Transmigrated into the Gacha Game I Abandoned for 10 Years

Chapter 188: Divergence (4)

“…I’m, I’m ashamed…”

“I’m sorry…”

Kim Hyunwoo, with a dizzy expression just thinking about it, tightly closed his eyes and shook his head.

Right in front of him were Loriel and Giral, both with their heads hung low in embarrassment, as if ashamed of the situation.

“Hee-”

“Hu-ugh-”

…And next to them, Shadra and River were trembling in fear, receiving invisible glares from Loriel and Giral.

“Phew…”

Kim Hyunwoo let out a light sigh and glanced at the blue moonlight visible beyond the terrace.

An unbidden question arose in his mind.

In fact, Kim Hyunwoo already knew exactly how this happened.

He had already heard the gist of it from Shadra.

‘This isn’t easy.’

Even though he understood the situation, Kim Hyunwoo had no idea how to end it. With a headache, he paused for a moment before speaking to Giral and Loriel, who were bowing their heads like guilty parties.

“…F-first, congratulations…”

“Thank, you.”

“……”

Seeing their faces turn even redder, Kim Hyunwoo sighed, realizing that his choice was wrong, but there was nothing he could do.

Who in the world would wake up and find their subordinates passionately making love on their bed?

“…First, this seems like something that happened because of an accident, so let’s pretend it never happened.”

So, after a bit of thought, Kim Hyunwoo came to that conclusion.

“Understood, My Lord…”

“Thank you…”

“Oh, bring the clothes back tomorrow.”

“Yes…”

With their heads bowed deeply, Giral and Loriel, now wearing Kim Hyunwoo’s clothes, quietly opened the Lord’s chamber door and vanished.

…Kim Hyunwoo, unexpectedly absorbing the fact that Loriel and Giral’s love was intense—something he didn’t really want to know—turned his attention to River and Shadra.

Once Loriel and Giral left, Kim Hyunwoo looked at River and Shadra, who were now letting out deep sighs as if they had finally survived, and spoke.

“So, what were you two doing…?”

“Ah, well…heh heh.”

Shadra awkwardly smiled and gazed at a distant mountain, while River slowly turned her eyes away.

However, after staring at them for a while, Shadra, realizing it was impossible to just brush off the situation with a smile, let out a short “Ugh” and started to think.

She wondered if it was right to speak the truth in this situation.

In truth, both River and Shadra had long wanted to show Kim Hyunwoo their sincerity, but they knew that a confession in such an awkward situation was not ideal.

‘How should I respond?’

As Shadra’s mind began to get more tangled in thoughts, River, who had been staring at a distant mountain without speaking until now, finally looked at Kim Hyunwoo and spoke.

“…I came here for the reason you’re thinking.”

“The reason I’m thinking…?”

“Do you really want me to say it?”

River spoke with trembling pupils.

Kim Hyunwoo scratched his head with an awkward expression.

‘Though I had some idea about it.’

Still, the reason Kim Hyunwoo asked was because River and Shadra didn’t come individually but together.

‘And besides, they…didn’t seem that close.’

Kim Hyunwoo thought about that and then spoke.

“No…I’ve had similar situations recently, so I had a bit of an idea…but this time, it’s definitely the two of you.”

Of course, there had been situations before with two women, but as Kim Hyunwoo knew, those were situations that just happened due to accidents.

But what about now?

It was clear to anyone that, rather than a situational accident, Shadra and River seemed to have come here intentionally from the start.

“No, it’s because you two came together.”

Kim Hyunwoo spoke those words.

“Isn’t it better for the two of you?”

“On what grounds…?”

“Huh?”

At Kim Hyunwoo’s words, River went blank, as if her mind was in complete chaos.

Immediately after.

With a confused expression, River, who was in turmoil, looked back and forth between Kim Hyunwoo and the ground, thinking about why two would be better than one.

“The fun of choosing, maybe?”

“……”

He soon came to that conclusion.

“Eh…”

Shadra, now treated like an ice cream with options, let out a small sigh, while River, seemingly in shock from the situation, slowly started to look dizzy.

As Kim Hyunwoo made an awkward face at River’s reaction.

Hug-!

Shadra suddenly jumped into Kim Hyunwoo’s arms.

“Ugh-!”

Kim Hyunwoo, unable to catch her weight, fell onto the bed, staring at Shadra in confusion, but she looked at him with eyes full of determination, as if she were on the edge of a cliff.

“Dad…!”

“Shadra!”

“I came because I want to be with you, Dad, today.”

“No-”

Kim Hyunwoo had already somewhat anticipated this, and had even braced himself, but in this situation, he thought it might be time to suggest stopping the use of the word “Dad”.

Unfortunately, his tongue failed to say anything else after the “No-”

Instead, Kim Hyunwoo found himself entertaining with both a swift and timid tongue for hours…

The march of the black figures continued in the northeast.

Arthur, who was leading the march, suddenly swung her sword, which was now only half intact.

The sword was swung so quickly that it was almost invisible.

The sword was so fast that the only indication it had swung was a shift in position from above to below, and in an instant, it had cut through something.

“You don’t need to be that on edge. After all, I’m on your team, right?”

Loria suddenly appeared next to Lancelot and spoke.

“…!”

Seeing this, Arthur immediately tried to swing her sword again, but—

[Great King, this one is not our enemy.]

Lancelot’s words made Arthur stop mid-swing, and she spoke.

[Who is this one?]

[This one is someone currently helping us.]

“It’s not just helping, it seems like she’s given us a huge amount of help… Well, I don’t mind thinking of it that way, since I’m also expecting great things.”

Loria smiled as she spoke, and Lancelot asked.

[Why have you appeared here?]

“There’s no real reason. If I were to make one up, it’s because we’ll reach Lartania tomorrow, so I came to check on things…”

Loria spoke while looking at Arthur, who was staring at her with an expressionless gaze.

“There’s no need to worry. It seems the resurrection was successful, so you can trust me.”

[It’s not a matter of trusting or not. Once the King awakens, the goal will surely be achieved.]

“Of course, it has to be achieved. I’ve worked hard from the back, you know? If it doesn’t work out, it’ll be troublesome. I’ll have no choice but to step in then—”

[…Don’t worry. There won’t be a need for you to step in.]

At Lancelot’s words, Loria said nothing.

She simply smiled knowingly and then nodded, as if she understood, before turning her body.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

With that, she disappeared completely.

Lancelot, who had silently watched as Loria disappeared, was left with only the words she had spoken.

[Lancelot.]

[Yes.]

[Did you receive power from her?]

[Yes. She summoned me to the Middle Realm.]

Arthur nodded and answered the following question from Lancelot. After that, she stood quietly, staring at the place where Loria had disappeared.

[It seems like the next opponent will be that one.]

[…? What do you mean by that?]

[Lancelot, you should know well that it’s wearing a shell.]

At Arthur’s words, Lancelot nodded, as he had already figured out that it was wearing a shell long ago.

[But what do you mean by it being the next opponent?]

However, Lancelot didn’t think that Loria would be the next opponent, so he asked Arthur.

Arthur, with a puzzled expression, calmly began explaining Loria’s true nature to Lancelot.

And then.

[…!! Is that really the case?]

[Yes. If my eyes are not mistaken.]

Arthur looked at the surprised Lancelot before turning her body around.

[We now have one more reason to deal with the Outsider.]

With that, Arthur began to walk toward Lartania.

In that moment, Lancelot stood still, thinking over Arthur’s words. Soon, he followed her and spoke.

[It will definitely happen.]