16 – Queen-11 under the moonlight
“Hey guys? Wake up.”
Did you become close while drinking while I was losing my mind? I waved my hands a few times in front of my eyes at the playful appearance of the two, and they seemed to have finally come to their senses.
“Yes, you should get up.”
“Okay. I’ll get up.”
When I moved to the place where the dishes were sorted out, I saw a sign that said if you leave 100,000 won.
For some reason, I felt more sorry for the woman who had run away from us earlier.
“Ha Yeon-ah, can’t we go back after work is over?”
I had heard that Ha-yeon would step on Wol-ha, the queen of the underworld, but since the two became so close, it was as if the reason for coming had disappeared.
`If you think about it, the ruler of the underworld and the captain of the guard became close, right? Are you okay?`
As an ordinary citizen, it was a situation that I couldn’t help but worry about. Could our city be engulfed in corruption?
“Are you going to go on your own? You two should stay until the end of the arena. Everyone in the underworld is expecting a match between you two, but I can’t forgive you for running away saying I don’t know.”
“I’ll do what my older brother says.”
“Then, shall we stay a little longer? But I couldn’t fight like yesterday, because I fought while I was half crazy.”
“Certainly, yesterday’s knight was more like a cat than now.”
“Huh? A cat?”
A wolf or a cat? After all, isn’t my power so intimidating to the Awoken?
“Certainly my brother is like a cat when he’s sharp.”
“That’s right! How cute you are standing up for me,”
The two of them also had a quick conversation going back and forth to see where they met. But there was no word saying that he was cute when he was angry, that he was cute when he was in shape, or that he was cool, just that he was cute.
“I’m your brother, didn’t I do too much?”
“To say you’re cute is a compliment. Driver.”
“That’s right. Brother. Can’t you even praise?”
It is a duo that fits very well. I was worried that they would fight each other, but I didn’t know that the two of them would attack me.
“Oh, come to think of it, didn’t the pickpocketers come to see you yesterday?”
“Yes, I came. I accepted because I was introduced by the driver, but since the girl seemed to have considerable talent, I decided to raise her in our organization.”
“Please take good care of the boys too. I feel like watching my childhood.”
“Of course. I’ll make sure it doesn’t go astray like anyone else.”
The moon’s eyes turned dark.
Is it because I feel like the existence of someone is me?
“Who do you mean pickpockets?”
“There are some kids I met yesterday when you were fighting.
“How about when the knight and the captain of the guard were young?”
“Yeah, siblings depend on each other just like us.”
“siblings…”
Wolha’s eyes, which had turned gloomy, lost their focus and became empty.
‘Why is he like this all of a sudden?’
“Ah, that’s fine. Huhu.”
Seeing Wolha smiling, as if she had a good idea, was very frightening.
“Can you introduce me too? I think you have a lot to say to the girl.”
Why do I feel like my useless interest is making one’s life go down the abyss?
“Yes. I’ll introduce you later.”
It’ll be fine, is there anything special?
“But how long will you be standing here?”
Rather than talking at the place where the dishes were arranged, it was clear that everyone passing by was looking at this side.
“I have to go in now. I don’t want to be labeled as a careless boss. Come with me. I’ll give you a tour of the building.”
I walked around the building along the moon river.
It looked like a huge building from the outside, but it was much wider than I thought after walking around inside.
There were only dozens of rooms that looked like offices, and there were many leisure facilities.
I saw a lot of places that looked like training rooms, and I saw familiar faces in one of them.
“Are you already training in a place like this?”
“It’s because you have to train from a young age to get a high score. By the time you become an adult, you’ll probably be an A-class Awakener, right?”
The face seen through the small window in the room was a girl being trained by a woman named Yeji.
where is the boy I looked around and saw a boy waiting in the corner holding a towel.
“Are these the ones you mentioned earlier?”
“Yes, the girl has already awakened, but the boy seems useless, so I’m going to make her my servant.”
“Good.”
What’s good? There are so many times when I can’t understand their thoughts.
“Can I go in now?”
“Sure.”
When Ha-yeon opened the door to the training room and entered, the girl’s training stopped for a moment.
