CH 35

“Oh, I’ve been in the bath too long, what can I say?”

The truth came out, after a flurry of accusations, verbal abuse, death threats, and questioning.

“But why did you scrub that place so hard? You’re almost skinless, hyung.”

“I just wanted to give it a good clean today.”

The truth was, I had scrubbed every inch of my body, not just the nape of my neck.

But I couldn’t answer honestly. Baek-dam’s aura was fierce and piercing.

It seemed that he was very upset that he had been misunderstood.

“Aha. I have days like that, too. Ah, this is delicious. Hyung, try this.”

Baek-sun smirked and picked up the meat. He could feel his gaze piercing his cheeks.

It must be hard to eat between the Baek brothers, Han Cha-soo said, narrowly avoiding Baekdam’s murderous gaze.

“I’ll eat on my own.”

“Are you going to refuse what Sun is giving you?”

“…Thank you for taking care of me.”

Baek-sun smiled happily and placed the meat on the plate. As if that wasn’t enough, he started pushing the plate in front of him.

More and more plates began to pile up in front of Han Cha-soo. He broke out in a cold sweat at the black aura rising beside him.

‘Delicious food is good. It’s good, but… This is all your brother made for you to eat.’

“You’re lucky, Han Chasoo-ssi, you get all the meat from Sun.”

Han Cha-soo didn’t say anything, just shoved the rice into his mouth. In a flash, he emptied the entire bowl.

“I’m done.”

Escape. Han Cha-soo shouted with joy, and Baek-sun’s eyes widened. He looked embarrassed.

“That’s all you ate?”

He could feel the Baek-sun’s eyes scanning him, and soon enough, regret washed over his pale-yellow eyes.

Han Cha-soo was stunned.

They had already fed him more than two servings of meat.

Holding back the words that threatened to escape his throat, he stood up.

No, he tried to get up. If it weren’t for the hand pressed firmly against his thigh.

“Han Chasoo-ssi.”

His voice sent chills down his spine. He turned his head and their gazes met. Han Cha-soo swallowed reflexively.

It was the sweetest face he’d ever seen. The eyes were kind and the smile was benevolent.

But I knew it was an act, and it sent chills down my spine.

“Where are you going. There’s still a long way to go.”

“…What?”

“You have to have dessert.”

There was a squeak and the sound of chairs being dragged. Han Chae-soo’s face turned blue.

Luckily, he was allowed to stop by the restroom before dessert time.

Shoot!

Han Cha-soo washed his hands and started to think.

“Should I run away now?”

Apparently, there’s only one chance. Han Cha-soo stared into the mirror with a serious face. The gray eyes in the mirror were quite serious.

“All my work is done anyway.”

He’s accomplished his goal of bringing Baek-sun home. So it would be all right for the outsider to leave here.

With his self-rationalization complete, Han Cha-soo locked the restroom and went over the floor plan of his house in his head.

Luckily, this guy’s house had a lot of corridors, making it easy to sneak out.

‘If we take the hallway to the right from here, we can stay out of sight until we get out.’

After drying off, Han Cha-soo slowly exited the restroom.

“Hyung!”

“…….”

His eyes widened and he saw Baek-sun waiting for him.

‘Oh, shit.’

He’d forgotten about the Baek-sun’s obsession with him.

“What took you so long? I was worried you’d passed out inside.”

Baek-sun grinned and crossed his arms. He resembled his brother and had quite a bit of arm strength.

“Hyung, no, my brother is baking madeleines right now. Do you like madeleines?”

“I like it….”

I wanted to eat it at home, alone, in peace, if possible, and not force myself to eat it with my stomach full of meat.

“Really? That’s great. In the hospital I saw that hyung likes it, so I asked my brother to make it special.”

Hearing that he had even given special instructions to Baek-dam, Han Cha-soo broke out in a cold sweat.

‘I don’t know if this Madeleine is poisoned or not.’

He wondered if he should go home and get the antidote now.

But I couldn’t bring myself to say it. This is a nest of S-rank Baek-dam who have become enamored with his little brother.

He didn’t know what would happen if he made a joke.

‘Besides, Baek-dam is a healer, which makes it even worse.’

He was the kind of guy who would give you food poisoning and treat you with his own hands.

In the original, he also enjoyed removing and reattaching Han Cha-soo’s limbs, which in a sense meant that he was of worse quality than Jung Yiheon.

