Chapter 48 (Teaser)
“Huff… huff…”
Slamming open the door to her waiting room, Se-Hoon appeared, panting heavily. His body was drenched in sweat, and he looked like he might collapse at any moment. The sight caused Luize’s eyes to widen.
“You…”
Having never seen his exhausted appearance before, she was at a loss for words, wondering what had happened to him.
Ignoring her for now, Se-Hoon slowly scrutinized the room.
Is there… anything else…?
They would really be in danger if other traps had been set up as well. Confirming there were no other traps a few moments later, he sighed in relief and walked over to Luize.
Thud-
Now sitting on the floor, he looked at Luize, who was leaning against the wall.
“What are you doing?”
“What?”
“Are you trying to take a nap before the duel?”
“…Ugh!”
Finally realizing how she looked, she quickly sat up. Seeing her swift reaction, Se-Hoon chuckled and then asked, “There was a strange ringing in your ear earlier, right?”
“… How did you know?”
“I heard it too. It seems like those guys prepared it in advance, so I just smashed it on my way here.”
Her eyes widened at his explanation.
“It was a device that triggered the mana corrosion within the body, causing one to cast a mental curse on oneself by awakening their trauma. It gave me quite a hard time.”
“My trauma…”
Hearing his words, she realized why the bandage around her neck had been bothering her. So she had been experiencing seizures because she had been swept away by the curse.
The truth made her put on a bitter smile.
“So that was it…”
In the past, she would have been furious because of the interference, but right now, she didn’t feel much anger.
Her opponent’s scheme had forced her to face her trauma, but running away from it had been entirely her own choice.
“Do you think it’s pathetic?”
“What is?”
“To walk right into their tricks at such a crucial moment… and end up like this.”
Her hair was a mess from rolling on the ground, and the bandages around her neck were in disarray from her trying to strangle herself. Her left hand was also bleeding, likely because she had accidentally scratched herself.
She thought...
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