Chapter 243: King of Serpents (4)
“What does this mean?”
Hwa-eun tilted her head, pointing at the cryptic line in the journal.
But while her face clearly showed complete confusion, both Sister Seol and I let out a heavy sigh at the exact same time.
Because to us, the situation was obvious.
“Hmmm...”
“Oh dear...”
Watching us alternate sighs, Hwa-eun looked back and forth between our faces, then puffed out her cheeks in frustration, her expression turning sulky.
“Why am I always the only one who doesn’t get it? I was so happy I could finally communicate with So-ryong through thoughts... but now I’m the only one who doesn’t understand... You two just keep it between yourselves...”
This—this was the real Hwa-eun behind her usual cool, proud beauty.
She was so adorable I wanted to bite her. It felt like something grabbed tight around my heart.
But her grumbling was starting to turn into sniffles, so I had to hurry and calm her down.
“Uh, Hwa-eun, this is... well, you’d probably only understand it if you’d raised something for a long time, like me or Sister Seol.”