Chapter 259: Side Story – Familiar (3)
8XwCFWAI knew what the treasure was that Miss Sirin was looking for.qJV
QB6Mag Mell, the Island of Treasures.8fuHWD
xEu6UZ7Originally, it was supposed to be a place of trials that you could only enter once after the death of Erin Danua. There, the player and the player party had to overcome trials to obtain legendary treasures as reward.ZrULg
k4cGSAn example was the Red Spear, Gae Derg, in my possession.18y
eD3K3However, there was a way to enter Mag Mell again, and that was by finding the Road to Mag Mell.RqbH
7e1Entering it twice, however, didn’t mean you could obtain another treasure. If they had already gone through the trial at Mag Mell, all the player could do was talk to the Danann NPCs.LxmiFX
rxK7mi[You really won.]WY2
TFt[Congratulations, hero.]eUT
DWahx4r[…]cmQ
TDBf4That was all there was to the conversation after the ending.oERllx
P65gTEThe only merit to this quest line of the treasure map, was that you could enter Mag Mell and go through the trials earlier ahead of the scheduled main storyline to obtain a treasure, if you did happen to come across it in the earlier stages of the game.DLjy3
IKCLNt‘But for normal people, it would be a valuable experience and an opportunity to obtain unique treasures.’eVuP
fNqMiss Sirin, Jaeger and Lark had all yet to experience the trials of Mag Mell.fkB
abZngEven though it would be via a different entrance, entering Mag Mell would still allow the three to take the trial, and they might be able to lay their hands on a treasure if lucky.hYrDLU
nb3bEzU‘I guess I will just drop by and say hello.’9gp0p5O
R7bAYRI wasn’t expecting to be able to see the Danann again though.ziQxT
gURJsg“Thanks, young lady. For the ice.”YJaC
RuXmrY“Don’t worry about it,” replied Miss Sirin to the old lady, as she laid a bag of ice on the forehead to ease the burning fever of a young child.RFh9j
w1x1HShe then turned towards me and asked with a smile.puHxgrb
5TI“Is anything wrong?”skZerdr
iZydetxIt appeared that I had been staring at her for too long.Z9ui
a4A3m“I was just thinking how you were very kind on top of everything.”jz41zkl
qnJ“This isn’t anything difficult though.”a5vIq
loLqjG6Although we had only met for a short period of time, Miss Sirin seemed like a very good person. She was here to find a treasure, and yet was volunteering for the villagers for basically free after all.27icyr5
FKqSThere were some instances where it felt like she was oddly staring at me with a chilly gaze but… it was probably a misunderstanding.F7zoOa6
ha4wuShe was a nice person, so she needed a fitting reward.wrE0
Qj3“Shall we head off for the treasure now?”lXk0L
z1Y08j“Sure. I heard Mr. Jaeger and Mr. Lark have also finished their preparations.”bWjh3
RsYOSWhile I was at it, I could also give my friends a treasure each to help them in their careers.ZgN37bV
8c0“…”des3dH
qzeHmm? I was getting that feeling again.tu7
pl7KyKI could sense a strange gaze on me. It was cold and chilly… and persistent…4QOR
jKFlf56“Miss Sirin?”PuG
WlnWondering if there was a problem, I turned around and found her looking at me with a bright smile.zEU
3aAKS“What is it?”juYIfM
vNPg“Uhh… umm, nothing.”wSoC0On
RhAfI must be feeling things.aPS
dIWR5fNThere was no way a person that kind would look at me like that, right?EXVXgK
jZtD8k………ooxvpDZ
HnXRk……7DRp
uWO…YQ87
7FNYueK“He’s very sharp. I have to be careful.”mQz
jaMbSirin observed the changes to Korin as he perceived her gazes and twisted the corners of her lips.rLJ
NPyGgYAs a mage, she didn’t know much about ‘martial arts’ and ‘karma’ and such. To be completely honest, Sirin wasn’t too sure about the ‘sixth sense’ either.JyUG
kanP6q4However, Korin had always survived thanks to those.6znWmn7
