Chapter 246:

Chapter 246:

Yu-hyun looked at Jamila and Gu Seo-yoon, who were sitting side by side across from him, and Baekryeon shouted excitedly.

[Wow. There are two faces that I saw in my previous life!]

‘Be quiet.’

From Baekryeon’s perspective, it must have been very amazing, but for Yu-hyun, it was an extremely uncomfortable situation. He would have felt better if Huang Se-eun was there.

Why did Jamila and Gu Seo-yoon, two out of the three people, have to meet?

‘How did this happen...?’

Gu Seo-yoon had clashed with Yu-hyun frequently since his previous life, but Jamila was also an awkward opponent in her own way.

She was not very talkative in the first place, but Jamila always followed Choi Do-yoon’s tail.

So they never had a conflict, but Jamila would glare at him with a sharp look or occasionally throw a word at him if he made a minor mistake.

She was also fundamentally similar to Gu Seo-yoon, who pursued only strength.

It was not a very good memory for Yu-hyun.

‘But, it’s all gone now.’

The Gu Seo-yoon in front of him now couldn’t even look at Yu-hyun properly and was frozen stiff.

Jamila was still the same as she was in her previous life, but unlike the contemptuous look she always gave him, her eyes were full of curiosity now.

Yu-hyun felt very uncomfortable.

He wished they had lived without knowing each other.

‘Gu Seo-yoon is understandable, but Jamila came here herself. Is it because of the dream I had then?’

Yu-hyun guessed why they came to see him. Because the memories of his past life had melted into the mixed world, Jamila and Gu Seo-yoon vaguely remembered him through their dreams.

‘That means Huang Se-eun, the Black Iron Knight, also has a high chance of having a dream, even though she didn’t tell me.’

Yu-hyun’s expression hardened slightly.

If they were like that, he wondered if ‘that guy’ would remember too.

It was a problem that it wouldn’t end with a simple worry.

‘Anyway, he has to wait at least four more years to return. No, since the flow of the world has changed, he might come back sooner.’

But he didn’t think he would come back right away.

It took at least two years for Benishing to be called a returnee.

Even if Choi Do-yoon’s return to Earth was shortened, it would take at least two more years.

There was no need to worry.

“First of all, why did you come here? Is it because of the dream?”

“Yes? I, I mean...”

Gu Seo-yoon looked at Jamila with a look that asked what she thought.

Jamila blurted out without hesitation.

“I saw it in a dream.”

“...!!”

Gu Seo-yoon turned to look at Jamila next to him with a shocked expression.

She was so surprised that her pupils shrank and asked Jamila if she was sane, but Jamila didn’t seem to care at all.

“If it’s a dream...”

“The dream of the destroyed world. There I was with you. And with this girl next to me.”

“I, I too! I did too!”

Gu Seo-yoon also gave up and shouted out of desperation.

Yu-hyun nodded his head as if to say ‘I see’.

His expression didn’t seem to change at all.

‘Huh? His reaction is weird?’

‘Hmm. Did we say something stupid?’

They vaguely guessed that Yu-hyun had the same dream as them.

But Seo Sumin, who had been watching this conversation from the beginning to the end from Yu-hyun’s side, was different.

‘He’s subtly trying to hide his emotions.’

Seo Sumin’s senses were far beyond those of ordinary people.

Her senses had already reached the level where she could catch even invisible things beyond cognition.

That’s why she easily noticed that Yu-hyun was hiding something from them.

She thought he had a reason to do so, so Seo Sumin stayed quiet.

She rather felt proud of herself for being considerate of Yu-hyun.

How much of a loyal heart is that?

Seo Sumin praised herself for being good at supporting him and nodded her head with her arms crossed.

“...?”

Yu-hyun was puzzled by Seo Sumin’s sudden strange noise, but that wasn’t important right now.

“Hmm. You said it was a dream, but is that the only reason you came here?”

“Yes? I, I mean...”

Gu Seo-yoon hesitated and looked at Jamila for her opinion.

Are you the same as me?

She received a curious look that seemed to expect something from her, but Jamila betrayed it nicely.

“There’s one more thing.”

“One more thing?”

“Back then, I had a dream. Yeah. The day you guys called the second phantasm shock. That’s when I had a different dream.”

“What kind of dream, then?”

“A dream about the source of my power.”

Jamila was called Arash in her hometown.

It was a nickname she got because she was very good at archery, but Jamila knew.

The story of her trait was not that of Arash, the hero.

