Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions - Be Careful When Agreeing to Terms and Conditions chapter 78

7. Human or Good Man (14)

Loneliness is innate. All humans are born with loneliness the moment they are born. The moment when it separates from its parent body and becomes a single entity for the first time. The newborn feels an unbearable sense of loss and bursts into tears out of loneliness. Each office had heard that story somewhere.

Each office was lonely. He wasn’t like that from birth. As the son of a prestigious noble family, he was loved and respected by countless people. However, as he grew older, he naturally began to realize the importance of each aspect. That she is different from others.

She burst out laughing every time she showed something of her, and people who liked her gradually became tired of her face. Her love and respect for her suddenly transformed into her fear and respect. As her childhood passed, there were only two things left that had her eyes set on her.

Expectation, or jealousy. It was too heavy a burden for a child who was only a little more intelligent. The family’s expectations rested on her shoulders. Her gasols thought she would do something no matter what happened. From then on, each office remembered this belief.

Those who do not judge themselves are worthless. Why do people just have expectations from someone? Each office did not want to receive expectations. Gakcheong was just a slightly more talented girl. But before she knew it, she had become the person carrying the future of her family, and all of her family members wanted answers to her every matter.

Unable to shake off that expectation, each office’s eyes turned to her outside. Yes, this was not just a problem for gasols in each office. Li Yue was strange. Everything revolved around the King of Darkness. If the King of Darkness goes wrong, what happens to Li Yue? That was the first anxiety each office had. She wanted to shake off her heavy burden and leave at any time, a possibility that only Gakcheong could understand.

Each office was a just person. Her beliefs soon became her formidable driving force and drove her. She often stayed up all night, and she often divided her schedule into minutes. Even though the burden on her shoulders was heavy at times, Gacheng still loved Li Yue. That much was sincere. So she worked day and night to protect Liyue.

The criminals did not meet her expectations. Everyone left. Each office thought. Why can’t people understand me? She already knew that she was different from others, but even so, her young heart could not let go of her expectation that she could be with someone, and this isolated her more and more. Moreover, her beliefs were directly contrary to Li Yue’s dominant sentiment.

Before we knew it, ‘people’ were disappearing from the daily routine of each office. All she did was look at her papers, consult with her ministries, and receive reports of important matters that might determine the future of her Liyue. Even if I met someone, it was only for business purposes and I didn’t expect anything more than that.

You will be disappointed anyway. It was the same that day. At first, she only came forward when Archon Snezhnaya said he would introduce a merchant. It was a schedule that was just business, without the slightest selfish intention. But she met an amazing person there.

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He understood the feelings of each office well. Before that, he had seen many people disguise their beliefs in order to please her. But he was different. He didn’t just say that he was good for Liyue. He strictly pursued interests, but insisted on the fact that the process did not go against the beliefs of each office. So each office felt a little interested for the first time in a long time.

He was an interesting person. He especially shined among the parrots who were reluctant to say that each office’s thoughts denied the King of Queens, or who said that her thoughts were unconditionally correct. A conversation partner who has my own thoughts but also understands each audience. Each office needed such a person. He was fine with just being able to have a conversation, not as a human being with expectations from her and wanting answers from her. It was around this time that each office engraved a man’s name into his heart.

‘Siwoo’, that was his name. The more you look at him, the more interesting he was. A stranger with no known connections, it was only assumed that he was from Liyue based on his name and appearance. Such a person took root in Mond, which was on the verge of extinction due to the Wind Demon Dragon incident, and became the owner of the caravan through several journeys. And in the process, he saved Mond. Even his colleague was an ‘honorary knight’, a famous hero of Mond.

I liked it more and more. Yes, he was, as any human should be. Even though he had nothing in his hands, he had to find the answer himself and make a breakthrough. It was foolish to rely on anyone. Around this time, Gakcheong inadvertently gave his heart to his man. It was still just a feeling of interest. She continued to visit her man after that.

When I talked to him, I used to laugh. No matter how much he hid his thoughts, Siwoo could read Gakcheong’s inner thoughts like a ghost. The last time he had a conversation with Si-woo, he was a little surprised. She had no idea that he had dug a trap for her, waiting for her, but she gladly accepted it.

