Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions - Chapter 96



if. Bloody (2)

It was some time later that the parallel orbits of the two planets, Siu and Lumine, began to overlap.

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It’s already been a week since we’ve been together, and although there’s a bit of distance between us, it’s not as awkward as it used to be. Nevertheless, Siwoo was still staying away from Lumine, and Lumine was also growing resentful of this fact, knowingly or unknowingly.

The party was heading to Liyue after receiving a request from Daun Winery. Pieces of the meteorite also fell in Liyue, because we received information that some of the people who came into contact with the pieces may be workers from Daun Winery.

So, Down Winery asked the party to rescue the worker, and after rescuing the worker, the party was heading to the ‘Mangseo Guesthouse’. It was thanks to information from Cheonam County that they were temporarily protecting victims who had come into contact with meteorite fragments there.

However, in the meantime, I met a delicate boy who introduced himself as ‘Inazuma’s tramp’, and he looked as suspicious as the large hat. At least that’s what Siwoo thought, and he spoke passionately about it, but Lumine and Fissle only responded indifferently. First of all, the big thing was that the ‘Vagabond of Inazuma’ was rescuing people.

“But you were the one who tried to save the fallen person, right? “Isn’t that too much of an overreaction?”

“It seems that the curse of disbelief is in the eyes of the wolf, but if you borrow the wisdom of the princess, all ties will be resolved in the place where the laws of the universe are destroyed!”

To summarize, it meant, ‘Don’t be suspicious of people for no reason.’ Siwoo was downcast as if he was hurt by the two people’s reactions, but Paimon was the only one who comforted him.

“It’s okay, Siwoo! Well, so… You might not like someone for no reason, right? “I understand, yes.”

“…… Thanks, Paymon. “It doesn’t really comfort me.”

So despondent, Siwoo just walked briskly. And the group, who had collected information from the patients of the ‘Wangseo Guesthouse’ and had even received a request from the guesthouse manager to remove meteorite fragments, were already facing the wide plains of Liyue.

So, in that short period of time, we went from ‘Saemmul Village’ to ‘Daun Winery’, to ‘Seokmun’, to ‘Mangseo Guesthouse’, and then to ‘Oat Plain’. There was no forced march like this.

Siwoo clicked his tongue. The attitude was that he did not like this situation at all.

“No, why are there so many side requests? “They don’t even give you extra money, so it’s reasonable.”

“But many people are suffering, right?”

Siwoo still looked dissatisfied with Lumine’s admonishing words. Seeing that, Lumine added a few words as if she had no choice.

“And if I solve the guest’s worries, wouldn’t it be nice to look forward to a meal and a sleepover today? I heard that Liyue is a country of gourmets and that its cuisine is so famous…….”

“Siwoo! “I want to eat something called ‘golden shrimp balls’!”

Paymon was the one who immediately responded to the word ‘meal’. Paimon’s eyes sparkled, and then he turned his expectant gaze to Siu. Facing those imploring eyes, Siwoo eventually sighed as if there was nothing he could do.

“Okay, let’s go, let’s go…” Honestly, no matter how much I think about it, this seems like a loss-making business… ….”

Siwoo grumbled with a somewhat annoyed look, but that was all. Because the trend was already tilted. Siwoo, who did not want to cause discord, had no choice.

However, it wasn’t long before Siwoo’s dissatisfaction exploded. It was when the party was retrieving meteorite fragments scattered across the plains. Oz, who was scouting in the sky, shouted in an urgent voice.

“Uindan is in the northeast!”

At the same time as he said that, whitish dolls began to appear in the distance. Equipped with colorful weapons symbolizing each element, they were clearly a member of the Wooin Dan.

These people are called the ‘seniors’ of the Woindan, who are professionally trained to manipulate the power of elements. They were special agents who carried out the Queen’s wishes in various places.

The number was quite large. About eight or nine people, and unfortunately they were all ready for battle. From anyone’s perspective, it was an approach aimed at an attack.

Lumine pulled out her sword with a puzzled look on her face. Fiseul also put an arrow on his shoulder and narrowed his eyebrows. A voice filled with suspicion came out of Fissle’s mouth.