Rather, as soon as she set foot on this Korean peninsula, Jamila was able to fill her vague thoughts with certainty.

This is it.

This is where the source of her power lies.

“So you mean the source of your trait. And you read the story of your trait through a dream.”

Jamila nodded her head.

She thought she was good at Korean, but it seemed that the influence of her trait was not good either.

“That’s why I visited this country. I had two dreams, and they were both related to the same country.”

Gu Seo-yoon felt strangely sorry and spoke to Jamila.

“I heard you came back from living abroad. Do you have a place to stay?”

“No.”

“Huh, what?”

“I don’t have a place to stay.”

“Then, what about money?”

“I spent it all on coming here.”

“Gosh.”

Gu Seo-yoon couldn’t believe what Jamila was saying.

“Wa, wait a minute. Then where are you going to sleep?”

“I can sleep anywhere if it’s decent. I did that in my hometown too.”

Sleeping in a shrimp position on a battlefield where sandstorms were raging was too natural for Jamila.

Compared to that place, Korea was a peaceful and good place to live.

The air was humid, but she could bear it.

“Then do you want to stay at my house? We have a lot of empty rooms.”

Gu Seo-yoon owned several houses under her own name.

Lending one house to Jamila was nothing to her.

She wouldn’t have made such an offer if she was a complete stranger, but strangely enough, she felt a sense of kinship with Jamila as if they had been friends for a long time.

“Hmm.”

Jamila hesitated slightly.

She would have refused such an offer right away if it was normal, but she also felt a certain kinship with Gu Seo-yoon.

More than anything, Jamila also needed a place to stay for a long time where she could at least sleep well.

“...Let’s do that then.”

“Good. Then let’s go to my house first.”

Gu Seo-yoon grabbed Jamila’s hand and dragged her along. Jamila didn’t bother to resist either.

***

The next morning, early in the morning.

Yu-hyun stopped by the hospital affiliated with the academy and visited Kang Yura’s ward.

“Oh, oppa. Come on in.”

“Yeah. Yura, are you feeling okay?”

“Yeah. Hehe. Well, I’ve been fine for a while, but the doctor said he had to watch me for a few more days because he wanted to see how I was doing. But I’m getting discharged the day after tomorrow.”

Yu-hyun smiled at Kang Yura’s bright appearance.

“That’s good. You’re safe. Be careful from now on. I was so surprised when I heard you got hurt.”

“Sorry.”

“Don’t be sorry. It wasn’t your fault. After all, you got hurt instead of saving someone else.”

He was angry at first, but that was anger at the person who made Kang Yura like that, not at her.

He had taken care of Park Moon-chul, and seeing Yura’s healthy appearance made him feel relieved.

“Work hard. Don’t make your parents worry.”

“I know. Do you think I’m some kind of kid?”

“You are a kid.”

“Is that so?”

“From what you’re saying, it seems like you’ve gotten better than before. I’ve confirmed that you’re fine, so I’ll go now.”

“Hey, what? You’re leaving already? Stay a little longer. I’m bored.”

“I just came to check on you. I’m a busy person, you know.”

“Sure, sure. As if you’re even human.”

“Just play along, will you?”

“Heh heh.”

Yu-hyun casually glanced at Kang Yura’s book.

The cover was bright silver, and the light that flowed from it was even brighter.

It had become brighter than the last time he saw it. It meant that her potential for growth was still open.

It wasn’t gold yet, but maybe someday she would reach that level.

The level that he had failed to reach in the past, the unknown realm.

“See you next time.”

“Yeah. I’ll come visit when I have some free time.”

Yu-hyun parted ways with Yura and wandered around the academy grounds.

Suddenly, he felt someone’s gaze on him.

‘A gaze? Who is it?’

The academy grounds were so vast that there were many people who worked here besides the students.

Yu-hyun pretended not to notice and sat down on a nearby bench.

His senses lightly scanned the surroundings.

There were some people fixing a broken streetlight far away from the bench.

There were three of them.

The youngest one, a man, was pretending not to look at Yu-hyun while sneaking glances at him.

It was different from the gaze of someone who recognized him and wanted his attention.

It was more sticky and suspicious, as if he was wary of him.

Yu-hyun’s eyes moved to the book floating above the man’s head.

‘What is that?’

The book that the man had was nothing but a common brown cover.

But the light that came from it was the opposite.

It was faint, but it had a brilliant gold color with a hint of rainbow.

There was no doubt that it contained potential within it.

But then.

‘He has... two books?’

Who is that guy, and what is his identity?