05. Deal with the Devil (2)

After the conversation, I don’t know if the misunderstanding has been resolved or if the misunderstanding has increased.

I suddenly remembered something I had forgotten.

“Ah… school!”

What time is it? When I checked the clock in my room, it was already past school start time. It was an obvious perception.

Besides, he suddenly disappeared overnight, so I didn’t know what to explain to my grandfather. Kertatus couldn’t have explained it properly, so I just hope he disappeared secretly. If I talked about the devil in front of my grandfather, I’m really afraid of what will happen next.

Yuna said in a calm voice, probably reading my worried expression.

“Take care. I have already contacted the house.”

“Huh? Contacted you?”

“Yes. I contacted her family to say that she had collapsed in an accident while visiting Claprot on business. I was very worried, but I promised to take care of it wholeheartedly. Didn’t your grandfather contact the academy?”

I see. Good luck then.

Well, it’s true that she had an accident, so Yuna didn’t lie at all. The way of speaking that skillfully hides lies between the truths may certainly have the qualities of a businessman.

Looks around to see if there is a cell phone.

There is. I kept it in my pocket, but it was fortunate that Kertatus didn’t leave it behind.

In the meantime, I’ve been contacted a lot.

[Lee Jin-ah. I was worried because I didn’t see her in the morning. She said she had an accident, is it really? I hope she wasn’t hurt too much. I told the school that I’m taking a break from a cold, so please call me when you wake up. I’m waiting.]

This is Grandpa.

… You must have known that I left without contact. It was a message that showed concern for grandchildren rather than sad feelings. Feeling the bitterness in her mouth, she confirmed the following.

[Is Lee Jin late today? (Teasing emoticon)]

[Ordinance starts soon! Sleeping late?]

[Lee Jin-ah, it hurts a lot?? It’s okay??]

[I’m going to visit you today! Get some rest! (Crying emoticon)]

This is Yoon Seo-hee. The message is that she feels her vitality, just like she is.

She says she’s coming to visit anyway? She’ll have to go back soon before class is over.

[Are you okay?]

The message from Baek Ji-soo was very concise.

How did you know that they are half different? Did Seohee contact you?

Aside from that, I also saw messages from teacher Songha and Byungjun.

“Can I contact you for a minute?”

“Of course.”

I asked for Yuna’s understanding and sent replies in turn. It’s not a big accident for her grandfather, so she said that she was fine and that she would be back soon.

Immediately there was a call from her grandfather.

I struggled to reassure her grandfather by saying that it was not a big accident, that the injury was not a big deal, that he was already healed, that he was fine now, and that he was sorry for leaving so suddenly without saying anything.

No other message came, probably because it was still class time. Except for Yoon Seo-hee. It’s fortunate that it’s not a big deal, but the message was that a visit would come. Was he not listening to class and only looking at his phone?

After I sent all of the contact, I heard giggles from the side.

“Lee Jin is really popular.”

“Huh? Is it?”

Yes, there are more people I keep in touch with than before. Still, compared to when she had just entered the academy, there were only three or four more. It’s still a number that can be counted with one hand, but isn’t it an exaggeration to say it’s popular?

“Yes. Even if it’s just a few people, they’re definitely people who value Lee Jin.”

Yuna nodded her head and affirmed.

That expression looked somewhat bitter.

“If I collapse like Lee Jin, there will be many calls. But I wonder how many of them really care about me.”

“Um….”

The position of being the daughter of the president of a large corporation is also a lot of trouble. I’ve never experienced it, so it’s hard to sympathize with it, but the analysis gave me a vague sense of her feelings.

It was loneliness.

There are only a handful of people you can truly trust and rely on. Even being betrayed by that handful of people, the loss and betrayal that Yuna would feel was immeasurable to me.

I knew it was her rude thought, but I felt her sympathy for her. It was a natural mentality for a person who wanted to help at all costs if he could, if someone he knew showed weakness in front of him.

Yuna suddenly opened her mouth as if she had entered after thinking that.

“The damage to the servants from this attack is not easy. In particular, Philip’s gap is too big.”

“Huh?”

“I need to replenish a large number of servants, and it would be great if I had a good sense, excellent skills, and someone I could trust by my side.”

Where did she go, her fragile figure that she had seen a while ago, she had the eyes of a beast aiming for her prey before she knew it. This was the second time I saw those eyes.

“Binary.”

