Chapter 1243 – 1243. Yggdrasil (8)
“Welcome to the first floor!”
Just as the fairy was about to start explaining the first floor…
“Wait a minute.”
I immediately asked a question, interrupting the fairy.
The question is…
“Isn’t there an explanation of the compensation first?”
It was an important question that made not only me but everyone here nods their heads.
Along with my question, all the surrounding women nodded and opened their mouths.
“He’s right.”
“We have to give compensation first.”
For your information, it wasn’t just women who sympathized with what I said.
“That’s why we had the boss fight in the first place.”
Midreum nodded as if agreeing with what I said.
However, even though he nodded, his expression was not that good.
At first, I thought that Hanbom was annoyed because she acted like she was opening up to me, but I could tell through her grumbling that that wasn’t the case.
“Surely the reward will vary depending on the number caught?”
Midsummer was all about worrying whether I would receive a huge reward.
At the end of Midsummer’s question, we stared quietly to hear the fairy’s answer.
But the answer that came back to the fairy was enough to make us bewildered.
“Compensation has already been paid.”
“… “What?”
“When?”
“What is the reward?”
Everyone asked short-answer questions with puzzled expressions, but the fairy ended with her previous answer…
“I’m sorry, but there’s nothing more I can say! Even if I ask more, there is no answer for me!”
“No, what does that mean!”
“You need to explain what it is!”
Min Ha-yeon and her group all began to express their anger as if they were revolting.
In comparison, Namgung Yuha and I just watched quietly with bitter expressions.
The reason why Namgung Yuha did not voice her complaints was clearly due to his personality.
Rather than voicing her own dissatisfaction, she seemed to just quietly wait and see, as she was the type to take advantage of other people’s moods.
Compared to her, the reason I kept my mouth shut was different.
‘Is it like a score?’
It was because I was guessing what the reward the fairy said was.
[It is very likely.]
And since the guess was somewhat highly probable, it was even able to quell the complaints.
However, one thing that was disappointing was that even though the possibility was high, it was not accurate.
‘By what criteria are scores calculated? Based on clear? With processed numbers?’
But unfortunately, my concerns could not be resolved.
“No more questions! If you ask any more questions, I will leave without explanation on the first floor!”
“Tsk…”
Everyone eventually gave up and kept their mouths shut due to the fairy’s one-sided notice.
But on the contrary, I, who had been silent until now, opened my mouth.
“Can I ask just one more question that has nothing to do with what I asked earlier?”
“Ha… Just do one thing as you said!”
“Where are the elves?”
When my question came up again this time, the women looked around with shocked expressions.
“Uh? Now that I think about it, where is it?”
“Could it be that the reward is climbing to the first floor?”
“Oh, is it a structure where you can’t go up at all if you don’t fight the boss battle?”
While speculations were rife, the fairy sighed and answered.
“The elves are of different races, so we are starting in a different village.”
It was only after listening to the fairy that I remembered the structure of the first floor.
The first floor consists of three villages.
Neutral village, night village, day village.
And if it’s as I expected…
‘Ah… Could it be that he went to a village where daytime residents live?’
And my prediction came out exactly the same from the fairy’s mouth.
“You are a neutral village because you are human! And the elves start in the daytime village according to their race!”
Except for Midsummer, the rest didn’t understand the concept of the first floor yet, so they nodded, roughly noticing that the starting point was different.
“Ruler! Well, that’s the end of the questions! I’m busy, I’m busy!”
“No more questions.”
“Whoa… Then, let’s start explaining the first floor!”
Once the last question was over, the fairy began explaining the first floor, which had been postponed.
However, the explanation of the first floor that everyone was looking forward to hearing…
“This is a neutral town! And as I said before, there are two more villages.”
“And?”
“The explanation is over!”
“…”
It was so poor that it embarrassed not only those who lost their memories, but also me and Midsummer.
But the fairy ignored our puzzled looks and threw out the remaining explanation…
“Go around each town and get hints to go upstairs! That’s the end of the explanation! That’s enough for me!”
Just left.
As I looked at the fairy who left like that…
‘The explanation is also mini?’
I couldn’t hide my embarrassment.
For your information, my embarrassment wasn’t acting.
It was really embarrassing.
But thanks to that embarrassment…
“…”
I was able to deceive the eyes of midsummer that were staring at me as if they were watching me.
My embarrassment was so natural that even though Midsummer glared at me, she didn’t even cast a suspicious glance.
However, I decided that there was no need to continue to show embarrassment, so I immediately calmed down and continued the conversation naturally.
“I think it would be better to look around the village first.”
“Ah… But…”
“I also have to find accommodation…”
At my words, Min Ha-yeon and her group naturally nodded and began to approach me.
However, Min Ha-yeon and her group who were approaching me suddenly stopped.
The reason he stopped wasn’t because he didn’t want to come to me.
“Let’s go over there.”
It was because Midreum must have figured out my intention and blocked the way between me and Min Ha-yeon and the others.
I was impressed without even realizing it when I saw Midsummer’s quick response.
If this place had been level 0, it would have worked well.
