Chapter 196: You Havent Changed A Bit

“Are you hurting? Can you walk properly or do you need me to carry you?” Jin was taking a stroll in the castle located on the 89th floor

They’ve obtained a place that they can call their temporary home after they killed the last frostguard. His stroll was accompanied by a weak and pitiful blue-haired girl that came to have woken from her sleep. He held her hand and this made her feel a sense of relief whilst they made their way to the dining room

“Why hello there you two, I’ve been informed of your arrival by our trusted doctor. If you two need anything just asked me and I’ll make it so that you’ll feel right at home. Today’s menu is Korean-style spicy chicken, I’ve heard that you have an iron stomach,” Zeke offered the two of them a seat after he saw Jin hole himself inside the medical room

He prepared their plates and takes his time to prepare their meals after he served the rest of the members

“Why am I alive? I took a blow inside my chest and I didn’t even think you of all people would save me~ hmmpp hwey im talking let me finish!!” When she tried to talk about her friend a spoonful of rice was shoved into her mouth without any kind of warning

It was followed by a hug and Jin’s warm hands that touches her face. He had a face full of regrets and an eye that screamed about her health. Even though a long time had passed away he couldn’t forget about his feelings. He felt a little empty even after he encountered his friend but as soon as he gaze into her face he was finally complete

“I’m sorry, I don’t know what happened to you because I didn’t want to hear another word from you. I blocked your number, and if you tried again I changed my sim, burnt your letters, and even ignored you. I don’t know what you went through to write such a letter, what happened to you that you regret about leaving us?” His hands were shaking and he couldn’t even look her in the eye, he was hiding his face full of tears inside her hair

“I’m sorry as well I tried to break apart your bond with your only friend… He meant a lot to you, I realized that now, once you stepped into the real world you wouldn’t find someone like him anywhere else. The real world is a place where I wasn’t able to fit in with my peers and I came to realize their all a bunch of plastics,” The atmosphere started becoming heavier and heavier as they go on about their past

Instead of continuing they both agreed to finish their meals before they continue their chat. Once they finished their meal, they went into the training grounds where most of the members partake in a friendly duel. Since the two of them suffered a ton of damage and one of them had their heart pierced it was natural that they came to observe. There wasn’t any drama about these two it was only the fact that they chose to separate themselves and turn their backs on the past

“It’s a miracle that im alive… If this was the real world I would’ve died where I stand and bleed all over. Sometimes I forgot that we’re inside the very book that the three of us created with our brainstorming. So, is Morris here? If you’re here then there’s a chance that his here~”

“You have some knowledge concerning Spell thief, right? Quite ironic that the person that broke us apart is the one that you’re trying to kill. Well, he’s not the type to hold any kind of grudge, plus the three of us are wearing a mask that conceals our stats. It’s impossible to know the person behind the mask, you were also wearing misleading armor. It kinda ugh made me think that you’re a guy, so yeah I didn’t think I was fighting you,” When he revealed the identity of the man she was aiming to kill was there have increased the weight of her conscience

Seriously though she regretted learning that she almost killed her friend, the same friend that she regrets leaving. The two of them became increasingly silent after he dropped a subject that made it harder for the two of them to talk. However, her guilt made her speak and tells her side of the story after she left them and follow her dream

“At first I thought I had it all figured out, but I didn’t… Those people, they’re not like the two of you, they have a different face that they openly show. One of them was a person I thought was a kind and helpful old man but I knew that he used his position to get me. I was almost raped and I escaped after I kicked him in the nuts, next day I found myself being glared upon by my peers,” She goes to tell him about the harassment she experience and her life that changes overnight

It seems that the man that drugged her was a person who held a high position in the company. He aimed for her after she found her to match his type and used his position to order those below his ranks. When he was unable to have a taste, those below him started harassing her. Bad rumors started spreading and the friends she trusted betrayed her without a hint of sorrow. From then on she was called a bitch, slut, whore, and was faced with working in a place where she was hated

