How to Survive as a Player Chapter 124

#124

Se-hyeon spoke calmly, stroking the ear of Kwak Jeong-han, who was crying with his shoulders shaking. The sobbing gradually grew louder along with the shaking. The arms that had been hugging my back tightly later pulled me close enough to hug my entire body.

Se-hyeon reached behind Kwak Jeong-han’s neck and moved to find the fin on his back. The fins, which had not been able to absorb moisture, were dry and dying. With his fin split like a dry tree, Sehyeon took out the water he had brought and poured it little by little on his body.

I could feel it being absorbed before it flowed with my fingertips. When I poured all the water I had brought and then the potion given by the Celestials, I heard the smell of burning and the sound of crackling.

As expected, Kwak Jeong-han’s body was full of wounds.

Sehyeon put down the potion and cast <Healing Will>. A brilliant light warmly surrounded Kwak Jeong-han’s body, starting with his faded fin.

There were more than one or two wounds on Kwak Jeong-han’s body. From scratches with sharp objects to gouging, wounds big and small covered his body.

Because he was afraid of what would come back, Sehyeon couldn’t bear to ask about the wound.

The view of the room over Kwak Jeong-han’s shoulder was as harrowing as his appearance. His pain was so intense that his eyes almost closed.

When the light that illuminated the room disappeared, Se-hyeon swept Kwak Jeong-han’s hard skin up and stroked his ear. Meanwhile, the sobbing had subsided.

The arms were still tight around my back in a suffocating way, but there were no more tears soaking my clothes. Se-hyeon just waited quietly for Kwak Jeong-han, who took a long breath.

I could hear Kwak Jeong-han’s breathing becoming more stable. The eyes with a faint light between them looked for Sehyeon.

“I… “It’s okay, Jeonghan.”

Kwak Jeong-han’s head slightly turned to the side. The direction was toward the wing that was torn by Park Seung-gun. The moment I felt like his hard muscles were moving, I felt a hand lightly brushing his wings.

Even though it was an overly cautious touch, my spine instantly stiffened and my shoulders bounced. Sensitivity ran up the back of her neck to the top of her head. Sehyeon tried to hold back his exhaled breath and closed his mouth.

The fingertips that gently swept across the even collar stopped only when they reached a certain place. It was a place where he got hurt.

“under… .”

“yet… “Are you sick?”

“That’s not it… . Not long after sprouting… So that’s it.”

Kwak Jeong-han’s fingertips stiffened. The hand that was touching his wing feathers quickly fell away when he saw the wings being called sauce. His pent-up breath came out all at once. This time, Kwak Jeong-han silently listened to the sound of Se-hyun’s breathing echoing in the narrow space.

And when the sound of heavy breathing subsided, Kwak Jeong-han’s soft words rang out.

“… Getting stronger… “I want to, Sehyun.”

It was a voice that conveyed many things. There was anger mixed with loss in his voice.

“I want to become stronger… .”

Sehyun hugged Kwak Jeonghan’s neck tightly without saying a word. A growling sound resounded in my throat. Gwak Jeong-han frowned and spoke again, pressing against the wall so hard that his nails got stuck.

“To the point where something like that won’t happen again…” “I want to become stronger.”

Kwak Jeong-han was a strong man. Rather, Sehyeon’s thoughts might have been killing him. Kwak Jeong-han was already preparing to stand up. He gritted his teeth and was thinking about moving on.

He did not shy away from his weaknesses.

“… yes. Jeonghan is a person who deserves it. Come late… Sorry, Jeonghan. “Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s enough for me that Se-hyeon is safe. But please make me pay for my sins. Never… Don’t forgive. “I will definitely pay for the crime of hurting Se-hyeon.”

Even though he had already paid enough, Kwak Jeong-han spoke as if it was not enough. In the end, Sehyun had no choice but to remain silent. Perhaps as I got used to the darkness, I began to see faint shapes in my previously black vision.

The only thing in the empty, windowless room was a bed. Still, it was terrible. There were traces of ruthless scratching and tearing on the walls all around.

Sehyun pursed her lips tightly and barely opened her mouth.

“Kwak Jeong-han, shall we eat first?”

Kwak Jeong-han did not answer. However, when he let go of the neck he was holding tightly, he slowly got up. Sehyun fumbled around the wall, looking for a light switch.

Suddenly, a faint light illuminated the room. It was Kwak Jeong-han who found the switch and pressed it. However, it seems that even the light was broken, and only one was emitting a faint light, dangerously illuminating the interior.

“Come here, you haven’t eaten.”

“… Sehyeon, have you eaten?”

