Chapter 1182 – 1182. Hero Military Academy (7)
Yeriel gently wrapped my hand and spoke in a calm voice.
“A strange energy flowing from your hands. “How could you not know that it’s advertised as you?”
“… ?”
It was difficult to understand the meaning just by speaking.
What a strange energy… ?
‘Could it be that you recognized spiritual power?’
Since she was a woman with a talent for magic, I wondered if something like that would be possible.
But Armonia immediately refuted my words.
[That is absolutely not the case. Neither the Zodiac nor the temple figures can recognize Suho’s spiritual power.]
‘Huh? They told me to be careful because they would notice last time?’
Armonia said that the Zodiac and the Temple would recognize the Lotus Flower and its spiritual power, so she tied a red thread to me.
For your information, that red thread was not untied even when sleeping with other women or washing up.
This was because Armonia had warned us not to release it under any circumstances.
When I expressed my doubts, Armonia responded immediately.
[The point is that the characters are not aware of it. You can check this through the main characters in the Zodiac and Temple section.]
‘Aha…’
[For reference, this also applies to warp.]
Even when the main characters see Warp, they just dismiss it as a great skill or an abnormal ability, but the Zodiac and the Temple that control them recognize it right away.
Once I understood it.
No matter how brilliant Yeriel is, she cannot recognize spiritual power…
‘Then what does that mean…? ?’
[Perhaps the woman named Yeriel…]
Just as Armonia was about to share her guess through her communication, Yeriel’s voice came and interrupted her.
“… “Are you sure you don’t even know?”
Yeri El seemed surprised that I didn’t understand what she was saying.
I am calm… To be more precise, he answered with a blank expression.
“Uh… Yeah, I have no idea what you’re talking about. “Could you please explain in detail?”
“… Okay.”
Yeriel touched my hand with her soft calloused hand, and she began to explain.
“A strange energy that cannot be felt by other people is flowing from Instructor Seong Su-ho’s hands.”
“A strange energy?”
“Yes, when you shook my hand for the first time… Do you remember?”
I tilted my head and began to take out the memories in my head.
When she first shook hands with Yeriel, then Yeriel…
“Yes, then she suddenly pulled her hand away.”
As soon as he grabbed my hand, he got scared and withdrew my hand.
Like a kid who saw a ghost.
After hearing what I said, Yeri El turned her head, glanced at me, and smiled.
“I also have a good memory in that regard. They immediately forgot my suggestion…”
“…”
It seems he was quite disappointed that he had forgotten the suggestion.
‘… I’ll be worried until the consulate mission is over.’
Yeriel smiled happily at my silence and continued talking again.
“The feeling I felt at that time… It wasn’t just an energy that could be easily forgotten. And… A man wearing a cape also exudes the same energy?”
Yeri El finished her sentence by tapping the center of my palm with her index finger.
“The rude man wearing the cape… Instructor Seong Su-ho is polite and sincere. That was my conclusion.”
It was an absurdly simple reason, but on the other hand, I could have been confident because it was such a simple reason.
The reason Yeriel can take on the leadership of her tower is not just because of her outstanding magical talent.
Age.
This was because she had lived a long life and accumulated experience to the point where she treated Chairman Everyka like her younger sister.
Yeriel, who had such experience, was confident.
“How is it? My reasoning?”
“You could do detective work.”
“Hehe… “I’ll think about it later.”
She took the joke as a joke, but Yeri El responded with a joke again.
First of all, the atmosphere was good.
And in that situation, a communication from Armonia was heard.
[That woman’s keen senses seem to recognize Suho’s hand techniques.]
‘Aha…’
Of course, Yeriel may not have grasped the essence of my hand techniques.
As proof, Yeri El asked me to show her curiosity.
“Now tell me. That strange energy… What is it?”
It didn’t seem like the question was asked out of disbelief in my existence.
It seemed like a question I just asked out of curiosity as a wizard.
But unfortunately, she couldn’t give Yeri El the answer she wanted.
“I don’t know what it is either. In the first place, I first heard about that strange energy from Yeriel.”
Half of it was a lie, but half of it was the truth.
Yeriel was the only person who sensed my hand skills.
Thanks to that fact, she was able to put a disguise on lies.
“Rather, I would like to ask a question from my side. Do you know what the energy flowing from my hands is?”
Yeriel gently let go of my hand and answered.
“Hmm… “I don’t know.”
Yeriel confidently said he didn’t know.
If it were a normal person, she wouldn’t have wanted to say that she didn’t know, so she would have made an excuse with some unnecessary rhetoric.
However, Yeriel did not make any excuses by saying that he did not know.
And Yeriel’s appearance is rather…
‘Madam… If only it wasn’t a kid…’
[…]
It was attractive enough to stimulate my reason.
Yeri El leaned her body against the back of the chair again and smiled delicately as she adjusted her posture.
“It seems like an idea that I would like to set aside for a few days and find out.”
“… So you were trying to take me to the tower?”
“Heh… “It goes both ways.”
After Yeriel responded playfully, she suddenly stiffened her expression and warned me.
“Don’t forget what I said earlier. What I felt means that other people can feel it too…”
“… I will keep that in mind.”
This was clear consideration and help.
‘I owe you too.’
Of course, it could be said that it was small compared to the help I helped.
However, through Yeriel’s advice, she was able to confirm her feelings once more.
‘She’s a woman you can trust.’
I was able to realize that she was a woman who was trustworthy enough to not need a posthumous name.
As soon as Yeriel heard my serious answer, she glanced at me and giggled.
“Which one is your real personality? Now? Or when you wear a cape?”
I answered with a sigh.
