Chapter 10 – Seris and the Village (8)
It’s been quite a while since the meteor left the tree hole. Anxiety slowly bloomed in the hearts of Kara and Seris.
“Unni, did something happen to Yoosung oppa?”
“No, it will be fine. You should be back soon.”
Contrary to Seris’ words, however, no matter how long they waited, there was no sign of the meteor coming.
‘What do we do…’
Seris pondered how she should act.
Thinking soberly, she had to give up the meteor and run away with Kara, but…
“Kara, unnie will go find Yoosung. You wait here If you don’t come no matter how long you wait, go to Bahran first.”
Sheris said as she stepped out of her burrow. Kara grabbed her wooden sword and followed Seris out.
“I will go too.”
“Kara!”
“I left the village to live. But to leave her sister and even her brother and go alone? Do you think that would be possible?”
Kara’s eyes were more serious than ever. If that’s the case, no matter what you say, you won’t listen. Ceris gave up her drying.
‘I’m sorry to Yoosung, but I have no choice but to spend less time searching…’
She couldn’t help it. Seris’ number one priority was Kara.
“Yoosung.”
“Brother~”
Seris and Kara wandered around the tree den, looking for the meteor.
It was a bit risky to make noise, but it seemed like it would be hard to find if I didn’t do it like this. It’s okay because I called it small.
“Uh? Sister, can you hear me?”
“Can you hear me?”
“Someone is calling your sister’s name.”
Maybe Yoosung? Seris focused her consciousness on her ear. Then, as her Kara said, she heard her voice calling her.
However…
“Brother Ryan? Isn’t this Rian oppa’s voice?”
“…That’s right.”
The owner of the voice was Lian. Seris’ expression became trembling. Why didn’t the meteor I was looking for come out and Lian came out?
Kara raised her voice to call out to her Rihanna.
“Brother Ryan! Here it is!”
“Kara? Is it Kara?”
“Yeah it’s me! My sister is with you too! Come where you can hear my voice!”
“Okay. Wait a minute!”
After a while, Lian, who followed Kara’s voice, appeared. He looked at Ceris and her expression brightened.
“Seris is safe! Thank god.”
“Yes, Mr. Lian is also safe…Not sure. Are you okay?”
“Uh… Rian oppa, aren’t you sick?”
Ryan had many scars on his body. He looked around himself and smiled cheerfully.
“Haha, what with this much? Not a big deal. But why are you here?”
Before Seris could come up with an appropriate answer, Kara answered first.
“I decided to go to the city. Me, my older sister, and Yoosung’s older brother.”
“City…?”
Lian’s face frowned for a moment at the words city and meteor. He straightened up his expression.
“Okay? But what about Han Yuseong? Can’t you see?”
“Oh right. Rian oppa, help me find Yuseong oppa.”
“Kara, what are you talking about!”
“What’s wrong, sister? It will be easier to find if Rian oppa helps.”
“That…”
It was as Kara said. Celis was reluctant to accept Lian’s help, but now was not the time for her to argue.
“…You’re right. Mr. Lian, could you please help us?”
“You want me to find Han Yuseong? First, explain what happened.”
Cerys explained what had happened so far. From running out of town at night to hiding in a tree hole.
“Lian, can you help me?”
“No.”
“Brother…”
“All right. Lian, please be careful. Kara, let’s go over there.”
Kara seemed disappointed, but Seris wasn’t. Even though she was a little sad, she was relieved at the thought that she didn’t have to see Lian.
Seris tried to find the meteor again with Kara. Lian grabbed her arm.
“…Lian?”
“You said you were going to the city? Come with me.”
“Then are you helping me?”
“No. You guys are giving up on finding Hanyuseong.”
“…Yes?”
Cerys did not understand her previous question and answer. Who is Rihanna telling her to give up?
“Lian oppa, giving up on finding Yuseong oppa. What are you talking about.”
“It is literally. Give up on him and let’s go to the city by ourselves. How many times have I been to Bahran? I will guide you.”
“What nonsense…!”
“Kara.”
When Kara’s crying voice rose, Seris calmed her down. Cerys tried to remove Lian’s arm, but Lian wouldn’t let go. Her eyebrows furrowed a little.
“Lian, I understand that you don’t help us. But Mr. Lian can’t decide our actions. So can you let this go?”
“Ceris, I don’t understand.”
“What?”
“Why are you trying to find Yuseong Han? It’s only been a week since he came to town.”
“What does that have to do with Mr. Lian? Would you rather let this go?”
Cerys pointed to her arm, which held her. Lian didn’t even look at it.
“No, listen. You said he went to look around, but it turns out he might have run away by himself.”
“No, Yoosung oppa can’t be like that.”
“It can’t be? Why?”
“Because Yoosung oppa is kind and caring.”
Kara has told her Yoosung about her own dreams and aspirations. Yooseong sincerely listened to her story and supported her. It was a reaction that was the opposite of the others who snorted or ridiculed.
