Chapter 32 - Same Bed, Different Dreams (2)

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I climbed a mountain, and from the numerous trees on its peak, I chose the tallest red pine to climb. From the treetop, I looked around. I could see everything within the horizon. Neither the densely packed pine trees nor the countless number of leaves could impede the Thousand-Mile Eyes.

Everything was within my sight – a young nameless cadet chasing after a wild boar, a second-year couple who were making out instead of hunting, Chae Nayun who was skillfully shooting her arrows, and Sven who was throwing pebbles by a creek.

Chae Nayun and Sven separated for their bet on who would hunt more wild animals. As such, Chae Nayun was focused on hunting, but Sven wasn't. He was staring fixedly at the creek. It clearly wasn't to hunt a wild animal.

But then, something strange happened. From the opposite side of the creek, a wild animal appeared. It was a leopard cat, one of the most common animals. Sven did not even glimpse at it, but a tentacle shot out of his back, flying towards the leopard cat like a spear and piercing its neck. The leopard cat was then dragged towards Sven on a skewer.

Clearly, it was Asmodeus' power.

His hunting continued in this way for an hour. Chae Nayun searched for wild animals herself, while Sven killed any wild animal that came within a 300-meter range of him without moving a finger.

Then, seemingly because their promised time was over, the two of them joined up at the creek.

—A total of six. Three wild boars, one leopard cat, and two rabbits.

Chae Nayun spoke proudly.

—As you can see, I killed eight.

Sven smiled as he pointed at the wild animals piled up next to him. Immediately, Chae Nayun jaws dropped.

—Really?

Chae Nayun approached the pile of corpses and confirmed Sven's words.

—Wow, you weren't kidding. How did you find eight?

Chae Nayun sat down next to Sven as she ruffled her hair.

—You brought them from somewhere, didn't you? How much did you pay?

She joked as she poked Sven's arm.

From my perspective, it did look like Chae Nayun was leading him on. In reality, she was probably doing it thoughtlessly.

—So now you have to grant me a wish, right?

—...Tsk, yeah. What do you want?

They had bet on a wish.

I was beginning to understand why Sven lost control.

—Um...

—Yeah?

—...

Sven looked straight into Chae Nayun's eyes. Then, he shook his head with a grin.

—No, it's nothing.

—What is it? Tell me.

I took out my gun from Stigma's extradimensional space. I was about a kilometer away, but I could snipe from here without a problem.

Wheesh. Aether adhered to the gun and increased its performance.

—You see...

Why Sven went berserk made sense if he confessed and was rejected. Sven had fallen in love at first sight when he saw Chae Nayun at the beginning of the school year. In addition, Asmodeus, the devil Sven was contracted to, was the Devil of Lust. Endurance hardly existed in a Djinn with amplified emotions and obsession.

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