Chapter 115.

I calmly and carefully observed the final boss party to find out which of them was the final boss and whether that person was a he or a she .

The party started talking to each other while pointing their fingers at me .

With my Gift, I could hear their voices .

—Sahyuk, what do you think about him?

The man called the girl, who was still glaring at me, Sahyuk .

In that case, her last name should be Jin .

Jin Sahyuk .

I couldn’t help but sigh .

I pressed down on my temple .

The final boss had the same name I gave… her .

I held up my smartwatch, but there were no messages to explain this situation as I had hoped .

Meanwhile, they continued to talk .

—Is he really looking at us?

Glaring at me, Jin Sahyuk asked the man .

—Of course, our eyes met .

—Really? But he didn’t look like someone who was strong .

Jin Sahyuk was designed to be the ‘growing final boss’ .

Having the same or perhaps higher potential than Kim Suho, she would grow faster than Kim Suho and become the final boss by the end of the story . In a way, she was Kim Suho’s true rival .

Even though she was now a girl, her fate shouldn’t have changed .

If I had the bullet refined with Misteltein’s leaf, she was an enemy I would kill even if I had to consume all of my SP .

—Sahyuk, train your discernment ability . Someone with the eyesight to look down at us from that distance and the courage to glare back at you couldn’t possibly be average .

Just like the man said, my eyesight was special . To have the same level of eyesight as me, one’s perception stat needed to at least be 15 .

—And look at that beard . He looks strong too .

I rubbed my beard . I left it alone because I was getting SP just by walking around Cube, but it seemed it was time for me to cut it .

—Didn’t you tell me not to judge a book by its cover?

Jin Sahyuk glared at the man . However, the man only laughed in response .

I grew more and more curious about the man’s identity . In the original story, Jin Sahyuk only had his lackeys beside him…

“Ehew, nevermind . ”

This world was different .

I needed to stop crying about the original story .

—Ehem, that’s because I have good discernment and you don’t . Listen brat, stop glaring at him . Are you trying to pick a fight?

—He glared at me first! In fact, he’s still glaring at me!

—I’m sure he’s just attracted to you . Why don’t you wink at him instead? Show off your beauty .

—What about a death wink? I can shoot a beam of magic power at him .

I flinched . This crazy bitch…

Thankfully, the man reacted sensibly and stopped Jin Sahyuk . Then, he waved at me and began to walk away .

I watched them leave to an unknown place .

Although I was caught off guard, I was able to ascertain the girl’s identity .

But who was that man? Who could be standing beside her as her equal or perhaps even a superior?

“Hajin~ can Hayang and I go swimming together~?”

At that moment, Evandel’s cheerful voice rang out .

“Hm?”

I turned around .

Evandel was swinging her legs inside the presidential suite’s indoor swimming pool, while Hayang was happily swimming around .

“Sure, but do you know how to swim?”

“Of course, of course~”

Evandel jumped into the pool boasting .

She didn’t need to change into a swimsuit because her clothes were made of magic power .

“Hayang, Hayang~ let’s race~”

Hearing Evandel, Hayang swam to the starting point .

I could clearly see that this mystical cat was getting smarter .

“It will be ready, start, then go . Okay? Ready…”

Evandel dragged out her word and observed Hayang’s posture .

Then suddenly…

“Start—!”

She quickly shouted and got a head start . Surprised by her cheap tactic, Hayang quickly moved her tiny feet and chased after her .

I smiled warmly as I watched them .

Was this what having a daughter felt like?

…Though of course, I wouldn’t be able to have a child like Evandel with my genes .

**

Saturday morning .

Rather than returning to Cube, I went to the new apartment I purchased .

Located in Seoul’s Seocho District, each of the apartment’s rooms was about 160 square meters on average . By buying this apartment, I realized that my financial power wasn’t anything to be proud of . Even though I became a multi-billionaire through the stock market, buying this apartment cost half of my entire savings .

Of course, the cost of the land had to be considered .

