One weekday afternoon .
“… huh ?”
As usual, I ate dinner with Soyeon and came home, but the condition of the bedroom was not very good .
The drawers were all open as if a thief had picked them up, and clothes that had escaped from the drawers were scattered here and there .
and… .
“… Wow, are you… ?”
In the center of the chaos, sat his wife, who was in an unusually messed up look .
“ Yeonhee !”
Enraged at his wife’s disbelief, I hurriedly threw away my luggage and ran to my wife .
Then she, who had been sitting on the floor, hurriedly took her into my arms, put her nose in my arms and began to breathe in a frenzy, like someone with withdrawal .
“… sup… ha… . Whoops… ha… .”
“ What the hell is going on… , yes? Yeonhee… !”
“… Ugh… .”
I hugged my wife and carefully talked to her, but she only grabbed my collar and dangled me with affection, but she didn’t reply .
… how… .
I checked her condition by gently stroking her back to calm her down .
Her smooth, shiny brown hair was in a mess, and her blouse was unbuttoned ,
as if she was wearing it, revealing her chest and stomach .
Perhaps she was even going to put on makeup, her lips were strangely covered with red lipstick .
It was not in a normal state by anyone looking at it .
“… Yeonhee… .”
How long has it been since I hugged and comforted my wife like that ?
“… Yes… ?”
As soon as the wife came to her senses, she slowly raised her head and met her eyes .
“ It’s okay, are you okay? Are you awake ?!”
My wife looked at me, blinking like a person who had just woken up, and slowly raised the corners of her lips to show a blank smile .
“… It’s my husband… ?”
“ Yeah, that’s me! are you okay? Why were you doing this… !”
When I asked the question, I looked around slowly, as if asking what my wife was talking about .
and… .
“… Why is your room like this ?”
As if he couldn’t remember anything, he had a puzzled expression on his face .
“ Don’t you remember? It was like this when I came… .”
“… memory… ? … ah… .”
As if she had just remembered something, she let out a low sigh and grabbed her forehead .
Did I even have a headache ?
Concerned, I gently placed the back of her hand on her face, and she let out a heavy sigh and spoke softly .
“… I had a nightmare .”
… nightmare ?
“… you… , suddenly saying you don’t like me… . therefore… . … black… .”
My wife, who may not be able to continue talking, brings tears to her eyes .
After roughly grasping the situation, I pulled my wife into my arms and patted her on the back to calm her down again .
“ It’s okay… . it’s all a dream How do I hate you ?”
“… Don’t hate me… .”
“ I’m too busy to love, but where is the time to hate? Don’t worry about that .”
It seems that the scar left on his wife’s heart has not healed yet .
In the meantime, my condition has improved a lot, so I’ve been calm… .
Maybe it was trauma, and after I collapsed, I suddenly started having seizures .
In the end, it was my problem .
“… ha… .”
You can’t blame anyone, and you can’t blame anyone .
So-yeon is So-yeon, and my wife is my wife Full of burdens, I quietly sighed and comforted my wife all night long .
*
Time flies, it’s the weekend .
“ Shall we go ?”
“… yes .”
After joining Soyeon, I headed straight to the gate where I was going this time .
The gate we will enter today is one of the D rank gates, Thunder Plateau . As the name suggests, the Thunder Plateau is composed of
a
terrain where thunder strikes frequently .
“… There aren’t many people .”
“ This is a place where not many people come .”
It is also a place that not many people visit because the occasional thunder is more difficult than the subjugation of monsters, which is only a D-rank theme .
After taking a leisurely stroll around the gate, we headed straight for the gate entrance .
[ Confirmed .]
Every time I go to the kwanliso, register an access list, and then go straight to the gate .
“ Student Jihwan !”
someone
called me … huh ?
When I stopped walking towards the gate and looked back, I saw a middle-aged man looking at me and smiling brightly .
“ Long time no see !”
A middle-aged man with a short sheath and a clean look .
The person who politely greeted and asked for a handshake was Kang Hyuk-joo from the Liberty Guild .
“… Long time no see .”
Naturally, I shook his hand and greeted him, and Kang Hyuk-joo smiled pleasantly and asked for his regards .
“ I didn’t expect to see you here. It was a pity that I did not contact you, but how have you been ?”
Being kind to me without hesitation even when I was a little bit younger gave me a glimpse of what his usual behavior was like .
“ Thank you, I had a great time .”
After a sneak peek at the recruiting story, he smiled and then came up with the question of why he came here .
Actually, I came here because of Soyeon, but I don’t think I need to talk about it .
“I came here to gain some experience, as usual. How did the manager come ?”
As a courtesy, when he returned the same question, Kang Hyuk-joo began to appeal to him as if he was waiting .
