Chapter 4 – Ia Reese (1)
One.
Belt ring.
“Oh, that’s fast.”
It wasn’t even 3 seconds since I sent the text, but I got a reply. Seeing her reply so quickly even at such a late hour, I could understand why her interpersonal relationship was good.
‘It’s a long life to see Mr. Pastor texting me at this late hour.’
But no matter how interpersonal she is and how kind she is to everyone, she seemed a little uncomfortable texting her at a time you could call the dawn.
“Ah…, Was it rude to send a text message at this hour?”
She said that she texted her late at night, which she didn’t like. She realized the terrible truth and in her excitement she made her mistake that she wouldn’t normally make.
No matter how close she is, she was an S-class Awakener that everyone looked up to, and I was just an F-Class Awakener, a special ability one-tool. That’s why the fact of her mistake weighed so heavily on her.
“Ha fuck… I’m tired. Let’s apologize first.”
I texted her a heartfelt apology to her, alluding to her discomfort in her text.
‘Oh, Lees. We apologize for any inconvenience. I will never text late at night again. Once again, I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by my thoughtless actions.’
The person I’m texting right now is Ia Reese, an S-Class Awakener and Liar’s Trap Lieutenant.
She was the only self-made S-class Awakener in the Liars Trap, who became her S-Class through her own talent and hard work, and thus took on her own castle through her own power alone.
The surname attached to the name can only be used by an S-class Awakener or the immediate family of that S-class Awakener, and having a surname itself was an indicator of a person’s value.
The benefits you receive in this world just by having a castle are enormous. Among those benefits, for example, there was immunity from liability. The power of the castle was so great.
Therefore, Iaris, with her great castle, with her own power alone, became the idol of all the Awoken people in her world.
And I made all the Awoken idols feel bad today. Feeling guilty, she shoved her phone into her pocket and dried her face with her bare hands.
“Fuck… Seriously, why am I like this these days?”
A tidal wave of melancholy came over her, and a heavy weight fell on her shoulders.
Even her steps became heavy and she was about to seriously think, ‘Should I just give up and run away?’, Her cell phone rang. It was a text message from Ia Reese.
“I’ll call you…?”
The moment I unconsciously recited the contents of the text, my phone vibrated and the screen turned green.
Geeing-
And the name of Iaris appeared on the screen. It was she who called me. She hesitated for a moment whether she should accept it, but fearing that if she didn’t, she would get into bigger trouble, so she closed her eyes and answered the call.
“···Hello?”
He put the phone to his ear and asked cautiously. And after a moment of silence, a sharp voice was heard.
‘Paster, are you kidding me? What? Never contact me again You don’t know what is really disrespectful to me? Do you want to see me go crazy!?’
“Eh, uh? Yes?”
‘Even when I received a text message from Paster at this time, it was amazing and I felt good. You make me feel so comfortable I could feel it. But what? Don’t you text? Are you going to cut off contact? Don’t be funny, really.’
“Oh no, I am that. He didn’t say a word about ending contact…”
‘Are you going to talk now? Wow… I haven’t seen Mr. Pastor like that. It’s really bad.’
Embarrassed by Ia Reese’s angry voice, I hurriedly spit out words that hadn’t passed through my head properly. And I realized I had made a really big mistake.
I’m not sure exactly what kind of mistake it was, but seeing Ia Rhys get so angry, it was clear that it was a big mistake anyway.
It was the first time Ia Rhys was so angry. Among those who angered the S-class Awakener, only the same S-Class Awakener could survive with all limbs intact.
However, since I was only an F-class, the lowest among the Awakened, it was obvious what my future would be like.
In this situation, I had no choice but to run away in order to survive. At that time when I was seriously thinking about my future escape route, Puhyuk! Along with the sound of laughter, Ia Reese’s smirking voice was heard.
‘I almost said…?’
What the fuck is it?
I couldn’t keep up with this situation. All I could do was dye my hair white in embarrassment.
After another moment of silence, Ia Reese’s leisurely laughter was heard on the phone.
‘Puhyuk… Mr. Pastor, are you nervous? Pheuheuh…’
It was only after I heard that laugh that I was able to speak out.
“···Yes?”