“At that time, I had to hide my identity, so I deliberately changed my tone of voice.”
“Hmm… That’s acting? Hmm,~ I don’t think so~ It looks so natural…”
“…”
They started teasing me, as if it felt good to have discovered one of their weaknesses.
I asked a question to get over this situation quickly.
“Are you done with your business?”
“Hmm… No. There are still some left.”
Even though Yeri El looked disappointed, she again spoke about another topic in a serious voice.
“Where do you belong?”
This is probably the most curious part.
The reason why Yeriel is curious about that part is simple.
“Or are you moving at someone else’s instigation?”
“…”
There is nothing free in this world.
An unidentified being suddenly appears and provides indiscriminate help?
Rather, you will have no choice but to doubt it because you have received so much help.
And…
“Tell me. Instructor Seong Su-ho… “Who are you?”
He wanted to know my identity so that he wouldn’t doubt the help I gave him.
It wasn’t that Yeri El doubted me, but rather she seemed to be asking questions to trust me.
But unfortunately…
“It is true that I am moving because I am ordered to do so, but… “I can’t tell you who it is.”
She couldn’t give Yeriel the answer he wanted.
Even if Yeriel knew my identity, she couldn’t say out loud that she was a monster follower.
I waited, prepared to be questioned more, but…
“… Okay.”
Yeriel gave up as if he was obediently backing down.
I looked surprised as I didn’t know that I would give up so easily.
And Yeriel, who saw my expression, smiled and began to look up at the blue sky.
“I have received so much help so far, and I have no intention of doubting you now. But…”
Yeri El lowered her head again and continued her words, looking at me in her deep, clear eyes.
“I hope you tell me someday. The person who hid her identity… Because in the end, they all left.”
“…”
After finishing her words, Yeriel lifted her head to the sky and closed her eyes as if recalling her past.
Living a long life and having a lot of experience means that you have a lot of stories.
And I thought he said that because there was a story in the past that was similar to what happened today.
Yeri El, who had been silent for a while, lowered her head again and opened her mouth.
“Oh, by the way, did you know about Cho Yeon-ho?”
Yeriel openly brought up the conversation they had in the underground parking lot.
However, since we were inside the highly secure VR capsule, I also nodded at her without hesitation.
“Ah yes. Thanks to you, I was able to confirm.”
“Hehe, the instructors in charge seem to like it. “What assistant instructor would even take care of the instructor’s father?”
“…”
Yeriel was mistaking the reason why I asked for information about Cho Yeon-ho.
I probably think that I learned Cho Yeon-ho’s name from Cho Seo-hyun.
‘It’s better to misunderstand it like that.’
If she had tried to find out about the unrelated Choyeonho, she would have been strangely misunderstood.
But will everything always go well in the world?
Yeri El, who was maintaining her smile, suddenly stiffened her expression and asked me a question.
“… What is your relationship with Seohyun?”
“…”
Her lips were starting to burn so hard that she thought they had been burned with a lighter.
She could be sure of Yeriel’s expression and her question.
‘… ‘Do you think you noticed?’
[It seems so.]
The fact that she knew about my relationship with Cho Seohyun…
I asked Armonia, avoiding Yeriel’s gaze.
‘When Seohyun and Yeri L met earlier, her sister-in-law was also next to her, right? Didn’t you say anything at that time?’
[He said he had a conversation with Suho about it, but it didn’t last that long.]
‘What was the conversation about?’
[She said she was just asking for friendship.]
I thought maybe Cho Seohyun was acting strangely after hearing my name, and Yeri El, who saw her, noticed it.
But that didn’t mean her doubts went away.
‘Is it possible to recognize something just because you are quick-witted?’
I decided to find out the exact situation later.
What’s important right now is not dealing with the cause, but fixing the consequences.
‘Madam… My image has improved at best, but it looks ruined.’
A sincere assistant instructor, a tough but captivating man who helps both materially and spiritually.
Thanks to those two concepts, Yeriel’s likeability was instantly raised.
But if the modifiers in front of those two concepts are changed… ?
A cheating assistant instructor, a man in a cloak who only helps women financially and emotionally.
‘I’ll be treated like garbage… ?’
[…]
I don’t know how she knew, but seeing Yeri El say that, it seemed like she noticed my history with women.
With her heart burning so deeply, she met Yeri El’s gaze again.
When I saw Yeriel’s eyes looking at me…
‘… ‘One more weakness has been discovered.’
I felt half relieved and half worried.
When Yeriel asked me a question about her relationship with Cho Seohyun, her face showed no sign of displeasure or disgust. Rather…
“Are you sure he’s just a colleague?”
“Ah… That is…”
The smile was bright.
Yeriel said she had a bigger weakness now than when she discovered my identity, and she giggled as if it was fun.
“Hmm… Am I mistaken? “I’ll have to ask Seohyun directly.”
“That is…”
I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t speak easily.
The reason I was embarrassed wasn’t just because Yeriel discovered my history with women.
‘What? I thought she would hate this…’
This was because Yeriel’s reaction was lighter than expected.
Yeriel, who had been teasing me for a while appreciating my flustered appearance…
“Whoa… Now let’s get up slowly.”
She stood up from the white chair and began to lightly stretch.
I responded to Yeri El’s actions by getting up from her seat and carefully explaining… No, she was trying to make an excuse.
“Um, Yeriel, that’s…
But at that moment, Yeri El shook her head and interrupted me.
“Don’t worry. I have no intention of saying anything about that part. But keep one thing in mind.”
And then she turned around and left behind her last words…
“The fact that Su-ah likes instructor Seong Soo-ho despite being prepared for criticism and ridicule from the public.”
I returned to reality.
