Chapter 75
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“Princess, put this on.” Elena took the clothes from her inventory and handed them over. A blouse and leather pants. Everyday attire.
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Elisha accepted the clothes with a frown. She looked reluctant to remove the outfit that barely covered her intimate parts.
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But even if she didn’t want to, she had to. Her nipple shield had torn, leaving no choice.
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Elena was dressed in the same plain clothes. As she slid her legs into the leather pants, I felt the beautiful curve of her legs.
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Yahane. The blouse only swelled in the chest area. It looked far more erotic than when her nipples were fully exposed. Sometimes hiding gives even more beauty.
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We searched for Eloin and Elbaren, then woke them up. We left only a mild form of coercion and mind manipulation, leaving behind the unpleasant feelings toward me.
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We arrived at the First City.
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During the journey, we didn’t utter a single word.
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During the journey, Yoo Dahui did not regress.
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At this point, it would be correct to think she intends to simply proceed with this regression loop.
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Haa… What should I do? This was the first time I came to the First City without Yoo Dahui.
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Previously, I would always head straight to the hut and go out to hunt.
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How should I proceed in a regression where Yoo Dahui isn’t here?
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The worry wasn’t particularly long.
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To confront the werewolf, we needed to grow stronger here.
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Until Yoo Dahui arrives, I plan to learn about mana control.
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Originally, I should have learned basic magic at the academy.
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But thanks to Elena, I bypassed the academy entirely.
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It’s fine. Elena, the absolute best teacher, is here for me.
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“Elena, teach me about mana control.”
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“Mana control? Oh… You and Princess Elishia learned about it before coming here, so I don’t know.”
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Elisha was still glaring at me with eyes full of hatred.
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In contrast, Elena, who was carrying my semen, responded calmly.
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From an outsider’s perspective, it would seem Elishia had been dominated by me.
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“Good. I’ll teach you. Outside, though.”
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Elena accepted without hesitation.
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After all, refusing had never been an option for Elena.
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I wonder why she insists on doing it outside, but in the end, it’s just about learning.
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We didn’t set up the hut separately and immediately left the village.
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Since we could inflate our coins by challenging Horin to a duel, wasting them now would be foolish.
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We stood side by side in front of Elena.
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“Mana control means…”
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I knew from reading it in the novel.
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I already knew the feeling.
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But knowing it and actually doing it were completely different.
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It might be because my mana level is insufficient, or my talent is lacking and I can’t grasp it.
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Yet there’s something bubbling. I feel it churning near my navel.
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I need to move this energy according to my will. That’s the first step to mana control.
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“Princess, that’s exactly it.”
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Elena was teaching Elishia intensely.
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Thanks to that, Elishia began to use mana.
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The important part was that she was moving mana that was close to dust, corrected by the System.
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Surprisingly, she has talent… Elishia’s success tightened the noose around me.
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Eloin knew how to draw sword energy, but who teaches walking to a toddler? What remained were Elbaren and me.
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If Elbaren starts using mana first, I’ll have to fight alone.
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“Kim Jinwoo.”
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“What?”
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“Move the energy you’re feeling right now. Release your strength and gather your consciousness in your lower abdomen.”
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I should correct that.
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Elena isn’t a strict teacher. The rigid tips are useless for a blockhead like me.
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“If you can’t do it, just say so. We can learn through actual combat too.”
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Real combat is always the strong medicine.
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The sense of impending death is the best medicine for humans.
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The problem is that as a regressor, the sense of crisis has no meaning.
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Yoo Dahui is amazing. I still don’t know how she mastered mana control.
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I didn’t think at this point that I could have done it too, but…
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Since so much had already been twisted because of me, I didn’t even consider it.
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“Elbaren! You did it after all.”
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“To master something so difficult so quickly… Princess, you’re amazing.”
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I was left alone.
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Of course, my heart raced with impatience.
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Time passed, but I still hadn’t learned to move mana.
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“Okay. This calls for real combat.”
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Just sitting at a desk won’t make it work.
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Sometimes falling and learning is faster.
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This is that moment.
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Elena grinned and loosened her wrist.
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As if preparing to hit me.
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“Good. You’re quite slow on the decision.”
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“You seem like you’re swinging your body violently.”
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“It’s just a feeling. After all, I’m not going to hit that hard.”
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Elena turned my neck gently.
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She repeatedly clenched and unclenched her fist.
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Elena who looked happy at the thought of hitting me.
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Should I cancel now?
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That thought crossed my mind.
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If I hit her hard, I can just use the command to stop her…
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I have to master mana control somehow.
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Only then can I move on to the next level and learn various techniques.
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I can’t afford to be complacent at the current level.
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I took a deep breath.
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The clear air filling my lungs.
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My mind felt perfectly clear.
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“Good. Go all out.”
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I flicked my fingers at Elena.
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Elena laughed and charged at me.
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Shit! I had no intention of holding back for two years.
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I felt it in her movements.
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She was only happy about the thought of beating me to a pulp.
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My senses rang an alarm.
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If I got hit, it would hurt like hell.
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Elena threw a light jab.
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But the sound that came out wasn’t a jab.
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It was like the sound of a broken 8-ton truck’s engine.
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Whoosh!
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“Whoa…! I let go of my strength, but I didn’t expect you to dodge. Your body has improved compared to the test!”
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Elena grinned and continued her attack.
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I could barely react because I had to raise my mana to the maximum.
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“Raise it more! Without using mana, you can’t dodge!”
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Thud!
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“Ugh…!”
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Elena’s fist landed precisely on my abdomen.
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The pain twisted my internal organs.
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Consciously, it was hard to breathe.
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“S-sto…p!”
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“There’s no such thing!”
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Despite my desperate request, Elena continued to charge in without stopping.
