Chapter 86 – 86. Destiny

“How are your wounds?”

When I came out of the infirmary in the hive, Ryu Eun-hwa, who was sitting there, jumped up and came to me. It wasn’t a big enough wound to bear the burden of a worried expression.

“It’ll get better if you rest for a few days.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Are you okay, Eunhwa?”

“I have bruises, so you don’t have to worry.”

“That is very fortunate. Even Jo Yoon-ssi says there is no harm in life.”

She agrees with her and nods her head.
I recalled the time when the gate was deactivated, along with the image of Jo Yoon being taken to the hospital after receiving first aid.

The hunters gathered around as if they knew we would come out. And even the soldiers who controlled them and the doctors who were waiting in advance.

The question of how this could have been solved was answered by the head of the hive management.

‘It’s an abnormal phenomenon.’

He said the gate lit up right before we left. It seems that he was fully prepared because it was immediately after the reverse gate alarm went off.

Thanks to that, we were comfortable and bothered.

“Kang Dae-woong.”

I looked at the man in a suit who justly approached us with an amused eye.

‘The damn association bastards.’

I wonder if it makes sense to ask for an investigation since we need to find out the cause of the anomaly rather than treating them as patients.

Even though this is the first time this anomaly has occurred.

“Kang Dae-woong, I want you to follow me. Ryu Eun-hwa, please wait here for a while.”

When I went to the empty office away from Ryu Eun-hwa, the employee looked back.

“I will be in charge of the smartphone for a while.”

“Why?”

“Just in case.”

What if

“Then can I make a phone call before that?”

“…Yes.”

I can’t see her eyes because she’s wearing sunglasses, but I can feel her annoyance from her voice.

I called my aunt, frowning at her.

Honestly, asking her aunt for help with something like this was not only a pity, but also damaged her pride.

-What’s going on, Kang Dae-woong.

Fortunately, the phone was connected before it rang a couple of times.

“Is your aunt busy right now?”

─About a minute is fine.

You look busy.

She quickly summarized the situation, and when she delivered it, her aunt said she understood and hung up on her. After that, she left her phone and wrote down what happened at her gate on a piece of paper.

Boo.

The association employee’s smartphone rang.

“…Yes, yes. Okay. Yes.”

The employee who answered the phone right in front of me stared at me and said.

“…You can leave after filling out the statement. The same goes for your companions.”

Fortunately, my aunt’s chance worked.
I snorted inwardly, exchanged my phone with the statement I had completed, and stood up.

“But it looks like the loot didn’t come out.”

I stopped my steps to leave and looked back.

“The loot?

“You can get loot by defeating the reverse monsters.”

“…Really?”

But why don’t i
When I looked at him urging me to explain, the association staff returned his gaze asking me why he was asking me about it.

“…Let’s just go. You must be tired.”

Damn.

Trudging out
Ryu Eun-hwa could not be seen as if he was writing a statement elsewhere. Sitting in a corner of the office, I took out my phone and listened.

It was to check the messages that had been delayed until now because of the situation.

I turned on S.L.U.S.
Messages pouring in.

“You are protected as an authorized administrator.”

“‘He’ found you.”
“His eyes are watching you.”

‘What is this?’

From the first message, the brow narrows.
Could this be the reason why only I was able to move when the world stopped. Because of the only mystery I have, the official administrator?

No, more than that.

‘That?’

If the first message appeared right after the world stopped, the only beings I met immediately after that were those big eyes.

Then there is the word sanctuary.

‘This…’

Isn’t that a very familiar word?

“You have acquired 1 Fragment of the Castle.”

Seeing the next message, I closed my eyes for a moment.
Other goods available in the shop, fragments in the castle. And the last name of ‘him’ in the message.

This alone made my head dizzy, but that wasn’t the only thing bothering me.

Something I felt at the end.

What was that something that whispered to me not to give up while laughing at me? Even that something didn’t come out as a message unlike ‘he’.

‘…My head will explode.’

Unsolvable conundrums filled my head and caused overload.

I felt the need to cool off for a while.

‘…The provisional contract is still in effect.’

I entered the contractor management tab and checked Ryu Eun-hwa’s status window.

*Ryu Eun-hwa
Class: Swordsman[?]
Unique Attribute: [?][?]
General Attributes: [Swordsmanship (lv12)] [Magic Augmentation (lv9)] [Strength (lv11)]
Mystery : [?][?]

[Muscle:80][Agility:70][Endurance:68]
[Spirit:60][Magic:72]

-Likeability: 82
-Contract Status: Temporary Contract

The highest stat is 80.
The average ability was 70.

‘It’s not as high as I thought.’

If you subtract the additional stats of the contract, there was no stats over 60 except for strength. I turned my attention to the general characteristics that I could confirm as my skills were strengthened.

General Attribute: [Magic Enhancement (lv9)]
– Evolutionary traits. Power is greatly increased.

