Necromancer Survival
Necromancer Survival - Chapter 309

Chapter 309

That was the last thing I remembered.

Afterwards, I lost the battle with exhaustion, and when I opened my eyes again, I was still laying on the bed in this terrible cage. And my clothes had been changed.

鈥溾€︹€︹€?/p>

I stared at the white dress I wore before sighing. I knew I vomited towards the end so I needed to change my clothes, but鈥?Why a dress, of all things?

鈥淗aah鈥︹€?/p>

No matter how much I grumbled, though, an answer wouldn鈥檛 materialize out of thin air. First, I checked my body here and there, but I didn鈥檛 feel much pain鈥搉ot even in my chest, where I might have expected cracked ribs.

All that lingered was a numbing feeling鈥揷haracteristic after drinking a potion鈥揳nd a menthol-like scent left in my mouth.

鈥楧id he give me a potion鈥?鈥?/p>

When I looked to the side, I saw a pipette I had never seen before sticking out of the ground between the closet and the bed. The Mage must have fed me the potion with that pipette.

I realized that Seo Dawon must have decided to keep me alive鈥or now. Of course, I wasn鈥檛 sure if that was a good thing just yet.

鈥楬e healed me, but鈥?Wait鈥揥here鈥檚 Seo Dawon?鈥?/p>

I could only hear the ticking sound of the second hand of the clock; there was no one else in the office. Even the lights were off鈥搕he only source of light was the sunlight flooding in through the window.

I sat on the bed and looked around at the office through the transparent walls of the cage.

As I looked carefully at the high-quality furniture, books that had half Chinese 鈥楬anja鈥?characters/ half Korean characters on their spines, 1 and a personal planner鈥y eyes alighted upon a frame near the cage.

鈥淎hh鈥?鈥?/p>

I thought the frame would contain a picture of him or those close to him, and, as I expected, it contained a picture of the Red Lotus members.

With Seo Dawon placed in the center, everyone was smiling brightly and refreshingly. Of course, Bae Jaemin and Ryu Hyerin were also there, but they didn鈥檛 look particularly out of place. They appeared to just be kind and affable.

I smiled鈥搕he picture was taken at the moment Seo Dawon placed his arm around Woo Ragi鈥檚 shoulders, and there was nothing the Swordsman could do about it鈥ut, after a while, a strange emotion filled me.

鈥淭his is the past鈥?I wonder where in the timeline I am?鈥?I mumbled and scratched my head.

At that moment.

Click鈥?/p>

Suddenly, the office door opened, and Seo Dawon strode inside. His eyes were fixed on me from the moment he opened the door.

鈥淭h鈥?Thank you,鈥?I said.

[What?]

鈥淵ou fed me鈥?a potion, right?鈥?/p>

As soon as I made eye contact with him, the first thing that tumbled out of my mouth was my gratitude. However, Seo Dawon smiled a bit crookedly, as if he had heard something absurd.

[It seems like you鈥檝e forgotten who hurt you, Lee-kyung-ah.]

鈥溾€h-That鈥檚 true, but.鈥?/p>

[Well鈥?I suppose that鈥檚 still a good attitude. After all, I鈥檓 the one holding your life in my hand.]

鈥溾€︹€︹€?I closed my mouth and felt sullen at his cold tone.

Despite his sarcastic expression, the Mage stared at me as if he were looking at something odd. Meanwhile, now that our conversation was cut short, I became lost in my thoughts again.

鈥業t doesn鈥檛 feel like he鈥檒l press down on me with his fingers or harass me in another way鈥︹€?/p>

If that were his intention, there would be no need to treat me with potions. So, I left the bed and ran towards Seo Dawon.

The Mage paused but soon moved closer to the cage. After a few, ground-thumping vibrations, he quickly stood in front of me.

I looked at his large, beautiful eyes and made great efforts not to tremble in his presence, 鈥淓xcuse me鈥?I am really not trying to do anything bad to you.鈥?/p>

[鈥︹€

鈥淥f course, with your personality, you鈥檙e not likely to believe anyone that says this, but鈥?T-Take a look at me. What can I do to you with a body like this鈥?鈥?/p>

[鈥︹€

I looked up at him and tried to make reasonable arguments, but the vigilance did not disappear from the Mage鈥檚 eyes. He then muttered, as if he were talking to himself鈥?/p>

[He must know 鈥榤y鈥?personality well.]

鈥淗uh? Ah, th-that鈥檚鈥︹€?Come to think of it, this 鈥楽eo Dawon鈥?wouldn鈥檛 know me, and I may be crossing the boundary by calling out to him affectionately and acting as if I knew him.

Belatedly realizing I made a mistake, I covered my mouth with both hands, but Seo Dawon had already opened the cage lid and was reaching out to me.

I trembled and squeezed my eyes shut, uncertain as to what would happen. Soon, I felt an irresistible force holding on to me; then, my body rose into the air.

However, the pain I had been expecting and preparing for never came, no matter how long I waited. I stealthily opened my eyes. When that happened, the Mage opened his mouth, as if he had been waiting for my attention.