Despite being a superpower in this world, Korea was a tiny country .

“Hajin, Hajin, where is this? It’s so big~”

“It’s our new house . We’ll be staying here from time to time . You can think of it as… a villa . ”

“Aha~”

Just as she liked to do in Cube’s dorm room, Evandel ran and sat down on the couch . On the other hand, Hayang walked around the room, looking for somewhere high to climb to .

“I should have brought the nightingales~”

Evandel murmured as she rolled around on the couch . Just to be clear, nightingales referred to all the birds Evandel created . Although they all looked different, Evandel called all birds nightingales, most likely because that’s what I called them .

“Evandel, play with Hayang here . We have Legos, dolls, a video game console, and a TV here, and there are food and snacks in the fridge . Uncle is going to be out for a bit . ”

“Un!”

“Meow~”

Because I played with them all night yesterday, Evandel and Hayang happily agreed .

I left the room and got on Agusta .

Listening to its clear engine noise, I raced through the road and arrived at Seoul Portal Station at 8 p . m .

It was an hour before the promised time .

I parked the bike and sat down on a bench inside the Portal Station’s waiting room .

As time passed, people began to arrive .

First was Oh Hanhyun . As soon as he saw me, he widened his eyes, clearly surprised that I was here early .

“You’re already here, Hajin-ssi?”

“Yep . ”

Kim Suho, who was the next person to arrive, also reacted the same way . He was also dragging along Yi Yeonghan, who still seemed to be half-asleep .

“Hajin? Why are you here so early?”

“No reason . I guess I was just looking forward to it . ”

“Ah, I get it . Kuku, that’s cute . ”

Kim Suho laughed . Then, as though he suddenly remembered it, he spoke to Oh Hanhyun .

“Oh right, Senior Oh Hanhyun, Yoo Yeonha says she will come later tonight . Apparently, she’s not feeling well . ”

“What?”

I was the first one to be surprised .

Yoo Yeonha coming late? Why wasn’t she feeling well? There shouldn’t have been any incident that would make her ill… .

“Do you know why?”

“Apparently she’s hospitalized . ”

“What? Hospitalized?”

My surprise turned into shock . Yi Yeonghan replied as he yawned .

“I think it was gastritis caused by stress? You know, she’s kind of sensitive . Chae Nayun even went to visit her yesterday . ”

Speaking of the devil, Chae Nayun just came into the station .

“Yo~”

With a bright smile, Chae Nayun waved her hand and ran up to us .

I was puzzled . Chae Nayun wasn’t the type to smile so joyfully when her friend was sick .

“I heard Yoo Yeonha’s sick . ”

“Oh, Yeonha? She’s fine now thanks to me staying up with her all night . Her complexion isn’t pale anymore either . She told me to go ahead . ”

“Did she?”

In that case, she must have just eaten something bad . After all, Yoo Yeonha liked to secretly eat junk food .

“Alright everyone, let’s go~”

Oh Hanhyun smiled brightly and led us through the Portal .

It only took ten steps for us to get from Seoul to Busan .

Once we left the Busan Portal Station, Busan’s scenery was in full view .

Busan was fully deserving of being called the second capital of Korea . A blue sky, a variety of shops lined up on the streets . People of all nationalities were lined up in front of them, but they all spoke Korean .

“Today, we’ll go on a street tour . Busan is full of street shops: clothing shops, miscellaneous item shops, weapon shops, antique shops, and others . It’s my hometown, so just follow me . ”

Oh Hanhyun confidently took on the role of a guide, and we followed after him .

“Busan, Busan~ Busan seagulls~”

Chae Nayun hummed happily and came next to me .

“Hey, have you been to Busan?”

“Yeah, obviously . ”

“I see . Oh look, that must be Busan’s street shop road . ”

Chae Nayun nudged my arm and pointed at a road filled with street vendors .

Together as a group, we walked in .

Clothes, weapons, scrolls, books… there were all sorts of items on display . Chae Nayun looked around with her eyes opened wide, then disappeared like the wind .

