Chapter 307:

Chapter 307:

“Ho ho ho! I’m sorry about that. You’re such a nice person, and I doubted you for no reason.”

“Hey, it’s okay. It happens.”

It didn’t take long for Yu-hyun to befriend the innkeeper lady.

He offered to help her sincerely and did various chores, and he answered her questions promptly.

She soon smiled warmly at him, as if she had never been angry.

Her true personality was probably more like this, cheerful and outspoken.

“My name is Bella. I’m the owner of this inn, ‘A Piece of Spring’.”

“Nice to meet you, Bella. I’m...”

“Ah, don’t worry. I already know your name. Everyone does. I’ve heard it many times before. Anyway, let’s not stand here and talk. Have a seat. Have you eaten?”

“No.”

“That won’t do. You need to eat well at times like this! Come on, sit down.”

“Uh, I’m really fine...”

“Well, since we’re here, let me show you what I can do today. Just wait a bit. I’ll treat you to a delicious meal.”

Bella forced Yu-hyun to sit at an empty table and went back to the kitchen to cook.

He wanted to help her, but she glared at him and told him to stay put. So Yu-hyun had no choice but to sit still.

‘But what about me? What’s going to happen to me?’

The things that were related to his body, called Kaira, were not simple.

There were people who hated and despised his appearance, not his essence, and their number was larger than he thought.

Yu-hyun was not Kang Yu-hyun in this place, but Kaira.

And Kaira would be a huge obstacle for him if he wanted to do anything here.

‘Maybe I should find Ringug again and ask him more questions.’

Who was this man named Hender, and what was the situation here? What exactly was the curse of the frozen land, and was there a solution?

Another thing that bothered him was the man named Lean.

He seemed to be the leader of this city, or someone close to that position, judging by how the people around him couldn’t move a muscle.

The first time he saw him, Yu-hyun felt that he was looking at something unfinished.

‘Lean. That man is definitely strong.’

He looked like he had conquered the world by his expression, but Yu-hyun noticed that he wore a sword and had an extraordinary aura.

But he didn’t feel complete. He felt like an incomplete work of art, missing something crucial.

‘I wish I had my book-reading ability now.’

But he couldn’t help it. His unique ability, the power of reading books, didn’t work properly since he came here.

He didn’t abandon it.

The power of the book-reading fragment was still with him.

He gave away the rest of the fragments to Kang Hye-rim, Kwon Jia, Seo Sumin, and Yoo Young-min, but this one was his alone.

He didn’t want to give it up, nor could he.

But he couldn’t use it properly in this world.

‘This power is severely limited.’

The system didn’t recognize the fragment.

That meant that Yu-hyun’s inability to use his power properly was not due to the system’s suppression.

There was something in this world that suppressed his fragment’s power.

‘It must be because of another fragment.’

There was another fragment in this world.

He knew that from Oelo’s vague explanation, but when he came here, it felt too far away.

He thought it was not an ordinary fragment, but rather a very large and powerful one.

‘But where do I find it?’

When he arrived at Guardian, Yu-hyun looked around carefully. But he couldn’t feel anything related to the fragment.

‘The fragment somewhere in this world, and the various problems related to my body, and the need to create a story in this city full of despair.’

He had more than one thing to worry about. He couldn’t afford to relax.

Even if he wore this body, his essence was still a teller. If he didn’t get enough points, he would disappear.

Just like the other tellers who came before him.

“Here! Sorry for making you wait! This is Bella’s special soup!”

Bella came out of the kitchen and slammed a steaming plate of soup in front of Yu-hyun.

He hadn’t eaten anything since he came here, so he ate the soup hungrily without realizing it.

Bella sat across from him and watched him with a proud smile on her chin.

“It’s delicious.”

Yu-hyun muttered as he put down his empty plate.

“Ha ha. If you want more, just say so. I have plenty left.”

“No. I think I’ve had enough. This body can’t take more than this anyway.”

He felt full after just one plate. It wasn’t the soup that was strange, but the body itself.

He was hungry, but he recovered his energy with just a little food.

Bella’s eyes sparkled at his honest words.

