Saved a Heroine From the Brink of Death

15. A growing question

#15. Question that blooms

“Hey!”

Cynthia let out an unsightly scream and sat down.

She attributed it to a sudden stab in her side.

!’

Cynthia couldn’t bear to lift her head as she sat down.

With her head down, she remembered what had just happened.

‘… I thought I’d stab her with her right hand!’

Han Seong-jin is right-handed.

I never expected him to stab himself with his left hand instead of his right hand!

Cynthia tried to show Han Seong-jin her cool side by [Predicting] Instead of [Reacting] And blocking an attack, but she failed miserably.

If only I had reacted… She could have stopped the attack.

Due to a moment of misjudgment, Cynthia had to pay the price of embarrassing herself from the start.

‘…… I want to die.’

Cynthia couldn’t bear to lift her head.

Embarrassed.

“Are you okay?”

“… No.”

Cynthia lowered her head, then she stood up cautiously.

‘Yes. I can’t do anything that didn’t exist… !’

Erase the previous event from her memory.

This is something that never happened.

It’s nothing.

Cynthia thought so.

“Kuhm… Bar, let’s do something that didn’t happen just now. You can make mistakes sometimes in life, right? Lol. Even if I think about it, I think closing my eyes was a bit too much! Now. Then come back!”

“Yes….”

That day, Cynthia screamed two more times.

***

“Today’s lecture ends here! You worked hard!”

“Yes, you suffered too.”

I took two drinks from my bag.

It was an energy drink (Elixir) for Cynthia and a real energy drink (Hero Bull) for me.

“Oh. This again! Thank you I will drink well!”

Cynthia accepted the can without any doubt.

Then she picked it up and drank it right away. It seems that her throat was very dry.

“Ha ha. Cool….”

She looked like she was melting as she sipped her energy drink.

‘I’m still a kid….’

It’s pretty, but… Would you say it’s cuter than that?

Maybe it feels that way because of the age difference.

It just feels like a younger sister… ?

To be honest, I’m not sure because I’ve never had a younger sister in my previous orphan life, but I wondered if it would be like that for some reason.

“Mister. How was it today?”

Cynthia asked for her impressions of her self-defense lecture.

How was it… Not bad.

She actually gained her knowledge and experience in self-defense.

“Shall I rate it?”

“Yes. Great.”

“Out of 5… hmm. 3 Points?”

But she wanted to play a little.

“… Four or three points? Why?”

I could see Cynthia’s pupils flicker as she said her score. The score looks rather shocking.

“You would know better? How many times have you screamed today?”

“That, that… ! As for how that happened… !”

“Three points recognized?”

“… I’ll admit it. I will try harder to prepare.”

“Puhahahaha! It’s a joke. A joke.”

Cynthia is downcast with a sullen expression.

I laughed out loud at the completely different look from when I started.

“The content of the lecture was good, and I learned it well. I wish you well in the future. It’s just a minor mistake. I don’t even care.”

“Really?”

Cynthia’s eyes shone brightly.

Her eyes seemed to wonder if it was really helpful.

“Yes.”

“hehehe. I’m glad you found it helpful!”

Cynthia finished her energy drink with a laugh.

But… Suddenly, a light began to flow from her.

What is it?

“Huh?”

The light gradually flowed out and soon wrapped around her whole body.

It was a white light.

“Eh… ?”

‘This is… it’s not that? What are the symptoms when Cynthia’s characteristic, [Long-Termity] Manifests? But this has already manifested?’

Cynthia’s growth is slow.

Because of its characteristic of longevity.

Characteristics that are gradually unlocked through specific conditions such as long training, accumulation of experience, and accumulation of magical power.

It’s not explained in detail in the novel… Most readers guessed so. I also think so.

And considering that, atmospheric chronicity could not be manifested now.

‘What is it? Isn’t it atmospheric? To do so… The current situation is very similar to the description in the novel?’

White light emitted from Cynthia.

The white light hovered around Cynthia and was absorbed evenly throughout her body.

This description, as far as I can remember, was only when the characteristics of atmospheric lateness were manifested.

[Last Air]

It is a four-character idiom meaning that a person who is going to grow up will come late. It was also Cynthia’s characteristic name.

Those who have this characteristic do not have a decrease in growth efficiency due to training, but instead acquire powerful characteristics when certain conditions are met through training and actual combat.

Yes.

Characteristics create new characteristics.

That was the deceitful point of the long wait.

Attributes that copy attributes.

When certain conditions are met, the stage of atmospheric chronicity is unlocked, and each time the stage is opened, a characteristic is added one by one.

That’s why I was surprised.

Because there’s no way the first stage of the atmospheric delay will be released already.

But it worked.

‘… At this time, there is no way that the first stage of atmospheric chronicity was opened. What is it really?’

Phase 1 of atmospheric aging.

Atmospheric characteristics that are manifested only after going through countless hardships and adversity. And that first step.