If it was for Liyue’s future, I was willing to go along with it. That was the first time in my life that I met someone I could relate to, but one day, I started to find someone who was annoying to each office. To be precise, he was someone who was annoying to her.

‘Gam-woo’ and Si-woo were sworn siblings. I guess it was good. To be honest, I had an awkward relationship with Gamwoo, but we still recognized and respected each other. He never had any conflict with Gamwoo. Even though Gamwoo was dissatisfied, he was a grateful secretary who faithfully followed suit.

Then Gamwoo expressed his dissatisfaction. That’s because he meets Siwoo often. The moment each office, whose political standing was already shaken, became angry the moment they heard those words. No matter who each office met, it was her private life. It wasn’t a matter for anyone to argue about.

But why? Starting that day, each office took a turn toward spreading rumors of an affair with Si-woo. I was just angry and wanted to annoy Gamwoo. Well, there was no such fight. However, each office also realized deep down that that was not the real reason.

Because she was a politician, she calculates every action politically. When she weighed her profits and losses, the rumors of an affair with Siwoo did more harm than good. Still, she did it. She pretended not to know, but she knew.

Because she didn’t want to lose her only understanding person. She was monopolizing Si-woo and she didn’t want to be taken away from him by Gam-woo again. It would be the same for Gamwoo.

For Li Yue? Are each government betraying you? It was all an excuse. Gam-woo was just jealous of the fact that Gak-cheong was next to Si-woo. At least that’s what each office thought. So there was no need for politically sophisticated arguments. All that remains is an argument to scratch and hurt the other person.

However, Gamwoo’s next move was painful no matter how bad it was. She thought it was a little strange, but she never expected that she would break the neutrality that had been maintained for thousands of years and detain her various offices. Because of just one man, she thought, and Gakcheong smiled bitterly.

Then, what am I? Am I going to become a woman imprisoned just because of one man? She was a tragic heroine. But there will be no happy ending. There were Gamwoo’s words that stuck in each woman’s heart like a piece of glass and soaked in her blood.

‘You and Siwoo’s brother were only in a relationship from the beginning out of necessity, right?’

That’s right, each office agreed. So you were anxious. The reason why he clung to Si-woo at all costs by keeping Gam-woo in check and spreading rumors of her affair. This was because the relationship was a ‘relationship of necessity’ from the very beginning. Because I didn’t like being alone.

That night when he cried in Siwoo’s arms, Gakcheong’s heart broke. Between the walls of the heart that collapsed like ruins, each person had a man in their hearts. Each office needed a representative. But now Si-woo no longer needs each office.

I was anxious. I was nervous. It was lonely and painful. Leaving Gakcheong alone, I was worried that Gamwoo would take the seat next to Siwoo again. Yes, this was the true intention. The truth of Li Yue Chilseong and Okseong, who are always proud and proud.

It was like that from the beginning. Everyone called her a genius and forced her to wear clothes that didn’t even fit her young self. From that day on, Gakcheong thought that the clothes naturally suited him, but in reality, Gakcheong had not grown much since that day.

“…… Miss you.”

After saying that, each office burst out laughing. It sounded like a girl in love. That did not suit each office. It was something that couldn’t possibly come true.

Because visiting each office is prohibited. Her husband, Cheon Chu-sheng, visited briefly and talked to her, but no one other than him came to visit her.

This may be to prevent political influence from being exerted even behind the scenes. And to get her away from Siwoo. Gakcheong chewed his lips as he remembered Gamwoo’s face. It was miserable. The fact that he had no choice but to suffer like this.

It was when I was burying my face in his knees and contemplating the pain. A voice that could not be heard was heard in the ears of each office.

“…… Mr. Gakcheong.”

As soon as each office heard those words, they reflexively raised their heads. And her eyes turned to the source of the voice. There, standing there, was the man whom each office had been thinking about just a moment ago.

She had slightly sharp eyes, but there was a hint of faint concern for Gakcheong in those eyes. Each office was blank and muttered in disbelief.

