“What are you—" It hurt so much that tears sprang to my eyes, and I was ready to argue with him. However, hyung suddenly hugged me tightly as if he would never let go.

“Never again.” I felt my shoulder grow wet.

“Don't ever leave without a word again. I’ll really kill you if you do.”

He was saying that we should never split up again, right? What a tsundere. No, his tone was more like a yandere’s. Of course, I didn’t say it out loud because I would probably get hit again. I hugged my brother back. “OK. I’m back, hyung.”

* * *

Yeon-woo slowly opened his eyes. He was in the real world once more and not the white world of letters. Brahm and Henova were looking at him with concern.

“Are you all right?”

“Fool! Why did you suddenly faint after touching the pocket watch?!”

Brahm cast magic on Yeon-woo to check if he was hurt, and Henova’s face was filled with worry as he shouted at Yeon-woo angrily.

Yeon-woo confirmed that he was fine and turned to Brontes, who was staring at him. “How long was I like this?”

『It’s been about three days.』

Yeon-woo clucked his tongue. He didn’t realize so much time had passed. But in a way, it...