I Don't Want This Reincarnation (𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙪𝙨)

Chapter 25

After going down the long flight of stairs, I saw the end. I looked carefully around at the large hall that spread out in front of me.

A large, dusty chandelier hung from the ceiling and in the centre was a statue of a young angel with its face half broken. Burning candles embedded in the wall and broken pillars could be seen.

Overall, it looked similar to the interior of a castle in the Renaissance period. It was brighter than the stairs thanks to the candles that lit the darkness, but the gloomy atmosphere was still there.

Were those who disappeared into the sand still here? It was at that moment when I was looking around and wanting to ask Cheon Sa-yeon.

『Huhuhu…』

A brief pain passed through my mind. Wrapping my hand around the side of my head, I said, “Laughter…”

“It’s a mental attack. Don’t listen to it.”

『A fun child came along.』

The voice was clear, as it was whispering right next to me. Thud, thud. The sound of heels echoed throughout the hall.

『Now, shall I take a look at you?』

“Hah…!”

I felt a cold hand on the back of my neck. I hurriedly looked back, but all I could see was an empty space where darkness fell. Dryly swallowing down my saliva and turning my head again, I opened my eyes wide.

“…Cheon Sa-yeon?”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who was next to me, was nowhere to be seen. I was the only one standing in the centre of the hall. The shadow of the angel statue whose face had been broken in half shook bizarrely.

I tried to stay calm, but my heart started beating unsteadily. With no regard to my will, it was like someone was forcing fear into me.

‘I have to get out of here.’

Perhaps the main ability of the boss monster was hallucinations. I was standing there thanks to Cheon Sa-yeon’s energy and becoming a temporary S-rank. If I was at my normal rank, I would have lost my mind by now.

I took a deep breath and shook my head to break free from the hallucinations when I heard the voice again.

『I saw it, child, the pain you have.』

It was a sweet and soft voice, like she was professing her love to her lover. I closed and opened my trembling eyes.

“Hyungnim.”

“Hah…”

Someone approached me through the thick white mist. After checking the other person’s face, I let out a despondent sigh.

“Come on. I came all the way here and that’s your reaction?”

The sloppy blond hair caught my attention. That was really too unfair. The grumbling guy raised one corner of his mouth and smiled wryly. “Anyway, you should know it was difficult. Well, since it’s a part of Hyungnim’s charm, then it’s charming…”

The way he glanced at me and kept making useless noises one after another seemed surprisingly real. I looked at him without answering. The clear, white cheeks that still had a youthful feeling, the piercings between the blonde hairs, and the faded jean jacket.

“It feels like my face will get pierced by your gaze. What are you looking at me like that for?”

With reddish ears, the guy avoided my gaze and looked down. He talked with a shy smile as if he had no idea what to do as he fiddled with his bangs.