‘I hope it’s normal dessert.’

It was the moment when Han Cha-soo was being dragged towards the kitchen.

Kuung-

The walls shook and the floor shook.

“What the…!”

A strong pressure. The pressure of force, which seemed to hit from above, immediately hit his body.

“Cough!”

“Hyung, are you okay?!”

Baek-sun rushed to his aid. Han Cha-soo nodded instead of speaking.

‘Damn, I’m going to throw up.’

The food in his throat looked like it was going to come out at any moment. But Baek-sun saw it differently on his white face.

‘What should I do, my brother, I’m already weak!’

The searing light yellow eyes stared at the ceiling. Baek-sun had a vague idea of the shockwave’s identity. It was probably the hunters who had been commissioned to kidnap him.

After his older brother, Baek-dam, awakened as an S-rank healer at a young age, the brothers were frequently attacked. This was because normal healers lacked offensive skills.

Luckily, Baek-dam had a strong offensive skill set. This allowed him to easily defeat those who came after him, and as a bonus, practice his recovery skills.

But that was in the past. After Baekdam settled in Philoso and built this fortress, the attacks were much less frequent.

‘I can’t believe there are still assholes out there.’

Anger crept into his forsythia eyes. He wouldn’t be this angry if they’d hurt him or his brother.

Their brother had the strength to bounce back, but this had crossed the line.

“How dare you hurt my hyung….”

Han Cha-soo, who wouldn’t be surprised to die at any moment. How dare he hurt the one person who saved him with his life.

They had committed an unforgivable taboo. They deserved to die.

“Motherfuckers….”

Life sprang to life from Baek-sun as he slowly rose to his feet. Han Cha-soo, who was groaning on the floor, turned his head in surprise. For a moment, he thought Baek-dam had appeared.

“Sun-ah, wait.”

“I can’t. You should hide while I fix this.”

Throughout the fortress, there were places to hide. Baek-sun grabbed Han Cha-soo and ran toward them.

“What, wait, Sun-ah!”

“Don’t stop running!”

Despite the scrambling, the explosions didn’t stop. In fact, it got closer and closer.

Boom, boom, boom!

From top to bottom. The force was like a cake being crushed.

Baek-dam didn’t even have time to think about where he was or what he was doing. Han Cha-soo simply followed Baek-sun through the dust.

It was at that moment that a bright blue light flashed.

“–!”

Time seemed to slow down. The wall, which shouldn’t have been light at all, was crushed like tofu, and a sharp beam of light sprouted from it.

Kiiiing-

The blue light quickly expanded in area. A sleek fuselage emerged from the beam of light. Two spiky legs dug into the ground, and a blade-like arm pointed out.

Four eyes opened simultaneously. Crimson pupils tearing up and down.

Enemies.

Instinct told me so. The pounding of my heart slowed, and my eardrums pushed back the noise.

But he wasn’t the only one who saw it.

“No!”

Baek-sun stood in his way. As if this time it his turn.

He snapped out of it. It was like being doused in cold water. The overlaid past was erased and reality was revealed.

He wasn’t Kim Yoo-hoe; he was Han Cha-soo. An extra villain in a fantasy novel with no ending.

And now, baek-sun wasn’t saving himself, he was dragging my life down to the bottom of hell.

You’re trying to give up your life for me. If Baek-sun really dies like this….

The limb amputation combination show was not far away. With a chill running down his spine, Han Cha-soo grabbed onto Baek-sun’s arm.

“Stay still!”

I tugged hard. Baek-sun’s body spun, revealing wide, pale-yellow eyes. Their gazes met, and he could feel his shock.

Regardless, Han Cha-soo hugged him tightly.

‘It’s okay.’

I’ll make it.

He was sure of it.

His body had withstood the blows of the Frostgiant Dungeon Hidden Boss. Besides, things were better now than then.

The damned Baek-dam must be somewhere in this house.

‘I’m injured on behalf of his brother, of course he’ll heal me.’

Swoosh!

A sharp rushing sound of something. Pain shook his body.

“Curk!”

[Warning!]

[You are mortally wounded!]

[You have the condition ‘Continuous Bleeding’]

[You are losing health]

[Your health is dropping]

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[The effect of the skill ‘Regeneration’ is temporarily altered to keep the target alive]

[Do you wish to enter coma state?]