FVN Chapter 2.2
Chapter 2.2
Yeoreum repeatedly shook her head and then gave the child a smile.
“Thank you for the delicious food. Do you want to try some of mine?”
“No, it’s okay. I don’t want to eat...”
The girl’s white ears drooped.
Her eyes only stared at the ground.
Everywhere she looked, she saw a child scared stiff.
What had she endured to be so wary of other people?
Yeoreum suppressed the urge to sign in front of the child.
She couldn’t show any negative emotions, lest the child think of it as her having bad intentions.
“Ummm.. Your name....”
Ah.
I realized I had never introduced myself to her all this time.
Yeoreum decided to give her name to the girl, who didn’t even know who she was.
“—My name is Yeoreum, Han Yeoreum. What’s yours?”
The child fell silent for a moment, before speaking up.
“I don’t have one.”
I stared sadly at the child.
“I see.... In that case, may I name you?”
“A name?”
“Yes.”
“....Um, okay.”
Let’s see.....
A girl as white as a snowflake.
A girl who would only receive love from now on.
Yeoreum decided to give her a beautiful name.
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Han Gyeoul.
That was the name the girl had given me.
‘This is crazy.’
Not only had she modified my body, but now she arbitrarily named me.
Anger surged within me at her attitude of treating me like a possession.
It was my fault for lying about not knowing my name.
From now on, I resolved not to say anything that could cause problems.
Just then, a spoonful of soup approached my lips.
“My arm’s going to fall off. Just eat one spoonful, okay?”
The girl pressed the spoon against my lips.
Maybe she was the kind of psycho who didn’t get angry easily.
Scared but determined, I pushed back a bit more.
“I have to go home to water my tomatoes.”
“Hmm... Can I come with you then?”
“Why...?”
“I just want to see how Gyeoul lives.”
It sounded like she wanted to know where I live to keep me under her thumb forever.
“It’s really dirty there. Even centipedes come out.”
“That’s okay. I can handle that.”
Her smile was awkward.
She didn’t like bugs and dirt but forced a smile to find out where I live.
I decided to scare her a bit more.
“Sometimes wild boars come out. And stray dogs at night?”
“Really? Where do you live exactly?”
She seemed scared of wild boars and stray dogs.
I felt triumphant, having found her weakness.
“I live in a tent in the woods. There are poisonous mushrooms near it, so it’ll be tough for you.”
“Oh my...”
Her gaping mouth revealed her shock, and I couldn’t help but smile triumphantly.
Now that I knew her weakness, there was no need to act humbly.
“How about it? Can’t come, right? Should I just go alone?”
“No, let’s go together. I like dangerous places more.”
“Really...? Why...?”
“Because I’m a high level adventurer?”
Ah.
Right.
She was indeed a high level adventurer, capable of managing beginner hunting grounds.
I couldn’t understand why I had forgotten such an important fact.
It was quite strange, but for now, I decided to focus on the girl in front of me.
“Are you really going to come? There are cockroaches too.”
“Yes. I’m curious about how Gyeoul lives.”
She seemed determined to follow no matter what.
That’s some serious obsession.
Feeling defeated, I closed my eyes tightly.
‘I lost.’
There was no way to make her back down anymore.