“Of course I ate it. Or, shall we eat together? “I brought a lot.”

Sehyun said as she took out a small basket from her inventory and placed it on the bed. When I called out to Kwak Jeong-han with a hand gesture, Kwak Jeong-han politely approached me without saying anything and sat down on the bed.

“I’m going out after watching Jeonghan eat, so eat everything.”

“… yes.”

When handed the rice balls piled in a cloth, Kwak Jeong-han accepted them without rejecting them. He looked calm. The pupil was still very condensed and small, but it was not at a dangerous level. However, the fins were extremely small. I was almost afraid to even ask if I hadn’t been able to drink water for several days.

As I was looking at Kwak Jeong-han’s smaller fin, a frog man suddenly came to mind. Since they are both species that are active in the water, wouldn’t it be good if they depended on each other? A thought suddenly occurred to me.

Se-hyeon looked at Kwak Jeong-han, who had rice balls in his mouth, and only spoke to him when he swallowed the food.

“Kwak Jeong-han, would you like me to introduce you to a friend?”

“friend… “You mean nine?”

“It’s not the same department, but it’s the same ecosystem department… “Isn’t that true?”

Sharks live in the sea and frogs live in ponds or rivers, so I thought it might be different. Still, since we’re in the same class, wouldn’t it be possible for us to become friends? is not it. The shark… You can eat frogs too, right?

“… “Kwak Jeong-han, what do you usually eat?”

“For now, I’m eating.”

“Do you eat frogs?”

“… “I tried it when I was very young without knowing.”

“You haven’t eaten since then?”

“Is the friend you want to introduce to me a frog?”

Kwak Jeong-han actually asked a question. Each other’s eyes blinked at the same time. Kwak Jeong-han had an expression that asked what was the problem, and Se-hyeon had an expression that asked if there was really a problem.

“Mr. Kwak Jeong-han, is it okay if I ask you a question?”

“Yes, don’t worry. “I don’t eat what I buy.”

With those words, Kwak Jeong-han picked up the remaining rice balls and ate them again. Sehyeon watched the scene quietly, and only when she felt their eyes staring at her did she pick one up and roughly put it in her mouth. Only when Kwak Jeong-han saw that did he start eating again.

It wasn’t long before the meal was over. Sehyun, carrying an empty basket, slowly crossed the room. And when he reached the door, he looked back at Huo Zhenghan.

“Mr. Kwak Jeong-han.”

“yes.”

“Can I see you outside tomorrow?”

Kwak Jeong-han’s mouth was tightly closed. But after a while, instead of answering, he nodded. He conveyed his intention with a strong determination.

Se-hyeon received Kwak Jeong-han’s send-off with a smile.

“Then I will come back tomorrow morning. “Be sure to eat.”

“yes.”

“If your wounds get worse, I won’t leave you alone, so you know that.”

“I will try.”

It was a serene answer. The stable appearance conveyed calm. Sehyeon turned his body and reached for the doorknob.

As soon as I took a step beyond the door that opened with a noise, the door closed again. In front of the door was Ruhak, leaning against the wall.

He still looked suffocated. Ruhak still hadn’t gotten over the day when he had resolved the misunderstanding. regret… It was the same too.

Is the feeling of ‘I love you’ still the same? Or is it just the shell that has been barely preserved and is just chasing the afterglow? So was she avoiding it like that? All kinds of thoughts came to mind.

Ruhak’s gaze immediately turned towards Sehyeon. The moment his eyes met, the thoughts wandering in his head sank deeply.

Those eyes. The eyes, a mixture of thirst and hurt, were calling to Sehyun. The hatred that had been crouching and glaring at me every moment was no longer there.

As I took a step closer, as if I was being led, my feelings for Sehyeon became clearer. Ruhak silently extended his hand towards Sehyeon.

The hand that grazed Sehyun’s cheek was headed towards the nape of her neck, where her clothes were tightly closed. Guided by the weak grasping and pulling hand, Sehyeon approached Ruhak step by step. And when they got close enough for their breathing to overlap, Ruhak looked closely into Sehyeon’s eyes.

That was all. Without saying a word or doing anything, Ruhak just looked at Sehyeon.

The distance was close enough for our breath to pass by. Still, it didn’t feel unfamiliar. Sehyun’s fingertips grazed Ruhak’s cheek and traced the area around his eyes. The warmth at my fingertips was unfamiliar, unlike the close distance.

At this time, I realized. Unlike the heroes, he had never touched Ruhak’s face. As I brushed the area around Ruhak’s eyes as if caressing the warmth, tears came to my eyes.

The one who had been keeping his mind closed until now might have been Sehyun.