Chapter 316
According to the old law of the nobility that Sandra learned as a child, it was customary for the owner of the party to guard the auditorium and greet the guests. But Sandra didn’t do that.
Drip – Todok –
From the moment Sandra sat on the terrace and water droplets started to fall from the sky.
shoot-!
He watched the sight while sipping wine in his room until the moment when a huge amount of water watered the ground.
‘It’s raining.’
Sandra liked rainy days.
From the moment you acquire the ability.
Or perhaps, from the moment he was betrayed by the one he trusted, how many lands he had soaked with blood.
Is it because of that?
Sandra felt as if her complicated mind was being washed away when the rain from the sky trickled down the ground.
Whirling—
Sandra turned her wine glass around again.
When the bright red wine soaked the walls of the transparent glass, Sandra felt as if the memories buried deep inside her were vividly awakened on her back.
The cold floor of the prison.
Hands stained with blood.
And…
hot-!
Sandra frowned at the excruciating pain that set her shoulders on fire. But that was only for a moment. Sandra looked down at Shin Yoo-seong, who was sitting on the chair, and smiled leisurely as usual.
“…Sorry to call you out like this. Because I hate being noisy.”
“it’s okay.”
Rather, from Shin Yoo-seong’s point of view, Sandra’s time aside was nothing short of an opportunity.
‘This would be a good way to elicit a lot of stories from Sandra.’
However, if you buy doubt, everything ends, so Shin Yoo-seong had to carefully lead the story so that he did not feel that he was digging up behind him.
“It’s amazing. I didn’t expect there to be so many people on this island in the middle of the sea.”
Certainly, Sandra’s Isle of Women had a mysterious structure. Sandra, a mere mercenary leader, was ruling thousands of people like the king of a country.
What is the story behind this island and Sandra? Shin Yoo-seong naturally rhymed, and Sandra sat across from the table and gladly responded to the conversation.
“These are the people I’m grateful for who believed in and followed my ideals… although we are basically fugitives.”
“fugitive?”
“Yes, run away. Everyone here is a runaway from the past.”
This is an opportunity to learn about Sandra’s past and abilities. Shin Yoo-seong tried to bring out a deeper story.
“What are you running from?”
But maybe it’s because I asked too many questions?
Sandra stopped talking.
He put his elbows on the table and interlocked his fingers, just looking at Shin Yoo-seong with an expressionless face.
“Ask me before that. …do you want to get your memory back?”
Even when Sandra asked, Shin Yoo-seong was just playing ‘a woman who lost her memory’. All memories of the past were intact.
However, it was clear that he did not want to lose his memory.
Yooseong Shin had Sumire who puts himself first, Eunah who relied on him more than anyone else, and Adela and Velvet, who were now like wife and daughter.
to lose memory.
to lose it all.
“yes. Of course I want to find it.”
When Yooseong Shin immediately replied that it was natural, Sandra added flesh to the question.
“okay? Even if your memories are full of terrible things?”
Slowly-
Sandra stretched out her hand toward Shin Yoo-seong’s body.
“Awake at night without forgetting.”
Then, moving his long fingers like a bug, he climbed Shin Yoo-seong’s arm.
“Come up like a bug. Even if it gnaws at you every day?”
Yooseong Shin couldn’t see the other person’s expression because Sandra was too close. She whispered in Shin Yoo-seong’s ear in a voice that could not control her emotions.
“The past you want to forget is like a curse. Wouldn’t it be better for you, who can’t even remember your name?”
Shin Yoo-seong did not always have only good memories. Stealing tears secretly was something that could happen to anyone.
However, at Sandra’s words, she firmly shook her head.
“I don’t want to lose the good memories just because I want to forget the bad ones.”
Sandra was able to instinctively feel such a healing power.
‘…He’s the complete opposite of me.’
Shin Yoo-seong and himself are not alike. Rather, they seemed like opposites, like black and white.
‘But that’s why it’s even more interesting.’
If the reason why he showed interest in the first place was simply because of his beauty, now it was closer to the interest in human nature.
‘How will this woman react if she finds out about me?’
But Sandra wasn’t one to confide in anyone about her past, which would be a weakness for whatever reason. However, what covers Sandra now is an irresistible curiosity about the unknown.
“…Let’s spend the night together. I have something I want to talk to you about.”
Shin Yoo-seong, who had been possessed by Sardonyx, unwillingly this time raised Sandra’s favorability to the max. A demonic talent that will unconditionally bewitch the boss if he has intelligence.
“I have nothing to tell you. I’m just listening. Are you okay though?”
Shin Yoo-sung’s ‘just listen to the story’ skill was an advanced skill that instantly captivated Sumire, who had low self-esteem due to ‘that incident’.
“That is enough.”
The skills are definitely successful.
Sandra whispering in a sweet voice and Shin Yoo-seong nodding her head seemed like a scene from a romance movie.
“When you finish eating, an attendant will guide you to the bath. The huge baths in my castle are second to none even in the empire. It’s my only hobby.”
To Sandra, the bath was, in a way, an extension of rain. Just as rain from the sky washes the world away, Sandra wiped herself out by soaking herself in the huge bathtub.
