SGC | Chapter 20
by _rinnnieI 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?08823c5b786fa7e1
“What… did you say? Die?”87e28f0847d29bdd
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[System://Yes, yes!]
“…Is that something to say so cheerfully?”bdeecbfea34be676
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I tried to e1eb8e4ed1 smack the system d703ccf42b window in frustration, 1bf5ec2277 but as I 9645ce298e had experienced before, 9960bcc82a my hand just e72875665f passed through it. The system window just 6104b317f2 flickered annoyingly.27e5ed42f2123b68
I sighed deeply and 1bbecf095a asked again.59c61ebdd738dc9f
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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?”2bde6872419727b8
[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 7bd374faee was strange. I had 29d54ab756 already confirmed 144e5552d5 through Chae 15f3cf9987 Goya that 9ce0867d22 this world cc7f2b95a9 had reached 835e272c45 a peaceful 39f94b6309 happy ending.2c0c59bc67d3fdc2
‘Besides, “Love 792e65cfbf War” is cb5c5b305d about Baek 50816b6cf0 Seojoon and c6161bee6c Ha Seongrim 2784c89c31 as the 50466d57cd main characters!’ec755005f701c5b1
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There was no way 6cc8d443ba a mere D-grade extra 48a315770e like me could be c29c572c50 the main player, and ccbb5b6e14 there was no room b057ab1de8 for the game to da08188191 progress further.e58227328a419e3e
It seemed difficult to f45d42e113 understand the current situation b5648d1482 with just a few c410e78da1 questions.0a78d6d669c7ffa6
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I sat down on dda9995078 the floor and gestured 32a5152e23 to the system window.f2134133f0f569ad
“Explain from the beginning. It sounds ada5e091d6 like my 75f3d7cf53 life is 8de90edbc2 on the 1a9e467ae4 line.”c9cf05817910e1a2
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[System://As you wish! Shall I start by explaining this world?]
But just 7698e4bbef then, as bb9e1ac552 soon as 457c159d75 the system 1fd32501a4 window asked 4f2faae43b that, the 93f4275bda curtain surrounding f106b543cf the bed c0157bc031 suddenly opened.3fc88e412e49149e
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Sitting cross-legged 159273a5e7 on the 39384820ab cold floor, cee011dfb2 I quickly beaab02cb2 looked up. Ye Ilhoo was standing a2bf04e514 there with a bottle e76f42c80b of water in his 72c5bcd63d hand.a448790f14d97914
He frowned deeply ff4287c0cc when he saw 5f40b065dc me.63721fdad971b246
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“What are 94136ea422 you doing 79239756d9 there?”9e2b5c6662d30a1f
“Oh, well, this thing suddenly…”777bff344654b0a1
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I reflexively b0167b15cb pointed at 46c3b8509c the system 8c2650a787 window as bad95f5206 I spoke. But then 741a2f3292 I remembered e77f837c6b that only 58f3dabaad I could adfbfd0e72 see it.c2cb147b10cbf14d
And even if Ye 05f6732164 Ilhoo could see it, f54162b327 the system window had a8e999584c already disappeared.1d33c56e55906409
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Ugh, I 1a085beb77 missed a 4911b18fd1 good opportunity. Who knows 803d15667d when it’ll d4cacc235a appear again?b47cd5be07fc1b8d
I was internally 3d3811c1b6 screaming about how 33f0ac59c2 to summon the 2068d3b28c system window again. Ye Ilhoo d5ff9fba68 raised an ff63a64677 eyebrow and 02d3b054c0 tilted his a948236d6a head at ddd02ce059 me.b739796cb0f1ec5e
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“…‘This thing’?”f412cb4942673e93
Of course, 05e5a3243d Ye Ilhoo bc489bb55e had no d51bc0c175 idea what d087080f34 I was d88842b8f5 pointing at. He stared e17b547bed suspiciously at 6b2df65ac2 the spot d99bc73056 my finger bcaeea650a indicated.8a53aace59026df2
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A light silence passed 91ec7192b2 between us.8b0137bd0f97e3b9
“…”36a8d55404afb825
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“…”0a8e455b28c1faa2
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.16c4f8e99429a9da
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“Haha…”317dca55bad70032