“…… “Siwoo?”

He just smiled bitterly.

**

I approached each office with a bitter smile on my face. And I sat down next to her. Anyway, I wasn’t expecting to be treated politely as a guest. Rather, it seemed like I was interfering with her contemplation.

I spoke to Gakcheong, who still had a confused look on his face. It was a slightly teasing tone.

“It looks like you’ve had quite a hard time.”

“…… “How did you get in?”

However, it seemed that each office had no intention of listening to my joke. At her doubtful voice, I let out a faint laugh.

“Why, do you think I may have trespassed?”

The look of suspicion in each office’s eyes deepened as they wondered what I had said. But I soon shook her head to dissuade her from using her imagination any further.

“It came through official channels. “Elder Cheonchu put in some effort.”

At those words, Gakcheong let out a small exclamation, as if realizing something. But that was all. Gakcheong looked sullen again and leaned her face on her knees. A weak question flowed from the lips of each office. She seemed uncharacteristically lacking in confidence.

“…… Why did you come here? “Anyway, there’s nothing I can do now.”

I sighed deeply. In fact, each office was also frustrated. When I heard the news, I jumped up and down on the spot, but each office was shocked, if not more so. In other words, isn’t this a situation where we are facing a political crisis due to the lower class?

It was a story that had to be told anyway. I immediately took out the business.

“No matter what, you have to hear the situation to find out how things are going. Why on earth did Wolhaejeong move?”

Gakcheong looked at me for a moment after hearing those words, seemed to be about to say something, and eventually buried his face in his knees again. He meant he didn’t want to talk. Or it’s difficult to say. I sighed and soothed my aching head.

It was much later that each government opened its mouth.

“Even if you know, it’s not something you can solve. Eung-gwang and Gam-woo joined hands, and that’s why I was cornered. I felt stupid, even though I knew that Gamwoo had been strange lately…….”

“…… “Is Gamwoo weird?”

At my question, each office’s pointed gaze turned towards me. There was something about his pouty eyes that made me feel aggrieved. Each office pierced me with a voice as sharp as its gaze.

“Why are you still worried about her? “Are you the woman who made me like this and pushed you into this situation too?”

“No, well…” But, wouldn’t you like to find a solution once you know the cause?”

I said that because I was embarrassed by the reaction, which was more sensitive than I imagined. I don’t know if they understood my excuse, but each office snorted and answered my question for the time being.

“You’ve seemed unstable lately… At first, I thought I would get over it on my own, like always, but at some point, it started to attack me. “You heard it last time.”

I swallowed my sleep. Sister Kamwoo is strange, I’ve definitely heard that story before. I should have gone to see her then, but I had no idea that Liyue was such a precious thing to Sister Kamu. So maybe he had no choice but to fight with me like that and leave.

Thinking of Sister Kamwoo made me feel sick. I never would have thought that Sister Kamwoo would become my troublemaker. If you had told me that a few months ago, I would have laughed it off and thought what nonsense you were talking about. But no matter what I said now, it had already happened.

Gamwoo’s sister caught me off guard. And I suffered, and each office was imprisoned. In an instant, the situation began to become complicated.

I felt myself slowly becoming irritated. A voice mixed with subtle heat naturally flowed out.

“It would be better if we just wait like this until the good man comes…” ….”

“No.”

But before I could continue, I was interrupted by the firm voices of each office. Her voice, which had been downcast, suddenly gained strength. As if there was no room for compromise on this issue.

“So, no. The moment the ancestors arrive, Li Yue retreats into the past. Now, Li Yue was barely regaining her stability with her Seven Star system. However, if the good people shake up the ruling system again, then it will be over. “Maybe she won’t be able to make a comeback for another 10 years.”

“…… So, we have to protect Liyue from the ancestors, right?”

At my irritated voice, the mouths of each office fell silent again. As if she had nothing to say about this matter, she again avoided my gaze with a downcast look in her eyes.

“The public has turned around due to the suspicion of assassinating King Emperor, and the top brass want to cut off the deal, but they also have to deal with Eung-gwang, who pulled all these tricks and hid behind them. Right now, Yu Sheng is locked up at home, and in a situation like that, he also has to protect Li Yue from the good guys? Are we the King of Darkness?”

