Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions - Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions chapter 58

If. The best partner!

At dawn, dawn was rising in the eastern sky. Mond’s morning started now. Diligent workers wake up, and drunkards who were kicked out of ‘Angel’s Share’ and ‘Cat Tail Bar’ stagger home. When stores open and Catherine from the Adventurer’s Guild goes to work, Mond’s day begins once again.

The streets of Mond were quiet yet crowded. People going to work were relaxed and quiet. I was taking steps in that contradictory atmosphere. The sack in my hand was dragged behind my back. The heavy sack was stained with blood.

It wasn’t just the silk sack that was stained with blood. The leather protective gear covering my body and even the metal band were showing an ominous color with blood stuck to them. It was a hideous sight, but people passing by on the street did not seem particularly surprised. The only thing I could hear was people passing by on the street and whispering, ‘It’s covered in blood.’

I felt a heavy weight above my head. This unidentified partner, so-called ‘Paymon’, who was sleeping as if hugging my head, didn’t even care whether people saw it or not. He just sleeps peacefully with his head resting on mine. Although it was small, it still felt a bit uncomfortable as the legs wrapped around my neck.

It was a feeling I had now become accustomed to. While carrying such a heavy body, I soon confirmed that I had arrived at my destination. The ‘Adventurer’s Guild’ was an organization spread throughout the Tivat continent. It was like a loose association that gathered and managed fire moths called ‘adventurers’, and since I was also called an ‘adventurer’, of course I had business here.

At the counter of the Adventurer’s Guild that juts out into the street, two people were talking. One of them is Catherine, the receptionist of the Adventurer’s Guild who can be seen everywhere. She was a woman with impressive black hair. And the other one was a somewhat rare person.

A strong body. The man, who was now entering his senior years, still had a body strong enough to look like he was still on active duty. A monocle-wearing man with a stylish golden beard. I let out a happy voice when I saw a face I hadn’t seen in a long time.

“Who is this, isn’t it Mr. Cyrus?”

‘Cyrus’, the leader of the Adventurer’s Guild of Mond, stopped talking with Catherine and then shifted his gaze to her. And as soon as he saw my face, he immediately smiled. This is a relationship that has lasted for three years, so I guess he is one of those people that I am happy to see.

Immediately he came to me with his arms wide open. He put his hand on my shoulder. His attitude was that he didn’t even care about the dried blood. Of course, he was also an adventurer, so it was natural.

“Oh my gosh, who is this? “Isn’t it ‘covered in blood’ and the ’emergency food’ that are so rumored these days?”

“…… Could you please stop using that cheesy nickname? “Siwoo” Is enough, right?”

I grunted and threw the sack I was dragging in front of the reception desk. Mr. Cyrus glanced at the sack, then, without paying any attention, burst into laughter.

“hahahahaha, you’re not an adventurer yet! Since ancient times, an adventurer has to have at least one cheesy nickname like that. That way, nomination requests often come in. Besides, don’t you deserve it? “Because you are the only one who returned after 100 days of disappearance in the snowy mountains.”

I laughed and laughed as if I was dumbfounded by that statement. I can’t believe I’m less of an adventurer.

Three years ago, I ended up here after agreeing to the questionable terms and conditions of a Chinese game. As an ordinary college student living in Mond, 21st century Korea, on the Tivat continent, it could not have been anything other than a disaster.

Fortunately, Mond was a spacious place befitting a ‘city of freedom’. There was no particular atmosphere of discrimination against foreigners, and since there happened to be an Asian country called ‘Liyue’ nearby, I just passed over the inarticulate atmosphere of ‘they must be wanderers from Liyue’.

The problem was what I could do in Mond without any strings or connections. At first, I was able to survive for a few days with the sympathy of the kind-hearted people of Mond, but I couldn’t live like that for the rest of my life. The only thing I could do with no one vouching for my identity was ‘adventurer.’

Although he was said to be an ‘adventurer’, he lived a miserable life, living one day at a time. There were many people from vagabond backgrounds, and most of the work involved chores such as finding cats. Now that I have accumulated more years of experience and have the ‘eyes of God,’ I am finally starting to earn a living, but in the past, starving for a day was not an issue.

If you live like that, even if you don’t like it, you have no choice but to learn the so-called ‘adventurer lifestyle’ lifestyle pattern. A mayfly life where you go on a mission, save your life, and come back and have a drink while remembering your dead comrades. As a result, I had no choice but to become sensitive to the words ‘request’ and ‘remuneration’.

What could be the reason why I dragged a blood-stained sack with me on purpose? It was a request to see everything. I could say it was a shallow ploy to show how capable I was. However, no matter what, I could never get used to the nickname ‘covered in blood’.

I lifted the canteen hanging from my belt. The inside of the canteen was empty. I grunted and moaned. I didn’t want to write any more today.

However, water intake was a serious problem. As I tapped my finger with the hand that was not holding the canteen, water droplets began to form in the air. It was water made from pure natural elements. The blue gem hanging on my waist was vibrating.

Mr. Cyrus had an admiring look on his face. He giggled and teased me.

“I guess you’ve learned how to use ‘God’s Eye’ normally now, right?”

“Thanks to you, I no longer have to worry about drinking water even if I am isolated. “That one is good.”

I then filled the canteen with water. The water, which moved slowly, was naturally sucked into the canteen, as if it was supposed to do so. Using the power of elements with the ‘eyes of God’ was like moving limbs.

It literally meant that I became aware of it instinctively. Of course, it took time to get used to it, but there was a big difference between before and after having ‘God’s Eyes’. It felt like a new body organ had been created.

I gulped down the water in the canteen. A cool feeling spread down my esophagus and into my stomach. However, perhaps because my head was shaking, the guide sleeping on my head woke up.

She rubbed her eyes with her yawn. Even when she tilted her head back and drank water, it somehow stuck to my head and didn’t fall off.

“Wow… “Have you already arrived, Siwoo?”

I answered bluntly in a sleepy voice.

“Okay, when did you arrive?” “You can fly around, but why are you always on top of my head?”

“That’s because it’s comfortable on Siwoo’s head! Lol.”

Paymon let out a charming voice and pressed his soft cheek against my head. In the end, I stopped complaining as if there was nothing I could do. Instead, I took another sip of water.

There was blood on my hair, but I decided not to worry about it since Paimon would take care of it when I got to the dorm anyway.

Cyrus watched the two of us in silence and shook her head as if she couldn’t stop him.

“Anyway, the two are still on good terms… “I feel like we’re a lot closer than we were three years ago.”

