Chapter 347
Episode 347: Judgment failed. Confusion ensued.
“If you come, you have to talk! “Why did you sneak in?”
Jeong Hyeon-ah raises her voice lightly with her hand on her waist.
“hmm… … .”
Is something strange?
‘What is this situation now?’
Perhaps sensing my concern, Jeong Hyeon-ah smiled lightly and gestured.
“It’s a joke. “Don’t hang out the window – come down here.”
window?
“Did you come by flying? “With magic like last time?”
By flying?
Oh yeah. that’s right.
I flew and came here. By magic.
“I remember. Even when I was in danger, you flew in through the window like that, right? “It somehow feels like a memory now.”
I eventually opened my mouth and answered what Hyuna said.
“It’s a memory that includes Director Koo Jin-cheol.”
I did that when Gu Jin-cheol tried to kill Hyuna.
I got down from the window and approached Jeong Hyeon-ah.
‘No, I don’t think that’s the problem.’
Everything is awkward, starting with the conversation.
therefore… … .
“It’s changed a bit, right?”
HyunA’s question comes out of nowhere.
My thoughts stop and my attention is forcibly moved to Hyuna’s question.
okay.
Jeong Hyun-ah’s appearance has changed.
‘Obviously, a little while ago-‘
Hyuna looked at me with cautious eyes and asked a question.
“Well, how do I look?”
You’d think it would be just that, with the wild long hair flowing down, but that huge leather coat and outfit with lots of belts and pockets. Ah, all the rings on my hand are artifacts.
You could argue that it’s techwear fashion, but isn’t that a bit excessive? This is an outfit that only the troublemakers of the back alleys would wear.
“You look really cool.”
Hyuna responded to the distant compliment with a self-deprecating smile.
“Things have changed a lot.”
Well, since the struggle between organizations continues, there is a need to appear strong.
“The wizard is still the same.”
“Well, there’s nothing that can change. Come to think of it, have you grown taller?”
“ah! This one has a heel. Would you like to see it?”
Jeong Hyun-ah says that and raises one leg. Military shoes reinforced with steel plates.
The heels aren’t the problem; if you kick them while wearing them, you’ll be able to smash a person’s head.
“The heels are pretty good.”
“It was very awkward at first. Wow, so I’m similar in height to the wizard, right?”
Jeong Hyun-ah waves her hand and matches her height with me.
I thought that I was seeing Jeong Hyun-ah as too young, but in the end, she is only a teenager in her second year of high school.
I’m the same age as Ye-eun, who wears school gym clothes and works part-time, and to be honest, I don’t like arguments or fights. And he is the person who should be on the other side of words like gangster.
* * *
Before we know it, we are walking.
“Where am I?”
No, I think it’s a road I’ve seen before somewhere.
It seems like things have suddenly changed again. No, have my memories disappeared?
Scenes that are abrupt. And it keeps disconnecting-
“What brings you here?”
A sudden question that had nothing to do with what I said or the conversation we had just before.
However, because of that question, the doubts and thoughts that were barely connected are forcibly cut off.
‘Now that I think about it, why did I come to meet Hyuna?’
Even if I hold my head and think about it, it doesn’t come to mind. What was it?
ah… … .
I remembered.
Hyuna Jeong has a terrible problem.
I quickly turned my head towards Hyuna and opened my mouth.
“You came because you were worried about me, right?”
that’s right. I came here because I was worried about Hyuna.
So what I was trying to say should be something like this.
“I was worried because I heard some disturbing rumors recently.”
Okay, this is about right.
“why?”
“Why?”
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Wasn’t it a setup that I was worried about Jeong Hyeon-ah? Wasn’t that an appropriate answer?
I looked at Hyuna with anxiety, but-
Hyuna’s eyes that look straight into my eyes-
Those empty eyes that contain nothing-
Like part of a terrible abyss –
“Why were you worried about me?”
I have to answer that question. Because it’s meant to be that way.
I felt a strange compulsion to open my mouth to give the right answer.
“Well, of course I’m worried.”
Because I am human.
Yesterday, I told you that my concerns about Park Gwang-rim were natural concerns based on sympathy, right?
