And somewhere inside those towering walls— something had already noticed her arrival.
***
(Back to Si Hon)
"ಠ_ಠ… That's it?" I said flatly.
Seorin covered her mouth, clearly trying not to laugh.
Then—
"…Nah. Just joking," she said, shoulders shaking slightly.
"It's actually pretty different. Want to know the real story?"
"…ಠ_ಠ Yeah."
A familiar floating window appeared beside us.
「ಠ_ಠ Damn… that's a weird way to get here… but also… not possible…」
Seorin giggled softly.
"Well… yeah. Guess someone new is about to hear my story."
She looked at me.
"Do you want every detail?"
I shrugged lightly.
"Sure… we're still far away anyway… right?"
The System added lazily:
「ಠ_ಠ …I'm bored too, so sure.」
Seorin laughed again— but this time, it was soft.
Not teasing.
Not sharp.
Just… quiet.
I shifted toward the floating window.
Then quickly cleared my throat.
"…Aren't you a System? How are you bored?"
「(=｀ェ´=) Just start already.」
Seorin nodded slowly.
