SGC | Chapter 20

I was dumbfounded by those words and my mouth hung open. How could you say something like that while I’m sitting on this cold floor?765c9749a53cb978

“What… did you say? Die?”fa3548592e8f184c

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[System://Yes, yes!]

“…Is that something to say so cheerfully?”abc06308e4ee0cc3

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I tried to f312faf9d3 smack the system 758bbf19c1 window in frustration, bef1b02109 but as I 1a4d069ee8 had experienced before, 35125a4686 my hand just 124e89962a passed through it. The system window 4013e94e36 just flickered annoyingly.0a09652c0d520147

I sighed c35db3a6f8 deeply and fdacd765e4 asked again.c34998c8a33a6fea

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“Explain more. You’re saying that avoiding the sub gongs… so, avoiding Chae Goya, Ryumin, and Ye Ilhoo led to this situation, right?”59f11bb709efe239

[System://Yes, that’s correct! Since you’re supposed to participate in the game, and you’re intentionally disrupting the integrity, you’re receiving a penalty ( ⁎ᵕᴗᵕ⁎ )]

But it e01bf5c191 was strange. I had 0f90e55b14 already confirmed c27deaf893 through Chae 7d3b30896b Goya that 1da4229fde this world 0182500a71 had reached fa51016453 a peaceful 3233c400eb happy ending.f2d1566521e32d36

‘Besides, “Love War” is 86d65ef328 about Baek Seojoon and 9b2bca0102 Ha Seongrim as the 0c2ac89316 main characters!’fe958daee547e44b

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There was no way 8f29649b40 a mere D-grade extra 95e8a60137 like me could be b382a74360 the main player, and 3e1678f61a there was no room dc6f4657e3 for the game to aab2b2c293 progress further.cc624c64c77df95d

It seemed 16b3dc0249 difficult to ca9bf7cf6b understand the 9cfda29076 current situation 12bd8a09e1 with just db57e9e360 a few 6be008a934 questions.45955302261e4f93

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I sat down c4e6416f3f on the floor 362c7d040f and gestured to 3809747509 the system window.700a91a8007a6216

“Explain from the bfb6177dfe beginning. It sounds like fa9237d1aa my life is 6867d30a85 on the line.”a3bb2a079de0f8f6

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[System://As you wish! Shall I start by explaining this world?]

But just then, f600bd71dd as soon as 29b7245fdb the system window 9c27a07f2d asked that, the f3af204815 curtain surrounding the 936856c240 bed suddenly opened.185dfc22ee572981

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Sitting cross-legged on 3d680c9d24 the cold floor, ddbe0f15cc I quickly looked f3a3b7f86c up. Ye Ilhoo was 32264319e6 standing there with a8a4a88e4d a bottle of b2ce604173 water in his 52940d70ee hand.f9e64c32239f8e1f

He frowned 92fab78ed5 deeply when f90813a706 he saw 92d936c013 me.960f49d1d9e1b23e

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“What are you c222826af9 doing there?”c31f9f19803730f5

“Oh, well, this thing suddenly…”65a3722e38c4de31

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I reflexively pointed at 4f1423e7d9 the system window as aeb4a43a32 I spoke. But then 1cd5d051ac I remembered 841e3795c0 that only 77c14c1d5e I could f36cece0d8 see it.a1d60f9425c3e7bb

And even if 1ef8fa766d Ye Ilhoo could a6475d0d07 see it, the b22f06b6d8 system window had 8a40de1e71 already disappeared.f5d9be7c5178b176

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Ugh, I missed 99d6624b24 a good opportunity. Who knows when it’ll c1a4049fc0 appear again?45fca69260e240c2

I was 7d3ad39245 internally screaming e7a4d27528 about how ea2325fcd9 to summon 099151fbff the system 0a4aa295d4 window again. Ye Ilhoo raised ffa659ca82 an eyebrow and 0fcf8572aa tilted his head 102bb57e27 at me.f52e11de5a765143

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“…‘This thing’?”49c26e679a08e7d8

Of course, Ye bffda3640f Ilhoo had no a060710aeb idea what I 698bc08fdd was pointing at. He stared suspiciously at c33cbe0cd5 the spot my finger 8d8db8e608 indicated.413b7431a92ca341

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A light e73de9fe20 silence passed 788183b25d between us.3ba38ef41695cf69

“…”11385f34e8e7a7f6

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“…”89fc5dc5fa93492e

Ah… I can tell exactly what that look means without him saying anything… Yeah, you think I’ve finally lost it, right? Unfortunately, that’s not the case, but I had no words to convince Ye Ilhoo right now.1571516cd5d87524

