Chapter 19: I do it openly.

‘…This isn’t the place.’

I looked around and thought so.

In fact, if I looked around and saw an area I knew, there was one thing I had to get.

Unlike in the game where you could only get them by following the righteous path, I could probably get them here.

While I was looking around for a moment, Cheon Hye-rin’s hand reached out to me.

“Yu Jin… where are you looking, my dear?”

“Yes?”

Cheon Hye-rin pulled me in and moved her feet.

Whether it was my imagination or not, the tips of her ears, visible under her disheveled hair, seemed to be burning red.

“…Look at me. Yu Jin.”

Then she murmured that way next to me.

Cheon Hye-rin, suddenly dropping the honorifics.

It was a somewhat cautious, shy… but clearly courageous approach.

“…Why are you suddenly like this?”

“Your gaze has been away from me for 7 minutes. So look only at me now.”

…Does she usually count all that?

Cheon Hye-rin, who had been silent for a moment, now handed me a steamed bun filled with red beans.

“Here, say ah…”

The place where her bite marks were clearly left.

‘Should I avoid eating this? Or not?’

No. On the contrary, if I worry about it here, it means I’m conscious of it.

I have to act like it’s nothing.

As if it’s natural.

Ah-

“…!!”

It’s sweet.

The soft and warm red beans blended pleasantly in my mouth.

I watched her facial expressions as I chewed.

“It’s delicious. Is it because you fed it to me?”

“Th, there’s no way it’s… not…”

As I brought the red bean bun that I had bitten to her mouth, Cheon Hye-rin’s face was filled with great concern again.

She reacts like that every time I offer it.

She brings it to her lips where they had touched.

After that, she hesitates and then shoves it into her mouth all at once, saying ah, ah, ah.

“Drink some water. You’ll get indigestion.”

“…Ugh, th…thank you.”

I saw her cheeks flush red at that moment.

Cheon Hye-rin, perhaps sensing my gaze at that moment, quickly covered her face.

I remembered what I had seen a few days ago.

Cheon Hye-rin, whose true self is said to be cold and ruthless.

But for her, a change in expression and blushing cheeks… means that she can’t suppress the feeling of ‘liking’ me more than she can imagine.

She is covering her face, which is flushed to the tips of her ears, with both hands. She is trying to calm her heavy breathing.

“Don’t… keep doing things that make me nervous. There are times when I can’t stand it either.”

Cheon Hye-rin turned her head with a slightly concerned expression as if she was ashamed that her inner thoughts had been exposed.

Time passed. She was already looking at me with that innocent expression again.

So I pointed to the side where they were eating mapo tofu.

“Shall we go eat that?”

“…That’s too spicy for me.”

Does even an absolute master have a concept of spicy and salty?

Well, does that mean she hasn’t tasted the real thing?

“Then I’ll make it for you later with a non-spicy version.”

“…Y, you’re going to cook for me?”

She asked back in a slightly suspicious tone.

I opened my mouth without thinking about it.

“Well… I think there will be a chance to do that soon.”

What is it?

Why is she widening her eyes as if surprised?

I try to change the subject quickly.

“It’s the first time I’ve cooked for you directly, but I’m sure you’ll like it. Of course, I’ll adjust the taste while we’re together, but if I know your tastes, I can make it more delicious in the future-“

“St, stop. Stop…!”

“Yes?”

Cheon Hye-rin, who had been still, hurriedly stopped me.

“Y, you… how much more do you want to grill me before you’re satisfied…!- “

“-Let’s eat this then.”

“…Uh, yes.”

The moment freezes.

Cheon Hye-rin stared blankly at the beef bulgogi on the iron plate that I ordered.

“…You. How did you know that was my favorite food? Tell me now.”

No… I just guessed.

Why is it that I only get lucky at times like this?

Is it right to say that I’m getting lucky?

While I was waiting for the food I ordered and sweating,

A slightly familiar silhouette caught my eye.

Looking at her snow-white hair, I couldn’t help but guess who it was.

It was Hong Yeon.

But this time, she was also disguised.

“…?”

We almost recognized each other at the same time.

In front of Hong Yeon, there was a bowl full of braised pork belly.

“What are you doing here.”

Hong Yeon, who asked innocently.

She looked at Cheon Hye-rin for a moment and then audibly gasped, which was visible to me.

“…? Sw, Sword Empress….”

“…I came out for a while.”

Hong Yeon tilted her head as if she couldn’t figure out the situation, and then left.

It bothered me a little that she was snickering behind me.

“We ate together, took a walk at night, and slept together… You did everything. You did everything.”

“?”

Cheon Hye-rin didn’t sleep a wink last night.

It wasn’t that there was no contact with Yu Jin at all, but it was the first time he had expressed his intentions so actively.

…It was also the first time she had accepted it.

The physical contact she had had before was only holding hands with gloves on…

She pushed him away a little, but the other person wanted her.

She breathed heavily at the fact that it was a little difficult to refuse.

Her nerves were constantly prickling.

A thrill like pleasure, where her ears turned hot, echoed.

She had never felt these emotions before and had only been rejected.

Even when her emotions resonated, it made her step back.

She suppressed and controlled them.

But he made her accept everything even when she tried to push him away, so she felt like she had been defeated and fallen in love for some reason.

