Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions - Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions chapter 42

5. Signora (6)

Everyone makes choices. It was something that could not be helped in life. Didn’t a famous philosopher on Earth also say something like that? ‘Life is C(Choice) between B(Birth) and D(Death).’ In this way, life was, in a way, a series of choices.

However, making a choice and putting it into practice were two different issues. All humans have moments of hesitation after making a choice before putting it into action. Putting it into practice also meant giving up the opportunity to withdraw a choice. No matter how confident a person was, there was usually a slight delay before taking action.

However, sometimes there are people whose time gap is strangely short. Some people say that they have decisiveness, while others say that they are like ‘rats’. These were people who moved without hesitation the moment a thought passed through their brain.

Siwoo was just that type. Even though it may take time to make a choice, we are people who take action immediately once the choice is made.

“You… “It’s fun.”

Signora said so. She was glaring at Siwoo with her frowning face. Siwoo was looking at Wooindan with wary eyes. His gaze was stiff, as if he was nervous.

Siwoo made a surprise attack in an instant and stabbed the man who was blocking his path with a knife in the abdomen, taking over the rear. And the moment he decided that he was not worthy of being a hostage, he immediately grabbed his shoulder and subdued him. He decided that it would be better to aim for an unexpected castle and ensure Lumine’s safety.

In the end, Siwoo’s choice was right. However, the reason why Signora and the Wooindan were embarrassed was that the process was carried out without a single hesitation.

All humans have an aversion to violence. Unless he was born with a destiny to fight, that was normal. Moreover, Siwoo was not a trained killer like the Wooindan. This could be seen just by looking at Siwoo’s clumsy knife skills.

However, there was no hesitation in sticking a knife into a person’s body. It was a sight beyond common sense. The more accustomed he was to violence, the more he knew that fact. How much determination is needed to stab someone?

So, Signora Si-woo was ‘interesting.’ He was an extraordinary person in many senses. Her judgment in crisis situations, the determination to put it into action, and the quickness to understand and use her own and others’ abilities even in sudden situations.

Signora, who had been making eye contact with Siwoo for a while, narrowed her eyes and looked closely at Siwoo’s face, as if she suddenly realized something. And then she seemed to understand and burst into laughter.

“It’s you, fellow honorary knight. Did you say ‘Siwoo’… “It’s hindering our business quite a bit, isn’t it?”

“…… “Isn’t that interfering with my business?”

Signora narrowed her brows again at Siu’s growling tone. It seemed like she didn’t like his arrogant tone of voice.

“Wouldn’t it be better to be careful what you say? “Right now I’m thinking about what to do with you and being an honorary knight.”

“…… “You were leaving.”

At those words, Signora closed her mouth. She glared at her Si-woo instead. She said as if asking me to say something.

Siwoo agreed to accept the offer willingly. Siwoo continued her words.

“Venti was also subdued, and Lumine was in a state where he could not resist. “The situation was overwhelmingly favorable, but you quickly knocked out Lumine and tried to leave.”

Signora hummed, mixed her nasal voice and changed her gaze to look at Siwoo. It was still a look of disdain, but it was a look of a little interest.

“This is in front of the cathedral. It is said to be the center of Mond Castle. No matter how much you belong to the Order of Wuin, you cannot avoid diplomatic friction if you encounter the Knights of Pevonius in a place like this. So you’re trying to avoid it? “There is still work left to do at Mond Castle.”

Signora laughed at Siu’s next words. ‘Things to do at Mond Castle’, one of them was finished, but one remained.

To control the supply chain of Mond Castle. Then, the Woindan would be able to exert enormous influence on Mond Castle in the future, which would be a great help to the Woindan, which was always suffering from a lack of manpower and resources.

Signora looked down at Siu, who was still looking at her with fierce eyes. Yeah, it was fun. So she spoke in a tone of praise.

“Good reasoning. Mostly you’re right, kid. However, there is one thing I am mistaken about…….”

At that moment, a loud sound was heard. Siwoo’s eyes widened.

It was an ice pick. The ice pick, containing extreme cold, was hard and, above all, sharp. It was a blow that struck so quickly that even its speed was unknown.