All plates were broken. The board prepared so far was shaking from the bottom. The situation was against me again, and in the meantime, Eung-gwang was doing nothing. Because there was no need for that. She achieved all her goals simply by moving her companions.

People were only paying attention to Jade Fortress and Wolhae Pavilion, but they were not paying any attention to the underlying plan called Me and Eunggwang. Only a few people in the commercial world are aware of this fact. Even they were probably just skeptical and not sure.

Because, it was incomprehensible that Wolhaejeong, which had maintained neutrality for thousands of years, suddenly moved to take someone’s side. Even if a cold head says that there is a high possibility, people soon shake their heads.

‘Oh, no matter what, there’s no way Wol Hae-jeong did that.’ At that moment, all the arrows of criticism were directed at Ok Hyeong-seong, her, and me, who was training with her, and Lumine.

There was no way that the smart government did not know this. That’s why I can’t say anything even though I’m venting my frustration. She looked down at her knees without saying anything, and then she spoke in a quiet voice.

“…… Doesn’t that seem stupid?”

Hearing that slightly watery voice, I turned my gaze to each office. Her wine-colored eyes, which were always confident, were only shining on her knees.

“Not long ago, I was so confident of victory, but suddenly I was beaten by my subordinates and I was left unable to do anything. And I couldn’t even move. Pathetic… If it were me, I would have left disappointed. I don’t even know my topic…….”

There was a faint cry mixed in that trembling voice. I finally sighed and got up. Each person’s shoulders were shaking slightly. It was a pitiful struggle by a proud woman trying to somehow hold back her crying.

My irritation cooled down in an instant. I said after taking a deep breath.

“To be honest, it seems a little stupid.”

Gakcheong flinched and trembled at the words I threw out. No matter how prepared I was, honest words always hurt my heart. Her arms that hugged her knees gained strength. Her shoulders trembled even more.

But before she could even begin to feel pain, I opened my mouth again.

“…… But I wasn’t disappointed.”

At my words, the tremors in Gakcheong’s body stopped. Instead, Gakcheong quietly raised his head. Her questioning gaze turned to me. It was the slightly moist gaze of a crying woman.

I walked up to the spot where Gakcheong was crying. Then she bent her knees and made eye contact with each of them. The distance between us was somewhat far, but also somewhat close. Just enough to make eye contact with each other.

“All humans are a little bit foolish and a little pathetic. That means you can’t live alone. Everyone makes mistakes and relies on others in their lives. “It’s just that Gakcheong was the one who made a mistake today, and the person he had to rely on was me.”

At my next words, Gakcheong’s lips twitched. How many times had I hesitated? Finally, Gakcheong asked me in a voice that still felt wet.

“…… “You weren’t disappointed?”

“Yes.”

He declared. Did each office live such an unexpected life? In the midst of people who end up disappointed due to just one mistake. What a lonely life that must have been. So I spoke in an even more firm tone.

“I wasn’t disappointed. So, I don’t even leave. Instead… “Let’s promise just one thing.”

In the meantime, I organized the information that had been scattered in my head. There were two conditions.

First, I had to prevent checks coming from my top. Even if Eung-gwang did not move, as long as the public turned around, the checks on the top companies would become even more severe, even if they were targeting the commercial power that the top companies owned. If this was left unattended, the funding line would dry up, and even considering the risk, more reserves had to be set aside. Then, it was a sure defeat in the bidding competition.

Second, while winning against Eunggwang, it was necessary to block the room for the ancestors to intervene in Liyue. This was not my purpose, but rather the first part of the contract made with each office. In return for supporting each office’s intention to create a Liyue for humans, not a Liyue for ancestors, each office gave me the convenience of using their power. Of course, the exact price was ‘the right to arbitrate when the predecessors arrived,’ but since each office was in a situation where they could not use their power, I had to step forward in the end.

There were only two conditions, but there were no conditions more difficult to satisfy. To be honest, I wasn’t confident either. However, I tried to speak with a strong voice.