“Can you judge that in just a week? He might look different from the outside.”
“Leave this.”
“Yes, when you think that the outside and the inside are different, something breaks through. Why did he come to our village after living well in the city? Isn’t that because there’s a reason you can’t live in the city?”
“You mean let go?”
“Why? I think so. The guy is a criminal Because he sinned, he couldn’t live in the city, so…”
“Let go!!”
Celis roughly shook Lian’s arm. Rihanna and Kara were dumbfounded by her rough behavior, seeing her for the first time.
“Rian! We don’t have time to write to you anymore. So just go on your way! Let’s go Kara.”
“Yes.”
Kara looked back at Lian and followed Ceris.
Lian blankly looked at Celis from the back, then hurriedly ran and grabbed her arm again. Seris’ pretty face twisted.
“Leave this…”
Lian let go of her arm before Cerys gave her power to shake it off. Thanks to her, her arms hit the air.
“Let’s talk about Seris.”
At Rian’s request to talk, Celis sighed. Now is not the time for this. I kept getting annoyed at the waste of time.
“Whoa… What is it?”
“Why do you hate me so much?”
“…I beg your pardon?”
“That’s right. I tried to visit you every day, talk to you, and make a date appointment. But you always treated me coldly.”
“No…”
“Don’t say no. I know. The expression on your face when you talk to me is different from when you talk to Han Yoo-sung. So tell me. Why do you hate me so much?”
“…”
Cerris, who was habitually trying to come out, said, ‘No. I don’t like it. You’re misunderstanding,’ she swallowed.
Normally, I would have said that to comfort Lian, but is it necessary now?
Why?
She’s not even a village, and Rian is someone she has nothing to do with.
Seris, there was no reason for her to hold back any longer.
“Yes, I hate Mr. Lian.”
“Don’t say no… What..?”
Rian looked at Celis in disbelief. Whether he did it or not, Celis continued.
“You asked why I hate it? Then I’ll ask just one question. Are you asking because you really don’t know?”
“Uh..?”
“You really don’t know? When I was young, when my mother and father passed away not long ago, you made fun of me for being a bitch without parents?”
It was a difficult time mentally after losing my parents. Lian and her gang teased Cerys for being a parentless bitch and smelly all the time she was working, and made fun of her.
“You apologized for that! You hit me too hard.”
“Is it so. I was beaten But you know what? I was slapped by the chief for hitting you. After that, the villagers didn’t give me any work for a while. Thanks to you, I grazing on the mountain for ten days!”
It was really sad at that time. To the point where I thought about following my parents. If it wasn’t for Kara, it might have been.
“You should have told me if that had happened!”
“Why me?”
“What?”
“Why am I telling you that? Why?”
“If you told me, I somehow…”
“Somehow? What can you do? Can you bring my dead parents back to life? Or can you give me a job? It’s not. Nothing will change if I tell you.”
“Then!”
Ryan groaned. She glared at Celis and said.
“Han Yuseong, is he different? Will something change if I tell him? Will it change!”
“It doesn’t change. But Yoosung understands my feelings and tries to comfort me. Unlike you who only try to use me.”
“I’m trying to use you too…”
“My body is my purpose. You are.”
Rian looked at Ceris, her eyes wide open. She made an expression that didn’t tell whether Ceris was crying or laughing.
“Did you know I didn’t know? Do you have eyes like that?”
“No. I’m like…”
“I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Please don’t appear in front of me again.”
“Where!”
Cerris, who was about to leave, was caught by Lian again. Céris couldn’t stand it any longer, so she tried to get angry…
“Hey you bastard!”
Kara kicked Lian. Although Lian was big, the attack was unexpected, and Kara was also very athletic, so he fell to the floor.
“Don’t touch my sister!”
“Kara…”
“Let’s go sister. Ugh, I didn’t know you were that kind of guy.”
Kara moved along with Seris. She wanted to hit Lian more, but she didn’t have time. She had to find the meteor quickly.
“These bastards…”
Lian, who fell to the floor, picked up a stone. He threw it at them both. Thud! Kara collapsed with a dull sound. It was because she was hit in the head by a stone thrown by Rian.
“Kara!”
Seris shook the fallen Kara with a chill.
“Kara, Kara! Are you okay?!”
“Ugh… Uh, it’s okay… But the back of my head hurts so much…”
“Kara… Lian, are you crazy?!”
“I, I was so good at it. What? Is Han Yuseong better? What the fuck!”
Lian, who had come a short distance away, lifted the jjangdol. Seris hugged Kara. She gritted her teeth at the shock that was about to come.
But this time, along with a dull sound, Lian’s moan was heard. Seris raised her head. Lian was clutching her bleeding head.
“What a bastard! The crab that threw the stone!”
Lian yelled out loud. Celis turned her head to where Rian’s gaze was heading.
“Shut up.”
There was a familiar face. Seris’ face brightened.
“Yoosung!”
It was the meteor they had been looking for.
