Chapter 147: Mag Mell, The Island of Treasures (3)
QAc0B“Can you move aside please?”gish
oaJPI4Y“…Hah, there’s no end to these fucking bitches.”Z8LEnt
XFVd5U“Hnn? What did you just…”SXMr
jZYT“Nothing. What’s your business with Br- Korin?”sUQOTf
gSNDnMarie had a feeling that she heard something incredibly disrespectful just then but… decided not to say anything because it was such a soft whisper that she couldn’t make out anything with certainty.e5EofPv
poebjKOn the other hand, he made her feel rather uncomfortable. It was hard to tell why, especially considering that he was a man, but… she had a feeling that he was her rival in love.3TLD
oxA“What’s going on? What’s up?”Lnze
3x91s9Drenched in sweat, Korin walked up to the boy who was blocking the road like a guardian deity and grabbed him by the shoulder.R8TC7u
sIPdtG“Please… I told you not to touch me with your sweat.”wEJ4wF
3vZFL1“Don’t worry about it. We’re all dudes.”SHQiL1
5DPSAs beads of sweat flowed down his cheeks, Korin ran his fingers through Sihu’s hair.NS9j
87nUvu“By the way, Senior Marie? What brings you here?”DC6JA
HG6xs“Mhmm…! Junior Korin!”GgjT
Y9I2n4XNot knowing where to look, Marie rolled her eyes but furtively stole several glances at his bare upper body.U3dDzcD
VoaCf“What are you looking at?”JYGBGKZ
Wnec9WlThat was when Park Sihu stood in the way to block her sight.3D2
W6aFE“Ughh…!”vC1dLN
TffHe was being a nuisance. Why was this boy constantly in the way? Actually, Marie already knew the answer to that question.Rsyl
Lzt“Sihu. Move aside a bit. That’s disrespectful when she bothered to come all the way here.”YuO7
sbvBBo“I’m sure it’s nothing important.”jox
wNrjwqp“Huh? Little guy, why are you so aggressive today? Anyway, Senior? Did you have something to talk about?”fILJ2QQ
syK“Hnn? You see… N, no! Let’s talk about it later.”iboP
C6Yc83VA sharp glare pointing at Marie stopped her from saying anything. Naturally, it was Park Sihu who was glaring at her.x0qZrei
HljSb‘He’s not even planning to hide it…’GS6tiA7
DPmgFor now, she decided to postpone the plan and left the training rooms.BtmYD1
XCtOL“Yo, Sihu! Should we let off some sweat as fellow brothers?!”0vGOPU
vpL“Stop that shit. I told you it’s disgusting, didn’t I?”vSLDCG
9CAU7O“Apparently there’s a new sauna in the city as well. We can drop by and clean ourselves there.”9lH
vCo0bj“…Sure.”3hRLb
H46qDx8………miqQl
PRrVfQ……ON3n
LnxowUB…KqeTuU
mDmM3eNEven after that, Marie tried to approach Korin several times.rbe
ola9However, most of those attempts ended in failure before she could even talk to him, because of an intruder who always prevented the two of them from being by themselves.YxDnB
Tntr“That guy’s weird! He’s so annoying!!”nqJ
z8M9y“Yes yes. Calm down and have some of your steamed potatoes.”v6OS
DaRIsabelle recommended a potato in an attempt to soothe her down. As if pouring out all of her stress on the salted potatoes, she munched through them at an unstoppable speed.fEdzo
mQ7“What is wrong with him? That Park Sihu guy…!”zMT
OHMUO“Looking at how much you hate him, Marie, I can already tell he must be one interesting fellow.”sCnI4
DV5Marie’s best friend gave deep compliments to the boy called Park Sihu, who must be something else to earn the open hatred of a girl like Marie, who was like a friendly capybara to everyone.JXdqCb
Wt2“Listen to me, Isabelle! Park Sihu, that guy made a plan with Korin to go to Holy Panda!”FZ9V0
rRjwD“Holy Panda? You mean that fine-dining restaurant that costs at least a gold coin per meal?”h8mO00
isoHxkwHoly Panda. It was by far one of the best and most famous restaurants for a dating couple, that even appeared in the Monthly Merchelin Guide.824iBf
