162 – Their Hearing (Complete)

It was a contradiction that arose because nothing was said about their deaths.

But now, I can’t say, ‘Actually, you all died. That’s why you regressed. Haha’, right?

Even if you tell them, they will ask you another question.

Why did they die, when did they die, how did they have children, what happened, etc.

If we continue to explain these, it is very likely that another contradiction will arise.

If you keep telling lies to avoid being caught, you will eventually get caught.

‘… … This is a headache. What should I say?’

There is no time to think about each and every thing.

The longer the silence, the more suspicious I will become.

In times like these, you need to speak with a natural expression without wasting time.

But I can’t think of a good excuse… …Just wait a minute.

‘No. Is there really a need to make excuses?’

Anyway, if I keep making excuses, it will only get worse if they raise questions again.

Then why not just make it so they don’t ask questions at all?

‘… … I feel like it might work. Should I give it a try?’

I slowly lowered my head slightly.

He hardened his face as sad thoughts repeated in his head.

His complexion darkened slightly and an inexplicable bitterness settled over him.

And then he raised his head slightly.

There was a faint, hazy emotion in his eyes.

Seoyoon, who had been staring blankly at me, looks slightly embarrassed.

“Seojun, sir… … ?”

“… … .”

I looked at Seo-yoon with a slightly more complicated expression on my face without saying anything.

After biting her lips a few times, she finally slowly opened her mouth.

“… …I asked why you regressed?”

“Oh, yes.”

I slowly turned my head and looked at their faces.

After locking eyes with a hint of longing and a little sadness, I slowly moved my head, and I could tell that they were a little flustered.

“well.”

He looked up into the air with a slightly self-deprecating smile and muttered sadly.

“It just so happened that… … .”

“teacher…….”

“Can we talk about the exact story a little later?”

“… … .”

When he spoke with a faint smile, Seo-yoon could only nod silently.

I wondered what had happened before I returned, but I didn’t dare ask because the image of me looking so lonely was stuck in my head.

Although I didn’t say it directly, I think something really big happened before the regression and that’s why I chose to regression.

Perhaps, considering Seo-yoon and Ye-rin’s usual personalities, it would be difficult to ask more.

‘Oh, this works?’

I felt a little sorry for deceiving Seoyoon and Yerin for no reason.

No, it’s a bit absurd to think like this, considering I’ve already lied several times.

And this time I didn’t lie.

Because their deaths actually had a big impact on the regression.

‘Anyway, I’m glad it worked out. But I don’t think it worked out for Jihyun and Hwaryeon, right?’

In the case of Jihyun and Hwaryeon, since they have more direct personalities, there was a high possibility that they would ask openly, “So what happened?”

So, taking advantage of this brief moment of silence, I needed to change the subject.

Without hesitation, I quickly took out the letter I had received from Charlotte from my bosom.

“Whew… … Anyway, let’s get back to the main topic. The reason Raspberry came all the way here is because of this.”

He thrust it out towards them.

It was a beautiful letter written in cursive.

Jihyun blinked.

“What is this?”

“It’s an invitation, an invitation.”

When Jihyun muttered to herself in a dazed tone, I gave her a light answer. Then, not only Jihyun, but the other girls also made dumbfounded expressions.

“An invitation? Did you just say an invitation?”

“uh.”

“Ha. I’m so speechless. So you made such a fuss about giving that woman an invitation?”

I thought to myself as Jihyun nervously ran her fingers through her hair.

It looks like your interest has shifted to this letter.

Phew, thank goodness, thank goodness.

Anyway, are you relieved?

“That’s right. Why did you attack us?”

Yerin tilted her head.

Actually, the main reason Charlotte made such a fuss was because of me.

Charlotte thought of me as her mortal enemy.

If it weren’t for Edelin’s orders, you might have killed me already.

Because Charlotte’s power surpassed that of a typical S-rank hunter.

‘I think it was Edelin who called Charlotte back then. That’s why Charlotte stopped fighting in the middle.’

The only person who could give orders to someone like Charlotte was Edelin.

To be honest, I still wonder why Charlotte is so loyal to Adeline.

In fact, someone like Charlotte is not someone who would be given orders by anyone.

“It’s a real invitation.”

Jihyun, who was quickly reading the invitation, made a dejected expression.

“What on earth are you planning?”

The content of the letter is simple.

I’d like to meet up with you and tell you a little bit about myself.

But they couldn’t just nod their heads.

Because I was attacked by Charlotte not long ago.

It was natural to be suspicious.

“Isn’t this a trap? What are you talking about? What are you talking about?”

“The person who wrote this letter is Charlotte, right? The symbol of the Church of the Holy Spirit.”

Hwa-ryeon sneered with a look of disbelief, and Ye-rin stared blankly at the letter and asked me a question.

“Oh. It’s a letter from Edeline.”

