Chapter 1023 – 1023. Yggdrasil (7)
The 5th floor was a floating island, unlike the other floors, which were in the form of a disconnected world.
And at the entrance and center of the floating island, the Kingdom of Arbos exists.
In addition to the Arbos Kingdom, there were other nobles’ fiefdoms on the floating island, but in fact most of them were owned by the Arbos Kingdom.
In other words, all power on the 5th floor can be seen as leading to the Arbos Kingdom.
And furthermore, the powers gathered in the kingdom gather together again and head to the royal palace of Arbos.
And the power that entered the royal palace flows into one huge stream.
Stella Arbos.
Power concentrated in just one person.
Therefore, to the elves living on the floating island, the Royal Palace of Arbos was actually considered a place like the Temple of Olympus or the Balascap (Odin’s Palace) of Asgard.
The Royal Palace of Arbos, which existed for just one person, naturally placed great emphasis on solemnity.
Unless it was related to Stella, you were not allowed to raise your voice or footsteps carelessly.
In such a quiet royal palace…
“Bom, the picture hanging over there is really well drawn. “I feel like I can see beyond the building.”
“Sister… “It’s not like it looks, it’s actually a hole.”
“Uh… It’s true.”
Haha!”
“Ooh, don’t laugh! “I did it because it felt real!”
There were three women laughing and talking.
Their identities are Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, and Han Autumn.
The three women were laughing and chatting as they looked around Hanbom’s room.
In comparison, the other two women were quiet.
“Hmm…”
“…”
Midwinter and Namgung Yuha.
Namgung Yuha listened to the story next to the three people with a gentle smile as usual.
Although he occasionally opened his mouth, unlike other members, he opened his mouth in an atmosphere suited to this place.
“If you’re uncomfortable, you can change it with me…” ?”
“Oh, no.”
Han Bom waved her hand and refused.
“It’s a safe zone anyway, so don’t worry too much.”
As Hanbom said, the rooms they were guided to were all safe zones.
However, instead of a safe zone, there were small holes in the room.
However, only Namgung Yuha’s room had no defects.
“I’m the only one staying in a room like that…”
“Don’t worry about us. It’s nice to be able to see the outside now that things have turned out like this.”
“That’s right. That’s right. “It’s just a window~”
The members alleviate Namgoong Yuha’s guilt with calm excuses.
It wasn’t just a coincidence that only Namgung Yuha received a complete room.
It was because Namgung Yuha’s visual distance was narrow.
Of course, the members didn’t like the hole.
No matter how pretty it is decorated, a hole is a hole.
I couldn’t completely erase the worry that someone might be watching.
However, the members can at least observe outside the hole to erase their worries, but Namgoong Yuha…
“… “I’m sorry for always causing inconvenience.”
There was no way to relieve those worries.
“It’s a nuisance~”
“That’s right. “If it weren’t for her, she would have been in danger in the boss dungeon.”
“I also agree with what you said. So, don’t say things like that.”
“… Thank you.”
It was a moment that was about to lead to such a friendly atmosphere.
“… “Aren’t you worried about your sisters?”
Everyone turned their heads towards where the voice came from.
The owner of the voice is midwinter.
Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, and Han Ga-eul shrugged their shoulders and asked.
“What are you worried about?”
“Are you really worried that someone might spy on you?”
“Arthur… “There are tons of girls prettier than you here, so they won’t be interested in you.”
“Sir!”
Midwinter was shocked by Han Gaeul’s words, but quickly came to her senses and asked back.
“I mean Suho, Suho! “She said she would talk to that woman earlier, and now we haven’t heard from her for several hours.”
Seong Su-ho said he wanted to talk to Stella and asked for the members’ understanding.
The members responded to Seong Su-ho’s request and were guided to the room where they would stay for a while, and spent time chatting.
Four hours have passed since then.
It was clearly a rather long time to just talk.
