Vol. 1 - Ch. 15

“W-what was that just now?”“…”

“You say I am right?”

There was no answer this time, and it wasn’t what I expected either.

I was dumbfounded and looked down at the back of my hand and Ja-hyun’s body, which was giving me warmth beyond it.

My body began to tremble a little bit at that point. The person beneath me was trembling, not me, even though I was trembling as well.

Why is he doing this?

Last time, the light shone through the body, but this time the entire body was shaking. Is it some aftereffect?

I thought about all sorts of things, but when I looked down, Ja-hyun was only smiling brightly, something I had never seen before.

There didn’t seem to be any problem.

I heard something similar to the sound of wind falling through the ears.

Judging by the way his body was shaking, it might have been just Ja-hyun laughing.

“As I thought.”

Suddenly, Ja-hyun opened his mouth.

“It is the same as back then. My guess was right.”

“What?”

I mean, when was that time?

As I was blinking at the sound, Ja-hyun, who was still smiling, for some reason spoke in a soft voice.

“Ju Eun-ri.”

“…?”

“Yes, you, Ju Eun-ri.”

Is he insane? The subtle smile on the face felt familiar today.

“Your words hold special power, did you know?”

“Special… me?”

I asked back with eyes widened at the unexpected words.

My words have special power. I am not a dragon from some store, so it makes no sense. Even though he was the one emitting light from the body, I had no idea why he was saying such things to me, who was a normal supporting character.

When I looked at him, Ja-hyun made this expression, which seemed to openly look down on me.

“Well, I wasn’t expecting it in the first place.”

“…”

Right… I will definitely get revenge someday. I swear.

“What on land are you talking about? Instead of doing that, please explain it slowly so that I can understand.”

I tried to keep myself cool, but soon I shook my head and said, ‘No, no.’

“Let us get up first. I will get up first, so bear with me even if it hurts. Lend me your shoulder.”

It was when I placed the hand that had been on the chest of Ja-hyun to his shoulder and tried to give strength.

Maybe it was because we were so close to each other, but Ja-hyun sounded like he was talking to himself.

“But it seems like it can be used in limited situations alone. First, we need to create a similar situation and check.”

“Yes, yes. I get it, so let’s talk about it when it happens.”

I was about to calm him down, but Ja-hyun, who seemed to have different thoughts, firmly cut me off.

“No, it has to be now.”

“Now?”

“Yes. Now.”

“Why, in this position?”

I looked very shocked.

Who wouldn't be shocked to be with a man whose relationships with the opposite sex are extremely promiscuous in the future? It seemed like this kid had a shady side.

Whether I looked at him with odd eyes or not, Ja-hyun didn’t care about it and just said what he wanted to say.

“It is now or never. Because you never know when the reaction will come.”

“What reaction?”

“Will you even get it if I tell you?”

“…”

“According to my guess, your life shouldn’t be in danger. So let us try to block it again.”

“What do you keep talking about!”

It was when I couldn’t control the anger and was about to yell.

The entire air changed.

This fierce and sinister qi oppressed my entire body, making it impossible for me to lift a finger.

There was so much force in the yard that I couldn’t even breathe.

“…!”

At one point, I felt like I was being pulled out of the water by someone. I took this deep breath as if longing for it.

Instead of trying to bite back, I rolled back awkwardly. And before I could pull myself together, I struggled to keep my eyes open and wandered looking for Ja-hyun.

The act of rolling around and looking for someone to rely on wasn’t intentional but a survival instinct.

What just happened? What happened to me?

If it’s Ja-hyun, then wouldn’t he know? As the MC, he will protect me no matter what.

However, no matter how hard I searched, the person who had to be there wasn’t.

“This is so foolish.”

No, he didn’t disappear.

At the words suddenly coming from behind, I jerked my head back despite sitting down.

And then I saw the legs wrapped in blue cloth.

Ah, I am dizzy. Perhaps because of the sudden movement, I felt a bit dizzy.

Without being able to shake off my dizzy spell, I opened my mouth to tell Ja-hyun, who was behind me like a pole, to stop standing and come help me.

“Ja-hyun, you….”

But for some reason, the voice that came out of my teeth was trembling.

Flustered, I raised my hand and touched my trembling lips. Only then did I realize that my body was tense.

Why? Why was Ja-hyun standing behind me?

“I clearly warned you.”

“…”

“If you cannot stop it, that will be your destiny.”

“What are you spouting so much?”

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Our eyes met mid-air. His eyes were calm as the eye of the storm.

Right. Those eyes.

Only after looking into the pitch black eyes from a short distance did I realize that my body had now been forcibly raised from the floor and was facing Ja-hyun.

Since when? Unconsciously, I tried to shake off Ja-hyun’s hand, which was holding my shoulder tightly.

But he was so strong that he didn’t move despite my best effort.

If it didn’t work out in the front, I can move back, right? With that thought, I twisted the arm I was holding and tried to turn and run.

As soon as I tried to take out the arm, it failed, and something soft stepped on the hell that was extended back.

‘Uh? Water?’

I lowered my eyes slightly and looked at the ground. I saw human legs stretched out behind me.

It was obvious who it belonged to. It was Wang Dae-geon’s legs, which I had forgotten about.

