Chapter 565 – Cold War Between East and West
“Why did you lose on purpose?”
At my strong questioning, Lena was silent as if she passed by, and then she quietly opened her mouth.
“… I never lost on purpose.”
“If someone else had said that, I would have believed it. However….”
The strong I stood in front of her Lena, crossed her arms, glared at her, and opened her mouth.
“But you… Even in a situation where I could beat myself in the end, I chose to lose.”
I couldn’t understand Kang Han Na’s words at the time.
Even though I watched the board game the two of them played with interest at first, I couldn’t concentrate on watching it at the end because my mental power was disturbed.
At Kang Han Na’s words, I asked Armonia with a puzzled expression.
‘Really?’
[It’s true, but Kang Han-na’s remarks also have a twist.]
‘What nonsense?’
Ironically, it was Lena, not Armonia, who answered my question.
“Isn’t that the same for you? Your last number… Aren’t you the one who deliberately made the move?”
“….”
To interpret Lena’s words and what Kang Han-na said before….
[Kang Han-na deliberately made a losing move, and Lena deliberately declared defeat without making a winning move.]
It’s hard to figure out what’s going on….
At first glance, the strong I seemed to have accidentally thrown her losing number out of exhaustion, and Lena seemed to refuse to accept it because of her pride.
But the two people I know were never like that.
Because I was strong, I was not a woman who would give up even if I had to fall, and Lena was not a woman who would declare her defeat with useless pride.
When a vicious energy emanated between the two, I, who had been watching quietly for a while, stepped out.
“Then let’s proceed without Beatrice for now.”
“… That would be nice.”
“All right. Master.”
As the two agreed to my words, the thick dark atmosphere began to dissipate.
And as the confrontation begins….
“Cool….”
“Huh….”
As Viola and Shiho fell asleep, it naturally led to a confrontation between Kang Han Na and Lena.
After that, I asked Beatrice to move the viola to her living room, and she used [Her soul hour] To move her Shiho to the corner of her kitchen.
I thought I wanted to move her Siho directly to her living room, but….
“….”
“….”
I couldn’t do it because if something happened between Lena and Kang Han-na while I wasn’t there, it would turn into a difficult situation to deal with.
After putting Shiho away like that, I sat down at the table again and watched the two of them.
“….”
Silence.
Kang Han-na and Lena just stared at each other without saying anything, probably because they thought that a useless conversation would be a factor to wake up the other person as it was a sleep-endurance confrontation.
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Six hours passed.
It was a time when ordinary people would get tired.
It was just that the people in this place were not ordinary people.
Lena usually watches over me all night on behalf of Armonia.
Kang Han-na, who did not hesitate to stay up all night at Go Min-tae’s research site.
I used to play all night.
And Armonia secretly peeping at me all day long.
[Please apologize if you thought it was strange.]
‘… Sorry.’
Wow, a world where you have to apologize for what you said in your heart is coming. Say it, say it….
By the time Armonia secretly grumbled in such a deep place, the six-hour silence was broken by one person’s mouth.
“Come to think of it, I didn’t get the answer to the question earlier.”
Strong I crossed her arms, opened her eyes sharply and opened her mouth.
“Why did you lose on purpose?”
“….”
After Lena looked at Kang Han-na indifferently, she replied closing her eyes as if recalling what happened earlier.
“Your numbers are just outstanding.”
“Don’t be ridiculous. You said that too. My number is the number of defeat….”
“No.”
Lena opened her closed eyes and she gently looked at Kang Han Na.
With eyes that seem to contain a pinch of sadness….
“The moment you saw through me and embroidered it, your embroidered trick became a trick.”
“….”
“I….”
Unlike before, Lena closed her eyes tightly and opened her mouth with a gloomy expression as if imagining a painful imagination.
“I just couldn’t make the next move as you intended.”
“….”
“….”
Silence began again with Lena’s painful words.
I, who knew Lena well, deliberately stayed quiet here.
Now I can roughly guess why Armonia is telling me to stay still….
Strong, I looked at Lena for a moment in her gloomy figure, and she opened her mouth as she sighed softly.
“Tragedy heroines are everywhere.”
It was not a warm consolation, but a reminder of the cold reality.
However, it was not filled with cold air until the end.
“I don’t think I’m qualified to tell you that.”
She was a woman who, despite being strong, had lived a miserable life in her own way.
But she must have realized something as she went through that.
She knows that there are countless people who have gone through much more hardship and adversity than she did….
And the fact that there are people who live a hellish life because they are swept away by such hardships and adversities….
Looking at the slightly softened atmosphere of the two, I spoke to Armonia via communication.
‘Armonia, can you call me Lena separately?’
[All right.]
Armonia answered my words without saying anything.
After a while, Lena’s flustered appearance confirms that her communication went well.
Lena quietly stood up while looking at Kang Han Na and me.
“Sorry. Armonia-nim called….”
“If it’s a work-related problem, I’ll go. Hannah, are you okay?”
“… Go and come I’m sure you’re not the kind of person who would hide in a corner and sleep secretly.”
At my strong words, I looked at Lena with a smile and gently nodded her head.
Looking at me and Kang Han Na, Lena bowed her head to greet her and slowly left the kitchen.
After Lena left, Kang Han Na smiled and said to me.
“Armonia-san… Were you still watching?”
“Yes.”
“Heh… I kind of feel like playing. Knock it off!”
Strong I leaned against the back of her chair as if her tension had been relieved and began to stretch her.
And after she stretched her as much as she could, she looked at me and opened her mouth.
The story that started unexpectedly was about Armonia, not Lena.
