How to Survive as a Player Chapter 216

#216

It was an instant before my body collapsed. When he realized, Sehyeon was lying down looking at the darkening sky. The sound of heavy breathing hovered in the air, and Baek Do-hyun, who was holding Se-hyeon by the collar, bent his body and looked down at Se-hyeon.

Baek Do-hyeon’s eyes were filled with despair. The harshly distorted eyes made everything seem vain, like a lie.

“Three times.”

“what… “What do you mean?”

Sehyeon took a short breath and asked. The sense of loss in Baek Do-hyeon’s wide eyes pierced his lungs. After a long gap, Baek Do-hyun opened his mouth in despair.

“The number of telepaths I’ve given you from the moment we started fighting until now… “It was three times.”

I didn’t know what that meant. Sehyun had the <Dominance Resistance> skill that could block mental attacks. He had never revealed this to anyone, and it was something he was not supposed to reveal implicitly. Of course, Baek Do-hyun wouldn’t have known either.

“In the end, you too… “There was mental resistance.”

Even the bittersweet smile felt faint. As night fell, the air cooled rapidly. The hand holding Sehyeon’s collar gradually loosened as time went by.

“… please… Does it have to be Tira? Even if it’s not a quick route… “Maybe we can find it together.”

Baek Do-hyeon did not answer. All he did was spit out white breath and look down at Sehyun. However, after a while, Baek Do-hyun stood up unsteadily, as if shaking off his emotions. Sehyeon also immediately raised his upper body and sat down.

A cold wind passed between them. Baek Do-hyeon’s empty words echoed through the gap.

“… “I just didn’t have it.”

While others were growing gradually, Baek Do-hyun was always in the same place. While others move forward with noticeable strength, Baek Do-hyun is always the same as before. His skill list was filled with only limited skills that did not change.

“You all have the skills to protect someone. Or, make someone stronger. however… What about me? Do you have the skills to stand up and fight? “All we have are mental perception skills, so what can we do with these skills?”

That was also a question Baek Do-hyun asked himself. Baek Do-hyeon did not have any skills that could be used for someone else. There was nothing for him to protect or fight for.

“Much less with this skill, which doesn’t even work on you.”

“Why is that all you can do? Did Baek Do-hyun rise to that position with only that ability? If you say that, what becomes of you, the Grand Duke? What happens to Isis?!”

Baek Do-hyeon’s ability was that of Isis. Everything he denied became like denying himself to Isis. At least, since Sehyun had made a mistake once before, he knew very well how much that ‘negativity’ could lead to loss.

“No, this is a matter of my capabilities. “It has nothing to do with Isis.”

Baek Do-hyeon looked at Isis, who was trembling in the form of a child. Her tight-fitting clothes were now loose. Looking at Isis’s eyes shaking anxiously, Baek Do-hyun curled his fingertips tightly.

I had to acquire a mind-sensing skill that no one could resist. To protect Isis, and to be helpful to everyone.

“I am quite grateful to you. The ones you showed me. “Thanks to that, I knew what I needed to achieve.”

What Baek Do-hyeon mentioned was the appearance of Kwak Jeong-han and Owl. On the contrary, those scenes that made people tremble with helplessness created an indicator for Baek Do-hyun. However, there was no word ‘together’ in the indicator.

A long sigh flew through the air. Baek Do-hyeon’s dark eyes closed and opened tiredly. His gaze gradually lowered and turned to the ring on his finger.

What Baek Do-hyeon was looking at was the ring of the Choun Alliance, with which the alliance pledge was shared with everyone. It was a symbol of our pledge to be together.

Baek Do-hyun looked down at it for a long time and then slowly took it out of his hand.

“If receiving her help goes against the purpose of the Chun Alliance, then… .”

Jang-

The ring left Baek Do-hyeon’s hand and was discarded on the cold ground. The place where the ring bounced on the floor a few times came to rest was at the tip of Sehyun’s finger. I could clearly feel the ring cooling down.

“I will get out.”

The sight of Baek Do-hyun turning around took away the warmth we had shared together. What was written on Baek Do-hyeon’s coldly turned back was a line drawing.

[‘The ruling empire, Mainul’, has withdrawn from the ‘Choun’ alliance.]

“I will stay with the White Empire until I get what I want.”

