Chapter 189 – Shaking Hearts
#189.
One day in April when the cold is gone and the warm sun is pleasantly beating down. Gaon and his party came to the southern city and were on their way to the eastern mountain range to attack the temple.
“Thank you, Jaehee.”
“What. It’s nothing.”
When Gaonin thanked her again, Jaehee, who had been following Chorin side by side, shrugged her shoulders and replied as if it was not a big deal.
Gaon strangely got the feeling that she was avoiding him, but it must be because of her mood.
The mountain range stretching for hundreds of kilometers from the south was tinged with a clear green color due to the dense forest with green buds sprouting even though it was early spring.
The refreshing air that rushes in as if purifying the lungs gives a sense of liberation.
Within a month, the location of the fallen knight was also identified. After getting the love potion from the temple, he plans to go and meet him right away.
Of course, I have no intention of eating it blindly.
Considering the manpower consumption and various conditions, it is indeed an inefficient method, but there is also a way to welcome the fallen knight as a guild member and place it right next to it to prevent the succubus from approaching.
However, this is annoying for Gaon as well, but it has the disadvantage that the target person has to be put in a position where freedom is suppressed.
There’s no way I can accept that easily.
So, if it doesn’t go as you want after persuading it moderately, you have to force it.
‘I’m sorry, but I can’t help it.’
Even if you get resentful because of that, it’s a part you have to endure.
I just wanted you to understand.
Instead, I plan to be by her side and help her both physically and mentally so that she can adapt. It would be nice if I could be forgiven in that way.
Even while he was lost in thought, his feet moved quickly.
Now that everyone in the party has reached the level of 7 stars, their movement speed has increased dramatically.
Even Chorin, who always had to be carried on the back of Gaon, was able to create his own means of transportation by synthesizing various magics, and was able to speed faster than a wagon.
The distance that ordinary people would have to walk for a month to reach the temple was just a level that they could reach in a few hours.
Over and over the mountains, they came to a huge cliff.
“Gaon-san, are you here?”
“Yes, it should be around here. Let’s split up and find out. Focus on the cliff. If you find it, contact me right away. Got it?”
“Yes!”
The group began their search by scattering in four directions.
Gaon also comes here for the first time. He didn’t bother looking for a love potion in the 1st playthrough or even the 2nd playthrough.
He also said that he would barely increase his mana, and she couldn’t turn into a woman.
Anyway, there are many other options for the elixir, so I have never stopped by this place.
Still, it shouldn’t be too difficult, as we know from rumors that the temple is unnaturally half-buried due to its fusion with the cliff.
Gaon ran quickly along the cliff, scanning her surroundings.
I went down the cliff for 30 minutes like that, but I couldn’t even see the temple.
I clicked her tongue in the mood to wonder if it was not in this direction, but a call came.
Judging by the silver-gray magic, it was Jaehee.
-Hello. Mr Gaon?
“Yes, Jaehee, this is me. Did you find the temple by any chance?”
– Yes, I found it. You can come straight in my direction. Everyone else has already gathered. I’ll hang up.
Jaehee didn’t even answer and cut off the communication. I am also sure that it is not her fault that she avoids him.
“What?”
I don’t know why I’m doing this all of a sudden. Even if I think about it carefully to see if I’ve made a mistake the other day, I can’t pinpoint anything.
Gaon, wondering if he should talk separately, put the communicator in his arms and flew in the direction of Jaehee.
One year after the fight with the doppelganger. Until now, all Gaon had done was selling Giyeon.
But that didn’t work out either.
In the process of attacking various ancient ruins and retrieving artifacts, the beings he defeated were absorbed into him in the name of Karma, and thanks to this, he experienced an explosive rise in his physical abilities.
This was the same for everyone in the party, and now it was able to reach a level that was not pushed back even compared to the natives of Union.
As soon as it leaped lightly, with a huge roar, the airflow of the storm emitted from the tip of its toe shot its body at a speed exceeding supersonic speed.
Of course, I put a distance high in the sky so that the cliff would not collapse due to impact.
After moving at that speed for about 20 seconds, the collapsed cliff and the group standing in front of it caught my eye.
As soon as I landed on the floor as if I was doing a hero landing, Ha-yeon waved and welcomed me.
“Master, here you are. Here!”
Clearly, even though Ha-yeon was human, I saw a fleeting vision of the tail on his hip wagging enthusiastically.
Gaon smiled at the puppy-like appearance welcoming the owner and quickly approached him.
“Joo Ha-yeon, calm down. I have to enter the temple now. If you run amok like that and get into an accident, you’ll get a big scolding.”
“Really? How are you going to get upset? Hehe…”
Rather, he approached right in front of him, saying, “Let’s scold him once,” And deliberately lowered his front so that his front was drooping, showing his breast bone.
At the blatant appeal to ask for a white, sticky, hot shot, Gaon shook his head and fed him honey chestnuts as if he couldn’t stop it.
Fuck!
“Aww! Why are you hitting me!”
“Don’t be silly, be nervous. Because you don’t know what’s going to happen It’s my first time coming too. Okay?”
“All right…”
When you pay attention to it, it hides its playfulness.
Gaon left Hayeon behind and headed to Jaehee.
“Here, I will only trust Jaehee. Since it’s a temple, there probably won’t be any special traps. All you have to do is cancel the divine magic.”
“Leave it to me. Just in case you don’t know, please follow me from a little distance. Then I’ll go in.”
“Yes, be careful.”
When they finished talking, they looked up and looked at the temple half buried in the cliff.
Fortunately, the entrance is exposed to the outside, so it doesn’t seem necessary to dig into the cliff.