After about five minutes…

“Hey, try this . ”

Chae Nayun brought a hat from somewhere .

“What’s this?”

“Try it on . ”

Before I could say anything, she put the hat on my head, then glanced at me from top to bottom .

“Oh~ not bad . Do you want me to buy it for you?”

“No, I’m good . ”

“But I already bought it, so just keep it on . ”

With that, she disappeared once again .

I looked at the price tag that was still on the hat .

What kind of a hat was 350,000 won?

Since it was gifted, I kept it on and continued looking around the shops . I was looking for a proper antique shop, hoping to score some valuable items like I did in Clancy Islet .

At that moment, Chae Nayun appeared once again . This time, with a hot dog in hand .

“Hey, eat this . ”

“Where did you… . ”

Before I could even speak, Chae Nayun stuffed the hot dog in my mouth .

“…Why aren’t you eating?”

“I’ll get sick if I do . ”

Chae Nayun looked at me eating a hot dog and giggled like a child .

I stared back at her silently .

She was cheerful and energetic . Her brightness and positivity were making me tired .

Was she like this because Chae Jinyoon’s condition improved? Or was it because she…

Suddenly, I felt my stomach churn .

A fundamental question rose up in my head .

Was I allowed to be this friendly with Chae Nayun?

An uncomfortable acquaintance . Wasn’t that the relationship I wanted to maintain with Chae Nayun?

“… . ”

However, one’s feelings weren’t so easily controlled .

Now, a dark thought that has been sleeping inside me began to emerge .

That it was okay as long as she never found out .

“Hey, try putting this on . It’s going to get cold soon . ”

After disappearing once again, Chae Nayun reappeared with a scarf, then put it around my neck .

“Where do you keep getting these things from . Take it off . ”

“Ah! But it’s going to get cold soon . Hey, Kim Hajin! Where are you going!?”

I ran away as quickly as I could .

**

I was exhausted .

The day went by while we were having fun, and it was already evening . Because it was autumn, the sun set fairly early, and darkness had descended .

“Today’s final course is… Busan Disneyland~”

We stood in front of our last destination for the day, Disneyland .

Inside Disneyland, smugglers should be conducting a trade secretly . But soon, they would get into a conflict that would devolve into chaos . Kim Suho would then run into Jin Sahyuk while trying to suppress the mess .

When we were just about to go in, Chae Nayun raised her hand after checking her smartwatch .

“Ah, Yeonha says she’s here now . ”

Immediately afterward, a limousine stopped in front of Disneyland’s entrance .

The door opened, and Yoo Yeonha came out . Chae Nayun hopped toward her and asked .

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Yeah . ”

With a short reply, Yoo Yeonha walked past Chae Nayun and Kim Suho, stopping when she reached me .

“… . ”

Yoo Yeonha stared at me lifelessly . Unlike her usual self, she seemed weak and fragile .

Was her food poisoning that bad?

“Does it still hurt?”

Yoo Yeonha shook her head .

At that moment, Oh Hanhyun spoke up .

“OH right, we’ll be traveling in pairs inside Disneyland . ”

“You, go with me . ”

Yoo Yeonha spoke before Oh Hanhyun even explained how the pairs would be formed .

“Huh? Me?”

“What, what are you doing, Yeonha?”

Chae Nayun gave her an odd look, but Yoo Yeonha tightly grabbed onto my sleeve .

I was also wondering why she was acting this way, but since it looked like she had something important to say, I agreed .

“Sure . ”

Just like that, I became paired with Yoo Yeonha and entered Disneyland .

Once we were inside, it felt like we were in a fairy tale .

But even while we walked through this world of hopes and dreams, Yoo Yeonha was silent, sighing and stealing glances at me from time to time .

Wondering why she was so down, I brought her to a rollercoaster to cheer her up .

As I expected, Yoo Yeonha panicked as the rollercoaster went up and looked completely lifeless by the time the ride ended .