Siwoo’s right forearm was pierced. A sharp pain that comes after a very short period of time, and a tingling sensation in the affected area as if it will fall off due to the cool cold.

A white thunderbolt rushed through my mind. But Siwoo somehow gritted his teeth. Nevertheless, the moan that escaped was a trace of unbearable pain no matter how much I tried to suppress it.

“Queuuuing…. !”

“…… “It will only take a moment, if I decide to deal with you and the honorary knight.”

Only then did the Signora regain her smile. That arrogant and arrogant smile was just like the first time Siwoo saw it. With bloodshot eyes from enduring her pain, Siwoo engraved that face on her retina.

Signora, who was watching her, smiled and then turned around. Wooin-dan, who had been watching the situation in a daze, must have finally come to his senses as several people rushed over and carried the man who had been subdued by Si-woo.

Before she left, Signora glanced back at her sister-in-law and said,

“I commend you for not screaming, but if you did, I thought I would just kill you. “It would be a big deal if the Knights of Pebonius heard about it, right?”

“Someone, turn it off…” Who are you looking at? Phew, you’re a fool…….”

Siwoo’s body trembled as he endured the pain. Siwoo’s gaze was still as harsh as ever. Signora really liked that about him.

People with eyes like that had a knack for breaking them.

“You’re not easy, ugh, you’re a fool…… !”

Signora snorted at Siwoo’s squeezed words. She began to take her steps. It was a haughty and elegant gait.

“I think it’s a reward for messing with my subordinate… “But I didn’t stab you twice, right?”

It was Siwoo’s voice that stopped Signora from leaving.

“…… “You will regret it.”

hehehe, the voice was mixed with laughter. Signora looked back at Siwoo once again. Bloodshot eyes, hands tightly grasping the affected area pierced by an ice pick. At the same time, he was careful not to splatter blood on Lumine.

The signor did not ask ‘what?’ Without any formality. Because Si-woo’s appearance was representing her answer.

She only left a few words.

“My name is ‘Signora’, I am the 8th highest ranking executive officer of the Order of Wooin.”

She began to take her steps again. Then the Wooindan also moved. As if it were natural. Because she was Queen Snezanaya, that is, someone who opposed the will of the god who ruled the ice element.

“…… “I’m looking forward to it.”

Siwoo didn’t necessarily ask ‘What?’ I just made a promise to myself.

I will make sure you pay the price for messing with Lumine.

On that day, ‘Signora’ became the first enemy Siu faced since falling to the continent of Tivat.

**

It was some time later that Lumine opened her eyes. Lumine felt a headache. She felt a dull pain kneading the back of her head. Lumine frowned as soon as she opened her eyes at that unpleasant feeling.

She recalled her memories. Yes, Venti was robbed of the ‘Heart of God’. The enforcers of the Wooindan were strong. Even though Venti lost most of his powers, he was still a god.

But it was a miserable, one-sided fight. Lumine was captured by Uindan and she was unable to provide proper help. “Wow!” Lumine’s teeth ground together.

She thought she had regained some of her strength, but she was mistaken. This was still far from enough. Even if he couldn’t regain all his strength from his prime, he had to at least become stronger than this.

Then Lumine suddenly remembered a certain memory. Immediately after she passed out, she could see her face and voice through blurred vision.

It was the image of the man she loved so dearly. She couldn’t have seen anything wrong. The moment that thought crossed her mind, Lumine felt a chill run down her spine.

“Siwoo!”

Rumine jumped up and raised her body. Her hands were shaking with anxiety. The enforcer of the Woindan was not something that a single individual could deal with. Moreover, Siwoo was an ordinary person. To Wooindan, who was a god and could not see anything, Siwoo and others would have seemed like obstacles that needed to be removed immediately.

Where is Siwoo? Lumine’s eyes quickly scanned the surroundings. I don’t know what happened, but this was inside the dorm. Among them, it was a large room. It was a room with two beds. Since Siwoo had rented an inn, it was safe to say that this room also belonged to the group.

What calmed Lumine, who was in a half-panic state, was her woman’s voice.

“…… “Has it happened now?”

Lumine’s eyes turned to the source of her voice. Sitting there was a beautiful woman wearing a cone hat and hair resembling the color of the night sky.