SkBt6luAt the start, he was just a side character.SdQSD4v
zCditA third-rate, who couldn’t even be considered a minor character, let alone play a major role.W2k
xDVfjqThe only things he knew were the Three Palms and an average spearmanship that anyone could find in the library.XHfFqB
2jKlcbDespite only having that in his arsenal, Korin Lork had survived for over 2 years. He killed Fermack Daman and played a big part in defeating Eochaid Bres.C04SGo
hXo‘Even Tates Valtazar cared more about oppa than me.’CuDJ
aaiQV4To this day, Sirin still couldn’t understand it – she had no idea how she lost to him.i8N6
NH0mIPShe took advantage of all his Precepts and overwhelmed Valtazar through sheer strength of her magic, and yet somehow, he still managed to reach her.Ufi
cWBeTTlLogic alone couldn’t explain it, and her rationality didn’t let her understand him.jnBsS
IqEBAnd Korin Lork was the same kind of person as that Tates Valtazar.Tmr
nnV‘I won’t drop my guard.’ByhYbnh
awRThat was why she had to be more perfect and thorough than ever before. Sirin was meticulous in her plans as she proceeded with the trap targeting Korin Lork, which she had begun setting up since the moment she came over to this world.YAm1
P3ODrYm[You will fail for sure.]0nAa
meFB9T“Hmph.”1fQe
WLyThere was no possibility of failure in her plans.xPpcVy
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YXaSConcealed in the mountain behind the village was a pathway leading to Mag Mell, the Island of Treasures.o5Dn2H
ND9DGTo be precise, it was closer to a dimensional crack that was connected to Mag Mell.TAphT
dPSKDfIn the long distant past, when the era of mythology was nearing its end and the Danann decided to leave this land after hiding the Paradise, there was one thing they didn’t know – a dimensional crack between reality and Mag Mell that was created by sheer coincidence.xne
hMqXDGCThe description enclosed in the treasure map was that it led to a place where a group of thieves had hidden all their treasures. It appeared that the original creator of the map was quite skilled, and managed to pass a trial of the gods to obtain a treasure.I8b2
Lxu2U‘Although you could find some gold here…’w0X
ZzzwIt only amounted to small pennies.iP4L4
wMUHNxWell, it wasn’t so small that a normal person like me could call it ‘pennies’ but…pfRk
4OZz‘I have Marie-sunbae with me so money is never a problem.’C74D
96rOneStanding behind my back was Marie Dunareff, the wealthiest person of this continent. Speaking of wealth, there was also Estelle, Miru, and even Lunia who was also quite rich.w390t
3LhUQ“Un?” A sudden thought popped up in my mind.oBsRunC
AW8T6d“What is it, Korin-oppa?”NqlYwf
HZu“No… Wait…”ALrS
Ev3RNow that I think about it…R7v
10Z91m“I will have basically no properties if I don’t marry Marie or Estelle, right?”EwUwL
d3j“…”gXLM
KxxCrack!7eA
heJAuI heard the sound of something breaking from Miss Sirin’s hands. She appeared to be the type of person who couldn’t control her grip power.lzUkIb
xcW3OIw“Did you just realize that?”CXtil
K8uLark looked at me as if he was looking at someone stupid.IMqT
CHf“Don’t tell me this bastard was thinking of marrying someone else and asking Marie or the Saintess for money,” Jaeger pointed out.vdp
Wge“Dude! If you put it like that, I sound like a piece of trash!”3Um
PRY“Uhh… Korin?” Lark commented. “Aren’t you… uhh… exactly that?”Cri
MkLFSb“Lark! You’re being too harsh!”rZwSFc
qM4gJA“Hello? Mr. Ko? A normal person wouldn’t worry over who to go out with among seven girls, okay?”ifJYqpC
FAc3Jaeger and Lark were beating me up together. These guys… they always became super mean whenever it was about relationships.Cvmt9Wj
XoRShSe“Right? Miss Sirin?”vq7uOX9