“You’re using Raspberry as an errand boy? That’s not normal.”

“I know.”

“Anyway, what are you going to do, teacher?”

“Hey, hey. Why are you asking such a thing? Of course I should have barged in.”

Hwaryeon growled harshly. Then Yerin turned her head.

“You’re going to invade? Could it be the Seongcheon Church?”

“Then of course. What do I care about the Seongcheon Church or anything else?”

“Sister Hwaryeon… … You know that the Seongcheon Church is the largest religious group, right? The number of believers there alone exceeds 1 billion… … .”

“So what, let’s just keep quiet?”

“No, that’s not it. I’m just saying let’s approach it in a different way.”

The two argued for a while.

It was too reckless to rush in without thinking as Yerin said.

The influence of the Heuksanhoe was truly great, but it was limited to the domestic area. On a global scale, it was incomparable to the Sungcheon Church.

“You know why I took responsibility for it when Sister Jihyun made her statement. It’s because I didn’t want to cause trouble with the Sungcheon Church head-on.”

“Tsk.”

Hwa-ryeon clicked her tongue as if she didn’t like it and chewed the poor candy.

Hwaryeon also only said it once and it seemed like she had no intention of actually going in.

“Kids, I’m sorry. It was all my fault that Raspberry attacked you in the first place. She has a grudge against me. That’s why she tormented you for no reason.”

“I really need to show that fucking b*tch a lesson.”

He looks really upset about getting hit by Charlotte.

Considering Hwa-ryeon’s fiery nature, it was somewhat understandable.

But I guess you don’t have any particular grudge against me.

I thought you might be feeling a bit resentful, knowingly or unknowingly, because of what you did at the training ground.

Well, I guess that’s fortunate, if you will.

“Anyway, I plan to accept this invitation.”

“Seojun.”

Jihyun called me quietly.

I could tell what he was going to say just by looking at his eyes.

I waved my hand with a bitter smile.

“No, it’ll be okay. Don’t worry too much.”

“You say that after seeing the red berries attack us?”

“Edelin probably only asked you to deliver the letter. Lesbian causing a ruckus… … was probably just an aberration of sorts. Lesbian didn’t actually try to kill you. He just subdued you.”

Also, it didn’t harm me directly.

Even though I could have harmed him if I had wanted to.

It seems that he is faithfully following Edelin’s main orders.

“And I have something to discuss with Edeline, too.”

When I met Edelin at the park, it was so sudden that we couldn’t have a proper conversation.

But now that I had sorted out my thoughts to some extent, there were quite a few things I wanted to ask Edelin.

If I could meet her just once, I would like to meet Edeline.

“You can’t keep avoiding it. If Edelin wanted to, she could pressure you in a more forceful way. But seeing as she even sent me a letter herself, I think I should go see her at least once.”

“It seems like they’ve already used coercive methods. Since Raspberry caused all that chaos.”

“No, well that’s true, but… … .”

“Really. I don’t like it.”

Jihyun took a deep breath.

“The letter says we can come if we want. Then I’ll go too.”

“Jihyun, there’s no need to do that… … .”

He glanced at me straight away.

“You idiot. As the owner of the clan house, I’m going to go and find out. I can’t just sit back and do nothing when someone else’s clan is causing trouble. I have to go and find out for myself.”

“Of course I will go. I cannot leave you behind in the middle of enemy territory.”

“Can I come with you? I won’t bother Seojun.”

“Hey, of course I’ll go with you? I need to take a look at that lady’s owner, Lesbian.”

They declared that they followed along very obediently.

Even though it can be really dangerous.

“… … Okay. Thank you.”

“What do you have to be thankful for?”

Jihyun snorted refreshingly.

“The promised date is… … What is this? You’re saying you’ll send a messenger when you’ve conquered all but the last layer?”

“If we look at the current speed at which we can conquer the Seongcheon Church’s tower, there’s probably less than a year left.”

“What is that… … . How did you get to the top so quickly… … .”

“Edelin is a regressor. She already knows how to conquer the tower. That must be why the Seongcheon Sect was able to conquer the tower so quickly.”

“… … Life is really eating me up.”

It drastically shortened the attack time that would have taken more than ten years.

It really is an incredible attack speed.

If you look closely, it looks like it’s speed running.

“… … Is that so? If we leave it like this, the ones who will eventually conquer the tower will be the Seongcheon Church… … No, it will be Charlotte and Raspberry.”

“Probably so.”

“We must stop that, right? As the teacher said, the first person to conquer the tower will be able to make a wish.”

“Yeah. It’s scary to think about what those women might wish for.”

I took a deep breath.

“If we go up first, we can make a wish too, right?”

“Oh, yeah? Maybe so?”

“Hehe. I suddenly feel a bit motivated.”

Yerin smiled with an incomprehensible expression.

… … It was a somewhat uneasy laugh.