“ We are here to do some work. This time, a pretty big mission came in from the parent company !”
If it’s the parent company, you’re probably referring to the SS Group .
But it was only a large mission at the D-Rank gate… ?
Just as he was slightly suspicious of Kang Hyuk-joo’s words, a woman standing behind him sneaked into the conversation .
“ Captain. You seem like someone you know, so I guess it’s okay if I tell you ?”
A woman with an impressive orange hair tied in a braid .
Perhaps her appearance was also planned, Kang Hyuk-joo naturally stepped aside and introduced her to me .
“ Ah. This is our guild leader .”
… huh? Guild Leader ?
Since the guild leader is a position where accurate judgment and leadership are more important than strength, it is usually held by veteran hunters who have resigned from the front line .
By the way, is this young woman the guild leader ?
I was a little surprised by the unexpectedly high rank, so she naturally handed me a business card and greeted me .
“ This is Ahn Ye-rim, the guild leader of the Liberty Guild. Nice to meet you .”
By the way… .
huh? Ahn Ye-rim… ? Where did you hear that name ?
The name Ahn Ye-rim was familiar somewhere .
“… This is Yoo Ji-hwan .”
Once I was greeted by pretending not to know anything, Ahn Ye-rim smiled and glanced over my shoulder and spoke to me .
“ Is it your girlfriend ?”
… look at this… ?
Seeing that I dared to mention Soyeon, it seems like I want her to be introduced… .
Well, there’s nothing wrong with increasing the number of familiar faces .
“You are my partner .”
Naturally, I slipped out of the way and brought So-yeon forward, and So-yeon came forward with a dissatisfied face and greeted me .
“… This is Min So-yeon .”
Min So-yeon’s face is full of dissatisfaction, whether this seat is uncomfortable .
Ahn Ye-rim smiled slightly at Min So-yeon, and then gently brought out the story of her wife .
“ Nice to meet you. … You look a lot like your real mother .”
Is it your mood? His tone of voice is somehow nuanced as if he knew his wife… .
I glanced at Ahn Ye-rim’s face and sneaked into the story .
“ Looking at the fact that the guild leader came all the way here, it seems like a pretty big mission .”
Then, as if Ahn Ye-rim had been waiting, she moved her gaze to me and spoke softly .
“ If it’s a Bicon… . It’s not a small thing, is it ?”
Bicon… ?
I couldn’t hide my surprise at Ahn Ye-rim’s words .
Bicorns are the opposite of unicorns, with black horns on their black bodies .
In terms of rarity, he’s more like a mermaid than a unicorn, but to have appeared at a D-class gate like this… . It was a
size that the guild leader could move by himself , and if he really had a bicon, it was a mission that showed the power of the Liberty Guild who digged up information
.
“… I wish you success .”
“ Thank you. If you find a Bicon while walking around, please contact me with my contact number .”
Ahn Ye-rim, who secretly appeals a business card and sends a wink .
So-yeon, who was watching Ahn Ye-rim like that, looked at Ahn Ye-rim with a dissatisfied face, but unlike her wife, she did not scatter her life .
After such a short conversation and parting with the people of the Liberty Guild, .
“… Are you really not going in there ?”
Soyeon brought up a story about the Liberty Guild .
“ Yeah. don’t go in But why ?”
“… There’s something strange about that girl. I feel a little bad .”
But for some reason, Soyeon was openly speaking negatively and was wary of Ahn Yerim .
… what… ?
No matter how disliked she was, it was Soyeon who did not directly speak negatively about other people .
When So-yeon gave a bad evaluation of Ahn Ye-rim, it felt strange .
Did I even feel something I hadn’t seen ?
“ Um… . Then I’ll be careful .”
“… yes .”
So we talked about the Liberty Guild and went straight into the gate .
*
Whee Woo Woong –
As soon as you pass the gate entrance, strong wind and weak static electricity .
“… It’s weird here… .”
When I groaned out of dissatisfaction, Jihwan grabbed my hand after a long time and quickly cast a spell on me .
Shoo Woo Woo –
Jihwan’s magic that permeates into his fingertips .
The wind felt weak, as if something was stinging through my body, and the piercing static electricity disappeared in an instant .
“ Okay, are you okay now ?”
“… yes .”
“ Then, let’s go !”
I followed Jihwan ahead and looked around slowly .
A terrain with few trees, only grass and rocks .
Jihwan had said that he was planning to practice magic here .
… It would be nice to practice… .
How long has it been since I walked around having a short conversation with Jihwan ?
“ Uh .”
Jihwan, who was ahead of him, suddenly stopped walking as if he had found something .
“… Why ?”
I stopped following him and glanced at the crevice of the rock that Jihwan was looking at .
At that place… .
“… huh ?”
A monster that looked like a black horse was grazing .