[I searched the database of Users in the Hub for the name 鈥楥hoi Lee-kyung,鈥?but鈥?Nothing appeared. It was very clean.]

鈥溾€︹€︹€?/p>

[There鈥檚 no human being like you there.]

As I listened to the Mage, I gently grabbed his thumb with both my hands. He said he was holding me tight, but I felt anxious; my legs felt hollow, as if I couldn鈥檛 gain a proper foothold.

Seo Dawon furrowed his brows but did not shake off my hold. He urged me to answer, again, with a look that stated his patience was being tried.

[Did you give me your real name?]

鈥淵eah鈥︹€?/p>

[But, why isn鈥檛 your information in the database?]

鈥淚-It鈥檚 not something I did鈥︹€?/p>

Seo Dawon鈥檚 gaze became even colder; I shrugged and avoided his eyes.

Since the original 鈥榤e鈥?does not exist in this timeline, it was natural for him to be unable to find my information. However, there was no good way to explain that.

And, after my suspicious answer, Seo Dawon鈥檚 hand tensed and contracted momentarily before relaxing again. Startled, I looked at him.

Of course, our current atmosphere wasn鈥檛 reassuring. The Mage looked annoyed, but soon questioned me again in a cold voice.

[Then, how do you explain why you鈥檙e acting as if you know me well?]

鈥溾€ou鈥?You鈥?鈥?/p>

Of course, I had no decent answer to this question either. The betrayal that Seo Dawon would soon experience and his subsequent revival had yet to occur.

So, I lowered my head and muttered in a barely-audible voice, 鈥溾€-Because you鈥檙e famous鈥︹€?/p>

[鈥︹€

鈥淎nd I鈥檓鈥?Your fan. I-I did some research鈥︹€?/p>

[鈥︹€

鈥淚t鈥檚 nothing bad鈥?I鈥檓 just鈥?a stan鈥︹€?I didn鈥檛 say all this with the expectation that the Mage would believe me. It was just a crude excuse for my inexplicable circumstance.

My fear surged again when I felt his cool gaze rest on my head; he raised my head again.

If Seo Dawon loosened his hold and sent me crashing to the floor, I would be lucky to survive; my legs would certainly be smashed, though. Frightened, I clasped his thumb tightly with both arms again.

But鈥?/p>

鈥溾€︹€︹€?/p>

Grrumble鈥?/p>

A loud noise suddenly rumbled from my stomach.

In fact, a few more grumbles happened; from then on, an extreme, desperate hunger crawled its way into my stomach. How tactless of my stomach; I hid a bright red face in the crease of his finger.

鈥樷€id he hear that?鈥?/p>

Maybe he didn鈥檛 hear; I had hope for just a moment.

However, Seo Dawon used the tip of his thumb to raise my chin.

[You must be hungry鈥

鈥溾€︹€︹€?/p>

[You said you disliked sunflower seeds, right?]

I felt that Seo Dawon鈥檚 expression had now softened. Rather, he had an amused smile on his face, as if he were staring at something funny.

I was disgusted at that face. My Servant, 鈥楽eo Dawon鈥?often mischievously teased me with that expression.

In a fit of temper, I curtly said, 鈥淚 want milk鈥nd cereal.鈥?/p>

[鈥︹€

鈥淚f you鈥檙e going to give me something to eat, you should give me something I like鈥︹€?/p>

Of course, I was scared by the Mage鈥檚 expression in the middle of my tirade, so I hurriedly glanced elsewhere and avoided his gaze.

Seo Dawon didn鈥檛 threaten me anymore and placed me back in the cage. He laid me atop the bed and stared blatantly at me for a few more beats. However, soon, he turned around and left the office.

Click鈥?/p>

It wasn鈥檛 until I heard the door close that my body released its tension. At that moment, my hunger grew more intense. My stomach no longer produced the occasional rumbling and instead incessantly grumbled.

鈥淒id he decide to ignore me鈥?鈥?/p>

As I recalled the silent, answer-less Mage, I looked at the sunflower seeds piled up at one end of the cage. If I鈥檓 in a pinch, I suppose I鈥檒l be forced to eat those seeds, but鈥?/p>

鈥淚鈥檓 not a hamster鈥︹€?I muttered sullenly.

It was then.

Click鈥?/p>

The door opened again. I turned to the origin of the noise; there stood Seo Dawon, carrying 200 mL 2 of white milk and a small amount of mini-cereal in both hands.

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TL: My favorite 鈥渒idnapped鈥?trope is when the captured person just demands niceties (like good food鈥lthough I guess cereal isn鈥檛 really gourmet) and gets them.

Also, I still have some pain symptoms in my arms so I鈥檓 not tl鈥檌ng as much ya鈥檒l. I鈥檒l be slow鈥揵ut I do have the schedule in my discord. I鈥檓 glad I鈥檓 going on vacation to Portugal next week tbh. Gives me time to rest.