“You can be happy. Because you are the only one invited to my bath.”
The fact that Sandra invited Shin Yoo-seong to such a secret place meant that she took it very seriously.
‘…I never thought I’d buy faith this fast.’
From Shin Yoo-seong’s point of view, he was on the verge of losing his goal because he won it faster than he thought.
“Of course… I should eat before that. There is a dish prepared for you, the star of the dinner party.”
When
Sandra smiled and made a sound by putting her index finger and thumb together, the door opened on both sides as if she had waited.
“…hmm?”
Unknowingly, attracted by the familiar smell, Shin Yoo-seong turned his head.
“Uh huh!”
Sumire’s eyes widen at the sight of Shin Yoosung.
‘I’m 100 percent sure! This great beauty! It’s definitely Yooseong!’
Even if Shin Yuseong’s appearance changed, Sumire knew. That the person in front of her is Shin Yoo-seong, whom she has been looking for so long.
“what? Are there any problems?”
In the end, Sandra, who wondered at the reaction of the two, asked Shin Yoo-seong.
“Oh no… I like the smell of cooking so much…”
Shin Yoo-seong somehow explained the reason. She was so focused on her conversation with Sandra that she didn’t realize that Sumire had come nearby.
“The hors d’oeuvres are canapes! With a side salad and meat on a biscuit…”
Sumire thought while explaining the dish.
‘Still, the situation is good!’
If you only decide how to meet, it was the same as taking advantage of the given time and earning points again.
‘…Is there any way to deliver a message to Yoosung without being noticed by Sandra-nim?’
Flash-!
A great idea pierces Sumire’s head like lightning strikes. After the explanation of the dishes, while Sandra tasted the canapés, Sumire focused Shin Yoo-seong’s attention on both hands.
Worst-!
Then, Sumire puts her palms together like a pillow and pretends to sleep. Then, Sumire flattened her palm like a road and walked on it like a human with her other hand.
‘i get it!’
Could it be because of the sum that has been matched so far?
‘You’re talking about secretly coming to me while everyone is sleeping!’
Yoosung Shin recognized Sumire’s message at once.
nod – nod!
Shin Yuseong nodded saying he understood the story, shhh, and put his index finger to his lips.
‘This… is a message to come quietly and secretly in case you get caught! It’s clear that Mr. Yoosung understood my message!’
Sumire and Shin Yoo-seong used body language so Sandra couldn’t notice, and they exchanged stories with each other.
* * *
Shin Yoo-seong, who tasted all of Sumire’s dishes, felt like a dream. As soon as you finish eating there.
Chew- Ugh-
Soaking your body in a hot bath full of water and taking a break.
‘…It’s too luxurious to be a strategy.’
If there’s one thing she lacks, it’s that she doesn’t have the nostalgic drink she always took out of the fridge the moment she finished taking a bath.
‘If I had banana milk after taking a bath, it would be the icing on the cake.’
Splash-jubeok-
Shin Yoo-seong, who closed her eyes and melted away her fatigue, heard Sandra’s footsteps splashing water in her ears.
“Hehe… I’ve already been waiting for you. How is my bathtub? I want to hear the impressions of the first guest.”
“…It’s a waste to be alone.”
Sandra thoroughly immersed herself in Shin Yoo-seong, who had a happy expression on her face.
‘Awesome. He had so much mana… that he didn’t have a single wound on his body.’
Even a wizard would inevitably get minor wounds if he trained the dangerous power of mana.
However, there was no trace of Shin Yoo-seong’s body.
It was like a sculpture that had just gotten a new body, and there was not even the slightest trace of it that could be made if you live.
“Did the traces of your body disappear along with the lost memories? It’s like… it’s pure white, as if it’s been reborn.”
Sandra’s words were unexpectedly close to the correct answer. Shin Yoo-seong literally gained a new body through a penalty from the top. Unlike before, there is not even a small wound on the body because of that.
On the other hand.
Sandra’s body, seen by Shin Yoo-seong, was full of scars.
“Is my body strange? …whoops. Unlike you, my whole body is full of scars and wounds.”
Smiling, Sandra rose from the bath and proudly pointed out each of her scars.
“But these wounds are proud memories for me. This wound… from the war of the Seiden nation. And this wound was when I ran my first mercenary battle. And the scar on this thigh is because of the territorial attitude of the jet-black archipelago.”
Sandra remembered the endless scars on her body one by one and proudly explained them.
However, only one thing caught Shin Yoo-seong’s attention in Sandra’s body.
‘That’s…’
It was an unidentified red mark engraved on the wings.
“Then, that’s…”
Shin Yoo-seong pointed at the sign, and Sandra, who had proudly talked about it until now, hardened her expression.
Swoop-
Sandra turned her back and showed her the sign.
“this? These are not proud scars earned through war. It’s a stigma.”
He spoke in a voice he had never heard before.
This stigma is Sandra’s past and abilities.
And the biggest key related to goals.
Blink-
Nevertheless, Sandra smiled and said:
“If you’re curious, I’ll tell you. It will just be a long story.”
