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[Chapter 180]
[Another Life (3)]
It was a process of getting to know each other, and could be called an act of pleasing the other rather than pursuing one's own pleasure.
In other words, it was considering the other person, and as a result, both considering each other to obtain shared happiness.
"─Does it feel good?"
"Yes, it feels good."
"Does it hurt?"
"It's okay now."
"Then I'll continue."
"Yes, please continue."
Ecstasy, rapture, pleasure.
That day, the two became one and.
They were able to discover aspects of themselves and each other they didn't know before.
""..."
The night deepened like that and.
The two ended a day and started another day in the same bed.
When it became noon, Eunha's eyes opened.
So soft, really.
Han Seohyun was sleeping soundly in his arms.
Having skin contact with someone brought an inexplicable sense of fulfillment.
Unlike in his previous life, when he felt like an empty shell after blindly satisfying desires and nothing remained.
Rather than feeling powerless, vitality welled up and he felt alive and.
Felt loved and.
Felt understood.
And just felt good.
I want to stay like this a bit longer.
Eunha savored her warmth.
I really married her.
Eunha realized again.
She who was snuggled up to him as if depending on him felt extremely lovable.
It feels like I'll never be able to let go again.
No, I don't want to let go.
Eunha put strength into his body.
Perhaps feeling that─.
"─..."
"Did you sleep well?"
Han Seohyun woke up.
Eunha greeted her as she drowsily looked up at him while nestled in his arms.
She silently snuggled into Eunha.
She also seemed to be gradually recalling memories and accepting reality.
"How's your body? Are you okay?"
"A bit tired. Slightly difficult."
"That's because we overdid it yesterday."
"Whose fault is it that we overdid it... So, did you enjoy it that much yesterday? Hm?"
"Do I have to say it in words?"
"Beast."
While waiting for her to gather her emotions.
Eunha stroked her back.
Feeling his touch, she stiffened her spine for a moment, then slowly accepted the touch.
She made a sound.
Her voice was weak.
There was some aegyo mixed in occasionally too.
"What time is it now?"
"It's almost lunchtime now."
"We slept in."
"We slept late so it can't be helped."
"Who told you to do it until dawn."
"Because you were too good."
"Whew, I was surprised it was different from what I heard. I didn't expect it would be dawn when we finished..."
"Then let's sleep a bit more. We can eat later after waking up leisurely."
"Okay, let's have brunch. I wanted to sleep more anyway."
Han Seohyun smiles slightly.
She tickles Eunha's chest with her finger.
Eunha decided to close his eyes again while tightly hugging her.
Before that─.
"─Seohyun."
"..."
Eunha called Han Seohyun.
Han Seohyun flinched.
In fact, she had noticed early on.
How could she not know when it was touching her body?
She was just pretending not to know.
But Eunha brought it up.
"I'm tired..."
"Just once."
"Sigh..."
"Hm?"
"Just once, okay."
"Yes, I promise."
"In exchange, you have to carry me around during the honeymoon."
"Leave it to me."
"I didn't know my husband would be such a beast... I'm worried about the future."
"Why? Do you dislike it? Is it not good?"
"I like it. Who wouldn't like it? I just don't know if I can handle you. Should I exercise or something, sigh..."
"Then exercise with me."
"That exercise wouldn't be that exercise. Well, what can I do. I'm the only one who can satisfy my husband."
"Calling me husband feels awkward."
"Get used to it from now on. And I'll get angry if you only satisfy yourself and end it."
"I wouldn't do that, would I?"
"I chose a good husband."
Just as the night was long.
The morning was long too.
The two made love again, and they say they ate a late lunch.
☆
In the end, the schedule to see grandmother's house in Incheon was postponed.
It was because the two matched eyes again after eating a late lunch and.
Han Seohyun also complained of fatigue.
The time to leave the hotel became awkward too, so the two decided to spend the day resting at the hotel.
"I didn't know walking would be this tiring. How much did we do?"
"But it felt good, right? Where does it hurt? I'll massage it for you."
Han Seohyun was bedridden.
Eunha nursed her devotedly.
He thought it wasn't bad to spend time like this either.
