Chapter 214 – – Sisters Hunting –
“How are you today? Sister?”
Ha Yeon-woo stared intently at Yi-rae, who was talking to him in the same way as usual.
“Sister?”
At first glance, the appearance of Lee Rae asking back to the gaze that looked at him without saying a word was very pure and clear.
‘That… That mouth…’
Have you ever paid attention to someone else’s lips?
He probably never thought that would happen in his lifetime.
Ha Yeon-woo looked at her cute pink lips full of vitality and averted her gaze without realizing it.
“Eh… I don’t know… I should just summarize the anomalies I’ve been investigating so far and report them to the association…”
While replying blankly, Ha Yeon-woo thought about what had just happened.
No matter how hard he tried to think about it, it never got out of his head.
‘Ha-‘
To tell you the truth.
Ha Yeon-woo did not drill the so-called peephole at that time.
It was thanks to the reason and conscience remaining in her heart that she worked very hard.
The feeling of the tent wall at her fingertips.
The feeling of being soft and slightly warmed by sunlight, unique to synthetic fabrics, awakened Ha Yeon-woo’s spirit, which was on the verge of being devoured by his curiosity.
In the end, Ha Yeon-woo held her breath pretending to sleep quietly until the two people’s actions were completely over, and then looked at the appropriate timing and left the tent pretending to have just woken up.
Sung Ye-han’s face, which looked awkward as soon as he left, and Lee’s face, which looked a little embarrassed, were still not forgotten even after a while.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t seen it with my own eyes?
Ha Yeon-woo couldn’t stop the imagination of what the two of them would have looked like in real life, not as shadows.
No, rather, it swells and expands and fills his head.
Just like if you try not to think of an elephant, the image of the elephant is playing in your head more clearly than ever.
“Sister. Are you still having a hard time?”
Ha Yeon-woo thought while watching Lee Yi-rae, who was worried about whether he interpreted Ha Yeon-woo’s silence differently.
‘It’s because of you, you bastard!’
Of course, even though he sucked honey with a candle and slept late, the fatigue that came back was still pressing heavily on his shoulders.
“No it’s okay…”
But he cannot utter the words himself.
Ha-yeon stroked the hair of his cute and annoying younger brother, hoping that he would look as usual.
Unlike yesterday, Ha Yeon-wu decided to forgive his younger brother for his displeasure at the fact that he calmly accepted my touch unlike yesterday.
***
Morning.
No, a bit late… The search, which started again between morning and afternoon, was more boring than the previous day.
Fortunately for Sung Ye-han, the subtle atmosphere at the beginning quickly disappeared as time passed, and the three of them, like a few days ago or yesterday, were moving through the monsters’ territory to catch any clues about this strange hollow phenomenon.
However, there was no encounter with the monster, but the three of them had a problem.
“Haha…”
It is clearly visible that Ha Yeon-woo’s physical strength is clearly declining.
Why?
After entering the realm of A-class monsters, even Seong Ye-han and Park Yi-rae did not feel much of a difference from before… Only Ha Yeon-woo was complaining of physical strength problems.
As Seong Ye-han knew, Ha Yeon-woo was one of the hunters with excellent physical specifications, like Ye-hwa, while being a supernatural power.
Before actually entering the realm of class A monsters in earnest.
Ha Yeon-woo’s physical ability was excellent enough to show a similar reaction to this when fighting numerous monsters on the border.
‘Clearly… There must be something wrong…’
The three of them stopped searching and took a break.
Sung Ye-han, without hesitation, looked at Ha Yeon-woo, who pressed his buttocks on the dirt floor.
Beads of sweat dripped down her round forehead.
“This is… Strange. Ha…”
Ha Yeon-woo’s fatigue from yesterday. Yesterday was just a bad mood, or it could be a bad day that everyone experiences at least once, but the fact that it continues so clearly today must mean that there is something wrong.
Sung Ye-han stood next to her as if to protect Ha Yeon-woo, who was calmly breathing.
Then she came closer to see if there was something she felt, and began to be wary of her surroundings.
“For sure…”
It was not clearly verified, but Seong Ye-han, Park Yi-rae, and Ha Yeon-woo felt that the cause of Ha Yeon-woo’s physical condition was related to the abnormal situation that was happening right now.
“Let’s go back from here.”
Sung-ye Han looked at Ha Yeon-woo and said,
“But…”
“It is certain that something is wrong. She has already achieved the research goal she set out in the first place. Maybe later, when the problem is revealed and the anomaly is fixed… There’s no need to take any more risks right now.”
