‘Someone get this guy out of here.’
“Do you… do you know… how I feel?! You… of all people… should know,” Kim Hyun-Sung shouted.
“...”
“You’re so cruel. Do you… do you really not understand why I did that? You knew, and yet…” Kim Hyun-Sung trailed off.
I really wanted to run away.
‘I want to get away right now, damn it.’
A drunk guy suddenly intruded into the fun banquet hall, and he wasn’t just any drunk guy. Normally, this wouldn’t be a problem, as there was bound to be one or two people like him in a gathering.
Personally, I enjoyed resolving issues that occurred in banquet halls or parties, but I couldn’t enjoy this.
‘What’s wrong with him?’
He wasn’t just drunk. I was actually surprised that he could still walk.Actually, the fact that he was drunk was absurd. Not even hard liquor made with holy power could make him drunk. He could get rid of the effects of alcohol with his mana, so the fact that he got this drunk meant that he wanted to get drunk.
He had no courage to express his true feelings while sober, so he decided to get drunk.
It was like all he could think about was his disappointment in me and his grievances. His face was red, and his eyes were filled with resentment. His chin and figure were shaking, which made me think that he was trying to be courageous.
He was forcing himself to hold back his tears and complained about how I couldn't understand him.
Unfortunately, I had no idea how to resolve this issue.
‘Damn it. He completely ruined the mood.’
“Mr. Ki-Young… Mr. Ki-Yoooung… answer me!” Kim Hyun-Sung said, slurring.
‘You’re really annoying.’
“Please answer me… What am I to you? Am I… am I…” he paused.
‘What do you mean? You’re Kim Hyun-Sung.’
“How long… will it take… for us to spend time like this…” he questioned.
What if he ended up telling all the guild members about it?
Naturally, I started getting worried. There was a chance that he would do that, as he was talking incoherently. I had no idea what else he was going to say, but I eventually became convinced that there was no need for me to worry. ŗАƝÖ₿ĘṢ
It was all because none of the guild members were listening to him. Even the kind-hearted Elena looked like she wanted to run away, while Ahn Ki-Mo stared off into the distance, knowing that resolving this was beyond his pay grade.
‘He’s so annoying.’
Colonel Smith always had a straight face, so I had no idea what he was thinking, but I was sure he was regretting his decision to join the guild.
‘Shit.’
There was one silver lining, and it was the fact that Jung Ha-Yan wasn’t interested at all. I was worried that she’d become nervous upon hearing Kim Hyun-Sung’s words, but she seemed busy with Han Sora.
‘He’s being really bold. He’s really not in his right mind.’
“Mr. Ki-Young!” Kim Hyun-Sung shouted.
“Hey, bro. I think you’re really drunk… so how about you calm down? You’re really upset right now,” Park Deok-Gu said.
“Let go of me! I have to tell you this today. I have to say it!” he yelled.
“No, you’re too drunk right now! Why are you acting like this on such a happy day? If there’s something you want to say, let’s just be open-minded and talk. I don’t know what happened between you two when you went out… but hyung-nim is shocked right now.
"The new members are watching as well, so you shouldn’t be acting like this,” Park Deok-Gu complained.
“I think it’s best if we do as Mr. Deok-Gu had suggested, Master. You’re drunk right now,” Jo Hye-Jin chimed in.
“Mr. Deok-Gu… Miss Hye-Jin…” Kim Hyun-Sung mumbled.
“Yes?”
“I have to say something to Mr. Ki-Young today,” Kim Hyun-Sung repeated.
“Hey, today isn’t the only day that you can talk to him! Come on, let’s head inside! You’re really drunk,” Park Deok-Gu suggested.
Park Deok-Gu and Jo Hye-Jin tried to stop the runaway train, but…
“I’m… not drunk!” Kim Hyun-Sung shouted.
‘You’re drunk.’
“I’m not acting like this because I’m drunk. You think I can get drunk? I’m! Not! Drunk!” Kim Hyun-Sung yelled.
“No, I’m not saying you’re drunk. You just don’t look so good today… Let’s not do this. If you want to have another drink, then—”
“Mr. Ki-Young! Mr. Ki-Young!” Kim Hyun-Sung interrupted Park Deok-Gu.
He was already out of control. The Jo-Park duo were trying to stop him, but it was going to be difficult.
Meanwhile, the guild members were just hoping that they wouldn’t get involved in this.
‘It can’t be helped.’
I had to move.
“Mr. Ki-Young! Move! Miss Hye-Jin! Mr. Ki-Young is…”
However, he wasn't in the right mind to talk right now.
I felt like he’d come back to his senses if I scolded him enough, but...
‘No, that might not even help. He’s determined to make a scene. He’s not his usual self.’
Why would he drink in the first place?
He knew I was going to get mad, and since he couldn’t win an argument with me while sober, he used alcohol before challenging me.
Normally, Kim Hyun-Sung wouldn’t do something like this. He’d cower before me even though he was angry. To ensure that he wouldn't do that, he decided to get drunk. In other words, getting mad here wouldn't be effective.
