long.
There, Choi Hyun-woo spoke in a calm voice, but he could only hear him crying.
I knew it because I had been with him almost all my life.
At that time, Choi Hyun-woo was literally on the verge of collapse.
what the hell can you do
No, can I do something just because I want to?
Han Soo-young was well aware that this was a job that neither Yoo Ji-hyuk nor anyone else could ask for help. So it was a time when I was just moaning and having a heartache without doing anything.
Indeed, without any warning, Hyunhwa Nam suddenly appeared in front of him.
Although she looked younger, the fact that she was Han Soo-young’s teacher did not change.
At the touch of her gently hugging and stroking her head, Han Soo-young burst into tears without realizing it, and vomited everything that had happened. Nam Hyeon-hwa just comforted her without saying anything and gave her Tyler.
Hyeonu will overcome it well.
Who is that child, my disciple and your one and only family?
Swimming is the same for you.
I believe you will get through it too… .
you are my treasure
“Ah-oh… .”
Her voice, still vivid and shimmering in her ears, reassured Han Soo-young as always.
At the same time, the memories of that time came to mind, and she covered her face with her hands as if she was shy without saying a word.
It seems like yesterday that I was proud to say that I am an adult now, and it was because I was so ashamed to see myself snuggled like a child in Master’s arms this time as a child.
“… Yes, Master is right.”
Han Soo-young nodded quietly.
Then, silently, I looked at the letters engraved on the blade of the dagger into the light.
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On one side of the dagger were engraved words that her teacher, Nam Hyeon-hwa, had always made a habit.
“Don’t lose heart, believe in yourself, and don’t forget that you are not alone… .”
Carefully stroking the blade with her hand, she read quietly along the engraved text.
As she handed this dagger, it seemed as if she could still hear her teacher’s last words vividly.
‘There will come a day when you will definitely need this item.’
It was just that word.
He didn’t even tell me why he gave it to him instead of Choi Hyun-woo, what abilities this dagger hides, and at the very least, when and how to use this dagger.
There will come a day when I just need it, I just repeat that one word.
Nam Hyun-hwa, who gave him the dagger, only left the words about Choi Hyun-woo, ‘It will be enough to believe in the child and be by your side as a family and as a friend.’
“… … .”
These were the two black sacks she was carrying.
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One was the dagger he handed to him.
And the other was her master’s favorite sword, which she knew well, with a white scabbard.
When asked why he brought it, Hyunhwa Nam just smiled and whispered:
‘Your friends will be waiting for this old body.’
‘We were all sitting together, laughing and sipping a glass of wine together. There’s only one fool left who says he doesn’t want to go now, but… In any case, he’s a guy who has built up a relationship for decades.’
‘So what do you do? I’ll have to take him with me even to pay for my stupid friend’s guilt.’
With those words, she stroked Han Soo-young’s hair once more.
That was the last time.
“Whew… .”
Han Soo-young quietly raised her hand and ran her hand over her hair, which she had been stroking.
She stood up silently, putting the dagger into its sheath.
“Let’s go.”
The kids will be waiting.
she muttered quietly.
sparkle.
The crystals floating around her gleamed as if answering.
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Originally larger than an adult male, it had shrunk to such an extent that it could only be seen as a small cube.
As always, the lens was hovering around Han Soo-young as if it were a satellite.
It lingered around her like that, but at one point, as it got closer to the dagger, it shimmered once more slowly.
If she could see the status window or notification window like Yoo Ji-hyuk, this window would have come to mind.
[Some of the awakening conditions of ‘Han Soo-young’ have been achieved. (2/3)]
[Qualification for ‘Unnamed Book’ has been renewed.]
[Information about ‘Han Soo-young’ is updated.]
But she couldn’t see anything because it wasn’t Yoo Ji-hyuk. She just hurried her steps.
[An error has been detected.]
[Attempt to sync.]
[An error has been detected.]
[Ohhh.]
[The notification window is temporarily not updated due to an error.]
[Please note.]
* * *
As the appointment time drew nearer, people began to gather gradually.
It was me and Yuuna who arrived first.
Next, Lee Ye-eun and Kang Kang-kyung, who became adults, arrived, but for some reason, Lee Ye-eun, staring at me and eating slushie, seemed quite uncomfortable to plant. Rather, I don’t get a headache from eating like that.
“Hmm.”
In the meantime, Evangeline Lohengrin, who has changed into a similar age to me, sneaks up to me as usual and makes a meaningful nose sound. I bowed my head slightly towards her.