The writing remained clearly and did not disappear until Baek Do-hyeon held the crying Isis and disappeared into the empire.

All that was left of Sehyun, who got up with Ruhak’s support, was a cold, lost ring.

In the end, Baek Do-hyun could not be stopped.

***

Agasa resigned from the White Cloth Empire surveillance position the day after the news of Baek Do-hyeon’s withdrawal became known. Perhaps Agasa had foreseen this as well, and he resigned, accepting that he had been replaced by Numan.

The problem was that Numan did not have a resistance system that could repel telepathy.

From the day after the surveillance position was replaced by Numan, Baek Do-hyeon used Numan’s mind to disrupt him like a fish in water, breaking through his net and contacting the White Cloth Empire.

In the end, Numan’s days were continuing with excitement in a situation that was no different from Agatha’s time.

In fact, if you set out to stop Baek Do-hyeon, you could have stopped it, but not only Fan but also Se-hyeon have given up at this point. This was because I decided to respect his wishes to some extent.

Of course, it wasn’t okay. I haven’t even decided yet whether this is the right thing to do. Still, if that was the path Baek Do-hyun chose, I decided it would be better to let him experience it rather than prevent it.

So, after talking with Fan about keeping an eye on Baek Do-hyeon and intervening when necessary.

In the end, superficial surveillance was the only way to maintain the current situation. And that too, in a relationship that is on the verge of breaking apart at any moment.

It was around that time that Agasa came to visit Sehyeon. It had already been four days since Numan had been running around trying to catch Baek Do-hyeon, who was running around like a rat. Sehyeon greeted Agasa as usual when she appeared dragging a huge airship.

“It’s been a while, Agatha. “You’ve come a long way.”

“I did you a great disservice by coming here without any notice. “I happened to be passing by and had something to tell you, so I stopped by for a moment. Did you inconvenience me?”

Agasa bowed her head and gave a brief greeting and looked down at Sehyeon with warm gaze. Contrary to what Agatha said, her visit to the room was probably intentional.

“no. I also had something to say, so it was good. “Let’s go to the reception room first.”

“Thank you.”

“By the way, are you flying around on airships? “With Agatha’s strength, I think she can safely use the portal alone.”

“I want to do that too, but that person over there hates me, haha.”

Hearing Agasa’s joking words, Sehyeon stiffened his steps. The gaze was already focused on Agatha.

“… Mr. Billwill hates Agatha?”

“It’s because I asked for an unreasonable favor.”

Agatha had no choice but to add those words later. But there was a clear line. The gaze that was hoping for understanding refused to intervene further. Because of this, Sehyun couldn’t delve any further.

“Yeah, well… . “What kind of car would you like?”

“I would appreciate it if you could give me what I drank last time.”

The stopped steps started again. After that, no words were exchanged between the two.

The private meeting took place when we arrived at the throne room and warm tea was placed in front of each other. Only after Sehyeon took a sip of tea and swallowed it did he ask Agatha about her business.

“so… “What brings you here, Agatha?”

Agasa looked down at Sehyeon sitting on the sofa, then silently lowered her heavy body and folded her front paws. Soon, a huge body landed on the soft carpet with a thud. Her slightly folded front feet resembled that of a deer kneeling down. No, it was closer to a cow than that.

The cow that the vassals of the Cavalry Empire hated so much.

“… “I thought you said you couldn’t get up, but I guess I misheard.”

“I was able to sit like this after working hard to be at eye level with people. “Don’t worry about it.”

Agatha smiled kindly and continued speaking at similar eye level. She was a very strong person whose care was felt. Agatha.

So I was more curious. Why did she, who was at the forefront of her morality, make that choice?

“Mr. Agatha.”

“Please tell me.”

“Why is that so?”

Sehyeon asked directly.

“Why did you turn a blind eye to Tyra’s actions? Agatha is probably well aware that Tyra is currently looking for victims. However, Agasa did not restrict Baek Do-hyun from approaching Tyra. “Why is that?”

What Agatha did was not bystand but aid. At least until what happened with Baek Do-hyun, Se-hyeon trusted her quite a bit. That’s why he never questioned her silence.

The day I came here alone, Agatha told me to believe in myself. Sehyeon complacently believed those words, and he let his guard down due to that belief. He may have secretly wanted to entrust something to him in the hope of lightening his burden.

The result was this.