EFME 76

“I’m not trying to do anything bad! If there’s a bad part, I want to check it and prepare for it.”

At Heena’s desperate reaction, Sunyul quickly returned to his usual self.

“I understand. But if it’s good for me, shouldn’t I be the one making the request?”

“We get the test results too, so it’s a win-win?”

I see. Sunyul fell for Heena’s excuse.

He could even let them draw blood, so a watch was nothing. Sunyul obediently took the watch and put it on.

Heena installed an app on Sunyul’s smartphone, ran it, and showed it to him. He could see the watch recording Sunyul’s magic power emission in real-time.

“You’re definitely emitting more magic power than other S-ranks.”

“Is that a bad thing?”

“It’s not good since you’re leaking magic power. But it’s not at a level that will significantly affect your body, so don’t worry.”

“Ummm, okay.”

“Alright, the watch is done. Now, come over here.”

Just then, Haemin, who had suddenly cut in between them, snatched Sunyul’s hand and led him to one side.

Sunyul was dragged away by Haemin, feeling rather dazed. The place he was taken to was a showroom where clothes, bags, hats, and the like were displayed. Haemin proudly placed his hands on his hips.

“This is the showroom where my masterpieces are displayed.”

“It’s cool.”

“Right? Go change and come out. This, and this, this, this… And this and this too.”

“What? Me?”

“Hurry up.”

No, why me?

Startled by the sudden, almost forceful demand, Sunyul looked back at Muyoung as if asking for help. However, Muyoung had already taken a seat in a chair. As if preparing to wait.

“Put them on and come out.”

In the end, Muyoung was no help at all.

Eventually, Sunyul changed from head to toe into the clothes Haemin gave him and came out. A shirt, a knit sweater, a jacket, a coat, pants, and even sneakers. As soon as he saw it, Haemin marveled.

“It looks good on you. I’ll give it to you.”

“What? I’m fine.”

“What do you mean, you’re fine? I was going to give you everything in here and just narrowed it down to that much.”

“Why would you say such a thing…”

He clearly remembered Dakyung buying a single outfit here before. It was bound to be expensive. If all this were added up, it would surely be comparable to the price of a single bracelet on his wrist. Sunyul shivered slightly.

“Sunyul, I’ll give you this. It’s a bit modest, though.”

From the side, Heena handed him potions and scrolls. While performing the incredible feat of holding dozens of potions and scrolls in one hand.

Sunyul couldn’t bring himself to accept them for several reasons. He was a complete novice when it came to potions and scrolls, but judging by the scale of things so far, it was as clear as day that they wouldn’t be ordinary.

“Take it.”

“But…”

“There’s no need to refuse when he’s giving them to you.”

Muyoung wasn’t on Sunyul’s side either. In the end, Sunyul had no choice but to compromise. The numerous potions and scrolls piled up in front of him…

“Then I’ll just take a few.”

“Take them all!”

“If you tell me to take them all, I won’t take any.”

“Fine, then… ten.”

“Three.”

“Ten.”

“Three…”

“Ten.”

“…Five.”

“Alright, then seven.”

“Five. I won’t take any more than that!”

“Fine. Then five it is.”

“I can’t take all the clothes either.”

“Alright, then take them except for the sneakers.”

“…I’ll just take the sneakers!”

He said that, but in the end, Sunyul ended up receiving the most expensive sneakers, as well as the next most expensive coat, knit sweater, and pants.

He never thought he would take everything anyway. Because the original Lim Sunyul was like that.

The plan was to bargain from the beginning and offload more than half, and it went well. Having successfully passed on the expensive items, Haemin and Heena were very satisfied.

“Park Heena.”

While Sunyul was listlessly exhausted from repeatedly refusing, Muyoung called out to Heena.

“I want to talk about work for a moment.”

“Ah, yes. Please come this way.”

Heena nodded and led Muyoung to another place. As if seizing the opportunity, Haemin grabbed Sunyul.

“Sunyul, you can play with me.”

“Don’t bother the kid.”

Heena gave a low warning as a last word before he left. At that, Haemin immediately growled at Heena.

“Am I you?”

The two of them seem similar… With that thought, Sunyul followed Haemin. The place Haemin headed to was his personal room. Sunyul sat with Haemin on a large, plush sofa.

“By the way, Sunyul, about your staff. The one I gave you.”

“What? Yes.”

“You used it pretty roughly, didn’t you?”

“Why?”

“No, the staff… it’s worn out like it’s been used for a few hundred years.”

Sunyul tilted his head.

“Is it in bad condition?”