They made eye contact once and entered the temple.
The temple was damaged to such an extent that it was difficult to recognize the murals, whether it was because of the transformation in the process of crossing dimensions or because it was weathered because it was old.
We can’t find any clues to get information about the dimension they actually lived in.
‘It would be nice to know the weakness of the Dimension Eater.’
In his previous life he was very strong. He can deal with 2-3 people of the same level at once.
He still couldn’t overcome it, so he wasn’t sure if he could stop it by strengthening everyone’s strength like now.
Above all, the aftermath of the descent of a planet the size of a certain planet would have dealt a serious blow to the Union. He needs overwhelming power to defeat him without taking damage.
If he could dig up the secrets of the gods, all of that might be solved.
If I figured out the conditions for obtaining a divine status, and if I could actually create multiple gods by doing so, the fight would be much easier.
Gaon crossed the dark temple, hoping that he might get even the slightest clue.
After a while, Jaehee, who was leading the way, stopped.
“Everyone stop. There is a stone door ahead.”
“Is divine magic spreading over there?”
“I don’t know. I guess I’ll know once I go. But before that, I have something to ask you.”
“Yes, what is it?”
“Do you know what kind of divine magic is unfolding here?”
There are many types of illusion magic.
Among them, if you look only at the largest classification, those that act only on the mind and those that cause physical damage by materializing illusions.
There are two of these.
I don’t know much about Illusion Magic, but if you dare to ask, it means that the way to cancel it varies greatly depending on which one you use.
“We know that it only works on the mental side. I heard that it is related to that, befitting a temple dedicated to the god of love.”
“… Love?”
“Yes, probably. It’s quite private, so it’s not widely known.”
Love is not just beautiful.
In the case of infidelity, it may receive negative attention from the world, and the illusion seen here may be difficult to tell others.
As soon as Gaon recognized the type of illusion, he asked while looking at Jaehee, who was making a troubled expression.
“Are there any problems?”
“Oh, no. That’s not it. Then I’ll open the door. Everyone, please back off a bit.”
“Jaehee, be careful.”
“Yes.”
After giving a short answer, Jaehee slowly pushed back the stone door behind her.
As she was made of stone, she was a weight that would not budge even if she was a normal person even if she used her ki and pushed her, but even though she was a mage, she accumulated karma and strengthened her physical abilities, so she easily opened it.
Jae-hee, carefully checking inside, with her mind set as much as possible, was able to face the same dark aisle she had passed through so far.
Contrary to her worries, the moment she confirmed that there was nothing wrong, she was about to shout her safety to her party,
Kururrureung!
The entire aisle began to shake.
Jae-hee, who was briefly taken aback by her sudden situation, prepared for her by casting her magic, but Ga-on, who was right behind her, rushed in and attacked her.
“It’s dangerous!”
“Kyaa!”
Rumble-
At the same time, her ceiling collapsed, completely engulfing her seat.
Jaehee, who was feeling the rapid beating of her heart through their breasts touching each other, managed to regain her composure and carefully pushed Gaon away.
“Go, Mr. Gaon. Go, thank you.”
“No big deal. Anyway, you broke up with the group.”
“Iknow, right. That’s a big deal. It’s already been a long way, so there won’t be any problems for the two of you. What now?”
Perhaps not much was left to the end of the temple.
The key was whether to move on from here and secure the love potion or find a way to join the two once they know each other.
“Let’s see if we can clear the stones. Please wait here.”
“No. Let’s go together. You never know what will happen.”
“… So let’s do it. Stay close and follow me.”
The process of the ceiling just collapsing is so unnatural. Maybe it was intentionally separated from the group.
In this situation, if only Gaon was sent and this time the floor collapsed, not the ceiling, something really big could happen.
Gaon and Jaehee stayed close and carefully inspected the piled up rocks.
And I was able to draw conclusions.
“I can’t. The rocks are skillfully balanced. If even one thing goes wrong, the whole temple can collapse. Of course, it’s not a matter of escaping if you use your full strength, but you won’t be able to achieve the purpose you came here instead.”
“I see. If this is the case, I need to secure the love potion first.
“You’re right. Let’s keep going.”
Gaon is currently reaching the stage of a mature 8-star.
In this situation, if you use the imitation danjeon and the stigma, it is possible to collapse the entire cliff instead of escaping from the temple.
In fact, the probability of dying isolated here is extremely low, so it is prudent to take the love potion first.
The two started walking down the aisle.
Thud- thud-
Only the sound of two people’s footsteps echoed in the dark and silent passage.
Jaehee felt very awkward when they were left alone.
‘Why is this happening…’
There was Chorin and Hayeon, but I felt resentful why the two of them had to stay like this.
Frustrated, I wanted to scream out loud, but in the current situation, if I did that, it would only make me look like a crazy bitch.
Jae-hee started to look around in order to escape this place as quickly as possible.
Time passed like that, and it was night before I knew it, and Jaehee, who had been soundly asleep, suddenly opened her eyes to the gaze she felt from above.
The face of Gaon right in front of you.
It was difficult to distinguish the expression on the face, which was heavily shaded by the reflected light of magical energy.
“Gaon? Now… What are you doing?”
“I tried to be patient. But I don’t think it will anymore.”
“… What do you mean? Please get out of the way for now.”
Jaehee felt uneasy and pushed Gaon away, reaching out her hand.
However, that hand was caught in the middle of Gaon’s hand and rather restrained.
Gaon reached out the rest of his hand and stroked Jaehee’s cheek, whispering.
“I love you. Mr. Jaehee.”
Her eyes widened at the sudden confession.