“Wooindan, why…?” … ?”

However, unlike those two, Siwoo had one worry. Siwoo urgently shouted at Paimon, who was flying next to him.

“Run, Paymon!”

“Do you mean to run away? “Uh, uh, where?”

But Paimon was just confused. This was because it was a sudden attack, and the battle soon began with gunfire. Paimon tried to dodge to the rear as much as possible, but this was a plain area. Paimon, who couldn’t be too far away from the group, was just one of the good targets to hit.

It was at the height of the melee. Siwoo was in the midst of fighting the Wooindan’s ‘Lightning Hammer Assault Team’, which was armed with thick heavy armor and huge hammers.

While Siwoo was suppressing the heavy weight of the hammer with his spear, an ominous sound was heard.

With a bang, the flame drew a straight line. An acrid, burnt smell passes my nose. The target was not Siwoo. However, it is not a direction toward Lumine, nor toward Fissle.

Siwoo’s eyes widened. Eyes instinctively follow the trajectory of the bullet. And at the end, there was Paimon. She fell to the ground with a scream, as if something had grazed her side.

“…… Paymon!”

Siwoo immediately pushed the hammer away with his strength against the spear he was fighting with, then turned around and started running. It was a defenseless act. If a bullet is aimed at your back or a heavily armored enemy charges at you, you are bound to suffer badly.

But right now, such thoughts did not even occur in Siwoo’s mind. Digging into the bleached white thoughts is a memory of one day.

His precious companion who was shot by an arrow on a snowy mountain and closed his eyes as if dead.

Siwoo ran like crazy and headed towards Paimon. My gait was wobbly, as if I was going to fall, but it didn’t matter. Siwoo looked at Paimon’s wounds with an urgent look.

It was a graze wound. However, because the wound was caused by a bullet imbued with the power of the flame element, burns remained. An unpleasant scent that burned my skin crept up. The sizzling sound hinted at the patient’s immense pain. Moreover, Paimon’s body is small, so if this heat penetrates his organs, it could cause fatal injuries.

Siwoo’s eyes became blank. It was Paimon’s small hand that soothed him.

Paimon grabbed Siwoo’s helpless hand. The hand was so small that it could only hold a couple of Siwoo’s fingers. But that was enough. Siu’s eyes turned to Paimon, and the guide smiled, “hehehe.”

As always, a bright blue electric charge flashed in Siwoo’s mind.

“I’m okay, Siwoo… It just hurts a little… Ugh!”

That was the signal. As Paimon groaned, a burning hostility filled Shiu’s eyes. He gritted his teeth and grabbed the spear again.

The gaze was directed at the matchlock guerrilla group behind them. Wearing a pure white mask, he was loading bullets with a mocking attitude. It was clear that he was the one targeting Paymon.

And what stands in front of them is the Lightning Hammer Assault Team that had a power struggle just a moment ago. The elemental compatibility was not good, and there was no suitable means to pierce that heavy armor. However, Siwoo’s gaze looking at him was extremely ferocious.

It pierces in an instant. Because you have to pay the price for messing with Paymon. After completing his preparation, Siwoo’s eyes became cold.

Intense power is condensed in the words spoken. Temporary strengthening of muscles using the power of elements. With all his might, the strong man’s body was launched in an instant. The spear and hammer collided with a crack sound.

There is absolutely no way to deal with it with physical strength. Because they knew that fact, the attitude of the matchlock guerrillas was relaxed. In order to deal with him, you must first defeat the Lightning Hammer Stormtroopers, but it was impossible to suppress him with Siwoo’s simple physical strength alone.

So Siwoo put one of his hands that was holding his spear into his bosom. And the dagger was pulled out, and even then the Lightning Hammer guerrillas just watched with faces as hard as a rock.

Anyway, a dagger cannot even make a scratch on heavy armor. Even if I was aiming for a vital spot, I was confident I could avoid it. However, the one that Siwoo’s dagger stabbed was not the opponent.

Blood splattered out. Siwoo’s dagger cut my forearm without hesitation. Blood began to flow and bead on the window sill.