th8Mci“So you’re saying two guys are going there by themselves?”wkEyfc4
MTj5z“Yes!”luytxUb
R77OThat guy called Sihu was making it fairly obvious though. At this point, weren’t they a half-established couple already…?5pev
NehQRi“I haven’t heard about Korin dating Sihu though?”p4Bz
8zX0e1“Dating? Haht! What kind of horrifying thing are you talking about? Boys can’t date other boys!”sZd0s5
Ceaq“Ahh~. Southerners these days.”a5it
zmztm1zMarie’s home was in the south and was a land of farmers who were responsible for feeding the entire continent.9970
Wjawpa3By nature, farmers tended to be conservative and masculine. Homosexuality was difficult for them to understand.xVfa
ZQgmOxAnd Marie was the Princess of the South. Even though she wasn’t the type to say bad things about anything, her deep-rooted preconception as a person from the South was revealed by her speech.RCm
HVaCXj“Anyway, the fact of the matter is that Park Sihu is thoroughly defensive of Korin. Going to Holy Panda, huh? Hmm~. Maybe he’s going to give him a ring there?”pE2r79
TZcVC“Haht! Why do you keep saying something like that? Even if humans allow it, the gods won’t allow it!”AoYF2H
EcfCKUnable to hold herself back anymore, Marie shot out of her seat.CHuZ
R3z“This won’t do! I will go there myself!”e0nhS1B
EqD80“Nn? To Holy Panda? It’s based on reservations though. It will be hard to make a booking at the same time as them.”5utfsI
rKp“I can just book for a whole day and pay in advance! If that doesn’t work, I’ll just buy that restaurant!”P8S3
IsX“…Marie.”8UN
YTRTcIsabelle was slightly frightened by the lengths her best friend was willing to go in terms of over-using money.RaV
OYcmEQM“Isabelle. You’re coming with me, right?”xFvF5aR
y7v“Huh?”CJ4
wtCa“They only take reservations for 2 people or above. So please come with me.”J5l
c3s2“…Just keep in mind that others will see us in the same light as Park Sihu.”mC4z
CIEHer criticism was buried by Marie’s enthusiastic shout.8JmQDc
eCbhf60***GcjM7yS
jWPy6The 3 Merchelin Star, a super exquisite fine-dining restaurant located at the center of the city, Holy Panda, was a high-class restaurant with no equal in Merkarva.aC466D
3RUwTr6They provided the best service; the store was well-ornamented straight from the entrance and had the best chefs from around the world. Naturally, the staff members had elegance and class that suited their pride in their job.uAzeU
Vd5“Wow~. It’s my first time coming to a restaurant like this.”ldC
OQDEIsabelle was baffled by the fancy status of the store but on the other hand, Marie simply handed her mini-bag to one of the staff without looking too impressed.P7sh
eRQ6Bn“Mhmm. Not bad.”4ph
YjjReDespite saying that, she thought otherwise.Os2
kwHgKIt was way too extravagant. The needlessly fancy and expensive decorations all around the store were proof of the self-conceit of the owner who must have suddenly become rich.mKKa7
SvDUMarie wasn’t interested enough to be irritated by the materialistic appearance of this restaurant. It was simply out of her interest.KhuQL
DHSFor her, this restaurant just appeared like it was around a few meters ahead of the hundreds of other restaurants in this city. But… her unit of measurement was in kilometers and that was why she couldn’t be bothered to remark about this place.VzuMmGT
acX1FThe only thing in this place that could garner her irritation was the two boys that just entered this restaurant.qZqjbUt
7mPc3LMarie was sitting on the 2nd floor, which she had booked out for the whole day, where she could gaze down at all the tables on the 1st floor including where the boys were.dDD
