Chapter 245 – Something’s Wrong #2

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The next morning.
Sylvia carefully opened Adele’s door.
Adele falls asleep with the covers rolled up.
The string of her necklace was sticking out in her hand, which she held tight, and she seemed to have slept while holding the fox necklace she had received from Jihyeok.

‘Am I thinking of Jihyeok even while sleeping?’

Anyway, it is certain that he loves Jihyeok to such an extent.
Sylvia, who was holding her doorknob and staring at Adele, thought about what had happened last night.
The two of them walked through Adele’s garden holding her in her arms, sat on her bench, and made all sorts of expressions of affection.
At that time, she felt envy and jealousy toward Adele, whom she loved so sweetly.

She has been a firm believer and should always take care of her, but sometimes she is a dependable person… She felt so sorry that she had a bad heart for such Adele.
Sylvia let out her sigh without making a sound of her and cautiously approached her bed and sat down on it, and she stroked Adele’s hair.

“Ugh…”

Adele laughs after talking in her sleep.
Seeing her defenseless and pure appearance, Sylvia’s heart ached so much.
She was innocent and she didn’t want to ruin this look.

‘I need to keep my distance from Jihyeok…’

Let’s break off her relationship before she falls for him further.
What happened at the Grand Canyon was just… An aberration that happened in the middle of a frenzy.
Isn’t she a relationship you never met properly anyway? It is strange that she is so proud of herself.
She thought so, and when Sylvia tried to wake her Adele,

Ugh-!

Sylvia’s cell phone vibrated.
Surprised, she looked at Adele.
Fortunately, Adele didn’t wake up. She was still sleeping soundly.
Sylvia, relieved, checked her phone.

[Let’s have a meal for lunch today.]

It was Jihyeok’s text.
Sylvia, clutching her cell phone, closed her eyes tightly as her own mind seemed to be pounding.
She just vowed to keep her distance! Why are you shaking like a reed?
Blaming herself, she sent her reply.

[Sorry. Not today.]

[Come to Ilsan XX Restaurant at 12:00.]

[Don’t like it? Eat with someone else.]

[I’ll wait. You don’t have to come if you don’t want to come.]

What the hell… She’s talking about herself.
Sylvia laughed and quickly teased her hand.

[Don’t wait.]

Even though I sent a message and read it, Jihyeok did not reply.
Have you given up? Anyway, since he firmly rejected it… He doesn’t have to go.
Sylvia, who had destroyed her evidence even as she left her chat room, put her cell phone in her pocket, and Adele opened her eyes just in time.

“… Sister… When did you come…? Time to go workout…? I’ll get up soon…”

“Nope. I just wanted to have breakfast with you… I made udon. Do you want to eat it?”

Adele’s ears perked up.

“Udon? Did you remove the coriander…?”

“Of course I took it off.”

“I want to eat.”

Adele lifts her arms with a smile.
Sylvia grabbed her Adele’s arm and lifted her up.
She then let out her silly laugh as she looked at Adele who was tearing her eyes away.

“Hurry up and wash your face.”

“Yes, sister…”

Nodding at her slowly, Adele grunted and got up and headed to her bathroom.
Sylvia, watching her staggeringly walking back, let out a shallow sigh and stood up.

**

I was holding my seat at a high-end restaurant in Ilsan, and I raised a corner of my mouth when I saw the waiter guide Sylvia to her.
As soon as she saw me, she strode over and sat down.
I said, returning the waiter to refill her water.

“You are here.”

“I’ll just eat and go.”

Judging by the expression on her face and the way she spoke, it seems that she was trying to win her heart.
Seeing Adele come back, you felt her guilt.
Thank god. If I hadn’t met her today, she would have completely left me.

“Please. I placed the order. And about the device.”

“What?”

“It looks like it will be made today.”

“I, really…?”

Sylvia tried to raise her voice and bit her mouth.
He was afraid that people around him would hear it.
Looking around her, she asked again in her low voice.

“Really?”

“Yes. So, if I call you in the evening or at night, please come to the lab.”

“Ah Okay. But I heard from Adele that you were on a business trip…”

I was busy, but it was a voice asking where I had time to make a device.

“I made it while sleeping.”

“… Thank you… I mean it.”

I’m grateful now, but I’ll be in trouble later because of Aether charging?
And in the end you will choose me
You need to recharge right now, is there a guy who catches your eye? There is no one except me.
So don’t keep trying to stray. It was a headache because the doctor was enough.

“People look down on you when you say thank you like that for the obvious.”

“How about being polite?”

“How scary is the world these days? Well-mannered people are easy prey.”

“You’re funny… I don’t think so.”

The server brought appetizers for a while to pass the time by chatting with each other.
I smirked as I listened to the brief and bold explanation of the dishes with all kinds of rare ingredients.

“The food here is delicious, so I come often.”

“… You can come with Adele.”

“Adele can’t eat this. Because her mouth is short.”

“He’s like that… He only likes noodles, chicken, and pizza.”

“Then come with me. It’s hard because I can’t eat when I want to eat something like this.”

Sylvia stood tall, holding her fork.
Looking at her fists naturally, she seems to be in deep trouble.
Before long, Sylvia’s mouth opened.

“Sometimes…As a colleague, sometimes is fine.”

