How to Survive as a Player Chapter 32

#32

Although Isis did not give any answer, Sehyeon was able to read the answer in her sorrowful wailing.

This is enough. As soon as I thought that, my legs started shaking. Sehyun turned his head to see the warmth holding me from behind.

“Mr. Kwak Jeong-han… “Has five minutes passed?”

“… “It has already passed.”

“then… “I have to go quickly.”

Sehyun immediately turned around with a tired voice. Perhaps because he felt embarrassed by Baek Do-hyun, who left without even saying hello, he didn’t even want to see him.

Isis did not catch Sehyun and Kwak Jeonghan leaving the terrace. However, he only sent them off with a threat. Sehyun clearly recognized that the sound was directed at me.

“if… If our king leaves us… Then you too will die! It’s good to keep that in mind. I will do whatever it takes to find you and tear you to pieces… !”

“Yes, as much as you want.”

Se-hyeon happily said with a smile as she hopped on Kwak Jeong-han’s back. And with those words, Kwak Jeong-han climbed over the railing and jumped down. The body that was floating in the air soon showed a tremendous downward speed. Se-hyeon held Kwak Jeong-han’s neck tightly, closed his eyes, and withstood the fierce attack of air.

Kwa-kwa-kwa-kwa-!

Kwak Jeong-han raised the rake, stuck it into the wall, and slid, slowly reducing the acceleration. However, perhaps because of the sound, soldiers gathered under the tower. Kwak Jeong-han quickly changed direction and launched himself again. About three times, he scraped down the wall and was able to reach the portal he first came out of.

Seeing that no one was following despite all the chaos, it seemed like Isis had let her breath go.

“I’ll go right in.”

Kwak Jeong-han showed off his fearsome running skills while carrying Se-hyeon on his back. Thanks to this, Sehyeon had no choice but to hang on with her legs wrapped around his waist. He was hanging like a koala, and in just a few seconds, the warmth on his skin changed.

From the chill to the air that felt nothing. When I opened my closed eyes, a vast space came into view. Only then did Se-hyeon relax his strength and let his body hang down on Kwak Jeong-han’s back. Kwak Jeong-han’s body slumped forward a little more.

“I’m sorry, Mr. Kwak Jeong-han… . Did I do something reckless? and… I’m sorry again, but those legs are weak… “I’m not going in.”

“Yes, it was very reckless. “Don’t do that again.”

Kwak Jeong-han did all the running and flying, but I don’t know why I was the one who was tired.

In fact, it was quite a reckless act no matter who looked at it. The opponent was the Grand Duke, representing the empire, and had the highest rank and level within the empire. It was a situation where, if I had been angry and provoked him, I would have died right away.

Sehyun also acknowledged his recklessness. However, if he had no belief, he would not have jumped in.

“actually… If I had been reckless, I wouldn’t have come forward. The Grand Duke named Isis is a person with firm rules. One of them is the iron rule of never having blood in the office, and it is said that he has never broken it. Even if that wasn’t the case, if something went wrong, I was planning to at least mention the empire and threaten to start an imperial war. “If you touch me, you too will die, and so on.”

“Isn’t it the end if I get murdered? “If the king disappears, the empire will also fall, so is there any use?”

“That’s why we have allies. There is a contract used when forming an alliance, and the clause that must be included in that form is ‘revenge’. If my empire falls, you must take revenge? what… It’s like this. “If you violate that provision, you will be destroyed as a water demon.”

“… “It’s complicated.”

“Yes, I was like that at first too.”

Sehyun said with a grin. Perhaps because my wide back was comfortable, I felt like my eyes were gradually closing. Just when he was thinking that it would be perfect without the fins, Kwak Jeong-han politely asked a question.

“… Sehyun, may I ask what race the weakest are? In fact, what Se-hyun said with Baek Do-hyun at the training center… I overheard. sorry. I followed him because I was worried… .”

“ah.”

“If this was an impolite question, you don’t have to answer.”

Come to think of it, I only told him about my awakening and never really explained anything to Kwak Jeong-han. Although it must have been frustrating, Sehyeon-eun was thankful that he kept his mouth shut and waited, so she decided to tell Kim properly.

“Kwak Jeong-han, would you please take a look here?”

Kwak Jeong-han slightly turned his head and looked at Se-hyeon. Kwak Jeong-han’s gentle-looking eyes widened for a moment. What was inside was pure white feathers covering the air.

“this… “What is it?”

“Wings.”

