42 – 9. Why are you out there?

“By the way, are you okay?”

“yes?”

“The secret room.”

After the large-scale fierce fighting incited the students and sent them back.

Liu, who was sipping instant coffee at Namgoong-min’s base, which had been occupied without permission, turned his head.

“I won’t ask why you’re looking for something like that, but isn’t it faster to find it with your divination than to leave it to them?”

“…that’s not wrong.”

No, I can’t find it.

Namgoong-Min, who had calmed down the blood that had been rushing to his head for a while because of the note, gave a completely different answer.

Because I couldn’t tell you honestly.

“It’s just that fortunetellers can’t tell fortunes for themselves.”

“……Ah, that superstition.”

“Fortune tellers say they don’t even know when I will die.”

Fortune-tellers who tell fortunes cannot predict their own destiny.

To be precise, it was close to taboo. Superstition that if you tell yourself, your fate will be twisted or you will never be able to do fortune-telling again.

Of course, it was a pretty useful excuse for Namgoong Min.

“Does that mean that the Chamber of Secrets has something to do with you?”

“That’s right.”

“Hmm. Do you admit it easily?”

“It’s better than being suspicious of Mr. Liu for nothing.”

“………hmm.”

Strictly speaking, it might have something to do with the room only players could enter.

However, in the first place, the secret room——will they be able to find the developer’s room?

‘There’s a high chance that I won’t be able to find it.’

Post-ending elements such as the developer’s room were always in the game, but it’s rather strange that they exist in reality.

However, while pessimistic about the existence of the room itself, it was also his reality that he had no choice but to cling to it.

‘It’s frustrating.’

I’d rather not say such a thing.

To the extent that he thought that way, Namgung-min felt a sense of frustration from the depths of his heart.

‘To forget this place and live happily?’

While making this kind of mangem, I uselessly grow my teeth.

Namgoong-min, who was chewing on the message from Jisoo, laughed in vain.

‘In the end, it’s the ending.’

I will try, but I have a hunch that I won’t be able to meet Jisoo until I see the ending.

But if you look at the ending, you will be able to go back.

Then you will be able to hear the whole story from Jisoo.

In the end, it was the first time I came back.

“It’s frustrating, but I feel relieved.”

“Huh? What kind of bullsh*t are you talking about all of a sudden?”

“I’m just talking to myself.”

“young.”

Even though I feel frustrated thinking about Jisoo, I feel relieved as everything converges towards the ending of the game.

Being clear about the goals you already have is motivating.

I can’t think about how long

however… … …

“Eileen?”

“…….”

“Eileen? Are you okay?”

“……Nam Goong-min oppa.”

huh? brother?

Didn’t he call me ‘sir’?

“Ah, yes.”

“Brother… won’t you leave?”

“…….”

The time when Namgoong-min only blinked at a slightly unexpected question.

Eileen, who was fiddling with the instant coffee she hadn’t even touched, raised her head.

“Like my mother…”

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“…….”

Eileen Teddy Bear’s mother, that is, Charles Teddy Bear’s wife.

I don’t know who it is. Even the name… … Because it was a character that didn’t appear in the game.

But I know that Eileen was separated from her mother at a very young age.

‘And how big of a wound it is… … I know.’

Her father was left behind, but Namgoong-min was left with only her little sister.

That’s why I had to know.

“……Of course, Eileen.”

“Yes, I believe. Because I said I should…”

In the end, I’m not saying irresponsible things when I see the ending.

Rather, I had to say this because it was the sadness that Namgoong Min also experienced.

‘What Eileen needs right now is confidence.’

Even if it turns out to be a lie later, even if I resent him for it.

We need confidence and hope to endure the pain of the moment.

So that you can be strong enough to accept the sadness of parting later.

Eileen still has a father who loves her, so even if they break up, she will be able to endure it.

“You can trust me. I will always be by your side.”

“……yes.”

Say you can believe it. Say you will always be by my side.

Even though Namgoong Min wanted to hear it so much when he was young, in the end, it was something no one could hear.

As if repaying his childhood, Namgoong Min whispered.

“Do you believe me now?”

“…I’ll believe it.”

“Don’t worry. Oh, don’t you like coffee?”

“Oh, no…it’s better now.”

“……yes?”

“It’s a little bit, but there are times when I, who can’t drink coffee, pop out.”

what is this again

Still, Eileen calmed down, so Namgoong-min looked at her with a soft smile as he took a sip of coffee.

If someone hadn’t suddenly poked me in the back, I would have kept staring at her.