And then, moving backwards, the spear that was competing with its strength suddenly fell out, and the posture of the Lightning Hammer assault team collapsed for a moment. However, he was the elite of the armed forces that Snezhnaya boasted, and was not at a level where he could not block the subsequent blow.

The reason the Lightning Hammer Assault Unit paused for a moment was because a stream of water was swirling around Siwoo’s spear pole. The color of the water stream was strange.

Bright red water. It was a stream mixed with blood. And then, with a bang, a stream of water burst out, and the impact caused the Lightning Hammer assault team to take a couple of steps back.

With a pattering sound, the bodies of the Lightning Hammer Assault Team were drenched in blood-soaked rain. Before I even realized what that meant.

The eerie sound of a blade tearing into flesh rang out. Blood cries out and flows out through the gaps in the heavy armor. The victim, who had suddenly suffered a fatal injury, looked at his body in disbelief and then slowly collapsed.

The matchlock guerrillas who saw this hurriedly aimed their guns, but it was already too late. The blade of the spear made a straight line and pierced his chest.

A javelin like a thunderbolt. The matchlock guerrillas staggered back as if they couldn’t understand until the end, and then collapsed, coughing up blood. Si-woo walked forward with great strides and grabbed the spear that had taken a man’s life.

Before I could even pull out the spear, a voice of boiling phlegm was heard. It was a matchlock guerrilla unit. He spoke in a blood-boiling voice.

“Mi, keut, mi, chin…” Gagging, bastard…… !”

It was a loser’s excuse for winning and losing, having no idea that he would cut his own forearm with a dagger. Siwoo was silent for a moment after hearing those words. Then he lowered his upper body. Siwoo’s voice struck the man’s ears as he was about to die. It was a growling whisper.

“…… “Why do you make people crazy like that, huh?”

The matchlock guerrillas struggled as if they wanted to say something, but that was the end. Soon the breath subsided and a life left the body. Siwoo watched the scene unimpressed and pulled out his spear. Before I knew it, the surrounding area had been cleaned up.

It was a monumental victory against the elite of the Wooindan, but no one in the group smiled. Lumine and Fissle were next to Paimon, just quietly observing Siu’s thoughts.

“Whoa,” Siwoo said, and stretched out his arm holding the spear. His stomach boiled. It felt like my relaxed muscles would gain strength at any moment. But now there was something more important than that.

“…… First, let’s just retrieve this piece of the meteorite and then go back.”

No one asked the reason. I just nodded quietly.

Paimon’s treatment was completed some time later. Fortunately, the Manseo Guesthouse was stocked with medicines capable of providing emergency treatment, and there were also guests staying there who were skilled in medicine, so Paymon was able to receive appropriate treatment.

The heat scorched the skin, so the pain must have been considerable, but the heat didn’t reach the internal organs, so it didn’t seem like his life was in danger. Even after hearing those words, Siwoo couldn’t take his hands off Paimon’s wound for a while.

When Siwoo obtained the ‘eyes of God’ on the snowy mountain, he made a promise. He says he will never hurt Paimon again.

But again. He also hurt Paymon. Unable to bear that fact, Siwoo impulsively got a bottle of alcohol and went up the stairs.

Towards the top of the guest house, Siwoo climbed the stairs and opened a bottle of alcohol. And I gulped it down without any snacks. A searing heat stirred in my stomach and soon spread throughout my body.

Originally, Si-woo did not even drink alcohol during the request, but he could not hold back today. So he emptied half of the strong drink, and when he finally reached the top of the guesthouse.

“…… Ah.”

Moonlight was streaming down there. No, there was a beautiful girl standing there that even he could not compare to.

The moonlight flowing down the pale golden hair had a gentle glow, as if it had finally understood its subject. The scarlet eyes were shining with a deep and brilliant light in harmony with the lamp in the guest room.

Her appearance, turning even the night view of Mangseo Guesthouse, known for its beauty in Liyue, into a mere background, was truly like the goddess of the moon.

