Ah, I don’t know. I just don’t understand why I ended up in this situation.
“I’m really sorry. We were in a hurry due to an urgent situation on our side. Let’s calm down and talk again.”
The man was casually dealing with that war god and then tried to console me. Was he also a ranker? I don’t remember. I don’t want to think about it anymore. I closed my eyes for a moment.
After a brief pause, I looked around to assess the situation.
Escaping from here would be futile. So now, I had to think about ‘how to answer the world ranker’s questions without getting into trouble’.
Kalí casually threw in an ‘I’m sorry’ without a trace of sincerity. Her gaze was still hostile.
“Let me ask again, you. What’s your relationship with Cheon Sin-woo?”
“…I really don’t have any relation to him. I wouldn’t lie in a life-threatening situation.”
“You seemed quite close, though. That Cheon Sin-woo wouldn’t just keep anyone by his side.”
Again, the same repetition. I was too exhausted to think anymore. Clearing my throat several times, I slowly said,
“I really don’t understand why you brought me here. Even if Cheon Sin-woo is great, his world ranking is only 13th. I don’t know how that compares to you, but shouldn’t you ask him directly…”
“You really don’t know anything, do you?”
Kalí’s voice was tinged with frustration. I clamped my mouth shut.
Suddenly, I remembered Baek I-hyeon.
Ah, right. I-hyeon must be worried about me. Did Baek I-hyeon realize something happened to me by now?
“…Well. Anyway, good. Your role hasn’t changed.”
“What?”
“Listen up. You have to persuade Cheon Sin-woo.”
“Me?”
“Don’t you get it? I’m saying you have to persuade Cheon Sin-woo to do what I ask.”
“…Why?”
As I responded with a mix of confusion and naivety, veins bulged in Kalí’s neck.
“Are you stupid? The world is about to end. Your land, your friends, your family, all will vanish. We need Cheon Sin-woo to prevent that.”
“……”
What did I just hear? I turned to look at Dan sitting next to me, and he was covering his face with one hand.
Regardless, Kalí just said what she wanted to.
“The second destruction is already foreseen. And, unfortunately, only Cheon Sin-woo can prevent that destruction. But the esteemed Cheon Sin-woo is not willing to cooperate at all.”
“……I’ve never heard of such a thing.”
“Of course, you haven’t. What would happen if the world were about to end? This is a fact known only to a few among the rankers.”
“……I don’t understand why you’re telling me this.”
“I can’t believe I have to repeat myself. Where did you lose track of what I just said?”
“…….”
As I listened to her unpleasant voice, I felt a growing sense of defiance.
So what? I should persuade Cheon Sin-woo? Be reasonable. How can I persuade him?
Unspoken frustrations accumulated in my throat. Kalí looked at me with an enigmatic smile.
“You seem quite discontent.”
“……No, I’m not.”
“Ha, you look like you want to punch me right now. For a non-awakened returnee, you seem quite fearful. Most returnees, having faced all sorts of dangers in other worlds, tend to be fearless.”
Her mocking tone echoed. Dan beside me said, “Hey Kalí, enough……” but the woman, headstrong as ever, did whatever she pleased.
For instance, she unsheathed a beautifully yet menacingly long spear.
“If you have a problem, come at me.”
“What?”
Silver trails whirled before my eyes. A moment, brief as it was, felt absurdly long.
What just happened to me? I felt drained of all energy.
If I hadn’t instinctively stepped back, my head might have been severed and lying over there by now.
Kalí, resting her spear on her shoulder, still had an expressionless face as she looked at me.
“Why that look?”
“Kalí!”
Dan rushed out to stop her. Or at least, he tried.
“You’re Ha-yeong, right? Do you know the easiest way to awaken?”
“……Ah.”
My vision turned crimson. Like the sunset at dusk or as if blood had splattered everywhere.
The red engulfed my sight, wrapping around Kalí. The crimson energy swirled, shooting up to the sky then crashing back to the earth.
The War God. Also known by the nickname Mars. A woman who loves battle, whose distant appearance resembled dancing flames, hence also called the god of fire…
“Don’t worry.”
Why is she doing this to me? As I was no longer able to think clearly, a softly descending voice shattered like an illusion.
“I won’t really kill you.”
Male lead is reincarnated to save his wife
I’ve also read this one twice already. The female lead is kinda soft and gets embarrassed easily—not really my type, but the plot is definitely worth reading. Hurry up and read it, y’all!
Intro
When Shen Yuan encountered Su Jin again in his previous life, she had already become the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. As for him, the former top young master of the capital, he had long since fallen into the abyss, becoming a singer on a pleasure boat.
After a song ended, he was redeemed and sent to the Su Residence.
Su Jin respected and cherished him, gave him a roof over his head, and bestowed him with warmth. Shen Yuan fell deeper and deeper, but before he could express his feelings, Su Jin passed away.
Shen Yuan died to follow her in death, but instead, he returned to when he was fifteen years old.
At that time, he was not yet engaged, and Su Jin was just a poor scholar.
Shen Yuan gritted his teeth, casting aside all his pride, and thought of ways to coax and entice her every day.
The colder and more indifferent Su Jin was towards him, the more proactive Shen Yuan became.
He was not afraid of being mocked by the world, only wanting to marry his Wife-master early, to hold her hand and never let go for a lifetime.
[Note: This story will not specifically point out the male lead’s reincarnation time point; it’s all in the details. Whenever you feel that the male lead is acting strangely, he has most likely been reincarnated.]
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