Nevertheless, the members…
“But… It’s almost evening time.”
“I wish I could eat rice with you.”
“If I’m waiting because I want to eat with my brother, should I give him a gift? “It might be wrong since it’s my first time here.”
Rather than worrying, I sensitively accepted the worries of midwinter.
Feeling frustrated by the sight of the three of them, Midwinter explained his thoughts.
“Didn’t you see that elf earlier? Aren’t you anxious?”
The anxiety of midwinter was not just about Seong Su-ho’s safety.
Stella.
As soon as Midwinter saw Stella’s appearance, one emotion took over her.
Feeling defeated…
The appearance of Stella with her numerous elves immediately destroyed Midwinter’s self-esteem as a woman.
She decided that the subject of comparison was not suitable.
‘No matter how much you call him Suho… Surely a woman like that…’
I had heard stories about Stella from her older sisters a few times.
Elf, royal, pretty, lucky, etc…
But when she heard that story, she didn’t really care.
Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, Han Ga-eul, Namgung Yuha, etc…
She was confident that no matter how pretty the elf was, she was no match for her sisters.
And as soon as she entered the kingdom of Arbos, she was able to add her confidence to that confidence.
It was true that the elves had outstanding looks, as rumored, but to Midwinter’s eyes, who had seen her sisters from the side, they were nothing but ordinary.
Seong Su-ho, who was infatuated with women, was just looking around the city because it was fascinating, and didn’t seem to be very interested in the elves.
The moment you feel so relieved…
“And that woman’s eyes looked strange earlier! Obviously with Suho…”
Stella had appeared.
A woman who poured a shower of meteors into her own relief.
A woman who destroyed my peaceful heart in an instant.
I was anxious from the beginning, but I held back as much as I could.
She couldn’t bear to reveal her anxiety because she thought her sisters would feel anxious as well.
However, seeing the three people being so relaxed, he couldn’t stand it and burst out in the end.
In the voice of midwinter that burst like that…
“…”
“…”
“…”
The three women looked at each other and blinked.
We looked at each other blankly for a while…
“Winter, wait here for a moment. Mr. Yuha, please look at winter just for a moment. “I’ll be right back.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Min Ha-yeon took Han Bom and Han Ga-eul out of the room.
Midwinter looked at those three people and cried.
“Ha… Did I mention it for no reason…”
As things calmed down, feelings of regret began to bloom.
‘What did I say…? .’
In the first place, Midwinter was just a relationship between Seong Su-ho and her colleague.
She tried to get closer to Seong Su-ho, but she failed as an atmosphere of ambiguity was created every time she tried.
In contrast, Min Ha-yeon, Han Bom, and Han Ga-eul slept with Seong Su-ho whenever they could.
The three people who looked like they were going to run amok were relaxed, but the person who was supposed to be quiet and watchful was the one who ran wild.
Nevertheless, in the middle of winter, her depressed feelings were felt more strongly than her sorry feelings.
‘… Now you won’t even notice people like me.’
The frustration of feeling like a fish that wasn’t even worth the bait, let alone being caught in the net.
That was what settled in Midwinter’s heart.
She even began to feel that it would be better to be caught and then abandoned.
If that happens, at least he has proven his worth to Seong Su-ho.
Unbearable nervousness.
But while she was feeling anxious, she felt another emotion.
‘Ha… Let’s apologize once we come.’
Guilt towards her sisters
What could have been said carefully and naturally was dominated by nervousness, so he spoke loudly as if urging.
In the middle of winter, when anxiety and guilt were becoming tangled together, I heard a soft voice in my ear.
“Are you okay?”
Midwinter turned her head and checked the owner of her voice.
“Ah…”
Her Namgung Yuha was looking at Midwinter with an expression filled with concern.
“I’m sorry for ruining the mood.”
“There’s nothing to be sorry about.”
Namgung Yuha placed his hand on her shoulder in the middle of winter and opened her mouth in a soft voice.