As soon as Siwoo and her eyes met, she widened her eyes as if she was startled. A faint exclamation, not knowing whether it was joy or embarrassment, flowed from the girl’s mouth. However, despite the appearance of such a beautiful girl, Si-Woo’s antipathy for some reason only soared.

Yes, it is so special. She was like that just by her presence. That seemed to reaffirm the gap between Lumine and Siwoo, so Siwoo passed Lumine without saying a word.

Siwoo decided to just lean on the railing and enjoy the night view. In the plain, here and there, there were clusters of lights wandering around the plain.

They were pieces of meteorites. Even though we collected quite a few meteorite fragments today, it was not enough to recover all the falling meteorite fragments.

There was a need to devise more fundamental measures. Siwoo tried his best to distance himself from the annoying thoughts.

Rumi If only you hadn’t sneaked up on her and started talking to her.

“That… Siu? “What about Paymon?”

Siwoo looked at Lumine with slightly annoyed eyes. She flinched under those gazes and her body trembled slightly. Siwoo looked at her Lumine in silence for a moment, and eventually sighed as if she had no choice.

The bottle is getting stronger. Only when some of the alcohol poured into Si-woo’s stomach with a splashing sound and the cold heat spread throughout his body did Si-woo wipe his mouth and answer.

“…… It’s not a fatal wound. “They just said it would hurt quite a bit for a while.”

Lumine heard that and quietly muttered, “That’s right.” And she looked at Siwoo for a moment. Siwoo just looked down at the night view without saying anything.

After watching Si-woo for a while, she carefully opened her mouth, as if she had made up her mind.

“Well, I’m sorry…” I suggested that we retrieve the meteorite fragment for no reason…….”

Siwoo turned his annoyed gaze towards Lumine again after hearing Lumine’s next words. He chewed his lip as if he was thinking about what to say, and eventually looked away.

However, the words that came out of her mouth were by no means favorable.

“…… “Why are you acting so foolish?”

Lumine gasped at her hostile words more than expected. She looked at Siwoo as if she was surprised. Suddenly, a subtle anger was felt in Siwoo’s eyes.

Actually, Siwoo also knew. It wasn’t the kind of thing Lumine could have expected. And even if she could have predicted it, she wasn’t the only one to blame. This was because Siwoo also agreed to the matter in the first place.

At this point, it was right in many ways to accept the apology as if it were a no-brainer, considering issues such as the mood of the group. Even in Siwoo’s opinion, the fact seemed relatively clear.

But Siwoo was not normal right now. My head was hot from drinking, and the anger, frustration, and helplessness that had built up. In addition, he has an inferiority complex about not being the main character in the world.

The muddy emotions swirl and mix. Siwoo felt frustrated in his heart. Siwoo felt like he couldn’t bear to let out this anger right away, so he continued his cold tone.

“Is it that much fun to be a hero? Have you ever thought that your colleagues might get hurt because of you? It’s not like I’m receiving great compensation, and it’s not even a request, so why…….”

“…… “Is it a bad thing to want to save people?”

A rebuttal flowed out of Lumine’s mouth, making me cry. Her scarlet eyes were glaring at Si-woo with a hint of anger. Although she apologized, there was no way she wouldn’t be angry when she lashed out like this.

However, Si-woo only paused for a moment and tilted the bottle as if he was satisfied. A twisted sneer hung on the corner of his mouth.

“A desire to save people? Not bad… “Then what about Paymon?”

At those words, Lumine bit her lip again, unable to say anything. Like a wild animal that had an opportunity to hunt, Siwoo bitten off Lumine’s heart without mercy.

“You didn’t want to protect Paimon? That child is a child with no strength, but for no reason he got caught in the middle of this mess and ended up lying in a hospital bed like that… “Thanks to someone, his side has been torn apart!”

“I didn’t know that would happen either!”

Voices rose sharply. However, my heated anger would not cool down even in the cold air of the night. The gazes of the two men and women were intertwined, causing a fever.

“Do you think it’s me and it’s okay that Paimon got hurt? If I had known that Paimon would get hurt, I wouldn’t have done that… I feel sorry about that. But no one knew that would happen back then! If you have power, you can help others, but is that such a bad and difficult thing?”

