Chapter 76 – Chapter 01: Elf Heavenly Horse
The voice that tells him that no one here will recognize him and his Eugene, so for now he can just pour out his emotions as he wants to do in his arms.
‘Ha, what is this…? …’
Eugene couldn’t help but feel the absurdity of hearing Yeonhwa’s voice like that. She definitely had feelings that were building up within her, as she said.
He didn’t even realize that it was precious, so he threw everything away and ran, and only when he reached the finish line did he understand what he had thrown away, and there was that feeling of despair.
But she said Eugene was an adult. An adult who can and has taken responsibility for her own choices.
She is the regret, frustration, and despair that she has accumulated in others… , There was no way she could let out her regrets.
All of that was her own choice and responsibility, something she had to bear, and even those feelings were her own karma.
Above all, it was a burden that I had already become accustomed to and now only felt like fatigue. So, if I tell you to spit it out now, is that okay? There’s no way I could spit it out…
“… “Fuck.”
“Yes, that’s right.”
It can’t be…
“Fuck… , Did you use any kind of martial arts? Why am I suddenly crying…”
“Hehe, among the martial arts I am learning, there is a formative qigong that interferes with the mind, but okay? “I don’t think it will affect souls who have reached the level of the Absolute.”
… Even though she couldn’t be there, for some reason she started to flow freely, and Eugene could only spit out her curses as her tears began to flow freely.
“Then why are I crying? I, I don’t really…”
“This is the position. I kind of believe it. If it were you, you would accept it even if I were to pour out my emotions. Yes, I guess we can have trust because we have built up some kind of affection.”
In that sense, Yujin couldn’t bear to deny Yeonhwa’s voice asking him if he didn’t have that kind of trust.
… The one month I spent with her was enough time to build a bond not only with Yeonhwa but also with Eugene.
“So feel free to let out your feelings, and this committee will accept you as much as you want.”
“Shit… , Damn… ! I thought I had graduated from all of this a long time ago… !”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
After that, it is said that in the end, the tears began to pour out as if the reins had been released and began to wet Yeonhwa’s arms, and Eugene ended up in her arms for a while, pouring out his anger like a child.
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“… Ha, let’s just search.”
“Kukkuk, a man can cry a lot in a woman’s arms. Why are you embarrassed about something like that?”
“It’s the opposite in the district I was in, right? The opposite? You wouldn’t know it if a woman cried in a man’s arms, but a man would cry heartily in a woman’s arms… “I feel like I’m really betrayed and want to run away.”
Although it is said that Yu-jin was killing her presence in the middle of the island so that no one would know, she spent several tens of minutes in Yeon-hwa’s arms, shedding tears.
Eugene, who was able to come to his senses after finally letting go of his emotions to some extent, was no joke but felt like committing suicide by hanging himself out of shame.
Now all I can think about is that I don’t know what on earth he was thinking to vent such emotions towards Yeonhwa.
I thought that the feeling of separation between the liveliness of the system, which viewed the academy entrance exam as a festival, and the feeling of separation between myself and my worries about not being able to let go of the past had made me too emotional.
“Or it could be the magical power of that beautiful moon and the night sky. “Isn’t it really beautiful to just stay afloat, unlike the people in this system who live as if there is no tomorrow?”
“I have no intention of denying it, but my spirit is now in tatters in many ways to enjoy such luxury.”
Certainly, as Yeonhwa said, the sun had completely set before he knew it, and the atmosphere created by the moon floating softly in place of the bright sun, and the stars beautifully decorating the sky, unlike the Earth, may have made Eugene even more emotional.
However, as I said, Eugene, who feels embarrassed and wants to run away, no longer has the luxury of enjoying the beautiful arts.
‘Shit… , I feel like I want to die because of the greatest shame I have ever felt in my life, and yet another part of her heart feels relieved…’
No, to be precise, I have gained some leeway that I didn’t have before, but it can be said that my true intention is that I don’t want to admit it.
The contradictions of the human mind were something I had already realized before I even reached superhuman status.
Even though I lost my parents and suffered from feelings of loneliness, I also spent my childhood and adolescence feeling tired of building human relationships.
In addition, while working in the exorcism industry, I had the experience of witnessing people living with all kinds of contradictory emotions, so I was able to fully accept that my current emotions were contradictory.
“Are you planning on going back like this?”
“That’s because I finished the entrance exam, which was my goal.”
However, Eugene felt like she didn’t want to accept that the cause of her contradictory feelings was her shame.
That’s why he started walking quickly to get away from this place where he was crying in the middle of the street just moments ago.
Then, to Yeonhwa’s question as she naturally followed behind Eugene, Eugene responded with the implication of asking if there was somewhere to go, and Yeonhwa smiled and said,
“Isn’t today originally the day you stopped by the institution and took care of various matters?”
She mentions Eugene’s lifestyle pattern of regularly visiting the island every week while staying with Yeonhwa.