After listening to Mr. Cyrus, I closed my eyes for a moment and went through my memories. It was three years ago, not long after I started working as an adventurer in Mond.

At the time, I was a young chick who couldn’t even make a living, so I set up a fishing rod to see if I could get something to eat. I felt a heavy weight, and when I pulled on the fishing rod, I caught something unidentifiable.

That was ‘Paimon’. Thinking about that time, I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

“Well, it just felt like ’emergency food’ at the time.”

“Hey.”

Paimon called me in a dissatisfied voice, but I pretended not to notice. Mr. Cyrus seemed to find it quite amusing and laughed.

By the way, I turned my attention to Catherine, who was smiling with her mouth covered. Chat was chat, work was work. I asked Catherine.

“Catherine, this is the mission you mentioned. They raided the Chuchu tribe’s village and killed them all. No Chuchu people escaped. “I put all the supplies in that sack.”

“Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Siwoo.”

Hmm, Mr. Cyrus’ eyes turned to the sack. Perhaps out of curiosity, he walked over to the sack and pressed the swollen area with his foot.

“There are quite a few. “The Chuchu tribe’s assault leader was also among them.”

“There were as many as three of us mixed together. Wow, don’t you have to pay extra for this?”

Katherine’s smile did not break despite my half-joking, half-serious complaint. She said firmly.

“The reward is 30,000 mora.”

I groaned and touched my forehead. I thought it was just in case, but it was the same. The compensation did not budge.

“No, does that make sense? Even though the Chuchu people are people who can kill even young adventurers with a sword, it’s a different story when a Chuchu leader is in the mix. Have you ever seen them charging with a shield? The force is unbelievable…….”

“Let’s go to the client, the Knights of Pevonius, and ask.”

At Catherine’s firm words, I clicked my tongue and said, “Tsk.” There was no way those tight-knit guys, the Knights of Pebonius, would understand the adventurers’ situation. Mr. Cyrus spoke to me teasingly.

“It’s a shame, but with three Chuchu assault leaders, we should have received 70,000 Mora even if we couldn’t do it.”

“Do you, the knights, care about the lives of mayflies like us? “If you just give it to me, you have to get what you get, right?”

The Pebonius Knights were a place where there were monsters that would destroy even a few Chuchu assault leaders with their bare hands. It’s because the Knights couldn’t pay attention due to the recent aftershocks of the Wind Demon Dragon incident, but originally, the subjugation of the Chuchu tribe was a problem that the Knights would take on and solve themselves, rather than leaving it to the Adventurer’s Guild.

In the end, despite grumbling, I received 30,000 Mora. This was enough to pay for food for a few days. Paimon was equally dissatisfied, and even after leaving the adventurer’s guild, Paimon grumbled in a grumpy voice.

“It’s too much! “We worked so hard to drive out that Chuchu tribe, but it only cost 30,000!”

“That’s right… At this level, a few drinks at ‘Angel’s Share’ would be enough.”

With those words, Paimon, who was still hanging on my head, poked my head with his chin and stabbed me. It was a sign of dissatisfaction.

“Are you going to drink again? Anyway, the problem is that Siwoo likes alcohol too much.”

“I’m risking my life to live this life, so I have to enjoy every day. And no matter how much I drink, it’s not enough to cover your food expenses, right?”

“Hmph, no! “I can eat slime when I’m hungry!”

“…… “What exactly are you?”

It was around the time that I ended my argument with Paymon by compromising with ‘serving Honey Carat Grill at Deer Hunter Restaurant’.

As I was heading to my dorm, I suddenly stopped. This was because a crowd of people had gathered near the fountain square. Out of curiosity, I looked over the shoulders of the onlookers to see where they were looking.

“It is an honorary knight, an honorary knight.”

“That person solved the Wind Demon Dragon incident, right?”

Against the loud noise, a girl was walking there. A girl with light blonde hair and scarlet eyes that are as deep as the sun.

The pure white flowers decorating her hair blended well with her jade-like skin. It was an appearance that anyone could admire. It felt like I was straddling reality and unreality. Even when I saw it from a distance, my gaze felt like it was being sucked in.

Paimon was also curious about what people were watching, so he finally got off my head and flew up. And as he looked around at the ‘honorary knight’, he soon came down with a dissatisfied expression. And he poked my cheek.

“Siwoo, what are you looking at like that?”

“Pretty person.”

Then Paimon’s cheeks puffed out. She pinched my cheek. It had the grip strength of a child, but it was enough to distract me.

“Ouch… Hey, please stop pinching my cheek…….”

“Hmph, that’s it.”

At the same time, Paymon crossed her arms and turned her head. It was a sign that anyone was upset. I was so dumbfounded that I let out an empty laugh.

“…… “What, are you jealous now?”

“No!”

Although Paimon denied it, it was clear that she was jealous of Paimon, as she usually used endings ending in ‘den’ when she was in a bad mood. I sighed as if there was nothing I could do.

“Would I be in the same class as a woman like that? So to speak, that person is the main character of this world, and I would be like an extra in a corner somewhere.”

It was an excuse that I had no idea who I was making. After a certain incident, Paimon’s obsession with me became quite severe. It seemed like a child’s obsession with its parents, or it seemed like anxiety about losing the attention of a close friend.

I had no idea how I ended up being swayed by such a small guy.

“…… Hmm, that’s definitely true.”

However, whether or not she was aware of my complicated consideration, Paymon just crossed her arms and nodded her head as if she understood. Of course, that was what I said, but I still thought that Paimon might deny it, so I looked at him with trembling eyes.

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Paimon must have felt better soon, as he flew in front of my face and backed away.

“hehehe, don’t worry though. “At least to me, Siwoo is the main character!”

I spoke while snorting.

“Well, that’s right. “My partner is very jealous, so I don’t know if I can date.”

Paimon heard my grumbling and glared at me. It seemed like the feeling that had eased had gotten worse again. Paimon put his dissatisfied face right in front of my face.

He had his hands on his hips, as if he was going to give me a sermon. I shook my head.

“…… “Why do you need a girlfriend?”

Paimon then placed his hand on his chest. It was a proud expression, a confident face.

“Siwoo has me!”

It was inevitable that my honey balm would fall on the head of such a proud Paimon. With a light click, Paimon sank with an ayeah sound.

Paimon’s hands rubbed the area around the top of his head that had received the unexpected blow. Paimon shouted in a watery voice.

“Hmph, that’s too much! “There’s no need to hit me!”