“It’s not a bad thing, it’s hard work.”

Her manly growl flowed low through the damp air of the moonlit night. The man’s subdued voice was like the breath of an animal. Lumine’s scarlet eyes wavered for a moment in that intimidating atmosphere.

“You’re strong, so that level of determination is nothing… Anyway, no matter what happens, you have the power to solve it, right? But not weak humans like us. Do you know how much determination and sacrifice it takes to make a seemingly trivial decision to help others? “Do you know how difficult it is to satisfy that great sense of justice and heroism?”

Lumine’s face became tearful once again as the shouting came out again. She chewed her lip and took her steps as if she was trying to appeal something.

But at that moment,

“What I’m saying is not that we should help others unconditionally… “Kyaah?!”

Lumine’s words could not continue. As soon as her feet touched the ground, signs of intense pain crossed the girl’s face. Her ankles gave out, and her Lumine body slowly began to collapse.

Uh, uh, this happened for a short period of time. Lumine closed her eyes tightly, prepared to collapse. But no matter how much time passed, her body never felt the impact she expected.

Just hug her gently. Rumine’s eyes widened in surprise and she looked up into her arms. There, Siwoo’s face, who had suddenly taken Lumine’s body from her, was visible.

Lumine couldn’t say anything. The sound of breathing stops. It felt like even her heart had stopped beating. I’m not sure if I’m embarrassed or what it is, but the shadow of the moonlight seeps between the two.

Rumine stared blankly at Siwoo’s face as if she had been nailed to it. She didn’t know why either. She can only guess that her body froze in such a sudden situation.

Siwoo looked at Lumine in her arms with her bewildered eyes, and then she let out a deep sigh.

“…… “You’re hurt.”

“Uh, huh?!”

Lumine finally came to her senses. And now that she realized what she was in, she took a step back, startled. Meanwhile, her ankle hurt again, and Lumine let out a faint moan.

Siwoo clicked his tongue. He put the bottle of alcohol he was holding on the railing and rummaged around in his arms. And soon a thin, small box was held in his hand.

He took out a folded cloth from the box. It was a luxurious and clean-looking fabric. Then she took out something that looked like ointment, bent her knees and gently squeezed Lumine’s ankles.

“Ah huh?! W-what are you doing?!”

Lumine cried out in surprise at the sudden touch, but unlike her young horse in her rebellion, her injured ankle showed no strength.

Siwoo looked closely at Lumine’s ankle and soon realized that it was slightly swollen. It was a sprain.

“It’s true you’re hurt. “Why didn’t you tell me?”

“…… “Si, don’t worry.”

Lumine seemed embarrassed for no reason, but she answered bluntly, but her face had already turned red. She had no idea that her opponent, who had been raising her voice just a moment ago, would notice her hidden injury, or even that a man outside her would touch her ankle.

However, if she pointed that out for no reason, it would only mean that Lumine was conscious of her opponent, so she was at the limit of how much resistance Lumine could do to her. Telling them to stop paying attention in a voice full of shame.

Of course, there was no way Siwoo could care that much. He spoke to Lumine in a strong tone.

“Sit down.”

“W-what are you trying to do…” ….”

“Sit down.”

Siwoo’s assertive tone had a strange magical power. For some reason, he feels like he has to follow those words. Lumine seemed to be slightly worried, but then she collapsed onto the floor on her haunches.

The woman’s unique curves of straight, smooth legs stood out. Rumine looked like she was going to die of embarrassment at that alone, but Siwoo immediately took off her shoes and socks as if he didn’t care.

Pure white Lumine legs were revealed to the world. Lumine was now just lowering her red face, unable to bear it. Siwoo checked Lumine’s red, swollen right ankle and, with a sigh, applied the ointment he had brought out.

“Huh?!”

Lumine was startled by that sudden and cold touch and let out a strange moan. Upon hearing that sound, Siwoo paused for a moment and then sighed deeply.

“…… “Don’t make strange noises.”

“Oh, I can’t help it…… !”

