My Second Life in Another World

Chapter 426: Tolerate

"I don't want that!" She shouted, Yoo-sung didn't have anyone aside from Zenobia now.

So, she didn't want to lose that bond as well. Normally, this type of declaration will work, as the person who hears it will take that determination and train the kid.

Well...

"What about it?" Queresha was unmoved like a mountain.

"W-What?" Yoo-sung didn't understand what was going on.

"You said you didn't want to be separated from Zenobia," Yoo-sung nodded at Queresha's words.

"So, what about it?" Queresha asked again, "What makes you think that we will hear you?"

"..." Yoo-sung felt like someone had grabbed her heart...

"What can you do, to demand something like that?" and then crushed it completely.

"No answer?" Queresha asked after a minute of silence.

'What can ...I do?' Yoo-sung thought back on the things she had done, since meeting Zenobia.

Helping in the food, doing menial work, carrying things, delivering information around, snooping around to get any information...

'Was that... it?' Yoo-sung felt like everything was going dark, everything she had done, could've been done by someone else.

The only thing that set her apart was her skills regarding taming, but she had failed to even do that. Then what did she do exactly?

Zenobia can replace her and no one will care, because she wasn't important enough to be remembered.

She was just another child that Zenobia took in out of pity, this is why she couldn't answer Queresha's question at all.

Because if she did...

"When you meet someone, you have two options..." Queresha's words jolted her out of her thoughts, "You can either support them with their burden, or become the burden."

'No...' Yoo-sung glared at Queresha, but that was all she could do.

"And right now... you are the burden," She couldn't stop Queresha from speaking.

"...ugh..." Yoo-sung couldn't hold back the tears anymore.

"You said you wanted to be with her," Queresha continued flatly with a single change in her expression, "you can cling to her, and I am sure she will allow it."

"...Stop..." Yoo-sung gritted her teeth, but she couldn't refute it.

She knew it was possible, and that is why it hurt that much more.

"But will you be ok with that?" Queresha lifted Yoo-sung's face with her hand, "Will you be able to live with that?" and asked her question while looking into Yoo-sung's eyes.

Yoo-sung's body froze, in front of those dimly glowing red eyes, she felt like there was no escape.

"...I..." Yoo-sung was at a loss, she didn't want to be a burden.

"Once you become comfortable with being a burden, you won't be able to get out of that mold," Queresha said the thoughts that were on Yoo-sung's mind.

'I can't do that...' Yoo-sung knew what happened to people who were a burden, she had seen it herself before she met Zenobia, 'I don't want to be cut off.'

Of course, she knew that Zenobia wouldn't do that to her, but...

'You're a pain, get lost.' Just imagining her getting fed up one day and saying that, it was painful enough for her.

"I don't... want to... become a burden," Yoo-sung said while wiping her tears.

It was the last thing Yoo-sung wanted to end up as, which is why she was working, she knew that learning from Queresha would help her give her enough power to actually support Zenobia.

But it didn't work, and most importantly...

"Good luck with that I suppose," Queresha said flatly and stood up.

"W-What?" Yoo-sung was once again stumped.

"Did you expect me to teach you or something?" Queresha tilted her head, as Yoo-sung felt irritated by that personality of hers.

But because of that personality, Yoo-sung knew one thing...

"No," Yoo-sung stood up, "I'll make you teach me." her face was full of determination.

'I will not end up that way,' Yoo-sung knew that if she could get Queresha's attention, then she would be able to become stronger.

"I won't be the burden," Yoo-sung always wanted to help Zenobia, which is why she did the smaller tasks.

But it was her mistake to think that this would be enough, it was just that now she knew what she had to do.

"Just shouting won't work," Queresha sighed, "If you are done by tomorrow morning, then I'll continue to tolerate you." She turned around and was about to leave.

"I'll do it by evening!" Yoo-sung said looking at Queresha's back.

