#37
Jaeyoung Lee’s eyes slowly opened. It felt like I was having a long, hazy dream. The ceiling reflected in my blurred vision felt both familiar and unfamiliar. As I slowly blinked, my vision gradually became clearer. Jaeyoung Lee’s gaze slowly turned to the side. To the person who is deep asleep, holding my hand tightly.
As soon as he saw him, Jaeyoung Lee shed tears. And then I started crying loudly. He cried and cried endlessly until everyone who was startled by the sound woke up and saw Lee Jae-young in a half-asleep state.
Sehyun’s arms were stretched out to Jaeyoung Lee, who was sobbing. When Sehyun hugged Lee Jaeyoung tightly without saying a word, Lee Jaeyoung also opened her arms and clung to her embrace.
“Huh… Brother, huh… brother… .”
Sehyeon gently brushed Lee Jaeyoung’s hair and laughed. I finally felt relieved when I saw Lee Jae-young crying like a child who woke up in the middle of the night.
“Brother… “You said you would fix it, right?”
“Huh… Tongue… brother… .”
Looking at the arms hugging him tightly, it seemed like he had fully recovered. Only then did Sehyeon let out a long breath and closed his eyes. He had a lot going on, but he decided to just skip it for now. In fact, Se-hyeon had finally fallen asleep after being called here and there about something that happened in the dungeon, but that didn’t mean she could pretend not to notice Lee Jae-young, who had woken up for the first time in a week.
The cries that rang out at dawn did not stop until the sun rose. Thanks to this, Se-hyeon, Lee Jae-young, and Kwak Jeong-han had to spend the day unintentionally being reunited.
Lee Jae-young’s news quickly reached the ears of village chief Kim Gap-jun. Kim Gap-jun, who had rushed in from the morning, saw Jae-young Lee, who was fine, and immediately started screaming.
In short, he said that because of you, he was called here and there was a disruption in his schedule. I never pushed him to come, but he came alone and then went back without showing any condescension.
Of course, those words had no effect on Lee Jae-young. Seeing as he didn’t even pretend to listen, it seemed like he didn’t even treat Kim Gap-jun as a person.
“But now that Jaeyoung wakes up, I feel relieved.”
“Iknow, right.”
“Sehyun, it looks like you need to be more careful. Yesterday, I collapsed in front of the village… .”
“Kwak Jeong-han, would you like some more of this? Jaeyoung, would you like some more?”
“no. This is not tasty. What kind of fish is this? Slurp… “Yuck.”
“Jaeyoung, that’s what Kwak Jeong-han brought to give to you this morning. Eat it all and don’t leave anything behind. “Are you not tall?”
“I guess I caught you to give you to my brother. “My brother is weak and needs to eat a lot.”
Yesterday, Sehyeon had been nagging Kwak Jeonghan until she went to bed, so Sehyeon was worried that the conversation would get longer, so she quickly changed the topic and placed some fish fillet on Lee Jaeyoung’s plate.
Kwak Jeong-han twitched his eyebrows as if he didn’t like it, but then sighed and stepped away without saying anything.
It is said that Sehyeon was discovered when Maseokjo, who escaped first, informed the village chief of the situation at the tower, and the chief formed a search team and sent them out of the village.
It is said that it was found lying down neatly right in front of the village, but Se-hyeon had no memory and did not know the circumstances at the time. Kwak Jeong-han, who was part of the search team, said that there seemed to be no abnormality, which means that there were no wounds or wings at the time.
I casually asked if the healer had come and gone, but nothing much was said other than that he had been there for a checkup. They said that the wound on Sehyun’s arm had already healed when it was discovered.
Sehyeon knew very well whose work it was.
“Jaeyoung, do you want to take a short walk with your brother after eating?”
“really? “Yeah, let’s go for a walk!”
Lee Jae-young, who was eating food with a sullen look, raised his head and answered with an excited expression. She must have been quite frustrated, but I also thought that she must be immature since she is still a child.
Jaeyoung Lee started eating his food in an instant, as if he had just woken up. He was about to hit his nose in the bowl. Sehyeon also looked at that and then turned his attention to the remaining meal.
The current atmosphere in the village was not very good. It could have been so. This was because the men who were with Se-hyeon ran away yesterday and reported the atrocities of the Kural tribe to the village chief in front of the villagers.
Because of this, the Kural tribe and people were currently in a cold war. Perhaps because of the suspicion that they might be taken to the Kural tribe and killed at any time, people who were placed in the same magic group as the Kural tribe were protesting to Kim Gap-jun, asking for a change to the group.
Of course, due to this incident, Sehyeon was out of the sight of the Kural tribe’s Grand Duke. He had to be seen as having been taken. So, I had to make a decision at this point. How many people will you take?
