Possessed in a Thousand Novels

2. Two Possessors (3)

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-Poroshiu: Does anyone remember the contents of ‘The Prison Life of an S-Class Prisoner’? I only glanced at it, but I can’t remember clearly…

-Hunter Siwoo: I am you and you are me, will you remember that?

-Forosio: There might be someone you suddenly remember.

-Lo Pan Siu: Do you remember the title? I’m so f*cking jealous

– Assistant Professor Siwoo: You selected the content without even reading it, so you don’t remember it, you idiot.

-Lo Pan Siu: Am I you?

-Training instructor Siwoo: Yes, I’m possessed by Yasul~ I’m going to f*cking f*ck you~

-Lo Pan Siu: f*ck you.

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-Tutoshiu: I was on the 2nd floor on the 1st floor, and I was hit by 5 arrows and it was a mess… Is it even possible to f*cking clear this?

-Akashiu: Tutoshiu run away like a dog hahahaha

-Matap Siu: That bastard will never be able to get past the first floor until someone among us teaches him magic hahahaha.

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“There are some tips for managing your life records written on the paper pasted in front, so I checked them and there are some instructions… “

During the finale, the teacher tried hard to explain what was going on. Stories that I would normally have listened to. But Seoyeon couldn’t hear a word of that story.

It was because of a cafe appointment I had made with Siwoo after school.

Of course, I had no intention of ending with just the cafe. Since I won’t have time to play like this once the semester starts in earnest, I planned to enjoy it all before then.

With Siwoo.

The funeral ceremony was too long. The endless instructions and various explanations took up Seoyeon’s time. The teacher, who was unusually talkative today, let her children go only after the bell rang.

Seo-yeon stood up as if she had been waiting and went home from school next to Si-woo, matching her steps. As she matched the tempo of her walking, I felt like I was getting closer.

Seo-yeon talked about various things with Si-woo all the way home from school. When the conversation was about to end, Seoyeon kept bringing up new topics, so there was no time to stop chatting. The chat continued even after she got to the bus stop.

At that time, a growling sound came from Seoyeon’s stomach. A moment of silence. However, Seoyeon was not embarrassed and she smiled brightly.

Because it was what I expected.

“But I’m already hungry. “It’s past 5 o’clock now, right?”

“That’s right… “Shall we study after dinner?”

“OK. What should we eat? Do you want some pasta? “It was around here.”

Of course, this is a place that Seoyeon found out about in advance.

“It’s good. “Have you been there before?”

“I’ve never been there, but… Still, it should be okay since it’s next to Stella Academy. Ah, but which pasta do you like best? “I like cream pasta best, but you-“

Although he felt like he was being dragged into something, Siwoo obediently followed Seoyeon. Siwoo himself was hungry, but more than anything, the pretty woman’s dinner offer had a magic that he couldn’t refuse.

The two entered a pasta restaurant. Thanks to the clean and casual interior, it seemed like a place that students could come to without any burden.

Seo-yeon and Si-woo sat facing each other at the two-person table. It’s definitely farther than the distance the two of us sat next to each other at school.It felt like we were getting closer just by sitting across from each other like this. It felt as if their breaths were mixing together, and Seoyeon was worried about even breathing.

The two held the menu together, thought about it for a while, and then ordered cream pasta and oyster pasta. Soon enough, menus arrived at each seat.

Seoyeon thought while eating and eating little by little. She explains why she likes Si-woo.

Maybe it was because she looked resolute even though she lost her circle. Or is it because of his pretty face?

But if you think about it a little more, love originally had no clear reason.

“Siwoo. “Can I just have a bite of your pasta?”

“As you please. Instead, can I just take a bite of the cream pasta?”

“Good good. That’s how we exchange it.”

Seoyeon dexterously rolled up a spoonful of oyster pasta and took it away.

Siwoo, on the other hand, had a hard time picking up the cream pasta. He kept slipping and couldn’t hold on to the fork.

If Si-woo had any knowledge of magic, she would have known that Seo-yeon was using magic, but Si-woo had no idea.

So, after whining for a while, Seoyeon burst out laughing.

“Why can’t I pick up noodles?”

“No… “Why is this like this?”

“Ugh. “I will do it for you.”

Seoyeon rolled up a large bowl of noodles on her spoon as if she was being generous.

When Si-woo saw that and lifted the spoon, Seo-yeon playfully ignored the spoon and placed her own spoon in front of Si-woo’s mouth.

Seoyeon’s hands, which she had managed to secure with her magic, were actually shaking very much.

“Now, try it.”

“… Huh?”

“Oh~”

“Ah, ah~”

Si-Woo felt embarrassed and took Seo-Yeon’s pasta. The feel of her cream seemed to have her taste. She even liked the clumsy feeding spoon against her teeth.

As she watched Si-woo eat, Seo-yeon thought that it was really fortunate that she had put on makeup. If I had seen her new red face, she would have been so embarrassed that she would have died.

Seoyeon asked with a trembling voice.

“… How is it? Like I said, cream pasta is the best, right?”

Siwoo felt his heart shaking.

“… Huh. It’s really delicious.”

The two ended up eating pasta in a slightly awkward, yet excited atmosphere. We even ordered olive focaccia, ate up all the remaining sauce, and paid for our portion.

On the way out of the restaurant. Seoyeon pounded her stomach, which had not even come out, with both hands.

“I’m full… “This is a nice house.”

“Yes, good. “The price is relatively cheap.”

“Right. Do you want to come here next time? “The rose pasta here is also delicious.”

“OK. “I’ll have to order cream pasta next time.”

“Good. “In this way, Cream Pasta has another comrade.”

The two headed back the way they came and headed to the bus stop.

While on his way, Siwoo suddenly became curious and asked.

