I Became the Younger Sister of the Game's Villain - Chapter 11.2
Knock, knock, knock.
Someone was tapping on the door.
As I was busy changing from pajamas to going-out clothes, my hands froze.
“Who is it?”
“Miss, it’s Seo Bok.”
“I don’t buying it.”
Oh, he wasn’t fired then.
I smirked to myself and went back to packing my bag.
Transit card, wand, a bunch of potions, and money….
As I sneakily glanced around, Gu Seo Bok entered the room, bowing subserviently.
“Where are you going?”
“Yes.”
“Where, where…”
“Why?”
I answered bluntly while checking my phone.
As Gu Seo Bok seemed increasingly anxious not knowing my destination, he started to hop from one foot to the other.
Eventually, he clutched at the hem of my pants.
I looked down with disgust at him kneeling before me.
What’s with this man?!
“Miss, where are you going, leaving this Seo Bok behind!!”
I shook him off my leg, almost crying.
He stuck like a leech; if I thought I shook him off, he’d cling right back.
He kept repeating this annoying behavior.
“Leave me alone!”
I yelled, and he collapsed like a tragic hero.
I looked down at him, incredulous.
Gu Seo Bok genuinely seemed to be in distress.
His face prompted me to ask indifferently.
“Did Lee Gyeom tell you to follow?”
“…Yes.”
“And he’s not giving you any money?”
“Right. How do you know so well, miss? Is it wiretapping? Do you have a device in my head?”
The guy, still cracking jokes despite not being fully reprimanded, was met with my disdainful gaze.
Cut off from support.
Isn’t that the most straightforward and effective threat parents have used across ages against a rebellious child?
It wasn’t what I wanted, but.
‘This is so much fun.’
“…What’s so amusing to you?”
Gu Seo Bok asked with a tone that genuinely seemed baffled.
Was I laughing?
I discreetly lowered the corners of my mouth.
“You’re really strange, miss. Why choose the thorny path when a beautiful flower road is laid out before you? Just stay still, and the Guild Master will earn money, bring you spoils, and at the very least offer you a guild management position…”
“Sir, if you have time, try persuading Lee Gyeom instead of me.”
“Ahh… the Guild Master wants me to persuade you, and you want me to persuade him, what should this poor Seo Bok do…”
“Just leave quietly. That’s what you can do.”
I pushed Gu Seo Bok’s back sternly and exited the room, quietly closing the door behind me.
As I headed straight for the front door, Gu Seo Bok, like a dog itching for something, followed again.
“Aren’t you really going to tell me where you’re going?”
“You’ll follow anyway, whether I tell you or not.”
I said nonchalantly, tapping the tips of my shoes.
Gu Seo Bok’s mouth snapped shut.
So much for keeping a poker face.
His gaze wandered around, unable to stay in one place, as if to say, “I’ve been caught!
I knew it, asshole.
I grabbed the doorknob and glanced back slightly.
“Are you that worried?”
“Of course! Who knows what could happen to you in these dangerous times going out alone…”
This tiresome overprotection.
Likely, Gu Seo Bok’s actions weren’t directly ordered by Lee Gyeom.
If Lee Gyeom wanted something done, he’d do it himself.
So, that’s just a genuine concern from the old man who’s been serving Lee Moa for a very long time.
But,
‘It’s utterly useless to me.’
“Ah, it makes me feel bad, don’t follow too obviously.”
I felt liberated.
***
『This stop is Wolam Park. The next stop is Gyonam-dong Community Center…….』
My body leaned against the bus window, shaking with the movement of the vehicle.
I stared blankly at the rapidly changing scenery outside, deep in thought.
‘How can I become stronger more quickly?’
After one venture into the portal, my concerns only deepened.
Lee Moa’s body was in a dire state, to put it mildly.
Weak muscular strength meant low stamina.
That is, a small health pool, and with low agility, almost every attack landed.
But more fundamentally, a bigger problem was,
‘Mana.’
Not a bottomless pit but a leaking pot.
That’s what the mana pool was.
Already unstable with low proficiency in attacks, and with mana depleting rapidly with each skill use, this was the situation.
However, increasing the mana pool wasn’t as straightforward as improving strength or stamina.
In Akka, the more you use mana, the more it expands like a balloon.
Normally, while playing without much thought, the mana pool naturally increases.
But that’s a process occurring naturally as mana is used up.
Therefore,
‘It’s bound to take a long time..’
To properly expand the mana pool, it’s necessary to use mana, allow for self-recovery, and have time for circulation.
But if one typically uses ‘mana potions’ during play,
‘It means artificially injecting large amounts of mana, which slows down the speed of expanding the mana pool even further.’
I must stimulate the mana pool to its limits myself…
But then, I’d have to enter the portal anyway, so first, I need a proper weapon before that…
Beep―.
‘What’s that?’
The first thought that came to mind with the loud alarm was just that.
People, like robots receiving a command, uniformly took out their smartphones to check the screens.
Screech.
The bus stopped abruptly in the middle of the road.
As soon as the doors opened, people streamed out in an orderly and swift manner.
The habitual and orchestrated behavior almost gave me goosebumps.
A message with a red siren emoji flashed on the screen of the device in my hand.
【Songwol 1-2, Songwol 1-gil NE-B grade portal emergence. Residents in the vicinity are advised to take caution. Movement of civilians within a 1 km radius is restricted.】