Hearing that voice full of shame, Siwoo took a quick look at Lumine’s face. Her face became so red that it almost gave the illusion of steam rising. Lumine was trying hard to lower her head and refuse to make eye contact with Siwoo.

Siwoo looked at his face in silence for a moment, then applied his ointment again. And he asked.

“…… “Why did you hide it?”

Lumine remained silent. So Siwoo asked again.

“I hurt my ankle. What are my plans for tomorrow? You’ll have to walk for a while, and if you get too tired during battle…….”

“…… “Paimon was hurt.”

A dead voice flowed through the night wind. Siwoo closed his mouth.

“Since you got hurt because of me, I didn’t want to distract you by coming forward… “It will only make the atmosphere worse.”

The silence was long. Lumine was still avoiding her gaze with her face flushed, while Siwoo was applying her ointment and wrapping the cloth around her like a bandage. Although the two men and women did not make eye contact, they knew. That this silence is not ignorance.

It was Siwoo who broke the long silence. He asked Lumine. It was a simple question.

“…… “Why are you so concerned about what others think?”

Only then did Lumine’s scarlet eyes turn to Siwoo again. Seeing those eyes that seemed to ask what she was talking about, Siwoo added her words with a sigh.

“Why do you think so exclusively about others? “That’s a disease.”

Lumine seemed to have hit the nail on the head with those words, and pursed her lips. She averted her gaze for a moment, then answered in a lonely voice.

“…… “You won’t know anyway.”

Siwoo laughed at those words. Lumine looked a little dissatisfied with the laughter, but Siwoo just looked at Lumine with her smiling eyes.

“No, tsk tsk…” Because it’s a common line from kids who are grumbling alone. “Don’t do that, just say something.”

Lumine narrowed her brows for a moment at Siu’s words, which seemed like it was nothing special, but she soon shook her head with a sigh. It was a worry I wanted to hide because I was embarrassed, but today I didn’t really want to hide it because I was already so embarrassed. She calmly spoke out.

“I actually don’t know much about human relationships.”

Siwoo’s hand wrapping the bandage stopped for a moment. His gaze glanced past Lumine. Lumine continued her confession with a slightly depressed expression.

“Actually, I’m not from the Tivat continent. But I was left alone, without anyone I knew or family… So, I’m so lonely, I’m wondering what I can do to become friends with other people… I guess that’s why I’m just paying attention. But I still don’t know. “It’s a childish worry, isn’t it?”

“Well, it’s childish.”

Siwoo said that and finished knotting the bandage. A small stick was inserted between the tightly knotted bandages, so it could be useful as a temporary splint. He looked down at his work with satisfaction, then opened his mouth again.

“It is not a concern that cannot be understood. “I’m not from the continent of Tivat either.”

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“…… ?”

Lumine’s gaze went blank for a moment at the sudden bombshell confession. Nevertheless, Siwoo just continued talking calmly as if it was no big deal.

“I was also very lonely. At first, I kind of wanted to die. That was already 3 years ago. Wow, when does time go like this…….”

“…… Now, wait a minute.”

When Lumine stopped, Siwoo’s eyes turned to Lumine again. The look in his eyes asked why, but Lumine felt even more confused after receiving that look from Siwoo.

“You’re not from the Tivat continent either?”

Hearing those words, Siwoo chuckled again. He said he had heard a funny joke.

“Then you must be from Liyue?”

“Of course I thought so!”

Lumine’s expression looked very unfair when she shouted like that, but Siwoo just clicked his tongue and responded as if he didn’t know what was going on.

“Lumine, your life as an adventurer is still short, so you don’t know much. “There are two types of people I hate the most.”

Lumine seemed to have something he wanted to say, but he held back those words as if he wanted to hear them first. Siwoo was able to continue his speech in a relaxed voice with Lumine’s implicit consent.

“The first is a merchant, and the second is a politician. Both of them are trying hard to get the commission fee any way they can. But Liyue is a place where merchants even engage in politics. Do you have any idea what a terrible place it is?”

Lumine had a look on her face that made her cry when she heard those words that were slightly out of focus, but she soon looked at Siu’s relaxed face and covered her mouth. This was because he realized that it was Siwoo’s own consideration.

