I Was Just Having Fun With The Time Limit - Chapter 115

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Isabel wanted to flee somewhere, anywhere.
‘At best, I’ll look like a girl obsessed with narcissism. At worst, I’ll seem completely unhinged.’
She quickly withdrew her hand from the mirror. A professional had to maintain composure, after all.
Though she wasn’t sure what field of expertise she was supposedly a professional in, Isabel decided to conduct herself professionally regardless.
“Brother? When did you arrive?”
“Just now.”
For Isabel, the saving grace was that Kaman was someone whose expressions rarely changed.
If he had looked at her with contempt, she would have been deeply wounded.
“I, um, thought I had something on my face.”
“….”
“I was just checking whether it was a smudge on the mirror or something actually on me.”
The more she spoke, the quieter her voice became.
However, Kaman remained completely oblivious to Isabel’s complex and embarrassed emotions.
In fact, he was in an exceptionally good mood.
“Why didn’t I notice her entering?”
“Well….”
Isabel couldn’t bring herself to answer ‘because I was intoxicated by my own beauty,’ so she hesitated.
But it seemed Kaman wasn’t particularly waiting for her response anyway.
Though he hadn’t heard her answer, he remained thoroughly satisfied.
‘Viscount Biatonn. Your words were wrong.’
There were indeed things he had heard from Biatonn.
‘Yes, the Princess has remarkably sharp intuition and her sensitivity to spiritual energy surpasses imagination. She saw through even the Emperor’s disguise at a glance, and could discern my psychological state instantly. And as you witnessed this time, she had already noticed General Man Karp’s intrusion. I’m telling you, she would probably sense the Prince’s approach from about ten meters away through pure instinct.’
Isabel possessed extraordinarily keen spiritual sensitivity. Therefore, she should have felt his approach.
The fact that Isabel hadn’t sensed his approach could only be explained by one reason.
‘She doesn’t guard against my presence at all.’
This could be compared to how one hears sound.
The human ear naturally filters out ordinary, everyday sounds without notice.
Instead, it concentrates on unusual sounds or those carrying information that must be heard.
Spiritual sensitivity worked the same way.
‘My arrival is natural. My existence is so natural. She doesn’t guard against me at all.’
Therefore, Isabel must have failed to notice his approach.
‘Why am I in such a good mood?’
It was truly amusing.
Nevertheless, Kaman couldn’t help but acknowledge that he felt good.
It was like meeting a true family for the first time.
For Kaman, who suffered from a fifteen-year illness of desolation, it was like sweet, gentle rain falling upon his barren heart.
“When are you planning to leave here?”
“I’m not sure. It looks like it’ll take a few more days to wrap things up.”
Isabel found herself studying Kaman’s expression.
She worried that if Kaman found her bothersome, it would be rather disappointing.
“The major points have been settled. There are still negotiations between the practical staff, but it shouldn’t take too long.”
“I see.”
The Emperor and the Princess met and spoke with each other.
Since the major points had been roughly decided, the minor details would be discussed among the practical staff.
Kaman wanted to say something.
‘I wish you wouldn’t leave.’
For the first time, she was family with whom he could converse warmly.
It felt as though he was finally fulfilling a dream he’d harbored since childhood.
That’s why Isabel’s departure felt somewhat unwelcome.
“Surely there are still things you should teach me?”
He meant to ask her to teach him how to converse warmly.
Isabel’s heart warmed at those words.
Kaman had certainly changed. And it was clear he would change even more in the future.
‘Still, I’m truly grateful.’
Kaman, who had learned warmth, would surely be able to find more happiness, wouldn’t he? Then I’ve done something meaningful today as well, haven’t I?
I felt pleased, as though I’d pulled Kaman—such a pitiable character—out of the swamp.
Naturally, my voice became gentler.
“Actually, even without someone teaching you, Brother already understands these things well.”
“….”
Kaman wanted to say something.
Yes, that’s right. I know. But that’s not what I’m trying to say. I just wish you would stay here and talk with me a little more.
“Because Brother is a kind person.”
“….”
I still have things left to teach you. I haven’t yet told you that it’s okay to be honest with me.
Isabel’s image was deeply etched in his memory.
‘Heh… heh!’
‘It’s so much more fun than I expected!’
