Summoned and Unwanted

Jun Ye Rim was in her room sleeping after the healing spell absorbed her stamina to compensate for the recovery. After being clothed, her wound was tended to, and she was left alone in the room.

The Lionheart family finished their family meeting. The subject was challenging to discuss because their safety was on the line.

Even if they felt angry about what happened to Kazumi, they didn’t want to harm Jun Ye Rim if, as Vincent assumed, she honestly wanted to help.

At the end of the long family meeting, they decided to have a discussion with Jun Ye Rim and hoped she would understand their situation. Additionally, discuss what was going to happen now that Vincent saw her naked body.

Jun Ye Rim was welcomed to live in the Emerald Lionheart Mansion if she wanted to, but Lupa suddenly suggested killing Jun Ye Rim if she ever decided to bring danger.

The thought of murder was quickly extinguished when Ester pulled her ear. However, Vincent never declined such a violent solution. The world wasn’t all flowers and sunshine. Vincent had the protect his family at all costs.

Ester and Iris decided to stay with Jun Ye Rim tomorrow instead of visiting their home. It was to make sure nothing went wrong with the arm injury and to also keep Jun Ye Rim from reporting them when she woke up.

As the time passed and the sky turned dark, it was time to call it a day, yet Jun Ye Rim didn’t wake up, and Kazumi didn’t say a word. Both remained asleep.

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*Day 111 – 28 September – Sunday*

Jun Ye Rim opened her eyes. She saw the ceiling of her room illuminated by the sun’s morning rays. If it wasn’t for the pain in her arm, she might’ve thought what happened yesterday was simply a nightmare.

“Jun Ye Rim. Good morning. Here, have something to drink because we have a lot to discuss today.” Ester said in a friendly tone. She extended her hand and offered a cup of water.

“I am not thirsty.” Jun Ye Rim responded, yet her tongue slightly poked and licked her dry lips.

“Okay. Then I will leave it on the nightstand beside you.” Ester placed the cup of water on the nightstand as she said and went to sit on a chair placed beside the bed.

Jun Ye Rim cautiously looked at Ester, smiling at her in a friendly manner. Her hand grabbed the cup of water after a staredown lasting a few awkward minutes passed.

“If you were thirsty, just say...”

“It’s not like I looked thirsty, but I felt bad for the water, so I decided to drink it.” Jun Ye Rim said.

“Sister. Did she wake up?” Iris asked before entering the bedroom.

Iris looked at Jun Ye Rim and frowned. She became angry and said, “Don’t move your arm like that. You are lucky we could tend to your arm. Goblins from my tribe would cut their arm off because it would be impossible to heal by itself.”

‘Iris is on fire this morning. Is it because Kazumi was still sleeping when Vincent and my sisters left?’ Ester pondered after becoming surprised to see Iris angry.

“Why do you people care? Why didn’t you kill me after finding out that I know your secret? After purifying the second soul inside Vincent?” Jun Ye Rim asked.

“The second soul named Kazumi managed to survive. That is the reason we aren’t hostile. But Vincent stayed alone for a long time yesterday after we decided what to do with you. After almost losing some dear to him, he had a lot to think about.” Ester informed. She crossed her arms and looked at Jun Ye Rim to respond if she tried any funny business.

“I accept death...”

“Vincent, Lilith, and I gave it our all to help you recover. We want to know why you hurt Kazumi. Why did you do this to us?” Iris interrupted Jun Ye Rim. Tears were welling in her eyes.

“I...” Jun Ye Rim felt guilty for her actions. “I want to explain, but I want to know first. Are you not going to give me a quick and painless death? You two are the family of the invader that brings death after all.”

“Is the elven rule with Vincent in effect after undressing you?” Ester bluntly asked after she felt annoyed with the kill me now, please kill me quickly, being repeated like a parrot.

Jun Ye Rim blushed when the subject suddenly changed. “It’s not like I wanted to see a man without clothes for the first time in my life, but... I will not become the woman of a womanizer. I will remain pure and...”

