Chapter 35 – Jealousy
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“Ah! Oh, come!”
“Yes, but how far did you talk?”
“Even the fact that after Park Gyu-wan’s death, people scattered.”
“I remember hearing it again.”
Did they say that while enduring the troll’s attack, the goblin archer’s arrow secretly approached him and his throat was ripped open?
Even if he injured his ankle, he wondered why Chun Jae-hee was abandoned on the battlefield alone, but now he understands.
‘I need to be more specific.’
The culprit behind all of this started with an insignificant guy named Kim Min-joon. Gaon didn’t think it was that important, so I didn’t pay much attention to it, but I thought it would act as the biggest variable. It is truly a painful mistake.
If I had killed the goblin shaman first before taking it down, the fight would have gone as planned.
I wouldn’t have had to go through a crisis with a bone in my side.
After hearing the general circumstances, Gaon nodded and glanced at the troll.
“More than that, I was able to defeat that monster. Thank you.”
“Oh no! You saved me last time. I’m just repaying the favor!”
“Okay.”
Gaon just silently nodded his head despite Cheon Hee reacting exaggeratedly and shouting.
At that dry gaze, Cheon Jae-hee flinched. An unknown pressure was weighing down my body.
Like, you know your sins, right? The look in her eyes made her think of her, and she slipped to her knees.
“I’m sorry!”
“Sorry? What do you mean?”
“Chu, you couldn’t stop the tracking party! When I went, Minjun Kim instigated everyone, so I couldn’t stop him! Sorry!”
“Hmm…”
I did roughly anticipate it.
Even in his previous life, Cheon Jae-hee was a person close to a sage. He wasn’t someone who sacrificed himself for others, but he wasn’t the type to persecute innocent people for no reason.
That’s why I didn’t threaten or punish him even after his side was ripped off. If Cheon Jae-hee was a person close to evil, he would have killed him at once, thinking that he would rather nip it in the bud.
As Gaon was lost in his own thoughts and just looked down, Cheon Jae-hee opened his mouth again.
“Of course, this is just an excuse, but it’s true! Believe me! I have no idea what to do with you two!”
Cheon Jae-hee’s words were the truth without a single lie.
It was natural. Even if you just get closer, your sphincter will lose strength and you’ll urinate, but there’s no reason you want to fight.
At the stare piercing the top of my head, the urine bag that had barely stopped seemed to explode again.
I am amazed at how the hell so much urine is stored. Cheon Jae-hee’s attitude softened the wrinkles between Cho-rin’s forehead, who was staring at Ga-on.
‘Really?’
Cho-rin felt better after the misunderstanding about Ga-on was resolved, but even so, his feelings for Cheon Jae-hee, who had hurt Ga-on, could not be improved.
Still, I think we can trust the fact that she has no personal grudge against the two.
Having made that decision, Chorin took her eyes off Cheon Hee and asked Gaon a question.
“Miss Gaon. But what are you going to do now?”
“… There are places to go first.”
I mean, where else should I go?
Chorin tilted her head at the words that she had to move again even though it was right after the tough fight.
“A place to go?”
“Yes. I think I know where the trolls come from. If there are any more trolls, it will be a big problem. There is little chance of that.”
There is no way that trolls just rose from the ground or came down from the sky. That means it was hiding somewhere around here, so it certainly makes sense. Chorin agreed at once.
“Gaon is right. Let’s go then!”
“Yes. Let’s go. Chun Jae-hee, please follow me.”
“Ah, ah, yes!”
Chun Jae-hee listened to the conversation with her head bowed, then quickly answered the voice calling her out of nowhere and stood up.
She stood up, rubbing her dirty thighs stained with her urine, and walked beside her alongside Gaon. If she was left behind, she might suspect that he was trying to stab her in the back.
The group of three broke through the souffle and headed for the hill where the troll dungeon was located.
Of course, there was no conversation between them.
Gaon has a quiet personality from the beginning, and in the case of Cheon Jae-hee, it is because he has poor social skills, but it is also because he is not in a position to speak carelessly.
And Chorin said that she had been with Gaon for three weeks and she had gotten used to this silence, and more than anything else, this time she herself realized the feelings she had for Gaon, and she knew what to do next. There is also the fault of falling into troubles.
‘How does Mr. Gaon think of me?’
It’s not good to attach too much meaning to it, but I don’t think the act of mixing the flesh between a man and a woman is simply done out of necessity.
Although she said it was for treatment, she showed a rather aroused appearance when they had sex, which was different from usual. Didn’t she even rape her, saying that her wounds weren’t all healed?
Looking at her like that, it’s clear that at least the sex with Chorin was very pleasant.
It’s just that she doesn’t want to be left with just her physical relationship. She wanted to establish a relationship as a true lover, not only after her own pleasure.
But she didn’t know what to do with it. Chorin was a mosolada until not too long ago. Of course, she is not good at dealing with the opposite sex.
Her act of looking at her casually was too difficult for her.
In the end she said nothing until Chorin reached the top of the hill.
“… It was also here.”
“The cave… What does it look like?”
“Yes. I can tell by looking at the traces. That collapsed stone tower seems to be the cause.”
“Oh! Iknow, right? Two of them are broken!”
Two of the stone towers placed in five directions collapsed. Among them, the stone tower on the other side seemed to have been destroyed for quite some time.
If she had checked once before stepping into the goblin realm, she would have noticed…
She thought about that and shook her head.
It wasn’t that he was sloppy, it was just unlucky. Who would have imagined that these coincidences would overlap in succession? Even if she knew, it is unknown whether she would have been able to prepare.
