151 – Silent Opening Ceremony (2)

“Wh-what’s going on?!”

The woman who had served as the guide a while ago runs toward us with a bluish face.

“Jaden.”

“… … Yes?”

The guy who had been standing there blankly shrugged his shoulders and replied.

“Take it.”

“… yes.”

His face had a lot to say, but he seemed to have noticed a lot, but he kept his mouth shut and trudged to retrieve the guy I had blown up.

“I-over there… … .”

The woman who came right in front of me looked sideways at me and pursed her lips.

“Are you in charge?”

“Yes? Oh no… !!”

“Call the person in charge.”

“uh… … Yes, yes.”

After hesitating for a moment, the woman glanced at the figure that was being dragged by Jaden’s magical power, then quickly nodded and left again.

“… I would appreciate it if you could give me a hint next time. I thought my heart was really falling, fishing… .”

It was not unusual for me to get on tiptoe and bring my face closer to whisper, so I pushed it away.

click.

I took a picture of the fainted guy’s face with the whites exposed and sent it to Claire.

[ I : (Photo) ]

[I: Do you know each other? ]

ugh-

The reply arrived quickly.

[ Claire: Ben Stiller, American Awakener. ]

[ Claire: He is registered in the rankings, so he only knows his face. ]

[Claire: Let alone contact, we have never been in contact. ]

[Claire: What did he say about me…? ]

even in a row.

[Me: No. ]

I was going to send a reply saying that I would contact you again after the opening ceremony.

[ Claire: (●♡◡♡●) ]

[Claire: (´∀｀)♡ ]

[Claire: ✿♥‿♥✿ ]

[Claire: TTaaa ]

[Claire: No. not me A small child pressed it. ]

I couldn’t see it, but I pictured Claire so clearly in my head that she would be admonishing the bewildered fairy with a bewildered face.

[Claire: Mr. Woojin…? ]

[Me: I’ll call you later. ]

I thought about pressing the emoticon for a moment, but I removed my finger and put the smartphone back in my arms.

‘Ben Stiller.’

As soon as I saw the face of the guy who fainted with a concussion, I felt uncomfortable.

It’s a guy I don’t remember, and I’ve never met.

It’s easy to guess that he’s a guy whose name has been put up in the double digits, based on the magical power he has inside his body and Claire’s mention of the ranking.

‘I don’t know.’

He’s been harboring animosity towards me ever since he approached me.

It’s true that that alone bothered me, but it wasn’t enough to use my hands.

But the moment Claire’s name came out of his mouth, I unknowingly put my hand to it.

‘… Is it because of possessiveness?’

Greed is very cooperative with me now.

However, it is also true that it is an area that even I cannot easily predict when and how it will cause problems because it is a power that is not originally mine.

As I was looking for the cause of reaching out to him, the woman who had disappeared earlier returned with an older middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man in a long brown coat stopped with a distance of about five steps, and then bowed toward me without excessive restraint.

“My name is Eddie Holt, Director of the Opening Ceremony.”

After politely introducing myself, I looked at the guy’s face as he slowly straightened his posture.

Soft eyes and shallow wrinkles.

And a cross scar on his left cheek.

‘Eddie Holt, this is what he looked like.’

Even in the memory of the other side, the appearance has never been described in detail. Instead, the cross scar on his left cheek was mentioned once every time the name Eddie Holt was mentioned.

Former Guard Captain.

Britain’s sharpest sword.

And.

‘The Queen’s shadow.’

Eddie Holt is calmly waiting for you to open your mouth first.

Originally, I planned to wake up the fainted guy, listen to what he was going to say a moment ago, and then tie it up properly.

However, the Queen’s aide appeared in front of her and changed her mind.

“His name is Ben Stiller.”

“That’s right.”

Eddie Holt casually looked over at Ben Stiller’s face lying on the floor, then nodded.

“The name Ben Stiller did not exist on the list submitted. Is that someone you invited separately?”

“no.”

“Then you’ve entered illegally.”

“That’s right.”

A stable voice without pitch.

“I hope it’s not a lie.”

“of course.”

Is it like living a long time?

Shamelessness is top notch.

“Jaden.”