“Remaining pure is no problem with Vincent. He said that he will not touch a woman who doesn’t want to become his woman.” Ester interrupted. She winked at Iris to let her continue.

“The rumors about all the people from another world being evil are false. Vincent taught me how not all humans are bad people. I was a gray goblin, and I was hunted because I was different. But now I can understand Vincent’s words because I got to know many good humans.” Iris said with tears in her eyes.

*Cough* “Jun Ye Rim. In other words, we would be glad if you could apologize to Kazumi and stay with us. We can provide you a place to stay and food to eat. However, we require two things. We need you to sign a magic contract never to reveal the secret. We also would need your soul speaking ability to talk with Kazumi. It will make us happy.” Ester stated.

Jun Ye Rim became surprised and shocked at the same time. They offered her a place to stay, they weren’t going to kill her, and lastly, Vincent wasn’t going to do as all men do and take advantage of the elven rule, forcing her to become his woman.

The people who the world wants to kill offered her a place to stay. She thought that a horrible Soulmancer like her might be suitable for their company. Evil with evil, she believed.

However, one thing stood out the most. She was told someone needed her. Not because of her body to warm a bed, but because of the class that ruined her entire life.

Jun Ye Rim stared at Ester and Iris with a puzzled frown. She couldn’t believe what she heard. A faint glimmer of hope that she might feel fine to stay with them and die another day lit in her heart.

Jun Ye Rim, “Are you people evil?”

Iris, “No.”

Jun Ye Rim, “Are you people going to bring ruin to the world.”

Ester, “Where will we live if we do that?”

Jun Ye Rim, “Why do you trust a man from another world so much?”

“He saved us. He told us to say with him because of the secret. Now we feel thankful that our past selves said yes.” Both Ester and Iris said with a beaming smile.

*Sigh* Jun Ye Rim shook her head. She couldn’t understand what was so great about a womanizer like Vincent. Four women were too much in her eyes. Jun Ye Rim didn’t know about Sakura yet.

“It’s not like you convinced me to believe you, but since both of you are forcing me to speak, then I am forced to speak.” Jun Ye Rim accepted to talk in an unusual manner.

Jun Ye Rim revealed how Vincent’s guess was on the mark.

Jun Ye Rim became alert when she felt Kazumi’s presence inside Vincent. She later became worried Kazumi was a high-level spirit with the ability to communicate and deceive the person the spirit possessed to do its bidding.

Jun Ye Rim blushed when she thought Kazumi was a lustful spirit for driving Vincent to have so many women.

However, she was right on the mark as Kazumi was the one pushing the indecisive Vincent to be with both Ester and Lupa in Aero Forest.

Jun Ye Rim knew how dangerous people from another world are, so she went to ask the history teacher Ming Xiao Fan about the origins of the invaders trying to ruin the world.

Later, Jun Ye Rim learned to tell the differences between a man-made brand and a brand that never disappears. The difference between a victim of a bandit, a criminal with a considerable amount of villainy, and a man set to ruin the world.

Jun Ye Rim concluded that Vincent was an invader, even if a century still hasn’t passed, because she felt a strange wave of mana whenever he meditated.

However, it appeared only she could feel it. No one showed signs of noticing anything unusual. Thus, Jun Ye Rim believed it was the work of Kazumi since only she could feel spirit-related occurrences.

Jun Ye Rim later asked the history teacher Ming Xiao Fan if he knew of a way to purify an evil soul.

Fortunately, he had once saved a person from the Soulless Cult. Ironically, it is a cult of Soulmancers that secretly saves the elves from being possessed by evil spirits. The same elves who believe souls are sacred.

Last week, Jun Ye Rim managed to learn a spell from the book the Soulless Cult left with the history teacher Ming Xiao Fan as thanks.

But nothing worked as Jun Ye Rim thought hoped. The second soul she tried to purify was not evil. Instead, the vessel letting the soul live inside him was the evil one. All her work put into saving at least one person was in vain.