Chapter 13: You pushed the sword away?

“Is it here.”

Among the unusual weapons, I caught sight of some that were somewhat familiar to me.

Gluttony, a sword that cuts flesh and tears it apart to extract blood.

Pungma Sword, a sword that tears and cuts enemies while riding the wind.

Even the legendary weapons of the previous game.

I walked slowly into the depths following my attraction.

As I approached, the sword hilts were desperately calling out to be grabbed, showing off their humming light.

Black blade, unique handguard.

One sword hilt that swallows the surrounding light.

‘As expected…’

Was it the Black Sword.

Just as I was about to pick it up without any thought,

Cheon Hye-rin, who had inadvertently intervened, opened her mouth.

“My dear, that sword is not a good choice.”

“Yes?”

“…That is a demon sword.”

“A demon sword?”

Usually, what comes to mind when you think of a demon sword is a sword with a soul, a ghost sword.

I imagine something like this.

“This sword has the characteristic of seducing and stealing its owner’s body.

It’s not a sword that suits you yet, so it would be better to choose something else.”

‘…It doesn’t seem to be anything different?’

“What… that can’t be.”

I shrug my shoulders.

I held the sword that Cheon Hye-rin had warned me about and swung it around casually.

Come to think of it, there were occasionally guys like this in the game.

A demon sword that steals the bodies of humans.

Swords with the ability to overwhelm even legendary weapons instead of taking demerits.

Most of them were operator weapons.

I thought it would be a bit dangerous to pick this up when I fell into the Murim world.

‘…Nothing’s happening?’

But, nothing happened to me.

Rather, the demon sword, which had been emitting black light, became a bit cloudy and turned ink-colored.

“That… can’t be, it doesn’t make sense. My dear, can’t you hear anything like whispers anywhere?”

“Yes. I can’t hear anything.”

“…That’s strange. I’ll have to go out and hear other stories from Ma Roe.”

After inserting the sword into my waist, I looked at Cheon Hye-rin.

“Are you leaving right away?”

“…No, I’m not. I’ll stay a little longer. Just the two of us.”
“

She says with a voice that clearly tried to hide that she was momentarily flustered.

Um.

It’s too obvious.

Still, with Cheon Hye-rin’s permission that I could choose one more sword, I looked around without fail.

Blood Demon Sword.

Now that it has come to this.

I’m also curious about the sword that Ma Roe mentioned.

While walking, I looked at Cheon Hye-rin’s reddish ear tips and opened my mouth with a ticklish voice.

“Actually, you want to be with me-“

“…Th. That, you, re, really….”

Hwaaa-

Cheon Hye-rin reacts as soon as I stab her.

“…It’s not?”

‘”
‘Even if it’s just the two of us, th, those words… why did you say all of them in front of me… th, you have to know what embarrassment is…!’

=

Cheon Hye-rin came out of the armory, sticking close to his side.

She couldn’t help it.

Yu Jin’s side was where she could feel the most comfortable feeling.
“
“Hoo, you got the demon sword.”

“Now that you mention it, I wasn’t feeling anything, so I was just about to ask.”

Ma Roe looked at the sword once and opened his mouth.

“A demon sword that makes the heart its own. It is also called a sword that steals the body.”
“
“

But he also seemed to have sensed something strange.

Cheon Ho-joong, who was quietly examining the demon sword.

Then, he admired Yu Jin’s appearance once and raised the corners of his lips.

“This… is amazing. Your heart is so firm… that there seems to be no room for it to enter.”

“…Wh, what does that mean.”

Cheon Hye-rin, who did not understand the meaning for a moment, asked back.

He sent a meaningful gaze.

As if it was a familiar thing.

Yu Jin…

He caused another incident.

He continues to make me, who was taken hostage, sway.

“For this man, the message is that it’s not to a point where a demon sword ‘like that’ can intervene.”

“…That’s… what.”

At Cheon Ho-joong’s words, who was muttering such words, Cheon Hye-rin’s gaze was raised on its own.

His heart is… full?

Solid?

“It means that you’re completely in love. With something else.

To the point where you make the strength gained with just a sword ‘like that’.”

!!!!!!!

Her heart becomes even noisier.

It is a symptom that has been getting worse recently every time I see him and when I am by his side.

what could it be

“So… it means that this demon sword can no longer steal the man’s heart.”

Ma Roe said as he put the sword back into its scabbard.

“Usually, when you are filled with deep affection… or loyalty, ambition, the demon sword finally surrenders.”

It is caught in my sight that Yu Jin’s expression, who heard this from the side, is filled with bewilderment.

The fact that he is bewildered must mean that it is true.

If I said the fact that I liked him so openly in front of him, my face would be so hot that the heat would rise to the point of bursting.

-Sword Empress, you look pretty today.

Following that, in Cheon Hye-rin’s head, his figures began to be seen from a new perspective.

Recognizing very light makeup.

Recognizing even the smallest changes.

He comes closer as if he knows my heart…

Always observing closely by her side… interested, and above all.

Her heart is full.

Even the notorious demon sword gives up right away-

-!!!

Her heart ached greatly.

To the point that a throbbing pain surged.

“…Ugh.”

Cheon Hye-rin let out a small groan.

At the same time, as she looked at him bewildered, Cheon Hye-rin averted her gaze with a strange feeling.

