Sister of the Ranking 1st - Chapter 64

Looking around, I could see the scenery of a luxurious room. Is this a hotel room?

I was relieved to see Cheon Shin Woo’s face. And then I tensed up again.

“Not a single day……”

Because a very calm aura of anger could be felt in his voice.

“Not a single day goes by quietly.”

He was clearly smiling. That Cheon Shin Woo! He spoke with a calm voice while smiling! I instinctively felt that he was extremely angry.

I unconsciously pulled up the blanket covering my body.

“…I’ve been behaving quite well.”

“Behaving well?”

“……”

I really felt wronged. This time I felt wronged. No, I felt wronged about other things too! Do I cause trouble because I want to? I just got caught up in it!

As if he didn’t care about my circumstances, Cheon Shin Woo sat down in the seat where Jin Sa Hyun had been sitting and emitted a gloomy “gooooo” aura as he crossed his arms.

“Then explain how well and in what way you’ve been behaving.”

“…Pardon?”

“Since you’ve been behaving so well, you single-handedly and recklessly stopped the siege battle, and got caught up in this kind of thing? You were just sitting quietly when suddenly the Twilight Society or whatever picked a fight with you……”

Ah, this person is really scary. I, at a loss for words, fixed my gaze on the bedsheet.

“But, but I couldn’t just hand over the guild like that, could I…?”

“The land and buildings can be bought again.”

Cheon Shin Woo, who dismissed the idea of buying back the buildings made with tremendous reinforcement materials on prime land, let out a low sigh.

Support fire came from an unexpected person.

“But, but… she, she came back safely without any major incident……”

Jin Sa Hyun, who had tidied himself up and sat in another seat, said while shrinking. It would have been perfect support if he hadn’t shrunk.

“Safely?”

“Eek-!”

“Does His Majesty the Great Emperor consider getting caught up in an Unknown Gate as no major incident?”

“Don’t, don’t mock me……”

I thought that people all over the world would find this scene ridiculous. The Jeokcheon Cheon Shin Woo casually putting down and mocking the world’s #1 ranked person. Meanwhile, the Emperor who still spoke his mind was equally strange.

Cheon Shin Woo, who had been arguing with the Emperor, rubbed his face in irritation as if he was annoyed.

“…Shin Ah.”

“Yes.”

“I just need you to be safe.”

And then he said this in a very weak voice! I couldn’t help but think it was creepy. I got goosebumps down my back.

“Oh my, that’s a creepy thing for an elder brother to say to his younger sister, isn’t it?”

Someone appeared to express my thoughts, and it was none other than the Saint Nisha.

Walking over with heavy steps, she boasted a state that was more intact than I thought, yet more miserable than I expected.

“Hm? Don’t worry. I can cleanse a curse of this level in a week.”

The Saint, who had dark, swirling patterns engraved on half of her body, said lightly. As if that wasn’t enough, one of her eyes had turned completely black without distinction between pupil and white, boasting an incredibly bizarre appearance.

Anyway, the Saint who had openly sassed Cheon Shin Woo smiled brightly. Cheon Shin Woo suddenly pointed a gun at her.

“…!”

With a bang, a gunshot rang out. Cheon Shin Woo shot not at the Saint but at the being behind her.

The bullet must have had some special properties, as sparks crackled in the air.

“That’s a rough greeting.”

Even though I thought a bullet was a bit much for a welcoming greeting, I soon understood his feelings.

“Why are you here?”

“I came to greet you in person and apologize. The appearance of the Unknown Gate was unexpected even to me… I’m glad you returned safely, Yohwa.”

It was still an ambiguous resonance, unclear whether it was a man’s voice, a woman’s voice, a child’s voice, or an old person’s voice. I wondered if Silence saying he was glad I was safe here was because if I died here, there would be no human to sacrifice later.

I decided to just ask what I was curious about after brief consideration.

“Can I ask you one thing?”

“Anything I can answer.”

“Was it foreseen that I would be thrown into that strange Valhalla gate or whatever while trying to stop the siege battle alone?”

“It could be said that it was, and it could be said that it wasn’t.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“All things flow with purpose.”

Sin and that Silence guy were exactly alike in speaking in riddles. I was about to ask him “Do you happen to have a lost sibling?” but held back.

“The Saint and the Emperor said you sent me.”

“I did.”

“Then didn’t you know?”

“Huhu.”

“……”

I threw a pillow at him. Cheon Shin Woo looked at me and Silence with an interested expression.