“…… “No matter what I do in the future, you must trust me unconditionally.”

At those words, each office’s blank gaze turned towards me. She didn’t say anything for a while. She hesitated for some reason, hesitated, and eventually lowered her gaze again.

“…… But, how?”

I remained silent after those words. The eyes of each office were shaking. For some reason, he even looked a little nervous. She said with a sigh, as if she was frustrated herself.

“I have never trusted anyone so much before. What on earth should I believe…….”

“…… Each office.”

One word. That alone was enough. Gakcheong closed her mouth, and her eyes turned to me again. It was informal. However, each office did not seem to have any intention of pointing out that fact. In some ways, it was a word that was said as if it were very obvious.

I let out a long, long sigh. I sighed for the first time today alone. I asked her.

“Who am I?”

It was a very abstract question. Who am I? For a question that was asked so casually, it was a tasteless story. But each office was silent for a moment, and then she began to stutter and search for her answer.

“…… Mond’s financial advisor.”

It was a response worthy of each office. Since he is a politician, he cannot help but think of his political status first. It was a natural story. Still, it wasn’t the answer I was hoping for.

I asked her again.

“And?”

“Daesangdanju, Geumranggongja.”

“And?”

“A companion of the hero who saved Mond, a skilled cook, a stranger of unknown origin… And a fool, a nerd, a loser, a womanizer, and a bad guy who seduces women whenever he takes his eyes off them.”

Afterwards, all he could say was criticizing me. However, because it was so odd, I smiled bitterly. Perhaps a little angry at the continued interrogation, Gakcheong, who had been firing at rapid fire, calmed down his gasps.

Now, even without me asking, she was looking for the answer on her own. The eyes of each office were shaking. Her memories were reaching somewhere in the past.

“And, and again…” ….”

Then, a look passed through her eyes. It seemed like she had come up with something, but each person was hesitant as they couldn’t tell if it was the right answer. I patiently waited for her answer. Because those words were even more valuable when you said them yourself.

Each office carefully and subtly gave me the answer I wanted.

“…… “My comrade.”

I was finally satisfied and got up. There was no need to talk further. I decided to leave with just one word.

“So you should trust me. Comrades say we should trust each other?”

“…… Yes, you.”

It was the voice of each office that caught me as I said that and took a step forward. My eyes turned back. There, each office was looking at me with a slightly helpless and somewhat puzzled expression.

But in those eyes, there is a subtle trust that cannot be hidden.

“Are you seducing women like that?”

I simply waved her hand away and dismissed her frame. The meeting that day marked the first time that I and each office met on equal footing.

*

When I came outside, an unexpected guest was waiting. Normally, it was Fissle who should have been in dreamland. She was waiting outside her mansion, leaning her body against her fence, and as soon as she saw me, she snorted.

“…… “Hmph, it looks like he’s meeting a girl again.”

“This is all work, work…” ….”

I answered the absurd misunderstanding in such a helpless voice, but Fissle didn’t even listen. She straightened her body, which had been leaning against the wall.

“I woke up at noon and he was nowhere to be found, so I wondered where he had gone and was told he was headed here. So… ….”

I looked at Fissle as if I wanted to ask him something. The topic that Fissle raised was a problem that I had been thinking about.

“…… “What do you plan to do?”

Only then did I understand why Fissel had bothered to come to me. She also came to visit after hearing rumors about her. She was surprisingly smart, so she must have realized right away that something serious was going on. She came to me, rubbing her sleepy eyes because she was worried about me.

I was grateful for that feeling, so I just smiled. I stroked Fissle’s head to reassure her. It meant not to worry. And then he answered Fisl.

“…… Well, you should do as you wish.”

Hearing my words, Fiesle’s eyes showed a hint of interest. Just thinking about it made me so irritated that I smiled coldly. I thought of Eung-gwang. And even the gaze of the people of Liyue toward me and Lumine.

I ended my sentence with a growling voice.

“That’s why I want to be a villain, so shouldn’t I play a villain at least once?”

Then, I thought of several names in my head. First of all, the first place to visit is, okay.

It started with Biunsanghoe with Haengchu.