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?d75e4a6de0624fbb

“What… did you say? Die?”07c549ea8db3a954

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[System://Yes, yes!]

“…Is that something to say so cheerfully?”ae75d56039142ca3

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I tried to smack 5f4c73e84a the system window in 01371ac52f frustration, but as I d86cf6fa07 had experienced before, my 8b7ff6d5e9 hand just passed through 83992c5cdc it. The system window just 3a21b61c4a flickered annoyingly.7999f93756e96756

I sighed deeply 14b074a486 and asked again.1eb48738ec7ddae2

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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?”3a2023a1ac9a776b

[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 was db57323170 strange. I had already confirmed 27003568b0 through Chae Goya that be7345d98b this world had reached 023554d007 a peaceful happy ending.d2e6b89d171cb436

‘Besides, “Love War” f7061db42b is about Baek af2368d0fa Seojoon and Ha aabb51b345 Seongrim as the 1c3dbd808b main characters!’0e1a91e4d708481b

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There was no b7a579442b way a mere 3d30129c37 D-grade extra like 3ab9b18f06 me could be 2f76d4d2c0 the main player, 33b447844c and there was f11992c7dc no room for 392786d43c the game to 8badad5a9c progress further.af5adc236c80c9ef

It seemed difficult c523021654 to understand the abd8594d1c current situation with 3b8018bfe3 just a few 7eb77ac847 questions.4948442e9f1e9776

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I sat down e991a7b383 on the floor a4e300354e and gestured to a7434c18d1 the system window.c971b421f337ef73

“Explain from the 65e6020b0a beginning. It sounds like 28ece94521 my life is 303cc54989 on the line.”2cab739c3ea3c803

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

But just 31133013da then, as 393f32e2c6 soon as 9e0225c276 the system ff005dd14c window asked 776f6ff9e8 that, the 9ddbe73cd9 curtain surrounding e608b1855c the bed 5ea453da4d suddenly opened.77d5ccc5574e8d12

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Sitting cross-legged on bbdb38344e the cold floor, 7175d7e229 I quickly looked 7c1fdd585c up. Ye Ilhoo was standing 1eea34b982 there with a bottle e614112cee of water in his 105edaf193 hand.8e456c5266ee0cce

He frowned deeply when 9f30cdb9ec he saw me.523f88c132b0f7cf

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“What are you 3b60324fe8 doing there?”5694130496059830

“Oh, well, this thing suddenly…”8a1105304c07c822

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I reflexively 917682eb88 pointed at 31e7b4af6a the system f0abfe20e8 window as 34ff36a860 I spoke. But then I 7ac51d5c23 remembered that only d5529bb174 I could see 8e0ba0b42f it.8cb50d769128f69d

And even 9f71ab21a2 if Ye 821dcf4132 Ilhoo could 349863bc28 see it, a106382da2 the system 9ee6e4da29 window had 466ddab74e already disappeared.0a921066c85b146a

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Ugh, I missed c1eb50668a a good opportunity. Who knows when 34d75ab0f4 it’ll appear again?76e0306118288581

I was internally screaming 30530f9861 about how to summon 2326a1e290 the system window again. Ye Ilhoo raised an 318ed460e7 eyebrow and tilted his efb9c21ce2 head at me.06dc513e51157fc9

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“…‘This thing’?”0d22d68aac48f5ec

Of course, Ye Ilhoo 1e80baa432 had no idea what 0651d2e3a8 I was pointing at. He stared 712a95188d suspiciously at bd239e7f1a the spot c89bb9bae8 my finger 8ed897d365 indicated.547e0c86637cc3ff

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A light silence ac61942619 passed between us.e228137911f4c9ec

“…”9f657dbe4f232129

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“…”f56a5470b96581dd

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.fb36e82aa9eaf5b7

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“Haha…”9a6134c57acb7b37

As I 66b51bcf13 let out ea15a9400f an awkward 3e6aec34d2 laugh, Ye 5dda630637 Ilhoo finally 2407ef7417 looked away 412c42a2bd from where d4dc9fbcc2 the system 568b8454f8 window had df101f58ea been. Then he stared a908daaf67 intently at me, db18b5c9f9 as if assessing b5935a8131 whether I was e38b840769 sane.f3149e77df7e0afe

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Soon, he lifted me 905f56c842 in what’s commonly known 8dab828cab as a‘princess carry,’just like c65d27f633 when he 51aca7a6e8 brought me aee152f36e here.932659bb3a2892d8