‘Thank you so much for being with me in this first moment of mine.’
‘I really, truly mean it.’
Kaman hoped Isabel would become a little more honest.
He wished she would live differently than he had as a child.
‘How should I say this?’
There were mountains of things he wanted to say, yet his lips wouldn’t move.
It wasn’t easy to speak words he’d never heard before and never tried to say.
Kaman swallowed all those words.
Unable to say what he truly wanted, Kaman finally pulled out a single sheet of paper from his pocket.
“What is this?”
* * *
Kim Beolggwol let out several heavy snorts. Yet he failed to capture Isabel’s attention.
Right now, Isabel was focused entirely on Kaman.
Kim Beolggwol bounced in place and tugged at Isabel’s skirts, but it was all for naught.
[Pay attention to me too.]
Yet Isabel remained focused solely on her conversation with Kaman.
Kim Beolggwol was thoroughly annoyed.
Then he spotted the perfect opportunity.
[My patience has run out.]
Kim Beolggwol bounced up from his spot.
Moving faster than anyone else, he snatched the paper Kaman was holding out.
“Kim Beolggwol!”
Isabel cried out, but Kim Beolggwol flew like a bee and perched by the window.
It was a window positioned quite high on the wall.
[Why won’t you pay attention to me?]
“Give it back right now.”
[Kim Beolggwol is angry.]
But then Kim Beolggwol heard a strange voice.
-Stop it, Kim Beolggwol. This is causing trouble for Isabel.
Kim Beolggwol became somewhat confused.
It was all the more bewildering because he could pinpoint exactly where the voice was coming from.
-Yes, I am you.
It was a boy’s voice he had never heard before.
Yet Kim Beolggwol felt as though he had heard this boy’s voice many times before.
-Remember me, Kim Beolggwol. We must remember each other.
Kim Beolggwol was somewhat confused. Because it was his own voice, he could understand it all too well.
That these strange words were not false.
But no more strange words came.
The ratel’s instinct to endure nothing blazed fiercely.
He met the gaze of Kaman, who was staring at him menacingly.
“What am I to do with this shameless beast?”
“I’ll soothe him well. Please wait just a moment.”
“That is an invitation from the director in charge of Jirdel Base Camp.”
Isabel whimpered as she climbed onto the desk.
“Give it back now. I’m going to be angry with you, Kim Beolggwol.”
[Kim Beolggwol is already angry.]
[Kim Beolggwol has only watched Isabel every day.]
Since arriving at Jirdel Base Camp, it was true that Kim Beolggwol had been treated as an afterthought.
For the few days he had been here, Kim Beolggwol had gazed endlessly at Isabel’s back.
The only time he had truly communed with Isabel was when she slept, and Kim Beolggwol could not be satisfied with that.
Isabel rose onto her tiptoes and stretched her arm.
She was tantalizingly close to reaching Kim Beolggwol, yet just out of grasp.
“Ah, ah, ah?”
Tilt.
Isabel lost her balance.
[Isabel!]
Kim Beolggwol hurriedly leaped down.
For just a moment, regret flooded Kim Beolggwol’s face. The thought that Isabel might be injured because of his reckless nature was absolutely unbearable.
However, no sound of impact came.
Kaman had caught Isabel.
“Hehe. Thank you. I knew Brother would protect me.”
In truth, this had all been Isabel’s calculation.
If I didn’t end the situation quickly, Kim Beolggwol himself might be put in danger instead.
Kim Beolggwol wouldn’t be able to withstand Kaman’s wrath.
It was also shameful that I, who had given Kim Beolggwol his name, couldn’t properly control him.
So I deliberately climbed high and deliberately fell.
This method was the most rational way to overcome this situation.
“Are you hurt?”
“Thanks to you, Brother.”
While Isabel had calculated everything, Kaman, who now held her in his arms, clearly had not.
In fact, cold sweat was trickling down his back.
He spoke.
“You’re still young. You haven’t yet mastered the footwork to control your body properly, the movement techniques, or the hand skills to seize your target.”
Once, he had thought such people were incompetent. But after meeting Isabel, he realized that belief was wrong.
Everyone simply excels at different things.
When someone lacks something, another can fill that void.
“So you must….”
Words that he had struggled to voice before now poured out like a waterfall.

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