See, you can’t get away from me?

“Yes. Sometimes as a colleague. Let’s eat now. This appetizer is delicious to eat before it cools down.”

“Okay…”

**

Pushik! With a powerful sound, the laboratory door opened and Sylvia entered.
She had light makeup on her face.
Her hair was tied in a ponytail that came down with a little twist on the sides of her hair, and her eyelines were also fairly well drawn to make her look a bit sharp.
Her tint was also put on with a suitable red one, so her sexy face stood out even more.
What about clothes… I’m just wearing jeans and a gray long coat that can be found anywhere, but with a face like that, you’re pretty no matter what you’re wearing, so let’s move on.

Sylvia had eyes filled with anticipation.
Now that the long-awaited device has been completed, it has no choice but to do so.
I deliberately didn’t say anything and stayed still with a meaningful smile on my face.
Then, as if Sylvia was impatient with her, she came over to me and tapped her on the shoulder.

“Show me quickly.”

Instead of answering with a gentle smile, I picked up a square device with a slight dent at the top and placed it in my palm.
Then, press the button so that the barrel for carrying the Aether pops out.

“Take out the locker.”

“Ah, yes…!”

Sylvia, who had been watching my actions blankly, quickly took out the Aether storage box.
I got up from the chair and put the tube part on top of the storage box.

“Open it.”

“J-now…?”

“Yes. Don’t be anxious. Adele did this too.”

“Okay…”

It had been a long time since Sylvia had been so nervous.
Is this your first time besides doing stuff like that in a cave? Maybe it seems like that.
Sylvia, who manipulated her locker with her trembling hands, swallowed her saliva as she watched as the top of her locker opened slightly and I inserted the tube into it.
Then, as Aether, who was in the storage box, was slowly sucked into the tube, she refused to even breathe.

I thought she would be calm, but it was unexpected.
It was pretty cute too. Not quite like Adele, though.
Aether soon took its full place among devices.
After that, it moved vigorously for a while, then, like Adele, scattered colorful light all over the place, illuminating the inside of the laboratory, and then it soon subsided.

Tick!

I pressed the button to remove the tube, and put the device on Sylvia’s right wrist.

“Did Adele tell you how to operate it?”

“Ah… Yes… I’m memorizing everything.”

“Would you like to try it? First, check the Aether charge level.”

“Yeah, yeah… Wait a minute…”

Sylvia, who lifted her wrist and inspected her device, pressed the button below her middle.
Then, with a clicking sound, translucent white numbers appeared in the air above the device.
Energy that is almost at the bottom.
Sylvia’s face went dark when she saw the single digit number, but she quickly returned.
To her, I said in an apologetic tone.

“A lot has disappeared because of me. If only I hadn’t asked to go to the Grand Canyon with you…”

“What… If I hadn’t gone with you then, you would have died. I was happy to help you, so stop worrying.”

“Thank you.”

“I heard that people look down on you when you say thank you for something obvious? He gave a long speech saying that polite people are easy prey… Are you the same?”

“No… That was only for naive people like Sylvia. I’m an exception because I’ve been used to this world for a long time.”

At that, Sylvia burst into laughter, and she weakly kicked my ass.
The tension has been relieved. After all, we have to fight like this to get along.
I said, pretending to be sick and playing her overs while matching to Silvia’s tune.

“Sylvia’s stage name… After much thought, I decided on Caroline. I’ll call her Carol for short.”

“Caroline…? Carol?”

“Yes. Doesn’t it match the image perfectly?”

“What is my image like?”

“Cold but warm?”

“What is that absurd feeling…”

Sylvia giggled as if it was absurd.
She said her

“Do I not have a choice?”

“Do you have any names in mind?”

“No, there is not. I’ll do it with Caroline.”

Sylvia smiled at the corners of her mouth as she repeated her new name, ‘Carol’.
I guess I like the name.

“The suit isn’t yet… But I’ll make it with Adele soon.”

“I don’t need…”

In her movements, she had a confident tone.
Even deceased people make mistakes once in a while! Do as I say!

“I admit that Sylvia-san is fast, but what if there is a monster that spreads her demonic energy all over her? Even getting hit by a blind attack is dangerous. YuRia and SeHwa have also been hurt, so do as I say.”

“Okay…? Okay… If you are, then that would be it.”

“Until weapons are made of polymers, keep using the ones you used to use.”

“Yes.”

“May I take a look at your weapons for a second? I want to make a similar design…”

“Of course.”

Sylvia pulled out two objects the size of her palms from her arms.
It was something similar to the communicator she had seen before.
When she presses down on her middle, click! With a voice, it turned into a 40cm long sword sheath.
Looking at the scene, I burst into exclamation and asked.

“It is convenient. Is that also a locker?”

“Yes. You can take it and study it.”

I’m glad for Sylvia, who trusts me completely.
She is also the best at pretending to be kind and righteous.

“Okay.”

Just as she was about to examine her twin swords from Sylvia,

Beep-! Beep-!

[Warning, Evilian energy detected.]

An urgent but emotionless warning sound came from the speakers in the lab.
I turned my head in surprise when I heard that sound reverberating through the laboratory.
The first thing I thought while looking at the situation board was, ‘Something is wrong.’
It’s because I didn’t plan to send out the monsters at all today.