General Attribute: [Strength (lv10)]
– Evolutionary traits. Strength increases significantly.

A simple explanation and effect.
I checked my abilities again. Even if the strength is low, the magic attribute is low. To the point where I wondered if it was because of the effect of evolution.

‘…No.’

Considering that it is a general characteristic.

‘Eunhwa-san is also hard-working.’

It would be correct to say that he raised his mana to this point. Apparently, she also had a small amount of magical power by birth.

That’s great.
I looked at the rest with a brief admiration for the effort she had made. I can’t confirm it yet, but one of its unique properties must be a colossus.

‘I like it…’

82.

Quite higher than I thought.
Come to think of it, before entering the gate, I secretly held my breasts.

‘Hmm.’

I have reasonable doubts, but for now, I decided to pretend I didn’t know. If you’ve been acting normally all of a sudden and suddenly change your attitude, they’ll think it’s weird.

Of course, I don’t intend to stay still.

‘But if Eun-hwa becomes my lover…’

Does Dajin Seol, who is an F cup, have the smallest breasts?
Ryu Eun-hwa’s breasts were at the same level as Jung Ha-ryun’s before. Of course, now Jeong Ha-ryun is a little bigger.

‘…I need to touch him more.’

While I was thinking about this and that, the door to the infirmary opened and Ryu Eun-hwa appeared. When I asked where they were being investigated, did they receive it there?

When I got up from my seat and approached her, she smiled.

“Daewoong, have you been waiting?”

“Absolutely. We’ve been together for life and death. At least we have to stay together until we leave the hive.”

“You don’t have to.”

You make a face that’s the exact opposite of what you say.
I raised the corner of my mouth slightly and continued speaking as naturally as possible.

“Then are you going back now?”

“Yes, it should be. Ah, before that… I’d like to talk to you for a moment if it’s okay with Dae-woong.”

What do you want to talk about
I was curious and asked to do so, and she guided me to my cafe in Hive.

Eunhwa Ryu, who had initially sat across from me, moved to my side as she brought the drink I ordered. Taking a small sip of hot soybean tea, her lips opened softly and called out my name.

“Mr. Daewoong.”

“Yeah.”

“At last. I’m curious about the technique you used when you defeated Rigo. Macrophytes…Right?”

Turning her upper body at an angle and leaning toward me, she waits for an answer.

I couldn’t answer easily.

To be honest, I didn’t even know what I was doing. When I kept my mouth shut, she opened her mouth first, as if persuading me.

“In an instant, it was as if the magic power wrapped around the sword, no, the strong current of the giant flow was seeping into the sword. It’s different from the gigantic stream that I’m aiming for, but when you look at its depth and power…”

“Sure,” She approaches a little more and shoots an expectant glance at her as she crushes her heart. As if you want to quickly meet your expectations.

‘Vicarious Satisfaction…Hope? No. Is it a possibility?’

Just as I once sensed the possibility of her Geosimryu by looking at her Geosimryu, she must have glimpsed the Geosimryu’s potential by looking at my sword.

That’s why I was sending such a burdensome look. When I understood everything, I was able to answer freely.

“You are amazing. You can see that at a glance.”

“As expected, I was right!”

“Yeah. But I did it by accident, so I’m not sure if I can do it again… No, to be honest, I don’t think I can do it now.”

“Fine. The road has been dug, so it won’t be too difficult to walk on it.”

“I’m relieved to hear you say that.”

“If you need any help, please come to the dojang anytime. I will wholeheartedly assist Mr. Daewoong.”

“That means…”

“Yes, I will open the dojang door again. However, since the training isn’t over yet… I’m only going to open it for Daewoong. So, whenever.”

In a word, I want to give you special treatment.
When I said I would stop by from now on, she rose from her seat, brushing her hair behind her ear.

Finish her checkout and follow her out of her hive. The moment her taxi arrives, she is about to say her goodbyes.

“Ah, Mr. Daewoong.”

She called me

“Can I ask you one more question?”

“Yes, ask.”

“The person who came to the pension together is the girlfriend, right?”

“Yeah. That’s right. Why is that…?”

“Nope. It’s nothing. You must be tired, so hurry up. You really worked hard today. Then…”

After bowing her politely, she climbed into her cab.
She had a momentary thought, but no matter how much she thought about it, she didn’t say or do anything that would be noticed.

‘…Didn’t I?’

…Suddenly I’m not sure.
After Rigo turned into a Reverse Monster, he was so distracted.

Did you make any mistakes then?

Once again, I look back at what I did and said. A moment when you seem to remember something.

Booooong!!

I got a call from Jeong Ha-ryun.
Asked when he would be back, he checked the time and it was already afternoon.

‘Mistress, I don’t know.’

With my mind empty, I ran straight to the rental car. Now, going back to my lovers was the priority rather than such trivial things.