Chapter 609 – Chapter 609. The Culprit Was Lee Ho-Yeon.
A cool windy night.
Lee Ho-yeon walked down the quiet academy at night.
His gait was leisurely, but as he walked with his thoughts in order, he was not in the mood to look at the surrounding scenery.
‘I was thinking of going to sleep overnight… I was kicked out.’
Lee Ho-yeon licked his lips as if regretting it.
His plan was to wait for Munsu-rin to finish his work, spend another hot night, and fall asleep together in bed.
If possible, he would hug Surin noona and fall asleep.
‘But who does 8 hours of overtime?’
The first time he heard it he couldn’t believe his ears.
He said that he was used to staying up all night, and that he would go to work immediately after dealing with overtime work.
It was a bit embarrassing, but Lee Ho-yeon was also confident in his stamina.
He is used to staying up all night.
So, I planned to stay awake together until Surin’s overtime work was over.
[… Hoyeonah. Will you keep watching from the side?]
[Yes. I will work hard with my sister too. Or is there anything I can help with?]
[No. It’s okay for Hoyeon to go home and sleep.]
[It can’t be. She can’t let Su-rin noona suffer. I’ll be by your side until I’m done.]
[…]
I was quietly looking at Moon Su-rin’s work for about an hour, but I was kicked out of the house out of the blue.
It was the reason why I couldn’t concentrate without you.
“I was going to stay with my sister today… Are you okay already?”
I still feel uncomfortable.
She still remembered the image of Munsu Rin crying while being hugged by her.
Shouldn’t we heal Moon Su-rin’s wounds a little more? Because of that thought, I was going to be with Moon Su-rin today.
However, considering that she was embarrassed when she let herself go, she seems to be unable to concentrate on her work because of what she is looking at.
She says that helping with work is a burden, and sleeping in bed alone bothers her as much as looking on.
Then what can I do? Gotta get out
If Su-rin noona feels that way, she can’t help it.
“It’s very late.”
Lee Ho-yeon checked her smart watch.
Originally, I planned to go see Baek A-young tonight.
But as she went to Munsu-rin’s dormitory, she sent Baek Ah-young a message saying that if she didn’t reply, she would sleep first.
“Are you done yet?”
There is no reply to the message she sent.
Lee Ho-yeon pondered for a moment, then she turned her steps toward home.
She also wants to go home and rest, but she also wants to see Baek Ah-yeong as soon as possible.
When she thinks of Baek Ah-yeong’s face she met earlier, she wants to take care of her even more.
Lee Ho-yeon speeded up her steps and headed to her emergency room.
“… Huh? You’re off work?”
“An hour? No, I think it’s been about two hours. The saintess looked very tired, so she left work first.”
“Oh, I see.”
She grabs one of the emergency room workers and she finds Baek Ah-yeong, who is exhausted when he says she has already left work.
Why didn’t she reply when she got off work?
“Did Cadet Lee Ho-yeon also have a treatment appointment for the saintess? As far as I know, I heard that it was postponed unless it was an urgent patient because of the magic addicts in hell. Can you confirm the appointment time?”
“It’s okay. Have a hard time.”
Lee Ho-yeon bowed her head and left her emergency room.
If it’s not in the ER, she can go to the office.
Whenever Baek Ah-yeong is busy with emergency room work, she stays in the office and goes to work as soon as she wakes up.
Maybe today is not like that.
‘Everyone around me seems to be working hard.’
In particular, Baek Ah-yeong likes to help people, so she often overworks herself beyond her physical strength.
She said that she looked very tired before leaving work, so she is more concerned.
I want to go and see her face.
“… They said that the cause of the rapid increase in patients was the magic of hell.”
It seems that patients who forcibly absorbed the magic of hell into their bodies are called hell magic addicts.
In fact, from Lee Ho-yeon’s point of view, it’s not a bad thing.
The fact that even ordinary people with abilities came into contact with hell’s magic and had side effects means that many people knew that hell’s magic existed.
Compared to the time when there was no awareness of the magical power of hell, it was a huge improvement.
‘I have to go break the black pillar from tomorrow.’
Of course, her sore head didn’t get better.
There were too many things to do.
First, you have to destroy all the black pillars in Korea before the monsters in hell can move.
There is a feeling that the black pillar gives strength to the monsters of hell, but there is no physical proof.
In order to create physical evidence, you must prove it with results.
If only France and Korea are safe when the monsters from hell attack, it means that his theory is correct.
Even if the Iris Guild and Wizards Association announced the threat, people would not listen, so we had no choice but to wait until then.
‘I’ll try, but… Right. I have to meet high-ranking people.’
As I walked while thinking about my schedule, I arrived at Baek A-young’s private office.
Smart smart
No answer when knocking
Lee Ho-yeon put his ear to her door and put her mana into it.
There was no sign of presence, but there was a constant breathing sound in the office.
Beep beep beep.
Lee Ho-yeon entered the office password and opened the door.
As soon as you enter the lighted office, you see the shape of a person.
Baek Ah-young, who was lying face down at the reception table, was fast asleep.
Seeing that she hadn’t even taken off her coat, she seemed to be sleeping without thinking about going to sleep.
Lee Ho-yeon smiled bitterly as she looked at the neatly organized office.
“I’m sorry honey.”
No matter how tired she is by her nature, she never sleeps here.
Maybe she fell asleep while waiting for me.
In many ways, there are many things I am sorry for.