“If the little guy is acting up, he should get hit. That’s the ecosystem of the Tivat continent.”

Chi, Paimon glanced at me as I answered casually. She started muttering something while avoiding my gaze. Most of them were definitely insulting me.

At least it just looked cute to me. I walked away without saying anything. Paimon grumbled, but flew up and followed me. I cast my gaze one last time towards the ‘honorary knight.’

It was like our eyes met for a moment. I was reminded of the fact that she was the main character. And the fact that ‘Paimon’, who follows me around, was originally her partner.

Actually, I was anxious. Could it be that the story of the Tivat continent goes awry because there is no Paimon, and that is why so many people die or get injured? But it was just a false hope. ‘Honorary Knight’ seemed to be a better and stronger protagonist than I thought.

Maybe it was a self-excuse. Because more than that, I was anxious. The fact that Paimon might leave my side.

Yes, it was not a situation to criticize Paimon for being jealous. The reason I looked at the ‘honorary knight’ might have been my inferiority complex towards her, who may have been her Paimon’s partner.

Because I didn’t want Paimon taken away. It was a funny reason, even when I thought about it. What on earth is that little glutton?

“…… Paymon, shall we buy something on the way to the dorm?”

In the end, I stopped looking at the honorary knight. The feeling of meeting her gaze was probably due to my mood. Because she had no reason to see me as an extra on her street. Instead, I threw food to appease the upset Paimon.

Paimon’s body, which was grumbling at my suggestion, flinched and stiffened. And soon Paimon’s eyes began to shine with anticipation.

“Something delicious?”

“Yes, it’s a bit like that because I haven’t washed the blood off yet, but everyone in Mond knows that I go around like this… ….”

But my words did not last long. Pay Mon swallowed her saliva, and then she began to list out the foods she wanted to eat.

“Well, then…” First, mushroom chicken skewers, fried radish balls, fisherman toast, and… ….”

“…… Are you planning to spend all 30,000 mora?”

It was the same daily life as always. A day in the life of adventurer ‘Siwoo’ and his partner who fell into Mond.

**

‘Angel’s Share’ was one of the bars that divided Mond’s liquor industry. It is directly operated by a large-scale brewery called Down Winery, and the taste is guaranteed, so it is a place that many drinkers visit.

And it was also my favorite bar. I looked around the bar while listening to Mr. Yukson’s cheerful singing voice. There is usually a bond of connection among drinkers at Mond, and I, who have been a regular at ‘Angel’s Share’ for three years, have also met people I know whenever I come here, even without having to make an appointment.

Paimon was also following me, looking around the ‘Angel’s Portion’. Then I suddenly felt someone passing me.

The girl left without saying a word, a peerless beauty with golden hair. The ‘Honorary Knight’ passed me by and made eye contact with me for a moment.

But that was all, the honorary knight left the ‘angel’s share’. When I looked towards the counter, I saw a handsome man with red hair shaking a shaker. They had come to see Elder Dairuk. It would have been natural for Dairuk to have come from a prestigious family and was also the youngest cavalry commander in the Knights.

Because those two people lived in a different world from me. Even though I felt a strange connection, I decided to organize my thoughts that way. As I looked at the spot where the honorary knight had passed without saying anything for a moment, Paimon grumbled.

“Hmph, bad luck… “That ‘honorary knight’.”

I thought maybe that was a distorted gaze, but I was about to say that before I stopped. Since we won’t be involved in anything in the future anyway, what’s the point of knowing what Paimon calls us?

Paimon’s grumbling continued.

“No matter how much we don’t know each other, what is it that passes by so coldly? Ugh, I don’t like it… I need to give it a nickname! What is better, ‘rice’? Or ‘cheap’?”

Paimon didn’t seem to like the ‘honorary knight’ at all. Because Paimon had a habit of giving strange nicknames to people he didn’t like.

No matter what, I was about to say something because I thought it wasn’t right for an ‘honorary knight’ to do something objectively when he didn’t do anything wrong. Then suddenly something caught my eye. A brown-haired woman drinking a glass of wine.

Anyone could see that he was an ordinary adventurer. And being an ordinary adventurer meant that there was a high possibility that it was someone I knew. I immediately remembered her name.

I walked closer to her while humming her song. And he spoke in an exaggerated voice.

“No, who is this? “Aren’t you Hailey, our green ‘junior’ adventurer?”

At those words, the woman called ‘Haley’ trembled. It seemed like he knew my identity just by hearing my voice. It was worth it.

Because Hayley and I were in the same group as joining the Adventurer’s Guild. Hayley glared at me with her venomous eyes. For reference, she was the only member of the three people who hung out together at the time, Fissle, me, and Hayley, who still remained as ‘junior adventurers.’

“Siwoo, you mean… Carelessly picking on others’ wounds…….”

“Oh, it’s Hayley!”

Hayley’s complaints did not last. This was because Paimon, who was chewing on the ‘Honorary Knight’, soon noticed her presence. Paimon flew over and asked an innocent question.

“Hayley, hi! But is it true that she is still a junior adventurer?”

Haley’s body trembled. She looked away and started muttering.

“The couple is a very good pair… ….”

At that point, I started giggling and laughing. The attitude was that it was a joke. I naturally sat down next to Hayley. Elder Dairuk’s eyes briefly fell on me, but he soon returned to his indifferent attitude.

I always felt that way when the old man, Dairuk, was a bartender. They say they provide counseling for concerns if you’re alone, but after I committed myself to the adventurer’s guild, when I came to ‘Angel’s Share’, I never drank alone. Because I had many fellow adventurers.

“Don’t worry too much, Hayley. But right after you joined, you were the best, right? There will be good news for you soon.”

“…… “That’s the problem!”

Hayley, who had already drunk some alcohol, grunted and slammed both fists on the table. Elder Dairuk’s expression seemed to be getting worse, so I quickly ordered a drink. ‘Afternoon Death’, it was a strong drink. Of course, I didn’t forget Paymon’s share of cider.

Haley looked indignant. Her eyebrows fluttered.

“Obviously I was the best at first, but why?! “Why are you and Fisle getting ‘Senior Adventurer’ before me!”

I nodded at those words and clicked her tongue. Anyway, being sensitive, I drank down the ‘Afternoon Death’ that old Dairuk quickly prepared for me. It seemed like she might need to drink a little faster to keep up with Hailey’s tempo.

Paimon seemed a little embarrassed by Hayley’s sudden anger. She said, holding out her hand.

“Ji, calm down. Hailey! “There won’t be much of a difference, right?”

