Chapter 218 – 218. The Moment I Recalled the Feeling of First Love, It Was Newly Launched in the Store Window. [A Warrior’s First Love][2]
“…Yes…?”
Sigh…!
Claudia looked at Kim Tae-sik with somewhat bewildered eyes.
Claudia has been spying on Kim Tae-sik for quite some time, so she has a rough idea of his personality.
Kim Tae-sik, she understood, was also a person with a lot of resourcefulness and consideration.
So Claudia may have visited her first and provoked her attack in the hope of alleviating her own guilt.
Because Kim Tae-sik is like that, I thought Claudia would react vaguely with silence.
However, Claudia was also confused because her reaction was different from what she expected.
“Is this true? “You’re a witch, not a wizard?”
Kim Tae-sik could not have known Cloudy’s state of mind, so he still showed off his humor and reacted almost to a frenzy.
Claudia didn’t feel like this when she thought the magic was gone.
When she said that she was a witch, she reacted as if she had found a wannabe pornographic video.
‘What…? What kind of look is this…?
Claudia, who raised her head and checked Kim Tae-sik’s expression, seemed to be slightly embarrassed beyond her confusion.
Kim Tae-sik’s expression is clearly positive, but the reason is that it is hard to understand.
“Yes… She’s a witch… I said last time that she had mana similar to that of the Dark Awakened, didn’t I…? Wizards don’t use that kind of mana… That mana comes from using dark magic blood…”
With that question in mind, Claudia again explained to Kim Tae-sik the difference between a wizard and a witch in a calm voice and tone.
“Ah~~ I see! It makes sense… It matches the image of a witch I knew. Since you explained it that way…!”
Nod…! Nod…! Nod…! Nod…!
Kim Tae-sik nodded his head with curious eyes.
Kim Tae-sik’s smile bloomed beyond the smile on his lips, and he even looked happy.
“So she’s a witch from this world?”
Because Kim Tae-sik experienced the Gargoyles from another world.
Claudia also asked as if to check if it was a different world.
“That’s right… By the standards of this place, it could be said to be a different world…”
Nod…! Nod…! Nod…! Nod…!
Claudia nodded thoughtfully and confirmed.
Meanwhile, it was Claudia who, as expected of a witch, gave a detailed definition.
“But why that reaction…”
Afterwards, Claudia looked at Kim Tae-sik again.
Kim Tae-sik, who seems to be fully aware of the concept of witches, but is still innocently happy.
Claudia was even more puzzled.
So I quite actively asked why.
“Yes? Reaction? “What is my reaction now?”
However, Kim Tae-sik also seemed puzzled by Claudia’s rebuttal.
“Yes… Even when I found out I was a witch, I still reacted like that…”
Claudia gave an awkward look and blurted out her words.
“…?”
However, Kim Tae-sik still did not seem to understand Claudia’s words.
“So… Witches are beings that people hate and fear…”
In the end, Claudia ended up saying things about the witch that she didn’t want to say.
“Oh…~!”
Then Kim Tae-sik, who had an innocent expression the whole time, said, Oops! He made an expression as if he wanted to.
“I guess that’s how they think about witches in this other world…?”
Afterwards, Kim Tae-sik asked with a cautious expression and tone.
Nod…! Nod…! Nod…! Nod…!
Claudia nodded her head thoughtfully, looking at the floor.
She seemed to have lost confidence again.
“Hmm… I don’t know what the situation in that world is like specifically… Besides, I don’t know anything about the witches who are active there, so I’m just saying…”
Cheok…!
Taesik Kim looked into the distance, crossing his arms as if he was thinking deeply about something.
“For me, the image of a witch is something that gave me dreams as a child…”
Then, with a slight smile, he began to explain why he had reacted so innocently to the idea that Claudia was a witch.
“The witch gave her dreams…? Was there a witch where she lived… ?”
Then Claudia, who had been lowering her head, looked at Kim Tae-sik again and her eyes widened.
“Haha! That’s not true, I really liked the witch, the heroine of the novel I was obsessed with as a child.”
It was a gap in perception between two people from completely different worlds.
When Kim Tae-sik confirmed the gap, he burst into laughter.
“Well… I knew that there were no witches on Earth before my previous life as a hero…”
Claudia, a fierce woman, unexpectedly came out while expressing her convictions.
“Wow… Did you know that I was chosen as a hero and reincarnated?”
Kim Tae-sik was shocked by the contents of the coming out.
“I… I’m sorry… I just happened to…”
When he heard that Kim Tae-sik had found hope from a witch, he became very excited.
Claudia quickly became sullen again.
“Haha…! “If you think about it, it’s a new story. Well… I think I already knew about something even bigger…”
Scratching..! Scratching..! Scratching..! Scratching..!
Kim Tae-sik seemed to be equally embarrassed by the scowl scratching his head.
The image of Claudia, who mentioned the intense sex scene with Yeon Yeon-hee and Jo Yu-jin, came to mind.
“Anyway! I grew up alone without my parents since I was very young, right? “They both passed away early.”
“I can’t really say that’s the reason, but when I was young, I had a very closed-off and despondent personality.”
Nevertheless, Kim Tae-sik gathered his mentality and continued the story he originally wanted to say.
“Is that really true…?”
