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Akira sat on the floor and leaned against the wall while looking at Karina who was still sitting down in front of him with a feeling of shame
Akira looked at her carefully as he began to speculate about something
'sit down and tell me all about your story while we still have time to rest
'.....'
Akira questioned that while Karina just sat there in silence
Akira began to frown as he said
'if you don't want to tell me, then be it... but at least you tell me, right? to ease the burden on your heart.. after all I will just listen as your reason for suddenly hugging me right?
Akira said that while touching Karina's shoulder as a sign of his support
'i..I will tell you on condition..
'what is it?
'after you hear this just assume it's not on your mind and forget it.. you said you would just listen right?
nod
Akira who heard that nodded his head indicating that he agreed
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Karina tells everything except about the identity of her friend Shirley, Prince Julian and her previous life while changing some of the background of her story to Akira
'is that all..
nod
Akira who listened lazily leaned back followed by Karina who nodded her head shyly
'but girl..If you hug me and make love with me without feelings of love by making me your outlet to forget the person you love, that will be a decision you will regret in the future..
'but I don't have any choice..
'girl.. everything takes time to forget something even if you have to suffer.. but that suffering will not last forever, there is no name for eternal suffering except the feeling of regret..
'...'
Akira who saw Karina was silent then Akira stood up while facing forward without turning towards Karina while starting to speak
'if only the person you hug is a person with lust or an ordinary person.. a woman as beautiful as you will definitely not be rejected but that doesn't happen to me..
Akira then walked forward without paying attention to Karina who was still sitting stiffly while looking at Akira who started to leave her in the darkness
'hey! wait!
tap..tap
Karina ran to follow Akira
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Akira looked at the wall to check something and he found that there was something behind the wall
Behind the wall there is a small hole which indicates that there is something in front that launched the arrow earlier but it is difficult to see from a distance
'What are doing?
'nothing..
Karina asked Akira with a questioning expression
'hey.. I want to ask the reason why you rejected me earlier..
'its simple..
'simple?
'I'm not attracted to women anymore..
'why? do you want wealth or more than that?
Akira answered Karina's question while rubbing the wall to do something
'its not like that..
'then?
'Compared to what I'm looking for, it doesn't mean much to me
'What are you looking for?
Akira stopped walking while making a dark and anger expression on his face while saying in the softest tone
'love..
'lo-love?
'yes!
Akira turned to Karina with a bright face and a big smile
Karina who saw that stood stiffly at the situation
'is that so..yes.. love is more valuable than property and women right..
'yes..in my life I want to find love until I die..
'so that how it's works..
Karina began to understand Akira's reason for saying that night If he was looking for death while fulfilling his purpose that meant his purpose was eternal love
Karina started to smile happily and her worry disappeared when her misunderstanding was proven
but..
in Akira's mind is the opposite of what Karina imagines
what Akira said in the beginning was all a lie..
Akira purposely asks Karina to tell her story so he can make sure of something
Akira will never reveal his heart and thoughts to anyone or his close friends
and that's Akira's way of life now
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the two of them walked into the ancient temple while going through several traps
in Karina's previous life.. this ancient temple is a magical relic place placed by an ancient sage who also helped the hero before in the mission to eradicate the army of the demon king
but the people who explored this place were unfortunately killed by assassins when they returned and the magic relic obtained was never shown to the world and rumors only reached the ears of the world without showing the shape of the magic relic
And Karina thought that the magical relic might help in speeding up Karina's development as an Archmage to save her friends including Shirley
they both walked and began to see an altar in the distance
'look!
'hmm?
Karina pointed to the altar
tap..tap...
Karina ran fast because she was happy with the discovery that may help herself
but..
creak!
'A-Ah!
'watch out!
Karina ran and stepped on a trap in the form of a large hole that caused Karina to fall but was lucky because Akira reflexively held her hand to save her from falling
' is this what called in manga or manhwa as the main character who has a lot of luck..tch
Akira said that in his mind with annoyance
'wah! stop daydreaming already!
'ops! sorry..
Karina screamed in panic when she saw below her that there were many spears standing upright stabbing her when she fell plus Akira who was still delusional at that critical moment
Akira pulled Karina while Karina who felt angry and upset started punching Akira's stomach suddenly
bam!
'gukh! what the hell are you doing!
'that's the reward for daydreaming without limits! stupid!
Akira who heard that frowned
'At least you thanked me because I saved you, didn't you?
if I thank you.. later one day I will die at your hands stupid! so shut up and let's go..
'tch..
Akira was annoyed by Karina's behavior while Karina started to head towards the altar
they both arrived and stood in the middle of the altar
on the altar is written the symbol of a black fox while surrounded by a knight statue
'what is this place?
'i don't know either..
they looked around and saw the black box in front of them
'what is this?
Karina approached the black box followed by Akira from behind but suddenly
creak!
baam!
The statue of the knight began to move probably because it found an intrusion
The knight statues have their own weapons including shields, katana swords, bows, etc. while emitting red light in their eyes
'shit..It seems that this is not as easy as I expected...
'........'
karina said that anxiously while Akira was just speechless
soon the two of them were surrounded from all directions by the statues of the knight who only had one way left which was to fight until they die..
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