I Became the Younger Sister of the Game's Villain - Chapter 15.1
“Ugh, I’m dying.”
Creeeak.
With a groan, I pushed open the door, peering cautiously inside.
A large empty room inside the guild, covered in fluffy mats.
This was the ‘training room’ used by the members of the Hwarang Guild for practice or sparring.
Exhausted from a day fraught with tension and danger, I had dragged myself here for one main reason.
‘There’s so much I neglected, especially after the Kang Min Hyung situation.’
Mana capacity was one aspect.
Having had a hearty dinner, I planned to stay here tonight, training until I dropped from exhaustion.
Basic magic that can be learned without special training, mana usage exercises.
If I was in the mood to, I would test out the new weapon.
‘Staying idle only makes me anxious.’
I scratched my nose. However, before starting the training, there was something crucial to do first.
‘Stretching.’
Each stretch seemed to make my joints scream.
Even light exercises like the national fitness routine were draining.
Yoon Chae Hee was bound to be stiff.
To a person close to being an office worker, alcohol is a friend, exercise a stranger.
But this is supposedly the body of a 15-year-old!
“I’m going to stretch before I can try to do anything right…….”
I craned my neck, which felt like it would creak.
As I massaged my legs and tried to relax a little…
Creak.
The door of the training room, which had been firmly shut, opened.
Whoa, whoa, no one is supposed to be here right now.
Startled, I faced the person who had entered.
“Joo Seo Yoon?”
The person, with a face as unfamiliar as mine, was the Vice Guild Master of Hwarang, Joo Seo Yoon.
She exuded an aura, which, by itself, could crush an opponent.
She had an air of elegance that flowed from head to toe.
Joo Seo Yoon was an attractive character.
Coldly rational and robustly strong, Joo Seo Yoon never hesitated to make sacrifices for what she believed to be right.
While Lee Gyeom dominated Portals through sheer force, Joo Seo Yoon excelled in strategizing.
For larger scale Portals, Lee Gyeom often entrusted her with the command, a testament to her reliable capabilities.
She was not only the diligent conductor of Hwarang but also a steadfast supporter of Lee Gyeom.
If only she hadn’t betrayed him.
Her penetrating gaze felt like an awl piercing through me.
Joo Seo Yoon and I stood facing each other, caught in a standoff.
Her perplexed expression briefly flashed before my eyes.
Yet, it was probably my face that looked more grotesque.
‘Hey, why, here…?’
That’s the kind of thing you don’t say when you meet someone you never thought you’d see.
My mind was blank.
So, Joo Seo Yoon was still here.
She’s still part of Hwarang.
‘That means the Jamsil disaster hasn’t happened yet.’
Joo Seo Yoon was one of the suspects in Lee Moa’s murder.
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The Jamsil Disaster.
In the world of Akka, many significant historical events existed, but Jamsil was classified as a ‘disaster’ due to the exceptionally large scale of the SS-grade Portal.
Top guilds participated, resulting in numerous casualties, including Hwarang members.
Despite witnessing countless deaths throughout her time, Akka’s Joo Seo Yoon was particularly unable to cope with the events of that day.
The specific reason was never clarified, but it could be inferred from the situation and a few lines of dialogue.
It was part of a random Easter egg that only appeared on rainy days.
If one ventured to the back alleys of the deserted Jamsil Station, they could encounter Joo Seo Yoon, soaked to the bone, regardless of her umbrella, her clothes drenched.
After Jamsil, Joo Seo Yoon argued with Lee Gyeom for the need to recruit and train more hunters.
However, her reasoning wasn’t convincing enough for Lee Gyeom, who had maintained a policy of a small, elite force since the foundation of Hwarang.
The period of intense confrontation between the two began after that day.
It was also then where the Dark Temptation began to infiltrate Joo Seo Yoon.
Light and Shadow.
And Lee Tae Hwan.
Though their directions were entirely different, the essence of what Light and Shadow and Joo Seo Yoon believed was similar.
They possessed chosen powers, so they had to utilize them.
It’s said that opposites attract.
In the end, Joo Seo Yoon, who had been taken advantage of while she was mentally weakened, escaped from Hwarang and began to work independently.
And then, Lee Tae Hwan, who had been waiting for the moment Joo Seo Yoon would leave Lee Igyeom’s side, trapped her.
This led to the Itaewon portal, causing massive casualties…
‘Sh*t.’
My thoughts became entangled and complex.
A feverish heat rose from my forehead.
I naturally assumed this point in time was after the Jamsil disaster.
That portal had erupted in summer―amidst the holiday season, widening the damage―and when Lee Gyeom was still hailed as a hero. More importantly.
‘Lee Moa was alive.’
Joo Seo Yoon being named as a suspect in Lee Moa’s murder, and her irreparable rift with Lee Lee Gyeom were related to that incident.
This summer could be the last one where Lee Moa was alive.
In other words, it wouldn’t be surprising if the Jamsil disaster occurred tomorrow.
‘Is this really happening?’
To make matters worse.
Events that I couldn’t handle were gathering like a storm without my knowledge.
My consciousness, which had briefly escaped to a distant future, was forced to return to the present.
“What are you doing here?”
Joo Seo Yoon’s sudden appearance jolted me back to reality.
Surprised, I watched her slowly approach me
Ah, ahaha. I took a step back and smiled awkwardly.
