8 A sect of clouds. (1/2)
”Su Min?”
A soft but resolute voice resounded in this desolate area where most presumed a wild beast lay. This beast was, of course, Su Min. He remained expressionless as he glanced at her.
A layer of sweat was covering her voluptuous body already, and when Su Min's gaze landed on her that looming feeling on her soul shrieked with a destructive law, yet she still persisted.Su Min could feel that his eyes contained a concentration of the intent, thus making his gaze terrifying. Making him pause.
'I guess it is in my eyes as well...'
Seeing that he hasn't said anything, Yi Zan asked again in a hurry.
”You're Su Min right?”
Su Min could tell that she was in a lot of pain, and him looking at her seemed to catalyse it. He lamented before shifting his eyes to the book once more.
”Mhm.”
Yi Zan felt the looming feeling dim the second his gaze left, allowing her to breathe. However, this was enough to tell her how terrifying this person is.
'His mere gaze can do so much..? He can't be from such a small sector, so...'
She sweated at the thought, nevertheless, instead of feeling down, a bright smile replaced her pained expression. A mysterious glint flickered in her expression when she looked at Su Min.
”Thank you...”
'Huh?'
Su Min felt confused at why she thanked him,so he could only cough it up to doing something unknowingly. Su Min decided to glance at her again, where he asked.
”What are you thanking me for?”
She didn't say anything and only looked at him with sincere gratitude. She smiled and turned around, shakily pacing away. Although it was obvious that she was having trouble persisting through the pain, making it rather comical.
Su Min looked down again as he realised that fact, however his normally expressionless face contained the trace of a confused smile.
'Although I don't know what I've done, I've never been thanked before...'
...
Riding on a strangely desolate highway, a black limousine sped through with a speed similar to a plane. Inside, 3 people sat around a wine table, where the last one sat in the corner, looking rather lonely...
They were the winners of the tournament in the sector, and the 3 on the wine table included Yi Zan, Qiu Jin and a youth carrying an engraved sword sheath.
The atmosphere seemed tense as they all glanced at the dazed boy in the corner of the car. The same book sat next to him, although he wasn't studying it.
The sword youth hesitated before coughing and asked.
”Uh, What made you guys join the tournament?”
Qiu Jin remained silent as he transitioned from looking fearfully at Su Min to snorting in contempt. On the other hand, Yi Zan smiled and spoke in a dreamy voice.
”To protect our sector, of course.”
The sword youth pondered until nodding, then his hesitant expression followed to Su Min in the corner.
”S-Su Min?”
Su Min seemed to realise that he was part of the conversation, but he didn't bother to move his gaze to them, as that would just make the situation torturous for them.