‘It’s a joke, a joke! As Mr. Pastor said, it is obviously rude to send a text message at such a late hour as now. Instead of saying anything about it, I just played a prank on Mr. Pastor on my own. Woo hoo hoo…’
“Oh, kidding. You were joking… Again, I thought Ia Reese’s real hair was like… That… Again, I’m sorry. Text me at a time like this.”
Even though Iaris wasn’t there, I bowed my head and apologized. Then she woo-hoo-hoo and let out a leisurely laugh.
‘Whoa… No, Mr. Pastor. Getting angry was a joke to scare Mr. Paster, but it was amazing that you texted him so late, and thank you was real.’
“Yes?”
‘So you don’t have to apologize. No, no apologies. Instead, it’s rude to text someone of the opposite sex at such a late hour. Can’t you do it to someone other than me? Promise!’
Every word Iaris said was overflowing with consideration. She joked with me so that I wouldn’t blame myself, and the fact that she cheerfully and leisurely solved it over the phone made me feel that she was a real person.
How is it that they are the same S class but are so different?
I shook my head at the personality gap between Iaris and the bitches wearing human masks that suddenly came to my mind. And she answered her with a light smile on her face.
“···Yes, I understand. I promise.”
‘Whoops. Did you promise? Be prepared if you break it!’
Iaris said it jokingly, but her words to prepare for her S-Class Awakener didn’t go well with her heart. So when she was speechless for the moment, Iaris led the conversation with another smile.
‘Ah! Pastor was nervous again! Hee hee… Even without looking at it, it’s clear that he has a hard expression on his face and his pupils are shaking! Right!’
“That… Yes. You’re right.”
She was right, so she nodded meekly. Iaris excelled in her ability to read and wield the emotions of others. She was literally born to stand above people’s heads.
Of course, such qualities were possessed by most S-class Awakeners, so it was not surprising.
Talking on the phone while joking around like this at this late hour with a great person who was born to become a king. How can I not feel it?
Of course, from Ia Reese’s point of view, as she just said, the F-class Awakener must have been making calls like this because she was amazing. Even so, she couldn’t help but feel her heart flutter a little.
“Haha.”
Perhaps her heart was a little excited, and a laugh burst out of her mouth involuntarily. Then there was a moment of silence, and soon Ia Reese’s bewildered laughter was heard.
‘···Ehh. Cute. Oh no this isn’t it That… Yes! So why are you texting at this late hour? What are you trying to say?’
It seems that the topic has been changed urgently, but it was definitely time to get to the point. I asked her, in the best possible way, in her polite tone, so that her Iaris would not offend her.
“Mr. Lees, if you don’t mind. Can the two of us meet tomorrow?”
She met Iaris often, and I was familiar with her meeting with her, but I had never asked her to meet her first. Still, I thought that if it was Iaris who got along well with anyone, she would coolly say that she knew…
“Mr. Ia Reese?”
Hearing my request, Iaris didn’t say anything for a while.
What the fuck Did I cross the line? Did I say anything wrong?
Iaris’s slightly bewildered voice was heard as she was about to creep up on her uncomfortable silence.
‘Ha, look at what he’s doing… Ah, no! Okay! See you! Where shall we see you? Plaza? Cinema?’
Iaris was agitated for some reason, but she still listened to my request.
But what do you mean by seeing it in the plaza and in the cinema? Oh, did you notice that I want to avoid other S-Class Awoken? Also Ia Reese. Her ability to read the emotions of her opponents is excellent…
However, if you met outside without haste, you could arouse their suspicions.
They thought I didn’t notice that the hypnosis app was fake, so they were still standing still. Therefore, it was necessary to avoid actions that could raise suspicion as much as possible.
I acted calm and said something that would not arouse their suspicion.
“Can’t we just meet at the guild…? As always.”
Even if Iaris noticed something about her, she couldn’t yet know everything I was holding in her heart.
So I couldn’t tell you anything about my purpose until I heard a confirmation that you would be on my side.
That’s why I acted calmly, but luckily Ia Ries accepted my words without question.
‘Pa, Mr. Pastor is the type who likes romance that starts from everyday life… Oh, okay! Then, as soon as you go to work tomorrow, you can come right to my infirmary! See you tomorrow! I’ll be looking forward to it!’
I don’t know what to expect, but the meeting was held. I greeted her with her smile on her lips.
“Okay, see you tomorrow.”
