Necromancer Survival

hat slap may be to return him to consciousness…Was it okay to wake someone who had collapsed from anemia like that? His ruthless side–something I haven’t seen in a long time–made me uncomfortable.

     However, Koo Hui-seo, the one that hit, blinked blankly without a word of protest, as if he was familiar with this sort of treatment.
He slowly stood up; simultaneously, the tentacles holding onto Seo Dawon’s arm loosened, one by one.

     When the tentacles completely released him, the Mage opened and clenched his fist; he walked a couple of steps away from Koo Hui-seo.

Slither–

     The black strings, which looked a bit like electric wires when relaxed and stretched out, began crawling towards Koo Hui-seo’s back.
Gradually, the strands became shorter until they disappeared behind him.

     Looking at that sight, Jung Garam giggled, “It’s like he vacuumed up some electrical wires.”

     “I-If you say that, it’s a bit…” Of course, I had similar thoughts…

     In any case, I glanced at Koo Hui-seo’s slightly swollen cheek before going into my room, bringing out the cardigan I had been wearing.
I carefully handed it to the guildmaster, who had been staring blankly at the ground.
I was still concerned about the recently released black tentacles, but Seo Dawon didn’t stop me after seeing me move.
Therefore, it didn’t seem dangerous.

“”

      Koo Hui-seo stared at the cardigan in my arms before looking up at my face.

     “You should wear it.” I said.

      “It’s cold…”

      He’s cold? I checked over the guild master once more at his unexpected remark.
I belatedly realized that one’s body temperature would be affected after being drained of a great amount of blood.

      With an apologetic heart, I wrapped the cardigan around Koo Hui-seo and started walking towards the kitchen to bring him some warm water.
Suddenly, something cold–like ice–touched my wrist.

     Koo Hui-seo trembled and held my wrist.
Simultaneously, Seo Dawon approached us, but I didn’t remove the guild master’s hand.
Instead, I laid my hand atop his.

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     Koo Hui-seo’s attitude was quite strange though; though he was the one to first grab onto me, he flinched as if my hands were fire before looking at me in amazement.
He opened his mouth as if he were about to say something, but eventually said nothing and placed more power behind his skinny fingers.

     “Why don’t you drink some warm water? I’ll bring some for you.” I said.

     “I’m…fine.”

     “Aren’t you dizzy?” Even if Hui-seo-ssi had a peculiar constitution…this must have been difficult.”

     “……” Koo Hui-seo blinked while staring at me.
Was that his way of telling me that he was fine?

     “Ha…” In front of us, Seo Dawon sighed deeply.
Somehow I felt like he was sighing at me, but… the Mage said nothing in the end.
I must have violated some unsaid conventions.

     Koo Hui-seo held onto me for a long while, and, all at once, jumped up from his seat.
Then, he released his hand that had become lukewarm.

     “Are you okay now?”

     “Yees…” Koo Hui-seo responded, his expression blank as usual.

     ‘He recovered so quickly?’ I was alarmed at his amazing recovery speed.

     After answering, Koo Hui-seo looked at me for a long while; the cardigan I had dressed him in began ripping at the seams.
Because I had no intention of getting it back from him anyway, I paid it no mind.

     When I said nothing, Koo Hui-seo calmed his wringing hands.
Then, he called out to me in a pleading voice, “Lee-kyung-ssi…”

     “Yes.”

      “You don’t…smell something strange from me…?” He asked, randomly.
I immediately sniffed at the surroundings.
The servants had previously told me that they smelled something bad from Koo Hui-seo, so I was a little curious…

      However, this time as well, I couldn’t grasp a single bad stench–except for the slight scent of wood and grass, I smelled nothing.
Rather, it was as if he had been scented with perfume…

     Well, the servants wouldn’t point the smell out for no reason… I just assumed it was a scent I wouldn’t be able to perceive, and I wasn’t so concerned…

     First, I replied honestly, “I don’t smell anything.”

     “…Then, Lee-kyung-ssi can’t smell himself, right?”

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“”

     “What?  Do I smell?”

     “Yees…” Koo Hui-seo told me that he smelled something strange from me!

     I didn’t expect to hear such a thing; flustered, I raised my arm to sniff at it.
However, there was no odor except for the slight scent of sweat.
​”I-Is it severe?”

     “Well…? At times, it’s worse than now.”

     What?

     Koo Hui-seo spoke casually, but I was shocked.
It was the first time I’ve heard I smelled.

      Almost involuntarily, I looked towards the servants… When I locked gazes with Jung Garam, he opened his eyes innocently; Kim Olim closed hers and crossed her arms.

     And Woo Ragi…

     “You didn’t know?”

     “……”

     He completely blocked his nose while smirking at me.

     Then, I looked up at Seo Dawon desperately.
He stared back without avoiding my gaze.

      “D-Does it really smell that bad?” I asked.

     Even Seo Dawon, my last hope, crooked the corners of his lips and smiled.
“Enough that it’s hard to endure.”

 

TL: I’ve got a theory that the ‘smell’ that comes from both Koo Hui-seo and Lee-kyung is actually the stench of death.
Dunno if I’m right though.

Also, >.< The hamster can’t stop being nice.
My heart~
I know I wouldn’t be so kind to Koo Hui-seo.