Rather, it was good to have time to talk deeply with each other.
"Can you tell me now?"
"Tell you what?"
"Your goal. What do you want to do by making the clan S-rank?"
After eating dinner, night fell.
Eunha picked up Han Seohyun in his arms and headed to the hotel pool.
After playing in the water lightly.
The two came out of the water and looked up at the night sky.
"It's an extremely grand goal."
"I know that."
Han Seohyun asked and.
Eunha hesitated before answering.
Then she immediately retorted.
Eunha smiled bitterly.
"─A world where the Fairy stands upright."
"..."
"I want to create such a world."
She was silent.
Nevertheless, he expounded his thoughts.
A world where the Fairy stands upright.
He wants to create a world truly for the Fairy where everyone bows to the Fairy and the Fairy's power is not infringed upon.
It was an extreme, dictatorial, and thoroughly absolute monarchical worldview.
"To do that, I want to make Pandora Clan become the Fairy's sword. A clan that isn't influenced by any group and prioritizes the Fairy's orders."
It was something even Zenith Clan couldn't do.
But Eunha achieved it.
What remained now was obtaining influence and force like Zenith Clan.
"─So you'll do whatever it takes regardless of who the opponent is. Even if it's Sirius Group."
Han Seohyun spoke after a long silence.
Eunha nodded.
Han Seohyun, direct descendant of Sirius Group.
For her, she probably couldn't fully accept Eunha's goal.
Eunha was prepared for that to some extent.
But Han Seohyun─.
"─It's cool."
"..."
"Why? Did you think I'd dislike it? I'm sorry to my parents, but now I'm a person who will walk the same path as you. It's natural that I prioritize you more."
Without expressing any complaints.
She accepted it readily.
Rather, Eunha was stunned.
Soon she smiled slightly.
She splashes water with her feet in the water.
"You should have big dreams. But there's one thing I'm curious about."
"What is it?"
"Why don't you aim higher?"
"..."
"If you're going to aim, why not dream of swallowing the country?"
Saying it's quite strange.
Han Seohyun spoke while giggling.
But Eunha couldn't understand.
He asked her with his gaze.
"Why do you have such a dream?"
"..."
"The dream you have is a dream for the Fairy, not for yourself. Then wouldn't there be a reason for that? But judging by your face now... you won't tell me."
"..."
"So I can only speculate. You must have a reason for dreaming of creating a country for the Fairy. Probably, it's related to your secret of preparing for what will happen in the future to an unusual degree."
Han Seohyun's eyes sparkled.
A gaze as if she knew everything.
He couldn't avoid her eyes.
She continued speaking.
"You know the future. You might really be able to see the future like the rumors circulating in the world recently."
She was very close.
Eunha was overwhelmed by her eyes.
Perhaps seeing his emotion.
She placed her hand on Eunha's face and gently stroked it.
It wasn't a reproachful gaze.
It wasn't a pressing tone.
She was just caressing as if she was happy just hearing his thoughts.
"You probably have restrictions you can't talk about, and it's probably content you don't want to say with your own mouth."
"...I'm sorry."
"So I can only speculate."
"..."
"The reason you're creating a world for the Fairy is probably because the Fairy's position will weaken someday. You must have judged that the world will go in a bad direction because of that..."
"..."
"So you've decided to be loyal to the Fairy. But as far as I know, you don't like the Fairy or sympathize with the Fairy's ideals. It's quite contradictory that you would swear loyalty to the Fairy while not liking or sympathizing. Something doesn't fit. You Eunha who thinks the future will be better if the Fairy's position is strong, yet you don't like the Fairy."
It doesn't make sense.
While saying you'll create a world for the Fairy.
The fact that you don't actually sympathize with the Fairy's ideals at all.
Han Seohyun pointed out the logical fallacy.
And she expanded her speculation based on that.
Namely─.
"─The Fairy you're swearing loyalty to isn't the current Fairy."
"...!"
"In the future, someone with the <White Silver> gift will appear, and that person will become the second Fairy."
"..."