At that time, the foot of a shoe suddenly came and kicked Wang Dae-geon.

It didn’t seem like much force was applied-just one light kick, and the massive body flew far away and landed.

Thud!

As I was watching the whole scene in real time, I cupped my hands at the mouth without realizing it.

Holy shit. What did I just see?

‘Could it be that this human, Wang Dae-geon, is still alive?’

Naturally, I had questions, but I couldn’t go back to check.

The reason was simple. This is because Ja-hyun tried to pierce my body with the other hand, which wasn’t holding my shoulder.

‘Uh?’

It isn’t a joke.

The attack, clearly with killing intent, was aimed at my stomach.

Without even having to think about Ja-hyun’s movements, which I couldn’t see, suddenly everything seemed in slow motion. I tried to do something to move my head, which had entirely gone blank.

It remains the same as it did in the past. Ja-hyun made a statement. Yes. I was telling him to shut up all the time.

What on land was he saying? I felt like I finally knew the answer. This attack was made on me.

What he meant was to stop all this.

Then how do we stop? How do I knock down Ja-hyun?

My brain wasn’t an amazing one, so it came to a conclusion faster than anyone else when it was a crisis.

I screamed with all my might, like this was my last struggle.

‘STOP!’

As soon as the words left the tip of my tongue, Ja-hyun stopped, and this light exploded from the chest, which was still exposed.

When I put my hand on Ja-hyun’s shoulder as if pushing him, the light vanished.

My legs lost strength as the light went out, causing me to collapse into the pitch-black darkness.

If Ja-hyun hadn’t quickly grabbed me by the waist, I would have fallen to the ground again.

I leaned against Ja-hyun and forced my stiff mouth to move because my body was so weak that I couldn’t control it right.

“Shit, you just… you tried to kill me?”

First, let us confirm the actual facts.

“If I wasn’t?”

“Yes. Never even consider pretending to be this. I'm not sure how to say it, but I'm asking for confirmation even though I already know everything.”

When I spoke with a straight face, Ja-hyun agreed, right? True.

“Why?”

“Because I thought you could stop it.”

“What if I couldn’t stop you?”

“Unfortunately, my guess would have been proven wrong.”

“Then what happens?”

“Nothing much. It is just that we had to go through the trouble of removing the body in the middle of the night.”

“…”

Was he kidding?

While I thought whether to hit that guy who put my life at risk or not, Ja-hyun, who looked at my face, burst into laughter.

How can he laugh? Was he laughing now?”

“It was a joke.”

“Joke?”

“Yes, joke.”

“You mean you didn’t plan on killing me? If you keep continuing to lie.”

“It is true that I used the killing force on you, but it wasn’t to kill you, just to confirm. I knew you would stop it, and I didn’t even assume it would fail. I knew there was no way that could fail.”

“…”

And so it is true that he tried to kill me, but not with selfish intentions, and he didn’t even think I would die?

Nonsense. What kind of words are these?

Looking at me with those eyes, Ja-hyun raised his eyebrow.

“Are you saying you don’t believe me?”

“Would you believe such a thing?”

He certainly had this very friendly attitude for someone who had tried to punch a hole into my body a couple moments back, but that didn’t mean I could take his words for face value.

Seeing my still distrustful look in my eyes, Ja-hyun let out a small hum.

“If you really don’t believe it too, it doesn’t matter.”

“…”

“I figured out everything that needed to be figured out, and now it’s time to talk with you.”

“Ja-hyun, wait.”

“….”

“…”

As soon as I said it, a heavy silence fell between us.

I took a look at his naked upper body and then smiled shyly.

“Ah, this won’t work.”

“…”

Odd. It worked before; then why isn’t it working now?

What is different?

While I was busy shaking my head, I heard Ja-hyun mumbling.

“There are many ways to urge people.”

In response to the terrifying remark, I cautiously asked a question while still being held in the arms.

“Are you going to kill me?”

“…”

What if he says he will kill me?

Well, I don’t know either.

To be honest, I don’t know why the MC, Ja-hyun, tried to kill Ju Eun-ri, who was set as a helper in the start. I really had no idea what strength was held in my words or what power it was.

I knew in my head that I had almost died a while back, but as I was wrapped warmly in a body that was slightly higher than my own, I couldn’t realize that I almost died in the hands of the same man.

Rather, I think I felt a bit relieved to be in his arms.

‘Is this Stockholm syndrome?’

At that time, I heard this clicking sound from above my head.

At the same time, I lost the strong arm that supported my body and fell ahead.

Fortunately, I was able to control my body to an extent to hold my balance. I almost made a grand gesture with my hands.

“Yah, why did you suddenly…?”

Surprised, I opened my eyes sharply and glared at Ja-hyun.

And then, under the moonlight, Ja-hyun, with his amazingly beautiful face, said.

“I will not kill you.”

“…?”

I was confused about what he was saying, but soon realized that what he said was an answer to the question I asked a moment back.

However, before I could relax because my life wasn’t in danger from a mass murderer of the future, he added.

“For now, you know. I cannot guarantee what will happen in the future.”

“Excuse me… Can you please stop adding all these unnecessary words?”

“No.”

In my protest of being offended, Ja-hyun calmly responded.