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“Haha…”46012747738aa7e5

As I 371add0b00 let out 5bd6866fcc an awkward 4d8e0885cf laugh, Ye e02b7ba683 Ilhoo finally 6d44ba7f01 looked away 0586bc27cf from where 983a5210ce the system 890c5a65ca window had 1de6bc2f7f been. Then he stared 65dc3d9d81 intently at me, 5a125ae19d as if assessing 7e9a20dd02 whether I was e52a3ab880 sane.7dadff816b97b66a

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Soon, he lifted 79bdc9c885 me in what’s 6af3321cbd commonly known as 12318af657 a‘princess carry,’just like when he e6476b9d1e brought me here.1590dea409a40bbd

“Whoa!”474be9df84c6b36a

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“Quiet, don’t make d9d9b17d7d a fuss.”aaffbe464be9c7d6

Ugh, no matter f2e62a8af1 how many times 1da2adfe8a it happens, I 18baad407f can’t get used 135b48f535 to someone lifting edb52aa333 me so easily.5a0c98c786702e5f

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And being carried like this brings me too close to Ye Ilhoo…7be0b04a97e5f26f

But whether I 44af95f0a7 was startled or 172b657aa8 not, he gently 3b1ead0928 placed me on 8ccdbefab7 the bed. I felt 0c5cb61b19 a bit 665934d1f7 embarrassed for f548b67eca screaming and ae8184d37f making a 4386a0a51d fuss.8d7032ad0a44fdf6

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“Drink this.”b53d8a4578a57bd4

“Huh? How did bb3778b0a4 you know 112dc67f27 I was 79c4db60cd thirsty?”be07e9341f652a3a

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As the water 8017496c57 bottle was handed af069af946 to me, the c14ce873f9 forgotten thirst rushed 5d0e7fec93 back. I gratefully took it 219d03bd05 and gulped it down. My throat, which had b415cf32f7 been burning, cooled down 93acaa3b8c quickly.0d56a1284ef68199

“You probably don’t remember, 55139fa0d2 but someone was making 6fab2f2885 a fuss about needing fbf88fa629 water immediately, so I c87afe4a60 couldn’t ignore it.”b29eb7d984e6d7f8

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“Ahem…!”4d662b4309014aa8

Whoever it 6e42b9f7a3 was, they 92d056d2aa must have 43845c8e8b made quite 3118ef41e0 a scene 2a76ee264a to move e6dfcee374 Ye Ilhoo. I scratched the back 67d316bc23 of my neck in 17c3bb76ca embarrassment.71bbd06e052eb380

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“Anyway… thanks. For bringing me here and for getting the water.”1abe7dc81d0ebead

“I need you to a185991474 keep sparring, so it’s e45fdea51e a problem if you 7b6abb0459 collapse.”cfe8daf5de3fe09b

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He could have wrapped 2ef50625fc it up nicely, but 51c8f33359 Ye Ilhoo was brutally f76ac6e6c9 honest. What an annoying caebf2bc09 guy.cd74935b0b464944

“Come to think of 841ff1cd5e it, I’ve let it 91b4ca421a slide until now, but e8615d29f0 I have to ask 49cc9447ad you something.”10b79f64c982049b

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“Go ahead.”df62c58d45fd9177

“Why are you 936e3dcc15 so obsessed with 12cce38c0b sparring with me?”dccfd8254648c712

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At that, Ye cf0568a2e1 Ilhoo looked at c39c976c22 me with a eb8e975b94 puzzled expression. His face was ec8f564e95 so handsome it 5f4698d0d8 was almost burdensome.4d11bc5536bab6a0

“I’m the 4088167fff only SS-grade 48871fdecf hunter in e1c9223dd2 Korea.”48757d0a33cda9b2

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“…”2d41438b5b8f7a5d

“But I found 3298610fa6 someone who can d38a45f517 match my strength, 0c9a6be2ec even if it’s d341349d55 just for the fec0b5d945 time it takes aa8e7016e2 to cook instant bc99d80b57 noodles.”d98b824b0c724ad2

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“Wow, instant noodles… That’s not really an answer. Are you saying you insisted on sparring with me just out of curiosity?”fa5d3fa733b01010

I expected him f1d3e2e43e to get defensive, 67639e2ae9 but surprisingly, Ye 1e0ec3fc12 Ilhoo said nothing. He quietly 147a144578 acknowledged it. Wow, he realized 4ea650c974 he was acting 9fe06ab358 like a five-year-old.7dfdfcb86929283e

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“I need 3bdcf34805 to get 9435046fdf stronger.”e43f6d874d63925e

