NOVEL NEXT Chapter 124
Daphne patted her neck with her hand.Daphne nodded her head broadly, confirming that the blood was no longer flowing.Everyone was looking at Lee Jong-woo with surprise.His appearance was unexpected, but with a simple wave of his hand, he healed Daphne’s wound.The knights who were holding Gabriel said to Lee Jong-woo.“Can you save the Crown Prince? If you do that, Your Majesty the Emperor will give you a big reward…!”“That’s enough, please be quiet for a moment.”Lee Jong-woo spoke coldly and looked at Gabriel.“Gabriel. Can you hear me? My friend.”His breathing was ragged.He seemed to be losing consciousness already.Lee Jong-woo lifted Gabriel’s clothes and examined the wounds.The seemingly deep wound was gurgling and bleeding continuously.Lee Jong-woo covered the wound with his palm.A faint wind blew.A soft white light swirled around Lee Jong-woo.Gabriel’s breathing slowly began to ease.“My friend, you must not lose consciousness. Follow my voice.”Lee Jong-woo called Gabriel softly.Everyone stared at the marvelous scene, holding their breath.“Gabriel, open your eyes.”And indeed, Gabriel opened his eyes like it was a lie.Gabriel, who was dying with a pale complexion, was now smiling at Lee Jong-woo.“Lee Jong-woo.”“Yes, my friend. It’s me. Did you recognize me?”Gabriel nodded.“Why are you getting stabbed in a place like this? Don’t you know that you shouldn’t get involved in dangerous things?”Gabriel let out a low laugh.“You seem to have the strength to laugh though.”“It’s just that I saved the person I want to save.”“And almost got yourself killed in the process. My friend, you’ve passed the hurdle, but you’re bleeding too much and you need to rest. When you open your eyes, everything will be fine, so get some sleep.”Lee Jong-woo’s words put Gabriel to sleep like magic.The sound of his breath, different from before, showed that he had returned.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.“Lee Jong-woo, I know you could do it. Thank you very much.”Daphne said with tears in her eyes.Lee Jong-woo looked at her and smiled faintly.“You had a hard time too, Daphne.”The knights quickly carried Gabriel away.They didn’t seem to want to stay here any longer.Cesare picked Daphne up as well.“Cesare? I can walk.”“Shh. Daphne also bled a lot. It’s good to relax.”Daphne nodded shyly.Cesare turned to Lee Jong-woo while holding Daphne.Cesare said in a hard voice.“Lee Jong-woo. Follow me. It seems that there are many stories to be heard.”Lee Jong-woo nodded.It was probably too late to run away from here.‘I can’t help it…’Lee Jong-woo glanced at Daphne in Cesare’s arms.Still, it was fortunate that both of them were unharmed. ***** It was only half an hour ago that Lee Jong-woo noticed a strange sign.Lee Jong-woo was deeply involved in this world.He changed people’s souls.In return, Lee Jong-woo had the responsibility to watch the world not collapse.To keep the world going, he had to help the key characters who switched roles get back to their place without dying.Gabriel, Cesare, and Daphne.However, as the lives of Gabriel and Daphne were in danger, the world sent a signal to Lee Jong-woo.It was good to find Gabriel and Daphne and save both of them, but because of that, Lee Jong-woo became suspicious of Cesare.“… Who are you?”Daphne went back to her room to bathe and rest.It was a story that there was no shield to protect Lee Jong-woo in the room where Cesare and the two were left alone.“Reveal your identity, Lee Jong-woo. No matter how much I searched, I couldn’t find any information about you. As if you suddenly fell from the sky.”Yes, it was natural.Because Lee Jong-woo was not from this world.Lee Jong-woo laughed awkwardly.“Besides, you just showed yourself that you have dangerous abilities. You saved a dying man.”Cesare’s voice sank low..“It appeared to be a form of magic, is that correct?”“… You’re right.”“I see.”Cesare ruffled his hair..“I’ve never heard of such a power. What kind of being are you? Could it be a dragon? Higher creatures that exist only in fantasy. If not…”“I’m just a pitiful human being caught in the middle.”Lee Jong-woo cut it and said.“It is an existence that can’t die and live forever. As a result, I was able to use special abilities…”Lee Jong-woo glanced at Cesare.I have no idea where to start and where to stop.However, it was not a very good idea to announce that this world was a novel.It was a problem that could ruin a person’s life.You are a fictional character.No one will accept it easily.“It just came from another dimension.”“… How do you get to know Daphne?”“We’ve known each other since we were little.”Lee Jong-woo replied bluntly.“Since childhood…?”“Did you ever think that Daphne had changed at some point?”“……”Cesare recalled.In fact, compared to the past, Daphne has changed a lot.It was a little more lively, less likely to hold back what she wanted to say. She was full of bright energy.She smiled much better than before.She could smile so brightly that caught everyone’s attention.‘Since when?’I can’t remember exactly.Before or after bringing Gabriel in? Otherwise…In fact, the appearance has not changed, so I couldn’t tell the difference.I just have the thought.She seemed in a good mood today. And today and the next day.And then you get used to it, and it becomes Daphne.However, I could clearly recognize that it was different from the past.“… Because Daphne is not the Daphne in the past.”Cesare frowned.“In each dimension there is a soul with a matching wavelength. Unfortunately, Daphne from the past was destined to die if she stayed here.”“… What?”“And the Daphne who is here now was destined to die in her original world. So I wanted to change the fates of two people on the same wavelength.”“So you mean you switched their souls?”Lee Jong-woo nodded his head heavily.He had to give all the probabilities about Daphne and Lee Jong-woo.For that to happen, the easiest explanation was that Daphne had crossed a dimension and changed her soul.And it made sense.Cesare accepted that fact with a heavy face.“… Aren’t you surprised?”“It doesn’t change that the person I fell in love with is now Daphne. I think that’s more important. That my wife is unharmed. That nothing is wrong with Daphne.”Cesare became a surprisingly affectionate husband.This, too, must have been a change brought by Daphne’s arrival.Lee Jong-woo nodded.“Daphne will have no problems.”“I had seen Daphne make something called the Book of Revelation. At the Crown Prince’s house before. How did that happen? Are you involved?”Cesare was going to take this opportunity to clear up any lingering doubts.Lee Jong-woo seemed to know all the answers.“Before crossing over from here, Daphne knew some of the things that were going to happen here.”“You mean… in the future?”“Something like that.”“What kind of future did she know about?”“A lot has already changed now, and there’s no need to know. What was meant to happen has happened, and what was meant to change has changed, because fate belongs to the maker.”“I see.”Cesare agreed.I thought it would be better to keep this story a secret.To know the future was a coveted ability.Not only the Emperor, but also the rulers of other countries will pay attention to Daphne.“Doesn’t Daphne have the same ability as you?”“There is not. Daphne is an ordinary human being.”Indeed.That would be dangerous if it was known that Daphne knew the future.“Besides, Daphne no longer knows about what happened in the future. What Daphne did know was only a fleeting moment compared to the eternity of time.”“That’s better.”Lee Jong-woo was glad, too.Even after Cesare finds out Daphne’s secret, he doesn’t even have the slightest intention of using her.‘You met a good person, Daphne.’Lee Jong-woo smiled faintly.“How does she know you, and are you going to take Daphne again…”“Once done, it can’t be undone. Daphne will stay in this world.”