“Whoa!”f0f7b58e03bdf7e9

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“Quiet, don’t make a 6a4f4954a7 fuss.”dd073c085ffbdfa9

Ugh, no d5646f975e matter how d8e71488d7 many times 6ef2939433 it happens, 58bb529924 I can’t 7e62607484 get used 1ed15abbe5 to someone ec85bd772c lifting me 5747c3e5b8 so easily.6f3ffa235828033e

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And being carried like this brings me too close to Ye Ilhoo…f8629269d68502cd

But whether I 89629118b1 was startled or 6ab8cb8585 not, he gently 9fd59db41a placed me on a5e5be59ed the bed. I felt 8e4c701c4c a bit b86ad281e5 embarrassed for d46ad62371 screaming and 3585d81d71 making a 619d49d691 fuss.98d750c8a2fb15e9

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“Drink this.”0395999642cd8272

“Huh? How did you know c05e19252f I was thirsty?”aa86533e1ace5a17

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As the 327bc82a1a water bottle 295eb4ba6e was handed e772e83e99 to me, 5f0a4a4217 the forgotten 21a6d3f10e thirst rushed f41528841c back. I gratefully db0ded0f21 took it b4ab67a93b and gulped 8d2d401e19 it down. My throat, 2a60820e84 which had 7c67e33149 been burning, d2acf8b875 cooled down e5b9c1f792 quickly.740567df4c899879

“You probably don’t remember, a3f4e2e974 but someone was making 3c942d1fae a fuss about needing bc3c1c4d0f water immediately, so I 44e367bb58 couldn’t ignore it.”8c3e0d0542c0a176

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“Ahem…!”7ac91d0525f1b2da

Whoever it was, f787580e30 they must have 64c3a5da1c made quite a 91edb95dd6 scene to move b2791096c3 Ye Ilhoo. I scratched the back 7c6a538d08 of my neck in a11bb99224 embarrassment.db29f2f1587e0e8a

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“Anyway… thanks. For bringing me here and for getting the water.”ad6a7d211bb9c96d

“I need you e41f911bcb to keep sparring, a9d9f43c75 so it’s a 56edde5f66 problem if you da9573cef4 collapse.”ef11d2e15310488a

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He could have d3851fa57d wrapped it up bd212bf77f nicely, but Ye 7dfdebf9e7 Ilhoo was brutally 755ca8233e honest. What an annoying guy.83186f9a9a7ffbc1

“Come to think 3fbfda0aa7 of it, I’ve 084d14cd99 let it slide 4e2c83bff5 until now, but bce74c1fb9 I have to 75c488b4ed ask you something.”193ace4fe3d5b4a8

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“Go ahead.”e9bff95db769fd20

“Why are f896cd926a you so b1c2027855 obsessed with 71ada8b384 sparring with 24a5ea6369 me?”5c5753e8efec91a0

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At that, Ye Ilhoo 5d67fae618 looked at me with 7058e9e2b8 a puzzled expression. His face was so df4a5c25ae handsome it was almost a91748770c burdensome.4f7144f2a9206c04

“I’m the only SS-grade c0f07177d3 hunter in Korea.”6435c91a48d48083

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“…”b6cb61457e7be357

“But I found someone a3e5cf66ec who can match my dc638219d8 strength, even if it’s 624750b59f just for the time f98821c5ef it takes to cook 11af74d3e7 instant noodles.”2eaf4bff50106fbc

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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?”56ae3425e18df3a4

I expected him to 936868eee2 get defensive, but surprisingly, 902d9ef885 Ye Ilhoo said nothing. He quietly acknowledged 6dfaa20a18 it. Wow, he 624341de22 realized he 46d3e9887c was acting 38d3fdbfec like a b45604620f five-year-old.ef3a8f152fa22ac3

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“I need to get 3e17a7b2d1 stronger.”a8312bb1efe5c355

“You know that’s 1e3fc4a711 kind of arrogant, 920d03b680 right? Even as an SS-grade, b5570f8e5b why?”6c87126c51528835

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“Being the only one b43c20e4fd doesn’t mean I’m the a156eef935 strongest.”6a17040f96ed4a41

Ye Ilhoo clammed db0927dc94 up after saying 2572353c40 something rather cryptic. He seemed lost in 5ed35fa315 thought. I felt a899077686 like I 7f10090399 had unintentionally 176c026a0a touched on 0332793d5f some deep-seated 6f2a5c5d35 worries of 95ac62ac26 his, so b18547501d I decided 4a2316fb2c to leave 880c920c10 it at 4d192f02e0 that. Besides, I learned a8eca105d8 a lot from 8349951112 sparring with him.fff28534d2b2b7fc