“Not that. It’s more like it’s aged for a long time? I can’t quite explain it. It’s just a feeling.”

When Sunyul didn’t quite understand, Haemin waved his hand as if it wasn’t important.

Haemin took the repaired staff out of his inventory and handed it to Sunyul. The staff shone with a glossy sheen. Sunyul gripped the staff. It fit his hand perfectly, as if it had been his for a long time.

“Take it. It’s yours.”

“…Thank you.”

Faintly, he remembered things about this staff. He thought he had traced the patterns on the staff with his eyes. Later on, he thought he had completely memorized the patterns…

‘Is that possible?’

Sunyul’s memory is incomplete. Faintly guessing that he had been in that place for a very long time, yet turning away from it, Sunyul stopped thinking further and pushed the staff into his inventory.

“Sunyul, I have something I’m curious about.”

At Haemin’s question, Sunyul shook off his thoughts and looked up.

“Yes?”

“Do you still like Kwon Muyoung?”

In an instant, Sunyul’s face turned beet red.

“W-w-w-what are you talking about?”

Haemin looked at Sunyul with a pitiful expression.

“…What are we going to do with you. You couldn’t lie before, but it’s gotten even worse.”

“Ah, ugh…”

“No, listen. Sunyul.”

Even though no one was listening, Haemin lowered his voice conspiratorially. Sunyul found himself leaning in to listen.

“You’ve achieved the great feat of entering Kwon Muyoung’s house, so you can’t just let this opportunity slip by, can you?”

“…”

“I don’t think Kwon Muyoung dislikes you either. No, in fact, I think he likes you.”

“…Does it look that way?”

Forgetting his embarrassment, Sunyul asked, his interest piqued. Haemin nodded seriously.

“Yeah. Totally.”

Sunyul’s heart pounded. Every word Haemin had used for a while now was provocative. Haemin looked at Sunyul with an amused expression.

“It’s not that I’m just enjoying this.”

“…”

It seems like you are.

“It’s because I want to support Sunyul’s love.”

“Yeess…”

Haemin stealthily took something out of his inventory.

“In that sense, I’ll give you this.”

“What is this?”

“Park Heena’s secret weapon. Check it out.”

Sunyul took the item from Haemin in a daze and checked its effects.

[Perfume of Fascination]

Description: A perfume with an incredibly sweet scent. It makes the person who wears it fascinating.

Effect: The person who smells the scent will be affected by a fascination effect. However, the effect may not appear depending on the target’s favorability.

Sunyul tilted his head at the ambiguous description.

“What happens when you get hit by the fascination effect?”

“I never expected to hear such a pure question.”

“…”

“…”

Soon understanding, Sunyul’s face turned bright red. Haemin, who had managed to avoid explaining, nodded gravely.

“Yes, yes. That’s it.”

“That’s a crime!”

Haemin, who flinched at Sunyul’s small, sharp cry, quickly shook his head.

“Hey, do you really think Park Heena would make an item for criminal purposes? It’s just a perfume that makes someone who has a crush on you feel that way.”

“U-uhm.”

“It’s okay, right?”

Right. Heena probably wouldn’t have made such an illegal item. If she goes along with this, it will prove that Muyoung… has a crush on her, or something like that.

And since it’s just a matter of making him feel that way, it won’t force a relationship that Muyoung doesn’t want… or anything like that.

In the end, Sunyul put the perfume in his inventory. It was the only item he had acquired of his own volition at the Melior Guild.

Seeing Sunyul’s cheeks flush a rosy pink, Haemin clicked his tongue.

“But your taste is really consistent. You like mean and overbearing men?”

“Isn’t it that I like kind men?”

“Or do you like being dominated?”

“…Why would I like something like that?”

“There are tastes like that.”

Haemin shook his head as if he couldn’t say more. He didn’t want to know either.

[The ‘Traveler of the Eternal Night’ claims that Sunyul has masochistic and submissive qualities.]

[The ‘Traveler of the Eternal Night’ nods, saying that Kwon Muyoung might have sadistic and dominant qualities.]

What is that. Sunyul’s face grew grim. Judging by what his constellation was claiming, it was definitely not a good thing.

“If you just like rich guys, I can introduce you to someone else.”

“I was told I was proposed to by a rich person before.”

“Ah, right. With that many magic stones, I would have been won over.”

“…”

Just how was it?

“So you only care about looks?”

“I told you I like a kind personality.”

“So you really only care about looks.”

“…”

Sunyul wanted to punch Haemin. Fortunately, before he could, Muyoung and Heena’s business was finished.