VRi4AK“Look. Marie. I heard this place was famous for roasted beef.”jZUVoC
ci6Zwu“Nn… Order whatever you want.”c5d
JwfQaLeaving aside her best friend who was excited by the menu of the super exquisite restaurant, Marie’s eyes were fixated on Korin and Sihu.BcOdI
pqxX9g………9wOp
42uutJ……ErUGr
6nei0aG…5Uy85mL
MfrD“Wow~. This is crazy expensive! And this place looks amazing.”ZflnRKu
6lmg“Stop being a kid and just look at the menu.”Bofn
ZWMIFKorin was looking around with an agape mouth while Sihu opened the menu, looking indifferent as always.hcu
PPcIw9“How much does this one cost?”mkEw
1rExJw“Don’t worry about the individual prices. We have money.”oqV
lwV“That’s not my money though, it’s yours.”c1D
4KKo“You helped out a lot bro, so some of it is yours.”lu3
CGPbcpp“Fufu. You little guy. Did you put honey on your mouth? That was very sweet of you to say that.”ekjKq
GAj9x“Stop saying nonsense. If you don’t feel like anything, I’ll just get a full course.”FI0
fX9x“Yeah yeah, sure.”EjyaXh
0f2pBefore long, the staff started bringing out a bunch of dishes to place on their table.KUHy7
Hq3Axu“Aiya~. This looks amazing.”WObF
Gjwde“You sound just like a kid.”xEjM4
aSdtKYzDespite saying that, Sihu watched over Korin’s exaggerated reaction with a faint smile.ss2bc
9KJbV“Wow. Look at this wine. Centuries-old? 30 silver coins a glass? Oh, my word! There is no way I’m not trying out this 300-dollar wine!”D5Sg4WU
1kC“You’re embarrassing me. Can you just eat quietly?”T0S
k6eKorin created a fuss as he took a sip from his wine. It was an expensive wine that cost 30 silver coins for a single glass, and that seemed enough to put a wide smile on his lips.yKUfZ
66Oic“You should give it a shot too.”dg0GPC7
zZqJpyiAfter taking a sip, he handed the wine over. Sihu, who usually did not drink alcohol, said in a fluster with a straight look on his face.nq7T7w
wKo“T, that’s dirty. You just touched it with your mouth.”KCe
IFZ1“We are all dudes. Don’t worry about it and just try. It’s absolutely incredible.”NIg1
bpa“Mhmm…”o8S4805
23h3lThe boy received the glass from Korin after a gulp. Sihu rotated the wine glass a bit and laid his lips on the rim of the glass that Korin drank from.js4zjo1
nxfrIndeed, it was incredible.v3e0k3
k9HQBzIn a lot of ways.glUBe
WB7………19jZM
4lCDe……9co
JqrSm…Ep7FK
GqoM8“Look at that! Look, look at his eyes! Look at that ‘I’m in love’ face that he’s making!”GPHn
53Nb4Cp“Hupp…!”1Y1rY
4F8PIsabelle and Marie, who were watching over their meal from the 2nd floor, showed contrasting reactions.DjHgK
SugcuD“This won’t do!”3HDVa
UQu74“Marie?”Mfi
0UKnClenching her fists, Marie glared at the immoral scene downstairs that the gods wouldn’t allow.QTN0nu
NcXo“I will ask him out tomorrow…!”WMG2rZ
J8vbEY***OQl0
RqR9mdThey arranged a date.mA40
XU5SZTechnically it wasn’t a date but Korin helping her run some errands in the city, but the contents were clearly that of a date no matter how you saw it, that consisted of plans to have dinner together and watch a circus that recently visited the town.Khr9wn
Si6Rx“Huu… Clothes are fine; both my shoes and the necklace are new…”aFOGr
DVUdJYBecause of the apparent and aggressive contender, Marie was burning with fighting spirit.gvozU
oS4Ix“Good!”FxY2
nO3ertThe place they were going to meet at was one of the restaurants in the city, Cherry Black, an exquisite fine-dining restaurant that Marie had recently bought for herself. Everything was fully prepared.MDe3mA
aFDNow, all she had to do was enjoy the traditional southern dishes that would be served there, which were incomparably better than Holy Panda’s, and have a fun time watching the circus that she invited to the city and—sPfnKm