I handed the cider that Elder Dyruk had poured into Paimon’s arms. Paimon held a large cup as big as a quarter of his body in his arms and whined as he lifted it. There was a popping sound as the cider disappeared into Paimon’s body.

However, perhaps because the mouth was so small, the speed at which the cider decreased was slow. Paimon didn’t seem to be able to speak for a while, so I added while sipping my drink.

“Yes, if you tell me, you too can get the ‘eyes of God’.”

“That damn ‘eye of God’!”

But even my practical advice couldn’t ease Hayley’s anger. Hayley seemed to be even more fired up and began to speak passionately.

“Does it make sense to be chosen by God?! Does it make sense that I should be the last one just because of something like that? “It’s just luck!”

“Life is like that… Hey, and I got it after being shipwrecked in the snowy mountains for over 100 days. Would you like to live there for 100 days?”

My conversation with Hayley flowed smoothly. Anyway, we had been in a relationship for three years, saying everything we could say. Even if I complained like that now, nothing would change.

Hayley seemed to soften a little at my words. ‘Survival for 100 days in the snowy mountains.’ If you couldn’t feel the weight of those words, you weren’t even an adventurer.

“Yes, that’s right, you will admit it… ….”

At about that time, Paimon put his empty glass down on the table with a “Puh-ha” Sound. Before I knew it, the entire glass of cider had disappeared. It’s not the amount that can fit into that small body.

I ordered another glass of cider for my partner of three years, whose identity I still don’t know. Paimon couldn’t stand it anymore and was meddling with Hayley with his arms crossed.

“Then what is Hayley unhappy with?”

“…… “Of course it’s Fissle.”

Then Hayley looked away. It was a look of anger, inferiority, and other things mixed together. But it wasn’t just like that.

Pain, guilt. I couldn’t just hate him. Because the three of us were friends who went through a rough childhood together. At first, we had many classmates and were together, but one day, when we looked around, there were only three of us left.

All the rest either died or fled. That’s what the job of ‘adventurer’ was like. So I couldn’t help but feel sad for Dong-ae.

“That b*tch, Fissul, thinks the world is hers… All he did was stay in the library, right? But the ‘princess’ and what… ….”

Hayley’s anger could not continue any longer. Her voice became quieter and quieter and then stopped. Hailey looked downcast after pouring out her inner thoughts.

“…… Sounds stupid, right? “I’m jealous of her friend.”

“Yes, and it’s a bit ugly.”

Hayley glared at me at my hesitating answer, but in the end she sighed and took a sip of her drink. His attitude was that he had no expectations of me.

But I was also a person with a heart. I thought I would at least offer a word of consolation for my downcast friend.

“But it’s not just that I hate you, right? You said you hated me that much, and that you came to my funeral after I went missing in the snowy mountains, thinking I was dead. “I heard you didn’t cry and make a fuss at that time?”

“Hey, that’s… ….”

Haley’s face immediately turned red at my words. Her Paymon’s eyes narrowed. It meant she had found something to tease.

“That’s right! I was so surprised to hear that. “I thought you would raise a toast after we went missing just by hearing what you said?”

“…… Well, it wasn’t as good as Fissle?!”

That was the best excuse Hayley came up with. It was so questionable that I wondered how this person would have lived without Fissle. She quickly added her words as if she were making excuses.

“Do you know how much of a fuss Piseul was back then? Right after you went missing, didn’t you go crazy and run to the snowy mountain alone to save you? I tried to stop you, but at the funeral you didn’t even cry and just stayed blank… Then, when I heard you calling, I went out towards the snow mountain again…….”

Hayley’s body trembled as if she was remembering the nightmare from that time. I burst out laughing when I heard that.

“Look.”

Haley’s eyes looked at me with doubt at those words. Paimon was also shaking his head with a warm expression.

“You care so much, Fissle.”

Hearing those words, Hayley made a face that said, “Oops.” And as she was about to say something, she lowered her head. Complex emotions were flashing in her eyes.

She must have felt unfair too. The gap between those who have ‘God’s eyes’ and those who do not is that wide. I also felt that helplessness keenly before I had the ‘eyes of God.’

However, just because she was wronged, directing the point of that anger at someone else was a different matter. It was a problem that went without saying, especially if the other person was actually a friend that you cherished.

Hayley, who was looking down at the ground for a moment, quickly drank the rest of her drink in one go. She and she got up.

“…… Heh, I can’t even speak. “I’m losing my taste for alcohol, so I’ll just leave.”

“Okay, goodbye.”

I caught a glimpse of her like that. The rest was a problem that Hayley and Fissle had to solve gradually. Now that I think about it, it’s been quite a while since I haven’t seen Fissle. Immediately after obtaining the ‘Eye of God’, she formed a party with Fissle and Bennett and went on adventures.

How is Bennett doing? I thought of a passionate boy with white hair. He was a grateful younger brother who always called me ‘hyungnim’ or ‘hyungnim.’

And ‘the eyes of God’.

“…… ? “What’s wrong, Siwoo?”

My eyes naturally turned to Paymon. Paimon whined again as if he was about to drink cider, holding the glass in his arms, and tilted his head as if he felt my gaze.

I smiled bitterly and shook my head.

“It’s nothing.”

I had a dream that night. It was a dream I had a year ago, when I was isolated in the snowy mountains.

**

‘Snow Mountain’, there was only one area in Mond called that. It was an area called ‘Dragon Spine’. The rugged mountain range was cursed by God a long time ago and is said to be subject to extreme cold all year round.

The cold was so terrifying that it was difficult for an ordinary person without any strength to survive outside for less than an hour. When water was sprinkled on it, drops turned into ice and fell, and the road was not properly paved, so it was difficult to clearly tell where was where.

This mountain range, where the knee-deep snow melts away with every step you take, and where you can find traces of the old Mond that used to be covered with snow and ice, was also a favorite course for adventurers. Because it was difficult to explore, there were treasures and rare materials lying around.

Also, there were many scholars studying the unusual climate of Dragon Spine. In many cases, they collected research samples at their request or even escorted scholars. One way or another, Mond’s adventurers were bound to become entangled with Dragon Spine.

However, the reason the hidden treasure was not revealed was because there were few people who could obtain it. Dragon Spine was a place worth exploring, but it was more dangerous than that. Dragon Spine was the place with the overwhelmingly high rate of missing adventurers.