Jeong Hyeon-ah is worried as she adds the bonus for being a minor and the bonus for feeling sorry for Cheong-ho.
Oh, and in the case of Jeong Hyeon-ah, it is necessary to take into account the fact that [she is forced to become stronger because she was forced into a strange situation against her will].
There’s also an added empathy bonus.
In short, if you convert this into scores –
“Worry score?”
“Oh, I accidentally said what I was thinking.”
No, did I really say that?
Is Jung Hyun-ah reading my mind right now?
『As expected, it is impossible to delve into the depths. Even in a state of confusion, I can only read the surface level… … .』
A metallic sound coming from somewhere? No, it’s an unpleasant, horrible voice that sounds like metal. An evil voice that alone makes you feel uncomfortable.
It’s not Jeong Hyun-ah’s voice. This is the sound made by the terrible abyss that exists behind Jeong Hyeon-ah!
I reflexively raise my magic power –
“Ugh, wizard. “If you were that worried, you shouldn’t have come a long time ago.”
『Remember the feeling of guilt.』
okay.
I should have come earlier.
* * *
Hyuna and I went deeper.
Where are we? Not a good place for a walk.
It’s dark, humid, and a popping sound echoes with every step.
Where on earth are you taking me-
“The view is nice, right?”
The scenery-?
“Good, right?”
Good.
“You should have come here a long time ago, right? yes? “Please answer me.”
I answered by stepping aside a little to avoid Hyuna who was trying to stab me in the side.
“I tried to come, but it wasn’t easy.”
I turned my head and looked at Hyuna – for some reason, Hyuna was wearing a school uniform. Of course, you’re a high school student, right?
“What were you doing?”
When was the last time you met Hyuna Jeong?
Ah, that was when I was being punished to death with the [Mountain Predator] children’s cult.
After that, I almost died from the [Mountain Predator] that really came down, almost died again in Sokcho, almost died in Ansan, almost died in Buyeo, almost died on the way to Busan, and almost died in Busan. , Recently, I almost died in Ga Purum’s head.
I really feel like I’m dying every day. It’s amazing that he’s still alive and not dead.
“Well, you were busy with work, right?”
company?
company? company?
“yes. “I’ve been very busy at work these days.”
I continued walking, looking at Hyuna’s eyes, which were glowing bright red in the dark. Because you have to walk.
Let’s go together-
A door resembling a submarine hatch opens on its own, revealing the next room. Dark basement.
Ah, this place resembles that place.
The underground bomb shelter where Cheongho died.
『Come in. I am waiting for you.』
* * *
Is something strange?
Was I really a business person?
“You came right after work? “Is that why you just came dressed like that?”
getup?
“The person who came wearing… … .”
Saying that, Hyuna pulled on the sleeve of [Night Shroud Wings] –
“I mean a suit.”
Oh, that’s right.
You came right after work, so you just came wearing a suit.
“okay. Is this what you wanted? You are now an ordinary person, ordinary and helpless as you wish. I am a human being who has nothing to do with the strange word magic.』
A pounding headache.
Didn’t he come by flying? So, across the desert-
The desert is-
“Aren’t you hot? “Please leave your jacket on the hanger over there.”
It’s hot.
Why are you wearing this winter suit in this weather?
“That would be better.”
I have a scroll that flutters wildly and gets tangled in my hands.
“Come on.”
I took off my suit jacket, hung it up, and sat down on the solid stone altar.
Slurp… … .
Something wraps around my neck.
An eerie sensation of your throat being tightened.
Dammit, what is this!? I tried to hold on to the terrible thing that had begun to wrap itself around my neck –
『Do not resist.』
“That tie is nice.”
Ah, a tie.
That’s right. He was wearing a suit, so of course he had a tie around his neck.
I tugged on the tie a little with one hand – but it didn’t relieve the discomfort.
The tie around my neck is as uncomfortable as the gallows rope used to execute me.
Actually, if it’s uncomfortable, is it more uncomfortable than this altar I’m sitting on?
An altar of terrible images, as if prepared for the execution of living sacrifices –
“Is the chair uncomfortable?”
“no. “It’s not bad.”
『It’s simple. Was there no need to put so much effort into it? I can’t believe I became so helpless just by being in a state of confusion.』
I reflexively raised my left hand and aimed it at the monster.
