Love is where you can’t see it.
Jin Ye-seul could desperately feel that a sense of satisfaction that was never found in her life was being filled from the depths of her inner being.
There was a stimulant and intense taste on his lips.
It tasted like an awfully dull, rusty metal, like when you put an old coin in your mouth.
He wanted to bite his neck as much as he could and pierce his fangs all the way to his airway and esophagus.
But she just wanted to feel him more, not to take his breath away.
Released quickly, he pressed his hand against his neck and stepped back.
Then something like a shadow and a branch appeared to protect him.
If it had been a little late, my whole body would have been pierced.
The fact that a branch is one step behind the shadow was well known because I had seen and felt it many times from my side.
And for some reason, the shadow could instinctively sense that even if he bit him now, he wouldn’t respond.
I could only vaguely think that maybe it was because she now owned half of the estate.
“you… !”
“sorry… … But, I just couldn’t stand it.”
Jin Ye-seul truly felt sorry for him.
But, on the contrary, I could feel something unbearable burning inside me, hooking and burning violently.
The taste of blood on the lips.
His blood was part of him.
Without realizing it, Jin Ye-seul stretched out her finger and rubbed his blood on her lips.
As if applying rouge on his lips, he was meticulous and cautious.
Seeing this, Yoo Ji-hyuk’s pupils enlarged, and thanks to that, he could see that he was smiling in his eyes.
Rather, why is Jihyuk surprised now?
Seeing this, she smiled without realizing it.
“I know.”
Her family was a prestigious family with a high reputation, as well as a family that produced outstanding wizards.
However, Jin Ye-seul, ironically, was born without any magical knowledge.
As if mockingly, while acquiring the natural body and senses instead.
She was the shame of the family.
Everything was given priority to older sisters and younger brothers, and she was always just a naughty person.
Toys, pretty clothes, spacious rooms, soft beds, and famous tutors that you can tell just by hearing their names.
Everything was their priority.
After smashing the wrist of the user who had secretly looked down on him, there was no one to talk to or come close to.
Even the parents who gave birth to them gave them the least amount of love and attention because they were their own blood.
When he found out that he had raised his voice to see if he was really a real child, and even had a genetic test, he had already irrevocably given up on his relationship with those around him.
In such an environment, she naturally realized.
“I know.”
The world doesn’t give her what she wants.
Day by day, she became more certain of that fact.
So if you want something, you have to steal and take it from a world that gives you nothing.
Under such circumstances, it must not have been a strange story to be fascinated by the story of a man who had a high reputation as a great master and was not bound by anything.
She was increasingly drawn to the story of a man called the Shadow Walker.
The views of parents, family, and people around him were not known.
Did her efforts bear fruit, or was it just a coincidence?
his grave.
And after killing the gatekeeper who was guarding the tomb, he was able to find the inheritance from the memories extracted from his brain.
His story and the story of his legacy were real!
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One of the parts of the man who was more free than anyone else.
As soon as she got it, Ye-seul Jin felt a sense of satisfaction and fulfillment for the first time in her life, and she felt as if she was freeing herself.
everything is mine
All.
That was the moment I promised myself.
He, Yoo Ji-hyuk appeared in front of her.
With another legacy of Shadow Walker, what did Jin Ye-seul think when he saw him claiming to be his true descendant and rightful heir?
When you lose to him and realize that you are nothing more than a fake?
What was the time when you were calmly prepared to die in despair after losing your purpose in life?
And when he acknowledges, understands, and says he has talent?
How did she feel and what did she think?
“I know it well.”
Jin Ye-seul grinned and burst into laughter.
“You know that I can’t let you go even like this.”
She still smiled and looked at Yoo Ji-hyuk.
He was still pressing the back of his neck, which was still bleeding, with his palms, looking at him with worried eyes.
that’s the eye
“I now have half of my inheritance thanks to you. And that’s how important I became to you. It’s not just that.”
Jin Ye-seul approached cautiously one step at a time.
Yoo Ji-hyuk did not back down.
She was ecstatic as she watched his momentum grow increasingly ferocious.
that’s the eye
“You are too affectionate.”
So you can’t leave me
she asserted
“Because I was a person who fought with you and risked his life for you. So you can’t leave me Even if I try to beat you down, I will not be able to do it because I have already become so much needed by you.”
Look at it as evidence.
Are you hesitating even at this moment?