And unfortunately, I was one of the adventurers who went missing. At my request, I was observing the Chuchu people who had adapted to the climate of Dragon Spine. I thought I might have been caught in a sudden avalanche, but when I opened my eyes, I found myself in a cave in a snowy mountain.

The problem was that when I dug out the snow and looked outside the cave, there were a lot of Chuchu people there. Strangely enough, the Chuchu people of Dragon Spine were more intelligent than the ordinary Chuchu people of the Tivat continent, and perhaps because of this, the size of the village was also beyond imagination.

At most, there were dozens, maybe even more than a hundred. And how strong is the leader of the Chuchu tribe who leads such a large village?

I had faith. It was ‘Adventurers do not take risks.’ Although it seems contradictory at first glance, it was a famous saying among adventurers who were dying like flies every day. Because there is nothing more precious than life.

So I was living in a cave. Fortunately, it was a small cave whose entrance had been blocked by an avalanche, so I didn’t have to worry about being caught unless I deliberately dug through the snow. But that only lasted a day or two, and now I couldn’t even tell how much time had passed.

I am thirsty. I was hungry and had no energy. Food would be procured by secretly going out every night. One time, he sneaked into a Chuchu village and stole the smelly meat of the Chuchu tribe and ate it. Still, it was meat, and the greasy taste brought tears to my eyes. It didn’t taste good, but it was delicious. Only those who are hungry can understand that feeling.

But now I didn’t even have the strength to do that. The only water I could drink was melting snow. The bonfire was still there. Because dry tree branches were everywhere.

The problem was food. I didn’t eat anything and only drank water, and at some point the water smelled fishy and I felt nauseous. So now I am not even drinking water.

I didn’t even know I was sick. I was like a sick person by the campfire, just breathing in and out.

“Siwoo… ….”

My partner, Paimon, still looked a little fine. One time, Paimon tried to fly out and scout outside, but there were Chuchu tribe watchtowers all over the area. No matter how much Paimon it was, it was impossible to break through.

You can’t even imagine Paimon’s usual diet, but surprisingly, she was strong against hunger. Unlike me, she had energy left, as if she had been eating like that to prepare for times like this. So what could she do? She had no power at all.

I laughed weakly. My voice cracked.

“Paimon, I’m sorry… “You got caught up in it for no reason.”

“What are you talking about? I am Siwoo’s guide! Of course, you have to take responsibility as well, right?”

Paimon pretended to be cheerful, but she couldn’t hide her downcast face. Yes, it was the end of her life. I don’t know how long she lasted, but she endured terribly. Still, I think I was the one who lasted the longest out of all the people who went missing in the snowy mountains.

It was a funny life. If I had continued to live in the Republic of Korea in the 21st century, I would not have been shipwrecked on a snowy mountain and died like this. However, no matter how much I missed the past, reality did not change.

The only thing I regret right now is Paymon. I stroked Paimon’s head without saying anything. Her exhausted arms were shaking just from that.

“Paimon.”

Paimon’s eyes turned to me. It had mysterious eyes that resembled the color of the night sky. There was light moisture in those eyes.

As much as I guessed my end, she must have guessed it too. Because she was my guide.

“If I die… “Roll my body and fall into the Chuchu tribe’s village.”

“…… What are you talking about?”

Paimon’s voice suddenly sank. Her eyes shook violently. But she couldn’t help it. This was the most rational decision.

“Then they will be interested in my corpse…” That’s when you run away. The Chuchu people are simple, so they can’t use meat…….”

“I don’t like it.”

Paimon said. I looked at Paimon with pitiful eyes. Pay Mon shook her head vigorously. As if denying it once wasn’t enough.

“I hate it, I hate it, I hate it! I absolutely hate it, I will never leave Siwoo behind. “Because I am Siwoo’s guide.”

How could you not recognize the youthful bite in that voice? I was silent for a moment. Until the young tears dried and froze on Paimon’s cheeks. Yes, this was a snowy mountain. A place where even tears turn into ice. In order to survive in a place like this, you couldn’t be swayed by emotions.

“Paimon… ….”

“No!”

Before I could say anything more, Paymon shouted that. His voice was even grating, as if he was a little angry.

“I’m angry! Now don’t say that again. How could they throw Siwoo as bait…? ….”

“…… Please.”

As I gasped and spat out the words, Paimon finally closed his mouth. The next moment she broke down. Her eyes were filled with despair, her gaze was directed to the ground.

Drop, drop. Tears fall on the ground. I tried my best to pretend not to know.

“Thank you so much, Paymon… “You are my best partner.”

Paymon couldn’t stand my words, so he buried his face in my arms and cried. I just stared helplessly at the ceiling. Listening to Paimon swearing at me.

“Fool, fool, fool! If Siwoo dies… What good is the best partner…….”

I heard a lot of affection. For two years, I was with Paymon in every move. So, I was able to sacrifice my body for Paimon.

Like that, I closed my eyes. Thinking that this might be my last sleep. I just hoped that Paimon would survive. Yes, that was the only emotion I felt the moment I prepared to die.

And how much time has passed?

I opened my eyes. It was a kind of instinct-like feeling. “Huh,” I exhaled harshly. This feeling of coming back to life just before death.

Vitality returned to my body, albeit slightly. How on earth? My doubts did not last long.

“Hey, you’re awake. Siwoo… ….”

The voice was weak, and my eyes quickly followed the epicenter. Paimon was there. It was a dish that was lying around, a dish I had brought with me for camping before I went missing. There was steaming food in there.

It was a simple patient meal made by tearing the meat into pieces and dissolving it in water. But it was clear that it had entered my stomach. A dry feeling remained at the corners of my mouth, and my vitality returned. Because everything was testifying to that fact.

But how? My eyes, which had been so suspicious, soon turned to Paimon’s legs.

I felt like my breath was taken away. It was an arrow. The arrow pierced Paimon’s thin leg with cruel precision, and blood was flowing from the spot.

Even though I was dizzy, I forced myself to stand up. And then he looked at Paimon’s legs with a bewildered gaze.

There is no medicine and no food. Continuous bleeding, and penetrating wounds. This was fatal. At that moment, a certain emotion surged through my uvula with language.

“You idiot, I shouldn’t even go near the Chuchu tribe’s village…… !”

But my anger did not last. This was because Paimon, who saw me waking up, laughed and said, “Ehehehe.”

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The moment I saw that face, I couldn’t say anything.

“Don’t go…” ….”

Why did Paimon go to the Chuchu tribe? Paimon was not even good at hiding, let alone fighting skills. So, if I didn’t step forward, Paymon would usually be in a safe place. But why did Paimon have to go to the Chuchu tribe?

