Chapter 59
"Seonghoon."
"What."
"Seonghoon."
"What."
"Seonghooooon~~"
I pressed down on the head of the damn blonde who kept calling me annoyingly from beside. Without taking my gaze off one spot.
Ignoring the one saying things like I'm bored~. The answer is to ignore her if she's bored. Go watch TV or something. Why are you doing this to me.
"I'm sick of it. I'm sick of everything. Let's play games. A fighting game. Please~? What are you doing all weekend!!"
"Why do it when you'll just win everything. I'm busy. Go play with Lachesis."
Raphael who didn't like my answer sighed and collapsed on the desk as is.
I can't see. Move.
I tried to push aside the damn golden hair, but it's too strong.
"Hey. Move."
"Stop. Studying."
"It doesn't work even if you say it firmly."
"Stop!!"
"Where did you learn that!! Move!!"
I pushed her head but she resists while making sounds like Waah!! What do you want to do. I need to study!!
"Why are you suddenly studying!! It doesn't seem like you studied in the original place either!"
"That's rude. You should study too? This is a warning I'm giving you."
"Wait a minute. When you talk like that I get a bit anxious."
Raphael got up with an anxious face, but nothing changes even if you're anxious now.
The message that came yesterday was a bit surprising. Due to the incident that happened before, many places are still paralyzed so this midterm exam will be written.
The exam that was originally 30% written 70% practical changed to 100% written.
What does this mean. It means I'm ruined.
If it's 70% practical I could pass the practical with tricks and maid power, but 100% written?
This means you're ruined if you don't study. You can only be ruined.
Here is there perhaps? Like in other novels, such an opportunity to get 100 points on the written exam?
With such thoughts I opened [Menu], but all there was was
[Status] [Skills] [Inventory]
There was nothing to cheat with anywhere. I even opened [God's Notebook] for the first time in a while just in case, but what greeted me was─
[Did you expect something? People get betrayed because they expect!]
[Why don't you study with the effort you're trying to cheat? Our guide will help you well!]
Your guide is interfering with me right now.
So I'm studying like that. I must pass the exam. The reason? That's simple.
It's a tradition of Justitia. Whether midterms or finals, those who fail the exam are helped to pass the next exam.
To explain this 'help' in one word, it's hell training.
It's easy if you think of separating bones and flesh. That's why I'm doing this.
I underestimated it too much. Because I'm the author. Because all the settings are in my head. I opened the book with such careless thoughts and got badly hurt.
There was too much I didn't know.
Problems I don't know whose head they came from, all kinds of settings and monster habits I never thought of.
Things I roughly thought of were supplemented and tormented me.
"Damn God."
"Seonghoon. Look at my eyes."
Raphael shook my body. Then she brought her face close. Why are you doing this. I said I'm busy?
"Look at my eyes and tell me!! What happens if you don't study!!"
Is that it. I frowned.
"Don't you feel anything seeing me study?"
Gasp!!
Raphael who made a strange sound went to the kitchen then brought a chair over with difficulty and sat beside me.
A posture of sitting with hands on the front of the chair leaning her body. She's staring at me blankly in that posture.
"What are you doing?"
"Studying."
"Isn't it interference?"
"It's studying. If I watch Seonghoon studying from beside it's studying for me too!!"
I doubt it. I was about to call Lachesis to take her away, but since she was sleeping I decided to leave Raphael beside me.
She'll go on her own when she gets sick of it.
After some time passed I got used to the gaze and could concentrate.
It was easy to study since I knew it somewhat. Actually it's not just somewhat, but since there was a lot I didn't know I was studying focusing on memorization.
Thud.
Something touched my shoulder.
"I knew this would happen."
I looked at the blonde drooling while leaning on my shoulder. If you were going to do this then why? I checked the clock to see how long I'd been concentrating and 5 minutes had passed.
An angel who falls asleep 5 minutes after starting to study.
I felt subtle emotions as I delivered a chop to her head.
"Ow!! What are you doing?!"
"Go to bed if you're going to sleep."
"Isn't it manners to move someone to bed if they start dozing?!"
"Did you think I was a gentleman?"
"Ah!" Raphael who was holding her head made a sound as if realizing then walked to the bed pitter-patter.
She says things like sleep well but only you sleep.
The interference disappeared, and I could study comfortably.
Of course.
The angel who took a nap and woke up at night didn't sleep until dawn.
"Let's sleep!!"
"Huh? Does Seonghoon want to play games too?"
I don't!!
***
Suddenly I had such a thought.
How much did I interfere with Kim Taehyun.
Let's think about it.
First I prevented him from meeting Ishia.
It means I interfered with magical growth.
Next I prevented him from meeting Sophia.
I interfered with mental growth.
What's next? Thinking about it, a few things did come out.
I twisted the original work.
The wraith incident that should have been passed over lightly was twisted and the ranking battle was moved up. I saved Ishia who Kim Taehyun should have saved so the Association President annihilated "Anti-Magic".
It means events that should have come didn't come in large numbers.
Plus what happened in the midterms?
Certainly there was an episode where a Mine attacks, and he becomes close with Shin Chaeyeon while winning in a match.
But it's 100% written.
Oh. Did I properly interfere?