“Karma am I right…? It seems that I deserved it after I heard about the fact that they even go so far as to talk shit about Morris’s novel. Even though I cut off our relations they did so nonetheless, it must be one of the reasons why his book was underrated. Before I knew it seven years had passed, and I lost all hope when you didn’t answer my calls and burned all of my letters. I thought you hated me so I tried to end my life… I cut my wrist and lost consciousness in my bathtub and before I knew it I woke up inside a white room,”

Her hand was uncontrollably shaking even after she finishes her story and was forgiven for her sins

“If it makes you feel any better, I’m more a douche than you could ever be… I killed someone and I called it an act of justice because they’re harming the weak. Theirs no such thing as good and bad, it’s just the strong and the weak. The more power you have the less you care about the weak and later on, you’ll trample on their dreams,” He closed their distance and place her small and light body in his lap

He hugged her after she tried his best to lessen the guilt that she carries in her mind when she knows that her way was wrong. She came to be more unstable when she learned of the identity of the person she tried to kill was revealed to be her friend. But even at her lowest point and the time when she did was blamed herself, someone reached out their hand. She quickly takes a hold of his warm and big and muscular hands that completely wraps around her own

“You haven’t changed a bit, still the same old Jin that chose his friend over me. But what change? You wouldn’t react like this if we’re talking about yourself seven years ago… If you had read my letters you must have just come and seen me but never go this far and show me that you care. I meant that romantically, what did you do or see in the last seven years we’ve been apart?” She changed her position from gazing at the balcony of the castle and faces her ex

She hugged him and even go so far as to gaze at his face and meet with his eyes that he could avoid and look directly at her own. She sees a hint of his past and a change in his demeanor and his face that scream for her safety. She couldn’t help but notice the feelings she kept locked inside her chest and broke down in tears when their eyes finally met

“You see I had a roommate when I was at the orphanage, I can’t mention her name even though Morris isn’t here. She’s his ex, and if you compare us to the both of them I think we’re far more stable. I don’t want to regret anything in my life, Yuri even if you hate for what I did in the past can you still be my friend?” He said whilst Yuri burst out of laughter after she realizes his true intention

“Ahahahahaha!!! Seriously, I thought you’d asked me if I ever lost my virginity, because you had a serious expression, instead you ask me to be your friend? Both of us know that won’t ever happen, and I don’t mean because I hate you. Jin I love you more than a friend, and that’s not going to change,”

“Yeah, but I wanted to start over and get to know you much better… Seven years is a long time ago, you might have changed, not physically I mean you look like a teenager. But that doesn’t matter, I kinda gained my youth when I arrived in this world. I don’t want to hurt you anymore, that’s why I want the both of us to start from scratc~ Hmmmp!!!” Out of nowhere he was pounced on by his ex and given a passionate kiss which he didn’t resist

“If you want to know more about me then you could’ve asked, nothing that much changed in the last seven years. I got a little kinky, but I can handle my alcohol very well, and to tell you the truth I’m still a, a,”

“Come on just spill it. You got me in the mood with that kiss at least you shouldn’t be shy. Yuri your 29 years of age have a hint of courage,”

“I’m still a virgin okay!!! I haven’t found anyone else except you!!! I loved you and I always think about you when I sleep!!!” She screamed out loud and her voice echoes throughout the castle walls

“Wow, you two haven’t changed a single bit… There’s a time and place for this kind of stuff don’t tell me you’re thinking of doing it on the balcony. What… What’s wrong you guys look so shocked. If you guys didn’t know I was here the whole time, the balcony you chose was close to my room. Well let’s forget about the little things, I recorded everything inside this magical artifact. The smooching, your talk, and even Yuri’s confession, now when are you planning for a baby? Am I going to be an uncle?” It was the time when recently recovered from his injury and manages to complete his immersion

Who would’ve thought that he’d find himself back in his recuperation chamber after he arrive in the outside world? He was sentenced when he received a punch in his face and a kick in the middle of his legs. At least these two have something in common, they mostly solve their problems with an act of violence

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