As a result, it was only natural that the position of Seo Mi-kyung, the master of the Plum Blossom Clan who had framed me, narrowed, and my position rose.
After several meetings, it was decided that the Plum Blossom Clan and a few other clans would take the lead, Eternity and its brother clans would take the center, and the Mardan Clan would take the rear.
At first, I thought our clan would be in the rear, but since the majority of the Mardan Clan members are mages, it was more efficient to place them in the rear, so we chose the center.
Of course, the master of the Plum Blossom Clan, that woman, was naturally furious about her clan being placed in the lead.
She even came to Ha Yu-ri’s personal tent to protest, which is the current situation.
“Are you kidding me? What is this! Why is our clan in the lead?”
Ha Yu-ri replied with a tired expression.
“Sigh… Ms. Seo Mi-kyung. This is the result of discussions among several clans. Not just the Plum Blossom Clan, but other clans are also taking the lead, so I hope you can understand.”
“But our Plum Blossom Clan is at the very front!”
“…Ms. Seo Mi-kyung. In the end, some clan has to be at the very front. It just happens to be the Plum Blossom Clan.”
For a moment, Ha Yu-ri looked at Seo Mi-kyung with pity.
Because Ha Yu-ri knew that my influence had strongly affected this outcome.
“Ms. Ha Yu-ri, you… you voted for our Plum Blossom Clan! Why…!”
The reason Ha Yu-ri voted for the Plum Blossom Clan to be at the front was because she had received an unspoken threat from me.
That woman, unaware of this fact, is now taking it out on Ha Yu-ri.
“Ms. Ha Yu-ri… what exactly is your relationship with that man?”
“…What do you mean?”
“Initially, only Eternity voted for our clan, but after you exchanged glances with that man, you voted for our clan!”
Quite sharp observation.
“After the Mardan Clan voted, other clans followed suit and voted for our clan, leading to this situation!”
A classic case of bandwagoning.
“……”
“What is it? I thought you disliked that man, Lee Yun-seong, so why are you following his opinion?!”
It seems this woman, Seo Mi-kyung, based her actions during the meeting on the assumption that Ha Yu-ri disliked me.
‘She’s not completely clueless. I thought she just disliked me for no reason.’
“Ms. Ha Yu-ri, say something!”
From Ha Yu-ri’s perspective, there was no easy answer.
She couldn’t exactly say, “I’m that man’s slave.”
When no words came, Seo Mi-kyung stormed out of the commander’s tent.
“…You can come out now.”
I emerged from the blind spot where Seo Mi-kyung couldn’t see me and spoke.
“Hmm… tough luck. All because of that strange woman.”
“….Well, I don’t particularly dislike her.”
“Kick, why? Because she reminds you of your past?”
Ha Yu-ri couldn’t deny it and nodded.
“So… what brings you to this slave girl? To humiliate me again?”
“Slave girl? No need to degrade yourself like that.”
“….Why not? You enjoy this, don’t you? Me groveling at your feet, acting like a pet that obeys your every command, you enjoy it, don’t you?”
“Wait, aren’t you distorting things too much? When did I ever do that?”
“You treated me like a dog. With that perverted look on your face…”
“That was just to confirm something, I didn’t expect you to actually bark. And a perverted look… that’s a bit harsh, don’t you think?”
“….In the end, no matter what choice I made, you would have made me bark like a dog, right?”
I couldn’t deny her words. After all, I did want to see her on all fours, barking like a dog at least once.
“That woman is pitiful. She’ll only realize who she messed with when things go wrong.”
I shrugged and spoke.
“Why say it like that? As if I’m going to do something terrible.”
“Then will you let it go? No, you won’t. You’ll retaliate to the end.”
I chuckled at her words.
“…You’re ruthless.”
“That’s too much.”
“….So, what brings you here in the middle of the night?”
I noticed her body trembling slightly, as if she was scared or thinking something bad.
‘…Maybe it’s because it’s late at night.’
It couldn’t be helped. Without Wi Ho-yeon, her guard, I had to wait until she fell asleep to come.
“Didn’t I tell you before? Don’t look at me like that. I can see exactly what you’re thinking.”
“….And what would you do in my place? I can’t resist at all. With just one command from you, my body isn’t even mine anymore…”
“…..”
“If you tell me to, even if it’s some irrational command… I have to obey. If you tell me to dance, I’ll dance. If you tell me to crawl on all fours and bark like a dog, I’ll do it.”
“That’s true. Well, since I’m bored, shall we try that?”
“…What?”
“Command: get on all fours.”
“Ah!”
Ha Yu-ri has a slave mark below her navel.
Due to the compulsion of the command, Ha Yu-ri let out a moan and obeyed.
“I… I’m sorry for being insolent. Please…”
“Well, I understand. But I didn’t come here for that. If I had that in mind, I would have done it already, right?”
“……”
Seeing her cower in fear, I suddenly felt like teasing her.