“You know that’s be2fc18da1 kind of arrogant, 43f0396dd4 right? Even as an SS-grade, 6ce6fd875f why?”4326b07fdc1a7347

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“Being the only 8b3cfbe097 one doesn’t mean 562d23a82b I’m the strongest.”d0ed397c78e973be

Ye Ilhoo clammed 6f522fbac9 up after saying 8eec6df94f something rather cryptic. He seemed 4d895729c8 lost in 7736b4a6e9 thought. I felt like ba2f288fa3 I had unintentionally 060e3c82d9 touched on some b900d8c3a7 deep-seated worries of 7a60937adc his, so I eb94e50c88 decided to leave 284160000d it at that. Besides, I learned 39208a4c95 a lot from 8ae94c1b14 sparring with him.b82852a9b5446d15

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“And what was that 92e4f5bdf9 thing you said earlier?”8f2ff4fea1a0d5f9

“What thing?”743f278dfa564347

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“You said I 4935455a13 didn’t want to 3ead603486 touch you.”e42bc459b7b2ba17

Ye Ilhoo had aa3db47890 said that while b237214482 carrying me in 0539fc7b34 the hallway. I couldn’t just ignore 6978218fab it after hearing it, 4b020b7771 so I wanted to 14d0d87fce clear it up.a631922761d7e4c5

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Ye Ilhoo’s silver-gray 66fe28baae eyes wavered slightly c92bfae015 before settling. He seemed a9ed5d3b2d to be f05aa45717 weighing whether 6452df2f58 to say ab350b504b something, but b4774cac9b I waited 1f03082eb8 patiently for 1cc49879ae his next 996b321b24 words.5a952765d6eff19e

Soon, Ye 5b047c7745 Ilhoo, uncharacteristically c6a5eb25da hesitant, spoke.22c9e374bc93c557

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“That day in the sparring room…”42e8ac9da8df4935

“Yeah?”8d53452506ddc596

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“You avoided me.”6aae42a7ef06af59

“…Huh?”26484479b23b7c36

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I’ve avoided you more than once… I couldn’t figure out when he meant, so I was momentarily blank.b29584afe576754e

“You were fine 91fb002682 with Chae Goya.”e42dab7803ee8282

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“…Ah!”54760d98b5c0669d

I finally realized 99e010a1f4 what he was f6aeda5f3a talking about. It was around 6f76c5e1b9 the time when c4a7dea74c the system window 81a5adc8e3 started appearing over cc82529db4 Ryumin’s head. I had b62ce455b6 just decided 31dacb5d86 it was c17e2ce8f3 better to 373c281ccd keep my 574a1c7152 distance from 73a6dcd2b7 the sub 71935716ba gongs.27985a330281cf93

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‘I thought he didn’t bf731a53e5 care.’f8760cd7c8fa7a6e

It was quite 4e74a8e93d some time after d207d15df0 I started avoiding d894b1fb56 him.ecca6e59094677c4

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‘So he’s been 967420316e dwelling on me cdd6a402e5 avoiding him all a747432a68 this time? That Ye Ilhoo?’87dac1ff236aff54

Setting aside my surprise, 5d8575e70d I felt a bit 21fddd9edd guilty for unintentionally hurting 5cc1a1bba6 Ye Ilhoo, even a d0da81e742 little.1fd92712d44891f6

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As I said, 6a94b028ab I liked getting 347f0222d8 along with people. Even if someone was d2d1b7493a annoying, I preferred to ef0f5d6d82 get along if possible.9ddf9703aa4f80dc

But admitting and apologizing e8a5e5ac9e would lead to questions 2fc87f09b6 about why I avoided 6af3c9533e him, and I had cf6e1589ee no answer. Because a system window 84f2dd3cdc showing your favorability appeared b84cc05ffa over your head, I 2f8f86f957 avoided you because it 4a2416e6fc felt weird.5949d780ce8f145f

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If I said f149564fc8 that, Ye Ilhoo f5d4aea300 would definitely think a6a8049a86 I was crazy.9d8b3276d55068aa

So I 5699a77244 denied it.350cdc35a380681b

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“I never d7f2ab8731 did that.”9e3a96d7cb9c3bff

“…”d5a26aec3e8ec22b

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“Maybe I was startled by something… Anyway, even if it seemed that way, it wasn’t because of you.”d90fa79f7804efa2

Ye Ilhoo didn’t ca123f8159 seem convinced by 61124b7fe5 my clumsy excuse. I had no choice 3e41993d4e but to grab his 3be75667e4 hand. He flinched at the e4013f4443 sudden touch.fec72b2c8166d9aa

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“See? Right?”b22a8dfbed7b75ee