I was worried about whether it would go well, but before I could think about it, the wings that tore through my shoulder as if piercing the skin began to flutter alone. There was a slight pain, but it wasn’t enough to feel like pain.

“Why is this… .”

“Mr. Kwak Jeong-han, this may be a shameless request, but could you please bend over a little more? It seems like it will fall backwards due to the center of gravity… ah!”

As soon as he finished speaking, Sehyun’s body tilted backwards. Thanks to Kwak Jeong-han’s quick bow, he didn’t get into any trouble, but his shoulders became heavy, perhaps due to the weight of his wings. Plus, it feels somewhat foreign. It was an inconvenience that would take quite some time to get used to.

“These wings are a symbol of the Celestial Race.”

“The Celestial Race… “Are you Sehyeon’s tribe?”

“It’s one of those things. Do you remember what I said before about auxiliary systems? The Celestials are a race of people born from the auxiliary world and only have high magical power. Most of them are humanoids with wings… Well, actually, there are many races within it, so their names are all different. “They don’t even treat each other as being from the same lineage.”

They may look similar, but they are not a species from the same seed. For example, even if they were the same Celestial Race, their appearance was very different. Even though they were humanoid, there were some Celestials that looked closer to monsters.

“And the Celestial Race is also called the weakest among users. There are many reasons… It’s really the weakest. hmm… There is nothing to see other than magical power, and it is weak. So, I am also weak. Of course, there are some Celestials who are not, so you can think of them as being weaker the closer they are to a perfect humanoid.”

“… “Is that human type our standard?”

“That could be it. Yes, because of that, I was really useless, so I wasted a lot in the beginning. Not in the combat world, not in the auxiliary world… “Thanks to you, my empire suffered a lot.”

“Sehyeon is strong.”

“I will be grateful to hear it.”

“and… If the standards for becoming a Celestial Race were related to the standards humans follow… I think Se-hyeon has the virtues to become a Celestial. It’s not weak. So I think it could actually be stronger. “Isn’t that what happened just today?”

“Why, do you think there is something you want?”

“… “It’s not like that.”

It seemed like he was dying to be seen talking while looking intently at the feathers. Without even thinking, Sehyun grabbed her wing and pulled out a few feathers. But I had to regret it right away.

“Ugh… !”

“Mr. Sehyun?!”

In an instant, a pain so great that it made my eyes spin.

no way.

With a confused look on his face, Sehyun quickly grabbed the wing and twisted the boney part. This time, a pain so terrible that it couldn’t be compared to before came from my wings up my spine. It seemed like he was screaming.

An alarm bell went off in my head.

This feeling as if all the nerves were coming together. When I poked the wing with my fingertip, I immediately felt like I was being pricked by an awl. Sehyun felt cold sweat forming on her back. All nerves were connected to the wings so that if the wings were cut off, they would die instantly.

“Sehyun, are you okay?”

“Yes, I’m fine. Jeonghan, please take this for now. You must never spread the word that I have wings. “Never.”

“I don’t plan on saying anything, but… “Can I give you this?”

“Isn’t that what you wanted?”

“… thank you.”

As soon as Se-hyeon saw Kwak Jeong-han carefully taking the feather, he quickly absorbed the wing into his body. The wing disappeared immediately without pain, accompanied by a crunching sound. Remembering that she should never take it out again, Se-hyeon fell limply onto Kwak Jeong-han’s back again. On the other hand, Kwak Jeong-han quietly liked catnip like a cat that received it as a gift. Very quietly without a sound.

I couldn’t bear to ask why I liked it. This was because I remembered the rumor that there were many races that liked the Celestial Race because it was a delicacy.

Anyway, with the safe return, Se-hyeon arrived at the lodgings before the sun rose, and fell asleep next to Jae-young Lee with a tired expression, under the gaze of Je-ha Yoon, who was restlessly looking at various parts of his body.

Of course, Baek Do-hyeon did not come back that day.

***

There is one day left until Lee Jae-young wakes up. Tomorrow was finally the day Jaeyoung Lee woke up. I don’t know when it got this close, but I suddenly couldn’t believe there was one day left.

Sehyun smiled as she stroked the hair of Jaeyoung Lee, who was sleeping with a relaxed expression. The eyeballs were now completely regenerated, and the sunken areas around the eyes were now bulging without any damage. As the recovery doctor said, who could not hide his surprise when he said that all the melted spine had been regenerated, his complexion was now much better than before.

“Jaeyoung, my brother has to go to the tower today, so I can’t stay with you.”