“Hey. Look this way.”

“Ugh, uh, Mr. Liu? Why suddenly…”

“Did I tell you last time? You never know when that b*tch might hit you in the head with a mace?”

“……It’s arrogant to hear it. Unbeliever.”

what.

Wasn’t it a bit warm just a moment ago?

Why are they suddenly withdrawing from each other and taking out artifacts?

“Again. Aren’t you ashamed of that unbeliever?”

“I’m just being honest, so I’m not impressed. Are you really okay with being so confident when you’ve revealed your secret to me?”

“Why, don’t you think I’m just shutting up?”

“under.”

No, these guys, go out and fight even if you fight!

This is my home!

“Both of you, please have a seat. This is my base…”

“You spoke well. Fortune teller bastard, tell me clearly this time.”

“yes?”

“Is it me, is it this b*tch?”

“……………yes?”

Namgoong-min’s brain stopped for a moment at Liu’s remark, which seemed to appear in a morning drama.

Eileen also leaned towards Namgoong Min without missing the opportunity.

“Namgoong Min-nim, please be honest. Am I the one who can help you the most?”

“It’s f*cking. If it wasn’t for my money, he couldn’t even build a fortune teller.”

“What’s the use of a fortune teller without customers? A loner rich man.”

“This year?”

Oh, who’s more helpful, pick that one?

Namgoong-min, who was seriously thinking about whether he was crossing his legs without realizing it, brushed his chest.

‘In the first place, as long as I’m a man, my affinity doesn’t go higher than dating, right? I was scared for nothing.’

No matter how deeply they are entangled, the relationship between Namgoong-min and the girls cannot become anything more than very close friends of the opposite s*x.

Recalling that fact, Namgoong-min found some composure and looked at the two girls alternately.

“It’s a pity that the only thing you can brag about is your friends. You’re saying you can’t help fortune tellers, right?”

“If you think about it like that, you’re just a corpse, minus the money. If it weren’t for the <rich man>, would it have been worth watching?”

“hahahaha, look at what this motherf*cker says. Are you sure you won’t regret it?”

“I want to return it as it is.”

“Please stop…”

How bad are these guys?

Why can’t we get along well?

“Then you just have to tell me clearly. Who among me and this year–“

“Of course it’s Mr. Liu.”

“——Uh, um. That……isn’t it?”

Liu, who seemed embarrassed in reverse, lowered his head as he answered without the slightest hesitation.

Eileen was a big help, but Am but still not as good as Liu.

If it wasn’t for Liu, it would have been difficult to open up before the first entrance exam, and if it wasn’t for Liu’s Bokchae, this base wouldn’t exist.

Eileen, who frowned at Namgoong Min’s answer, only glared at Liu with ferocious eyes, as if she couldn’t deny it.

“Well, yes. To be honest, I didn’t expect to say this right away, but you should choose me. Yeah…”

“Of course.”

“……Ha, did I ask for nothing? It seems a bit embarrassing to ask for confirmation on something obvious.”

“You know that.”

“Hey. Haven’t you heard of the saying that even if you keep your mouth shut, you’ll be half way there?”

“Even if you tell the fortuneteller to shut up…”

“Damn it.”

It took a while for him to smile bitterly at Liu, who was spitting out harsh words as usual while dyeing his face a bit red.

with my daughter

Suddenly, a bell rang.

“hmm?”

“This sound…”

“Ah, the plague.”

It took a moment to question the strange bell sound, but Liu, who was the only one who understood the meaning of the bell, frowned and glanced at Eileen and Namgoong Min.

Then, as if he really didn’t want to, he let out a big sigh.

“…I’m going first.”

“Go in, Mr. Liu.”

“Goodbye, unbeliever.”

fast.

As soon as Liu wakes up, he stares at Eileen, who moves to Namgoong-min’s side, and inadvertently gnashing his teeth.

Liu, who went outside while receiving Eileen’s good looking eyes, walked for a long time after leaving the building.

walk, walk, walk again.

Just before reaching the forest beyond the outskirts of the academy where the building is located.

“come out.”

“yes.”

Sitting roughly on a stump near an uninhabited forest, Liu gives a ferocious look.

Despite receiving fierce hostility, the girl who rang the bell knelt in front of Liu.

“f*ck the head first.”

“yes.”

“And roll.”

“yes.”

Following her instructions, he hits his head on the ground and rolls until it is covered in dirt.

Like a child’s complaint, the female student who had received the orders pouring in without any warning, without a single mutter, fell to her knees covered in dust again.

