A Porter Kidnapped by a Wizard

018. I’ll tell you what happens if you run away

A late night when the dusk has descended.

At the time everyone fell asleep, Endymion was also trying to sleep in my bedroom.

Kikki-

At that moment, the sound of an uninvited guest echoed from the door. Endymion closed her eyes, but her mind was awake and she could hear it clearly.

Jeobeok- Jeobeok-

The sound of her footsteps tells her that she is getting closer. Endymion didn’t even turn around. She doesn’t know what will happen if she gets caught that she’s on and she’s awake.

Jeobeok- Jeobeok….

Her footsteps cut off. I felt someone standing behind her. Endymion said she was still pretending to sleep.

The touch that touches your cheek. Endymion recognized that these were her fingers. But there was nothing he could do.

Sudden sseudam… With her slender hands, she begins to stroke them as if touching precious ceramics. Endymion was uncomfortable with the feeling of tickling her face, but she tried hard not to show it.

Haa….

Maybe it’s the intention to wake him up. It was so strange to feel his breath caressing his skin.

“Why are you… always sleeping at this time?”

A good-to-listen voice grumbles like a jade ball rolling. Even though she knows it’s natural to sleep at night, why is she asking such a question?

‘Do you want me to break it?’

I don’t know exactly, but it was an act with a lot of nefarious intentions. Endymion was not used to this situation.

In his previous life, it was natural for him to kill someone by stabbing him in reverse if he stood behind him, and to pull out a knife at the slightest touch while sleeping.

However, the target standing behind was not a target that could be defeated with such a ploy, so Endymion was also really in trouble.

‘Why are you doing this… ‘

What is it that makes her regret that she is so infinitely strong that it is difficult to measure her level? Endymion wanted to ask ‘Selene’ sincerely.

“Endymion… I’m sure he’s not awake, is he?”

“…….”

I try to deny it as much as possible by making a quiet, steady breathing sound. Then hmm… A noise was heard.

Soon she felt her breath getting closer and closer, and Endymion had a hunch that a catastrophe was about to happen.

Eventually, the distance that could be reduced no longer even reached the size of her fingernails. Selene spoke as soon as her breath went away.

“Not yet… not yet.”

I said not yet. It was like she said she would someday, but Endymion was quite relieved to be out of the immediate crisis.

Sudden sseudam… After touching the face to the point of praying for it to wear off, the sound of footsteps echoes again as if to leave.

Jeobuck- Jeobuck- Jeobuck, Kkiik- Click.

The sound of the door closing was heard. Endymion finally let her breathe out.

“Haa…”

What is going on at night…. He thought that Selene’s illness was not easy.

‘Is this what you do when you get sick?’

Of course this is a joke. However, the flaw was that Endymion, who had such thoughts, couldn’t laugh at all.

‘Thanks to you, I’ll be able to sleep well.’

I’m tired…. I was a little tired lately because I had a lot of work. In addition, Endymion, who had consumed considerable mental strength due to the incident a while ago, gradually closed his eyes.

After a while, the sound of even breathing flowed like a stream in the room.

“Huh…”

At that time, Selene, who was listening to her room, was busy holding back her laughter that was forced to leak out. She muttered to herself as her black eyes glowed in a similar color in the dark like a crescent moon.

‘As expected, you were awake.’

Jerbeok, jeobeok, jeobeok… She was the one who disappeared into the darkness with the good news.

* * *

It had been a long time since Endymion realized that Selene was strange. However, while he was serious, he had a sense of taking it easy on the situation.

It wasn’t long before I realized that it wasn’t like that.

The incident took place during breakfast.

‘Food is a bit corrupt these days.’

Although Selene’s cooking skills are better, she makes even him feel harmonious. Thanks to that, Endymion ate deliciously today.

“Is it delicious?”

“Yes.”

Just talking about it hurts my mouth. Each meal was a perfect meal without flaws. At Endymion’s answer, Selene seemed to be in a good mood, and the corners of her mouth went up.

“What are you planning to do today?”

“I will go to the study and read a book next to Selene.”

It’s always the same everyday, unless there’s something special going on. It was when Endymion was wearing her question mark because I didn’t know Selene’s intention to ask this.

At Selene’s words, Endymion’s pupils widened.

“You said you wanted to leave the mansion last time? I’ll let you go. Let’s go out together.”

Gulp-

‘… Am I really sick?’

At this point, there was a sense of seriousness to think of it as a joke. That’s right, didn’t they say that people change when they die?

