Calm Down (2) >

Kwajik!

I reflexively opened my eyes at the sound of something breaking. Was it Blue? I was going to ask what she broke again, when I saw the table and remembered that I was in Yoohyuns house. The 9 oclock news was coming out of the TV.

9 oclock? That Yoohyun stubbornly insisted that he wasnt sleepy when we got to his house, but he fell asleep in the end? I shouldve set an alarm instead of just sleeping because it was annoying to.

I quickly raised my body, but I saw Yoohyun sitting on a sofa. He wasnt sleeping.

Hey, why didnt you-!

The words, wake me up, couldnt leave my mouth. The two eyes looking at me were extremely cold. I heard Peace faintly growling on my lap. I saw a cell phone that seemed shattered in Yoohyuns hand.

Is your hand ok, no of course its okay.

First of all, I held Peace and soothed him. I couldnt feel it very well, but that guy seemed to be in quite a vicious state. Though I didnt know the reason.

Actually, there were so many reasons why he could be angry so I wasnt sure. What was he caught on? Seeing how it was severe, was it Noah?

Hey

I have no intention of hearing it from hyung.

Speaking concisely, Yoohyun stood up from his seat. He threw the cell phone onto the table, and opened a cabinet on one side of the living room. Unlike him, maybe he didnt adjust his strength very well, because the cabinet handle broke. Inside, I saw cell phone boxes that didnt even have their wrappings opened.

What is all that?

Since they break easily.

He answered, but his voice completely wasnt normal. It seemed like he was thinking of just switching the SIM card, but would the card still be okay? Just then, there was another breaking noise.

Tuk

The box and cell phone that were shattered together fell to Yoohyuns feet.

Hey.

The wrapping didnt come off easily.

And then the second cell phone was also also crushed. I heard a small sigh. He wasnt being like that on purpose. When I thought like that, I was suddenly worried.

Yoohyun.

Just a minute.

Since before, his voice was even. The third cell phone was safely taken out. But SIM card pin was stuck in a weird place. The hand that had picked up the pin seemed like it was slightly trembling, too. Staring down at the cracked phone, he grinded his teeth.

Should I do it for you?

No.

And the last cell phone broke. A silence descended heavily. Han Yoohyun glared at the shattered cell phone in his hand like he would pierce through it. While not moving an inch, like a doll whose springs had completely unwound.

Yoohyun, Han Yoohyun.

His reactions really was weird. I lowered Peace onto the sofa and stood up from my seat. Yoohyun didnt move at all until I was one step from his side.

Even if you have no intention of listening to me, listen anyways. First, I wasnt planning on hiding it. Its obvious that itd be exposed immediately anyways, so why would I hide it? I just forgot for a moment. I only thought of you and Peace since I heard that you two came out.

I actually had completely forgotten. If I had remembered, I would have prepared an excuse and explained first, before this trouble occurred.

You forgot?

Thats right. I dont know what you heard, but it wasnt anything much.

Yoohyuns eyes went towards me with difficulty. They were hardened eyes that seemed angry, but they also seemed very faintly frightened.

How is it not anything much? The reason I was able to be unworried was because I thought there was no reason for hyungs life to be threatened. Since at the least, high rank Hunters would think of your usefulness and keep you alive at least.

So it really was the Noah matter.

He didnt attack me.

He didnt?

Thats right. He wanted to go at somebody else, not me.

Though it was a problem that he was regarding me as that other person, as Riette. Yoohyun spit out a short breath and placed the broken cellphone in the cabinet.

Who was it?

Did you break your cell phone without hearing all of it? Noah Luire. Hes not from Korea, and apparently hes the overseas Ark Guilds guild leader.

It seemed like he didnt know. He frowned slightly and asked me again.

Are you sure? You didnt hear anything else that was weird?

Something weird?

Like he fell into a cultist religion, something like that.

Why suddenly a cultist religion? He wouldnt be talking about a normal cult, so was he talking about the side that saw the dungeon system as a god? No, it should still be before they grew their influence?

