As Han Minhyun transported to where the book was kept, his eyes stared at the book in front of him. The book was kept inside a gla.s.s casing, and in front of it was a s.h.i.+eld that Minhyun had to overcome.
Knowing that he did not have much time, Minhyun"s eyes scanned the barrier in front of him, and he tried to guess on what type of barrier it was before touching it.
At that moment, he felt another presence appear beside him, and concealing the surprise he felt nonchalance, he turned his head to look towards that person.
Seeing Ahn Eunwoo stand beside him was Han Minhyun purse his lips, and noticing that Minhyun was here as well, Eunwoo ran his fingers through his hair.
"This is just great!" Ahn Eunwoo exclaimed sarcastically.
A chuckle escaped Han Minhyun"s mouth as he vocalised, "It is surprising to see how you are the one leading it; Then again, considering how you are stronger than the most, I suppose it should not be that surprising."
Ahn Eunwoo scoffed and said, "Tch! Regardless of what, I will be the one to get that book."
Saying that Eunwoo was about to go towards the book when he felt someone grip his hand and pull him back. Being dissatisfied by Minhyun"s actions, Eunwoo shot him a glare.
"What are you doing? No matter what you do, I will be—"
Before Ahn Eunwoo could continue, Minhyun voiced out, "Are you a fool? There is clearly a barrier around it. What happened with you to make you be like this?"
Quietly, Ahn Eunwoo heard Minhyun scold him before s.n.a.t.c.hing his hand away from him. Looking closely at the air, Eunwoo could sense a presence of the barrier and realized that Minhyun was right.
Whilst his thoughts were filled on how to overcome the barrier, Han Minhyun stepped closer to it and extended his hand towards it.
So far, from his observation, the barrier seemed to be powerful and dangerous; Nonetheless, it did not seem like something that could potentially kill him.
"What are you trying to do? You told me not to touch it like a fool, and now, you are doing it," Eunwoo vocalised as he folded his arms upon his chest.
"I am stronger than you, so I would not be much affected by it," Minhyun said as his hands closed the gap behind it and the barrier.
A sharp jolt of energy went through his hand, and Han Minhyun felt as if his finger was burnt by something. The barrier was hot— too hot for him to touch— and he immediately pulled his hand away.
Unless or until he would be able to overcome that heat, it will not be possible for him to enter through the barrier.
Seeing the burn mark, which formed on his finger, Minhyun explained, "Whoever put the spell around the gla.s.s box is strong, really strong. Many would not be able to survive pa.s.sing through it. As for me, I would need a lot of rest and blood to recover my energy."
"What do you suggest then? Calling one of the maids and getting them to pa.s.s through the barrier?" Eunwoo questioned.
"That is too risky and might alert everyone," Han Minhyun said before an idea hit his mind.
"Another round," Lee Soohyun vocalised whilst smiling at her father.
After her persuasion skills, she had managed to convince Jiwoo"s father to play chess with her, and as she had lots of apt.i.tude when it came to playing chess, she was not an easy opponent to beat.
To Soohyun, Moon Seungmin seemed to be barely a moderate player, and it was easy for her beat him in the first round.
Knowing how Moon Seungmin was, he would surely be infuriated by losing to someone as "idiotic" as her— or Moon Jiwoo as he knows her. This would just make him more compet.i.tive, and he would not give up until she is entirely defeated.
"Sure," Seungmin answered.
Having learned from Jiwoo that Minhyun did not like to be disturbed when he was at the washroom, Seungmin made no effort to call our to him— afraid that Minhyun would be displeased with him.
At this moment, there was no better option to him for killing time other than playing chess, and seeing how Jiwoo won over him one time, will to defeat Jiwoo increased within him.
Knowing how this daughter of his was, Seungmin seemed this win of hers to be there merely because of the luck or else with her level of smartness, it is not possible for her to defeat him.
That"s when, a knock was heard on the door to that room, and turning towards the door, Seungmin voiced out, "Come in."
The door opened, and a Maid stepped into the room. The Maid bowed at the two of them whilst she walked further into the room, and held within her hand was a tray holding three gla.s.ses of lemonade.
The Maid came forward towards them and placed the gla.s.s of lemonade in front of each of them. The last gla.s.s was placed towards where Minhyun was seated at.
Soohyun smiled at the Maid as the Maid bowed and turned her back on them for leaving. As the Maid walked away, Soohyun picked up the gla.s.s of lemonade and took a sip out of it.
She was really grateful towards it for after attempting to keep up a conversation with Seungmin for so long made her throat dry.
Placing the gla.s.s down, Lee Soohyun smiled at him and vocalised, "Let"s begin the next round, alright? Good luck this time, Father! Let"s see who wins this."
Seungmin nodded and began arranging the pieces of the chess when Lee Soohyun"s phone vibrated due to receiving a notification. Noticing that, she turned to look towards her phone.
Picking up her phone, she noticed that she had just received a message from Han Minhyun, and clicking on it, she viewed the contents of the message.
"Come over to the storeroom opposite to the one you have been to last time around, and don"t let Seungmin follow you. This is a really important mission remember that," Soohyun silently read.
The contents of the message caused her eyes to sparkle. Seeing Seungmin in front of her, it seemed to be slightly difficult. Nonetheless, this got Soohyun feeling energetic, and she was ready to activate her skills.
After all, she was a talented— as claimed by herself— member of the Public Relations once.
"Ah!"
Lee Soohyun"s face contorted due to pain, and bringing her hand closer to her stomach, she clutched it tightly. Biting her lips, she closed her eyes tightly.
Seeing Soohyun being like this made Seungmin furrow his eyebrows, and he found himself believing in her acting.
"What is the matter, Jiwoo? Is everything alright?" Moon Seungmin questioned.