‘Incurable disease?’

At the time limit… If that was the case, it was an acceptable attitude. As Endymion stood still with her bread and said nothing, Selene hurried her answer to him.

“Don’t you like it?”

“…No.”

There’s no way you wouldn’t like it. I’m desperate to get out. Just Endymion looked at Selene with her complicated eyes.

‘If my thoughts were true… ‘

No, I have a feeling that I overexaggerated the trivial things. Endymion decided not to jump to conclusions.

‘I’ll have to wait and see… It’s too early to draw conclusions.’

It was an unexpected windfall… It felt kind of awkward.

* * *

After breakfast, Endymion followed Selene through the corridor and down the stairs.

The door I saw last time was still locked like a fortress. Endymion had no idea he would see it open so soon, so he was very moved.

‘What’s going on over there?’

Is it really possible to escape? He had a lot of questions. However, he put the question that could be suspicious right away for a while and quietly followed Selene.

Selene stood in front of the door before long, and instead of Endymion’s idea that she might recite a grandiose spell, she only spat out short words.

“Open.”

Clack-Clack-Clack, Kikiiik…

The door opened at the end with a sound like a lock being unlocked, and Endymion’s eyes looked beyond it in surprise.

“Look at it. Isn’t it a wonderful garden?”

“What I saw out the window…wasn’t an illusion.”

As Selene said, the garden outside the door created a scene of admiration. Brilliantly blooming flowers, green leaves, and an old tree that stands tall and creates a huge shade….

I liked the sky because it was not just purple or bloody, but the blue you see everywhere. Endymion doubted whether this place was really a different world from the one he knew.

“To call it a tower… It’s no different than any other place.”

“A tower is called that way because it is called a tower. Originally, a mage’s tower is not standardized.”

Each of them has their own personality and the environment they have lived in is different, so how different will the Wizard’s Tower be?

It was a poor guess. Endymion admitted his lack of thinking.

“By the way, Selene… Can I ask you one thing?”

“Tell me.”

When she looked back at her body with her arms crossed as if she would answer anything, Endymion was able to talk comfortably as her hesitation disappeared.

“What you said no to before… Why are you allowing it now?”

If you don’t like it, you can ask to go back. However, Endymion wanted to ask just this.

‘Because I need to confirm that I’m not mistaken.’

Of course, it wasn’t an illusion that interfered with escaping. Endymion was also aware that it didn’t matter if she didn’t ask anyway.

‘But why?’

I wanted to ask. I wanted to confirm that it wasn’t. He wanted to realize that his thoughts had jumped.

“Yura Lee…”

Selene looked at the distant sky for a moment and then moved her steps forward. She took it as a sign to walk a little, and Endymion quietly joined her and began to walk.

“…….”

Selene was silent for a while. Endymion was a little impatient with him. But a few times she forced her mouth to open, thinking she would tell her soon.

How long did it take? He was now out of the garden. The two nearly reach a structure that looks like the entrance to a garden.

“Did you ask why?”

The silent Selene finally opened her mouth. She turned to Endymion and she stared into his eyes. Endymion also did not avoid those eyes. The two faced each other.

Selene smiles suddenly. She said lightly.

“You seemed so frustrated, so I was just trying to achieve what you wanted.”

I wonder if it was just the reason. Selene turned her head as it was. She had no words to add. Endymion was relieved, but almost felt a little strange.

Pajijijik——!!!!

“But be careful. The moment you cross this boundary.”

Falling leaves. The greenness of the past was nowhere to be found. The charred leaves were falling helplessly.

“That it will be like this.”

Selene looked back at Endymion again. Endymion finally realized that it wasn’t just kindness.

‘This… ‘

… Could it be a warning? That would be true, it seemed that a sinister inside was shining in his eyes, which had been so good until now.

He couldn’t see it himself, but now these eyes look like… It was the kind of look he would have made when he was caressing himself in the dark.

Endymion felt a chill for an instant.

‘What would have happened if I had tried to cross over there without knowing anything.’

Unless immortal, they will crumble like those burnt leaves.

“This is the end of this world. Everything beyond that is just an illusion. So if you innocently try to cross this place without knowing anything…”

Pajijijik——!!!!

Another leaf is scorched by lightning.

“…No way.”

“Isn’t it?”

I don’t want to lie, but… Her eyes were too cold to keep her mouth shut here.

Selene nodded as if she liked Endymion’s words.

A sunny day. I felt kind of eerie.