naqxPxh———yRM
cYTaThe moment she left the campus, a strange feeling started to cover her body. Soon, the world around her started to change along with a surge of mana that directly attacked her skin.94tBt
vnw“Huh?”vczR
2t9PDRAEveryone, ranging from the old guard who was bidding her farewell at the main gates of the campus to the peers who were talking to her, wondering where she was going— they all started to disappear from her sight. It was as if she was being transferred to a different dimension.nllk
YKBGscShe immediately realized that this was some type of a large-scale magic barrier after instinctively readying herself for combat.Wv51In
ZPEsR“Tch. You have good senses.”Xdr
8jFlWThere was another person in that gloomy world – Park Sihu was staring at her with a robe cast over him.h3unA
aXxB“Junior… Park Sihu?”6U6zTI
rXEMarie was shocked and confused, but she quickly analyzed the barrier nonetheless.Km8v9
qMAuDimensional Detachment; Alternate Dimension-ification and Declaration of Unsurpassable Triangle. All three of those spells had been cast at once, putting it at the level of a grand spell.cGhw8
9iH7Park Sihu had combined multiple spells to form a semi-grand spell, which should only be possible by the Lord of the Magic Tower. He was clearly not at the level of a mere student.a4xt
f8ky“Why… have you done this?”a1IlIkP
nyz6“Because you’re a bit annoying.”1Qq
HawtzHearing that, Marie pulled up more mana from within in preparation for a battle.hVK0rM
sL1cIt was extremely rare for students from the Academy to try to kill each other, but this time her instincts were telling her that this would be a fight for life and death.i6h
vgww“Hmm… How am I annoying?”V41EIbF
DMNVxct“You know, Senior. I can somehow stop the other bitches but you… you get on my nerves a bit too much.”VkymbXK
g0EHMarie readied herself for battle as Park Sihu similarly pulled up mana from his endless source in response. The abundant supply of mana from the two of them filled the dimension as they both prepared themselves to dash in towards their foe.46Tf
esK“…”klUd3
fbUAkb“…”1lgm1
ZqJX7xSThere was no need for a conversation as the two of them unhesitatingly poured their explosive attacks toward their love rival.YhJw
SfTa4u………sOzbWYr
7MyUz……KoED
nfchDmd…Bgk
dvQXStrong.GUN87A
dBBdwMarie was a Grade 1 mage and a pride of the Academy. She was a prodigy of magic, who was believed to be able to become a Unique-Grade mage in the future.GxV7L1p
Z7fHowever, even Marie was unable to reach the inexplicable talent, Park Sihu. He should have used, and should be using a tremendous amount of mana to create and maintain the alternate dimension, and yet he was pouring out an incredible number of spells like a storm.l7r
FzCjPShe could not perceive the depth of his magic. There was no end to his mana and no pause to his grand spells.6No
Y278Zi-Kwaaang!KT51pxA
1awBUA gushing torrent of flames erupted, breaking through her defense and sending her flying.Tq6AP3
AX95kOx“Kuhuk…!”u7sw
P94RuThe girl with water-colored hair rolled across the ground. Her dress that she had painstakingly put on was in tatters, but now wasn’t the time to worry about that.fKC
7wHkWyW❰Snowflake Spear❱xKD
aD7xShe pointed at Park Sihu the grand spell, which she prepared even at the cost of allowing an attack from him.3rj
iPGMBt❰Shadow Restraint❱HBc2
orSckVHowever, black hands emerged immediately after her spell. Tens and hundreds of those ominous-looking hands shot out of every corner of the dimension and restrained the spear.7adG2