“But where are you going to the cafe?”

“There’s a good coffee place near my house. Go there… “

As Seo-yeon’s backstory continued, Si-woo looked at Seo-yeon curiously, and then she looked at Seo-yeon.I shifted my gaze to the place.

It was a coin karaoke room.

Seoyeon planned it in advance.

“Well, I can’t study well when I’m full…”

Seoyeon looked down at the floor awkwardly.

An unbelievable excuse to be a student at Stella Academy.

But neither of them paid any attention to that.

“Would you like to go to a karaoke bar for a while?”

Siwoo nodded.

Seoyeon’s thin hand pulled Siwoo’s wrist.

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Seo-yeon said she would pay since she asked to go, and she put 3,000 won into the machine. The number 6 songs appeared on the screen.

“I’m just going to sing this and go to the cafe.”

Seoyeon then reserved her song first. ‘Love is an open door.’ It was a couple song sung by a man and a woman.

“You sing the male part. “I’ll sing the female part.”

“… But won’t this man betray him later?”

“What does that matter? “Now, let’s start singing.”

While Siwoo was hesitating whether he should really do it, Seoyeon’s pink lips opened.

“All my life has been-“

Seoyeon’s pure voice opened the song. A small, slightly shy voice rang through the speakers.

The way she sang the song fluently showed that it was not just empty words that she liked this song.

Soon, Siwoo’s turn came. Siwoo stuttered and read the lyrics on the screen.

“I’ve been searching my whole life-“

Seoyeon laughed at Siwoo’s clumsy singing.

“What is that~”

Seo-yeon almost booed her, but Si-woo persevered and finished his part. Seoyeon and Siwoo continued singing as if they were talking.

And the highlight part. The two sang together, matching the beat with each other. Even though it wasn’t intentional, the two voices stuck together like harmony.

As Seo-yeon sang along, she saw Si-woo’s face, not the lyrics. She looked at him overlapping the lyrics of the song.

Seoyeon’s earlobes turned bright red. Her dark karaoke room hid her like that.

“With you.”

“… “You.”

“With you!”

“With you!”

“Love is an open door…”

As her interlude came out, Seo-yeon tapped Si-woo’s arm with her shoulder.

“Hey, why can’t you keep the beat?”

“It’s my first time calling you.”

“Is this my first time too?”

“Huh?”

“Verse 2 begins. “I never met anyone-“

Verse 2 was even more messy than verse 1. Seo-yeon increasingly forgot the lyrics of her song, and Si-woo, who had been supporting her song, fell apart as Seo-yeon stumbled.

But the two didn’t care about that. Even if I didn’t sing, it would have been better.

I would have been happy just being in a small space together.

After many twists and turns, the song ended. Si-woo laughed embarrassedly, and Seo-yeon also felt embarrassed belatedly.

The next song and the song after that were also couple songs.All. Although Seo-yeon took the lead in selecting the song, Si-woo did not refuse it either.

As time passed, their breathing gradually became more harmonious. Seoyeon laughed happily, and Siwoo also forgot her worries and enjoyed the song.

Narrow room. Each other’s voices filled each other’s hearts.

*

The cafe in the evening was quite quiet.

Seo-yeon and Si-woo took a seat in the corner. I chose a place where I could study while conversing.

Siwoo asked Seoyeon.

“What would you like to drink?”

“I’m Ice Lungo.”

“Are you telling me to order something expensive?”

“Lungo is also quite expensive.”

“Honestly, I don’t know the difference between that and Americano.”

“Wow, that’s a statement that will get stoned by coffee enthusiasts.”

Siwoo went to the counter and ordered a glass of iced Americano and a glass of iced lungo, and received coffee shortly after.

“But Siwoo, how long can you study?”

“Hmm… Around 7:30? I have to be at school by 8 o’clock…”

“What. Less than 2 hours left? Hurry. “Quickly open the first page!”

Seo-yeon put her shoulder against Si-woo’s shoulder. Her heart was beating so loudly that even Siu could feel it.

Even so, her explanation was absolutely perfect.

While listening to the explanation, Siwoo recalled the contents of her original game.

The first incident of the original game begins with a stray cat’s runaway magical power. Elia feels sadness for the first time through that incident, and it causes her distress. She grows further as a saint.

Jo Yu-jin tries to get rid of the incident. In the name of doing it for Elia.

It has to be stopped.

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Just as the setting sun was burning the western sky, the streetlights were turning on one by one, creating the shadow of an animal.

It was a stray cat with pure white fur that had been frequenting the academy recently.

Gray eyes roamed the streets. Even the academy’s walls were no obstacle to the cat.

The way he quietly walked and crouched next to Material Storage Room 3 in the corner of the academy was quite a habit.

In Storage No. 3, there were many materials that had to be stored above a certain temperature, and a warm breeze spread around the storage room, making it perfect for spending a March night when the cold had not yet gone away.

As the cat lay down and fell asleep, a figure covered the cat.

Rustle-

The shadow wavered as if in anguish. The movement of the shadow contained scales. A scale that measures the world, love, and oneself.

Libra constantly moved both arms. Numerous values were repeatedly raised and lowered. The things the shadow knows, the things it does not know, and the things it has learned form the slope of the scale.

And at the end, the shadow lowered itself from the scale. The scales tilted dizzyingly and the shadow stretched out her arms towards the cat. The slowly accumulating magic power was aimed at the cat.

At that time, a single voice cut through the silent darkness.

“What are you doing there?”

The startled and trembling shadow slowly turned its head and saw the figure of a man with his back to the streetlight.

The shadowy man’s face never had a shadowIt was a person I had never thought of.

“Then why are you here at this time?”

Shadow, Jo Yu-jin glared at Cheon Si-woo.

The chilly wind became tense.