Chapter 108 – Chapter 108 – Academy (6)

Chapter 108 – Academy (6)

Wheein!

Looking around, all I could see was a blizzard blowing violently.

‘What is this place?’

The faintly visible mountain peaks were telling us that it was a snowy mountain.

While watching the blizzard, he tapped Helena on the shoulder.

“Helena! Get your mind right.”
“Ugh… Hot?!”

Helena, who got up quickly, was wary of her surroundings. It was like a cat with her hair upright.

“Ah.. Siwoo..?”

Her vigilance, which had been reflexively gathering her mana, rapidly diminished. She looked at Siu and she turned back into a cute puppy.

“This is… Where is it?”
“Well. I came here because I came to my senses.”
“Mmmm… There was a light flashing from that feather, obviously.”

It brought back memories of her time. Something was absorbed into her flower and bird feathers, and a tremendous presence was felt.

‘Honestly, it was at an absurd level.’

It’s hard to lift one hand. It was just a reminder of her, and it still gave me goosebumps.

Cheongwol Seonja. She met many strong people, such as the Sword Saint, but she didn’t have anything overpowering like yesterday.

“Do you know anything about this situation?”

Said Helena with her wry smile.

“No. It’s a first for me too. The presence felt in those feathers… It was as if a cataclysmic monster had appeared.”
“Catastrophic?”

The reason North Korea collapsed in this world was because of the catastrophic monster. It’s that level.

For some reason, it was terribly difficult to move one step at a time. Helena pondered, then she continued.

“…It looks like it was sent forcibly, but that’s ridiculous.”
“Space travel? Is there a receiver here or what?”

“That makes it even more absurd. A place so far away that the weather can change.. But there are no facilities.”
“Hmm..”

I closed my eyes and tried to feel my surroundings, but it didn’t work. Strangely, the senses didn’t work properly here.

‘Besides, he has almost no magic power.’

The concentration of mana in the air was extremely low. It seemed that it would not be easy to replenish the mana once consumed.

Helena fiddled with the earrings she was wearing and frowned.

“I don’t think my escort is here. Location cannot be tracked.”
“Are we the only ones sent?”
“Well… I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate. I can’t even communicate with my family…”

Some of the magic tools were dead. Especially magic tools related to communication.

-Ah..! Can you hear me?
-Uh. I can hear.
– This works.

Communication between them was over. It was as if I had entered a crack.

She couldn’t help but scan the surroundings with her bare eyes. It felt like the blizzard was getting worse.

Wheein!

Even when I first opened my eyes, it was quite calm. It could be said that it was snowing, but it was in the process of turning into a blizzard.

I couldn’t even see the person right next to me.

“Shiwoo! Don’t go far!”
“Uh! Helena, be careful too!”

Keeping a close distance from Helena, I scanned her area.

And two things she discovered.

First one was Michael. A man who bids for flower and bird feathers at an auction house.

‘No, I don’t even know if it’s a flower or bird feather now.’

Michael was buried in his eyes, frowning arrogantly. The chicken meat growing on his forearm made him look filthy cold.

Said, looking down at him with Helena.

“Isn’t this guy the culprit?”
“Well. Lee’s father is a merchant I know. I’m not the kind of person who would do something like this. You probably don’t even have the ability in the first place.”

“Ask me when you wake up. And… What about this?”

In fact, the true cause was presumed to be this.

A feather the size of the palm of your hand that is burning despite the harsh blizzard. It was the second being found here.

It was the only red color in the white world.

I didn’t touch it just in case I didn’t know, I just watched it quietly. The transcendent presence that I felt earlier had disappeared.

“Would you give me Helena’s hand?”
“Yes yes..?!”

“Take a look at this. It might be sent again.”
“Ah.. That, that’s right. Because it’s difficult to break up…”

I squeezed her palms, which were cold as ice due to the weather.

Then, on her other hand, she wrapped her soul stamina and anti-magic.

I looked closely at the feathers on the floor. Even though it was burning, the heat was weak. I could only feel the gentle warmth.

I put my hand on her nervously, but it didn’t transmit.

– ···Come.

It sounded like an echo coming from afar. A faint voice echoed in her head.

As she slowly reduced her anti-magic, the sound she heard gradually became clearer. It was like the chirping of birds at dawn.

-Come here… Come here…

Her feathers were repeating those words over and over again. Like a broken radio.

*

The blizzard got worse.

There is also a limit to blocking cold air with magical power. In particular, the speed of magic recovery here was extremely slow.

Wheein!

I couldn’t even hear the voice because of the rough wind. I had to shout even though I was right next to him.

“Shiwoo! Wait a minute!”

Helena fiddled with her bracelet on her hand and made her impression.

“···No!”
“Huh?! What!”
“There is no space!”

She narrowed her eyes and tapped her bracelet. She was a subspace artifact she had.

‘I can’t..?’

Reflexively, she pulled an energy bar from her inventory.

‘This is fine.’

As long as your inventory is fine, you don’t have to worry about starving to death.

“Ha..”

Helena was blowing on her cold palms.