As I let ec5e240908 out an awkward deeb86dc3c laugh, Ye Ilhoo 763b556104 finally looked away e94427d4d4 from where the d80e1a3912 system window had d2012b04e1 been. Then he stared fa4167141d intently at me, 184368a7c5 as if assessing 732d8308df whether I was a7459d28b1 sane.d4ad235605b18f26
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Soon, he 3fd0bf2251 lifted me a2d21e6a28 in what’s 5c475311a2 commonly known 26a20185ed as a‘princess carry,’just like when he 8b21fcb4e1 brought me here.3109ba0acb9608c0
“Whoa!”2c4c229b96a2453f
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“Quiet, don’t make a 457edbf2af fuss.”841f4beef65c91f2
Ugh, no 72e67c7202 matter how 0ea41b09b7 many times 60e0574d56 it happens, fae27b1efb I can’t 2d11d58d2d get used 05057ab14c to someone 12fa9ba88c lifting me 9e9231c746 so easily.5edc303a2096a993
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And being carried like this brings me too close to Ye Ilhoo…4e4cf79f286f80e8
But whether f5e9272076 I was efa33bd28b startled or c485163ee3 not, he 9929bbd434 gently placed 7bd054f7e0 me on 3d8d5810eb the bed. I felt a bit f0dba6328c embarrassed for screaming and d8e36f73cd making a fuss.397947590d9008ca
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“Drink this.”1968aa24f7e2e130
“Huh? How did you 0c1cd8fbbd know I was 732238978d thirsty?”a02968bde9f36eab
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As the 191ceae821 water bottle 2a249571a1 was handed cac9cd818b to me, 8f93054746 the forgotten 6b3ed49597 thirst rushed 1515d7cbeb back. I gratefully 03b9319fff took it 391660cf86 and gulped 88836113ba it down. My throat, which 2fbb287fec had been burning, 1ec901dcd5 cooled down quickly.13c2379afab774e3
“You probably don’t remember, d597fb51aa but someone was making 67aca69d68 a fuss about needing 736e6b0b08 water immediately, so I b9b40bf545 couldn’t ignore it.”4c35e4cabad97c26
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“Ahem…!”239ea7f550591cb2
Whoever it 1bf7ef2adf was, they 5373a08f8d must have fae3a52abe made quite 5512b73f5a a scene d2ffded552 to move e1d39ae20f Ye Ilhoo. I scratched fcb6f234a8 the back 0f9f5a560c of my 89d2e2dd04 neck in 4afa05faba embarrassment.4d1e5b3bf7375eeb
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“Anyway… thanks. For bringing me here and for getting the water.”85d75572b1be03fc
“I need you to b25f087348 keep sparring, so it’s ebdc43281b a problem if you 1c1c60cf9f collapse.”adc73c00f1032a04
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He could fcb152718e have wrapped fbae365087 it up 7e261b6cac nicely, but 1e4a63f355 Ye Ilhoo 8a33bee6bc was brutally 23f60ba314 honest. What an annoying ce65c37fb8 guy.530799e4d1562d30
“Come to think of 22311fa3c9 it, I’ve let it d68267cc5d slide until now, but 687bed5662 I have to ask f627673d08 you something.”fcede43e24ca022b
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“Go ahead.”1dcb2b329c49062a
“Why are you so 7ebd479793 obsessed with sparring with fcd2e927db me?”e9b1789f438b62f6
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At that, Ye 352f9b2d12 Ilhoo looked at faae836e5b me with a 22ed3f52ef puzzled expression. His face was so 13fadc6a12 handsome it was almost 602787cea9 burdensome.e349d33fd06709d8
“I’m the only 1ec6e9a49c SS-grade hunter in fff522bfd9 Korea.”7feca3159a058cc7
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“…”64c0a7923d1a0032
“But I found e35fb579a4 someone who can f77d239c53 match my strength, 11d8b7a817 even if it’s 48e077853c just for the 5d09dce9ac time it takes c198c8fe06 to cook instant 8096b9c7b1 noodles.”e9f8ca98be3ace49
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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?”9a0917be3fc07bf5
I expected him b60d654a60 to get defensive, b8ce558940 but surprisingly, Ye 0515c68717 Ilhoo said nothing. He quietly acknowledged 363cf2f81b it. Wow, he realized he de88986424 was acting like a 3212467202 five-year-old.545d771ae85c5f03
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“I need to get ade71b9c2f stronger.”4319c58b65ac5cce
“You know d7cb04603f that’s kind 7738e3eb5a of arrogant, 8bd00466c4 right? Even as an 83c2bed7a0 SS-grade, why?”d670682110b9092c
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“Being the 20f82ed7d9 only one d0122af160 doesn’t mean 43b0b9ac80 I’m the f31b0e29d5 strongest.”d24b30ad0761c5d7