bmk8X7rJaeger was even asking Miss Sirin to join in on the hate, who replied with her cold eyes on me.y2so
WaO“Yes. A man who has a complicated relationship with a lot of women is terrible.”uFxZFX
yV8Eg“Uhk… There is a good reason for this…” I tried to explain myself but Miss Sirin continued.o9UymO5
TA9B3“Flirting with a bunch of women without even being aware, and having tens of girls around him and saying he helped them because they’re ‘friends’? How ridiculous do you think it feels to hear that from the side?”2IQ
YwFkf“That’s exactly what we’re saying!”DSK
QivGCt“You sure do know some stuff, Miss Sirin!”0FiE
rlckyKHer cold voice didn’t stop there.ixEtL
dppB“Going inside the houses of girls that live alone for a meal, visiting fancy restaurants left and right, each time being with a different woman. Going to the same cafe with tens of girls, and speaking nonsense that they’re all friends and that he’s not dating anyone.”nuQlGN
UaEN“Ohh… There’s someone else exactly like Korin.”EWVbxf
Pnom8G“This sounds like it’s from experience…”DGmL3BT
pvVFMiss Sirin… was very explicit with her descriptions.19b7
uPU“Is this… about someone?” I asked.Owo0
Mz8“The oppa that was living in my hometown was exactly like that. He was the playboy of the century. Every three days, there was a new girl’s name added to his list of acquaintances, and that freaking piece of trash would brag about it to me…”sbbbd
VIgShe gritted her teeth as if she couldn’t sit still. This person…uKu4ZE
4v2n“You sound like you liked him.”UNDUYaV
kEmz“…”a3K6CH
DxvzHearing that, her eyes widened into circles. Her face contained the most energy and life that I had ever seen until now.1nlGBHG
hMFAnd…zRqwBw
IsgmJ“I would rather not hear that from you, Korin-oppa.”qgWxyt
ZVbShe replied with a look of despondency.3ZTeQ2
5b2ErWhat did I do? Wasn’t she complaining because the person she liked never noticed her feelings and continued going out with other girls?FNozCA
virMiss Sirin didn’t say anything for a long time after that. She simply stared at me from time to time with a cold look in her eyes.EdZCx
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5qePRMMThis treasure hunt had a few quests and the original method of playthrough was to analyze some of the clues that were given at the end of those quests, but since I knew the answer already, I quickly ‘analyzed’ the map and we arrived at a cave.vSTZ5x
BJF5“It looks like it’s here.”xageYx
PEX“Wow. You’re right.”hJUzA
DCBpb“I thought you were only good at playing with women, Korin, but it seems that you’re good at treasure hunting as well.”TJqrjTY
tuL3“You really didn’t need to say the first part.”5tYJ
AuU6RAll we had to do in this cave was switch a lever which would open up a small room, which contained the dimensional crack leading to Mag Mell.Xlh6jiQ
BqDbI would probably simply be seeing the Danann instead of going through the trials, but still, it was a good chance to say hello.WngQnn
VvUtn– Creak! Creak!oIfF
gFMsR0i“Ohh! It’s opening up!”KwMHlA
xEX“Treasures! Treasures!”U4PX
YcsSFEThe cave opened up like the entrance to a safe that you would see in fantasy movies. Inside—hTcn4Nn
X1n“Hoh~ You actually brought him. I’ve been waiting for it.”znus2k2
sU9– Diring~sG5OlRE
pCjA beautiful, blonde-haired young man was waiting for us while playing his harp.dqHaYjJ
E48pg“Oengus?”7RPWteI
JTbtI wasn’t expecting to be greeted by Oengus. Maybe he had a lot of free time.gvv
4mD“Young girl.”y9XG
S0RNCB7Girl?wIe
g713OGNThere was only one girl here… Wait, how did Oengus know her?f6uM
et5cAcSomething wasn’t right.jZJZ9
a8tMy heart sank as my instincts… my senses started ringing alarms.mXYkdnt
GQGn7“Miss Siri—?”KSKkv3
riZhl2That was when a gigantic amount of mana fluctuated behind me.HjNz