Her outfit is jeans and white short sleeves. It felt like he was getting colder.

An outfit that doesn’t suit the blizzard that rages from all directions. I couldn’t help it because it was summer clothes in the first place.

“Ha..”

I saw Helena shivering from the cold. She immediately tried to pull out one of her long padding but hesitated.

‘For a moment···.’

When an adult man and woman were in distress in a cold place, their work came to mind.

Wheein!

“Ugh… It’s getting colder and colder…!”
“Hmmmm! I know..!”

She looked at Helena and managed her expression. Yes. When a man and a woman are out in the cold, there is only one thing for her to do.

‘Temperature management!’

Her mouth opened slightly and her voice began to be heard. He wrapped his inner ear around her ears to increase her concentration.

Helena whispered softly as if crawling in.

“You’re so cold… Uh, I can’t help it.”

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Helena had completed a tunnel before she knew it.

‘Damn it. Hand dexterity is also good…’

The warm air lingered just by digging into her eyes for about a meter. Whatever they did to the wall seemed pretty sturdy.

At this rate, it was possible to maintain her body temperature.

Helena smiled proudly as she looked around the tunnel she had built.

“Hehe..”

You can’t stand up straight, but it’s just the right height to sit on. A shelter wide enough for four or five people to lie down and rest was completed.

“Siwoo. Take a break and look around.”
“Ehh.. Yes.”

Helena asked cautiously.

“Where are you uncomfortable? Shall we make it wider?”
“No, enough. This is too… Wide.”

Yes. The problem was that it was too wide. Michael, still unconscious, threw it on the floor.

‘Because he’s an Awakener, he won’t die.’

Siu ate the moonlight plant and obtained the blessing of Yin and Yang. Thanks to the cold resistance, it wasn’t particularly cold.

“No, that’s right. It’s too wide. In a place like this, body temperature is the most important…”
“Huh?”
“That, so my group, sit a little closer.”

To think Helena would say such a wonderful thing. Of course it was welcome. Her sides were close enough to touch.

“Like this?”
“This, this is too close!”

Helena slipped away, forcing her to stop at a distance of ten centimeters.

‘No, what kind of body temperature is this?’

It was such a shameful distance that body heat was wasted. Tantalized. I wanted to hug you right now.

“Uh.. It’s cold, it’s cold…”

He heard someone muttering on the floor, but neither he nor Helena cared.

They are just having a subtle nerve war while looking at each other.

***

As time passed, the temperature gradually decreased.

Seeing her Helena stroking her own forearm made her feel a little sorry.

Siwoo made up his mind to try one last try and if that didn’t work, he would just take out a padding.

“Helena take this.”
“Yes..?”

Flutter.

He took off one of the jackets she was wearing.

“Uh..?”
“I don’t get cold very much. Are you okay.”

It wasn’t a lie. Even this icy cold felt like cool air.

The synergy between Honwongi and Yin-Yangjiche was great.

“Oh no! If you hold on with your magic, you won’t be able to go far.”
“Because it’s okay.”
“Hot..?!”

Helena, who refused, was forcibly covered with a jacket. She couldn’t help it if she endured this far. She has no choice but to give up and get the padding out.

Five more minutes passed.

Helena’s cheeks were stained red, either from the cold or from embarrassment.

“Aren’t you cold..?”
“Umm… It’s okay.”

I managed to get close to her like her ant crawl and narrow her down to 5 cm.

She didn’t push it any further, but her flinching grew as she got closer.

Maintaining a tantalizing distance made her a little frustrated. That time when she pretended not to know and wondered if she would cling to her.

I heard her eyes widen.

“Oh, I can’t help it. Hey, come here. I will give you a hug.”

As she spoke, something warm touched her back. A soft and ecstatic feeling followed.

“Don’t even look back… Are you warm?”
“Uh… So warm.”

The renovation work was finally successful. A very desirable temperature exchange was achieved. Heavenly texture that won’t change even if you give billions of dollars.

I loved the soft warmth spreading from my back.

‘Big..’

I don’t know how it was sent here, but it wasn’t all bad. Being transferred with Helena was fortunate.

The time when I concentrated my senses on my back and savored the thrill.

“Ah..”

Helena let out a small sigh. With the sound of breathing filled with regret, her skin moved away.

“Keep…”

It was because Michael, who had thrown it roughly, got up from his seat with a frown on his face.

“What, what…! Where are you!! Omg?! Hey, Princess Helena!?”

Michael made a fuss about him for a while. Then the guy shuddered at him and he looked this way.

Siu and Helena didn’t stick together, but they kept a close distance.

“Ugh.. You, it’s too cold… Joe, if you could help me…”
“What..?”

Before Siwoo could say anything, Helena’s cold voice continued.

“Haa..You can use that feather on her bottom.”
“Ah..? Go, thank you!”

Michael frantically picked up the burning feather.

“Okay. It looks warm just by looking at it.. Huh?”

In the moment, something was strange.

Looking at Helena, she was glaring at Michael with a sullen expression. She looked angry for some reason.

He wondered furiously if the woman who had just been hugging him had known about that feather on her back.