Chapter 6.1
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“So, what do you think?”
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“I don’t think he’ll make a move right away. Otherwise, he would have shown a bit more hostility the moment he noticed I was lurking.”
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When one was being watched by someone hiding in the enemy camp, one would usually feel at least a little sense of crisis. However, Han Kang-yoon simply pointed it out calmly, without any hostility. At least, he was unlikely to cause any trouble for the time being.
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“I thought so too. I didn’t have any problems on my side either. Well, at first, I wondered why he brought such a strange liquor. . . . .”
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Rather, he was so bewildered by the results.
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Seo Ji-an tried to suppress the unpleasant feeling and recalled what happened in the bathroom.
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「𝙄 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙮 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙨?」
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Even if there was no problem with the liquor itself, if Seo Ji-an, who was using it for the first time, had made a mistake, it could have created a very dangerous situation.
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However, Han Kang-yoon simply watched Seo Ji-an without showing any expression, even at a close distance where his safety was not guaranteed.
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“Well, the more I think about it, the more confusing it gets.”
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“Maybe we’re both so skilled that it doesn’t matter what we do? My concealment spell was discovered in an instant. Honestly, it hurt my pride a little.”
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It was hard to believe, but it was possible.
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And it was less worrisome to think that way.
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If that was the case, then there was no point in assuming a hypothetical situation anyway.
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“No matter how I look at it, it’s just a moderate cooperative relationship? This.”
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“Is that better for you, Miss?”
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“But it’s strange. No matter how I think about it, there’s no reason to choose me.”
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Anyone could borrow money from Han Kang-yoon, not necessarily Seo Ji-an.
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However, that was not the case with the knowledge Han Kang-yoon possessed.
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Among the many people Seo Ji-an had met in her life, none of them possessed as much knowledge as Han Kang-yoon.
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Han Kang-yoon didn’t necessarily need Seo Ji-an, but Seo Ji-an couldn’t do without Han Kang-yoon.
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“So, I thought the exchange would be made in a more forceful way. . . . .”
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Seo Ji-an, who had thought that in the worst case, she would have to hand over something of greater value than mere goods.
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However, in exchange for items that she could easily provide, Han Kang-yoon had imparted to Seo Ji-an a fragment of knowledge that was invaluable to her.
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「𝙄𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙖𝙙𝙙 𝙪𝙥.」
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Of course, for Kang-yoon, knowledge about nature-type spells wasn’t that valuable. Rather, it was meaningful to gain a sponsor and develop Seo Ji-an at the same time.
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Seo Ji-an, who had no way of knowing that, could only feel frustrated.
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As the silence continued, Yoo Ah-in, who had remembered something, opened her mouth.
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“Maybe. . . . .”
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“Is there something you’ve noticed?”
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“Could it be that he likes you, Miss?”
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“. . . . . .Huh?”
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Seo Ji-an frowned as if to ask what Yoo Ah-in was talking about all of a sudden.
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“No, but think about it. If he was really only thinking about profit, it would be better to stick with the real big shots. Nature-type spells aren’t something that only Miss needs, right?”
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“That’s why I’m thinking about that part.”
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“If we assume that he’s infatuated with Miss, doesn’t most of the situation make sense?”
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She reflexively tried to deny it, but Seo Ji-an, whose occupational disease had been triggered, soon began to seriously consider the possibility.
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There was no need to choose Seo Ji-an. But what if Seo Ji-an was one of the goals in the first place?
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「𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙮 𝙝𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙗𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙘𝙝 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢. . . . . . .」
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That wasn’t the only thing she questioned.
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「𝙎𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.」
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Unless he was someone from the school, it would be impossible to know unless he was somewhat interested in her.
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「𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨 𝘽 𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙣?」
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So, had he been observing her actions?
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It was an absurd inference, but because there were no other clues, it seemed plausible.
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However.
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“Even if that’s the case, he probably doesn’t like me. He’s just hungry for women.”
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“Ugh. . . . .”
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Love was the most promiscuous emotion. It was just as unreliable.
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Yoo Ah-in looked at Seo Ji-an, who was desperately trying to avoid the subject, and said, as if she was bored.
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“You’re too cold-hearted, Miss.”
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“Anyone would become like that if they lived like me.”
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For Seo Ji-an, who had always been plagued by succession struggles and political conflicts since she was young, it was a very unfamiliar family.
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“But doesn’t it seem possible? It all starts from there. Maybe, later on. . . . .”
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“Yoo Ah-in.”
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Seo Ji-an, whose mood had suddenly changed, murmured coldly.
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“Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”
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“You know. There’s no need for that.”
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The future that lay ahead of Seo Ji-an was a thorny path. That was why Seo Ji-an didn’t make anyone truly on her side, even if they were using each other.
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To her, it was unacceptable to drag someone into such a tragedy on a whim.
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“Even if Han Kang-yoon really likes me, it won’t mean anything in the end.”
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Seo Ji-an tried hard to ignore the bitter feeling that came to her naturally.
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