“Welcome, Evangeline.”
“Okay, come running, future employer.”
Evangeline smirked and sat down next to me.
I wanted something for a moment in her actions, but I wondered if I was overreacting to the way she naturally pulled out various tools.
“Ah, Sooyoung!”
Meanwhile, Lee Yu-na turned her head reflexively at the loud shouting as if she was happy.
Han Soo-young, who had been weak for the past few days, was walking towards this side with a rare and courageous gait. She looked around and tilted her head.
“Hyun Woo… What about Lang Yesul? It’s surprising that the two of them are late for their appointment.”
“Maybe Ye-seul can’t come? It’s a little too early, so it can’t be helped.”
She nodded slightly at my answer. Then she sat down quietly, still around her little cubes spinning like satellites.
“Sorry, I’m a little late.”
“… … .”
Shortly thereafter, Alice Blesbuck and Cass Lyle appeared, this time in modest disguise. Yeeun Lee did not express it, but she glanced at Cass Lyle to see if she was still concerned, and was still muttering a slush with a fat expression on her face. .
The last person to arrive was Hyunwoo Choi.
And an unexpected person was clinging to him.
“Hey, is that Hyerin?”
“Ah, Sooyoung unnie!”
Han Soo-young murmured as if it was surprising, and Lee Hye-rin, who found her, uttered a shrill voice as if she was genuinely happy. Choi Hyun-woo looked at me and bowed his head slightly as if he had no face. Then he pulled something out of his pocket.
“Ji-hyuk.”
“yes?”
He snapped and threw something at me.
When I reflexively grabbed it, I saw that it was a small piece of stone.
Looking at him with a hopeful expression, he nodded again this time.
“What you are thinking is correct.”
“okay… .”
I glanced at Evangeline Lohengrin, Alice Blesbuck, and Cars Lyle.
Then he carefully placed the stone in the middle of the three who were also candidates for sacrifice.
… The last person to be sacrificed for this stone piece had already been decided.
* * *
“finally.”
Randsch murmured quietly and shook his head.
Natalia, who was sitting next to him, asked what was going on, and he answered without a sign of annoyance.
“Finally everything is ready, Natalia. All the offerings were prepared. Now all that remains is to measure the time.”
“I, really? Are you sure that’s true, Randsch?”
He nodded calmly despite her hand grabbing her collar roughly as if it was clinging to him and trying to tear it apart.
“Yes. There really isn’t much left… .”
In his hand was a man, limp as if dead.
Natalia nodded as if satisfied with the fact that the man was Isaac McDowell, a former sacrificial candidate and head of the Big Watch.
“Then what are you going to do now? All sacrifices must be gathered together in one place. Are you planning to go there?”
“It should be. The last sacrifice is there.”
Randsch said so and nodded his head.
“For two people, me and Isaac McDowell. And Yoo Ji-hyuk, who just ate a piece of stone. It is also used as a sacrifice.”
At his words, Natalia Milited tilted her head as if she did not understand.
“Wait, then one is not enough. There’s Yoo Ji-hyuk… And weren’t you originally going to use Cass Lyle or Alice b*tch? For the last condition… .”
“He has the energy of the Seven Evils.”
Randsch nodded.
“It’s good enough to serve as a sacrifice.”
“But he’s not an alchemist.”
“Don’t worry, I have this for you.”
Saying so, Randsch lifted the large, sticky red crystal he was holding in his other hand. He had gathered the hearts of dragons that he had collected for hundreds of years and put them together in one form. But Natalia still looked puzzled.
“It lacks stability. Only in terms of knowledge, of course, Yoo Ji-hyeok can fill his share. Someone is directly connected to the stabilization… ji, don’t… noodle… .”
For a moment, Natalia’s face turned white.
It was a thought that suddenly ran through my mind.
“no way… .”
She murmured in a trembling voice and looked at Randsch. He was still looking down at her with an indifferent look.
“Oh, no… ? La, Randsch… Isn’t it?”
She shook her head and took a step back.
“Well, then, really… Lord, that’s worse than dying. I, I don’t want to be that kind of living chunk of meat!”
Randsch smiled a little, as if not to worry, at the sight of her exhaling frightfully.
“Natalia.”
Seeing his reassurance, Natalia followed with an awkward smile without realizing it.
He nodded towards her.
“It is time for your loyalty to be tested.”
Randsch’s hand reached out slowly towards her.