Whatever the case, there was no change in the fact that I was leaving. So, I wanted to talk to Jaeyoung Lee before making a decision. Also Kwak Jeong-han. One more person if possible. Even Yoon Je-ha.
“Mr. Kwak Jeong-han, would you like to go on patrol at the lake with me later night?”
“… yes.”
Se-hyeon got up from her seat and followed Jae-young Lee, who was running away holding an empty bowl. As soon as the empty dishes were placed in the sink, Lee Jae-young grabbed Se-hyeon’s arm and told her to hurry up. It became a combat world, and its power was at a commercial level.
Thanks to this, I was able to come to the park next to the lake that Kim Gap-Jun had created not long ago in just one step. Although there was a thick fog around, the air felt fresh, perhaps because there were many trees. Sehyun took a deep breath and sat down on a wooden bench placed on one side of the park. Jaeyoung Lee also sat next to him, smiling.
“Do you like it that much?”
“huh. “I’ll take you for a walk to a better place later.”
Although the tone was a bit strange, Sehyun tried to understand and nodded. I thought it was that good. I wondered if it was good enough to risk my life and show such blind favor. Even though there is no reason for that.
“Jaeyoung.”
“huh.”
“I won’t be in this town for long. I saw it earlier… ? What do the Kural people say… okay. They’re trying to push people away by being territorial. The village chief probably won’t be able to use his strength. Since the Kural tribe is all giving power to the grand duke, there is a high probability that the village chief will become a king who only protects his position in the future. Brother said… “You understand, right?”
“huh… “Then I won’t be able to stay here for long.”
Jaeyoung Lee’s expression instantly became glum. Peace cannot last in any village. Moreover, this was a place where various races were mixed. It was natural that they couldn’t mix. A hierarchy had already been created.
For example, the Kural people never touched Guo Jeonghan. This was because Kwak Jeong-han was of a superior race than them.
“Jaeyoung, I’ll just ask you a few questions. If you’re having trouble, you don’t have to answer. If you ask first, then if Jaeyoung has any questions, ask him. I will tell you everything as much as I can. huh?”
“ah… Yes, it’s okay if it’s your brother.”
“Jaeyoung, why… Are you not going to the empire? “Can’t you go?”
Perhaps because it was an unexpected question, Lee Jae-young looked embarrassed for a moment. The eyes wandered here and there with no place to go, but soon settled down. His proud shoulders also slumped down accordingly.
“that is… There’s something I need to get, but I can’t get it. That… “If you don’t get it, you can’t go to the empire.”
“Can’t you tell your brother why you can’t go?”
“… You have to gain skills. Without that… As king, I can’t act as alpha. At first, I instinctively knew I shouldn’t go. It’s there that day. The day when a guy with a monocle pushed people to go to the empire. I looked at my empire… I didn’t think I should go. So I went with my brother… “The empire contacted me.”
“Here?”
“huh… I’m sorry, bro. I didn’t say anything because I was afraid other people might feel anxious… Zenka had no intention of harming people. Just come see me… That’s why I hid it from my brother, I’m sorry… .”
“no. Well done, Jaeyoung. “It was a good thing I didn’t say anything.”
Sehyun gently stroked the head of Lee Jaeyoung, who was depressed. I thought that perhaps the day he came in after listening to Kwak Jeong-han’s concerns was the day he awkwardly bumped into Lee Jae-young. The day he awakened as a child.
Suddenly, the words I shared with Baek Do-hyun at the training center came to mind. They say that the child has already made contact with his empire.
“Were you awakened because they threatened you?”
“no. Zenka came to tell you. The reason I had an instinct that I should not go to the empire that day was because Zenka had intentionally committed murder. You can’t come. therefore… Zenka is the Grand Duke of our empire… Uh, that… .”
“It’s okay, Jaeyoung. speak slowly.”
“huh… . There was nothing like that when I played the game… Because I suddenly became weak, I no longer had the power to control the empire. My empire… I mean, it’s a little different. Other than the Archduke, they don’t have great cognitive abilities. So, if I don’t have the power to control it, I might get bitten. So I need a sensitive command skill to command them… .”
Jaeyoung Lee suddenly twitched his mouth hesitantly. Sehyun just waited for things to be sorted out without saying a word. After a while, Jaeyoung Lee opened his mouth again in a calm manner.
“The conditions for obtaining that skill were close to impossible. Maybe in the future… It’s going to be hard. They say you have to meet the quota to get command skills. that… You know the skill I used on the albino? The village chief said it would be okay if you were level 30… Zenka said it would be no different then than it is now. So he had to go back… “I couldn’t do that.”
“Is that skill you used on the albino monster? Was it a condition to use that skill?”
“huh. You have to use it 100 times to get the Sensitivity Command skill… “It’s activated.
