Chapter 58
Life is like the old saying about the old man who lost his horse.
It means if there's a good thing, there's also a bad thing.
What I'm saying is, I'm ruined now.
"Luuuuuucyyyyyy!!!!!"
"That's not a name for you to call so casually."
"No. This is ridiculous!! I can call Pororo whatever I wa─ I'm sorry. It's Miss Lucy, right? Miss Lucy Violet!! You're a fucking person!!"
I cowered for a moment at the blade pointed at me, but thinking about it, I just shouted whatever came out because I was so angry.
Then a sound of wind being cut brushed past my ear and goosebumps rose all over my body.
Your gaze is too sharp. Don't do that. I'm fragile.
"Die. You're a life form that shouldn't exist."
"Are you the protagonist of a period drama using breathing techniques?!"
Shouting doesn't change anything. I kept dodging the continuously coming sword with runes and luck.
How did it come to this? The reason is simple.
Ishia won. In my excessive joy I shouted towards people, then Ishia came up and grabbed my collar, and I almost died right there. I was a bit hurt that only Shin Gayeon tried to stop me among the people beside me.
It was good to put my two legs up on the front seat in front of Lucy who followed, and say one word 'Hand it over.' While sweating profusely and not even able to meet her eyes.
Come to think of it, Lee Siwoo who was watching the match from afar saw "Magic Chant Breaking" and rushed over with "Teleport".
His expression was worth seeing. Just. It felt good to hear things like 'Can't open it now' in stereo while disciplining two super rude people.
But that was it. That was it.
I used up all my luck for today there.
"Die, you rat!!"
"Luuuuucyyyyyy!!!!"
The rank 700s guy who was my opponent. I should have recognized him when his hair was purple. He was a minion of the Violet family planted by Lucy.
No. I knew there were minions, but of course I didn't know what they looked like. There wasn't even a description of appearance.
It was just described as 'his' or 'her minion' and that's it!! Why is the ranking vaguely in the 700s?!
It's hard to deal with him coming out knowing all the techniques and weapons I use. I shouldn't have trusted. There's a saying that the enemy of my enemy is a friend but.
Lucy and I were just enemies.
"Damn Pororo!!"
"You still haven't come to your senses."
The sharp sound of air being cut from behind. The guy and I started playing tag while going around the arena.
They say people exert 3 times their strength in crisis situations, it was true!!
"Seonghoon!! What are you doing!! If you lose that don't think about coming home today!!"
"Shut up!! Are you my wife?! Don't talk like a husband coming home late after drinking!!"
"If you lose Lachesis will pee on Seonghoon's head while sleeping!!"
Raphael raised Lachesis up to the sky. I see the damn cat's gallant appearance.
Don't make lazy sounds like meow~. Someone's in mortal danger here.
"《Master of deep green.》"
"Huh? Wait a minute. Hey. Shouldn't we keep playing tag? Isn't magic cheating? Aren't you hiding your identity? Weren't you disguised as rank 700 to help in dangerous times?"
"Die."
Wow. Am I perhaps speaking a language other than Korean? The conversation isn't working?
I had no choice but to take out a large amount of runes from my inventory.
"Ah geez."
I don't know. Let's do this.
I started fighting with a scythe in one hand and runes in the other.
***
"Hohohohoho!!"
"Shut up."
"Hohohohohohoho!!!!"
"I said shut up."
I frowned while hearing the incessant laughter unique to noble ladies. My whole body aches. It aches.
It feels like my whole body is throbbing even though I received treatment. Thanks to that I'm still lying on the floor.
"Hohohohoho!!"
Ah. It's so noisy I could die. Should I throw a rune?
I thought that, but gave up since it was obvious I'd get 10 hits back for one hit.
"You'll really be punished someday. Pretending to help people then stabbing them in the back?"
"My. Isn't it the fault of the person who trusted?"
"Oh. This is what Seonghoon usually says. How does it feel experiencing it directly? Mirror therapy is awesome. I feel like I wouldn't be able to say anything."
So I'm not saying anything. Damn it.
"But you fought well. Why are you so angry when you won."
I waved my hand at Sophia's words.
"This can't be called winning. A perfect victory is you know. A perfect victory would be not getting hit even once and saying things like 'Lucy Violet is poop. She's an idiot who lost to Ishia.' to that guy earlier."
Lucy who was laughing annoyingly tried to step on me after hearing my words so I rolled to dodge.
No. But I really won with difficulty. 5 of my treasure steel beams were destroyed, it's the first time I used steel beams against a person since Park Shinwoo.
Plus I almost collapsed after winning so I couldn't even be rude. Can this really be called winning?
"I didn't even think of "Magic Chant Breaking". Really. I wonder when she grew so much."
Lucy glared at me as I rolled to dodge. Then she soon smiled as if in a good mood. So I also smiled happily and opened my mouth.
"It's because you're weak. She would have won even without "Magic Chant Breaking". Because none other than I taught her."
Lucy also smiled as I smiled. This time she was covering her mouth with her fan, but feeling ominous I was able to roll first before she could step on me.
That was dangerous. It would have been really dangerous if I was stepped on just now. Looking at where Lucy's foot was, the ground was dented.
I'm not sure if this expression is correct, but it's really dented.
If I didn't dodge my face would have caved in.
"I knew I would win!!"
"Yeah. Thanks. Yeah.."
I roughly answered Shin Gayeon who was blinking her eyes like a puppy and abruptly got up from my seat. Because it's time for the one who went to meet Lee Siwoo to return.
Still she did well. I should praise her and such. While having such thoughts, Raphael tugged on my sleeve vigorously.