He had chosen to raise his sword rather than lowering his head, and he had armed himself before making that decision.
Between comforting him and confronting him, the former was better, no matter how much I thought about it.
“Mr. Ki-Young…” Kim Hyun-Sung mumbled.
“What’s wrong?” I asked.
“You know that better than I do,” Kim Hyun-Sung answered.
“Let’s not do this here. I think we should go somewhere else,” I suggested.
The new members were whispering to each other, and they were scared. What would they think if the two pillars of the guild were acting like this?
'Aren’t you embarrassed to show this side of you to them?'
“I-I don’t want to,” Kim Hyun-Sung stuttered.
“...”
“I’m going to say it here, Mr. Ki-Young. No matter how much I think about it, I don’t think this is right… That’s right! This isn’t right!” Kim Hyun-Sung shouted.
‘More like it’s not right for you to act this way.’
“Do you remember… how much you suffered… how much hardships you experienced to find peace?” he asked.
“I’m not the only one who suffered, so please go to sleep—”
“No! No! They don’t know—sob! how much pain you went through, and how much… you’ve suffered! But I know! The people living on this continent… don’t know anything. They don’t know what you've been through,” Kim Hyun-Sung interrupted me.
‘You don’t know anything either, damn it.’
“You barely managed to achieve this peace. I won’t let you lose this sense of comfort. You love and cherish too many things! Do you know… how painful that is for the people who cherish you, Mr. Ki-Young?! Your body doesn't just belong to you,” Kim Hyun-Sung added.
‘What do you mean? My body belongs only to me, damn it.’
“You should understand… how dangerous… and how unsettling that is! You’re selfish, Mr. Ki-Young. You’re extremely selfish!” Kim Hyun-Sung shouted.
“What did you just say?” I questioned.
'Did you just call me selfish? Do you have any idea how well I treated you? No, don’t get angry. Let’s not create more problems.'
“I do… understand. I know what you’re thinking, and I know why you’re so passionate about this, Mr. Hyun-Sung. I’m also thinking about many things. Let’s head inside. Everyone is watching,” I told him.
'I should pull his hand.'
I tried to grab his hand quietly, but this jerk slapped my hand away.
“Ah!”
Had they realized that the situation was getting worse?
The new members saw it, but Jo Hye-Jin responded quickly and tried to bring everyone away. She knew that she couldn’t let the others watch their guild master and sub guild master argue. Those with some experience went to their rooms while Park Deok-Gu led the drunk members away.
"I-I-I’ll wait for you in your room, oppa,” Jung Ha-Yan said as Han Sora led her away.
Kim Ye-Ri stared at us worriedly before walking away slowly. Chanelia Hermes—the culprit behind this mess—looked around worriedly, but she quickly went inside.
I was kind of angry, but in the end, I chose to reconcile with him.
I reached out to his arm again, and Kim Hyun-Sung looked away before pushing my hand away. He was even glaring at me. There was determination in his eyes, and they were telling me that he wasn't going to let things end so easily.
‘This jerk must be crazy.’
“Not this time. Th-This is crazy. I won’t let it happen this time,” Kim Hyun-Sung said.
'I haven’t made a decision yet, but if you look at it all, it’s not as crazy as it sounds.'
“...”
I reached my hand out again, but he moved away.
‘How could you do this to me?’
'I turned you into a regressor, gave you gifts, and even let you kill me. You think it’s okay to act this way to me? So you're trying to become bold, huh?'
“Mr. Ki-Young, they're only thinking about using you! They’re just trying to use your kind… and warm heart. I know more about them than you, Mr. Ki-Young. I’m sorry for bringing Chanelia Hermes here. I know this is my fault, but just this once…
“I don’t want to talk about this anymore,” I said.
“What?”
If confronting him and comforting him wasn’t the answer…
‘Then the only thing I can do is ignore him.’
That was the end of our conversation…
‘I need to fix that habit of his, anyway.’
I stared coldly at him as if I were looking at a stranger.
Then, I immediately turned around.
“M-Mr. Ki-Young?” Kim Hyun-Sung called out, sounding surprised.
'Don’t you dare grab me. Don’t you dare.'
With bold ambitions and footsteps, I walked away as if I was telling him that I no longer wanted to talk to him. I wanted to tell him that it was his fault, not mine.
I was sure he was sweating, and he had to have realized by now that he had made a mistake. He was definitely sober now, and he had to be thinking about how he could apologize to me.
Before anything else, he had to grab and stop me from walking away.
I was sure he wanted to resolve this before it became more serious, so he had to be thinking about how to say sorry to me.
He would follow me and say something along the lines of, "It's my fault."
He ought to grab me by now.
‘What the…?’
What was he doing?
‘Is he still thinking?’
I tried walking a little slower, but I couldn't hear him calling out to me or grabbing me to stop me from walking away. I couldn't hear the voice of the ungrateful regressor, and I couldn’t handle it any longer, so I looked back.
“...”
“...”
However, Kim Hyun-Sung wasn’t there.
“...”
‘You jerk. It’s over between us.’
The dimension was vast, and he wasn’t the only regressor out there.
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