“I heard about it yesterday. How far can you observe?”
“Basically, you can see that all vision and clear field are transmitted.”
“… Are you sure you can read my thoughts?”
“No. Only the thoughts you want to convey to Armonia are delivered. However, you must be careful. There are also cases where you listen without thinking too much. Of course, we can also talk to each other.”
“… Incredible.”
Kang Han Na opened her mouth with a rather harsh expression rather than a bad expression.
“If I had this ability… I wouldn’t have had anything to worry about.”
Kang Han-na had a long history of infiltrating Go Min-tae’s research site.
For a woman who used to live in fear of being caught every day, her skills seemed to inspire admiration once again.
Looking at Kang Han Na like that, I asked.
“What am I supposed to say, but… Aren’t you uncomfortable?”
“It’s inconvenient… Is it much better than before? Armonia is the only one observing me right now, right? Compared to the lab… You are treated more like a woman.”
Haha….”
To be honest, Kang Han-na probably didn’t have the managerial position from the beginning.
When she first entered, she would have been a general researcher, and she would have lived her life watching her every move.
Compared to him, she was only Armonia, who was the same woman as her watcher now.
Even if it was the same surveillance, she said that this was a situation where she felt much more comfortable as a woman.
She thought for a moment, then she looked at me and asked.
“Armonia-san… Are you observing throughout your mission?”
“Yes. I take turns with Lena at night, but it used to be a week… No, she subsidized me after not sleeping for over a month.”
“… He is such a wonderful person that it is absurd.”
As if tired of the strong me, she sighed.
Then she was silent for a moment, looked at the door to her kitchen where Lena had left, and then she started asking me formally.
“… Now tell me about him.”
“Lena?”
“Yes. Don’t pretend you don’t know. Empty seat… I already know what you meant.”
It’s also eye-opening.
I smiled and slowly began to explain to Kang Han Na.
“Lena… She was the princess of the Principality of Peron on the continent of Illunia.”
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After I told her all about Lena, I put her last period.
“That’s how you came to our ship.”
“… It’s not on the level of eventful events.”
Kang Han-na answered bluntly, but not with a blunt expression.
Lena’s life has been so difficult that she can’t be easily seen not only on the ship, but also in her entire universe.
Upright beliefs, honest character, heaven-sent efforts, and action to the point of shaking the ground.
Her heinous sin descended on her with all this of her.
No, she was rather guilty because she had it all.
Strong I closed her eyes and murmured.
“Select… Such a choice… I forced it.”
By the time I tell Kang Han Na all of her stories….
“Sorry for being away.”
Lena came into her kitchen and she returned to her seat.
Even when Lena came in, I acted as if she didn’t show it and kept silent.
Had it been like that for 10 minutes?
Kang Han Na, who was silent, looked at me and said.
“Can you take her Shiho to her room?”
“Now?”
“Yes.”
The strong I sent her a sign in her eyes that she would be fine.
I nodded and took Shiho to the living room using the [Soul Time].
Shiho, you’re the type to sleep floating in the air anyway, so you don’t need a bedroom….
‘Armonia.’
[Yes.]
‘Turn off communication between the two of them. Feel free to say what you want to say.’
[All right.]
I trusted the two of them and put my body in the kitchen and started taking Shiho with me.
So let’s put Shiho in the living room and head to the kitchen through the hallway in a spirit state….
“Yes? Are you done talking already?”
Kang Han Na was coming toward the living room.
In response to my question, Kang Han Na smiled lightly and opened her mouth.
“I can’t help but feel sleepy. I want to sleep.”
Haha….”
“I’ll just go to bed. You sleep on time too.”
Strong I went back to her own living room while saying goodbye to work.
After that, I returned to my body and asked Lena.
“Lena. What did Hannah say? If you don’t want to talk, she doesn’t have to….”
“I told you not to be weak.”
“… What?”
I was honestly puzzled.
I thought I would say something comforting, but it felt like I was swinging an iron club.
However, after hearing Lena’s words, I could see that Kang Han Na was wielding a real iron club.
“She advised me not to get caught up in the past and put my master into a dangerous situation,” She says. She said not to leave another regret….”
“….”
“I….”
Lena looked at me with her pitiful eyes, and she started to cry.
“Not too long ago, I gave advice to my master to prioritize results, but I couldn’t act that way myself.”
Certainly, not too long ago, Lena had the same thoughts as Armonia and gave me her advice.
Emphasize the outcome and the future rather than the process and the present.
But she said yes, so she didn’t mean to bruise Lena.
“Lena… You don’t have to beat yourself up like that.”
“No.”
Lena opened her mouth with a firm expression different from before, with tears forming around her eyes.
“I will never have a weak heart again. For me, the future is only my master.”
“Lena….”
I slowly approached Lena, who looked at me with her stoic expression.
And she whispered softly as she hugged her.
“Come to think of it, did you see the flower garden made?”
“I haven’t been there yet.”
“Eh?”
It was unexpected.
I thought if Lena made it, she would go and see it before anyone else….
At the moment when I felt a bit sad, Lena looked up at me and smiled.
“I didn’t want to go see it alone. At least… I wanted to spend my first visit with the owner.”
“Okay….”
I muttered as I hugged her, laughing at her Lena’s her figure.
“Lena. Let’s go to the flower garden now. Perhaps….”
“… Hehe… !”
I laughed softly as I gently grabbed Lena’s chest.
“If you feel tired, you can go tomorrow.”
Lena tasted my touch and smiled brightly as her face blushed with her moans.
“I want to go now. Go now… I don’t think you will regret it.”
