Chapter 83 – Kang Ha-Eun (Wan)

Kang Ha-eun ran to the bathroom as she did last night, her face flushed at Winter’s words when she recalled what had happened at dawn.

“Ha-eun, have you calmed down?”

“Yes… What happened that morning… Please forget it. Please.”

After eating until morning, the conversation started, and I found her horse at the horse shed, picked up Kang Ha-eun, and rode in the back.

“I’ll think of it as something that never happened, so don’t lower your head and look around.”

“Isn’t there much difference from yesterday…? Eh!”

As Kang Ha-eun said, the road to the next destination out of the city was nothing special.
However, even on the same plain as yesterday, there was a line of merchants in front of the two of us.

“The destination may be different from ours, but I have a good friend. I’ll speed up.”

“Kyaa!! Archduke! It’s too fast!”

“Be patient!”

I sped up to catch up with the merchant procession, and Kang Ha-eun came into my arms.
Thanks to her thin clothes, I could feel Kang Ha-eun’s soft female body and smell her sweet scent.

“Where are you going?”

“Huh? Did you come here to talk to me?”

I spoke to one of the mercenaries escorting the procession, a woman in her thirties, and thanks to her dissonance magic, she thought I was a young mercenary.

“Since we’re traveling together, I want to talk to someone else. Say hello.”

“Hello…”

The reason I approached the woman was because I was considerate of Kang Ha-eun. She is of the same gender, and Kang Ha-eun, seeing the mercenary’s gentle face, greeted her first.

“Hi… Oh my! What’s with that kid?”

“What? You have a child? No, ha ha… You’re a grown man.”

“Haha!! Don’t take hyung-nim’s face first. There’s no kid who doesn’t cry!”

The mercenaries escorting the procession were basically in a good mood. As well as having casual conversations, the group of mercenaries was full of people who could be good companions.

“Hey, don’t mind the old men over there, can I get your name?”

“You can call me Haeun…”

“Your name is cute too. Ha Eun-ah, can you talk to your sister?”

The female mercenary had excellent verbal skills and quickly attracted Kang Ha-eun’s attention.
Kang Ha-eun talked about every detail, even revealing what had happened in her rural village before she knew it.

‘Now we can have a little conversation.’

[Is that Kang Ha-eun?]

The reason I approached the group of mercenaries while trying to teleport was because of Rune who suddenly appeared.

‘Even though you summoned them, you don’t know?’

[It’s the first time I’ve actually seen it.]

‘But why did you choose Kang Ha-eun?’

[Because you were the only important supporting character in the world of the dungeon explorer that I didn’t touch.]

When possessed by the [Dungeon Explorer], I only targeted Yuna Choi. As a result, even though there was an attractive woman named Kang Ha-eun, she made the mistake of missing it.

‘I guess you also live by thinking.’

[Crazy, don’t make me annoyed.]

‘Is the mood down today?’

[I have something important to say, so pay attention.]

I was nervous again in the serious atmosphere, and there was a purpose to create a situation where Rune could have a long conversation.

[Winter, didn’t you tell me to hold on well yesterday?]

‘Uh, that made me reluctant for a while.’

[I’ll tell you why.]

‘I told you to take care of yourself yesterday?’

It was because there was an important reason that Rune brought out meaningful words and set a serious atmosphere.

[It was actually supposed to give you a special reward…]

‘Are you chubby again? Scream confidently as usual!`

[Hey, since you instigated it, promise not to get angry no matter what I say?]

‘Okay, I promise.’

I had to talk to Rune without keeping the line, but it wasn’t fun to tease him when he came in like that.
In order to cheer up Rune, I promised not to get angry no matter what he said.

[Actually, I haven’t decided on a special reward for you, right? So, I recently decided on a reward, but it took more effort than I thought… Whoa!}

Rune, who spoke at full speed, drew in his breath and I put together what I had heard.

[But the more you roll, the more you build strength, so I said that with the intention of rolling more!]

Even when the atmosphere became heavy, Rune’s stupidity was stupid.
I couldn’t help but be angry at Rune’s irresponsibility for making things big without even a specific plan.

‘So the more I roll, the more your strength builds up?’

[Huh! According to what you say, my influence grows in the world you created, so your power grows!]

‘Originally, I wouldn’t have to go to the dungeon, but I have to go for the reward you give me?’

[Uh.. Does that happen? Smart…]

I wasn’t smart, Rune was stupid. I had no intention of rolling unless I liked the special reward I had to roll.

‘I decided not to get angry, so I endured it, so what’s the special reward?’

[There are two choices for the special reward. I’ll just tell you this far. Still, it’s your favorite reward.]

‘What if you don’t like me?’

[I’ll leave my abilities behind and let you live as an existence without me!]

If you failed the final mission, Rune would stay with you, and even if you succeeded, if you didn’t like the final reward, it was possible to get rid of Rune.

‘I’ll have to finish it somehow.’

[I’m sorry about that, so I came here in a hurry today… Kang Ha-eun is looking for you, so let’s go?]

There was so much information coming in at once that her head was complicated, but Kang Ha-eun was looking up at my face.

“Der, the mercenaries are going that way, but where should we go?”

“Ah…We’re going straight.”

“It’s a pity. Haeun-ah, I had a lot to tell you. Will you tell me if we meet again by chance?”

“Yes! Unnie, take care too!”