"The person you're trying to swear loyalty to is that person, right? You probably like that person personally or sympathize with that person's ideals. So you're trying to create a world for that person so they can carry out their will, or so they won't be persecuted."
The possibility of a second Fairy.
Han Seohyun predicted the future through the limited information.
Eunha widened his eyes in surprise at her prediction.
"─That's right."
"..."
"Someday a second Fairy will appear and newly take power in this country."
Eunha affirmed.
And told her clearly.
It was an assertion.
Han Seohyun closed her eyes once.
"I'm a bit jealous."
"..."
"That you're trying to create a world solely for that person even staking your life."
Han Seohyun opened her eyes.
She spoke while smiling bitterly.
But that was only for a moment.
She fixed her expression.
"Then let's return the conversation to the starting point."
"The starting point?"
"Your goal of creating a world for the Fairy so that person can carry out their will."
"Yes."
"Why are you trying to strengthen her power? Instead of strengthening the Fairy's power, shouldn't you strengthen your own power so she can carry out her will?"
"What?"
It was incomprehensible.
Eunha tilted his head and.
Han Seohyun calmly continued speaking.
"Instead of working your butt off just to strengthen the Fairy's position, why don't you try to seize power higher than the Fairy for yourself and for me? Shouldn't dreams be like that? No, a dream that grand is ambition."
"What are you saying?"
"You're trying to set limits on your dream now. You're aiming for just below the seat the Fairy will sit on, so the Fairy can reach the highest place."
"..."
"Why are you only aiming for that seat? If you have the power, couldn't you aim for an even higher seat, higher than the Fairy?"
"What are you..."
"Isn't it better to carry out your own will rather than letting the Fairy carry out her will, and have the Fairy carry out her will within that? Either way, the Fairy carries out her will equally."
It was nonsense.
There's a limit to insubordination.
Telling him to stand above the Fairy in the world.
Han Seohyun was urging that.
To Eunha, it was treason.
But before Eunha could say anything, Han Seohyun was confident.
"A dream for the Fairy isn't your dream. That's the Fairy's dream. I want my husband to dream a dream for yourself, not a dream for another woman."
"..."
A dream for yourself.
Until now, Eunha thought what he told Seohyun was a dream for himself.
But Han Seohyun was firmly saying it wasn't.
He was confused.
While confused─.
"─If you're thinking of creating a world where no one can touch you or your people, shouldn't you ultimately climb to the highest place?"
She broadened his worldview.
The dream that had limits expanded.
Eunha blinked and.
Seohyun spoke in an excited tone.
"If you're going to dream, dream big. You have the power to do so, don't you?"
"..."
"And the possibility too. Above all, I don't want to grovel to others. Even if it's the Fairy."
"Noona, you're really a dangerous person."
"Isn't that why you fell for me?"
"That's true."
"And if there has to be someone I bow my head to, it would only be you. I don't want to bow my head to anyone except my husband."
It was a night that made him think many thoughts.
But it wasn't all bad.
Eunha was intoxicated by the dream while listening to Han Seohyun's words.
"─No monarchs have been able to do it and ended up submitting to the Fairy, but you can do it."
"..."
"You, become the monarch of this country. Put even the Fairy under your feet, and make the world bow its head too."
A sweet temptation.
Power is that sweet, and also that frightening.
☆
After finishing the 5-day honeymoon.
Eunha returned as Clan Lord.
On the first day back, Eunha entered the clan headquarters with Han Seohyun.
"Hey! Young couple! Of course you bought Ariel a gift, right!? Right!?"
"Did you leave a gift with me?"
"Noh Eunha! How can you do this!? I even sang a congratulatory song at your wedding, how can you do this!"
"I thought you'd be like this so I bought some. Everyone take one each."
Coming to work 1 hour late.
All the clan members were gathered in Eunha's office.
Eunha was dumbfounded seeing Ariel pestering him to give her a gift right away.
But he had diligently prepared gifts for the exact number of people.
Meanwhile, the clan members were more interested in the couple's story than the gifts.
"So did you have fun?"
Mok Minho was on the polite side.
People like Lee Cheonsu were the problem.
"So Eunha, how was it? Was it good? Tell us the story."