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“You don’t give me orders, so you must know well! Can’t you feel something?”
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Whoosh! Whoosh!
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I focused all my nerves on Elena to avoid her attacks.
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After I saw through her level, she attacked at just a little faster than my maximum.
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Thud!
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“Concentrate!”
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Damn…!
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Elena didn’t strike my vital point.
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If she did, she could kill me in one hit.
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But other parts still hurt.
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It hurt so badly I couldn’t even speak.
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“You’re done for. After this ends, you’re…”
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“What are you going to do?”
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You damn pervert.
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Even if I don’t know what she expects, her fist felt rougher.
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Squirm, squirm.
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Mana wriggled in my lower abdomen.
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After rolling around on the dirt floor a few times, my body began to react on its own.
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I think I can dodge it.
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Because I kept getting hit just barely, my body felt frustrated with the situation.
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It seemed like mana itself was shouting that it could help.
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Don’t just say it with words… help…!
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Thud!
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“Concentrate. Don’t look away at anything else.”
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If I thought about anything else for even a second, Elena would hit me because she couldn’t stand it.
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My face was already shattered, and my limbs twitched like a vibrator.
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“Keep only the resolve to ‘I will dodge’ in your mind. Erase all other thoughts.”
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Elena moved left and right and lunged at me.
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She was so fast that afterimages appeared.
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Her fervent will moved the mana.
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I can see it…
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Elena began to appear.
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Mana was assisting my vision.
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Thanks to the System correction, I barely managed it.
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[‘Mana Lv.3’ ▶ ‘Mana Lv.5’]
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“Mana moved. Good. Then, by dodging this attack, today’s lesson is over!”
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Elena instantly threw a punch at me.
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I could see it, I could see it.
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But I couldn’t dodge.
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My body couldn’t react.
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It was impossible to switch my sight to my legs in less than a second, like a 5G transition.
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Thud!
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Shit…!
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Elena was laughing.
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She knocked me down without the slightest indication of a mistake.
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Deliberately…
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My eyes wouldn’t open.
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Blink, blink—
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What I saw was the shabby ceiling of the hut.
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I must have fainted.
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After the last hit from Elena, my memory from that moment disappeared.
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In the blink of an eye, I was lying under the hut.
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Scruff, scruff—
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Someone entered the hut.
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It was Yoo Dahui.
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“Ah. Jinwoo, are you awake?”
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Yoo Dahui naturally entered the hut as if it was obvious and took out a bottle of soju.
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For Yoo Dahui, soju had become an all-purpose cheat key.
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I sat up and looked at her.
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“I heard you trained with Elena.”
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Yoo Dahui spoke while avoiding my eyes.
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She had been staring at me the whole time, so she must know I’m looking, but she continued as if she didn’t notice.
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“What kind of training?”
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“Mana control.”
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“Ah, mana control… But you did it so violently?”
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“Well, if you don’t know, you learn by getting hit.”
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“Hehe, I see.”
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Yoo Dahui laughed stupidly and poured the soju into a cup and handed it to me.
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Looking at it calmly, it was so ridiculous that a hollow laugh came out.
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I pretended not to know.
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“Why are you giving me soju?”
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“Huh? That’s…”
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Yoo Dahui mumbled, hesitating over her answer.
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Then she exploded.
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“Ah! Why do I have to worry about this? Annoying! I’m annoyed!”
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“O…”
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“Yeah! Kim Jinwoo! I was trying to rape you! What do I do! What am I supposed to do! What am I supposed to do?!”
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She flipped it around, and since Yoo Dahui came out confidently, I had nothing to say.
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Yoo Dahui seemed to have decided to harden her stance and yelled, “Haaack!”
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“C-can’t I rape you sometimes?!”
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“O…”
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“You forgot that I raped you too? You forgot?!”
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“No…”
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“I forgave you. But why do you…”
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Yoo Dahui brought up everything from the past and shot it like a machine gun.
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With this attitude, there’s nothing I can say, but I feel no lack of injustice.
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“…I didn’t say anything…”
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“Don’t make me laugh. You were always giving me signs. I know that determined look in your eyes when you were trying to tease me, right? Ah, annoying. Embarrassing. Really…”
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“Eh…”
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Apparently I had my own share of mental anguish.
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Moisture gathered in the corners of Yoo Dahui’s eyes.
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I thought she was this weak, but I decided to comfort her first.
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I approached Yoo Dahui and patted her.
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Whatever I said, it would backfire, so I didn’t say anything and slowly and gently.
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Then suddenly Yoo Dahui came in.
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“…Don’t you have to apologize to me too?”
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“Huh?”
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The watery eyes disappeared completely, and a certain witch stared at me.
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“Elena.”
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Caught?
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Shit, she found out I had sex with Elena? Already?
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That can’t be.
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No, shit.
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No matter how I think, it doesn’t make sense.
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“If I tell the truth, I’ll forgive you.”
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Can I get caught?
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Elena is there. How can Yoo Dahui not notice if she approaches?
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That’s impossible.
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How can I see her without her noticing?
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I can’t.
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I absolutely can’t.
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Even if I’m stupid and a fool, I can’t get caught there.
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Elena isn’t a fool.
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“You’re not going to tell me?”
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Yoo Dahui looked at me with icy eyes.
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It felt like holes would be drilled in my face.
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Is there anything else…?
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I thought it over carefully.
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Because there were too many wrongs, it was hard to find.
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Could it be…?
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A sentence flashed through my mind.
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— Break the curse and die! Come on, break the Submission Oath!
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Elena shouted like that while holding me.
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In front of Yoo Dahui who was watching.
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I quickly tried to cast a spell.
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“What is the Submission Oath?”
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But it was too late.
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A cold breath reached my cheek.
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The hand of the seal was already wriggling near my crotch.