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“And what 4a663f3800 was that c384eedbed thing you a68495817c said earlier?”ae9dcddb33247e01

“What thing?”6c714cf7b58291e8

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“You said 840a1ad44a I didn’t 094c4634a8 want to 1594014c4f touch you.”371dd32eb6ddabf8

Ye Ilhoo had said 6be7535ba8 that while carrying me 90386737a5 in the hallway. I couldn’t a0167531cd just ignore b97c5dd556 it after 46fd8ef654 hearing it, b9c797f8d2 so I 0cd5d57766 wanted to c76647fa4c clear it 678a01d695 up.a662d1771144de71

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Ye Ilhoo’s silver-gray 55fc870c57 eyes wavered slightly 66c20742b9 before settling. He seemed to e71fc7c28b be weighing whether 34948dcfd9 to say something, fb54a52af2 but I waited e59c20e5ff patiently for his a444f18de6 next words.18986e6a5bcf5beb

Soon, Ye Ilhoo, 3056d794bb uncharacteristically hesitant, spoke.ead3bf21c2ff8daf

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“That day in the sparring room…”4d4513884219fdf4

“Yeah?”29efccd463a238ae

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“You avoided me.”68b07f2ef65566af

“…Huh?”c38636c40e8b846d

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I’ve avoided you more than once… I couldn’t figure out when he meant, so I was momentarily blank.4184deaee4d28f6d

“You were fine a4de00258a with Chae Goya.”519915fe1d5af8f8

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“…Ah!”3dc9bf8eb64c8d99

I finally realized 65c4834b75 what he was 71c46e62c9 talking about. It was around the 074eadefb6 time when the system 7ae0d65867 window started appearing over f07277de0e Ryumin’s head. I had dbee396fd0 just decided 36333dc05e it was dcd0d22cd8 better to fafa14e7a6 keep my 74e3e234ca distance from 04f9e50615 the sub 0a362d7b6b gongs.1e01cbbf2f315788

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‘I thought he didn’t 37beab2f2e care.’b8510ba8eb9200ee

It was 4e43932b4a quite some 2afa67abcd time after bf4b76844c I started 880c4bbd45 avoiding him.61169823fb9325af

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‘So he’s d10c56f8f9 been dwelling 84bcd65a23 on me cd44a83cf2 avoiding him 2191d47aa6 all this 2efadcf083 time? That Ye Ilhoo?’0d95f43a05b756ca

Setting aside my surprise, 234f818ac2 I felt a bit 59cecbbc0c guilty for unintentionally hurting 6434b77c84 Ye Ilhoo, even a 89d91a9144 little.4c78b33394897089

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As I said, cbdcaaeb38 I liked getting a489940119 along with people. Even if someone was b073317be1 annoying, I preferred to dced11bdb3 get along if possible.4bb1309270fcda0b

But admitting and apologizing 32c3f13d39 would lead to questions 035d839918 about why I avoided 06241ec1d6 him, and I had ed67b62ce9 no answer. Because a system d558f70a5a window showing your e4289e9160 favorability appeared over d149f38b1b your head, I bd86788b39 avoided you because c4567604b7 it felt weird.0acdfce0a6ecba55

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If I a5532b0179 said that, 5c961d2caa Ye Ilhoo cf8d634d37 would definitely a9f329b658 think I 237850696a was crazy.7449826a0127983c

So I denied 704b9db92a it.47f66ecf0db40a52

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“I never did that.”b54dc504240c2338

“…”58b5ff9a8995cef2

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“Maybe I was startled by something… Anyway, even if it seemed that way, it wasn’t because of you.”7e6b5cf348032957

Ye Ilhoo 6c20a5b02d didn’t seem 44ca381bd4 convinced by 01afcba446 my clumsy 1e1226ac8e excuse. I had 84b339b194 no choice 666d63f43b but to 68dd701c5c grab his 597a3b1bf3 hand. He flinched at b4a7ebce43 the sudden touch.a78a40a2349ed868

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“See? Right?”53ef0e88404204a9

“What, what?”8d4b4f80fcf740cd

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“I’m not avoiding you, 67f777c319 see? I’m even 52988d6e4d holding your 62d4a9ca9a hand.”f3bb30c6d134e5a3

I squeezed his 815c94abc6 hand as if f1f6c28a34 asking him to eade963a12 believe me.15aa8a127984de75