“What the hell! “What are you doing to me?”
However, Jeong Hyeon-ah narrowed her pupils, smiled like a snake, and spoke slowly.
“What happened to Dad?”
Weird question. But- that question… … .
A sudden, severe headache.
“Cheongho… … .”
The tie is uncomfortable.
Like a tentacle with a will.
Like the two hands of a murderer strangling his neck.
Like a snake coiling around its prey.
Something terrible is grabbing my throat.
“You promised me, right? “I decided to bring her dad.”
“yes. “I made that promise.”
Additionally, I promised Chae Taewon that I would save Hyuna.
Me too… … .
I made that promise even though I knew it would turn out this way.
The saying that you mess up your own life is just for me.
* * *
An excessively white face nestled between dozens of pitch-black tentacles hanging down like snakes.
Ruby-like eyes, one on each side of the face.
Was Hyuna originally this black, white and red?
『It’s not strange.』
Yeah, nothing strange.
『Yes, Kim Shin-hwa. You can hear my voice now.』
No, you are not Jeong Hyun-ah.
“Can you hear me?”
Yes, that’s right.
I can hear Jeong Hyeon-ah’s voice.
Hyuna’s lips aren’t moving at all – but in this suffocatingly dark underground bomb shelter –
Hyuna Jeong is talking to me.
And I have to answer that question.
“yes.”
“What happened to Dad – Cheongho?”
I step back a little from Hyuna – no, such action is impossible.
Why can’t I back out?
My body was motionless, like a paralyzed rat in front of a huge snake.
So I have no choice but to simply answer.
“In order to protect Cheongho, we created a barrier that even the abyssal beings would find difficult to break through. No one will be able to attack Cheongho again.”
“In Busan-”
“Oh, that’s just one page of Cheongho. The main body is still in my basement. Do not worry.”
Hyuna, who heard those words, smiled with a surprised expression.
I don’t know exactly how old he is – but it’s still an expression that wouldn’t be awkward for someone in his late teens.
“What a relief. “I thought my dad was dead.”
“There was a misunderstanding.”
I answered that with Cheongho’s corpses lying everywhere.
What are these corpses?
『It’s just a reflection of your imagination. It doesn’t matter. Rather, listen closely.』
“yes. that’s right. “I misunderstood.”
Jeong Hyeon-ah looks down at me while saying that.
what? Why is there a face so high up?
『Your delirium – That’s right, aren’t I telling you what you wanted to hear for the poor person who wants to escape reality?』
* * *
By the way, why am I sitting here and-
Where are we?
“How is my room?”
“Not much has changed from before.”
Horribly torn wallpaper. Strange patterns and magic circles drawn with blood and flesh. Disgusting snake smell emanating from all directions. Strange bone fragments rolling around on the floor.
This is a common room that can be found anywhere.
A sudden, terrible headache.
『It’s almost over. Now you can no longer resist.』
“Kim Shin-hwa.”
Hyuna’s voice comes from too high up.
Wait, didn’t Hyuna originally call me by a different name?
I think he was called a wizard like Jang Hyeon-deok?
“Kim Shin-hwa.”
No, there is no such thing as magic in this world.
And there are no wizards.
I’m just an ordinary office worker, so I can’t use magic, and I’m not a wizard.
Therefore, it is impossible for me – Kim Shin-hwa, an ordinary office worker, to resist that gigantic being.
“Answer me. Shinhwa Kim.”
“yes.”
Jeong Hyeon-ah comes to me, lowering her body for me.
This is the appearance of an ordinary human being with no problems.
If there’s a problem… … .
“It looks like you’ve grown a little taller?”
“You said the same thing earlier, right? “Is this the one with heels?”
As he says so, he shows huge fangs sticking out where the legs should be.
Ferocious fangs that can easily chew and crush a human head.
“Can I ask you a favor?”
Well, are fangs important?
“Answer me. Shinhwa Kim. “Answer me quickly.”
“yes.”
『Become part of my family.』
This is an unacceptable proposition.
『Become my descendant and accept the mask I give you. If you do that, I will release this person intact.』
This is difficult.
It’s an overly cool trap that you can’t refuse.
fantasy,
