Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Recorder of Prophetic Texts (3)

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A ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍knock broke the silence of the hospital room, and Shin Yu-hwan entered at the same time.

"Big ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Sister Seora."

"You ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍are here. Did you say goodbye to him?"

"Yes. ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍It looked like he was going to talk with Big Sister Yu-na for a moment before leaving."

Shin ‍​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Yu-hwan spoke casually as he sat down heavily in the seat where Choi Yu-seong had been sitting.

"So, did you have a good talk with the boy?"

"Yes. He was a kind child. Thanks to that, we were able to talk about many things."

"Does being kind have anything to do with talking a lot?"

"Well, it is because he listened well to what I had to say. Most of it was about when you were younger, though."

At Han Seora's playful words, Shin Yu-hwan made a face and groaned.

It did not feel like he was angry; rather, it felt more like he was embarrassed that his secrets had been exposed.

If it had been the usual Han Seora, she would have teased Shin Yu-hwan even more while watching him react like that, but she could not do so right now.

That was because...

'He really was a mysterious child.'

Han Seora's mind was currently filled with thoughts of Choi Yu-seong.

Therefore, rather than playing along with Shin Yu-hwan right now, she continued her thoughts about Choi Yu-seong.

She thought about the existence that she could not describe as anything other than mysterious the more she looked at him.

'Of course, the conversation we had consisted only of ordinary and everyday topics.'

However, those who know would understand.

There are many things one can learn when looking at a person even without a conversation.

And one can grasp the essence of the other person even within a meaningless conversation.

For example, yes.

There would be the other person’s gestures, habits, the way they handle their gaze, and so on.

'Of course, the reason I say he is mysterious is not related to that.'

The biggest reason she considered him mysterious was because of her talent.

It was the "Fate Reader" ability she possessed.

Although it was an action that could be considered rude in some ways, she had used her talent on Choi Yu-seong because her curiosity had been piqued, and that was why she felt this way now.

'That is because that child was completely different from others.'

First, to mention one thing, there was something people had often misunderstood about her ability for a long time.

It was the fact that they believed she could "only" read the future.

There was no particular need to correct them, so she had said nothing, but she could read the past or the present as well as the future.

That was exactly what the ability of a "Fate Reader" was.

'The boy's fate that I saw through my ability was extremely peculiar.'

First of all, the future could not be read.

I can say with certainty that, even excluding the ten-year gap, this was an experience I had never encountered even once since awakening my talent.

That was only natural, as every living being was bound to have a future.

Even if someone was destined to die one minute later, the future was supposed to be visible, yet even something like that could not be seen in Choi Yu-seong.

If so, there was only one thing that proof demonstrated.

'It means he is being protected by something to the extent that I cannot read it.'

Whether that was a talent, an artifact, or whatever else it might be.

Considering that Fate Reader was an SSS-rank talent, it was an almost impossible story, but while it might converge toward zero, it did not mean there was a zero percent possibility, did it?

Even with an SSS-rank talent, there were drawbacks, such as the fact that one could not disclose anything about the future to anyone or that one could not read one's own fate. Thus, it was not completely nonsensical that there was something that transcended the compatibility of powers.

However, there was something she felt was even more mysterious than that.

'I cannot see the future, yet I read the future.'

It might sound like a crazy statement.

However, those words just now were the truth without a single lie mixed in.

I mentioned it earlier, right? My ability can read the past and the present as well as the future.

Yes, I had read the future from the past of the boy named Choi Yu-seong.

'What on earth is it?'

It was difficult to explain.

Unfortunately, the power this talent possessed was the ability to "read" rather than to "see."

Because of that, fragmentary parts floated into her head as phrases, making it difficult to know in detail.

But even so, she could clearly know the fact that what she saw in his past was the future.

That was why she felt he was such a mysterious boy.

'In this case, it can be explained in about two ways.'

One was that a problem had occurred with her talent,

Or else.

'The boy's past is connected to the future.'

However, the probability of the former was not high.

As a result of using her talent on a few people after waking up, the talent itself was working properly.

Therefore, it meant the probability of the latter was high.

Perhaps that was why Han Seora's mind could not help but become complicated.

The past of Choi Yu-seong that Han Seora had seen—in other words, the future of Choi Yu-seong—was at a level that could not be called peaceful even in kind terms.

To express it in one word...

'A carnage.'

Perhaps this word would be the most fitting.

Although she could only read a brief portion of it, it was enough to be certain.

'He is an interesting child.'

Usually, if someone were in the same position as Han Seora, ninety-nine out of a hundred would show confusion.

However, not even a hint of confusion was visible in Han Seora.

Was it because she was peculiar? In a way, that was correct.

Since awakening her talent, Han Seora had seen countless fragments of fate, and thanks to that, she had become unable to be flustered by anything.

Therefore, even in this situation that could not be expressed in simple words, she was not shaken and could speak confidently.

'If the benefactor who restored my life to me is facing a painful future, of course I must help him.'

...is what she thought.

In fact, no matter how much of a benefactor he was, would it have been easy to make up one's mind like this? It was not.

Even if she did not get flustered, she was also a person in the end, and as long as one is human, one is bound to be reluctant to be placed in an unknown situation.

Nevertheless, why was she able to say so confidently that she must help?

The reason was that there was something she had read in the future of Choi Yu-seong that had appeared as a scene of carnage.