Ye Ilhoo clammed 36af0e44ff up after saying a57c7dcf1a something rather cryptic. He seemed f15ea3c485 lost in 3545caa60a thought. I felt 16d69755db like I 9c5754f402 had unintentionally dfbd2d41ef touched on edab612b73 some deep-seated 21ddf7b6fd worries of 06e29e5088 his, so 95903ddac6 I decided c402dd6ff9 to leave f7d1cd5b93 it at 60a40af621 that. Besides, I 930104db5f learned a 9eb94dc3f4 lot from e20835d9ee sparring with e9ba6b016f him.a36dd0774535e1f3
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“And what was that 5af0642eec thing you said earlier?”dbc5cd8d73bd273e
“What thing?”75abcf0eeb07201d
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“You said 0aaf561de1 I didn’t 055eb6176e want to b9b3a358a4 touch you.”60decb598efd5095
Ye Ilhoo had said be06587f56 that while carrying me d0142d5ca3 in the hallway. I couldn’t f154d33a97 just ignore 69351480b9 it after 0ff23216c5 hearing it, 16107bb78b so I 75b5d5a790 wanted to 4ed67a6554 clear it 716c0d0659 up.40a91d092f732579
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Ye Ilhoo’s 5d7193479d silver-gray eyes 592f0af2df wavered slightly e04ff69717 before settling. He seemed 0a80a33305 to be 7deaf4b0bd weighing whether f1ab512c81 to say dd613bdea0 something, but 2a7e183d37 I waited 47133f209b patiently for 7be7220596 his next b14c50752b words.5651ee5b38504bb2
Soon, Ye Ilhoo, uncharacteristically 7469869dee hesitant, spoke.d5cb827f1d9f5313
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“That day in the sparring room…”14219aa4de9eef94
“Yeah?”6c12b94fbf1c1110
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“You avoided me.”dfc06f28b4b91470
“…Huh?”2fdba8edb8554b5c
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I’ve avoided you more than once… I couldn’t figure out when he meant, so I was momentarily blank.a065e342c5c1e490
“You were 5150d3f691 fine with 5b12f09681 Chae Goya.”19c9d50f55bbf137
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“…Ah!”cfe28456656b59e8
I finally realized 6ffc8e9050 what he was 5b5b966774 talking about. It was around the 6d81cb1384 time when the system b383f688f4 window started appearing over 01919ed9a1 Ryumin’s head. I had just b810ec8cd4 decided it was facb49f786 better to keep bc6fbace51 my distance from 31feea23bf the sub gongs.c0a9e65899bd1125
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‘I thought he didn’t efd1dc74db care.’f2d67a7531f64159
It was 5ce8f789f6 quite some e95db4914f time after 1854ab8244 I started 0c2d826549 avoiding him.28fb35449f52fbbc
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‘So he’s 545d2d3911 been dwelling 63164b5232 on me 67a07f880e avoiding him 97567ce548 all this 86339be9d5 time? That Ye Ilhoo?’e1913b1d4977571c
Setting aside a10b4d30d7 my surprise, ab9e76c39e I felt 3ad3ad73d4 a bit 1b9764e896 guilty for 931647fee9 unintentionally hurting 9a66ffd165 Ye Ilhoo, c8801a79c9 even a 4b01716243 little.808e06098ea8339f
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As I ef24f2c5f2 said, I 649e2d1242 liked getting 16c6b22336 along with 3397e5d233 people. Even if someone was 22a4685c94 annoying, I preferred to 6a835b9d79 get along if possible.36cc7c9fa47b98d5
But admitting and apologizing bc18470f22 would lead to questions ed9aee33db about why I avoided 5b58305804 him, and I had e668126c8d no answer. Because a system window 6fc128c9a6 showing your favorability appeared 393e8e1e7d over your head, I f74a66128b avoided you because it b0628b09c2 felt weird.aeff3896cc023442
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If I said that, 0cd5cbdf98 Ye Ilhoo would definitely 7dccd0ed6b think I was crazy.de478fa4939aebe2
So I denied 3e4d460b2f it.2d5a79b4c444272e
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“I never did that.”ccfb652005211a3e
“…”404c4d7b015fd973
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“Maybe I was startled by something… Anyway, even if it seemed that way, it wasn’t because of you.”d42dbc21b68aa5a8
Ye Ilhoo didn’t seem 77d0c563d0 convinced by my clumsy 934977880d excuse. I had 5889d8d953 no choice 72813403e9 but to 667cf62ea5 grab his 2539a743f0 hand. He flinched at 5249025c2f the sudden touch.4e525c9130965613