I could no longer speak and touched the ground. My head went blank. I slammed my fist into the ground, filled with uncontrollable emotions.

It was because of me. To save me, Paimon took the risk and stole food from the Chuchu tribe’s village.

“…… “Siwoo.”

Paimon spoke to me in a weak voice. I approached Paymon as if crawling. Paimon had a calm face. He was a self-indulgent guy until the end.

“First of all, first of all… Let’s stop the bleeding first. After that, yeah. And then somehow… ….”

“Thank you.”

I was out of breath. My neck was hung. So instead of speaking, I kept my mouth shut.

“Because he is Siwoo’s best partner… thank god.”

Am I a fool? Even if Paimon sacrificed himself like that, the chances of me surviving were slim. The situation doesn’t change. Even if I got some food, I would run out again, and it was obvious that I would die.

I die, Paimon lives. That was the most reasonable conclusion. But for some reason, there were so many words that hit my uvula.

But the only thing I managed to say was one word.

“No…” ….”

Paimon’s eyes slowly closed. I buried her face in her small arms.

“…… “Don’t die, Paimon.”

I heard her faint heartbeat. Light wheezing breath. Although her life was still alive, her body was gradually becoming colder.

There was no time to whimper and cry. I gritted my teeth.

He recklessly ate the food that Paimon had saved. I didn’t care whether my stomach was surprised or not. Whenever I felt like vomiting, I held it back. One day like that, the moment I thought that some of my energy had returned to my body.

I grabbed my spear that was leaning on a corner of the cave. My beloved bottle was exposed to the cold for a long time and was extremely cold. Adventurers choose their own weapons when they graduate from high school. At that time, when I tried to pick up a one-handed sword just because it looked cool, Paimon put his hand on my waist and said,

‘Are you stupid, Siwoo? For beginners, the range of the weapon is important, so a spear is always advantageous! A sword you never learned properly is forbidden!

For several years since then, the spear stuck to my hand and never seemed to fall off. That’s how I lived. Kill, kill again. There was only one reason why I listened to the spear until now. Just to survive. There was no further reason.

So, I lived by running away every day, you pathetic bastard. So in the end it ended up like this. I stayed in the cave for several days, waiting for something to happen.

Nothing like that exists. At that moment, strength went into the spear in my hand. As I was about to leave the cave, I briefly glanced at Paimon who was lying neatly next to the campfire.

“…… I will be back.”

I spoke as if I had made up my mind. And then, crawling, he got out of the cave. As I dug through the snow and went out, a chilling cold wave greeted me.

This is the cold of the snowy mountains. That harsh curse that drove countless people to death. I looked down without saying anything.

There, four or five Chuchu tribes were gathered and dancing. It must have been their own ritual. I threw myself away before the Chuchu tribe in the watchtower noticed my presence.

The spear blade pointed downward. The tip of the spear fell at breakneck speed and pierced something with a clicking sound. It was a hit.

A stabbing pain rushed down my ankle along with a thudding sound of impact. Sick. But thanks to that, I killed one.

The Chuchu people who were dancing looked at me in surprise. Letting out a strange groan, the Chuchu that had been pierced through the neck trembled for the last time in its life. It was a cramp.

I pulled out the spear as if pulling it. The body, which was suffering from rigor mortis, seemed to be slightly lifted, but then fell to the ground.

“Dala?”

The Chuchu people let out voices full of doubt. But I didn’t wait. He immediately ran forward and swung his spear at the nearest Chuchu tribe. The Chuchu people seemed embarrassed, but when they danced, the Chuchu people put down their weapons.

There was only so much he could do to block with those skinny arms. There was a clicking sound and the sound of something breaking. With a scream, one Chuchu tribe’s posture collapsed, and my spear took another life without fail.

At this point, the Chuchu people could not sit still. One of the Chuchu people shouted.

“Ika! Kundela, bias!”

The Chuchu people then started running to get their weapons, making a noise like a scream. I also ran along. Because it started now.

A Chuchu tribe rushed in. The club, I lifted the spear and let the shock go. There was a feeling of pain in the bones, but the Chuchu tribe’s posture collapsed. The moment my spear was swung, the life of a Chuchu tribe was lost. Then it comes to both sides.

The two Chuchus swung their clubs at the same time. As I took a step back, the two locked on their clubs in an awkward posture. I swung my spear before they even raised their shields.

How much is it now? It was far away. The sound of the horn shook the mountain range. An avalanche occurred. Several Chuchus were swept away by an avalanche and died screaming. Stupid guys.

But it was luck for me. He kicked the ground and dug into the Chuchu tribe. The lives of several Chuchu tribes that were screaming due to the avalanche were once again taken away. The next moment, I heard the sound of an arrow flying.

I instinctively twisted my body. Then something passed through my body. I felt a burning pain in my forearm.

My eyes were focused on the Chuchu tribe on top of the watchtower. The watchtower was high, but it was only by Chuchu tribe standards. I guess I thought this was an opportunity, so I pierced the chest of one of the Chuchu tribe who was running towards me with my spear.

The Chuchu people made a loud noise. I ran straight through the Chuchu tribe’s body. The Chuchu people who were trying to shoot arrows were embarrassed, and so were the Chuchu people who were running towards me.

Whoop, a corpse of a Chuchu tribe was lodged under the watchtower. I immediately stepped on the Chu Chu tribe’s shoulders and hung on to the watchtower.

The Chuchu archer looked embarrassed and protested, but it was faster for me to climb the watchtower. Just before the arrow was fired, my spear pierced the Chuchu archer.

How many Chuchus did I kill? Surprisingly, the cold was not a problem. Because the hot blood of the Chuchu tribe soaked my body.

The limits of the body have already existed since ancient times. The hand holding the spear trembled. It hasn’t been long since I recovered from starvation. It would have been a lie to say that all my strength had recovered.

The muscles of the entire body were screaming due to the successive collisions. But I couldn’t help it. There was no longer any place to run.

After holding on and holding on like that, I finally managed to get a spear into the body of one of the Chuchu tribe’s assault leaders.

I felt something strange. The horn sounded once again. I was catching my breath while driving the spear into the body of the Chuchu assault leader.

When I pulled out the spear roughly, the Chuchu assault leader’s body collapsed. My vision was dizzy. It was now a clear limitation. I didn’t have the strength to hold on any longer.

But it was a mysterious thing. The Chuchu people surrounding me were all biting themselves. I exhaled, “Ha, ha, ha.” My breath froze white in the bitter cold.