Claudia, who had become sullen perhaps because she was intrigued by Kim Tae-sik’s upbringing, looked at Kim Tae-sik with round eyes.
“Yes… I think it was even more so when I saw the few blood relatives I had fighting over not taking me with them…”
“I was in that state for quite some time, and what helped me get through those times was that novel. Afterwards, it was released as a webtoon and an animation, and I was really obsessed with it. “Wow… It’s been a while since I brought back memories…”
Cheok…!
As he reminisced about the past in earnest, Kim Tae-sik seemed to get emotional and even crossed his legs as he savored it.
“That was roughly the content. The main character was a kid with a similar personality to me at the time, but this is a growth story about how he changes after meeting a witch sister from another world! Thanks to her witch sister, she travels to many worlds and overcomes adversity during her adventures, shedding her dorky appearance. Kya~~~!”
Kim Tae-sik, who began to become increasingly absorbed in the novel story he was attached to, showed off his sense of fun by performing exaggerated actions to the fullest.
“I think that’s what the witch in the novel meant. “Don’t be bound by a box, don’t confine yourself, think freely, don’t be caught by prejudice!”
“I don’t know if it’s a device in the novel, but wizards appear to be strict about discipline, right? Do you have a quite stubborn side? So, I think witches have become a more positive and friendly image for me.”
“That’s why you reacted like that earlier.”
It can be said that the importance of family and parents to a child is because it has a significant impact on the formation of personality during the growth period.
When Kim Tae-sik was growing up, there was an absolute lack of anything that could have a positive influence.
What served as a guide for Kim Tae-sik was a novel he was very passionate about when he was young, and among them was the character of the witch sister.
It was a memory that may have become dull because so much time has passed.
When I actually met the witch, I felt like I was back in time again, and that feeling came back to me.
“I see… That’s why you have that look…”
Wiggle… Wiggle… Wiggle… Wiggle…
After hearing Kim Tae-sik’s confession of memories, Claudia looked at the floor again and fidgeted with his hands.
However, the squirming was not caused by emotional anxiety.
Judging from her expression, she seemed to be squirming with excitement, as if she was reminded of something.
“It may be meaningless, but… It doesn’t seem like the story in the novel is completely groundless…”
“It’s true that those magicians have a rigid feel… There are a lot of banned books and strict rules… Teaching students is no joke about dividing factions…”
Isn’t what a lonely person needs most is empathy?
Claudia, a witch who was suffering from her loneliness, felt that Kim Tae-sik empathized with her.
This reminded her, and she chattered as if she wanted to receive more sympathy.
“Oh~~ I guess wizards tend to be like that? “Has the author really been to another world?”
When it comes to becoming friends, there’s nothing better than talking behind someone’s back.
Kim Tae-sik also went crazy as his favorite novel gained considerable credibility thanks to Claudia.
“That’s why I chose the path of a witch… I want to use my magic for more diverse things, but being a wizard has severe limitations…!!!”
Kim Tae-sik’s amazing reaction was enough to satisfy the needs of an excited Claudia. Her hand movements, which had suddenly become richer, were proof of this.
“Ah…”
While she was chattering like crazy, Claudia suddenly stopped.
“But… I think in the end, that wonderful witch is the witch in the hero’s memories…”
“I am the witch who caused the zombie wave that terrified people… I am the witch who tried to take the lives of the hero and his companions…”
Looking at the image of a wonderful witch in Kim Tae-sik’s memory.
It occurred to him again what he had been up to recently.
“Hmm…”
Then Kim Tae-sik looked ahead with a calm expression.
“When I was young, I think I was fascinated by the glamorous side of the witch sister in the novel.”
“But when she started her social life, I felt for her from a different perspective.”
Afterwards, he spoke in an honest voice.
“How many twists and turns must have been experienced to create a heart wide and warm enough to embrace the wounded protagonist.”
“The stories related to it caught my eye even more from then on.”
The witch in the novel was also a character who was ostracized and hated.
After wandering about it, I overcame it, and the warm heart created by overcoming it was projected onto the main character.
“I don’t know why the witch caused the zombie wave, but I feel like she’s just like the witch in the novel.”
Anyone can wander.
The key is whether he is a person capable of breaking out of that egg of wandering.
In Kim Tae-sik’s eyes, Claudia seemed capable of breaking that egg.
“…”
Claudia sat silently.
“I think I should go… Actually, I secretly came out while Seraphim was sleeping…”
Sigh…
Claudia stands up and says she has to return to North Korea.
Her words felt somewhat vague.
This is because Kim Tae-sik’s words resonated greatly with me, but my thoughts were still not organized.
“Is it so. Thank you for coming today and thank you for the last item. “Please give my regards to Seraphim as well.”
Kim Tae-sik smiled brightly at Claudia.
“Yes I will…”
Claudia turned around as if she had disappeared during their first meeting.
However, unlike back then, there was a lingering feeling in the back of her face now.
“Really! Please tell me the witch’s name! “I’m curious about your name!”
Taesik Kim, the harem man who felt that lingering emotion, took action.
“My name is Claudia…”
In response to Kim Tae-sik’s question, Claudia turned around and answered in a shy voice.
-Shuuuuu…
Then she disappeared as usual.
“Oh… Claudia…”
Kim Tae-sik, the working man who took her name, savored her name.
Just like that, she was tasting and feeling Claudia’s name before his eyes.
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