Withdrawal (2)
When I coughed and tapped my chest, Seo-yeon Ryu put on a bewildered expression on her face.
“Sorry, sorry. I didn’t expect you to be so surprised.”
He sighed as he patted his forehead. Wow, I was about to pretend. There is no medicine if you sieve it in water. What else did he say?
‘Resign? out of nowhere?’
I barely cleared my stomach and asked.
“So you’re going to resign…?”
“Why all of a sudden?”
I had to ask why. You’ve been doing well so far, you’re resigning out of nowhere. Ryu Seo-yeon answered my question while looking out the window.
“I realized during the last incident. I’m not a talented person to be a hero.”
Well···. Maybe he cares that he was still in the student council room back then. I said bluntly that it was nothing.
“What about that. Most of the other guys were the same?”
“Then I guess they aren’t either.”
Seeing her resolutely speaking, it seemed that she had already made up her mind.
“I didn’t make an impulsive decision. I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, and I’ve made up my mind… I’m going to become a weapon developer.”
In the past, Ryu Seo-yeon had thought about what was more valuable to me, being a hero or a weapon developer. That’s right.
“…it’s an extension of that last time.”
“Yeah. I think being a weapon developer would be more valuable to humanity. As you said before, I have talent.”
Hearing those words, the system appeared in front of my eyes.
[Ryu Seo-yeon = Weapon Developer]
[▶Fixed Event (NEW!) – Acquired a clue for ‘Black Hawk’s Evolution’ to occur.]
I was talking about the occurrence of a ‘new fixed event’ that was not in any route in the original work. Is it that the system is also affirming Ryu Seo-yeon’s words?
It may not have happened, but I felt uncomfortable. Is that judgment correct?
‘Maybe it’s because I dropped out.’
It’s not that I regret dropping out as a pro gamer, but what if I hadn’t dropped out sometimes? I used to think about it often.
This would be a feeling of regret rather than regret. I’m just worried that Ryu Seo-yeon might feel that feeling later.
Ryu Seo-yeon looked at my face and smiled bitterly.
“I didn’t know you would make that kind of expression. Still, I’m not dropping out right away, I’m going to finish this first year. My sister said so too.”
“Yeah, you’ll be fine on your own… But you’re an older sister. Did you have an older sister?”
“Um? I didn’t tell you…”
At that moment, three men entered the dining room with the door open. Just like us, the eyes of the people at the table around us were focused on it.
They started talking to the staff who looked at the counter in a coercive attitude.
“What is it, lack of manners?”
Judging from the clothes, they weren’t guests. One had a huge sword on his back, and the other two appeared to be armed. You look like a Hunter, but why did you come here?
Ryu Seo-yeon whispered in a small voice in case they could hear it.
“It must be those people. They must be the ones who catch the wizards hiding in the city right now.”
Come to think of it, I heard that the tower had put a bounty on the wizards who participated in the ‘Necromancer’s Assault’. Seeing the crowds around, the bounty seems pretty savory.
“You haven’t caught it yet?”
“Yeah. Because it’s a wizard, there must always be one treasury that can escape.”
“Um, seeing those people come, they might be here. Should I leave now?”
Ryu Seo-yeon frowned slightly when she said in anxiety that an unfortunate random encounter might be triggered.
“Ah, why? Food will be coming soon. If anything happens, you can avoid it then or solve it.”
“It is.”
That’s right. Because we are not civilians, we are aspiring heroes of the Yoosung Academy.
Just in case, I changed my clothes and checked the things in my arms. I didn’t bring the engine blade because it was too big, but an Assault Wolf and one magazine. And I brought soul season.
If this was the case, there was no problem even if there was a battle.
‘If you’re in a hurry, there’s magic.’
The hunters, who were making a lot of noise at the counter, were soon guided by the waiter and moved to the back seats. And there, moving his eyes, he frightened at the people around him.