At Jin Ye-seul’s words, I could feel Yoo Ji-hyuk’s momentum shake a little.
It was one of her natural abilities.
Reading the person’s reaction in an instant.
She felt the need to shake him a little more.
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Of course, whenever he wanted it, he was confident that he would welcome it with open arms as long as the blade pierced his heart.
But when he dies, he’ll be someone else’s.
I didn’t want it to be that way.
really.
“And I know. Jihyuk’s abilities you use… … Unless you’re an idiot, you’ll notice it if you see it over and over again. And the faces I’ve seen so far… … I don’t know what’s going on with your body, but it’s hard to learn the skills of inheritance right now. Am I right?”
“… I don’t know what you mean.”
“Ahaha.”
In fact, his appearance did not change at all.
But for a moment, she could clearly hear his heart beating.
It is quite different from the first time we met, and it makes me breathe sweet.
“It doesn’t matter though. You’re still a descendant of Shadow Walker. It’s his rightful successor, his legacy.”
And now three.
Half of the six were collected.
She spread out three fingers.
“see?”
With a groan, she bit the root of her ring finger.
The skin is torn and blood flows.
Thanks to you, it’s like wearing a red ring on your finger.
necklaces and rings.
That’s one earring.
“see?”
Then, little by little, she approached him, paying attention not to run away.
“Do you know what your problem is, Jihyuk?”
“… … .”
“It means you are not as cruel or cold as you think you are.”
“Ha,” she exhaled deeply.
My heart was beating so violently that I wanted to cover my ears.
“Look, I bit your neck and hurt you, and now I’m shaking you up on my own, and you’re just listening to me.”
If it were me, I would have killed him earlier.
“But that’s why I like you.”
Although his eyes are full of easy ways, he doesn’t choose them.
While pushing yourself, limitlessly adjusting yourself to others, and lowering yourself… … Never try to take the easy way.
That was the case a few days ago for reasons and times.
If it were me, I would have just killed him.
Although she was the first friend she opened her heart to, it was regrettable and sad, but that was all.
If she had tried to steal her ‘legacy’, or had done something to interfere with it, it would have been.
The death of a friend is sad, but that’s all.
Who will understand me like this?
There is only one person.
who would have known
To have someone who understands you would be ecstatic.
I’d rather not know if I didn’t know, and there’s no way I could give up on it since I already knew it.
“i love it.”
So he was good.
I don’t know if it’s hard to go down a hard road on my own.
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Occasionally, if he tells you a shortcut, he looks at you with surprised eyes, as if he didn’t think of it at all.
From her memories, Ye-seul Jin was well aware that others looked at her with disgust, contempt, or fear immediately afterward.
But he had looked at him with eyes trying to understand him.
I can’t stand that careful, yet adorable gaze that I met for the first time.
“I love it so much, I don’t know what to do.”
She exhaled quietly.
The first time she vomited her inner heart, she felt ashamed anew.
“So I will help you.”
You can get a rough idea of what he’s preparing.
It’s probably something that can’t be saved in a normal way.
So it made me laugh out loud.
I’m the only one who can help with this.
So, the only person he can depend on is me.
I felt a strong emotion that I couldn’t control the corners of my lips at that fact.
“I will help you.”
“… … .”
At the sight of Jin Ye-seul, Yoo Ji-hyuk took a moment to catch his breath.
When he lifted his hand, the blood flowing from the back of his neck had already stopped.
And he had to admit that it was what she said.
he needed her
in any sense.
“… I can’t do what you want.”
For a while, neither of them spoke.
And after a while, when she heard Yoo Ji-hyuk’s answer, she felt a drowsy feeling and closed her eyes.
As expected, it was his answer.
“You don’t have to.”
‘Cause I’ll take it for you
As always.
Having said that, Jin Ye-seul smiled brightly at Yoo Ji-hyuk.
Her lips, covered in his blood, gleamed in the moonlight.
* * *
“Ji-hyuk, what’s wrong with your neck?”
In response to Choi Hyun-woo’s question, he reflexively stretched out his hand as if covering the nape of his neck with gauze.
Then, in a voice as calm as possible, he answered, scratching around the wound.
“Ah, I got cut while taking care of some equipment yesterday.”
“But how in the world did you cut your head instead of your hand or arm?”