I dont know what that is, but it wasnt that at all. It was just something like a sibling dispute. I was unluckily dragged in, and Yerim protected me, so I didnt get hurt that much. And I definitely got treated. See here.

Now there wasnt a trace of it. In the first place, it wasnt a severe injury either. Yerim got a lot more hurt.

Anyways, whats the cultist religion? Werent you on guard against other guilds or Hunter related people?

I dont know specifically either. Something like Confucianism?

I mean, thats not a cult.

Confucius would lament. Besides that, was there something to become serious over because of Confucianism? If you just looked at Yoohyuns reaction, it wouldve seemed like some SSS-Rank monster had burst out.

I thought I should interrogate him more in detail and was about to open my mouth, when Yoohyun made the first move.

So did that Noah guy die?

He was physically okay and was just imprisoned.

He didnt run away, but hes still fine?

Yoohyun tilted his head doubtfully.

He was obediently taken away, and there were no deaths nor any damage to Unawakened People. Yoohyun, dont you think of touching him either. Once you know, hes a pitiful person.

Did the Seseong Guild Leader go into a dungeon again?

No. He came with a healer.

But nothing much happened? Does he have a connection with that guy?

If you leave someone alone, does that mean you have a connection? How farfetched.

He did say he would subdue him. Though I refused. Anyways, it was a mistake, and hes quiet now, so leave him alone.

Ill see. But what about the finger marks on your neck?

Did he hear about that too? At any rate, Yoohyun knew that I had fear resistance, so it was easy to explain. When I conveyed what Song Taewon told me, his expression showed that he felt bad but that he understood.

So I was going to leave the fear resistance off at home at least. Though with the circumstances, Ill be meeting with high rank Hunters a lot, so itll be better to leave it on normally.

Try turning it off once.

Right now?

It wasnt something I couldnt do. I nodded my head and turned off the Fear Resistance skill. There wasnt an immediate difference. It was just to the point of feeling Yoohyuns and Peaces presences a little stronger. Could you say it was the difference between a cat and a wildcat?

Yoohyun, who stared straight at me as if looking for my response, smiled slightly with his eyes.

It doesnt seem like anything changed.

Obviously. And Im adding this just in case, but there really wasnt anything in the hospital room. The Dokkaebi just pulled a prank. Even Chirpie was there, but not even a single piece of fluff got hurt.

I confessed first and held Peace, who was hanging around my feet. In the meantime, the time had gotten close to ten. Blue must be asleep already.

I have to go home now, but is there anything else you want to ask?

Ill take you there.

And then he held out his hand toward me.

What?

Key.

He demanded like it was obvious. I put one of the two remaining entrance keys in the held out hand.

It was the building right next door, so we could just walk over. There was Yoohyun as well as Peace, but I didnt need to worry over safety.

With the fear resistance turned off, I felt a slight intimidation from the A-Rank Hunters we met on the way. It was unbalanced to be afraid of A-Ranks with an S-Rank next to me, but it was like that even before the regression. Rather than Yoohyun, I was more reluctant to face Kim Sunghan and Suk Simyeong and thought them scarier. Was it because I had seen him since he was young?

The SIM card was okay and there happened to be a cell phone store on the other side, so after Yoohyun bought a new cell phone, we followed along the road. The night air was kind of cool, so it felt nice.

Its been a while, something like this.

Normally walking down a road without anything else happening. It mustve been a while for Yoohyun too, but it had been a really, incredibly long time for me. Maybe because we were close to Haeyeon Guild, there werent any people approaching, surprisingly, so I thought even more of past times.

If the world was the way it was, it wouldnt have been a long time.

Why did it become like this? I didnt ask the system administrators that. Even if I had, I didnt think I would get a proper answer back.

Does hyung like there not being any dungeons better?

Of course. Above all, its dangerous.

People who have good skills or stats usually feel the opposit