She wondered how much he must love her to do this.

Even while waiting for the food.

She cautiously turned her gaze, and surreptitiously intertwined her fingers with his.

“…Ugh.”

Her face inevitably turned red. Her tightly closed lips. Even the tips of her ears turned hot.

While making such contact, Cheon Hye-rin was soon able to recognize the changes that had occurred in her.

At some point, she was getting used to making such contact.

The excitement… the thrill was growing more and more.

She also felt at ease when she was with Yu Jin, and she kept smiling.

Cheon Hye-rin simply didn’t dislike holding hands and smiling at each other.

She likes Yu Jin, who embraces her waist and asks for her.

His traces were left all over his body.

And for some reason, that fact made her feel comfortable.

“…Ugh.”

Cheon Hye-rin didn’t want to show weakness.

She had been doing that all her life.

Thinking about the days she would meet in the future… she had to maintain the atmosphere to some extent.

But since she had shown him everything before, she thought it might be okay with him.

She had already been caught showing embarrassing 모습 to Yu Jin.

She may have been swayed by his comfort.

She relaxed and pulled her waist as it was.

Cheon Hye-rin, who was pulled without resistance.

He didn’t take back the arms he had wrapped around her waist. Instead, he pulled her closer to himself with more force.

Cheon Hye-rin, who had been pretending not to know, blushed to the tips of her ears at the subtle request.

Cheon Hye-rin had to force herself to hold back the smiles that kept coming out.

At the same time, Yu Jin began to pull away as if he was trying to get away for a moment.

“…It’s not working.”

At the same time, Cheon Hye-rin’s hand pulled his arm as she pleased.

She liked this approach.

She wanted to be like this more.

Now, Cheon Hye-rin was getting to know Yu Jin more closely.

When they were alone… she kept smiling.

Unlike acting cute or coquettish, Cheon Hye-rin simply pulled him into her arms.

Without even realizing the gazes of those around her.

Time passed, and the owner of the inn who brought the beef bulgogi held out the food with a hearty smile.

“Hehehe! You two look like a good match, are you a couple?”

…. ! ! ! ! ! ! !”

-Tadak.

Cheon Hye-rin, who dropped her chopsticks in the middle.

“We’re not that kind of relationship. We just know each other.”

“Hehe, all the guys who say that end up calling each other honey.”

“Ha, haha…”

I watched Cheon Hye-rin for a moment and saw that she was just putting food into her mouth with a flushed face.

The owner of the inn laughed and left.

Cheon Hye-rin stared at me with trembling eyes.

“You. What kind of relationship are we?”

“What kind of relationship?”

“…Our romantic relationship, my dear.”

Were we such a… relationship…?

Um.

I’m sure I don’t remember confessing.

Cheon Hye-rin, on the other hand, didn’t let go of my hand as if nothing had happened.

“I want you to give me confidence. What should I do?”

“…Our relationship is too early to be called lovers yet.”

“…Walking hand in hand at night, opening our hearts. Now, I don’t think it’s appropriate for a man who occasionally grabs my waist while walking to say that.”

“That’s…”

Um.

That’s true.

Cheon Hye-rin bit into the chicken skewer and murmured to herself while chewing.

“Is this how a relationship develops into a lover relationship?”

“…It’s not always the case.”

“It’s not a word that’s commonly used between people who are already close.”

“And there’s something else I’m curious about.”

“What is it…?”

“I’d like to talk about Hong Yeon a little bit too. Tell me everything.”

“I’ve only been training with her for a while. I’ve never been on an outing like this.”

“If there’s a chance that such an atmosphere will arise… I’ll have to eliminate it all. I think I’ll have to pay more attention in the future.”

“Yes?”

“It’s nothing.”

“…I see.”

Somehow….

It seemed like the promise was going to be longer than expected.

Inside the dark inner room.

“This year’s talents are considerable.”

“This year, we invested time in quality rather than quantity. How are the other disciples?”

A martial artist approached him and handed him a piece of paper.

Affiliated with the righteous faction.

That doesn’t mean everyone is clean.

Enemies who engage in human trafficking from behind and take advantage of it.

In the current situation where power is lacking right now, it was necessary to secure even one more master as soon as possible.

“There seem to be a few people who were born with it. I’ve gathered their destinies… They say that they will have a destiny to possess talents that cannot be obtained in this world.”

“Hmm, it’s like twisting destiny. That’s interesting.”

“I heard that they can even learn Cheonmu Jiche (Heavenly Martial Body).”

“Cheonmu Jiche!”

There, the man widened his eyes and couldn’t help but stand up.

Cheonmu Jiche (Heavenly Martial Body).

Isn’t it a talent that is treated one step above the national treasure even in the family?

A talent that can never be obtained unless you are born with it.

The ability to twist destiny is not an ability that can be easily obtained.

“…Of course, that’s just what they say. Based on the precedents of those who have taken this, there hasn’t been a single case of even a basic characteristic body, let alone Cheonmu Jiche.”

At the same time, those sitting in the center were convinced.

That they must get it.

Cheonshim (Heart) x 10

Cheonryeong Shindan (Heavenly Divine Pill) x 10

“…I found it.”

While I was digging hard, news that I was waking up came into view.

[??? Legendary physical traits will be opened. ]