This feeling was the first time in her life, but it was a feeling that she had been feeling recently.

At that feeling, she keeps doing this. I can’t look at his eyes, which come close casually.

Emotions keep surging at the small considerations.

She falls for his appearance.

She was trying not to think about it… but it seemed that she had really developed affection.

No matter what she did, it seemed that he would be on her side.

She feels an unavoidable warm love. The heat slowly spreads all over her body.

‘…No… I have to keep my mind straight. There are subordinates in front of me….’

Before those words passed through her thoughts.

“What an excellent man.”

“…?”

“No matter how strong the heart is. It’s not easy to suppress this guy, who is close to the top among the demon swords. But… it’s not impossible.”

‘…Then?’

“It means that your heart has been properly decided. Even the color has become a little brighter.”

!!!!!!!!!!!!”

Her heart is throbbing as if it will stop beating right away.

It feels like a fire has been set in her heart.

Her whole body is hot as if it has become a ball of fire.

“How deep a heart must he have had…”

“……Ah.”

Cheon Hye-rin quietly exclaimed.

She thought for a moment, looking at the demon sword and him alternately.

‘…How much is he also fallen for me.’

She suddenly, then, checked her reddened ear tips that were burning.

Cheon Hye-rin pretended not to be agitated, and immediately got up from her seat and prepared to return.

But she felt that her face was flushed.

She struggled to soothe the throbbing that was surging in her heart.

The whirlpool of emotions hidden beneath her composure only grew larger.
“
“

She bit her lip and squeezed her eyes shut… but she couldn’t control the throbbing.

It was a subtle excitement that was different from tension and permeated deep into her heart.

Yu Jin’s actions, one by one, made her inevitably feel the tremor.

Yu Jin was looking at her with an expression as if he wanted to scream at that.

Did he finally feel that he could no longer hide the fact that his heart had been found out?

The man, who had always played with her and played with her, showed his yearning heart and appearance in front of her today, so it was only natural.

Cheon Hye-rin unconsciously felt a little better.

Cheon Ho-joong added one last word even so.

“If there is only one person in front of your eyes… maybe you won’t know. You might not feel anything at all.”

“…Th, that’s really. How much…! M, me…”

Her unusually long eyelashes fluttered, and she could feel heat rising in her neck.

In her heart, each and every one of his careless jokes kept popping up.

The fact that all of them were sincere tickled Cheon Hye-rin’s heart.

‘…Everything, you… you… made me like this.’

Cheon Hye-rin tried not to show this side of herself.

For her, who had to show a strong and sublime appearance in front of her subordinates, these emotions were unfamiliar and uncomfortable.

…But it couldn’t be helped. Every time she thought of him, her heart fluttered for no reason at all, and a smile spread across her face. The emotions that bloomed from deep inside her heart were so intense that she could not control them.

“…Ma Roe.”

“Yes.”

“Yu Jin and I will… stroll together for a bit before returning. Can you go first?”

“Please do so by all means.”

On a quiet night, when she was alone, she would think of his appearance and indulge in her imagination alone.

If he was by her side, if she could hold his hand.

These thoughts made her heart even more eager.

While falling into these emotions, she would smile at herself.

It was because she thought it was funny that she, who was not worthy of the name of Sword Empress, was being swayed by girl-like emotions. But she couldn’t stop that feeling.

How nice would it be if she could be with him, or if she could spend more time with him.

Cheon Hye-rin realized long ago that her feelings for him were more than just a simple liking. This excitement was not only coming from his close presence.

His sincere tone, serious attitude, and above all, the small considerations for her kept attracting Cheon Hye-rin’s heart.

She decided to acknowledge the depth of that emotion from some point on. It had become a deep and sincere love for him that she could no longer hide or deny.

Like that,

They were left alone again.

Tightly.

She grabbed his arm.

As desperately as a lifeline.
“
“

Cheon Hye-rin couldn’t bring herself to raise her head.

How embarrassing she was acting.

Her face turned red every time she walked in close contact with his arm.

Even martial artists with deep affections do not stick together so openly.

She couldn’t help but feel ashamed when she saw what she had done in front of her eyes.

“Ahem. Y, my dear…. I want to talk intimately about our relationship… is it okay?”

A strange emotion blooms from within her heart.

Even with the same contact, it is a very unfamiliar feeling.

Looking at him accepting her, her heart beats like crazy.

“I should.”

Cheon Hye-rin’s face flushed with heat.

She feels a burning sensation.

She feels comfortable when she is holding him in her arms.

The emptiness felt when it was released was awkward.

“Th, then…. we…”

“Let’s meet like this… until we become stronger and officially date. Each other.”

“…!! O, I understand. Th, that’s enough… Th, I’m also in trouble if it’s m, more than that.”

Heat that invades her heart.

She stared at him with her eyes as wide as lanterns, so surprised that she was surprised for a moment.

If it’s him, it’s okay.

It’s okay to get closer…

She hides her flushed ear tips with her hair as much as possible and appears.

Cheon Hye-rin was clinging to my side while hesitating.

Holding my hand tightly as if it were precious.

‘….This is not it.’

If I had known this would happen.

I should have just thrown away the demon sword.

Why… How did……

How did this happen….?