“… I sat down on the bed with things lined up and forgot when I got up. The wound wasn’t very deep, but there was some blood. so i pasted it To be like this for a while.”
“I see. Be careful going forward. Then it really hurts.”
“That’s right.”
As I replied that way, I let out a small sigh of relief, thinking that I was surrounded for the first time.
Behind the gauze, the bite marks were clearly visible to anyone who could see it.
Unusually, even when the potion was applied, the wound did not disappear, but rather the red stained gums came to mind.
I thought I should go to the infirmary later.
Thinking about the backstabbing in case I ever found out about this made me goosebumps.
“But it’s refreshing to do this kind of free competition after a long time.”
Choi Hyeon-woo swung the sword that was filled with the guard once and muttered like that.
As he said, today is A, B, C.
It was the day of the class where the three classes gathered and competed for free.
As the front row and the back row took classes separately, I naturally fell apart from Han Soo-young, at least for now.
… Oddly enough, she was the one who loosened the limit if it was something related to me, so she wouldn’t even know if she had to tear off the gauze and check the wound.
“But Jihyuk, you definitely improved your skills a lot.”
“Hyeonu, it feels good to hear all those compliments from you.”
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Obviously, he had a lot of fights with Choi Hyun-woo, so he was trying to get a rough idea of how to keep the distance with the sword-wielding opponent and how to solve it.
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Of course, the win rate was always overwhelming with Choi Hyeon-woo, but compared to the past when he did nothing and went out, it could be said that it was a great development.
“So, I think it would be good to hang out with other kids besides me soon.”
“why?”
“Yeah, because you shouldn’t get used to me too much.”
Choi Hyun-woo said so and scratched his ear.
“As it is with other things, swords vary according to school, form, and type. Even if you are of the same school as me and holding the same sword, you can attack in a completely different way. If you fight only with me, naturally, you will only get used to my posture, method, and habits. Then you could be in big trouble later.”
“exactly… … .”
“Opportunities like this are rare, so it would be better to fight with as many people as possible in various ways. Soldier or blunt weapon, one-handed sword and shield, two-handed sword… … The more experience, the better. Especially if you are fighting with a weapon called a dagger, that kind of experience is required.”
From what I heard, it was definitely according to his advice.
Perhaps because of the professor’s words that it was not reflected in their grades, the students were actually competing with other students more actively than usual.
“Then, let’s do what you said… … .”
“Here… … .”
Instantly, I was terrified and terrified.
When I turned my head, Ye-seul Jin, who was still holding a shield in her one-handed sword, was smiling shyly.
“Then why don’t you try it with me, Jihyuk?”
She came to us with a casual look, as if yesterday was something that happened in my dream, as if she didn’t know anything.
She didn’t say she was afraid, but it was true that she was reluctant right now.
Not to mention that I promised that I would thoroughly prepare all the things I was about to ask for.
Isn’t that obvious?
He still felt intermittent burning pains in the back of his neck.
However, Choi Hyun-woo was making an expression as if he was doing well, whether he knew how I felt or not.
And even before I could say no, he tapped my shoulder and said,
“Good luck, give it a try. Jihyuk-ah.”
“What?”
“If possible, wouldn’t it be more comfortable for you to do it with someone you know even a little bit?”
While saying that, Choi Hyun-woo added in a small whisper.
“… Of course, he might do strange things, so I’ll be watching. Don’t worry too much.”
It’s not that I might be doing something weird, it’s that I’ve already done something weird.
I cried for a moment, but I couldn’t say that.
There was no good reason to refuse, and the eyes of Jin Ye-seul, who were looking at me, seemed to say, ‘If you run away now, I will follow you.’
Yes, in this or that, Jin Ye-seul was one of the people I really needed, as she said.
I’ll have to bear with it a little bit of embarrassment.
It was time to convince myself so hard and fix the dagger.
“I’m sorry, can I interrupt you a little bit?”
At first I wondered whose voice it was.
But soon after, I could tell who it was by the sound of a crackling metal.
“… Ahn Do-hoon?”
Choi Hyun-woo muttered in a low voice.
Wearing lighter armor than the one he had seen at the time of the guild invitation, he approached me with a lance in one hand.
“Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
He called my name softly and then grabbed Lance.
Then he politely bowed his head to me and said,
“I ask you to fight.”
Slowly raising his head, a burning emotion flowed from his eyes.
“I wish you would grant my request.”