But this is the first floor…
“Let’s just go through this together.”
“That’s right. Let’s go together for a bit and say thank you to Autumn and Winter for saving us.”
Min Ha-yeon and Han Bom, whose trust in me rose sharply, began to lightly ignore Han Yeo-reum’s opinion.
“I told you! There’s no need to hang out with someone you don’t know!”
But Midsummer stood in the way, as if to protect her last bastion.
“Hey! Even after receiving so much help…”
“How rude to the person who saved my younger brother…”
“That’s right! If we trusted only you, we would all die… !”
“Tsk! If I wasn’t tired, I would be enough on my own… !”
Midreum began to argue with Min Ha-yeon and her group.
Even though Han Yeo-reum’s trust was exhausted, she did not back down even an inch and blocked me and Min Ha-yeon’s group.
It seemed like we would be fighting all night like this, so I had no choice but to make an unfortunate decision.
“I’m sorry I said something unnecessary. Yuha and I will move separately, so please don’t fight anymore.’
I said that and calmed down Min Ha-yeon and her group.
After hearing what I said, Min Ha-yeon and her group began to apologize to me with faces full of guilt.
“I’m sorry, I showed you a bad image…”
“Thank you so much for saving Autumn and Winter. “I will definitely repay what I owe today later.”
And among the four, the one who looked truly sorry to me was…
“Excuse me… Thank you so much for saving me…”
It was mid-autumn.
After losing her memories, Han Ga-eul always showed her harsh side.
However, starting from the boss battle, Han Ga-eul’s face was filled with guilt and burden, not harshness.
“I just did what I had to do. Then, Mr. Yuha, let’s go.”
“Yes.”
I smiled at Midwinter, who was sticking out his lips, and then left Min Ha-yeon’s group with Namgung Yu-ha.
When the distance increased to some extent, Namgung Yuha, who was next to her, opened her mouth.
“Mr. Suho… Maybe I’m being presumptuous, but… With Suho’s skills, I think it would be okay to go a little stronger.”
“Haha… “I’m sorry for making you feel frustrated.”
“That… You don’t need to apologize to me…”
The reason I apologized even though I was not at fault was simple.
“I need to apologize. “I am responsible for having a reliable colleague like Mr. Yuha.”
“…”
It was because I knew well how Namgung Yuha felt.
Normally, in situations like this, a close person watching from the side is more upset than the person involved.
It wasn’t my intention, but I was somewhat responsible for hurting Namgung Yuha’s feelings.
After hearing what I said, Namgung Yuha hummed with a happy smile.
“I’ve been thinking like this lately.”
“What do you think?”
“… “I think we gathered together to use our lifelong good fortune to meet Suho.”
Haha…”
The meaning of my awkward smile was shame or embarrassment, but the real reason was different.
As soon as…
‘Even if she loses her memories, Yuha is still Yuha.’
It was because Namgung Yuha sometimes said things like that to me.
Of course, it’s not something you say when you’re walking normally like now, but it’s usually something you say during sex…
I showed my shame and quickly changed the subject.
“That… “Let’s look around the village first.”
“Hehe… Yes.”
So, I started looking around the neutral village as if I was enjoying a date with Namgung Yuha.
.
.
Just like that, I and Namgung Yuha parted ways with the Midsummer party.
But…
“Haha… Hello.”
“…”
We met again in just 30 minutes.
However, unlike when we parted ways, the only time we met was in the middle of summer.
Midsummer growled as soon as she faced me.
“Aren’t you following us?”
“Haha… Is that possible?”
For your information, what I encountered like this was not even 1% of my intention.
The fact that I and Midsummer ran into each other was not due to luck or my intention.
As soon as…
“I just came to the inn.”
While looking for an inn, I just ran into Midreum, who was guarding the inn entrance.
Judging by the midsummer scene, it appears that Min Ha-yeon and her group arrived first and used this inn.
“We came here first, so I hope you’ll look for another place.”
Even though I answered honestly, Midsummer seemed not to believe me.
Since I didn’t really want you to believe me, I nodded and turned around.
“Hmm… I came here because everyone told me about this… All right. Mr. Yuha, let’s go.”
“… Yes.”
I took Namgung Yuha with me and left the place.
Namgung Yuha seemed to be dissatisfied with Han Yeoreum being rude to me this time and me quietly retreating.
However, such dissatisfaction was only revealed on her face and not expressed in her mouth.
She knows it well.
The fact that a conflict that occurs in an unknown location can result in unbearable damage…
But Namgung Yuha and I didn’t know.
“If possible, it would be better to find an inn a little further away.”
“Yes… “I also want to avoid situations where I encounter people like that as much as possible.”
The fact that the consequences of avoiding conflict will actually harm us.
.
.
I sighed as I watched the sun slowly setting.
“It’s a big deal…”
The reason I sighed while looking at that beautiful sight was simple.
“Does it make sense that there is only one inn in this big town? .”
This was because there was only one inn in this neutral village.
And that one and only inn is…
“If you find fault with Suho again this time, I will come forward myself.”
“Haha…”
It was the inn where the Midsummer party was currently staying.