"That's passable," Queresha spoke without looking back, and walked out of the tent.

And outside she found someone looking at her with a smile.

"If you are that worried about leaving her in my care, then find someone else," Zenobia smiled wryly hearing that, there was no way she wouldn't be worried.

'It is as he said,' Zenobia remembered Haru's words, but there was something else as well.

"I was just curious," She explained trying to diffuse the situation but, "Really, I don't know how to thank you." Zenobia didn't expect that it would work.

But there were some things she had failed to consider.

"I didn't really do anything," Queresha shook her head, "I was just... talking to myself."

"Queresha..." Zenobia stared at her with wide eyes, and before she could say anything else.

"Let's go, we still have work to do," Queresha started to walk towards the mansion, like nothing happened.

'She really...' Zenobia sighed but also followed after glancing at the tent.

'Thanks, Yoo-sung, because of you I can now partially understand what is going on,'

And this tense, yet carefree attitude continued for a few more days, until only a single day remained before the next scenario.

'The past few days have been quite hectic even without the Scenario,' Dok-ja sighed, in just the past few days he had somehow worked harder, than he had done before this.

'We even hunted down one of the catastrophes,' Dok-ja still remembered the frown on Jung-hyuk's face, 'He must be pissed about that, huh.'

"At least it shows that he isn't a complete jerk," Dok-ja shook his head while muttering, it took him a while to understand what Jung-hyuk planned that day.

As for how he found it out...

"Hmm? Is there something on my face?" Seol-hwa asked calmly, but there was a little anxiousness in her voice.

"Ah, no," Dok-ja shook his head, and Seol-hwa looked at him suspiciously.

'Maybe I should check it once?' The reason she was thinking about this was simple.

They were on their way to somewhere...

"Everyone must've gathered there already, let's speed up," Hyun-sung was showing his old habits already.

"Bah, it'll be fine," Ji-hye diffused his seriousness in an instant, "but I want to go there and meet the unnies." Though she had her priorities as well, so where were they going?

They were on their way to meet with Haru and the others today, and the reason for that was quite simple.

[The Sub scenario: Survival Activities has been completed.]

"You guys have good timing," His voice was heard as soon as the prompt appeared in front of them. They had reached their destination, the registration office where Haru and Queresha were waiting alongside a few others.

"Yeah, how can you keep His majesty waiting," Hee-won said seriously, she appeared angry over this but...

"Didn't you just arrive?" Haru narrowed his eyes, and Hee-won was ready with a rebuttal.

"I was doing an important task," She said wiping the sauce away from the corner of her lips, "enough food for extra energy so that I can protect his majesty."

"Um... Sure," Haru blinked a few times and just shook his head. Hee-won probably wouldn't let this joke go no matter how much time passes.

'It is quite funny,' Hae-in smiled, she enjoyed this joke the most for several reasons.

"Ah, come on Unnie you didn't get any for me?" Jin-ah on the other hand complained, while Hee-won whistled while looking away, "Ugh, I was hungry..." She couldn't help it since she couldn't get any lunch today.

'It gets lively as soon as you see them,' Dok-ja thought that he would go crazy if he stayed with Jung-hyuk any longer, 'He barely speaks, much less jokes.'

'No I think it would be weird if he actually started joking all of a sudden,' Dok-ja had chills just thinking about it.

But of course, there was someone here who had a low tolerance for this.

"You can eat later," Queresha spoke sternly, and Jin-ah could only nod obediently.

"See Hyun-sung, there weren't any issues," Dok-ja whispered to Hyun-sung, who nodded with a relieved expression.

And as if waiting for that moment, someone appeared in the skies above them.

[I must've kept you all waiting,] It was none other than Paul, [Did you enjoy your survival activities?] and he was smiling.

'What's gotten him in a good mood?' Dok-ja thought as the Dokkaebi continued.

[At long last, the Fifth scenario which you've all been waiting for, will begin soon.]