cD6Each and every one of these spells… were ‘his’ forte. These grand spells were the original magic spells created by Park Sihu that could separate a whole dimension from this world.kXGdWm
YzIXAZIt was the exact same set of spells that swallowed me up when I realized the truth about him and was condemning him…8Bmb
JJJci3“Hold the fuck up?!”oAhL
q119BThe world turned in the midst of my utter confusion.7XyLp
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a4s“Ah…”iBMF6N
aeSdxLThe 99th Player of , Park Sihu.oYrd
yvDoGHer real name, Park Sirin.tWm8J
50AShe, a student of a renowned university majoring in Mathematics, had spent three years in another world.J6AOn0
Kj98There, she met her first love, betrayed him, and at last was defeated by the final boss.acFz
0Z9pr[Sub-player, Korin Lork, will thus begin succeeding the role of the player.]qPY67q
VUZ1She was forced back to the real world.6wT
1JFXkHer first love didn’t make it back, however, even though she was back to Earth after dying there.Vjy4Mi
ikLjTUFor three years, he had been her entire world.5viVm
3gS7AyUDue to losing her real body and being forced into the body of a man, she couldn’t confess her feelings to him until the very end in the worst way possible.1CMnFE
dSSnRHe didn’t come back.QcLRpG
8Q7The first month was that of despair and agony. Locking herself up in his house where he used to live alone, she buried herself in his scent.Kd2fE1S
8ZaOppa was nowhere in this world. He was still locked inside that accursed world.VaoJLI
VohcSub-player… She knew what this stupid game was trying to do.xSHInk9
T5SBecause she failed, it was trying to make oppa do it instead.sdmFuJf
QsGAnd being too good of a person, he would probably try his best.Xa0
Sl7“Fucking idiot. Just die. Die. Please just die…”TMKRnH
K2II30zIf he died in that world as well… he would come back here, right? Right?GLwT
DOGEcWhat did he like so much about that fake world, and why was he trying so hard to save these bits of data?X88s
FrOzjStupid idiot. Stop self-immersing so much.6KoZO
NxxHer cries echoed in the room in vain.7dh
QF7YUt1Two months went by.i1xRK9c
ybqIn those two months, everything around Sirin fell apart.AatPNr
HBenwShe didn’t go to university, and worried about their daughter who wasn’t picking up the phone, her parents called the police and she was declared missing.tfTtA3
mlGINRwOccasionally, the police entered Korin’s room, but they couldn’t perceive Sirin wrapping herself with Korin’s blanket due to the barrier and went back.sjyPF
grXV4EPOnly after spending several months without eating anything did Sirin realize that she was still alive.b5YsL3
IfbyTfk“…”xCMIhi9
nGVTqHer body, and her mana… was still allowing her to survive.doLX
jScFfuPShe became a perfect organism that didn’t even need to consume food. Her body changed the air that came through her lungs into mana, and automatically used that mana to turn into nutrients that were essential for her survival.E0h
HrmuOnly when she realized that she couldn’t die unless she were to kill herself, did Sirin perceive that there was still mana inside her body.eBG
L14iuJzRight— she, Park Sirin, still contained the power, magic and knowledge she had gained inside Kk94
woFSHer mind cleared up after perceiving all that.l9t3YOI
6mvP1FWhat if…UXpP
EqCdnWhat if it wasn’t a game that she had entered… and was instead forced into another dimension in the name of a ‘player’…?yUm3NL
ZXVL“Nothing can stop me from going back over to the other side.”ySut
aDqnShe didn’t need any reason or evidence to back up her hypothesis, because she herself was the living proof. Even though it was only a sliver of a possibility, she still gave it a try.xcZaIj
uj7gjNothing was impossible. She quickly formed a plan and started her experiments.PjJpsy