. . . I will pretend to eat. Fortunately, the food started coming out soon after. The waiter said he was sorry and brought the food along with an explanation of the situation.
“Sorry for the inconvenience while eating, sir. Because they are hunters who go hunting for wizards because of the recent incident…”
“Oh, we’re fine.”
“Thank you so much for understanding.”
First, as an appetizer, there was some sashimi, followed by potato soup.
‘Five. Is it delicious?’
Quietly admiring, he glanced at Ryu Seo-yeon. Her eyebrows were raised slightly as if it was delicious. Next came the scallop and shrimp dish. I don’t like seafood, but I also enjoyed it because it was expensive.
I told Ryu Seo-yeon while waiting for the next main.
“It’s delicious here.”
“Is it? I thought you ate here because you chose it.”
“What kind of money do I have…?”
“Ah, yes. Kkeuk.”
While we were talking like that, the main dish, steak, finally came out. By the way, I am a rare parr. This is because they believe that meat can only taste its original flavor when the flesh is red.
I took advantage of the perks and carefully cut the steak with a fork and knife. The smell of the steak stimulated my appetite.
Just as I was about to take the slow-cut steak and put it in my mouth, I realized something was wrong. I feel déjà vu.
‘…that the privilege was activated.’
It meant entering the battle phase.
“—You bastard, here it is!!!”
The moment I reached that conclusion, the table in front of me turned over with a great shock echoing inside.
Naturally, the plate broke and the food was scattered on the floor.
Me and Ryu Seo-yeon looked at each other blankly, holding a fork with nothing on their clothes, and blankly looking into each other’s eyes. ···Then it is. Eventually, an unfortunate random encounter was triggered.
‘Shake. What kind of bastard?’
I didn’t even taste it!
Surrounded by intense anger, I looked around. In the meantime, a man with a bad complexion wrapped around the neck of the person wearing glasses and was confronting the hunters earlier.
“If you come near I will kill you!”
Whether it was the wizard the hunters were pursuing, he was creating a vortex with one hand. That seemed to be the source of the shock.
‘I’ll have to finish it before it gets messy.’
Because of [Concentration], even if I was stuck like that, I could only target a wizard with my skills. When I quietly put my hand in my arms, Seo-yeon Ryu cried out.
“Wait a minute.”
At that time, a man who seemed to be the leader among the hunters took a step forward. Then, in a conciliatory way, he stretched out a hand the size of a human head and said: It seems to be a threat to anyone.
“You know it’s going to get harder for you if you go out like this, right?”
“You didn’t come, didn’t you?!”
“Let’s not do that, let’s have a conversation…”
As the man continued to approach, the wizard screamed and tried to slam the whirlpool at the hostage. The moment I got up in a hurry to pull out my gun.
Suddenly, the wizard was turned over in the air. Before everyone was aware of the situation, the man with glasses grabbed the wizard’s back and broke his arm to subdue it.
“Ahhh!!!”
In contrast to him, the man who was a hostage looked at the hunters with a calm expression as the wizard raged in pain.
“Now, don’t disturb the meal and take them. And if there are hostages, be careful.”
He handed over the wizard to the Hunters, and then he shook off his clothes and then suddenly bowed his head toward me. For a moment I wondered why, but I soon realized it.
‘You didn’t do it for me.’
I turned my head and looked straight ahead. It was a greeting to Ryu Seo-yeon. Ryu Seo-yeon didn’t care if he was familiar with it, and took his handkerchief from his bag and wiped the dirt off his clothes.
“…who is that person?”
“It looks like an escort. It’s been like this since the incident.”
“Isn’t that what most of the guests here are?”
Ryu Seo-yeon laughed at my question.
“Not all, but only some. It’s an escort, but it’s the Black Hawk’s private army. There are civilians and there are Awoken.”
I was joking, but there really are more people here. There is no one who can guess even if you look around.
I came here to eat and had a lot of strange experiences. Rather, it sounds like he’s being watched, is that ok?