“Wait, now that I think about it, it’s strange, isn’t it? You said it yourself, that I could humiliate you however I wanted, do whatever I wanted. Tonight, let’s…”
“Th-that’s… but… please…”
I don’t know about others, but I can’t help but feel like teasing her.
‘I guess I can’t resist my instincts or emotions either.’
Every time I see the usually rude Ha Yu-ri begging me, I feel a strange thrill running down my spine.
‘….Sigh.’
I made a playful expression and spoke.
“Just kidding.”
“…. Huh?”
“I said it’s a joke.”
“…. Please, don’t joke like that. From my perspective, I can’t tell if you’re serious or not.”
“Yeah, no. I can’t stop because it’s fun.”
As the compulsion of the command faded, Ha Yu-ri cautiously stood up and spoke.
“…. Fine. Do whatever you want. More importantly, what’s the real reason you came at this hour?”
“Well… I wanted to ask you something personally.”
“… What is it?”
“You said you lost your memory after coming back from the Swamp of Oblivion. Do you have any clue at all about what kind of memory it was related to?”
“… No. I just know that I lost my memory.”
“Hmm… Really? Have you tried to recall your memory?”
“Who do you think I am? Of course, I’ve tried many times. But nothing comes to mind.”
“…. I see.”
She is aware that she has lost her memory. However, she doesn’t know what that memory is related to. It just doesn’t come back.
After hearing this in the meeting room, I pondered deeply.
‘…. What if, instead of trying to recall or remember, we figure it out by elimination?’
If a part of a person’s memory is missing, not only the lost memory but also other memories might have gaps.
Let’s assume the human brain is like a novel.
A novel has many pages and chapters.
Imagine tearing out all the pages corresponding to one chapter in the middle of the book.
Would the reader not feel a sense of incongruity when reading a book with a missing chapter?
‘No, that’s impossible.’
The human brain is like a book. If a part of the memory is deleted, there will inevitably be holes in other memories or in the way one thinks about themselves.
‘Ha Yu-ri must not have thought of this. She probably just tried to recall the lost memory.’
When reading a book with missing pages, no matter how hard you try to recall the content of those pages, it won’t come back.
‘The method is to think about the context before and after, and deduce based on the connections.’
“Ha Yu-ri.”
“Why? What’s with your expression? It’s like….”
I don’t know what my expression looks like right now, but she seems scared.
I tried to fix my expression by touching my face and continued.
“I can’t restore your lost memory right now. But we can find out what it’s related to.”
“… What do you mean?”
“Trust me. You need to think carefully. There must be some incongruity in your other memories that you’re not aware of. Or in your personality, values, habits, or actions.”
“…. Huh?”
“The human brain has almost no limits, but the person using it isn’t that smart. Think carefully. Have you ever done something or said something without knowing why, or felt a certain way without understanding why?”
She started to agonize over my words.
“…….”
“…….”
A long time passed, but all that came out of her mouth was a deep sigh.
“Sigh… I, I really don’t know….”
“Hmm…”
‘The possibility that this method is wrong… No, let’s not doubt my method. Surely, surely, we can find a clue this way.’
“… Think again. I’ll think about you too.”
A long time passed. Ha Yu-ri didn’t dismiss my words as nonsense and kept trying.
I also thought about Ha Yu-ri, but perhaps because the scene was so impactful, all that came to mind was her crawling on all fours and barking.
‘Damn it… Not this, think properly.’
I started to go through everything about Ha Yu-ri one by one.
‘First, from when I first met her.’
I met her as a trainee, and she was an instructor.
Ha Yu-ri was interested in Lee Yoo-hyun and Song Ha-eun, and completely ignored me.
The reason Ha Yu-ri ignored me was because I was a Dark Sorcerer.
‘… Wait a minute.’
“…. Ha Yu-ri, wait a minute.”
“Wha, what! Why, why are you like this?”
“… Let me ask you something. Why do you hate Dark Sorcerers so much?”
‘Right, come to think of it, why does she hate Dark Sorcerers?’
It could be simply because of their nature, but there’s something strange. No one has ever known why Ha Yu-ri hates Dark Sorcerers.
It was partly out of curiosity, but a strange feeling whispered to me.
This is weird.
‘This is really weird. How can no one know?’
Thinking something was off, I looked at Ha Yu-ri, and her reaction was strange.
“….. Huh?”
“What? Hey, what’s wrong?”
“Ah… What, what is it… Why, why do I hate Dark Sorcerers…?”
‘What do you mean you don’t know?’
“What nonsense… Huh?”
“Ah….”
I couldn’t help but freeze mid-sentence.
Because tears were streaming from Ha Yu-ri’s eyes.
“Are you… okay?”
“Ah… Why, why is this… Wait, just a moment. Why are there tears…”
Even Ha Yu-ri herself didn’t know why she was crying.
‘… This is it.’
… The memory Ha Yu-ri lost is related to why she hates Dark Sorcerers.
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