Kang Ha-eun became friendly with the female mercenary and became close to her older sister and her younger brother.
The time that left deep regret and complicated worries passed, and the two of us decided to take a rest under the shade of a tree.

“Daeho was so much fun?`

“Yes! The dialogue was fun, but it was even more fun because he portrayed it vividly.”

I spread a mat under the shade of a tree with Kang Ha-eun and took out the packed lunch from the inn.

“A sandwich…?”

“Ha-eun, don’t you like sandwiches?”

The lunch box was a sandwich with vegetables and meat, and I was worried about something wrong with Kang Ha-eun, who was a little depressed.

“I ate a lot in the countryside… I remember that time. It’s not that I don’t like it, so eat it quickly!”

“Yes, Ha-eun eats quickly too.”

Contrary to concerns, Kang Ha-eun enjoyed the sandwich and arrived at her next destination faster than yesterday.
She also used a fake mercenary card in this city, and Kang Ha-eun called me Der and followed me.

“Where are you going?”

“Ha-eun, today we are as surprised as yesterday.”

“Huh? So suddenly?!”

The place I led Haeun Kang into was a board game room. Yesterday’s card game, today’s board game, I satisfied Kang Ha-eun’s interest.

“It was a pity that I didn’t play much yesterday. What about Ha-eun?”

“Me too… I was sorry.”

I heard Kang Ha-eun talking to herself in the bathroom saying that she wanted to play more, but I felt sad when she said no.

“How about a bet on a card or board game?”

“If you place a bet, you will never lose!”

“One wish ticket?”

“Yes, I like it!”

Thanks to Kang Ha-eun’s burning desire to win, my plan went smoothly. In this board game, I planned to lose to Kang Ha-eun by a narrow margin.

“Ah! Number 4…?”

“Yes, I’ll buy a mine card and a farm. Now it’s Ha-eun’s turn.”

“Haa… Please give me a 5 or a 6…”

Kang Ha-eun did his best every turn and rolled his brain. The game played non-stop until dinner with a simple meal sold in a board game was exactly 3 to 3.

“Is it blue marble?”

“It’s kind of boring to do it with two people, so let’s build a landmark from the beginning.”

“Then… The first attack is very advantageous.”

“Haeun rolls first.”

Kang Ha-eun, who won three games in a row and lost three games in a row, did not refuse my favor.

“Der-nim! 5 came out!”

“I can’t do this…”

I kept the weight of the match by avoiding or stepping on the ground where Kang Ha-eun had set a landmark.

“Ha-eun, if I say something, you say bankruptcy?”

“2 and 6. Please… I can’t do more because my heart is shaking.”

Haeun Kang’s wish for my dice to roll 2 or 6 was granted. Before the dice left my hand, I encircled his magic and fixed the number 6.

“This…”

“Der-sama… I’m the one, right?”

Ha-eun Kang confirmed that the number of dice was 6 and pinched her cheek to see if she didn’t realize it.

“Yes, Mr. Haeun won..!”

“How… Der, out of all the games I’ve played, today was the most nerve-wracking..”

“I had fun too, but it’s a pity that I lost in the end. Tell me about your wish later if you think about it.”

“It’s not a difficult wish… I’ll tell you when I need it.”

Kang Ha-eun was more delighted with the victory than his Sowon-kwon. Still, he did not give up the right to wish he had obtained as a reward for victory and kept it.

“Haeun, sleep well and see you tomorrow at the restaurant at 9 o’clock.”

“Yes, thank you for making today a fun day. Have a good night, Der!”

After sharing the same room as Kang Ha-eun for two days in a row, I could clearly see my true intentions, and today we went into different rooms.

‘I’ll just have breakfast and teleport to the grand duke’s house.’

Kang Ha-eun was able to teleport with her because there was no rejection even when she used magic.
It was a night she wanted to see Mary, Freya, and Yuna Choi as she lay alone in bed.

“Ah! Office look!”

As I miss my lovers, I remembered the office look that Mary had asked for. Fortunately, the clothing store is open at 11:00 p.M.

“Haa… I would have had to go tomorrow if I was half an hour late.”

As soon as I entered the clothing store, the store manager and staff brought office clothes, and I could see Mary, the secretary, tomorrow.
As the day dawned, Kang Ha-eun and I, who ate breakfast at the restaurant, did not get on the horse.

“If Ha-eun works as a maid in the future, it will be difficult to do this, so I looked around the city, and were you satisfied?”

“Yes! It was so happy and fun!”

Kang Ha-eun was well aware of the points that she could satisfy people.
When Kang Ha-eun told me that she was happy and having fun with her bright smile, she made me feel better too.

“I’m moving to the grand duke’s house, so hold my hand tight.”

“Like this?”

“Stronger.”

“Oops! I did my best!”

Even when Kang Ha-eun held my hand as tightly as possible, I could only feel a soft feeling. Together with Kang Ha-eun, who is the epitome of a delicate woman, she uses a teleport to move to the office of the grand duke.

“Winter, are you back?”

“You’ve been through a lot.”

This morning, I contacted Mary and Freya through the communication port and informed them that I would teleport with Kang Ha-eun at 10 o’clock.

“Mary, I missed Freya.”

“Yes, I missed you too.”

“Me too…”

I hugged Mary and Freya, who were waiting for me to come back, and Kang Ha-eun’s strange feelings of envy and jealousy appeared and then disappeared.