I asked carefully so as not to hear people around me.
“Are you doing this every time you go out? Isn’t it too uncomfortable?”
“It’s okay. If this doesn’t happen anyway, there’s nothing to worry about.”
“Still, you’re not an ordinary person, you’re an aspiring hero, but you’re protecting yourself enough. Why?”
“It’s because my sister likes me so much.”
“···ok?”
Something is strange.
It sounds like Ryu Seo-yeon’s older sister attached a private army to Ryu Seo-yeon. As far as I know, it is the black hawk leader who has that authority, but the leader character I know is not a woman. When I looked up here before, it must have been a man.
“…Then who is the chief I know?”
“That person is my ex-boyfriend.”
“What, not a husband, but an ex-boyfriend?”
When I was startled, Ryu Seo-yeon carefully wrapped the dirty handkerchief and put it in her bag.
“Even though it’s broken, they seem to get along well from a business perspective. The man takes care of the external events and the inside management is the older sister. It’s a style that older sister hates places with a lot of people.”
Oh···. Is it American style?
“Does that guy like things out there?”
“Yeah. I like meeting people.”
Then they just don’t match. Even when working in a team, there are conflicts between team members with different personalities, much less love.
“By the way, I can’t tell you this because it’s a secret.”
“Don’t tell me. . . . by the way, what kind of thing is this?
“That’s right. Whoops.”
Ryu Seo-yeon covered her mouth and laughed at what was interesting. Anyway, the commotion passed and all the staff were mobilized and scattered to the guests.
The waiter who came towards us bowed violently and said, even though it wasn’t his fault.
“Sorry for the inconvenience. Customer! Please give us a full refund and charge for laundry…”
“No. Rather than wait, can I get new food?”
“Yes? ···Oh, that’s right! I’ll do it right away. I’ll move the seat now!”
“Then please do that.”
As I got up following the waiter’s guidance, I told Ryu Seo-yeon.
“Are you fine?”
“Of course. Meat is the best here.”
okay. I’ll have to eat some meat. So, me and Seo-yeon Ryu waited longer and ate all the main and dessert before leaving.
The restaurant apologized for causing a fuss and tried to refund the fee paid when making the reservation. But we were satisfied with the food, so we said ok and went out.
As I was going back to the Yoosung Academy, Seo-yeon Ryu came up to me and said,
“You ate well, Jihan-ah.”
“Yeah? I don’t know why I asked you to come out for nothing.”
Clothes get dirty too. Get involved in a strange incident. Fortunately, Seoyeon Ryu smiled and shook her head.
“It’s actually more delicious to have to go through something like that. Oh, and.”
“Good luck for the rest of the school year.”
…that’s what I’m going to say.
“Ummm.”
Aiden, who had just come out of the shower and had his hair wet, turned through thick papers on the bed before drying his hair. The contents of Seo Ji-han’s exploration reports were written there.
‘I mean, there is no such thing.’
What’s suspicious about this?
It was a report of an expedition I went out during the winter semester. Unlike the previous reports, the quantity is small and the quality is poor. Anyone who sees it seems to have made up a word. I looked through the records of the hostel I stayed in, and although I had been there for 2 nights and 3 days, I had no clue what I was doing.
‘What is life-threatening?’
It’s been a long time since we pioneered that area, so there shouldn’t be anything like that… While Aiden pondered the question, ding-dong, someone rang the bell.
“Uh…, who are you?”
Aiden felt a little annoyed and got up. My body creaks with every movement because of the muscle pain I feel for the first time in my life.
‘Seo Ji-han, that person doesn’t know that I’m trying so hard…’
He made me exercise and went out to eat with another girl who lost. The more he thought about it, the worse he felt, so Aiden decided to stop thinking about it and checked through the hole in the door to see who had come.
…and I felt even worse.
[- Ellen. Please open the door.]
It was Park Noah, her rival, who came to the dorm.
