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Childhood Friend of the Zenith (Web Novel) - Chapter 1112: The World of Ascension (42)
Chapter 1112: The World of Ascension (42)
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The door to the room opened, and suddenly, my father appeared.His breath was slightly ragged, as if he had run here, and his eyes, full of intensity, were clearly visible.
Especially.
‘What’s this?’
He was staring at my spoon, as if his gaze was fixed on it. It was more than a little uncomfortable. What is with those eyes? He already had a strong gaze, but right now, it felt even more intense.
“...Who is this?”
Namgung Hyung asked, looking at the person who had appeared. However, the answer came from somewhere else.
“Cheolwoon!”
My mother said, laughing warmly, as she called out my father’s name. She immediately jumped up and ran toward him.
“Cheolwoon! You’re here!?”
“......”
At that sight, my father’s gaze changed. Oh, that’s...
‘He looks angry, doesn’t he?’
It seems like he’s mad. A bad feeling crept over me.
“You know-”
Just as my mother approached my father and was about to say something,
“What is this nonsense?”
A cold voice filled the room.
“Cough.”
Namgung Hyung, who had been quietly eating, let out a startled cough at the voice.
“Oh my...”
Then, Hyun Soyeon’s reaction was the same. It seemed like she sensed something was wrong.
“Uh... uh?”
My mother appeared flustered, as if my father’s reaction was unexpected.
But,
“You.”
My father didn’t stop.
“I clearly told you not to come out of the room. Didn’t I?”
“A, no, that’s not it...”
“You’re being unreasonable now. What is this nonsense?”
“...It’s just that...”
“Come with me.”
“Wait, there’s still some left...”
My mother looked at Hyun Soyeon’s food with lingering eyes, but just as she was about to leave, pulled by my father’s hand,
“Ugh...!”
Thud!
“...!”
My mother slapped my father’s hand away.
At that, my father’s eyes became wide, like lanterns.
“Wait a minute...”
Slapping his hand away, my mother quickly ran to me.
“Are you going to eat this and that all?”
“...What?”
She suddenly began arranging the food in front of me.
“Eat it all, alright?”
“No, what...”
“I’m going now!”
“...Huh?”
She gathered it all in front of me, then turned back toward my father.
“Cheolwoon! Let’s go now!”
“...”
With a bright smile, as if everything was settled, my father looked at me this time.
Since I was by the entrance, maybe it was the dim lighting, but the red glow in his eyes was more vivid.
‘...Oh, that’s scary.’
His gaze was chilling. The kind that made me swallow without realizing it.
Before long,
“You.”
My father spoke to me.
“First thing tomorrow, I want you to find me.”
“...Yes.”
After throwing the warning, he turned his back and dragged my mother out.
And in the silence that followed, I thought to myself.
‘This is bad.’
It seemed like I had really caught his attention. Just when it seemed like things had become troublesome, a little awkward,
“Phew... Now I can breathe.”
Namgung Hyung exhaled, clearly relieved. His face had turned pale—it seemed he was really scared.
“Who was that? What kind of person has such a heavy gaze?”
“Oh my, don’t you know, young master? That person is the most famous one these days.”
“Famous? Who is it?”
“Divine Dragon.”
“...Huh?”
Namgung Hyung furrowed his brows at Hyun Soyeon’s words. Then, he quickly glanced at me.
“Then who are you?”
“......”
That made me recall the conversation from earlier in the day.
“Did you just say that man is Divine Dragon? No way... Wait, the person beside him was Cheolwoon... Could it really be Divine Dragon Gu Cheolwoon?”
It seemed like the realization was hitting him.
“No, then, you really weren’t Divine Dragon?”
“I clearly said I wasn’t...”
“No way... Then who are you?”
“......”
“Hmm? Are the two of you acquaintances? How?”
Hyun Soyeon joined the conversation, and I rubbed my forehead.
‘Ah.’
I felt a headache coming.
No, it seems it’s already here.
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After somehow finishing my meal and cleaning up, I stepped outside.
Unlike when my father came in, there hadn’t been anything unusual since then.
As soon as my mother disappeared, my spiritual sense returned, and I could feel everything again, so there was no danger.
‘It really was because of my mother.’
The reason my spiritual sense had been disturbed—I'm sure it was my mother’s fault.
The problem is,
‘It seems like others can’t notice the difference.’
It looks like I’m the only one whose spiritual sense fades around my mother. It doesn’t seem like Hyun Soyeon or Namgung Hyung felt much of a difference either.
‘Maybe there is something to it.’
It seemed like something was definitely tied up in this world as well.
While I was thinking about that, walking along,
“What are you thinking about?”
Hyun Soyeon, who was walking with me, asked.
“It’s nothing.”
By the way, as soon as we finished the meal, Namgung Hyung disappeared. It seemed like he was shocked to find out I wasn’t really Shinryong, but he quickly recovered. After filling his stomach, he said he was leaving and disappeared right away.
Every time I see him,
‘He’s weird even now.’
Namgung Hyung definitely seemed like a strange person, even when he was young.