I was sweating profusely all over my body as if I was training a child, but a boy immediately approached me and wiped the sweat off with a towel.
The girl looked at the boy with an apologetic expression, but a small smile appeared on her lips.
“Wolha-nim, are you here?”
“So, are you training the kids well?”
“Yes, I don’t know if it’s because he’s young, but he’s the best among the kids I’ve trained so far.”
“Hey, what’s your name?”
Ha-yeon approached and asked the woman her name, but the girl hid behind the boy’s back as if she was afraid of Ha-yeon who suddenly approached.
“It’s Ari.”
In the end, the boy answered, and Ha-yeon’s expression turned grumpy when she saw it.
“Ari, would you like to talk to me over there?”
The girl looked at her teacher with an uneasy expression, but when she saw the teacher silently nodding, she followed Ha-yeon to a corner.
Ha-yeon spoke in a small whisper, but the room wasn’t that big, so if you focus on your hearing, you can hear it.
“Are you sorry brother wiped you?”
“Ugh, yes, it’s dirty and it’s only oppa who’s having a hard time.”
“You’re going to keep protecting your brother from now on, right? You can order that much. And honestly, it was nice. I saw you laughing earlier.”
“Oh… no!”
Anything more than that turned my nerves off. I think if I listened to it more, I would only hear more anxiety in my heart.
“Yes? Let the young lady train with you?”
“Yeah, I think that would be better.”
Wolha and Yeji also seemed to have something to say, so they walked towards the boy who was left alone.
“Hey, kid, is it worth training?”
“I’m not trained. I’m an aristocrat.”
It seemed that he didn’t like the look on his face.
“You don’t like that?”
“It’s not that I don’t like it, it’s just a little boring. It’s kind of heartbreaking to see him say he’ll protect my brother when he grows up, even though he’s the kid I’ve always protected.”
“Brother and sister live by relying on each other. Isn’t it enough for you to protect your brother mentally as well?”
“Mental?”
Was it a little difficult to talk to your child?
“It means that your younger brother will rely on you a lot. It means that you have nothing to worry about being protected by your younger brother.”
“Really?”
“Is there an older sister talking to your brother right now? He’s my younger brother and he’s much stronger than me, but I’m not as stupid as you.”
“Because you’ve never been fat?”
Seeing his expression brighten, it seems that his concern has been relieved to some extent.
“Thank you, though. Thanks to you, I feel much better.”
Seeing the bright, grinning child made me feel sorry for not being able to tell you that your life is full of dark clouds.
‘Hold on to your mentality and survive.’
Because I live hard too.
I felt an unknown sense of unity and was saddened in my heart.
“What’s your brother’s name?”
“Me? Lee Soo-hyun, you?”
“My name is Sahyeon. My older brother and my name are very similar!”
“Yeah.”
In the moment I was talking, I saw Ha-yeon and Ari walking as if the conversation was over.
Ari’s shoulder, which had been slightly shrunken, was straightened, and I could tell that there was a great conversation going on.
“Then, from now on, you’re going to do what your sister told you to do?”
“Yes! Sister!”
The twinkling eyes made me feel as if I could hear the sound of dark clouds gathering in Sahyun’s future.
‘It’s not my job anyway, so I’ll take care of it.’
My life is busy, but I have no intention of caring about others. If you have time to talk seriously later, you can give me some tips.
“Then let’s go. Practice hard and don’t bother your brother too much.”
“I’m not bothering you!”
To think that a child who was so timid until just now is screaming so loudly, doesn’t Ha-yeon have great talent in raising children?
I came out of the training room and asked Ha-yeon indirectly.
“What did you say?”
“I just told my brother things I wish I had done beforehand.”
Ha-yeon smiled and said it, but I couldn’t laugh easily.
I was very scared until yesterday, so I don’t think I would have told you anything out of the ordinary.
“Hayeon, could you listen to me for a moment?”
The two of us were talking in whispers, but apart from the bet and confrontation, there was nothing I could hear.
“Okay! I think I have a much better chance anyway.
“Huh, because I’m going to win?”
They were kids who had fun without me.