“Yes. professor.”

“Wake up.”

“… Can I hit it?”

I nodded my head at his question.

pair-!! pair-!!

A crackling sound rang out twice in rapid succession.

Jaden crouched down and gave Ben Stiller a friendly slap on the left and right cheeks.

The effect appeared quickly.

“Ugh… … ?”

Blue eyes fell on a snowball full of whites.

The focus that had been stupidly released gradually became clearer.

“… … Ugh?!”

He suddenly caught his breath and stood up.

“you you… … ?”

And to do that is to point your finger at me and purse your lips.

“Cowardly, surprise attacks aren’t enough, so they even use artifacts?!”

Ku-goo-goo–!!

Correct.

From finger pointing to reality denial to fabrication.

‘Is it hot-tempered?’

I robbed him of the control of the mana actively running inside his body.

“uh… … ?”

The waves of intense magical power that flowed out with the intent to kill beyond the hostility disappeared, and at the same time, the guy showed a stupid expression once again.

But that’s for a while.

He crumpled his distinctive face and showed his anger toward me.

“What tricks did you—”

“Ben Stiller.”

I cut him off.

Perhaps it was because she had revealed her murderous intentions earlier, her body tried to move on its own once again. If he tried his hand this time, he would face one of two consequences, either becoming paralyzed or dying.

“Tell me what you meant to say to me first.”

“Crazy bastard… … .”

He bared his teeth as if he could run at me at any moment if he could.

“… Cuck, twee.”

After staring at me for a long time, he spat on the floor and opened his mouth while glaring at me with mixed emotions.

“I want to see Claire… .”

Awful—!!

This time, I waved my hand at my will.

“This bastard… … What?!”

“Don’t use my lover’s name carelessly.”

A buggy guy.

I swallowed the afterword.

It was a look I didn’t want to show to Hana Baek, who was watching over me with worried eyes.

“Huh… … !!”

Instead, I loosened the mana that was holding his heart a little.

“I will ask again. What was the first thing you were going to say to me?”

“… … I came to see Yu Hee-shin’s enforcer.”

The voice that came out of his mouth, which opened again, was calm, as if his anger had softened. However, the two eyes that were staring this way had a deeper negative emotion than a moment ago.

“… I thought you weren’t here, so I approached you to ask where you were.”

hard!!

An eerie sound escaped from his mouth.

“The purpose of meeting.”

“… … To let you know that I am a better man than you.”

I’m one step away from him.

It was because I decided that otherwise, I would have a hard time resisting the urge to tear his mouth open.

‘is it… … .’

I was able to find the reason why I used my hands on him through the emotions that were just as seething as him.

It wasn’t enough that he dared not know the subject and had a desire for her, and he tried to humiliate her by revealing that ugly thing.

The reason this body acted uncontrollably was because I felt the ugly feelings of the worms in front of me that I had never felt before.

‘As expected, with my pitiful soul, they’re a bunch of people who perfectly utilize the body of the original owner.’

Suppressing my simmering emotions, I asked the worm that was still unaware of the subject and was showing its teeth in this direction.

“I’ll give you a chance to prove what you just said at the opening party tonight.”

“… … what?”

The boy twisted his face grotesquely.

“So… … Shall we fight properly in front of everyone?”

“yes.”

“… … .”

Contrary to what I thought would be easy to accept, the guy seemed to be worried for quite a while.

“… … good. Instead, I will call a notary public here as well.”

“As you like.”

He shook his hand as he returned control of the stolen magic power back to him.

“Stop turning off.”

“… I don’t know what a great artifact it is, but just remember that you dug your own grave. Damn you bastard.”

He blew a stop at me

It disappeared from sight in just one leap.

I turned my head and looked at the shadow of the queen standing there like a bystander.

“That’s it.”

“There must be a lot of new preparations for the two of you to have a smooth match. Or, do you have anything else to say?”

“none.”

“Then I’ll be rude even though I know it’s rude because I’m running out of time.”

Eddie Holt bowed respectfully in the same attitude as the first time, and then left with a soundless step.

“Something stinks—”

“Shut up.”

I pushed Jayden away and closed my eyes.

No one spoke until the rehearsal began.