“In that case, I don’t think I’ll have much time this week because of the entrance exam, so I finished it by Thursday of this week last week, so there’s no problem if I just go back today.”
Eugene reveals that he had plans and that he just wants to go home and rest for now.
She unknowingly let out the feelings she had been building up for nearly 20 years towards Yeonhwa, which made her feel relieved.
But in the aftermath, she felt quite mentally exhausted, so right now she just wanted to lie down and sleep.
… To be honest, she didn’t have the confidence to look Yeonhwa’s face directly right now, so she felt like escaping into sleep.
“I see, but I don’t want to go back right away.”
However, despite knowing Eugene’s thoughts, no, because she knew, Yeonhwa acted even more mischievously.
“Yes?”
“How many times will I have the opportunity to walk through the islands of night with you like this? So, don’t talk nonsense and just follow me.”
Eugene says in a calm tone that it is natural if he rebels here, but he will lead him by force, and before he knows it, he begins to lead Eugene towards the market, which has the most active atmosphere in the current system.
Wooooo!!
“Uh oh… ?”
She controlled her demonic energy with ghost-like skill, creating a flow that was invisible to others, and began to literally ‘drag’ Eugene. Eugene was embarrassed and questioned her actions.
“No, I want to rest?!”
“I want to play with you more. If it had been any other guy, I would have cut off his head with a single sword, but I accepted it because it was you and no one else. So, let him think of it as a reward and get along quietly.”
“Well, I wasn’t being particularly foolish… ?!”
However, no matter how much he resisted, there was no way Eugene could resist Yeonhwa’s use of force, which was practically as powerful as heaven and earth.
Therefore, in order to join Yeonhwa’s untimely night date, Eugene had no choice but to be subdued and dragged into the flow of demonic energy.
‘… Ha, damn it.’
What makes Eugene’s feelings even more complicated here is that even though she is being dragged by Yeonhwa’s hands, she has no intention of rebelling.
‘So I don’t hate it either…? …’
In short, although Eugene may be tired, he doesn’t feel uncomfortable hanging out with Yeonhwa.
At that fact, she couldn’t help but think that she couldn’t figure out how on earth she had gotten so used to this infantile, self-reliant Heavenly Demon.
‘… No, it’s not just about getting used to it.’
Eugene, led by Yeonhwa, leaves the academy premises after the entrance exam and begins walking through the system market, where he is actively soliciting customers while they are having an after-party.
“Hmm, as you said, this is almost like a festival.”
“That’s because on this day, all kinds of test takers from not only the Empire but also the Ain Union and the Federation flock to enter the Orbital Academy.”
As he walked through the market with Yeonhwa, like other test takers, he looked at street vendors and officially opened stores, and thought while looking at Yeonhwa.
‘No matter how much you think about it, it’s strange. ‘The fact that the elf Cheonma Yeonhwa, the unapproachable sub-heroine, became a channel for me to vent my emotions.’
“… Are artifacts sold on the streets these days?”
“It means that the magic civilization has developed to that extent. Well, the artifacts sold at places like this are literally the equivalent of children’s toys.”
As Eugene continues to think, he naturally hangs out with Yeonhwa and begins to look around the island’s market.
‘If it was the girl I knew as Yeon-hwa said, she would not have accepted the feelings I gave her, but rather she seemed sick of it and said that if it was difficult to live like that, she would just look after her and take her own hands. It would have ended his life. … But I didn’t.’
“Oh! “There’s a pretty good weapons shop here.”
“I’ll bet you something else, but men in this world don’t like browsing weapon stores, right?”
“Hmm… , That’s definitely not the case. These are usually stores that women like. In that sense, I like this site. So hang out. Also, don’t you hate it because your values are close to those of women in this world?”
“Well, I won’t deny it. However, it seems like the values of men and women have been reversed to make things too fair…”
Under the night sky filled with beautiful stars spanning the Milky Way, the two naturally watch the market as if they are enjoying a date among the lively islanders.
And Eugene, who could not have been unaware of such an atmosphere, was vaguely convinced without mentioning that fact.
‘No matter how you think about this, it would be a strange story for the side to deny it, like it or not.’
… To be precise, it would be correct to say that it is not a certainty, but rather a guess of a very high possibility.
Eugene, who knew the original work, could not be sure of that, but he could not figure out the cause.
‘But if you’ve come this far, it’s ridiculous to argue about whether it’s original knowledge or not. … And above all, if my guess is true, there is something even more important to consider before considering such things.’
“As you said, it seems that quite a few people came from not only the empire but also other countries to enter the academy. I see a lot of elves, gnomes, and beastmen just like me. Hmm, that outfit was the traditional outfit of the Taebaek Kingdom, right? “As far as I know, there was a Taebaek academy in the Taebaek Kingdom that was comparable to Orbital Academy?”
“There is something similar in Enisia, the country of elves, right?”
“I was certain it was Enisia Academy. “I also received an invitation to become a professor.”
“You refused, right?”