84qd“It’s futile. I am invincible in this place.”RYW
Vp25vThe beautiful-looking boy walked forward while showing off the overwhelming difference in power. He gazed down at Marie with a cold expression that contradicted his amiable appearance.236HX4
PwAhbZ1“Give up. He’s mine.”WcZiAs
ayqn“Ughh…!”WYF
1RCrhw“He’s the only real one in this world… Do you think I’ll let NPCs like you have him?”otHi
J5pgTrampling on the back of her hand, Park Sihu started showering her with contempt and incomprehensible words.q7v8
9cRArOt“Do you know what the problem is with this shit fucking world? There are too many bitches like you. You are all fake. You are all nothing but NPCs, and yet all of you try to steal him from me.”OGd5z
zWEKsS5Marie couldn’t understand what he was talking about but what she did understand was that this man… wasn’t in his right mind.TpkpE
JR2Power.Wv8
QtVNqWhShe needed more power – power that could let her escape from this predicament.SViFt
eok7KAnd she had something up her sleeve. There should be something that she hadn’t used yet.2lXpyJM
mbTyZ“…Go.”CE6oCfK
SlS00“What?”fQjf
0fSs“Doggoooo…! Bite…!”HQPd
gDjJL-Kyaaooh!1fr77
G0jzMfSuddenly, a large silhouette emerged out of her shadows. It soon formed the shape of a crimson-red demonic dog that let out a high-pitched roar.jy13Fn
3bgMCf“What?!”eY7n1PN
telDIt was the sudden appearance of another foe. Park Sihu certainly wasn’t expecting a familiar to abruptly shoot out of her shadow, and ended up allowing its sharp teeth to bite into his neck.0DA
BRg1The situation turned on its toe in the blink of an eye. Marie’s red eyes that were now glaring down at Park Sihu, who was being pressed down by the large dog, gleamed ominously in red.pHnrNy
Khl“I don’t know who you are. I have no idea why you are doing this to me, nor am I interested.”HsF
Eg69JJu“Kuuk…! Y, you fucking…!”pv3L
SkP“But Korin is mine! I’m having him for myself…!”xNt3kT
WySIt was a massive reversal. Marie then declared at her junior who kept glaring at her with hatred in his eyes.35dHal
qlkqI“Besides, a guy liking a guy…! That’s disgusting!”N1lP
G5fHWk“YOUUUUU…!”yn4bN
rme7yvS…….3q5ZqP
Ona4Cm…LslpuD
AutaZqQThe dress that she had prepared with great effort was torn apart and the expensive pearl necklace was snapped in the heat of the battle. The heels that she wore to make herself look prettier were already thrown away.LZVS
bwvofaMarie continued running. In tatters and bare feet, she raced across the night.JgA
JXtEShe had no idea why she was like this. Besides, she couldn’t even properly remember the dog called Doggo that had suddenly emerged out of her shadows.QzGVvSz
5A4XntGSeveral lines of thought were confusing her mind… so she threw all of them away. Replacing all those concerns was a simple logic and a certain future.1Mm
os3vQTJRunning forward like this, she was bound to meet that boy.kbukOwi
8yEyyFThat was the sole reason she continued to run.XBc6
TF6HgZHer legs were in pain, but regardless, she continued running on bare feet.Cu9K
wxtYKTKIt was too late to regret it, so she ran as fast as she could.ZrAz
WuTr“Uht…!”yQb7PH
h9bkeS2She saw the starry night sky above. Was she okay on time? Wasn’t she late? What if Korin already went back because she was too late?XRT1g
34HKMCgEverything was going horrible. Her clothes were in a mess and she wasn’t punctual either. So… why was it, that there was still a smile on her face?4SMTB
9Wvwul[I want Marie Dunareff to be happy.]QfN
S2llrDkThere was an unknown comment that floated up her mind whenever she thought of him. A fragment of her memories that she no longer remembered.NVOQs
xv0XvjV“Haht… Haaht! Haa!”oogB