“Because I understand.”
“Ah…”
Just because I was quiet didn’t mean I didn’t have any feelings.
“I’m actually nervous too.”
At the same time, the fact that Namgung Yuha was feeling that way was also evidence that other party members were feeling the same way.
Midwinter was sad to see Namgung Yuha like that and raised his voice once again.
“Then go find me now…”
When Midwinter realized that Namgung Yuha was anxious, she started to get excited again.
However, Namgung Yuha smiled calmly even after seeing such a scene in the middle of winter.
Despite the nervousness of Namgung Yuha and her members, there was only one reason why she could laugh and chat so leisurely.
“I trust Suho. So, I want to wait calmly.”
“Ah…”
Trust.
The strong trust they had in Seong Su-ho made them forget their nervousness.
Midwinter began to be infected by Namgung Yuha’s calm smile.
‘Seong Su-ho… You are such a great guy.’
Min Ha-yeon, mid-spring, mid-autumn, who suffered from man-phobia due to mid-summer, who was crazy about women.
Ironically, the three women got rid of their hatred towards another man, and actually accepted his female sexuality… No, rather, I am encouraging it.
Even though Namgung Yuha had nothing to do with her, she was able to understand her sisters through her.
The three women trust Seong Su-ho more than they love him.
Trust that they will not abandon them even if they turn to other women.
‘Looking at Yuha, it seems like I’m the only one who’s nervous…’
However, only one of them failed to exchange that trust.
‘… ‘Am I really that bad?’
Midwinter… It was just me.
When Midwinter showed her despondent expression, Namgung Yuha, who was next to her, quickly noticed her and began to comfort her.
“The reason Suho is cautious is probably because he values Winter so much.”
“Haha…”
It was comforting, but it was not comforting.
However, Midwineul did not reveal her inner feelings, but instead talked to Namgung Yuha and unraveled the tension in her heart.
And when the pain in my heart was relieved to some extent…
“What? What were you talking about?”
The sisters had returned.
As soon as Midwinter saw her sisters returning, she immediately offered them an apple.
“Sister, I’m sorry about earlier. Stop without even realizing it…”
“Are you okay. Because we understand. No, wouldn’t it be more accurate to say I sympathize with you?”
“Haha…”
In this way, she began to move into a friendly atmosphere again.
In the middle of winter, taking advantage of her lighter mood, she asked Min Ha-yeon.
“What did you talk about when you went out?”
“Ah… “That.”
Min Ha-yeon looked at Han Bom and Han Ga-eul, and Han Bom and Han Ga-eul looked at Min Ha-yeon and nodded.
Although it had already been agreed upon, it felt like it was being reaffirmed once again.
When Min Ha-yeon saw the two people, she smiled bitterly and asked Hangyeoul directly.
“Winter… “Honestly, you like Suho, right?”
If it were a normal mid-winter, I would have been shocked and rambled.
But…
“… Yes.”
Midwinter no longer had the luxury of speaking gibberish.
Just by seeing Stella, her motivation and passion cooled down in an instant.
Seeing Midwinter mumbling so helplessly, Min Ha-yeon smiled bitterly and opened her mouth.
“Gyeoreum, shall we tell you a good way to connect with Suho?”
“Good… How?”
Midwinter looked at her with harsh eyes at Min Ha-yeon’s words.
Min Ha-yeon is among these… No, she was the first woman to be with Seongsuho, at least within Yggdrasil.
She was not the Min Ha-yeon that Midwine knew, but she was the woman who knew Seong Su-ho best, and her words were imbued with absolute reliability.
And Min Ha-yeon’s words filled with such trustworthiness…
“… “Let me know.”
Midwinter threw her pride into her trash can and asked her as if she were begging.
And at the sight of Midwinter, Min Ha-yeon nodded and gave her the best advice she could give.
“You can use Yeoreum.”
