NOVEL NEXT chapter 52
52 – 20. I’ll give it to you
I leaned against the bus and let out a long sigh. As the evening glow covers her face, fatigue hits her entire body.
“Oh no, I’m dying…”
I felt sick. I guess it’s fortunate that the glasses shop’s shadow consumes less of her magic power.
‘Then what do you do?’
Park Eun-ji’s mental manipulation was beyond my imagination.
Her cloned abilities are not as good as those of the original owner. I never thought that the laws of this world would be returned in this way.
I really felt like all the energy in my body was being sucked out. She probably wouldn’t have succeeded at all if she had been properly trained.
‘If I keep going like this, I’ll die soon.’
‘Did you plan on living there for a long time?’
‘…’
‘I thought you didn’t want to do that again.’
Well, she had to put her body through a very difficult time.
But, well, it’s bearable. The fact that a controller has been released means that the story has progressed quite a bit, and the power-up has definitely been achieved.
Should I go home first? Or should I go to Noah?
Just as she was thinking about it, her cell phone rang. A text message came from Noah.
[Uncle]
[ㅇ?]
[Come quickly, the food is almost ready]
[Are you at my house?]
[Yes]
I don’t know when he went, but he is preparing a meal at my house.
I didn’t know how to accept this, but I decided to be grateful that there was someone who could cook for me.
“I’m here.”
“Welcome.”
As I open the front door and enter, Noah in an apron welcomes me.
It was a strange feeling.
“…Am I not the landlord?”
“What do you think?”
This guy has been coming in and out of my house a lot lately, and he seems to think it’s his house.
Anyway, anyone would think that I have at least set up a home.
It’s hard to complain too much since the rice is delicious.
“What’s for dinner today?”
“You like budae stew, right? The sausages are about to expire.”
“Good.”
As I enter the house, a nice scent tickles my nose. It is a unique smell that comes from kimchi and processed meat being boiled together.
At the same time, it is a smell that stimulates the appetite.
As expected, the well-cooked budae stew welcomes me.
Noah, your skills are getting better and better.
“I can get married now.”
“Do you want to take me with you?”
“Not me.”
“hehehe, please help me prepare the meal. Change your clothes later.”
“Are you coming?”
Guy, I can’t tell jokes. It’s good that Noah has brightened up, but wouldn’t it be heartbreaking to react like that?
“Mister? Why are you doing this?”
“…No, nothing…Ah, more than that.”
“Yes?”
“I have something to give you-“
Wait a minute.
“Do you have something to give me? Is it a gift?”
“…No, nothing.”
You bastard.
I was about to hand over the item in my pocket, but paused for a moment. One fatal miss came to mind.
‘…What should I say and hand it over?’
How should I hand over this underwear?
You stole it from the optician? That doesn’t mean Noah doesn’t know the culprit yet.
…If I do this wrong.
‘Am I not being accused of being a thief?’
I could be accused of being the criminal who ran away with Noah’s underwear.
This is annoying.
‘What should I do?’
The brain is busy. A brain that somehow tries to find the right answer.
That is the correct answer.
‘Let’s just keep it and throw it away when we go out to play later.’
First of all, let’s have it. This is by no means hidden with any impure intention.
I know that favors do not always bring good results.
If I bring this up here, nothing good will come out of it.
“I’m hungry, let’s eat.”
“You must be very hungry. What are you doing here?”
“Secret.”
Noah’s cheeks pouted.
“Tch, that’s disgraceful.”
“Oh, that’s right, adults are inherently cruel.”
“I will become an adult quickly, too.”
I started eating first, leaving Noah complaining.
The deep soup warms your tired body.
‘I want to eat quickly and go to sleep… If I sleep now, I won’t be able to sleep for even three hours.’
Now that I think about it, I was going to work later.
‘…I’m dazed…’
Maybe it was because it was getting warmer, but I felt sleepy.
The eyelids are already very tight.
I hurriedly emptied my bowl and stood up.
“Noah, you have to go to work later, right? Just clean it up and go home, okay?”
“Yes, go to sleep quickly.”
“Please do me a favor…”
After entering the room, I took off my coat and placed it on the chair. When I throw myself onto the bed, the cushion gently catches me.
‘You little bastard, get some rest too…’
‘Yes, please sleep.’
‘Oh…Nya…’
A small bug that slowly escapes from the body. After hearing the ‘clunk’ sound for some reason, I fell into sleep.
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He is a person with many secrets.
Even though he always speaks with a smile, it feels like he is hiding something, and sometimes he even turns away from what he is saying.
It’s the same this time too.
When asked where he had been, he said it was a secret.