I put my spear in the ground and cast a weary gaze. Something was moving in the distance. It was truly gigantic, bigger than the Chuchu tribe’s assault leader who was well over 2 meters tall.

As soon as the monster appeared, the Chuchu people trembled as if they were afraid. I bowed my head and worshiped the monster. I had heard of it.

Among the Chuchu tribe, occasionally a strong person outside the standard appears who is revered by the Chuchu tribe. Representatively, we were able to see several Chuchu tribes in Liyue.

The king of the Chuchu tribe, whose elemental power reaches its peak, and who fights with his entire body covered in elemental armor. The physical power emitted by that large body was overwhelming, and just running at it had a power comparable to that of a cannonball. Even the elemental armor prevented any significant attacks.

I see. Only then did I understand everything. Because of a guy like that, a village of this size could be created on this snowy mountain.

King Chuchu’s eyes turned to me. He seemed as if he was waiting for me. For a monster subject, he was a guy with quite manners.

I forced my staggering body to straighten up. And aimed the spear. It meant to come. And the next moment.

My vision turned over with a loud bang. I burst into tears and vomited blood. My body flew out and crashed into the watchtower behind me.

There was a sharp pain accompanied by heavy drinking, and not even a scream came out. It felt like several bones were broken. I didn’t even notice it properly.

In no time, King Chuchu rushed towards me and clashed with me. I raised my spear to block it, but the physical power coming from that massive body was terrifying. It wasn’t even a match.

You can’t win. I sensed that fact. It was an enemy that even in normal condition was no match for him. I could never win with my body as messed up as it is now.

Paimon, I muttered my partner’s name. Vision gradually becomes blurred. The bitter cold was slowly taking away my body temperature. It was clear that death was just around the corner.

But why do I lift my spear and point it at the ground?

It was an unknown matter. King ChuChu just glared at me without saying a word until I stumbled to my feet.

I fell over a few times. There was no strength in my body at all, so I just wanted to collapse and die. But when I thought about Paymon, I couldn’t do that at all. Paimon was waiting inside the cave.

I gritted my teeth. I lifted up the trembling arms and legs and the body that slipped several times. It was a pitiful sight.

“…… Kuzi.”

That was the first time King ChuChu’s mouth opened. It was a heavy voice suited to that large body. What are you saying, that’s all I thought. Just standing up my trembling body was already my limit.

And that was when I managed to aim the spear again.

I suddenly felt a strange sensation.

I felt like someone was watching me. An intuition went through my mind that someone high up there was observing me.

I couldn’t tell who it was. But it was clear that it was something beyond perception. What does my fight look like in the eyes of that being? Isn’t it just such a trivial pastime, where bug-like humans fight against slightly stronger bugs?

It was good anyway. Okay, look.

It was a trivial fight between insignificant humans. So, feel free to watch it.

Thinking like that, I gritted my teeth. I grabbed my spear and ran. It was a sprint with all my might. King ChuChu must have been surprised by the unexpected speed, and swung his ice-covered arm. Kang! The spear flew out. The arm holding the spear felt like it was going to fall off.

But I gritted my teeth. He withdrew his spear again and struck a stab, but even this was blocked by his arms. King ChuChu’s eyes were looking down at me.

No, it wasn’t just King Chuchu. Up high, yes, someone.

“…… Lata?!”

At that moment, King Chuchu’s eyes widened. It was a feeling I had never felt before. Something was running inside my body. A throbbing force raced through my body, awakening my muscles and nerves. The body recovers again.

The water was young. I could instinctively feel that fact. Dragon Spine was a cold place. There was no way there was moisture. And yet, as if it had to happen, moisture rose around me.

The embarrassed King Chuchu raised his arms high. I swung my spear the moment it hit. It was stupid. There was no way I could withstand a blow with that much momentum.

But then there was a loud bang and a loud bang. The bursting water sprayed in all directions. The sound of falling water covered the cold snowy field.

It was King Chuchu who stepped down. King ChuChu shouted as if he couldn’t believe it. I didn’t know until then that something was forming on my waist.

I just felt it. What things can I move? Creating something that didn’t exist before was very physically draining. It was not appropriate at this time, when I had barely recovered from being pushed to my limit. A different method was needed.

Then, all of a sudden, I heard a crashing sound. At my feet, at that moment, I took a stance.

And when King ChuChu rushed at me once again, I rolled on the floor.

The moment my palm touched the floor, I felt a cold sensation that would sting my skin. But it was still snapping. Yes, it was blood.

The blood was mixed with the stream of water I created. The blood that had congealed immediately turned into a sharp awl and spurted out.

King ChuChu screamed and swung his arms. The awl made of blood was powerless in front of the solid ice armor. It immediately broke apart and blood splattered everywhere.

King Chu Chu’s body was drenched in blood. Okay, this was enough. I jumped onto the back of the distraught Chuchu King.

And the next moment.

“…… Dala.”

King Chu Chu let out a voice of disbelief. He raised his arms and looked. Blood had seeped into the spaces between the ice armor. And there, new blood was pouring out.

It wasn’t just the arms. The blood that soaked his entire body became a blade and dug into King Chu Chu’s body.

Boosss, the ice armor falls down. The blood-covered figure was intimidating even without armor. I finally plunged his spear into the nape of his neck.

The spear blade pierced through the hard muscle so easily. This was due to enhanced strength. King Chuchu, who had an expression of disbelief even then, slowly tore down the structure, vomiting blood.

I couldn’t really remember the next moment. The Chuchu tribe screamed and scattered in all directions, and I took food and other necessities from the empty Chuchu village.

Then, he climbed up the cave without any hesitation, fed Paimon, who was breathing lightly, and completed first aid with the herbs that the Chuchu Shaman had in stock.

After that, I fainted and my body, which had reached its limit, could no longer wait for me. I collapsed like that without even knowing what happened to Paimon.

When I opened my eyes, I had no idea how much time had passed. I opened my eyes with a groan. My whole body hurt. I was having muscle pain. I didn’t even know how much I had overexerted myself.

When I opened my eyes with a groan, I saw a small face looking down at me with worried eyes. Silver hair, dark blue eyes resembling the night sky.

As soon as I saw that face, I burst out laughing even though I was dazed. Yes, I did it.

“…… “Paymon.”

However, unlike me, Paimon did not react very well. Paimon, who confirmed that I had come to my senses by my voice, was filled with anger and kicked me with his small foot.