“Are you feeling better now?”

“… . ”

“If not, we’ll go on it again . ”

“N-N-No, I’m fine . S-So let’s skip t-this and r-ride that . ”

Yoo Yeonha pointed at the giant Ferris wheel nearby . I furrowed my brows slightly .

“Isn’t that a couples ride? Why would you want to go there with me?”

“There’s… something I need to talk to you about . ”

Yoo Yeonha’s voice was trembling .

“If you say so… . What is it about?”

“… . ”

Yoo Yeonha didn’t reply, so I followed her wish and went to the Ferris wheel .

To be honest, this was my first time being on a Ferris wheel .

Inside the Ferris wheel’s slow-moving pod, we stared at each other silently .

“…What is it?”

In the end, I asked out of frustration .

“Oh, is it about the bullet I asked you to refine? Is it too difficult?”

“No… . I should be able to give that to you by next month . That leaf wasn’t an ordinary leaf . ”

“Right? Ah, if any of it’s left over, you can use it for your research . ”

“Research?”

“Yeah, for your pharmaceutical company . We’re allies, aren’t we? Or maybe I’m just an investor, haha . ”

“… . ”

In response, Yoo Yeonha clenched her teeth and dropped her head in silence .

It was then .

KOONG!

An explosive rumble resounded .

I looked down from the pod’s window, then looked back at Yoo Yeonha . To my surprise, Yoo Yeonha was staring at me with a determined look . She seemed to be unconcerned about the chaos happening below .

“…What?”

“…Remember what I said? That I had something to talk to you about . ”

“Yeah, go ahead . ”

“You see… . ”

KOONG!

At that moment, the Ferris wheel shook strongly and stopped working . Yoo Yeonha didn’t react in the slightest, but I quickly looked back down on the ground .

Underneath the Ferris wheel, where the explosion took place, two people were glaring at each other .

I focused my hearing and sight .

—So, it really was you . To think you’re having fun with a girl . Should I say it’s to be expected from a kid?

Jin Sahyuk was leering at Kim Suho and Chae Nayun .

—…You .

Kim Suho glared at Jin Sahyuk with a stiffened face .

—So, you do recognize me . Well, you would be a fool not to . After all, it’s just you and me .

—Who are you and why are you picking a fight with us?

Chae Nayun furrowed her brows and stepped forward . She was wearing a polar bear hat that she must have won from a game .

—Shut your mouth, shit for brains .

—Shi… I dare you to say that again .

Chae Nayun was a headstrong girl in her own right, but Jin Sahyuk was on a whole new level of crazy .

Jin Sahyuk suddenly condensed her magic power into a ball and threw it at Chae Nayun . The ball then exploded, bursting into a beam of magic power that struck Chae Nayun’s stomach in the blink of an eye .

Chae Nayun was blasted away by a hundred meters, striking the asphalt ground .

It was a sudden ambush that even Kim Suho couldn’t react to .

“Hey, I think we’re going to have to talk later . ”

The situation wasn’t good . To think that Chae Nayun would be knocked out in one blow… . Jin Sahyuk was supposed to be a ‘growing’ final boss . Why the hell was she so strong?

I quickly opened the pod door and tried to jump down .

However, Yoo Yeonha grabbed onto my wrist .

I looked back at her hand holding onto my wrist, then looked up at her face .

“I don’t think I can do it later . If it isn’t now… I don’t think I can say it . ”

Yoo Yeonha looked like she was about to cry as she blurted out in a desperate voice .

I froze .

Just what could have caused… Ah!

A light bulb went on in my head .

The pieces of the puzzle were finally coming together .

A part of ‘Yoo Yeonha Scandal’ must have happened already .

In that case, it made sense why she got stress-induced gastritis .

“…Then you don’t have to say it . ”

Even if you don’t, I’ll help you .

I smiled brightly and tapped Yoo Yeonha’s head .

Then, I jumped down from the Ferris wheel .

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