Sung Ye-han persuaded Ha Yeon-woo, who was mumbling something.
If it was simply a direct and physical threat, such as a monster popping out, Sung Ye-han would not have persuaded Ha Yeon-woo.
Although they have little experience in hunting monsters, and this is the second time they have been hunting in earnest… Even if they are strong hunters, they are not in danger from being attacked by monsters… What happened? Confidence that even if you have, you can break through if you draw out all your strength. Sung Ye-han had it.
It was an objective evaluation, not arrogance or bluff of one’s own self.
However, Ha Yeon-woo’s current situation is not like that.
It wasn’t a monster’s teeth, claws, or a long-range attack… It was an attack that had no way of knowing at the moment.
Even if he didn’t know himself, he didn’t know why Ha Yeon-woo was so exhausted when he was still fine.
And that’s why he thought it could be even more dangerous.
“Let’s go back.”
“…”
Nod-
After being persuaded by Sung Ye-han, Ha Yeon-woo finally agrees.
She must have felt the danger too, so she must have followed Seong Ye-han’s persuasion so easily…
Of course, hunters sometimes risk their lives to keep their plans, but at least not now.
“Then… Let’s leave right now.”
Seong Ye-han, who was about to start her withdrawal according to the agreed opinion, lifted Ha Yeon-woo as it was.
The sooner the determined deviant behavior, the better.
As long as it didn’t require any complicated plans, Sung Ye-han was unstoppable.
“What?”
“This is it. Can you follow me?”
“Somehow… I’ll try hard. Because it is still high.”
I always feel good when I see Lee Rae’s face with a strong smile as if to say not to worry.
Seong Ye-han smiled at him and kicked the ground.
“It’s okay… You don’t even have to hold me like this…!”
The movements of Yehan Sung and Irae Park, which are not rough, unlike the previous searches that were carried out with careful movements.
Sung Ye-han ran, ignoring Ha Yeon-woo, who reflexively screamed at the wind blowing wildly from the front.
“It may be okay right now, but if you keep running out of stamina, it will eventually be the same as it is now. In addition, what will happen if Yeonwoo’s physical strength is completely exhausted is a completely unknown danger.”
When Yeon-woo Ha said that she could run on her own, Ye-han Seong explained the reason logically.
“Also, if you encounter a monster in the middle of the withdrawal… Yeon-woo will be out of power, so it’s even worse. If that’s the case, wouldn’t it be better to just carry it with me from the beginning and leave some energy?”
Seong Ye-han, who easily overpowered Ha Yeon-woo’s timid repulsion, began to reveal her presence as an S-class hunter by raising her power in earnest.
Since she decided to go back anyway, it was only going to be more annoying for her to meet monsters, so she let out her presence, which she had been suppressing for the sake of encountering monsters.
Seong Ye-han, who used her magic coolly and sprinted, looked back once in a while to make sure she was following Lee well.
“I… Worry! Do not..! Senior!”
Even the momentary gaze was noticed right away, and he answered as if he was cut off a little.
It’s been running fine ever since, but…
After all, if she kept her speed at this rate, she might use up all of her stamina just by running, so Seong-ye-han slowed her down a bit.
And when she looked at Lee Rae’s appearance once more, she could clearly see that she had become more comfortable and relaxed.
‘Good.’
Maintain this speed.
Thinking so, Seong Ye-han teased her legs.
Knack! Kkack! Kkack! The ground is dug by strong force and the three people move forward.
“Are you still okay?”
“Yes… Yes…”
Seong Ye-han looked at Ha Yeon-wu, who was quietly in his arms.
Her face and ears are slightly reddened.
Fatigue still clung to her eyes, but at least for now, her shame seemed to affect her more than fatigue.
It was rather dangerous that she was awkwardly and uncomfortably slightly away from her body even though she was holding her in her arms.
“It’s an emergency, so you don’t have to be too shy.”
“Long… Not until an emergency…”
“Because if I’m so conscious, I’ll even feel ashamed of myself holding her…”
“That… That’s… That’s right…”
After she exchanged a little conversation, she held Ha Yeon-woo, who was coming close to her, with her arms, and Seong-ye-han continued to run.
If she goes on like this, she will soon be able to overrun the monsters’ habitat.
Sung Ye-han thought the hunting would end without such a big problem.
Did he notice Sung Ye-han’s thoughts?
Flash-
Literally, a single flash of light hitting the dry sky.
Kurrureung-
A shiver echoes the air.
“Kyaaak?!”
“Hmm?!”
“Senior!”
From the other side of the clear blue sky, a flash of light like lightning swallowed Sung Ye-han.