“What, what?”0ddc701e34a9051d

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“I’m not d0242a13c3 avoiding you, 1a08b5e3f4 see? I’m even holding your b15cc9fee6 hand.”970c572b9d635a28

I squeezed his 47ab2a8237 hand as if bb633cde7c asking him to c451e636fa believe me.52f6c95281a1eb13

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When I interlocked 25ae6dd971 our fingers, Ye 237d4e0875 Ilhoo pulled his 4883134373 hand away in e5f7861e87 shock. His ears ec7d6c6b74 turned red, 5f271b7448 as if ee7d4471b8 the fever e5ab4e0157 had spread 350fb1e9f8 to him.a38f6148a1171bfe

“I’ll believe you, 64bf764da9 so stop.”5ebfeff876e041ab

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Ah, our grumpy seven-year-old. I chuckled 1d02bc2830 like a f9265bc739 deflated balloon. At first, I thought a388d0e589 he was just a a05582d844 rude guy, but now eee878f869 that we were somewhat 661c6b7c45 close, I seemed to 7cc3743146 have figured out his 65e5266a95 behavior pattern.884715300284754b

He snorted like a 1cddcd40d7 young dragon and changed db78014c44 the subject.e8071da934b17657

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“You seem 651721d521 to have 70d52d50a6 enough energy 019e278f5b to joke 226458175f around, so aa40dfd5b1 come spar. We haven’t done today’s 1d7bdba138 session yet.”3928d8f23b5a8440

“Huh?”d1f3f4e691953ed0

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Come to e8c424eb72 think of a84af50d19 it, I 431dc5125d did feel 68890e2fe6 a bit bdee6331ee better. It didn’t seem like 617343a4e3 it was just because 80dca6db7d I drank water. I hadn’t taken any d359aa7675 medicine since I fainted, 5bdf910768 so it was strange.9e3761456ec12a4c

I raised my cebf03e398 hand to feel bba77a5f8b my forehead. Since it was 1a163fa76e my body, I ec4c4dc000 wasn’t sure if ed8e4c3177 the fever had 219ff1200d gone down. I suddenly 9b7e6da1a7 leaned my c1ce202890 face towards 795d14af08 Ye Ilhoo.1fa1ce9d3a5deffb

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“Feel my forehead.”485cebda4ee5ed1c

“What? Why should I?”5ae3906ef5bfff1f

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“Come on. Check if 42eeb875f3 I’m really d60889b9d6 okay. I can’t tell 0b99226121 myself.”51db46b0076ccdb5

As I grumbled 67c6480a53 and urged him, c10efa7eb3 Ye Ilhoo reluctantly 1af6a9999d placed his hand 0ca9afcaf7 on my forehead. For someone who 8a823f8799 handled flames, his d4b2e34313 touch felt cool.fcced286d9dc2116

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But does this c0cd972f80 even help in f732a96a21 checking the fever?ebf02f7dac82f090

I tilted my head 730ce5d878 and asked again.ed5a50f84b5a60ca

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“How is it? Does it feel like b9836e44b6 the fever’s gone?”67963284792d9ae3

“I’m not sure.”625d86592f49be41

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“Insensitive jerk. Come on, 010cf71645 feel it 44f08b9f93 a bit 335ccfd443 more.”316bff2b4bf1783d

I quietly entrusted myself f0861e3a00 to his hand. His hand, 74084ea4de which had f51ba576c1 paused for 325328ec5d a moment, 7b5f971002 began to 5e0eec461d move again.e629a4a763a55e91

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The large, firm hand 9042a7724f that covered my forehead 3eed733f98 gently brushed my earlobe 5754c92816 and then touched my 565b9b83ec cheek. I liked the 70eb8af13b cool temperature, so 590f1f5cce I unconsciously rubbed 95e1fe66df my feverish cheek 34d1f8cf42 against his hand.87bb47f57b451f34

“Do you always 9a56ed7e9c let others touch 9c3bf1a9f1 you like this?”452152e3cda5d80a

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“What did you 0d5e0cbcb3 say?”c5a4a829a53a54e2

“You said to feel more…”66cdd7289f8eb560

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I couldn’t hear what 719d4850a4 he was muttering, so f86c6f4abb I asked again, but c730fcbefe he just mumbled to 31037a92e4 himself. Somehow, his touch on 573accb785 my face felt a a4ec5ffb15 bit sticky.a0801971a623a16a

Then suddenly, 09eaa365f9 Ye Ilhoo’s 0aa755d2ed thumb softly 9b504c9798 brushed over 3ba9deb648 my lips.a28904f9a8e5a58b

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