“You’re different from the ones who came before.”

“Me?”

“Yes. They were too different from you. They hated this situation so much that they always scowled like this. And they acted like they were the boss and ordered me around. Even when I gave them food, they threw the plate and said who would eat that crap.”

“That’s too much.”

“Hey, Lean. This is a bit disappointing, isn’t it?”

“What did you say?”

“If another Kaira came back, she should have given us some favors too.”

“...”

As soon as Kaira’s name was mentioned, Lean’s expression froze coldly.

“Frishen! You’ve gone too far!”

One of the people behind Lean shouted angrily.

The emperor, Frishen, snorted.

His attitude was arrogant as if he had no worth to talk to him.

Frishen’s eyes had been fixed on Lean since a while ago.

“Lean. No, no, you still have some lingering feelings for her, don’t you?”

“...”

“Otherwise, you wouldn’t have brought that lady in here.”

At Frishen’s words, Lean’s gaze turned to Yu-hyun among the crowd.

At the same time, the eyes of the people around them all focused on Yu-hyun.

‘Oh, great.’

He just wanted to watch from a distance, but he couldn’t because of that guy named Frishen.

The people near Yu-hyun moved away and a path was formed around him.

Yu-hyun sighed and walked forward.

Lean’s gaze moved from Yu-hyun to Frishen.

Frishen spoke with a showy tone as he looked at Yu-hyun.

“Oh, Kaira. It’s been a long time. The last time was three years ago, right? Or maybe you can’t understand me. You’re just a stranger wearing Kaira’s mask.”

At his words, the hostility of the people turned to Yu-hyun. He expected this to happen, but he didn’t feel good to hear such words in front of him.

More than anything.

‘Frishen. This guy is not just provoking me. He’s using me to provoke Lean.’

But Lean remained still despite his words. He didn’t protect Yu-hyun or agree with Frishen.

He just kept his expressionless face as he did when he first saw him.

Frishen was surprised that he didn’t get the reaction he wanted.

“Hmm? You’re quieter than I thought.”

Frishen thought that if he provoked him on purpose, Kaira would react before Lean.

Those guys who looked like Kaira always acted as they pleased, as if they were superior to the guardians.

They couldn’t stand such trivial insults and immediately got angry.

He thought this Kaira would be the same, but he was quieter than he expected.

‘Is that his original personality? No. He’s calmly accepting the situation.’

He was different from the previous Kairas.

Frishen’s eyes were filled with curiosity. He moved his steps and stood in front of Yu-hyun.

“Yo, Your Majesty.”

“Stop.”

The soldiers behind Frishen tried to stop him, but Frishen silenced them with one word and scanned Yu-hyun from head to toe.

“Hmm. You look exactly the same.”

But his personality is different. Is he more docile? Or does he know how to control his anger?

Whatever it was, he was different from the previous Kairas.

Frishen’s search became more blatant. He deliberately pushed his face close to Yu-hyun’s nose.

As if to provoke him, he asked if he wouldn’t get angry.

“Tha, that guy!”

Bella was furious and tried to step forward, but Yu-hyun reached out and stopped her first.

The people who were gathered there changed their expressions as if they didn’t expect Yu-hyun to stop her.

Yu-hyun smiled and asked Frishen who was in front of him.

“So, are you done checking?”

“Huh? Ha. Hahaha! Are you done checking? My goodness, are you asking me that now?”

Frishen laughed as if he didn’t expect Yu-hyun to say that.

He was different.

He was different from the other Kairas he had seen!

“You’re interesting.”

Frishen said that and grabbed Yu-hyun’s chin with his hand.

“Good. I like it. How about becoming my woman?”

At his blatant words, angry voices erupted from Lean’s side. But Frishen didn’t care about them and waited for Yu-hyun’s answer.

Yu-hyun smiled brightly.

His beautiful face lit up with a smile, and the atmosphere around him seemed to change in an instant.

Even Frishen, who spoke provocatively on purpose, was unknowingly tempted by him.

“I’m a man, you bastard!”

But his words were the opposite.

Yu-hyun clenched his fist and punched Frishen in the jaw.