There are so many people to care about and so many things to do, so one body is not enough.
But she can’t complain.
After blocking the gates of hell, I will have to live with this pattern until I catch the demon king.
‘… If I kill the demon king, it will be all right.’
Although the perception that this world is a game has almost disappeared, Lee Ho-yeon is currently participating in a bet guaranteed by the betting god.
『Main Quest: Capture all the heroines and survive until the end of the game. If you can Failure Penalty: Death』
Whenever I think of the main quest, the visible status window in front of me reminds me of that fact again.
The end of the game is to kill the Demon King.
So what happens if you kill the Demon King?
Lee Ho-yeon muttered her words that her god of betting had given her.
She said, “… Since I captured 11 heroines, looking at the ending, I said that killing the gods of this world and living here is not a dream.”
So, if I die from the Demon Lord, will I go back to the original world?
What would happen if you only defeated 10 heroines?
“… Tsk.”
Lee Ho-yeon clicked her tongue and hung her coat on her hanger.
Again, useless thoughts fill her head.
She’s not going to go after her anyway, so it’s better not to think about it.
Squeak-
Lee Ho-yeon raised her magic power and gently lifted Baek Ah-yeong’s body.
If you sleep like that, your back hurts.
I need to put you in bed
*
The next morning.
A corner seat in a cafe with a lot of floating population from morning.
The two women sat across from each other and sipped coffee.
Both of them were beautiful enough to be glanced at by a man passing by, but they did not attract attention because a high-level barrier was surrounding them.
If you were not an ordinary person, but the head of the Iris Guild’s Korean branch, this would have been easy.
Hyorin Kang, the head of the Korean branch of the Iris Guild.
She is a visiting professor at the academy and she has nothing to do until the academy is restored.
Sniffling-
Hyorin Kang glanced at her friend who was sitting in front of her.
Pure white skin, long blonde hair, and a neat style suit.
“What’s not going well these days? You don’t look good.”
Scarlett.
He is her same age friend who works as a freelancer after coming out of the Iris Guild.
“It’s just personal.”
Kang Hyo-rin looked at Scarlett’s expression.
Scarlett was a friend with a cute personality unlike her sharp impression.
She is quick-witted when it comes to other people’s affairs, but surprisingly can’t hide her own.
Widely-
Hyorin Kang put down the coffee cup in front of her and continued her words.
“From her face, ‘I’m having a hard time~’, ‘I’m worried~.’ You’re doing it. Don’t be evasive like that, let me know.”
“…”
Cheer.
As Scarlett frowned her eyes, Kang Hyo-rin raised her coffee cup that she had set down and turned her head.
Hmmm. The weather today is nice. She didn’t miss the same word.
‘I can’t even hit this.’
Scarlett shook her head as she looked at Kang Hyo-rin, who was glancing at her side.
She does crazy things sometimes, but she’s still a friend who cares about her.
… She’s also a paying employer.
It’s okay to say this because there’s no need to hide it.
Scarlett took a sip of her coffee and continued her words.
“Hell’s magic, you know?”
“Yes. I know. It’s a mess these days. Aha, I understand.”
Kang Hyo-rin winked at her friend as if she had noticed it only then.
Even if she says that Scarlett is worried about her, she must be about Lee Ho-yeon.
“It’s because of Cadet Lee Ho-yeon, isn’t it? For breaking her black pillar, I’ve been receiving all kinds of curses throughout the world… No, I’m sorry. I’ll stop swearing at my boyfriend. Don’t look at me like that.”
“Isn’t that so, was her backlash that bad?”
“Yeah. Actually, is it such a controversial topic? I wonder… But the original people don’t like change.
Scarlett narrowed her eyes.
It smells like something musty.
It’s just a hunch, but issues that those in power agree on are usually problematic.
‘I was missing this kind of information.’
She’s been obsessed with information lately as she’s focused on mastering the magic of hell.
The world was changing that fast.
I must tell Lee Ho-yeon about this.
“Haha… Anyway, it’s similar, but that’s not it.”
What Scarlett struggled with was her own talent and her infernal magic.
She tried every day to get used to the magic of hell, but she still didn’t realize it.
It was too slow compared to what Daeun Nam and Rebecca were already used to.
“Why the magic of hell?
Hyo-rin Kang, hearing Scarlett’s concerns, tilted her head.
“It’s just. It’s not going to help anywhere.”
“What are you talking about? You aimlessly… Aha.”
Kang Hyo-rin raised the corners of her mouth and began to laugh.
There’s no way she would try that hard for no reason.
I pretended not to, and that’s it.
“Ah. I left the guild for love…”
“…I have to go soon. I remembered the schedule.”
“I know there’s nothing today, but where are you going! I’m sorry.”
“I’m really busy.”
Scarlett emptied her leftover coffee and got up from her seat.
It seems that there is nothing to be gained from talking with Kang Hyo-rin, and I have to train to get used to the magic of hell in time for useless conversation.
“Because of a man. Ugh.”
After Scarlett left, Hyo-rin Kang shook her head at the cafe where she was left alone.
Of course, that man is handsome, has good skills, and has a bright future, but…
“Your face is really handsome.”
He is the man who melted Scarlett’s cold heart.
There are a lot of women, but with a face like that, you can live off of them for the rest of your life.
“A handsome and capable younger man… I’m a bit envious.”
Hyorin Kang, who was left at the cafe, sucked her coffee for no reason.