‘What is that?’
Noah was sad.
Can’t you at least tell me where you’ve been? I didn’t do anything to stab you.
‘…Did you stab me?’
For example, a date or an entertainment establishment.
‘…No way.’
I already know that he doesn’t have a lover. I also know that he is a person who does not enjoy entertainment.
From the beginning. Even if I had done something like that, it would be difficult to say anything.
Please wait! Because in the end, it was more like writing about one’s own time.
“…Ha…Unrequited love, why is it so hard…”
Noah put the remaining items in the refrigerator and headed to his room.
He collapsed on the bed without even changing his clothes. What did you do to be so tired?
‘You didn’t even organize your clothes properly.’
Noah picked up the clothes hanging on the chair and hung them on his hanger.
Looking at it again, I think it’s a really flashy outfit. I can’t believe I’m thinking of coming to the visitation ceremony wearing this.
‘Still, it was cool.’
I should ask you to wear it next time you go out to play.
As Noah was thinking, he heard a faint sound.
It was the sound of something falling.
A small, white, triangular piece of cloth fell on the floor.
‘This?’
Noah lifted it.
“Huh…!?”
I could barely hold back the sound that was coming out.
This is…
‘It’s my… My… Cow… Underwear…!’
What was sticking out of his pocket was Noah’s underwear.
Noah looked at Shinhyeon, feeling his cheeks turn red.
‘Why is this…!’
Why is this on that guy? Whether it’s the shape or the ribbon, it’s the underwear that was stolen today.
I wonder if the identity of the thief is-
‘No…No…Don’t doubt…’
Maybe I found it by chance and brought it back. While walking down the street, I happened to…
‘That…Could…Be…Me?’
Honestly, it would be more reasonable to assume that the man took it. I don’t want to believe it, and it’s not easy to believe it.
Noah thought about him stealing his underwear.
“…If you had told me honestly, I would have just given it to you.”
I felt a strange thought come to me.
“Well, it’s not like it’s worn out… If it were you, I could have given you one as a set…”
Strangely enough, I didn’t feel bad. It was better than bad.
“Hmm…What…You pretended not to say anything…”
You made it clear. Well, there is a saying that all men are perverts.
“Umm…”
Noah held his underwear and thought about it for a while, then folded it small.
Then, he opened the dresser and stuffed it into the compartment where his underwear was.
Some kind of gift… I guess.
“If you find the car… I’ll give it to you as a reward.”
Noah’s breathing became heavy at the thought of something perverted.
Leaving underwear at another man’s house is, in a way, a dangerous act. But why do I have such a wish that you would find me quickly?
“…I guess I’m really crazy…”
Noah hurriedly ran away, covering the corners of his mouth that did not go down even though he was blaming himself.
“Ah… If it’s you, I’ll even forgive you for covering your head. Good night…”
After a while, it seemed like they would really give the above items as a set.
Should I have stolen one too? The thought occurred to me after arriving home.
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“Did you check it out while meeting other kids?”
“Yes, I checked everything.”
A month has already passed. In the meantime, I spent my time quietly without being active as a Kraken.
It was thanks to Iris becoming stronger that she did it on her own, but it was also to achieve one goal.
“They haven’t gotten much stronger, have they?”
Gkomulgi responded to my dissatisfied voice.
“Yes. It hasn’t changed much.”
“Hmm…”
It was dissatisfaction.
“It will be difficult if Iris continues to become stronger like this…”
The fact that the other guys are at a standstill.
It’s not that I don’t understand. Iris is abnormally strong, and because of that, she acts as the tip of the team’s spear.
But if other guys can’t grow because of that, that’s quite a problem.
“So, we’ll have to fight without Iris for a while.”
No. Rather.
“How about having him fight Iris?”
It would be even better if they realized their shortcomings by directly confronting them.
“But how are you going to make us fight?”
It was a question from Kkomul. The answer to that question was simple.
“Mind control.”
“Mind control…!”
“After I capture Iris, I will apply strong mind control to her. Then, I will be able to control her for a while.”
For this, I saved my magic power for a while. Iris’s suppression and mind control. Obviously, a huge amount of consumption is expected.
Looking at me satisfied and saying that it was a pretty good plan, Kkomouli muttered.
“…You tie a high school girl with tentacles and then manipulate her mind as you please.”
“Uh huh.”
“Shinhyeon, did you like that?”
“No.”
“I’m worried about this…I’m afraid he’ll take me and rape Miss Noah later…”
“I won’t do it.”
“…Ah.”
“Why?”
“If that’s the case, then it’s 3P-“
“No!”
Wow, my head hurts so I have to get to work quickly.