Chapter 56 - The Old Man [1]

"Is this where that man lives?" Oh Sookyung questioned.

After Moon Jiwoo had managed to calm down from the shock she had received yesterday, she decided that it would be for the best if he met up with the man. 

If Sookyung had skills, it would be better if he learned to use them. That would reduce the burden upon her, and maybe she would not need to give her life over him.

After she had went to the place she met that man yesterday, she learned that the fortune teller had been changed, and the new fortune teller gave both of them some directions. Left with no choice, the two of them decided to follow the direction despite of how suspicious it seemed.

Following the directions, the two of them ended up inside a forest, and the fear of meeting wild animals began to rise within Moon Jiwoo. 

There was a dėsɨrė within her to get out of this wilderness. However, since they have made it so far, they could probably follow the directions completely.

"I don't know," she voiced out.

"You Fool, could it be that you are tricked? How can you just trust stranger's words this easily?" he questioned.

"Geez! Stop calling me a Fool, and it's not like I had any options. Now, this would not be fatal— I think— so let's just follow this direction. If it were not for me, I believe that you would be dead meat, so shut up," she vocalised.

"So, what are you saying is that now I owe you with my life?" he asked, raising one of his eyebrows.

"That goes without saying," she said, "I risked my life to save yours, and that clearly means that you owe your life to me."

"Wow! That's truly an exaggeration. When did you risk your life for my sake?" he stated, "Isn't it all for the sake of the money?"

She scoffed at him and vocalised, "Money or not, you still owe me your life."

Moon Jiwoo's eyes then fell on the snake slithering on the tree top while it's hissing caught her ears. Her incredible senses always managed to surprise her.

Raising her hand, she gripped on to the body of the snake, and although it was more or less disgusting to touch it, an idea came to her mind.

Bringing the snake from her back, she suddenly held it in front of his face and smirked at him. Moving the snake closer to him, she tried to frighten the boy.

Oh Sookyung was caught off guard for a moment, and staring at the creature in her hand flash its fang, he took a step back.

Getting nearer to Sookyung with that snake, she sneered and spoke out, "Are you scared of the snake? It's not going to eat you. Pet it, pet it."

As the giggles escaped from her mouth, the snake turned its head back and was about to bite into Jiwoo's hand. That's when, Sookyung took out a dagger from his pocket and drove it through the snake, killing it.

The blood from it fell on to Moon Jiwoo's hand, and she exclaimed loudly. She panicked and threw the snake in her hand forward.

Unfortunately, Oh Sookyung ended up being the victim to it for the snake fell on his shoulder— its blood staining his t-shirt while it slid down off of his body.

Sookyung's eyes widened when he turned his head to look at the red mark on his shoulder, and turning towards Jiwoo, he directed a glare towards her. 

Paying no attention to Oh Sookyung, she removed the backpack off of her shoulders, and opening the zip, she took out the hand sanitizer and handkerchief from her backpack. The blood in her hand felt extremely gross to her.

"Yah! Shin Daerin!" he exclaimed, "After I have saved you from that snake, this is how you repay him!"

Despite his loud voice, Moon Jiwoo's attention was not attracted by his anger filled voice. Opening the cap of the sanitizer, she was about to apply the gel in her hand when he suddenly grabbed the bottle and the handkerchief from her hand.

His actions resulted in her eyes dilating for a moment before a frown formed on her face, and creases appeared between both of her eyebrows.

"What are you doing, You Thief? Stop stealing," she stated while jumping up in order to take them back.

However, regardless of her words, Oh Sookyung did not return them back to her, and in fact, he tossed them further into the wilderness.

While a look of innocence formed in his eyes, a gasp left his mouth as he spoke out, "Oops! My hand just left."

Moon Jiwoo stared at horror due to what had happened, and her eyes went in the direction those two items was thrown off. Even with her enhanced vision, she was unable to see any signs of it.

Then, turning her gaze at Sookyung, she glared at the man and punched on his shoulder. Then, she vocalised, "Yah! You Jerk, what the hell is wrong with you? You Bastard!"

Pointing at his stained shirt, he said, "Since I am covered in blood as well, it would only be fair if both of us are stained. Don't you think so?"

"It's none of my concern whether or not you are covered in blood. If that matters to you this much, you should have prepared earlier with an extra set of clothing. How can you throw off someone else's things, Oh Sookyung!?" she exclaimed, having the urge to beat up the man before her. 

Taking in a deep breath, she prevented herself from doing anything reckless at this moment. The blood on her hand was very much disturbing.

Stepping closer to her, he pointed his finger at her and scoffed before saying, "Heol! You should learn how to be grateful. I literally saved your life right now, and you tossed that snake at me! Now, you are yelling at me."

"That actually sounds funny coming from you," she voiced out, "I don't recall you being thankful to me for saving you."

"Well, that was your duty and you will be getting paid for it, but in this, I am not getting anything in return," he stated.

"Too bad, you did no saving this time around. For your information, that bite from the snake would not have killed me, You Loser!" she vocalised, extending her hand towards him and wiping her hand on top of his clothing.

Moon Jiwoo had learned from Minnie on how she was immune to almost all thing that might seem deadly to human— one of that was snake's poison. Therefore, she did not worry much about getting bitten.

With that, she turned her back and run away from her. However, Oh Sookyung reacted fast, and before she was about to leave, he grabbed on to her hand, pulling her back.

Then, he pulled her into an immediate hug prior she was able to resist. The stench of the blood was strong on it, and scrunching her nose at the nauseating scent, she attempted to move away from me.

"Get away from me, You Pervert!" she exclaimed.

"Why? I don't want to do that," he stated, "You are really comfortable."

Heat rose up within Jiwoo at those words— mostly due to her anger— and she stepped upon his foot, causing him to release her. Jumping away from him, she stared fiercely at him.

A chuckle left his mouth at that as he spoke out, "I just wanted to hug you; sorry, I had no intentions for that."

Although those words left his mouth, his eyes showed a different story. Gritting her teeth, she clenched her jaws tightly.

However, before she was able to come up with a retort, a sharp pain went through her forehead, and a gasp left her mouth. She found herself stumbling a few steps backward while she raised her hand to touch on to her forehead.

As she took a deep breath, dizziness went over her, and her sight began to get blurry. Blinking her eyes multiple times, she tried to fix it.

Her throat felt parched all of a sudden, and her eyes then fell upon the body of the snake lying on the floor. All of a sudden, her eyes flashed red, and she found herself reaching for it. Her ċhėst was throbbing painfully.

"What's the matter?" Sookyung questioned— his voice being serious.

Although those words of his reached into her ear, she found herself unable to register those words into her mind. That was none of her concern at that moment.