And then,
“It doesn’t seem like nothing. Come on, tell me. It’s boring just walking, isn’t it?”
There was another weird person here.
She looked just like Namgung Bi-ah but had a completely different personality.
“I’m not bored.”
“Come on. That’s a lie. It’s written all over your face that you’re bored.”
I truly wasn’t bored.
“That can’t be. Isn’t it that you are bored, not me?”
“Oh, right. How did you know?”
“......”
“You’re bored, aren’t you? So, tell me something.”
Her attitude was so assertive. What’s with this confidence?
“What do you want me to say?”
“That thing earlier. You’re troubled about that, right?”
“...Huh?”
That thing earlier? What is she talking about?
“The little one and Shinryong. You’re bothered by it, right? Am I right?”
“...What are you talking about?”
“Isn’t that it? Young master. You like that little one, don’t you?”
“......”
“But Shinryong showed up and easily took her away, so you were hurt. The stick of love. A passionate love triangle. Isn’t that right?”
For a moment, I was speechless. I had no idea what to say.
‘Wow.’
Is she really saying this nonsense?
Who’s worried about who... Love stick? Passionate what?
It was a series of expressions that made me sick.
“No. That’s not it.”
“No? But from the moment you saw her, you couldn’t take your eyes off her. She was certainly beautiful. I’m also considered beautiful, but I’ve never seen someone who doesn’t fall for me.”
“...Your self-esteem is quite high, huh?”
“If I look like this, it’s only natural to have high self-esteem.”
How long had we been talking? I feel like it hasn’t been long, but it’s starting to drain me.
Hyun Soyeon definitely had a lot of pride in her looks. I guess it’s fair enough, looking like that...
‘She’s nothing like my daughter.’
She would be nothing like the daughter Hyun Soyeon would have in the future.
“So, is that right?”
“...No.”
“Really?”
“Yeah. Really, it’s not.”
“So you don’t like her?”
“I don’t like....”
I stopped myself for a second. It wasn’t that I didn’t like my mother, so I couldn’t say anything for a moment.
“Hehehe.”
Misunderstanding it, Hyun Soyeon’s reaction changed in a rather ugly way.
It felt like the misunderstanding was deepening with no end.
“No, I said it’s not like that.”
“Oh. Alright then. Let’s go with that.”
“Damn...”
“But don’t lose hope. I saw earlier, that little one doesn’t seem completely uninterested in the young master either.”
“...What?”
“Isn’t that right? She didn’t eat her own meal. She was only focused on the young master all day.”
“......”
That was a bit strange. She had dragged me out saying she was hungry.
Yet, she didn’t eat herself, only picking at my meal.
“That. Normally, that can only happen if there’s love involved. So, maybe there’s hope?”
“Forget it.”
I didn’t need to hear more. Talking about love, seriously.
“I’m not interested.”
“I don’t think so.”
“I’m telling you, I’m not...”
I sighed and added more words. I didn’t want any more misunderstandings to crop up.
“I have a fiancee, so I’m not interested.”
“Hmm?”
I said, looking at Hyun Soyeon. Thinking about her, who looked just like her, it was somewhat better.
If I said this, she shouldn’t get involved anymore, I thought, and said it.
“Oh, really? But?”
“What?”
Hyun Soyeon surprisingly responded as if there was no problem.
“...I have a fiancee?”
“Then what?”
“Why?”
“If you have a fiancee, doesn’t that mean you can’t love someone else?”
“What kind of nonsense is that?”
“Not everyone loves just because they’re engaged. It’s something you have to do, not because you want to.”
“...What? Then what about you, Hyun Soyeon? Don’t you like Namgung Young Master?”
She had been chasing after him and taking care of him.
But now she was saying something completely opposite to her actions, which confused me.
“Yeah, I don’t like him.”
“...Huh?”
Her calm response made me freeze.
What did she just say?
Even with my reaction, Hyun Soyeon said it so casually.
“I told you. I’m doing this because I have to. This is different from love.”
After saying that, she smiled faintly.
That smile...
‘What is that?’
It was a smile so dry and thin.
“It’s just like that. So...”
Tap, tap. She patted my shoulder.
“I’m speaking from experience. When you can grab something, you should. It’s... true, I’ve experienced it. I’m going ahead, okay? I had fun today.”
Then she turned and walked away first.
As Hyun Soyeon distanced herself and disappeared into the distance,
“...Huh?”
My dazed mind snapped back.
Because of that, I didn’t even get the chance to ask.
‘What?’
Hyun Soyeon said she didn’t love Namgung Jin.
I was so surprised that I couldn’t even clarify that it wasn’t like that.
‘...Huh?’
Then, what was the reason for chasing him so desperately?
She didn’t like him, but she still did that?
‘Wow.’
I couldn’t help but chuckle. It seems like...
‘She’s probably got her own issues.’
Hyun Soyeon seemed to have something going on too.
Of course,
‘...Then I should stay out of it.’
She definitely looks like someone who’ll bring trouble.
Now that I understood, I decided I wasn’t going to get involved anymore.
...No matter what method I had to use.