[ Superpower retardation ]

A special characteristic that later turns into the strongest characteristic of supernatural power… It’s already been manifested, right?

‘Is it because of the elixir? I don’t know because I’ve never seen Cynthia take the elixir in the novel…. Yeah, I don’t know what it is, but it’s sweet. I heard it counted.’

It seemed certain that the air quality had been manifested.

Yes. That’s it. Is that a good thing?

“Huh? It’s a white light… ? Why does this come out again?”

“What?”

Isn’t this the first time a white light has appeared?

… Then it’s already the second stage of atmospheric chronicity?

Crazy?

Step 2….

Isn’t that the way of the wind?

You already got the traits that you only get after becoming a hero?

They say that the strength retardation needs to be evolved to show its true nature… The Way of the Wind is a trait that was a cheat from the beginning, right?

“That. Is it Shia?”

“Yes?”

“When the time comes, would you like to go eat together?”

I need to find out more about what happened.

***

“Yum yum yum.”

Cynsia was enjoying the meal that Han Seong-jin bought for her.

At first she tried to say no.

Because I have no money. When she went back she was going to eat lunch at the academy.

But… You can’t refuse the rice they buy you!

‘hehehe. It’s delicious.’

The smile on his lips showed no signs of fading.

Although it was a burden… Han Seong-jin took Cynthia out saying thank you for teaching her how to self-defense and buy her a meal.

‘Isn’t this happiness… ?’

Cynthia took one of her fried shrimp and put it in her mouth.

After taking a bite, I could feel the crispy batter.

And at the same time, the taste of fresh shrimp spread in my mouth.

“Is it that delicious?”

“Yes!”

It’s so good….

Cynthia hoped that her current happiness would continue.

After meeting Han Seong-jin, things went well for her… A lot of good things seemed to happen.

‘But what was that light… ?’

Cynthia had a question while eating.

While she was drinking an energy drink, a white light radiated from her body.

The light was the same as the one that came out when she took the elixir she received from Kim Ho-seok the other day.

‘Since the light came out the other day… I got very strong… I’m not sure if that light had any effect.’

Nothing was certain.

However, she was only guessing that the light might have made her stronger.

And it is still the same now.

I’m not sure why the light came out… She thought carefully that it might not connect with strength.

‘It feels like everything is going well after meeting Mr. It’s like a lucky charm….’

It was Cynthia herself who had to repay her kindness, but she seemed to be receiving only good energy.

She also bought me food. She must have been a good person.

‘Besides, he seems to be handsome.’

Cynthia glanced at Han Seong-jin as she ate her meal.

When she asked him what her Han Seong-jin had on her face, Cynthia hurriedly turned her head away.

She didn’t really care about her before, but once she did, she kept looking at her.

‘… Ugh Calm down Cynthia. What are you thinking?’

Cynthia wondered what she was thinking about the benefactor who saved her life.

She also buys me food… He is a good person in many ways!

She shook her head and tried to come to her senses.

In the meantime, Han Seong-jin called Cynthia.

“Siya.”

Han Seong-jin called Cynthia comfortably.

She didn’t even know what to call her in the first place. Calling her by her last name is too rigid.

It was strange to call them ~ssi or ~yang.

“Yes?”

“I have a question… What is the white light that came out of your body earlier? It didn’t seem like magic.”

“Ah… Is that it?”

Cynthia drank some water and continued.

“… Uh. It’s hard to say something like this. I’m not sure either. There’s something going on.”

“It’s okay, so can you tell me something?”

“Ah, yes. I’m guessing it’s probably something that makes me stronger. Last time, there was a time when light came out of my body like before… Since then, my strength has grown stronger. I’m not sure if it’s because of the light… hahahaha. Even if you think about it, it doesn’t make much sense, right?”

“I don’t know if that makes sense or not. Isn’t it a world where so many strange things happen?”

“That’s right… ?”

Cynthia laughed awkwardly.

Because she herself was a strange story even if she thought.

A white light came out of her body and her strength increased….

However, after hearing the story, Han Seong-jin was convinced.

‘It is true that the late air has manifested itself. Besides, I’ve already got my strength retardation… What manifested today is the path of the wind. Huh true. That’s interesting.’

Seongjin Han came to a realization.

I don’t know what happened to the atmosphere.

That the elixir works.

Then the action he would take was simple.

‘Okay. I’ll have to feed the elixir to make my stomach explode.’

By continuing to feed Cynthia the elixir, it will release all of the atmospheric chronicity.

Then you will become insanely strong.

Then, with that power, you just have to deal with all the original events.

A comfortable future. Peaceful life. I took a step towards that place today.

It was around the time Han Seong-jin was finishing his thoughts on atmospheric chronicity.

A new question popped up in Cynthia’s head.

‘But this time I didn’t even take the elixir, so what is it?’

White light.

I thought it was the effect of taking the elixir… This time, he appeared without taking the elixir.

… What is it?