46 – Go straight or make a U-turn
There are times when human relationships progress step by step and over a long period of time, but there are also examples that transcend time and space and reach the end in an instant.
By the time the ultramarine windows were gradually turning blue and white due to the dawn,
Sleep—. Raising her body from her bed, Shin Hye-young reflexively checked the defenses inside her inn room.
Windows and doors, ceilings and floors, traps attached to walls everywhere, space invasion deterrence artifacts, defense artifacts in preparation for unexpected bombing, purification artifacts in preparation for poisonous smoke, and more.
After making sure everything was okay, she turned her head to look across her bed. With empty eyes, she glared at Lee Jin-woo, who was peacefully sleeping.
“…… I’m dumbfounded.”
The witch inside the blonde muttered quietly and during the night caressed her messy hair, remembering what had happened the day before…….
“A man goes straight.”
A idiot declared with a solemn expression. Even then, she just watched, hoping that this person might have something on her mind.
She believed that he would do well even when Lee Jin-woo suddenly strode toward the vendor selling antiques with the stall spread out.
“Do you believe in coins?”
And when he said that to her antiques dealer with a bright smile, Shin Hye-young was startled.
‘You crazy bastard!!!’
She also thought that someday she would have to investigate, but she couldn’t even imagine that she would rush off with a comment like that!
…… Shin Hye-yeong pretended not to know as if she had no relationship at all. Should she run and get him out now? She had a moment’s trouble.
But isn’t Lee Jin-woo coming back after talking with the antique dealer? What…… ? She asked him in a slightly sullen tone.
“What are you talking about?”
“Hmm, I heard two big things. First of all, there is a religion called ‘Infinite Coin Religion’.”
“And what?”
“He doesn’t buy coins.”
“… ….”
Lee Jin-woo smiled shyly and immediately put on the plain colored robe he had purchased from an antique dealer in exchange for information.
If you fall on a rough terrain, the leather suit you wore for covert maneuvers and the artifacts you put on your whole body will be covered in an instant.
Shin Hye-young, who was watching her, took a glance at her own outfit.
Witch Conquer made practical for easy mana management…….
Although it was a pointed hat, off-the-shoulder, and rather short skirt, that was the case anyway.
And, it was a design that stood out a lot compared to the outfits of the people around me.
The witch scratched her cheek. After thinking about it for a while, she stabbed Lee Jin-woo at the waist as he was sweeping down his robe with a rather satisfied expression.
“…… Hey, Mr. Jinwoo?”
“Huh? Why?”
“That, me too… ….”
“Hmm?”
Ah, if I knew I was going to fall in the city like this, I would have brought my travel expenses too…….
Shin Hye-young shyly avoided the eyes of Lee Jin-woo, who was puzzled, and answered shyly.
“Please buy me a robe… ….”
To be honest, she was quite embarrassed that she was about to beg for a colleague whom she had just reprimanded in her heart.
And then, Lee Jin-woo suddenly smiled sinisterly as he looked down at Shin Hye-young’s face, whose cheeks were dyed in light pink. He whispered sinisterly into the innocent witch’s ear.
“Then instead of buying a robe, I’m doing it my way today?”
“…… Yes?!”
Mu, mu, what kind of insidious thing are you trying to do! Shin Hye-young dyed her face like a blush at the thought that crossed her mind at that moment.
And…… ,
…… As a condition of receiving the robe, she had to follow Jin-woo Lee and repeat “Do you believe in coins?” Hundreds of times.
Of course, it was not to mutter to oneself, but to indiscriminately approach strangers on a steel plate and speak confidently.
For Shin Hye-young, that’s dozens of times more than telling her to buy a robe…… , No, it was hundreds of times more embarrassing.
It wasn’t until late at night that she was able to pull herself together and lie down on the bed of her inn. She didn’t care that she shared a room with Lee Jin-woo in case of any threat she didn’t know.
…… Because it was a day when such embarrassing feelings were thoroughly dulled.
However, as she slowly fell into a daze, she made the strongest resolution in her life.
Yes, as of yesterday, Shin Hye-young, whose identity had become a blonde-red-eye pseudo, looked down at Lee Jin-woo with her cold eyes and made another promise.
“…… Never today.”
*
“…… ‘ She said, but she took individual actions.”
Even if she gets the freedom she longs for, there are times when she feels insecure.
I fear that freedom will disappear at any moment.
Or there was an element of anxiety beyond the loss of freedom.
Today, let’s conduct the investigation quickly, even if it’s risky! After breaking up with Lee Jin-woo, Shin Hye-young, who strongly insisted, started to inquire, and suddenly had a fearful imagination.
──What kind of stupid thing is happening in a place I don’t know about by now…….
“…… Uh, it’s kind of ominous.”
While muttering like that, she tried to catch up with the sudden visit of the heart.
The pseudo-witch inside the blond enemy tried to control her mind by squeezing between her eyebrows.
Yes, Jinwoo Lee…….
But he’s surprisingly smart…….
“Mmm.”
Ah, you’re older than me, but you know how…….
“mmm… ….”
No, stupid! Thinking about going back right after going through all that trouble yesterday?!
“…… Ha.”
Shin Hye-young covered her eyes with her hand.
No matter how much she thought about it, she was uneasy.
I feel like I lost a kindergartner at the zoo.
In the end, she decided to go find Lee Jin-woo after a long internal conflict.
‘No way… ….’
I’m sure something didn’t happen already.
I believe so…….
*
“I guess I’m a bit of a genius.”
I knew it before, but I shook my head at the fact that I realized again and wrote down the newly discovered facts in my notebook.
This is an extension of yesterday’s investigation.
The fact that the name of the port city is ‘moji’ and that the only units of currency circulating in this city are ‘gold coin’ and ‘moji coin’.
This is a commercial district on the east side of the city, and the fact that there is a temple of the ‘Muhan Coin Religion’ in the administrative district on the west side of the city.
Thanks to that, the city was overflowing with gold, and even the fact that copper and silver coins were completely sold out.
“…… How on earth do you have so much money that you only have gold coins?”
Somehow, all the people in the city seemed to be smiling.
It must have been because they all had a lot of money.
While saying this, I accidentally bought a cheap robe with gold coins yesterday…….
[ Possession: 31, 560, 743, 938, 000 Gold ]
“Well, it doesn’t matter much.”
After checking the bank account that made me feel good, I set out to find the next evangelist.
“…… What?”
And then, for some reason, I met eyes with a person who glanced at me.
I felt a sudden fight and turned my head to the side.
There was a wall there, and there were dozens of posters on it…….
Most of them were montages that looked exactly like me…….
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In addition, I found out through market research yesterday and today that a bounty worth 50 billion won is hanging on my neck.
“…… Ow, Sheet.”
It’s been only one day since I made up my mind that I would only go straight.
Even though that strong resolution was overshadowed, I hurriedly attempted a U-turn…… ,
“There it is!”
I thought it was f*cked up at that moment.