The Novel's Extra (0-100)

Chapter 75 - Short Break (1)

A huge forest was built on the outskirts of Clancy Islet. This forest served to protect the island from crashes without exterior damage to the island, so all the trees in the forest had strong and large trunks.

I picked a random tree to lean against.

"Auu...."

My heart, which stopped momentarily, trembled greatly and began to beat again.

Holding my thumping chest, I recalled what just happened... then stopped. I went back to focusing on the present. For the sake of my sanity, it was better to forget about what happened.

I looked around the dark forest. The overturned sedan that the Djinn rode was stuck in a ditch, and my bike was lying a little distance away.

The bike was fine. It had a 40% consolidation on top of being reinforced with Aether, so there was no way it could have been destroyed.

I slowly walked up and raised the bike. For some reason, I wanted to take it back with me. Was there a way I could?

While I was having a slightly illegal thought, I suddenly felt someone's gaze.

"...."

Rachel was staring at me while sitting like a mermaid. Because Cheok Jungyeong gave me such a big shock, I had forgotten about Rachel's existence for a moment.

"...Are you okay?"

She didn't seem hurt at first glance, but I still asked. Rachel nodded silently. With a dazed face and her mouth half-open, I could see the front of her teeth.

I couldn't help but laugh.

"Why did you follow me?"

"...."

Then, Rachel closed her mouth and stared at me for a while. I didn't avoid her eyes.

An exceptionally bright moonlight blanketed the dark forest of the floating island. Rachel shined silver from this light.

She looked into my eyes for a long time, then pulled something out of her pocket.

It was a bullet. To be exact, it was a bullet without the casing.

What was that? I tilted my head.

"Hajin-ssi."

Suddenly, she called my name. I thought for a moment that my ears were acting up. However, I wasn't mistaken. Rachel had certainly called my name.

"...Ah, yes."

I replied hurriedly.

"This belongs to Hajin-ssi, right?"

"...."

I stared at the bullet. I didn't have the ability to distinguish bullets just from their shapes, but it did look like a bullet for the Desert Eagle.

"Yes, I think so."

I reached out to grab the bullet, but Rachel put the bullet back into her pocket, pretending not to have noticed.

"Um, where did you get..."

"I found it during the final exam."

"...Huh?"

I finally understood the situation.

She must have found it when I helped her by sniping Lancaster Djinns.

"I thought something similar might happen again, so I followed you."

Rachel scratched her cheek as she pulled out the sword hanging on her waist.