The Young Ability User's Answer
The Young Ability User's Answer
The story that followed was all too familiar.
'...Hearing it from someone else's mouth makes it even sadder'
The pitiful tale of an orphan who envied their childhood friend's dazzling talent
"I also knew you had fallen ill...since the early stages when it could have been easily treated"
"Is that...so?"
"I used that. I won't make excuses, nor ask for forgiveness"
"..."
It was my story.
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A confession that continued for about an hour
Drip-
"Ugh...Bo-ram...Han,gyeol...ugh...Hoo~ Sorry. Just a slight headache for a moment"
"No, it's fine. Please continue"
"...Understood"
'Rio-nim said that 'Ability Nullification' resists 'Perception Interference,' right? Hmm...it looks quite painful'
There were moments when the Guild Master clutched his head complaining of headaches during the story of Han-gyeol - who should be a man, something I as Bo-ram couldn't explain - but his confession, closer to repentance, continued along with what appeared to be painful headaches.
"That's all...Thank you for listening to this old man's story. Here, take this"
The Guild Master, who had poured out everything without holding back even facts I didn't know, tightly placed the medicine bottle he'd been holding into my hand.
"What is this?"
"An Elixir"
"Elixir!?"
Elixir
A legendary potion said to heal any wound or illness as long as one isn't dead
Among The Tower's treasures, it was the most famous and one of the rarest items - something even I, who became instantly wealthy from clearing Floor 5, couldn't confidently say I could obtain.
"Without a doubt, it's the most precious treasure among what I possess"
"W-why are you giving this to me?"
"...I originally intended to give it to you"
He said he had decided from the moment he resolved not to tell me about or cure my illness, using me as Hye-eun's shackle despite knowing I had an incurable disease.
"..."
"..."
After that, a quiet time followed where only the bustling noise around the party venue could be felt.
'Now, then...what should I do?'
As I was prolonging my deliberation because I'd heard what Rio-nim had hesitated to tell me earlier in the form of a confession from the perpetrator himself, I suddenly remembered what Rio-nim had said.
- "Of course, what he did to you cannot be justified...but just know that he's also a pitiful person"
Though they were the words of Rio-nim, whom I should serve for life as my benefactor, it was something that common sense would never allow me to accept...
'A pitiful person...that's not entirely wrong'
However, even I as the party involved didn't feel any resentment or anger toward him - to an extent that even I found puzzling.
'Because I received the Elixir? No, that's not it'
Honestly, no matter how amazing the Elixir might be...somehow, truly somehow, I get the feeling that Rio-nim could probably create something like this with a poof.
- "Well, that's true~"
Pushing aside Rio-nim's dazed voice that seemed to echo in my head, I examined the Guild Master's hand resting on the table once more.
"Ahem!...Is something the matter?"
The old man's lost hand, having given away the treasure he held, was filled with wrinkles to an extent that made it hard to believe he was an ability user.
"Hmm...no. Nothing"
In contrast, my hand had slender fingers extended long enough that anyone would compliment them as beautiful.
'Ah, so that's why?'
I had already been saved.
Not only had I become healthy, but I also gained special abilities, and although the method was a bit...no, very much that kind of way, I could grow at an incomparably faster rate than other ability users.
'I'm too busy caring about my present self to worry about the past'
Thanks to that, I had too much to do to resent the old man before my eyes.
The one who gave me trials and the one who saved me...no, the Constellation-nim is a different being, but regardless, it's because I went through those trials that I am who I am now, and the person who saved me told me not to hate the one who gave me those trials too much...
'Okay. Let's go with that. I need to get something more substantial than this potion anyway, so I don't have time to hate'
Having found what I considered acceptable reasons, I quietly spoke to the Guild Master.
"You must have...had a hard time all this while"
"...What, did you say?"
The Guild Master's eyes widened as if he couldn't believe it, his lips trembling as he asked me again.
"Forgiveness...yes. I'll forgive you. Well, I received such a precious gift, and I'm fine now anyway"
Probably the words he most wanted to hear
"Thank, you...truly...truly thank you..."
The moment he heard those words, tears streamed down his parched eyes.
"Ah, of course, this is only my forgiveness, you know that Hye-eun is separate, right? Even if you want forgiveness from Hye-eun too or hope that you'll continue working hard at the Association, I won't be helping you with that, okay?"
Though it might not be the right thing to say to an old man crying tears of relief as if all his sins had been forgiven through repentance, since this wasn't just about me, I made sure to clearly distinguish things. The Guild Master stopped his tears and spoke bravely.
"Of course! Just as I gave you the Elixir, I also have something prepared for Hye-eun-yang, so don't worry!"
"Huh?"
Sensing something odd in his words, I quickly realized the nature of that oddity as I remembered that the old man before me was a fighter who had spent his life battling foreign powers over profits.
'Huh? Is this grandfather perhaps thinking I forgave him because of the Elixir?'
"Heh~ Is that so?"
"Hmm? Bo-ram-yang?"
Thanks to the Guild Master who seemed to mistakenly think I forgave him because of the Elixir he gave me, I remembered my original reason for arranging this meeting and shook the Elixir in my hand with a sloshing sound as I spoke to him.
"By the way, Guild Master-nim? It's getting chilly as evening falls...how about we continue the remaining conversation inside?"