J6HspGasping for breath, she took a deep breath in… and floated a smile of certainty.4EIty
5t9TQ2If it’s Korin…GomxEl
RAdZThe Korin she knows…JW2V
CN6b0rO…Will definitely still be there waiting for her.gcKtozF
0v6FR“Haha. I feel so dumb.”2ZOXo
iiYVHow was I so sure of that? Based on what and how?1mr
6zwCaFMarie smiled after asking that to herself.4ELe
rHImNgIt was simple.utzYuY
A1pvThere was no logic behind it; no proof nor reason.C5U5Cg
uCT8ZIf it’s Korin,P21rmz
q9K6That’s what he would be doing.d8x
cigBecause that was the type of person my Korin was.r5AFx5
QoIvT“Senior?”VKO1
KVwxBY“Haa, haak… Haa!!”HoNT
AE4rC2fSeeing Korin widen his eyes into large circles in doubt, Marie heaved a sigh of relief. She couldn’t feel her legs – they were shivering so hard that they threatened to snap and in the end…LwcV1T
8Pjsafr“Senior?!”DAsks
8wkUnable to keep herself standing, she landed on her date standing before her.WX4UM
Ob9“Like, what is with all this? How did you hurt yourself so bad?”6OZYw0
kyb“Hehe, hehe…”u3yNL
odNHShe couldn’t reply – or rather, she didn’t. Instead, she simply smiled and buried her face in his warm embrace, which she had forgotten for a long time.jEm4
bq51COn that starry night, the girl laid her hands on the Sun. Although sparkling above them was the Moon, marking the end of her dream, she was sure that this was going to be a night marking the start of a bunch of things.AMHM
7fhcQThe youthful story of the boy and the girl…ZYem6cT
pN3cEY[Well, the trial was over a long time ago, but it was so interesting that I watched it for far too long.]dj15
AwZBvmvWatching all that unfold, the Danann of Love and Youth stayed there enjoying the sentiments that he received from their dream of oblivion. Seeing what would come after this wouldn’t be nice of him – the story that would unravel from there onwards was going to be a legendary epic… or a romantic epic.9PI
H6It[Now, dash to the Ending of Love, young children! This world will surely last even after the ending!]a2sB
HRLWMarie Dunareff’s trial came to an end alongside the blessing of the god.jtZ9
WY5XrjIt was a perfect and undeniable defeat for Marie.yovNw
Bzz***cMxbK9k
4ONKjFl“So… You’re saying all three of them have failed?”n7WU2Y
YSVun6“That is certainly the case! It is all thanks to your immaculate skill.”fSNZ
XTGOIJg“Why… Why was it you of all people…”byzNMV
SAPpKfN“Because there is an abundance of love around you! It was natural that I took interest in you!”VXkKM7J
XrDr“What have I done to deserve this…”flE5Kn
wXJwsy4“Wahahahaha…! So what if you fail? I am already desperately looking forward to your future!”bnwSCB
WKnThe boy who completely defeated the girls let out a wild scream… while the Danann of Love gave a hearty laughter and commanded the beginning of the next trial.xjz
NS5Fi“This is your next trial, young man!”GMRN8
eY8YNFrSuddenly, the surroundings started to change. The gloomy foggy island started to morph into a bright and sunny lake.XU3
FHjhBut what caught Korin’s eyes the most weren’t the plants, the forests, or the lake that was so clear that you could see the bottom of it but… the countless swans that were chained up at the center of the lake.rRwTk
0S37svT“Now. Here we have 150 swans. O young man embracing countless love…! Thy lovely girls are hidden among these swans!”oBzcj
44B5z150 swans, and it appeared that Marie, Alicia, and Hua Ran had been transformed into similar swans.1wf
g5x“Thy job is to find thy lovely girls from this group!”28FZ70
OJ2“…How?”0HsM55
30P“With the power of love!”wn8eS
HUr9“You freaking bastard!”kjF
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