LMS Volume 11+

Volume 21

Chapter 01 : The Secrets of Founding an Empire

"Y-Yes, I do."

Seo Yoon was still very afraid of people, she spoke but her fear of love and reaching out made speaking a terrible task.

It was a shame to see her shiver while wearing a beautiful wedding gown.

It was seeing Hyun Lee die once from the Bone Dragon that had allowed her to break free and let the word ' friend' be spoken.

This was only the second time she had found the courage to speak.

Weed remembered the first time he heard her speak asking to be a friend. He later figured out that dying as she was then, she had been desperate to retrieve her items.

He was confident that this time was very similar.

'This is the only idea that fits the facts. Having the wedding in place of the Royal Magician Seulloeo is the only way you can equip the wedding ring. How much of a grudge would she have had for me if she hadn't spoken up at this time, especially when you consider the degree of options for this item are amazing and it would be impossible to buy.'

Humans had to live a life full of endless distrust and misunderstandings, this Weed knew all too well, holding Seo Yoon's warm hand he felt like he knew what she must be feeling.

"It's alright, I understand."

Weed too would do anything for the rare items in Royal Road.

"I even sing songs though I can't really sing"

Ever since he turned into the Orc Karichi, he would sing a song at the beginning of every battle with the worst tone deaf singing possible and be proud of it. He would probably open a concert in a coliseum if he needed to do it for a quest!

"Anyway, there are lots of reasons for me to be sorry this time too."

He had been wondering why Seo Yoon never spoke in school or in Royal Road.

When they were fighting the Chaos Warrior in the inferno dungeon Seo Yoon had lost her life, if it had not been for her using her beserker skills to cover for Weed that quest would have failed.

Seo Yoon's mouth twitched and once again she trembled.

"...The reason why ...I couldn't speak up until now......"

The wedding celebration was loudly going on all around them but Seo Yoon couldn't hear any part of it. Until now she'd not explained about the heavy burden she carried. It felt very painful to try and describe it.

Weed smiled lightly.

"I know."

"....pardon...?"

"You don't have to say anything. I understand."

Weed gazed at her with a expression of warm bliss, the exact same expression he wore when he picked up expensive items.

'Some people take a while to understand...it's clear to me now how much she really loves loot.'

Had anyone who knew her heard her speaking, it would have been like a bolt out of the blue sky. Seo Yoon had opened a small part of her heart for the first time in many years and actually spoke words to another person. However, Weed knew nothing about this, Thus his image of her didn't change at all.

Regardless of the brighter look in her eyes or her trying to speak attitude, on the surface it wasn't very different from before so he didn't feel the need to treat her any differently.