She was looking at her documents with a tired look. The complex numbers written on it seemed to be the work of the top.

‘Mona’, Lumine remembered the name she had been introduced to not long ago.

“Mona! Where is Siwoo now…….”

“Shh.”

As Mona said that, she pointed to the bed next to Lumine with her eyes.

Siwoo was there. Lumine took in her breath upon seeing that.

Siwoo’s right arm was wrapped in a bandage. The place was soaked with blood, clearly showing how Siwoo had been injured.

Si-woo, who was sleeping soundly, had a look of fatigue that could not be hidden on his face. It was probably a sign of pain. Rumine felt like her heart would stop just thinking about it.

“Si, Siu… ….”

Lumine crawled towards Siu with her shaking hands. Lumine’s gaze was fixed on her Siu’s wound as if nailed to it.

It was the first time. Why was Si-woo so seriously injured? There didn’t seem to be any danger to her life, but just seeing Siwoo injured made Lumine feel like her heart had been pierced.

She thought she would never lose again. She had made a vow after losing her brother, the person she had spent her whole life with. But what is this situation now?

Lumine has become weak. So she was unable to protect her precious person again. Her sense of self-reproach grew more and more as she penetrated into her past. Her wounds were close to trauma.

Mona looked at her crying Lumine and sighed heavily. And no matter how you look at it, Lumine’s obsession was at a strange level, but Mona didn’t bother to say anything about it. I can only guess that there is probably something hurt.

Mona simply decided to deliver the necessary information. Mona opened her mouth.

“I brought you and Venti, who had collapsed, to Siu’s cathedral. After receiving treatment there, I was just about to move to my dorm. “I received a call from the cathedral.”

As soon as the cathedral saw Siwoo bleeding, they became furious. Not long ago, he was a big man who donated 100 million mora to the cathedral. Since such a person was attacked in front of the cathedral, the cathedral could not help but feel insulted.

However, since Siwoo hoped for treatment, he had no choice but to postpone hearing the detailed circumstances. No matter how urgent it was, the injured person’s wishes came first. Instead of punishing the person who attacked Siwoo, the cathedral sent someone to Mona to inform her of the attack, as Siwoo requested.

After completing the treatment, the cathedral showed the favor of transporting the group to their accommodation. It was the greatest courtesy that could be shown as a cathedral. Si-woo fell asleep immediately after arriving at the accommodation, as if he had fainted from exhaustion.

Lumine’s body trembled. The shadows in her eyes began to disappear. Like a broken doll, Lumine’s mouth was repeating meaningless words.

“Because of me… I can’t lose again… Somehow, somehow, I have to become stronger…….”

Mona looked at her Lumine with slightly pitiful eyes. She wanted to wait for Rumine to calm down, but instead of calming down, she was ready to dig her own tunnel.

Mona shook her head as if she had no choice. Somehow, these days, I felt like I was only supporting Siwoo.

“Calm down, traveler.”

Lumine’s body stiffened. She turned her head to her pack and glared at Mona. It was her cold eyes. Those eyes that want to find an outlet somewhere.

It was evidence that Lumine had become weak-hearted. No matter how angry Rumine was, she never passed the blame on to others. But she was different now.

“…… “What do you know?”

Lumine managed to calm down in the end. It was because I was conscious of the fact that I looked very childlike. Nevertheless, she couldn’t hold back the questions that popped out.

Mona quietly looked into her Lumine’s eyes for a moment. And after a while, Lumine finally erased her cold expression and lowered her gaze helplessly.

“…… Sorry.”

Mona felt something moving at those words. At first she thought of Siu’s face, twisted in pain, that she had seen in the cathedral. And the conversations I had with Siwoo came to mind one after another. The stories we shared at the top of Mangseo Guesthouse, and the stories we shared with Siwoo at a restaurant late at night.

It was an unexpected feeling. Even though she was wondering why she was doing this, Mona’s mouth moved as it pleased.

“…… “So what do you know?”

Lumine’s eyes turned to Mona again. Lumine looked a little embarrassed. Mona, for some reason she thought that face was disgusting. Her thoughts were so twisted that even she was surprised.

