Chapter 128 (1/2)
“….”
Soo-hyuk was puzzled by Cordell’s words.
‘He was waiting for me?’
Why did he wait? While Soo-hyuk was wondering, Cordell walked to the front of the stairs, and the wizard standing between Soo-hyuk and Cordell slipped to the side and went down.
“Can I talk with you for a minute?”, Cordell asked, when the other wizard had left and they were the only ones there.
“What is this about?…”
Soo-hyuk responded with a question.
“Well, it might be an embarrassing story for you to hear…..”, Cordell said, starting his narration.
And at Cordell’s words, Soo-hyuk narrowed his brow.
“It seems that the Towermaster is in love with you, Soo-hyuk.”
“… … Love?”
Love? What is this all of a sudden?
“Yes.”
Cordell nodded and Soo-hyuk asked again.
“So, you are saying that Brinis is in love with me?”
“Yes.”
At Soo-hyuk’s question, Cordell nodded again.
At Cordell’s nod, Soo-hyuk stayed silent. What should he say in the current situation?
‘What the hell is he talking about?’
He honenstly wanted to scream his question, but, because he couldn’t just say that, he kept the question to himself.
‘Why does the Lord of the Tower of Fire love me?’
It was too sudden. They hadn’t met often. Once before, once yesterday. There have been only two meetings.
And both meetings were meetings of an romantic kind.
So, why did Brinis love him? Soo-hyuk couldn’t understand.
“I know it’s embarrassing.”
Did he notice Soo-hyuk’s thoughts?
Cordell continued.
“By the way, she is the kind of woman who falls in love on a whim like that….”
“Ah….”
At Cordell’s words, Soo-hyuk sighed exhaustedly.
“But why are you telling me that?”
Then he asked. Why did he tell Soo-hyuk that Brinis was in love?
Is he telling him to commit to a relationship with her?
“If you reciprocate her feelings, the Towermaster will really…..”
Cordell tried to answer Soo-hyuk’s question and shuddered at the thought.
“She will shower you with gifts.”
“… … shower me with gifts?”
“Yes, she will try to gift you everything, whether it’s expensive jewelry or paintings. She doesn’t think of the tower’s finances, she will just give presents over presents.”
“And the recipient of that will most likely be you.”
Soo-hyuk couldn’t say anything to Cordell. He didn’t know what to say in the current situation.
‘I don’t think he’s lying.’
Cordell’s look was so serious. Besides, there was no reason to lie. What would he gain by lying about this?
“The reason I told you this is….. I would like you to decline the gifts from Brinis. If you refuse her, I’ll get what you need. So, please…”
The moment Cordell’s words were over, a quest appeared.
<Cordell’s Request>
Cordell knows what happens when Brinis falls in love. Cordell is convinced that Brinis will like you and will go on a spending spree like in the past.
Cordell doesn’t want you to accept gifts from Brinis. Of course, you won’t remain empty-handed.
Cordell intends to get you what you need if you don’t receive her gifts.
You have to choose whether to accept the gift from Brinis or get what you need from Cordell.
Quest Reward: ???
Significantly increases intimacy with Cordell upon acceptance of the quest
Significant decrease in intimacy with Cordell when quest is rejected
‘Huh…..’
After seeing the quest, Soo-hyuk sighed.
‘What is this?’
It was an unexpected quest.
‘It’s good?’
Quests that appear suddenly are usually annoying. This time, of course, he thought it would also be such a quest. But it wasn’t.
It was a quest that caused him a smile, not annoyance.
‘In the end, it means that whatever I choose, I will receive it.’
Whether he accepted the quest or not, he would get what he needed Nevertheless.
‘I don’t know why this quest appeared.’
Soo-hyuk did nothing. He didn’t understand why such a good quest appeared.
‘Who do I choose?’
He didn’t understand, but looking at Cordell’s eyes waiting for an answer, it seemed that he had to make a choice soon. Soo-hyuk looked at the quest and thought.
‘Cordell would be better.’
When he thought about it, it was a quest that had a choice in the first place.
‘Intimacy…’
If he refused, the intimacy would drop significantly. The relationship with Cordell wasn’t really important, but it wasn’t that the decline in intimacy was irrelevant.
“Okay. If you give me the items I need, I will refuse her.”
Having made the decision, Soo-hyuk responded to Cordell, who was waiting for an answer.
[You have accepted the quest ‘Cordell’s Request’.]
[Intimacy with Cordell, the Vice-Lord of the Tower, has greatly increased.]
[Completed the quest “Cordell’s Request”]
“Thank you.”
Upon answering, a message appeared and Cordell expressed gratitude.
“No. I’ll see you if I need anything later.”
“Yes! If you have anything you need, please tell me.”
After speaking, Soo-hyuk and Cordell smiled at each other.
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‘Cordell, has he prepared everything?’