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“See? Right?”90e1fbf7566255aa
“What, what?”5d915835599a19f5
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“I’m not avoiding you, 9377ae59e7 see? I’m even holding 441aa35f65 your hand.”f960a6debef0812e
I squeezed his hand 34c666bcad as if asking him b9ea19ad5c to believe me.8c440dcbd6e1c1f7
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When I interlocked e9a83eae7b our fingers, Ye f60d091724 Ilhoo pulled his 7b1ccb2a7d hand away in 4bc66a4cc9 shock. His ears turned 553888ecff red, as if b817b96e7e the fever had 58d760e027 spread to him.948ab006bb6958dd
“I’ll believe you, 1c4dc23b1e so stop.”20ad2f7609621a10
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Ah, our grumpy seven-year-old. I chuckled like a bf1192a1d6 deflated balloon. At first, I thought df3429b99c he was just a 882a3536b4 rude guy, but now 6fb24af594 that we were somewhat f5e486e673 close, I seemed to ae9f267785 have figured out his 98f558e076 behavior pattern.855eb540cf9f111b
He snorted like a 99799343a2 young dragon and changed bf2e2491b9 the subject.05e67b2f140c3b1e
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“You seem to have 8649d2f18c enough energy to joke 23166ce6fe around, so come spar. We haven’t c3071108b1 done today’s 6ccaeea3b3 session yet.”4c3f6170f8009bf3
“Huh?”5e86e5c5f6301c48
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Come to think cef94e26f9 of it, I 634da43e32 did feel a 42e2a5db07 bit better. It didn’t seem like 25ef95f4e3 it was just because 287b51fb19 I drank water. I hadn’t 3d51aef065 taken any e946b1c90d medicine since 91648f5439 I fainted, 596c45f7dd so it 7e938be1f4 was strange.56bb5a8674bd2ba7
I raised my hand 5ee8dc4a5a to feel my forehead. Since it was e45e2675d8 my body, I 98b058ca06 wasn’t sure if af80a4de29 the fever had 6a4f79fc24 gone down. I suddenly leaned my 19c2782e59 face towards Ye Ilhoo.a8636824bef7ba0c
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“Feel my forehead.”ceba082cba00937f
“What? Why should I?”40c84bce3aca1903
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“Come on. Check if I’m f31d88abe9 really okay. I can’t tell 6185babab6 myself.”028cc38e3acca819
As I c05895ae6d grumbled and 252658bdc5 urged him, 0cedbffd86 Ye Ilhoo 90d30403db reluctantly placed b0eff9b250 his hand bfbb621aac on my 2739e478d0 forehead. For someone who 4789be91c3 handled flames, his 8534987dfc touch felt cool.2f95cb028b252192
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But does this dcfb3f6b75 even help in d48effe19c checking the fever?0b7e9fa30cca7c75
I tilted my head 499e42db65 and asked again.ea439c2068eb2146
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“How is it? Does it feel 4647726298 like the fever’s 29f1f92ad6 gone?”3c6339ea3b9f7074
“I’m not sure.”95e48759faa6f8fc
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“Insensitive jerk. Come on, feel 1aa615d653 it a bit 1afe31a101 more.”33e1f62dbbf4a1ee
I quietly dfb31fd820 entrusted myself 37595037b4 to his ad5e9c1dea hand. His hand, which 64dd77267e had paused for 2359724eb3 a moment, began 3fbe0053e0 to move again.62f4273e5f1f53d7
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The large, 51c3de9f85 firm hand 16c37ef6dc that covered 921932f591 my forehead 7f27371dca gently brushed 267eeded6d my earlobe 878bd7b97e and then 329ca830ec touched my acc23e6cf6 cheek. I liked the 9bec3512f1 cool temperature, so b81a202619 I unconsciously rubbed c64a462c3f my feverish cheek 5e8691191f against his hand.86b4dc67729fb974
“Do you always 17b426c5cd let others touch 629d908c6e you like this?”abf54353a207a562
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“What did you fe9b357124 say?”6eae7ca4ddaed81b
“You said to feel more…”a1cf47fdeae195dc
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I couldn’t 377c599b0b hear what 347d8a8a8e he was 3e218e9282 muttering, so f2d7c15a78 I asked 0338d32f11 again, but 41c7b66522 he just d1bd37fbdb mumbled to a79bd85f8c himself. Somehow, his touch on 8228293c9f my face felt a 4735a83af5 bit sticky.ddb5ffa6ba30769d
Then suddenly, 23c06f720b Ye Ilhoo’s 5ce3b49cec thumb softly e348fef360 brushed over d9781afa93 my lips.b0b151d99aaf346b
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