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“Have you ever thought about what Siwoo is giving up for you? What concerns does Siwoo have? “Right now his arm is pierced and bleeding, do you know how Siwoo felt as he had to grit his teeth and hold back his moans just to save you?”

Lumine’s eyes widened. He seemed surprised, and his eyes immediately sank deeply. Lumine’s gaze turned to the floor. A faint sound escaped from her throat.

“I, I…” ….”

However, Mona did not give Lumine time to make excuses. Mona fired at Lumine.

“Do you know that the reason Siwoo saved you while his arm was being pierced was to make you cry? Even if I try to do something for Siwoo right now, it won’t be enough, so if I end up digging alone…… !”

“Stop.”

It was a low voice. However, Mona flinched and trembled at those words. Lumine’s shaking gaze instantly turned to the source of the voice.

It was Siwoo. Siwoo was frowning and placing his hand on his head.

“Hey, let’s get some sleep…” And what happens to me if you guys fight among yourselves? “Do you think, just like you said, my arm was pierced just to hear you fight?”

Mona became embarrassed by those words and avoided her gaze. Her face heated up slightly. She wasn’t mature enough. She herself doesn’t know why she did that.

“I, I just…” ….”

“Siwoo!”

However, Mona’s excuse did not last. This was because Lumine immediately rushed towards Siwoo. Her Lumine face had noticeably regained vitality. Although her eyes were full of concern.

“Are you okay?! How are your arms? Look at this blood, what should I do…….”

Tears began to well up in Lumine’s beautiful amber eyes. Siwoo was suddenly embarrassed by that sight. Siu waved his unbandaged hand to calm Lumine down.

“Gwae, it’s okay! It’s okay, okay. As you know, there are many priests in the cathedral. The person who treated me was a girl named ‘Barbara,’ and her skills were good. “If you just wear a bandage for a day or two, you will soon be able to use your arm like before.”

Rumine felt a little relieved at those words and sighed. But she still couldn’t get rid of her crying. Lumine held Siwoo’s right hand tightly.

Siwoo slightly felt pain coming from the affected area, but he smiled awkwardly to avoid showing it. Lumine looked like she was going to cry if she even showed pain.

“…… “I will take revenge.”

Lumine, who had been looking at Siu’s wounds for a while, said that with her eyes still filled with tears. She had cold eyes. Deep inside, a strong will was burning.

“Because Siu hurt her arm, she’s going to cut that woman’s arm off. Even if she scoops up the pieces one by one, starting from the tips of her fingers, she will make Siwoo realize her pain. If I still don’t know, I’ll cut off the rest of her arm. If I still don’t know, I’ll cut off her leg. She made sure that no one could ever touch her Si-woo again, no, no one could touch her Si-woo again…….”

Siwoo, who was watching Lumine reciting such scary words, eventually sighed and gave Lumine a light pat on the head.

Lumine made a cute sound along with the sound.

“Hey!”

Lumine, who was muttering menacing sounds with her shadowy face, rubbed her head as she cried. She wouldn’t even be sick. Mona swallowed a laugh. Lumine’s quickness in responding to such a sudden situation was surprising.

I felt like I knew why Fissle was called ‘vixen’. She pretends to be cute.

“Why are you taking revenge for my injury? And, I will take revenge. “I promised to do so.”

At Siu’s words, suspicion appeared in Lumine’s eyes. It was the same for Mona. Lumine, who was pretending to be in pain by rubbing her head, tilted her head and asked.

“…… “Siwoo, did I mention that the other person is the enforcer of the Wooindan?”

“I know, so don’t worry. “In this world, force is not the only power.”

Then, Siwoo raised his upper body. Siwoo’s eyes were looking somewhere. A fragment of her past, the image of that woman engraved in her bloodshot eyes.

Siwoo gritted his teeth. Lumine and Mona, who saw Siwoo so fiercely for the first time, flinched and trembled. When a person who was originally kind became angry, it became even scarier. Even though I usually forgot about it, Siwoo was originally a man with a fierce appearance. The two swallowed dry saliva.

“…… “I will show you that even money can be powerful.”

This is how the fight between ‘Siwoo Merchants’ and ‘Bukkuk Bank’ over Mond’s distribution network came to an end.