He was more desperate than anyone, he did not know how to give up more than anyone, and also, more than anyone...

'A heart that wanted to protect his precious people.'

Since she had seen such a thing, how could she not help?

Because Han Seora herself knew very well what that emotion was, she could empathize and decide to help.

"Hehe."

When she thought like that, a laugh escaped her for no reason.

She had returned to her daily life after barely ten years, yet she was in a fate where she might walk through a hellish landscape again.

It was enough to make her think that the saying "fate is determined in the end no matter how much it twists and turns" did not come out of nowhere.

'Still, I cannot avoid it.'

She could not read her own fate, but she felt as if fate were speaking to her.

The reason you were able to escape from that hellish moment was to help that poor boy, so please carry out that role well.

If that happens, you will also be able to dream of an even happier future.

Therefore, she was simply going to help the boy placed in that harsh fate.

'Just as that boy unraveled the harsh fate placed upon me even if he calls it hypocrisy.'

She also simply had to help that boy for her own sake.

***

"Yu-seong, did you have a good trip?"

I returned to Glory after finishing my meeting with Han Seora.

At the training ground I arrived at according to Oh Jin-eon’s philosophy that one's thoughts become flexible only when moving the body, Kim Su-hyeok was welcoming me with a beaming smile.

"You are working hard even though it is the middle of the night."

"Well, it is important to work hard at everything."

"Is that so?"

That is a very Kim Su-hyeok-like thing to say.

This must be why many people cannot hate Kim Su-hyeok even though he was born with a special talent.

It is because he does not rely only on his talent and puts in several times more effort than others.

'So, I must work hard too.'

He is a guy who is overwhelming to keep up with even if I do the same, so since it is not even easy to do the same, I have no choice but to at least work as hard as possible.

Thinking that, I tossed my personal items, such as a towel, to the side and began to engage in training following Kim Su-hyeok.

How much time had passed?

While I was sweating profusely, Kim Su-hyeok broke the quiet silence and spoke to me.

"You said the person you rescued back then woke up, right?"

"Oh, did you hear that too?"

"Yes. Guildmaster Cha Yu-na sent me a separate message. So, is she okay?"

"Yeah. She was much more energetic than I thought she would be."

"I see. That is a relief."

A soft smile formed on Kim Su-hyeok’s face as if those words were sincere.

However, there was also a part that was a bit bothering.

Clearly, his face was smiling, but should I say it felt like some doubt had not been fully resolved?

"Is there something else you are curious about? Your expression does not look very refreshed."

"Oh, it is nothing much..."

"If you say it like that, I really will not pay any attention to it."

At my words, Kim Su-hyeok immediately corrected his trailing sentence and spoke about what he had said was nothing much.

"It is just that your expression does not look bright, Yu-seong."

"My expression?"

"Yes. How should I put it? Should I say it is the kind of expression you always have when you are worrying about something before you suddenly vanish?"

...It is not like I am some vanishing act; what do you mean, vanish?

Still, it was true that I had concerns.

However, I suppose they could be called ambiguous concerns.

That was because...

'It is because of the feeling I occasionally got while having a conversation with Han Seora.'

The conversation itself was fun to the point that everyday stories and jokes took up the entirety of it.

The feeling I am talking about here is because of the bitter expression Han Seora occasionally made while looking at me during that conversation.

It might be nothing much, but should I say it is a bit bothering?

However, there is no need to say such a thing.

"Nothing in particular is happening."

"...Really?"

"What is with that voice full of suspicion?"

"Well, because you have a track record."

That is true.

I am a great sinner for having done things unreliable enough for this innocent guy to say such a thing.

"Still, it is for real this time. I told you last time, right? That I will not make things to worry you anymore."

"You did say that."

"So please believe me. I will definitely tell you if something happens."

"Is that a promise? You cannot break it."

"I got it, man."

Fortunately, Kim Su-hyeok nodded and believed me after those few words.

If the one here were not Kim Su-hyeok but someone like Ju Ha-yeon, she would never have believed me.

'The saying that your daily conduct is important did not come out of nowhere.'

Sometimes, while watching Shin Yu-hwan appeal his unfairness to Cha Yu-na, I used to think things like, 'If he had done well normally, that would not happen,' but it was not easy when it became my own situation.

However, there is nothing I can do about it now, and there is nothing else but to show a better side of myself in the future.

I focused on training again while thinking like that, and a few hours later.

"Whew. I am thinking of heading out soon. What are you going to do, Yu-seong?"

Kim Su-hyeok wiped his sweat first and informed me that his training was finished.

Indeed, since there are classes tomorrow as well, it would not be good to overdo it for no reason.

However, it seemed better to finish what I was doing before leaving.

"I am going to finish this up and then go. You head in first."

"Is that so? Okay. Then see you tomorrow... no, it is today. See you later!"

"Yeah. See you later."

I sent Kim Su-hyeok off first with a smile that did not suit me and finished the remaining training.

A glass of cool water after finishing training and wiping off sweat is very refreshing.

However, unlike usual, I did not feel very refreshed.

"It must be because of that, after all."

Usually, when one has many thoughts, one does not feel refreshed.

However, the "that" I am talking about is not the concern about Han Seora I mentioned earlier.

Should I say it is a concern of a higher level than that?

"Because it is not long before the day I will make a request to Baek Ha-seong."

Yes. The time was approaching to move toward the next stage.

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