Lee Cheonsu whispering to Eunha.
Unfortunately, his whispers were heard by the other clan members too.
The clan members clicked their tongues at him.
But they couldn't hide their curiosity either.
To this, Eunha─.
"─If you've received gifts, why don't you go do your work?"
""""Ah, tell us!!""""
He tried to chase away the clan members.
What on earth are they curious about?
Eunha cut them off sharply no matter how the clan members reacted.
Meanwhile, there were cases like Lee Cheonsu among the male clan members, and among the female clan members too.
Kim Minji, who had spent the longest time with Eunha among the clan members after Noh Euna.
"Unni! Unni! Tell us now!"
The female clan members rushed over and suddenly separated Han Seohyun from the male clan members.
Then they surrounded her among themselves, and Kim Minji took the lead and said:
"Was Noh Eunha big? Or small?"
""..."
With a cackle.
While the male clan members were stunned.
The female clan members burst into laughter.
Kim Minji said it loud enough for everyone to hear, causing Eunha's head to whip around.
Kim Minji, that girl really...
Eunha trembled with anger and.
Kim Minji teased him like that.
But she and all the clan members were focused on Han Seohyun's answer.
To this, Han Seohyun cleared her throat and─.
"─Why don't you go do your work?"
""""Ah, tell us!!""""
"Don't ask me, ask Hayang."
"W-why me suddenly!"
Pretending not to know and.
Throwing Jeong Hayang, who had been going along with them, to the wolves.
Han Seohyun quickly escaped to the office.
Now the clan members' interest shifted to Jeong Hayang.
"I really have a hard time because of them. There's no sane person in the clan, no sane person..."
"Bibi bibi papa papa pupu pu!"
For a while after that.
The clan members teased Eunha.
Year 15 of the Fairy Era.
The story of his 20th year passed like that.
The top 10 central comprehensive daily newspapers in Korea announced national indicators at the end of the year.
Year 16 of the Fairy Era
<Public Disclosure Target Company Diagnosis Designation Status>
Number | Company Name | Same
:--|:--|:--
01 | Sirius | Han Doyoung
02 | Galaxy | Choi Taebong
03 | Alice | Jeong Seokhun
04 | Luminous | Lee Jeongin
05 | YH | Choi Yunhye
06 | Pine | Jang Seokyoung
07 | Donghae | Jeong Jiman
08 | KK | Kim Geon
09 | Eternal | Kim Juntae
10 | Samra | Oh Manjung
Year 16 of the Fairy Era
<Player Comprehensive Grade Evaluation>
─Clan Comprehensive Grade S─
Number | Clan Name | Comprehensive Grade
:--|:--|:--
01 | Zenith | S+
02 | Regulus | S+
03 | Silla | S+
04 | Myeongwang | S+
05 | Tempest | S+
06 | Blaze | S
07 | KK | S
08 | Donghae | S-
※ Grade considering contributions and damage level for the Year 15 Seoul Calamity.
Year 16 of the Fairy Era
<Player Comprehensive Grade Evaluation>
─Clan Comprehensive Grade B─
Number | Clan Name | Comprehensive Grade
:--|:--|:--
01 | Dangun | B+
: | : | :
15 | Pandora | B+
: | : | :
26 | Namsan | B
: | : | :
41 | Muanhyegun | B-
: | : | :
※ Grade considering contributions and damage level for the Year 15 Seoul Calamity.
Year 16 of the Fairy Era
<2nd Generation Twelve Seats List>
Affiliation | Position | Name
:--|:--|:--
Mana Management Organization | Hunter | Baek Seojin
Mana Management Organization | Navigator | Yoon Seongjin
Zenith | Dealer | Ji Yonghyun
Myeongwang | Ranger | Do Wanjun
Silla | Dealer | Lee Dojin
Regulus | Supporter | Park Hyerim
Blaze | Dealer | Kang Hyeonchul
Mana Management Organization | Supporter | Precious Memory
KK | Caster | Hwang Sangun
Tempest | Sniper | Yoo Sujin
Donghae | Guardian | Seon Gijun
Mana Management Organization | Navigator | Mo Rayul