Liu gestured without further orders, as if his anger had eased a little.

“Report.”

“I have found the location of the artifact that Liu said.”

“……You found it?”

really?

To be honest, Liu, who hadn’t expected much from the girl in front of him, gave a slightly surprised expression.

The only clue they gave me was a picture of a cave with a sarcophagus in it.

“Then what about the stuff?”

“I couldn’t bring it because it seems to be a mechanism that immediately registers you as the owner when you take it out of the sarcophagus.”

“A bound artifact?”

Amongst many artifacts, unusual objects belonging to only one user.

Liu himself owns several bound artifacts that can be summoned no matter how far away the user is.

Unlike artifacts that usually disappear when you take them off, it is a rare item that can permanently acquire the inherent skill when registered as an owner.

No matter how much romance academy is, I never thought that it would put that precious Bind Artifact in the treasure hunt.

‘Somehow, the golden light was strong even through the picture.’

Liu’s “Eyes Pursuing Wealth” is sure to be effective only when you see it yourself.

You can see the golden light in photos or videos, but unless it is a very expensive and precious item, it is usually difficult to see because it is blurry.

However, the sarcophagus beyond the photo had a vivid golden color, so I guessed that it must be expensive.

I didn’t know it would be a hit as a bound artifact.

“Where is the location?”

“It’s south of the academy near the Great Lakes. If you want, I’ll take you right away.”

“Um, that’s right.”

Liu, who had been listening to the female student’s report, who should have been delighted, with a rather casual attitude, fiddled with one of the rings on her right hand.

Artifact <Devouring Serpent>.

Whiririk!

“Ugh!? What!”

A ring in the form of a white snake biting its tail shines in its eyes and instantly turns into a long snake that wraps itself around the female student.

It was a snake that was thinner than most forearms, but its essence was an artifact, so it was tightly clamped with power beyond common sense.

“Liu-nim! Why are you doing this!”

“That’s because you threw a gura at me.”

“…!”

Despite the panicking female student’s cry, Liu, who casually saw through the lies, crouched down in front of her.

The female student’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Could it be that I didn’t know?

“Hey. Have you forgotten why you’re doing this?”

“…….”

“You fell into gambling, robbed your parents of all their property, borrowed money from me, and tried to dive.”

“…”

“Who was it that caught you when you tried to run away, and you’re telling such an obvious lie?”

Cold eyes pierce the girl and make her bow her head.

Grabbing the girl’s hair, Liu forced her head up to meet her gaze.

“Because you’ve already seen the buds. Even so, you’ve got a job, so you managed to get accepted into the academy.”

“………….”

“If I had done what I was told to do, I would have given him a penny. Wasn’t that enough to gamble? Or did you have a grudge against me?”

“…….”

“It’s the latter. You ungrateful bastard.”

dump.

After putting the girl’s hair down, Liu returns to the stump and sits down.

The female student, who did not hide her hostility now, glared at Liu even though she was tied to a snake.

“A devil-like b*tch…!!”

“Isn’t the devil the one who blew away your parents’ entire fortune? Among all the idiots I work for, a corporal like you is rare.”

“shut up!!”

Ugh.

The back of the girl’s hand glows blue with an angry cry.

I activate the bound artifact I got a long time ago——

“Sick.”

“……Huh? Huh?”

“Don’t you think I’m seeing a b*tch like you for the first time?”

──Should I?

why not

Liu lifts up a similarly shining necklace to the bewildered female student.

She was smiling like it was refreshing.

“Didn’t you know that there are artifacts that block artifacts? Or did you just hate to think about it?”

“………….”

“How many artifacts do you think I have right now? Stupid b*tch.”

Three bracelets <Trinity> worn on the left hand.

One of the necklaces, <Eating the Artifact>.

The <Light Protection> earring in the right ear.

When Namgoong-min sees, each and every one of them is an end-level artifact, and things that would make him laugh out loud shine in various parts of Liu’s body.

“…kill it.”

“huh?”

“I’m tired of rolling around like a dog under a b*tch like you anymore, just kill it!”

“Wow, this was a crazier b*tch than I thought.”

But words like that don’t seem to inspire anything.

Liu, who was still indifferent, opened his mouth.

“I’ll keep the docile idiot alive, but I don’t need the idiot who bites his master.”

“…….”

“You don’t have to worry, you’ll have a better life if you die. But since you’re a job holder, if you send it to the gate and act as a porter until you pay off your debt…”

“Mr. Liu.”

“………uh?”

Namgoong Min?

… … why are you out there

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