Yerinâs nose got reddened by the tears she had shed for a long time.
Me and Akum read the atmosphere and stood quietly for a while.
âYerin, Are you all right.?â
Yerin didnât answer my question and turned her head.
Looking at her pouted lips, she seemed to have not calmed down yet.
Croo. Croo. Croo. Croo!
Yerinâs Summon came to his senses and rose slowly.
Fortunately, there was no abnormality in his body, and he seemed to have lost his mind due to the shock for a while.
âYouâre up. Are you okay, too?â
âŚâŚCroo!
The big Summon nodded slowly with a short cry.
Pow wo woooâŚ
Akum approached Yerinâs Summon, while uttering a weak cry.
Maybe he was expressing his sorry in his own way.
Yerinâs Summon stared down at Akum for a while, then he raised his big hand and stroked Akumâs head gently.
â Croo. Croo.
â Pow wooâŚPow wooo
I donât know what the two Summons were talking about, but just watching them filled my heart with warmth and naturally smile formed around my mouth.
âUuu⌠Uaaaaaaâ
âAh? Yerin, why are you crying all of a sudden again?â
âAhhhhh, heâs my Summon, but heâs close to everyone except me. When I called him, he didnât even respondâŚ.â
Yerin shed tears again and looked gloomy.
âWhat do you mean by not respond. Didnât he come quickly as soon as you called. Didnât you guys in perfect harmony when you did the demonstration earlier.â
âThatâs an order so he has to do what I say. I want to be close with him like I am with youâŚbutâŚ.â
â.âŚâ
I felt sorry to see her sad.
And at the same time doubts arose.
Why is that Summon responding to me and Akum, while not responding to Yerin.?
It was the same when we first met.
When I was swept away by a rift with my mother and helped by Yerin, her Summon responded to my call.
Even when I tried to communicate in the open Rift, I felt it strange.
Iâm not sure yet, but Iâm sure thereâs somethingâŚ
I approached Yerinâs Summon to resolve my doubts myself.
I put my hand carefully on the huge body.
â Croo?
Pow wo woo?
ââŚ?â
Everyone around me looked at my behavior.
I used my ability to communicate, while being conscious of their eyes.
Similar to the past, I felt like my consciousness was being sucked through my hands.
I arrived at a familiar space with a dizzy feeling.
The Summonâs consciousness was still filled with loneliness and emptiness.
I pushed my way through the empty space.
Like the depths of the deep sea, I felt great pressure around me, but I didnât retreat as easily as last time.
I approached the deep part where I felt a slight wave.
There I saw a large bead wrapped in a red chain.
I felt an energy emanating from the bead.
The energy let out a sorrowful wave as if asking for help.
I reached out my hand to help.
Cring! Tuck! Tuck!
The red chain resisted my hand vigorously.
At the same time, painful emotions flowed from the bead.
The chain seemed to be trapping the energy in the bead.
I made my mind and reached out again with determination.
Cring! Tuck! Tuck!
This time the chain started attacking me from all directions.
Terrible pain ran throughout my body.
But I did not back down.
I tried and continued to communicate.
My consciousness got connected with the energy in the bead.
[Resisting the power of chaos with the âYakumâs trustâ effect]
[Earthâs soul retrieving the soul from the target]
Cring! Cring! Cring!
The red chains wriggled around me and started strangling me.
Even in the midst of the distraught pain, I did not let go of the consciousness thatâs connected to the energy until the end.
I concentrated with all my might for the last time.
And finallyâŚâŚ..
Boom
The beads burst and the red chains got scattered all over the place.
[Soul trapped in chaos has been released.]
[ A part of Earthâs Soul Fragment is delivered.]
[Obtained a fragment of âChain of Chaosâ]
The energy contained in the bead started spreading around.
Deep emptiness and loneliness were getting pushed out.
I could feel the fragments of emotion pouring.
Emotions filled with long pain and suffering filled the space.
Among them, I could feel a small trace of emotion filled with joy.
YaaaaayâŚI finally succeeded in summoning him!
Nice to meet you. My name is Yerin.
From today on, you will be my Summon
Your name isâŚâŚâŚ.. Camie.
Young Yerin was seen in the memory with a delighted expression after successful summoning.
She gave her Summon the name âCamieâ.
After that, Camie spent a lot of time with Yerin.
The memories of the two of them spending their days together flowed in.
In one of the memory I could see Yerin crying with sad and stuffy feelings.
My parents died. Itâs just you and me now.
Youâre not answering me even now.
Do you also want to leave me.
Do you hate me that much.
I could fell the emotions of Camie feeling frustrated and painful because he couldnât comfort Yerin, while still being by her side.
All the fragments of emotion were scattered, and a cloud of energy came toward me.