A word that brightens the mood so that the story does not become too depressing. As the awkward atmosphere eased, Lumine was also able to talk more comfortably.

Even though I think that’s warm, I can’t help but feel resentful. Lumine turned his head to avoid Siwoo’s gaze for a moment, and then he asked.

“…… “How did you overcome it?”

“What?”

“Loneliness.”

Hmm, Siwoo swallowed his sleep and slowly stood up. And he picked up the bottle of alcohol he had left on the railing again. He quenched his thirst with alcohol again. However, it was not as violent a drinking style as before.

Ha, Siwoo let out a frustrated breath. His body leaned against the railing again.

“…… “I can’t get over it, I still feel lonely sometimes.”

I see, Lumine muttered and lowered her gaze. There was a faint disappointment in those eyes.

However, Siwoo’s words were not over. He took another sip of his drink and continued speaking in a calm voice.

“But, well…” It’s okay now. There’s Paimon, Fissle, and many other people by my side. These days, I’ve come to the point where I’m thinking, ‘Living on the continent of Tivat isn’t that bad.’”

Then, Siwoo bent his knees again and was at eye level with Lumine. Lumine’s scarlet gaze met.

“So don’t be too hasty. Anyway, human relationships aren’t something that can be created in a day or two. What… It seems like I’ve already become quite friendly with Fissle and Oz. “Paimon doesn’t tick like he did when we first met, right?”

After Siwoo finished speaking, he stood up again. And then he started walking towards the stairs. As if this was the end of tonight’s meeting.

But Lumine, who was blankly watching the back, thought without thinking, “Yes.” She asked without thinking.

“…… “Then what about me?”

Siwoo’s steps suddenly stopped. His puzzled gaze turned to Lumine. Lumine then thought, “Oops.”

Wouldn’t it seem like she wants to become friends? Of course, it wasn’t wrong, but even if it wasn’t wrong, no one could solve the shame she felt when her feelings were revealed.

Lumine blushed a little, but she quickly avoided her gaze and asked again, as if she was ignoring her.

“Why are you keeping your distance from me?”

Siwoo remained silent for a while. He looked away, then back at Lumine, finally sighing at her.

He turned around and approached Lumine again. And bending his knees, he said:

“You may not understand what I’m saying… “You are the main character.”

Siwoo thought it was quite surprising as he put those words into his mouth. He thought he would never have to confess this to Lumine.

Because it was ugly jealousy. But perhaps the alcohol had worn off, and for some reason I didn’t feel embarrassed today.

“And I am just an adventurer who happened to gain the ‘eyes of God.’ You will probably become more and more great as you wander the continent of Tivat. Not only Mond, but he might become a hero of the country like Li Yue or Inazuma. But there will be crises along the way.”

Rumine didn’t seem to understand everything he said, but she was still listening to Siwoo with a serious attitude.

Siwoo, in times like this, he is not a person who lies. At least Lumine felt that way.

“I think you can overcome it. Still, not everyone is as strong as you. “People like me and Paimon can become dangerous just by being around them like today.”

That is why justice is the privilege of the strong. Establishing justice and protecting justice cannot all be accomplished without the help of the strong.

And Siwoo was just an ordinary citizen who couldn’t be just. Unlike Lumine, he did not have the power to protect everyone with a single spear. He didn’t have the courage to face the world, and he didn’t want to.

But deep down, he may have been yearning for it. The power to protect such a life, at least as much as Paimon.

“…… You and I stand on different stages. So, stay away. “I am a supporting actor anyway, and if I get the theme wrong, I can be kicked off the stage in an instant.”

With those words, Siwoo stood up. He walked down the stairs holding a bottle of alcohol in one hand. Looking at the back, Lumine thought.

He’s a man I can’t even figure out. Talk to her unknown, and stay away from her for unknown reasons. And because she couldn’t even understand how she couldn’t take her eyes off the unknown man’s back, Lumine just looked up at the sky.

It was a clear night with only the moonlight. A curtain of light was falling on the stage of the world.