I immediately screamed. Kicking a body suffering from muscle pain was an act of abuse that crossed the line.

“Ah, apod! Hey Paymon! I feel like I’m dying from muscle pain right now…….”

“…… You idiot!”

However, Paimon treated me with evil in a vicious way. I looked at Paimon with a confused face. The corners of Paimon’s eyes were watery.

“What on earth were you thinking? My whole body was covered in blood, and I thought he was dead at first?! What are those Chuchu corpses lying around outside?! I kept him alive even though he was hit by arrows, so why on earth…? ….”

“I didn’t want to lose you.”

At those words, Paimon closed his mouth. She looked at me with her blank face. As if he didn’t expect me to speak so bluntly.

“…… You did that too. Yes?”

Yes, Paymon was like that too. She also took risks for me and put her life at risk. So I just did that.

Because Paymon was important to me too. Until now, I’ve only been running away, but I never wanted to lose Paimon.

Tears began to drop in Paimon’s eyes. Today was the first time I realized my partner was such a crybaby. Paymon buried her face in my arms.

As she began to cry, I stroked her head with the palm of my hand. Every time I strained my arm, I felt a sharp pain, but at this moment, even that didn’t bother me.

“…… Fool, fool, sea anemone! Siwoo is an idiot!”

“Yes, yes. “I’m a fool.”

Then, I moved my trembling arms and hugged Paimon without saying a word. Paimon’s soft weight was placed on my body, and a warm feeling was felt.

“…… So please take care of me in the future as well. “I’m a fool and I need a guide.”

Paimon cried loudly, and my arms were soaked. And before I knew it, an ornament made of blue jewels was hanging on my waist.

This was the moment when I gained the ‘Eye of God’ and Paimon began to become obsessed with me. Also, when I returned 100 days after my disappearance drenched in blood, I became known to Castle Mond by the nickname ‘Bloody Blood.’

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In the morning, I opened my eyes to the sound of birds chirping. My head was pounding, and it seemed like the hangover still lingered. I raised my upper body.

Then, something that was sleeping against my upper body started slipping. Needless to say, it was Paimon.

Paimon was asleep, oblivious to the world. The dreaming figure looked so happy that I was even afraid to wake up.

“hehehe, Siu… I have one more honey carrot grill…….”

I watched Paimon talking in her sleep for a while, then smiled and fed some chestnuts to her forehead.

Then, Paimon stood up in surprise with the sound of “Aya!” Her body soared into the sky.

“What, what, what’s going on, Siwoo?! “Something just hit me!”

“Yeah, I didn’t see it clearly, but it looks like that.”

I washed up while listening to Paimon’s fuss, and after finishing breakfast, I went out to the street. Today was the day the nomination request came in.

Paimon took his place on my shoulder as always. She babbled non-stop.

“But what request is today? “Siwoo being nominated, isn’t that really a big deal?”

“That can’t be right, it’s a request from the Adventurer’s Guild. “At least it will save me some face.”

I then took out the request order form that I had kept in my pocket. The amount of compensation has not been determined, but is paid differentially depending on performance. The minimum payment amount is 100,000 mora.

It wasn’t bad. I started reciting the request to Paymon.

“After an unidentified meteorite fell, people who came into contact with the meteorite fragments began to suffer from sleep disorders. Not being able to wake up for a long time and showing symptoms of hypothermia, such as shivering… “I want you to investigate the cause and, if possible, solve it?”

Hmm, Paimon’s expression got a little worse when he heard that. It was probably because it brought back bad memories.

“…… “For some reason, this reminds me of old times?”

Needless to say, ‘a long time ago’ was when we were shipwrecked at Dragon Spine. Even back then, hypothermia was a big problem. It was a memory like a nightmare.

But perhaps because I had a dream about it last night, I didn’t feel as bad as I thought. On the contrary, he spoke to Paimon in a laughing voice.

“Yes, that means we need to rescue these poor people even more. “We also had a hard time back then.”

“Um… “That’s right!”

The simple Paimon immediately fell for my words. And around this time, I decided to tell him something I had been keeping secret.

“And this, Fissle nominated. “You want to be with me.”

“…… What?”

Paimon’s expression immediately became dissatisfied. She was strangely wary of Fissle and I doing requests together. However, she could say that she did not hate Fissle, and that she was truly a Fay Mon. I pushed Paimon before he could say anything dissatisfied.

“But it can’t be helped. Do you know how much it cost you to eat at the Deer Hunter restaurant last time?”

“Well, that’s…” But… ….”

In the end, Paimon seemed to have nothing to say and sank with a huffing sound. As I was walking and chatting with Paimon, I suddenly saw an adventurer’s guild in the distance.

Golden hair tied into pigtails and emerald eyes. And even the unique fashion of covering one eye with an eyepatch. As soon as I saw a familiar face, I immediately smiled.

“Fissle!”

Then the eyes of Fiasle, Catherine, and another person focused on me. And it was that moment.

I felt like I was out of breath. This was because the person who was talking with Fissle looked somewhat familiar.

Light golden hair and scarlet eyes that look like they were cast from molten gold bars. There is no man who would not take his breath away from that beautiful face.

She looked at me without saying anything. Paimon exclaimed in surprise as soon as he saw her.

“Ah, you are that ‘cheap’… Whoop!”

As soon as I heard that, I was shocked. I quickly covered Paimon’s mouth. Fortunately, the other person seemed to not have heard what he said properly, so he just tilted his head.

“Huh? Cheap… what?”

Even the way she tilted her head was beautiful, but I was embarrassed and couldn’t even see it. I smiled awkwardly.

“Oh, it’s nothing. hahahaha… ….”

The woman whom Paimon called ‘cheap’, so to speak, ‘honorary knight’, looked suspicious, but then shook her head as if she was okay with it.

She took a step forward. Fissle and Catherine just watched in silence what the ‘honorary knight’ was doing. She held out her hand to me.

“Hello, my name is Lumine.”

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I looked at his hand with a dazed look for a moment, then quickly came to my senses and held his hand. At that moment, Lumine’s eyes met mine for a moment.

I felt something strange. The girl I knew always had to be confident and strong, but I don’t know why, but there was a loneliness in her eyes that couldn’t be hidden.

“…… “You are that ‘Siwoo.’”

Paimon had a shocked gaze, and Fissle and Catherine were tilting their heads as if they couldn’t understand my reaction.

But sometimes I couldn’t help but realize that there is such a thing as ‘fate’.

This was the first day that Paimon, I, and Lumine, the main character of this world, met.