â Croo. Croo
âYouâre Camie, right?â
â Croo! Croo!
Yerinâs Summon, Camie, nodded.
â CrooâŚroo
âYou want a favorâŚ..from meâŚ?â
Camieâs energy delivered me a desperate request.
âOkay, Iâll do it.â
Croo! Croo!
With the cry of Camie, a stream warm light started pouring down.
With the feeling of being sucked back, my consciousness gradually became distant.
I woke up feeling dizzy. My face and back were damp drenched with sweat.
âAre you all right Sihyeon?â
âOh? Yeah. Iâm fine.â
âYou scared me.â
Yerinâs red eyes were filled with relief.
Pow wo woo
âYeah. Iâm fine Akum.â
I reassured the baby Yakum who was circling around me with anxiety.
I turned my head and looked at Yerinâs big Summon.
CrooâŚ
The big eyes kept staring at me.
On the surface, nothing seems to have changed, but I felt it for sure.
It was definitely a feeling of gratitude to me.
There was still a lot I didnât know about the identity of the red chain and how I was able to do this.
But I could see clearly what I had to do now.
âYerin.â
âWhat?â
âGive me your hand.â
I held out my hand towards Yerin.
Yerin alternated between me and my hand and replied coyly.
âHmph, are you trying hit on an emotionally vulnerable girl? Thatâs cheap. Iâm not such an easy woman.â
I felt a little relieved looking at the usual Yerin, except for her swollen eyes and running nose.
But now there was something more important that I had to do rather than enjoying the usual jokes of Yerin.
âIf you donât want to give me your hand, donât. Camie will be disappointed, since thereâs nothing I can do.â
âWhaâŚ.Now, wait a minute! What? How did you know his name? Iâm sure that I never told you thatâŚâ
âSo are you going to give me your hand or not? If you are not going to give it to me, Iâll just quit.â
With a slight push, Yerin quickly placed her hands over mine.
Holding Yerin smaller and softer hand tightly, I took her hand and placed it in Camieâs body.
I led Camieâs energy little by little towards Yerin.
After a while, I laughed and let go of my hand.
âWhat⌠hey Sihyeon? Whatâs going on?â
âHehehe, check it out for yourself.â
I pointed my hand towards Camie to Yerin, who was looking at me puzzled.
Her eyes shook as soon as Yerin turned her head and looked at her Summon.
Having been together for a long time, she seemed to notice that something had changed instinctively.
âCa⌠Camie?â
â Croo.
âDoâŚ.Do you understand what I am saying.?â
â Croo. Croo. â Croo.
Camie nodded loudly with a cry.
Yerinâs eyes once again got filled with tears, with an expression of disbelief.
Then Camie took his big hand to Yerinâs face and very carefully wiped Yerinâs tears.
âOh, my! Camieâ
â Croo. Croo
Yerin fell into Camieâs big arms.
Camie hugged Yerin very gently and preciously.
A touching encounter between the Summon and its Master.
I watched scene with a warm smile, hugging the baby Yakum in my arms.
âAkum, thatâs great. Right?â
â Pow wo woooooo.
Akum laughed and gave an excited cry.
â Croo â Croo
âSihyeonâŚ.Thank you Thank you so much! I will never forget this kindness.â
Yerin, who came running, suddenly hugged me.
Not only me, but also along with the baby Akum in my arms, struggled with surprise at the tight hug.
Pow wo woo
âI get it. All right. All right. Let go of me nowâ
Yerin didnât release me easily, despite my scream and Agkumâs screams.
In the end both of embraced Yerin in desperation.
âDo you like my gift that much?â
âYes! I love it.â
âThen are you going to be my teacher again?â
âHehe, of course. Iâll be your teacher for the rest of my life.â
âThen you donât need strawberry jam?â
Yerin pondered for a while and replied with a sly smile.
ââŚjust a little, Iâll take a little. Hehe.â
âHahaha.â
The Guardians Guild has begun recruiting through open recruitment.
When I was writing my resume to apply for recruitment,I was very impressed by my resume writing skills, which seems to have developed due to the dozens of resumes I wrote when I was Unemployed.
I think it was only a few months back, I got eliminated for being an Incomplete Awakener, and now Iâm applying for a guildâs open recruitment.
It occurred to me that, we never know what the future might holds for us.
A written test was also conducted at the same time as the document screening.
Most of the problems were simple questions about the rules and laws that the Awakeners should pay attention to in society, knowledge of the Rifts needed for guild activities, and knowledge about the guildâs history.
It was not a difficult test, and it was enough to go to the exam just by looking at a few past questions circulating on the Internet.
Yerin also gave some questions that I should prepare before going to the exam.
With the help of Yerin, I was able to pass the written test without much difficulty.