Yuna grabbed my hand with both of her hands and pulled me to her chest. The back of her hand barely touched her voluptuous, soft, voluminous flesh.

“Hup.”

I gasped and gasped. I didn’t mean to compare, but Yuna’s breasts were bigger than Seohee’s. No, but are you reaching? Are you reaching Don’t you know you’re reaching? I hesitated whether to take my hand out of Yuna’s hand by force, even if I was embarrassed.

As if aware of my troubles, Yuna still tugged at her hand and said with a smile on her face.

“Do you intend to hire me?”

“Go, hired?”

“Yes. Valet… The tone is a bit different. A secretary, so to speak? If there is a condition Lee Jin wants, I will do my best. How about working with me?”

Well, a secretary. Thanks for the suggestion, but I don’t think I’ll be good at it.

In the first place, things like intuition and skills are all Yuna’s misunderstandings, so it’s just burdensome. It’s sure to cause a nuisance. I’m sorry, but I’m going to have to round it up and decline.

Even if it makes you feel a little awkward, it would be better to reject such an offer from the beginning. As soon as she thought that, Yuna smiled as if hitting her head and continued her words.

“… Joke. Just joke. Did you just say it lightly for a laugh?”

“Oh, was that a joke?”

“Yes. There’s no way you can put an employment relationship between friends, right? Whoop whoop… Chit.”

I think I just heard a clicking sound in the middle of laughter.

–

While I was unconscious, the doctor residing in the mansion gave me a detailed examination, but I was diagnosed with no abnormalities in my physical condition.

Yuna said that I collapsed coughing up her blood, but… I don’t know what Certatus did, but it’s probably already been healed even if it was injured due to abnormal regenerative powers.

Since I didn’t want to stay at Yuna’s house anymore, I took her limousine home like last time.

If you think about it, a lot happened in less than a day. From testing prototypes to her father’s past, being taken over by Kertatus, and the commotion at Yuna’s house.

But the problem is not over yet. Rather, this was the biggest problem for me.

Certatus forcibly took my body and put me to sleep. I still don’t know how it was possible, but since this attempt was successful once, it wouldn’t be strange if it happened again, maybe a second or a third time.

This time, on a whim, he didn’t do anything after saving Yuna, but I don’t think he did it out of pure goodwill.

Certatus is one of the demons who will destroy this world in the distant future. I don’t know if he participated in the destruction of the future, but the devil is the devil. It is undoubtedly a dangerous existence that should not be left unattended to mankind.

I barely recovered my body this time… Can you bet it will happen next time?

It is true that Yuna was helped by Kertatus, but even so, the danger of Kertatus is too high. He needed to create a failsafe somehow before it was too late.

I came home and went straight to my room. His grandfather hadn’t finished work yet, so I was the only one in the house.

In the room, the chain of the Bongma that Yuna had given was still there.

“Fortunately, it remains.”

As soon as Kertatus took his body, he was worried that he might have gotten rid of it, but it seems that he was too embarrassed to touch the magic stone himself.

Come to think of it, there was also a box Yoon Seo-hee gave her to open when she went to her house. She hadn’t even checked because she wasn’t in a hurry until now. I opened the box and checked the contents.

“This is… !”

A transparent glass bottle in a luxurious case.

The glass bottle contained a clear liquid that emitted a soft light of its own.

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Just by touching the liquid with my eyes, my heart tightened strongly and I felt an instinctive sense of danger. It wasn’t my sense, it was a sensation from Kertatus.

“Isn’t that holy water?”

Holy water. Water blessed by God.

Of course, it is not holy water made from the faith of the earth. Each tower has its own world and each god, and there are various holy waters containing the divine power of those gods.

I don’t know which tower and which religion created this holy water… I was sure If this is the case, it will work against the devil.

If you look closely, there is a small logo of the Mercury Guild on the back of the box. Why is this pictured here? Did Yoon Seo-hee get this from the Suseong Guild?

Anyway, since you brought it for me, let’s use it gratefully. The combination of the sealing magic stone and the holy water would surely create an effective sealing sphere against the devil.

He was about to go down to the workshop with the things he needed, when a voice that had been quiet until now suddenly resonated in his head.

[This, hey. Greenhorn! For a moment!]

‘… ?’

[Let’s make a deal with me.]

Same offer as a few days ago.

However, unlike that time, there was considerable impatience in Kertatus’ voice.