Like other floors, the 100th floor resort had morning and night, and night had already arrived. The beautiful night sky was reflected in the glass bottle containing the Elixir.
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And as for me, who entered the resort's VVVIP private room with the luxurious wine received from the bartender at the party venue...
"Hahp♡ Chuppohp♡ Churureup♡ Jjook♡"
Chuwup- Jjok- Churureup- Jjook-
Only 5 minutes after entering the room
"S-stop...! Bo-ram-yang! Why are you suddenly doing this!? I have a wife! A wife I loved!"
"Chupeup♡ Paa♡ Haa~...Maintaining your chastity is admirable♡ Chupeup♡ Jjok♡ But it seems Guild Master-nim's dick has abso~lutely no intention of that, does it? Heh♡ Then again♡ Hahp♡ Chureubeup♡ Jjok♡ Jjook♡"
"Kkeuk! Heueut!"
Instead of decades-aged wine
I began tasting the decades-aged dick that had maintained chastity for the wife who departed first.
***
'What in the world is happening right now?'
Guild Master Go Taewook couldn't understand the current situation at all.
"Hmm~ So our Bo-ram has decided to forgive Taewook~?"
Sleuk-
Took-
"Yes, well. Once I decided to forgive, there were plenty of reasons to forgive"
Seureureuk-
Took-
"Hehe~ Thanks~ Somehow it doesn't feel like someone else's business~"
Rio-yang, Bo-ram-yang's younger sister who was already waiting in the thoroughly secured private room...had transformed into a woman with large breasts that didn't match her small stature.
'Well, that could happen...shape-shifters are rare but not unheard of...yes, I can understand that...but why suddenly take off clothes?'
And Bo-ram-yang, who seemed to know this woman and be very close with her...suddenly started taking off her clothes.
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Going back in time slightly, right before entering the room
'A private room should be appropriate'
When she suggested entering the room to talk just the two of us, thinking I might want to receive help with future matters, I entered the room with Bo-ram-yang without any suspicion.
'It would never happen, but people in the world love to gossip about ridiculous things'
And to ensure no rumors would spread, I had taken extreme security measures so we could talk alone with utmost caution, but
"Yahoo~ Welcome~"
"You are...Rio-yang?"
"Haa~ Rio...nim"
Rio-yang, Bo-ram-yang's younger sister, was already waiting there.
"The talk went well~?"
"Yes, well...I decided to forgive"
"Uh-huh~♡ Ah, just in case, you're not forcing yourself to forgive because of me or anything~?"
"I can't say there's no influence at all...but since I convinced myself, that should be enough"
"Eheh~ Sorry~ It's not exactly compensation, but I'll give you a separate gift later~"
'How did she get in here? And didn't she say they were sisters? Why is she using honorifics with her younger sister...wait, when did Bo-ram-yang, an orphan, have a twin younger sister...'
Drip-
"Ugh!"
Unable to understand the current situation at all, Go Taewook could only blankly stare at the sisters who began conversing while ignoring him, along with his usual headache.
"If I receive any more gifts from Rio-nim, my conscience would prick too much...Ah, by the way Rio-nim, do you happen to have something like an Elixir? Um...something like this"
"That's an inferior version Elixir~ Mixed with this and that~ I have something better than that~...Ta-da~! This is the real Elixir~! This not only cures illnesses but has various other effects too~!"
"Ah, you had it after all. I somehow thought you would"
"Gasp! Wh-what is that?"
The Elixir that had once traded for billions of dollars even in America - Rio-yang casually took out a potion with such overwhelming radiance that it made that Elixir seem faded, then put it away again.
"By the way, you know I'm your younger sister now, right? Taewook is getting suspicious~"
"Taewook...Well, from Rio-nim's perspective, both the Guild Master and I probably look like children...Anyway, it's fine. I have things to get from the Guild Master, and he needs to keep working hard, so I thought I'd solve his headache problem"
"Wow~ I thought for sure Tyrone would be next, but it turned out like this~ Hmm~ Then should I return to my original form~! Heave~!"
"Huh? Rio-yang? No...who?"
Just seeing what was supposedly the real Elixir was startling enough, but then Rio-yang suddenly transformed into a completely different appearance
"What in the world is this situation...am I dreaming? Maybe me being forgiven by Bo-ram-yang is all my dream and...Huh...Bo-ram-yang? L-let's talk later. I'll come find you again. Rest well"
As incomprehensible events kept happening, Go Taewook chose to escape the current situation and tried to leave the room, leaving Bo-ram-yang and Rio-yang? behind, but
Grab-
"You can't do that. Here, this"
"Bo,Bo-ram-yang? What is this?"
Bo-ram-yang grabbed his fleeing hand, pressed her voluptuous body against him, placed the familiar medicine bottle - the Elixir - in his hand, and whispered in his ear.
"The price of my forgiveness...instead of the Elixir, I want to receive something else..."
"What is that...Huhk!"
Thud!-
As Bo-ram-yang's hands moved toward his secret place that hadn't been touched by anyone in forty years except his departed wife, Go Taewook's waist went limp. Bo-ram-yang climbed on top of him like a cat and whispered again.
"Instead of the Elixir, could you give me something more substantial~ Guild Master-nim's cum?"
"Huh..."
At Bo-ram-yang's utterly incomprehensible statement, Go Taewook could only suspect once again that the current situation might be a dream.