I nodded. Ignoring Raphael beside me muttering 'Here we go again.'
Anyway, why am I having such thoughts.
It's because I'm about to do a really really important interference.
Which is─
"We will now start the dungeon experience. Though I'm not worried since only selected people came, still the precautions─"
This is where Kim Taehyun obtains the weapon that becomes the core of the story.
Clap clap.
I clapped alone at the instructor's words in front of a cave in an open forest. Raphael beside me looked as if wondering why I'm doing that, but I ignored this too.
What I need to do here is simple.
Enter faster than Kim Taehyun and snatch the weapon. Dungeon experience is entering a dungeon that has already been cleared. In other words, entering a dungeon where only the core remains.
The boss is already dead, and monsters that regenerate appear occasionally but they're low grade so you can sufficiently defeat them.
If you ask how to get a weapon in such a place, well.
Dungeons are extraordinary places. You never know what will happen.
There could be hidden stages, more than one boss monster could appear, and the terrain or grade could change in real time.
Meaning anything could happen, so this dungeon has a hidden floor.
In other words there's a hidden stage. I'm going to enter there.
Of course I'm going because my life is guaranteed. Why.
Because I have the [Reverse Summoning Artifact] I stole from Park Shinwoo.
Just steal the weapon and quickly escape with the artifact. I was clearly a genius.
"Seonghoon."
"What."
"That person talks too much."
Looking where Raphael pointed, there's the instructor still chattering about precautions.
He's a teacher, but I think he said to call him instructor when training.
Who made the teacher instructor setting.
"People usually talk a lot when anxious. He's talking a lot because it's all his responsibility if something happens to someone here."
"Aha!"
Raphael nodded as if grasping a truth of life. I nodded along then raised my hand as soon as the instructor finished speaking.
To the instructor looking as if wondering if there's a question, I spoke in a loud voice. As loud as possible.
"Us!! Our team wants to enter first!!!!!"
Definitely!!
***
"This is embarrassing."
"Shut up."
What do you know. I had to do it. Fortunately I got permission. But he said entering is after deciding the full order so we're waiting.
So we're sitting on a nearby tree.
As I sat still watching the swaying trees, I felt an intense gaze. It's not just a gaze.
As if glaring─
"What are you doing?"
I met eyes with Ishia while looking around. This one was the culprit.
"I was glaring."
How brazen. Is she perhaps still upset?
"Why. Are you still upset?"
"U-upset? I'm angry!!"
Why are you angry. Of course she would be angry if told I secretly bet on her.
But is this something to be so angry about? I thought hard but don't know.
I ignored Raphael whispering things like 'U.su.al.con.duct.' beside me.
"Forget it. The sense of betrayal is no joke. I won't be a maid today. No I can't. Strike. Strike~"
Ishia glared at me while making an X with her hands.
Just today? Does that mean she'll do it from tomorrow? Her maid spirit is admirably strong.
"If you use a vacation today there won't be any until next year."
"I don't want to. More importantly Father and Lucy have something to tell you."
What is it? About the treasure vault? I quietly waited for Ishia's words.
"They say they'll open the treasure vault after midterms end. They said to prepare. Be careful since you can only take out 1-2 things."
Oh. That's nice. I didn't even expect it to open right away. If it could open right away would it be a treasure vault? It'd be a warehouse.
I nodded while smiling broadly. My mood suddenly improved.
"Ishia."
"What!"
How sharp. I stood up and walked towards Ishia. She flinched at first but stayed still.
When I got somewhat close I stretched out my hand without hesitation. She was surprised seeing the hand stretching towards her, then soon closed her eyes.
What is this kid doing?
"What are you doing?"
"...Huh?"
Ishia opened her eyes slightly at my words. What her opened eyes see is a hand.
A hand boldly there as if saying hand it over.
"I said hand over the mask. Why are you closing your eyes."
"Ah."
A short exclamation. Then Ishia whose face turned bright red trembled her hand then put it in her bosom.
Then the skull mask came out with a ta-da! sound.
Why did you put it there. I put the skull mask in my inventory as soon as I received it.
"That's why don't do embarrassing things."
Getting scared seeing me stretch out my hand. Even 5-year-old kids in my original world didn't get scared seeing my hand.
I turned around feeling regretful. I received the mask, and I need to explain to the remaining team member Shin Chaeyeon that I'm the leader.
It'll be a tough fight since it's obvious she won't believe.
I went to where she was with such thoughts.
A figure sitting on a rock. Blue hair and blue eyes. Snow-white headband supporting her hair.
But something felt a bit strange. It is Shin Chaeyeon. It is but something feels different.
What is it? Feeling strange I slowly approached. She looked this way as if sensing my presence.
Our eyes meet.
3 seconds. After 3 seconds of silence she moved first.
Shin Chaeyeon who was looking this way with her head on her knees smiled.
Not just smiling but smiling brightly. Not ending with that she even waves her hand vigorously.
After about 5 seconds of brain freeze. One possibility came to mind.
Would the emotionless girl I wrote.
Smile and wave her hand like that to someone she barely talked to?
The answer is No.
Then what's going on. The answer is simple.
She has a twin sister.
"Master─ Ah. I wasn't supposed to say that. You!!"
This is crazy. That's really.