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When I 1ae9a8fdf5 interlocked our b8fcad7964 fingers, Ye 2a7cb297ff Ilhoo pulled 2caf481f0b his hand ce871b2960 away in c961444055 shock. His ears turned red, 7b3221caaa as if the fever a7e290b577 had spread to him.86cf498e53be0fab

“I’ll believe 50bb7e79f2 you, so 1df66f2d6b stop.”5bb352b962b159e0

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Ah, our cd822c5f8e grumpy seven-year-old. I chuckled 4d75bbc676 like a 82afdc672e deflated balloon. At first, d95f110cea I thought 25219c8f15 he was 1dd2bf27bb just a 3e6bc846cc rude guy, cadb4987bd but now b2d0e8d0d4 that we 05fce757f2 were somewhat 8b003d28bc close, I 7fc51c2007 seemed to b384765ba1 have figured 200b6487a0 out his d1798c0cda behavior pattern.396891c220d7d65f

He snorted like fdb82c9f30 a young dragon e9a5e91104 and changed the a2c0bff4b5 subject.015260a6dd3ed67b

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“You seem 615e75852f to have dc2ced8638 enough energy 98e9604b1a to joke c8b59ead08 around, so 906147882f come spar. We haven’t done 1b4c7e33f9 today’s session yet.”a1b797374ba41a83

“Huh?”c7b93c49eb8695be

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Come to think of 2c2fc67980 it, I did feel bbcc1c9151 a bit better. It didn’t seem like 130d4f94e6 it was just because b975e42ac6 I drank water. I hadn’t taken 118c35e7d9 any medicine since 24d5bcce70 I fainted, so 3a5357993c it was strange.85066ed6e6de202d

I raised 6d8abf67f2 my hand ad01c8c5a8 to feel 7fde64081e my forehead. Since it was my 9b76a6659b body, I wasn’t sure 4586cdd1b5 if the fever had ee25bd56e9 gone down. I suddenly leaned 21bb90cc20 my face towards 732c0a9e24 Ye Ilhoo.e96c2b148632b258

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“Feel my forehead.”bb48c4ab39d8813c

“What? Why should I?”8ab9973dc3c5ca95

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“Come on. Check if I’m really 589679c674 okay. I can’t tell myself.”8b5cfbafc4071e6c

As I grumbled and 84d90f3609 urged him, Ye Ilhoo 1ffe3589ee reluctantly placed his hand 6b6c0f3cc4 on my forehead. For someone b40dd3da6e who handled 29feaeb0e1 flames, his 3652121571 touch felt 94bf6a890d cool.7a0de6b1d32dbcc7

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But does 8e0be07f0a this even 92bf9e686c help in d33dc7a82a checking the fee1fb2663 fever?a942d9e98bdd975b

I tilted my head 61877be911 and asked again.a9d2ffad6c034f27

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“How is it? Does it feel like 50372ce004 the fever’s gone?”12c0cc2bca7384ca

“I’m not sure.”907f10baa1b1efed

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“Insensitive jerk. Come on, feel it 4114ee68d9 a bit more.”8b6c8081baccb2db

I quietly entrusted myself 8906e8f56a to his hand. His hand, which 4a38bd6b2f had paused for cf8d8560dc a moment, began 3345f695b0 to move again.4866598488307518

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The large, 5ff2ee73f4 firm hand dd8861b8df that covered e645df8984 my forehead 94239684c8 gently brushed 62923724ff my earlobe a290913f21 and then 0c128536b1 touched my 25756ca309 cheek. I liked 3d485953c0 the cool b47148ae21 temperature, so 2c84b960d4 I unconsciously 6e03b2626d rubbed my 72ac3754fb feverish cheek f9894c0e24 against his 6aa55c894a hand.ff08b0be4999c046

“Do you always 8cf2e3df73 let others touch f942c20817 you like this?”793677ce38d8c7d6

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“What did 0f2b80ab3c you say?”06956a9d33956c9a

“You said to feel more…”ea34af3d15315f6c

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I couldn’t hear what 3df713cef6 he was muttering, so 82d7ab6f63 I asked again, but c8cf033016 he just mumbled to 5d71561f8d himself. Somehow, his touch b56447d2ab on my face a2ce824ad9 felt a bit 10f6343b3e sticky.e75cf2fe68a0b612

Then suddenly, Ye Ilhoo’s 1329df108c thumb softly brushed over a44319c52f my lips.9a51999d25039237

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