I was taken aback by Namgung Yuha’s unexpected hostility, but she quickly calmed me down.
“I think it would be a good idea for Yuha to go alone first.”
“Am I alone?”
I nodded and explained my plan.
“First, make sure that person is not at the entrance, then go in and check for an empty room.”
“That… If you are at the entrance like before…”
“But it’s okay. “If Yuha is alone, he won’t start a fight.”
If there were more than two empty rooms left, after Namgung Yuha took the room, I decided to sneak in during the night and take the room.
No matter how much Midsummer is wary of me, she won’t be able to guard the inn in front all night.
But as soon as Namgung Yuha heard my plan, she opened her mouth with an expression full of worry.
“That… When I looked at the building earlier, it looked small… If there are no vacant rooms…”
As Namgung Yuha said, the inn was a small building with two floors.
If Min Ha-yeon and her group all shared separate rooms, there was a high possibility that there would be no vacant rooms.
But my goal was not to have more than two empty rooms.
“For now, don’t worry about me, just focus on Yuha’s room.”
“Well, then Suho…”
I answered with a shrug.
“Let’s just sleep on the street.”
“Well, that’s not possible!”
An anger that I had never seen before began to burn on Namgung Yuha’s face.
“There’s no way I could stay in the dorm by myself, leaving Suho alone! If we’re going to be homeless, we should do it together!”
“Haha, calm down. “This is a story about when there is only one room.”
“The fact that you made that decision in the first place…”
I began to sweat and calm her down due to her unexpected excitement.
As I was sweating to calm Namgung Yuha down, I heard the voice of an unexpected person again.
That’s it…
“Oh, you are here? However… Are you fighting?”
“Ah.”
“Ah…”
It was the voice of mid-autumn.
***
It wasn’t just a coincidence that Han Ga-eul met Seong Su-ho and his group.
‘Wow, I finally found it.’
Han Ga-eul had originally wandered around the village with the purpose of meeting Seong Su-ho.
‘Is it because the level of foresight is low? It’s really useless…’
When Han Ga-eul met Seong Su-ho and his group, she happened to hear the situation that raised her voice.
And after hearing the situation, Han Ga-eul sighed and apologized.
“Ha… I’ll apologize instead. “I’m sorry.”
The reason why Han Ga-eul apologized was because of the rudeness that Han Yeo-reum committed at the entrance of her inn.
Seong Su-ho tried to keep the incident quiet, but Namgung Yu-ha, who was next to him, started talking loudly as if he had no intention of hiding it.
Seong Su-ho, embarrassed by Namgung Yu-ha’s revelation, immediately returned Han Ga-eul’s apology.
“Never mind. “It’s not my job to apologize to Gaeul.”
“Of course I have to apologize. “I’ll tell my sisters later.”
“Haha…”
Han Ga-eul observed Namgung Yu-ha standing next to Seong Su-ho, who was smiling awkwardly.
Namgung Yuha smiled slightly, as if he had found some comfort in seeing mid-autumn instead of mid-summer.
She said, ‘I heard you’ve been together since the beginning…’ Are we already like that?’
Han Ga-eul, who has not paid any attention to Seong Su-ho and Namgung Yu-ha until now.
However, due to the previous incident, she unknowingly became interested in Seongsu-ho’s surroundings.
However, just by looking at the two people, it was impossible to accurately determine what kind of relationship they had.
‘First, let’s tell this man what he’s curious about.’
Han Ga-eul thought so and told Seong Su-ho the number of empty rooms at the inn that he was curious about.
“Unfortunately, there are no rooms left in the inn.”
“Haha…”
Seong Su-ho looks at Namgung Yu-ha with a helpless smile.
The reason Seong Su-ho made that expression was simple.
‘Because I also want to refuse to sleep outside.’
It was a natural reaction since I had no choice but to stay homeless.
However, Namgung Yuha, who heard Han Ga-eul’s words, answered with a grin.
“It’s actually good. “With this, I no longer have to fight with Suho.”
Haha…”
Han Ga-eul looked at those two people…
‘Madam… When I first asked to become friends, I should have at least listened…’
I started to regret the past like crazy.
But regret is regret.
Han Ga-eul put those regrets aside for a moment and looked at Seong Su-ho and remembered what had happened earlier.
‘But why is 100% foresight wrong?’
The manual foresight that Han Ga-eul used was virtually useless.
It was useful sometimes, but that was only when you got used to the people and environment around you.
The ability to foresight becomes virtually useless when you go to an unfamiliar place.
But 100% foresight was different.
‘It says 100% in the description, right?’
Yeji sentenced Han Ga-eul to death with a 100% probability.
But that foresight…
‘That man… Is there something that can change the future?’
It was distorted with the appearance of Seong Su-ho.
‘If not… ‘I guess he’s really dead, right?’
And that too in a good direction…
Han Ga-eul looked at Seong Su-ho laughing and chatting with her Namgung Yu-ha…
‘… Now is your chance.’
She opened her mouth, thinking that this was the best opportunity to improve her relationship with Seong Su-ho.
“Then, how about staying in my room with me?”