"Seonghoon. Seonghoon."
"What."
"Something strange is coming from there. My intuition is telling me. That it's scary."
"Hm?"
Looking where her snow-white hand pointed, I really saw something strange. Something rippling in black.
Though it's clearly too far to hear, I clearly hear footsteps.
It's not thud thud or stomp stomp.
Boom boom.
"?"
As I raised a question mark above my head and watched, the ground shook more strongly. The aura became clear, and when it started to become somewhat visible.
I opened [Inventory] without realizing.
"Leeeee Seonghoooooon!!"
"Wait. Why is she so angry?"
"I don't know. Did you perhaps cheat on her? Since an angry Ishia like that is scary. I'll be going now."
"Cheat? What cheating? My magic attribute isn't wind!!"
"Is that the wind she means?"
It's not? I glanced at Lucy disappearing and put on [Grim Reaper Robe]. Raphael also naturally entered the robe.
Shin Gayeon who was seeing this for the first time watched curiously, but I had no leisure to react.
No matter how I look at it she's angry so I should run away right away, but it feels like I should at least know the reason so I'm waiting until her voice is clearly audible.
"Where are you going? I heard everything from Father. You bet on me?"
"What bet. It was a fair and square match─"
"Then was your joy, helping me with all your strength, saying I could win, all of it?"
Wow. This is scary. Scary. I feel like I'll pee myself since dark magic is flowing out from her whole body. I tried hard to act calm and smiled.
"No. Well treasures are tempting!"
"Die!!"
Wow. I almost peed myself. A pillar of darkness came out right below me, but Sophia immediately offset it with magic so I lived.
Unlike earlier I really almost peed myself.
Wasn't that just now really used to kill? Then why are tears welling up in her eyes, why are her cheeks puffed up.
"I think it would be good to run away?"
I kept nodding and hid my body in the robe─ then poked my face out.
"Please. Maid No. 2 and 3."
"Isn't that person No. 4? You said Lachesis is No. 3."
"Is that so? Then No. 4. Please. Please stop that person."
"Where are you going?"
"Home!! See you tomorrow!!"
Ignoring words like stop there─!! I entered the robe. I barely calmed my pounding heart and walked the path the navigation called.
"You didn't hear explosion sounds right?"
"Yeah."
I didn't hear it. It's okay. It'll be okay. The place Lachesis guided us to wasn't where we usually go.
Not the rank 1000s dormitory with lax security we usually entered, but in front of the dormitory where rank 700s live.
I came out of the robe. I had Raphael stay in the robe since she can't be discovered.
Then I slowly walked to a place like a counter.
"Yes. What can I help you with?"
My rank only went up 200 but the treatment changes this much. It's a bit heartbreaking.
I spoke to the smiling receptionist while receiving a wound to my heart. It's not even a dorm supervisor. It's a receptionist.
"I became rank 762 in the ranking battle just now."
"Ah~ You want to move dormitories!"
She smiles as if sincerely congratulating me. What is this? This place completely different from the aged apartment-like place I've been living in?
Who is it that made this setting.
"Yes. Can I move today right away?"
At my question the receptionist who touched the computer a few times smiled professionally and said.
"Of course. There are a few rooms left so you can move right away. Shall I register you? You can just register and move your belongings tomorrow."
I nodded. Then she handed me a key card with a smile. She says the room I'll live in is 713.
Nice. 7th floor. A good height.
As I greeted the receptionist and started walking towards the 7th floor, a face popped out of thin air.
It's the blonde woman.
"Wow. Wow. What on earth was the place we were living in? If it's like this after going up 200 ranks, what kind of place does rank 1 live in?!"
"Think of that as a palace. There's even a dedicated chef."
"Really?! Seonghoon. Let's aim for 1st place."
I pressed down on the blonde's head whose eyes were sparkling. As if it would be real.
When I took my hand off after pressing, the black cat also popped out from above. This one also looks around with sparkling eyes.
[This is awesome meow.]
"Right. The sense of incongruity is no joke since it suddenly changed to state-of-the-art."
The room must be really spacious. I should check the number of bathrooms first when we go. They say rich houses have two. Ignoring such conversation, I walked.
Room 713 appeared. I naturally opened the door with the key card I received.
"Wooooow!!"
Before I could enter, Raphael went in first and shouted. What I saw when I entered belatedly was a well-furnished room.
Not the rugged environment like the original family home.
It was a room well-furnished as if waiting for guests. There were also multiple rooms.
"Multiple rooms!!"
[There's one bathroom meow!!]
The damn blonde with sparkling eyes and Lachesis who had transformed into human form at some point chattered excitedly.
No, it's a single dormitory so would there be two bathrooms?
While having such thoughts I fell into doubt. Then why are there multiple rooms?
[If it's this spacious I can go around in human form too meow~]
"This is nice. Let's play games tonight. Tomorrow's a holiday anyway!! Seonghoon!! Let's go get games!! We can bring our moving luggage right away!"
Excited Raphael clung to my arm. This is so noisy it's killing me, and it's not even a cicada.
The bed is super fluffy. Let's just bring the bed we bought separately. Let's buy a new game console too.
I roughly answered because it was so noisy I could die. Well it's good to bring luggage quickly so I came out the door to go to the old dormitory.
My phone rang.
Who is it? I turned on the screen while tilting my head.
[Bad guy]
Ignoring messages from senders like that which don't need to be seen. I looked at the message that just came.
[Result of internal Justitia meeting]
[This midterm exam will be 100% written test.]
"Ah."
Damn it.