I thought beings who could place the board in their hands and arrange it as they wished only existed in novels, but I didn’t know they actually existed. Silence, who had predicted the events I experienced so well but failed to predict the pillow flying at his face, laughed “huhu” after being hit by the pillow.

Are you trying to look cool?

“I didn’t expect to be in a position to be disliked by both of you at the same time. Indeed, I should apologize for this incident. The appearance of the god was not foreseen, and if something had happened, it would have been really troublesome.”

Silence picked up the fallen pillow and handed it to me. I slightly moved my body away, not wanting to take it.

“Although the Saint was present at that place, considering that it was impossible to deal with… There is still much we need to prepare, Jeokcheon.”

“It’s unpleasant, so I’d prefer if you didn’t lump yourself with me. …Indeed, it seems it would be better if your existence were erased from this world.”

Electricity crackled threateningly in Cheon Shin Woo’s hand. The Saint and the Emperor wore calm and peaceful expressions as if it wasn’t their business. I seemed to be the only one flustered.

“That’s impossible. Even for someone like you, you cannot erase my existence from this world.”

“It’s just troublesome and inefficient, not impossible. How many times would I have to kill you for you to no longer revive? 5 billion times? 10 billion times? I could also trap you in ice that never melts.”

“You can act that way if you wish. If by doing so, you can fully save this world.”

What kind of conversation is this? I looked towards the Saint in shock. She, still half-consumed by the curse, just shook her head with a smile in her eyes.

“Should I erase you right now?”

“It would be inefficient.”

The peaceful room flashed. Even so, using a lightning skill indoors seems a bit much. I watched carefully and slipped out of the bed. I was thinking of leaving the room entirely until their confrontation ended.

Fortunately or unfortunately, that confrontation ended with the Saint intervening.

“Will you both stop? Yohwa is scared. And, I almost died this time too, so an explanation of the situation is needed. Was it really impossible to predict the Unknown, Silence?”

“Even I cannot observe the existence of gods. The probability of a singularity occurring there was less than 0.3%, so it was acceptable even if observation was impossible.”

“Oh my, it seems Silence doesn’t play games? In games, that probability comes up quite often, you know?”

“…Games?”

“There are such things. The game Sara is obsessed with these days, wait! Jeokcheon! Don’t kill him while I’m talking!”

“It’s a sin to have observed a 0.3% probability and still drawn it in.”

“Really!”

So the three of them growled at each other to their hearts’ content. I went over to the Emperor, who was just blinking his eyes without saying anything, and blinked my eyes as well. The official world #1 ranked person was truly foolish.

When did my life documentary genre change into this fantasy action drama? I felt it was time for some serious contemplation.

Finally, the three people who had ended the battle royale in the small room sat down as if they were strangers to each other.

Silence pulled out a fruit basket from thin air, saying it was a get-well gift. It was surprisingly normal.

“More importantly, are you alright, Lady Yohwa?”

“I’m not okay.”

Mentally.

“Silence, my treatment is perfect, so don’t worry.”

The Saint, who couldn’t cleanse the curse placed on herself, added. I wondered just how severe a curse must be that even the Saint couldn’t cleanse it.

“Usually, when one encounters a god, they complain of mental anguish. That’s why even the war god was unable to move for a while. Although Lady Yohwa has the mental barrier skill…”

“Wait, how do you know about my skill?”

“I know because you yourself have mentioned it before. Even I don’t know everything in the world.”

I imagined Silence might have added ‘if I don’t want to know’ in his mind. Seeing my eyes narrow, he still spoke with his peculiar voice, maintaining a gentle smile on his lips without any change in expression.

“It’s truly fortunate. To avoid ruining things, an unwavering mind is necessary.”

I was at a loss for words. I wanted to ask if things would be ruined without a mental barrier, but I held back.

To such a Silence, Cheon Shin Woo once again threatened him by sparking lightning.

Silence quickly became docile.

Having just died three or four times, it seems he decided to behave in front of Cheon Shin Woo.

“It seems neither of you is ready to accept fate yet.”

I suddenly thought that his calm tone was chilling.

Someone who counts lives as numbers and tells others to kill their emotions for the sole reason that it must be so, because it is only fitting. Will the day ever come when Silence truly understands why I refuse to sacrifice?

I wonder if he has any intention of finding a better method, other than the individual sacrifices that are taken for granted.

Unaware of my thoughts, Silence simply spoke in a calm voice.

“Even so, you won’t be able to escape the flow. I hope you have a peaceful day.”

Silence, unwelcomed by anyone, lightly said goodbye and oxidized into light on the spot. Unlike his entrance, it was a flashy exit.