yzVrWDAnd one thing that couldn’t be denied… was that Park Sirin was a genius.CVxn92
LzgexiForced into another world with completely different standards and laws, in just two years of researching magic, she understood magic inside and out and even managed to create an original spell without the assistance of the system…CCw2
Ef5l[Hereby I declare—!!]s7N
xnkBNAs the player, she took advantage of her knowledge to monopolize all the hidden pieces, but that wasn’t what earned her the title of a great mage. It was her ingenious understanding of mathematics and magic that she earned her title.HOHec
b5fA[—I vow to abide by it!]fHWymoI
CpP1uGod of Magic.dZK
liOJQPBy her abilities alone, she had been called a god.0koX
wSuR7[It’s a success! We have successfully created an inter-dimensional gate!]iW2f
aSB7h[Congratulations! President…!]Bsa
xi2Zr0f[Long live the Magic Empire of Korea…!]rec5l
THs1TBJ[Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!]9lO
bHNlziH[Long live President Park Sirin!]ROIo
8G115 years.AbYboj
v7N6KsmHer endless obsession finally bore its fruit, and she threw away all her possessions and authority to cross back over to this world.IstFt
SD9w1X[Are you okay, Sihu?]rmZs8c
oyNZ7[Mages should fall back. I’ll protect you.]p6eHk
xOa[Well done. Are you hurt anywhere?]hrdJKxP
mOlesTracing back her vague memories that she could only faintly remember, while longing to go back to those days… she searched for the gods.hZs7kf
HTd[You’re… What a surprise that you managed to come here in the body of a human.]OZXLK
w4zpO0[You do not belong here. Go back to your own world.]rYKj
bLdUThe Danann refused to accept Park Sirin, but there was one Danann.WXXK
Au2i[I like it, young girl! I am the Danann of Love, Oengus! I have been greatly fascinated by the obsession of your love!]XbcuBk
raxK1eOengus, the Danann of Love.qiUiZm
5cXooWith his assistance, she started executing the plan.cECytZH
1fIE– Clink clink!FaFF
AS1bHearing the sound of leftover plates from last night being washed, Sirin opened her eyes.uBZ
Npu“Did I wake you up?”v4Sq
xgM5a7kIn the kitchen across the living room was a man with long bluish-black hair.Yd2Jt
xwvFaMT“…Why didn’t you wake me up earlier?”HGPYDG
iCYD“I thought you might need some rest. You were pushing yourself too hard last night.”WO0w
luk“Who do you think is to blame… Uhk…”ddCe8
GZdDShe had trouble moving due to her sore muscles crying out in pain.ui1jad
gAnDPHe was just too strong.PUrJ
p5p2nPSirin stayed on the bed squirming left and right when Korin walked up and handed her a glass of water.XGf6E
qeXYhZx“Here.”lT0
6WNcbW“…Thanks, oppa.”MD2K
jVVShe wanted to chug the entire glass of water but refrained from it. Glancing sideways at Korin, she elegantly sipped on the water.SZjPa
w7rjnp9Although she hated wasting time and was always quick to do everything, she still wanted to appear like a modest and calm lady before her loved one.KGixF
4rFa“Well then…”cLNe4b6
N3ZznG8Korin took the empty cup from her, placed it back on the dining table, before coming around and hugging Sirin from behind.0r2Ee
GFaN3m“Htt…! You f… I told you not to touch me there out of the blue.”OzcnZ4L
y5kL“Why not~. You like it as well, don’t you? Don’t you remember last night?”79i
fVuX3Whispering in a sly voice, Korin fondled them like rice cakes.mvTdyY
x5qXWEZ“Fucking hell. It hurts if you touch like that all of a sudden.”bTU
zLEU“You don’t like it? Do you want me to stop?”oIuOP
uQbfq“…Give me a kiss first.”Dsy
UeIsdjjAt last, she achieved her love.hofHn
1WPEqVAfter a long obsession nearing the borders of madness, her love crossed worlds and bore fruit.cXZy0qS
5F3KmVBut with it came a timed bomb that would definitely go off.82seQs
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