Chapter 96 - The winner [2]

With their positions switched, Oh Sookyung stood above the current king now, and raising his sword, he was about to drive it through the king.

That's when, something fell into Jiwoo's line of sight, and her eyes widened. Within a matter of second, Jiwoo vanished from her position and appeared in the field.

A man was about to attack Sookyung from the back, and Sookyung, whose concentration was on the king, had failed to notice that.

Nonetheless, due to her fast reaction, Jiwoo was able to take out her dagger and block the attack in time. Raising her head to stare at the man, she intensely glared at him.

Her lips were pursed into a thin line while a dangerous aura emitted from her. One could easily see how enraged she was at that very moment.

"What the hell are you doing!?" Moon Jiwoo exclaimed.

With that, a jolt of electricity went through the body of that man, and the energy caused him to be pushed backwards. As his body came in contact with the ground harshly, the man found himself losing his consciousness.

Turning his head back, Sookyung smiled and said, "Thanks. You have protected my back once again."

Taking this opportunity, the king sat up on the ground, and although his body was quite weak, the king tried to reach out for his sword.

Noticing that, Moon Jiwoo walked towards Kim Namhyuk, and curving her lips to form a wide smile on it, a glint appeared in her eyes. 

Before the King was able to reach the sword, Jiwoo raised her leg, and pressing her foot on top of his shoulder, she caused Namhyuk to fall down on the ground.

Her bold actions caused gasps to escape from the people present at there and managed to elicit surprised reactions from most.

"Why don't you just stay on the ground and accept your death, You son of an ȧsshole? You weakling, you don't even know how to fight properly. That's why, it is better for you to die and give the throne to someone else who is more capable than you," Jiwoo stated.

Her actions shocked the people further. Although the King was at a weak state now, he still felt intimidating to the people here, and no one would be able to muster up their courage to utter such words.

"You! How dare you—"

Before the King could continue with his anger filled words, Sookyung raised his sword and drive it through the King's ċhėst. 

A scream escaped from the King at that motion, and blood splattered around the place. Moon Jiwoo scrunched her nose up as some of the blood came in contact with her, and a groan escaped from her mouth.

"Couldn't you have down it more neatly? You got me all dirty now," Jiwoo grumbled.

Raising her hand, she drove it through her hair, and taking step back, she removed her feet from above of the King.

A chuckle escaped from Sookyung's mouth as he extended his hand towards her, and while his sword disappeared into the thin air, he wrapped his hand around her shoulder, pulling her body closer to his.

Then, he arched his eyebrows and questioned, "Is that what you have to say to me after I won such a difficult fight?"

"What should I say? The only reason you have won us because the king was not particularly strong, and I already guessed that you will be winning in the first place. There is nothing surprising about it or to compliment you on," Jiwoo said, placing on a nonchalant expression.

Despite of her words, Moon Jiwoo found herself feeling extremely relieved at the outcome. For a moment there, she had thought that Oh Sookyung would be losing to the king. However, it appeared that the man had some tricks up his sleeves as well, and she felt proud of him at that.

Lowering her line of sight, Jiwoo raised her hand and patted his back before speaking out, "Although it was not all that impressive, good job, Oh Sookyung. You managed to survive."

Sookyung's lips curved to form a smile at her words, and he nodded his head.

A stern expression sat on his face, and Jiwoo did not miss the glare he shot towards Sookyung. Then recalling about he was the current King's relative, Jiwoo stared back at him intensely and protectively stood before Oh Sookyung.

Raising his hand, Sookyung placed it on her shoulder and said, "It's fine. That man doesn't mean any harm, Daerin. You—"

Before Sookyung was able to continue further, his consciousness drifted away from his, and his head fell on top of her shoulder. Feeling the sudden weight on her shoulder, Jiwoo was caught by surprise.

Tilting her head slightly, she realized that he had fallen asleep on her shoulder, and raising her hand, she placed it above his head in order to support him.

"Sookyung, Oh Sookyung? Are you alright?" she questioned— her tone worried.

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A groan escaped from Oh Sookyung's mouth as he fluttered his eyes open, and as the light hit his eyes, he squinted his eyes slightly. After adjusting himself to the light, he turned his head to the left as he felt a weight on his right hand.

Seeing how Moon Jiwoo was holding on to his right hand, a small smile formed on his face. It appeared that she had fallen asleep after accompanying him the entire time.

His eyes fell on the strands of bangs that laid on her head messily, and extending his hand towards her, he pushed back those hair. As he was about to tuck in those hair behind her ear, she stirred slightly before opening her eyes gradually.

The corner of her lips curved to form a smile as she spoke out, "Oh! You are finally awake. Apparently, the effects of the drugs that was fed to you was quite strong, and you remained unconscious for a week."

"Is that so? You seem exhausted," Sookyung pointed out.

"Is that obvious? I was just afraid that someone will be holding a grudge against you, and that was enough to make anxious to not fall asleep. I guarded you the entire time you were sleeping, so you better be grateful to me, Oh Sookyung," Jiwoo spoke out.

A chuckle escaped from Oh Sookyung's mouth as he stated, "You are overprotective of me. Not that it is bad, and I even like it."

Moon Jiwoo scoffed at that and said, "Who said that I am protective of you? It's just that it would be a complete waste to let you die. That's all. By the way, if you are feeling bad or something, just inform me. I will go and call the doctor."

"There is no need for that. I feel completely healthy," Sookyung spoke out, "You appear to be quite tired. Why don't you take a short nap while I watch over you? You might collapse at this rate."

Giving him a bored stare, Jiwoo stated, "There is no need for that! How weak do you take me to be? Even without a month's worth of sleep, I would not be collapsing."

Sookyung laughed at her words and said, "You still just be exhausted."

"Forget about that," Jiwoo voiced out, "There is one thing I am curious about. About that drug, how did you manage to get it? You haven't told me about it beforehand, and I was completely shocked. Then again, you are not the one to play fair."

"It was Minhyun's idea to do so. He had already predicted for this to happen," Sookyung stated, "I thought that this entire thing would be quite strict, but in the end, none of the rules were abided by."

"Yeah," Jiwoo said, "You were quite amazing there. I have to admit that."

Sookyung chuckled and stated, "I clearly remember you mentioning that you were not impressed. What's with the change in the opinion?"

"Do you want to get punched?" Jiwoo threatened, raising her fist.

Shaking his head, he spoke out, "I am glad that you could make it to there though. I was worried that you would be missing the entire fight and felt quite disheartened about that. But the moment I heard your voice, I felt relief wash over me, and I was really happy. It gave me a new type of joy."

Pulling on a disgusted expression, Jiwoo stated, "Can you not use such cheesy words? Fortunately, everything ended well. Everything had finished yet started now."

"Yeah," Sookyung spoke out, "Things still feel like a dream to me. We have managed to come so far."

"Indeed we did," Jiwoo said, "But recalling about our encounter still manages to infuriate me!"