‘I’ll have to be careful next time.’
The first is to thoroughly control the situation so that such a variable does not happen again, and the second is to be strong so that even if such a variable occurs, it can be beaten head-on.
In the end, even though trolls appeared, they struggled because they were weak. She thought she did her best, but she couldn’t be satisfied with this.
‘I can’t fail this time.’
Since she had regressed twice, it might be possible to regress next time, there is no such certainty anywhere. This may be the last time, so do your best to leave no regrets.
Gaon made that promise and moved toward the cave.
“Oh! Mr Gaon? Hey, do you want to go in there?”
A faint fear appeared on Chorin’s face.
It seems that he is reluctant to enter the dark cave where he can only see one inch ahead. Gaon glanced at the cave and nodded.
“Yes. I’ll have to see what’s inside.”
“But…”
When she said that she was going to crawl in, Chorin muffled her words and lowered her head. Seeing that, Gaon picked up a stone from the floor and said,
“If you do, I will go alone. Please wait here.”
A woman’s voice immediately followed the words.
“No! Let’s go together!”
“Me, me, me too!”
Then, not only Chorin, but also Cheon Jae-hee, who had been standing quietly without a presence until then, shook her head and joined Gaon’s side.
She decided that staying here was more frightening.
“Okay. Then wait a moment.”
Actually, the cave is not that wide.
It was quite large as it was the place where the trolls were confined, but even so, it was less than 50 pyeong.
She knew that there were no trolls left inside through Gigam, but she had a hard time convincing them all.
So she had to do the cumbersome task of wrapping rags around a wooden stick and using tinder to make a torch or throw a rock to check the inner reaction.
Only after doing so did Gaon lead the two of them into the cave.
Thud- thud-
Footsteps hit the walls of the cave and echoed everywhere. Hearing the hum, Chorin grabbed her by the collar and clung to her.
When she turns her head, she looks at her as she squeezes her hand, as if she wants to grab Cheon Jae-hee too.
Then her eyes met.
“You can catch Cheon Jae-hee if you want to.”
“Oh, no. Are you okay!”
“Hmm…”
It would be nice to accept it right away when I recommend it once.
As I was staring at her with that thought in mind, Cheon Jae-hee slowly raised her hand and brought it to her collar.
And the moment I’m about to reach you,
“Hey, hold my hand!”
“Oh!?”
Chorin intervened and grabbed Cheon Hee’s hand.
Chun Jae-hee was dragged by Cho-rin, who pulled her by the hand, and stopped beside him. I looked at Chorin’s face and my hand alternately with eyes that I couldn’t understand his intentions.
Looking at Cheon Jae-hee, Cho-rin bit her lips.
‘I hate touching Gaon.’
I could tell that Gaon and Cheon Jae-hee didn’t have a romantic crush on each other because of something that had happened earlier, but I didn’t want to let them have skinship.
Even if it’s not now, it’s not like you wouldn’t know it if you get this close. As for her, that kind of thing would like to be blocked in advance.
“Ah, if you cling to Gaon, you won’t be able to respond in an unexpected situation. Yes?”
Chorin, who desperately came up with an excuse, looked at Gaon as if to confirm.
Seeing that gaze, Gaon calmly nodded.
“It is. Go faster than that I see something at the end.”
“Ah! That’s right! Genius Hee. Go quickly!”
“N-yeep!”
The three leaned on their torches and stared straight ahead at something shimmering at the far end. Inside the desolate cave, there was a space of about 50 pyeong at the end. Other than that, nothing really stands out.
Gaon widened his senses and scanned the surroundings.
‘It must be here somewhere.’
In my previous life, I didn’t want to take the risk of fighting trolls, so I knew about dungeons but avoided them.
So, I don’t know what kind of structure the inside might have, but I guess at least one.
There must be a magic crystal hidden here somewhere.
Maintaining the barrier requires a price. And that must be something to supply mana. If so, the source must have been magic stones.
In Union, there is something called spirit vein.
To put it simply, it is a path where mana flows, and various substances around the path are affected by it, causing mutations.
Among them, stones that have received mana well and possessed mana are called magic stones.
Stones that once accepted mana continue to suck mana in the air whenever the concentration drops below a certain level.
And wizards use magic stones to make various magic tools.
Of course, Gaon and the others wouldn’t be able to handle magic stones properly, but the important thing is that they boast a pretty great price.
Now, in about a week, I will be going to Union, but if I have magic stones, I can at least prepare all the simple equipment.
Gaon, who was looking around, found the place where the magic crystal was hidden through his senses, and opened her mouth with a glance at Chorin.
“I don’t see any trolls. I don’t think we need to worry any more.”
“Yeah, that’s right. So, are you leaving now?”
“No. Let’s take a closer look one last time.”
She glanced at her again, and Chorin looked around her, gave her a slight nod, and wrapped her body around her, trembling.
“Ugh… Then I’ll go out first. Something feels eerie. Right? Genius Hee.”
“N, yes? That’s right! Maybe it’s because it’s where the trolls used to be, so the air seems bad.”
“Yes? Then we go first!”
“Oh! Ah…”
Chorin suddenly pulled Cheon Hee in, took her by the hand that was still holding on to her, and left her cave.
However, before going out to see what was so exciting, she winked at Gaon.
‘What?’
Are you that excited about cheating on Cheon Jae-hee? Or is it better to just get out of the cave? Gaon couldn’t guess.
You wouldn’t notice even if your whole life goes by that you’d be happy with the fact that only the two of you share a secret with Cheon Jae-hee.
