레드벨벳 평행 우주

제21화. 동맹

The following day, Seulgi's training started right away.

Yeri

You're here...

Seulgi

Yeah. And I see you're here too...

Seulgi quietly mumbled.

What?

Seulgi

You're really training me? For real?

Yeri

Got any problem with that?

Seulgi

Nah... Just wondering if you could really handle weapons.

...

Seulgi

Woah woah... No need to actually show me. Let's save that for later.

Yeri

Then... Go and ask for the queen's permission. I want us to train somewhere else. Outside the palace to be exact.

Seulgi

You know the queen isn't that easy to convince. Why do we have to train outside anyway?

Yeri

Don't you want to look around for a change? I mean... You can't stay in the palace forever. You should at least know how it is out there.

Seulgi

Well, that is kind of true...

Seulgi

Fine. But what should I tell her? What if she asks for reasons?

Yeri

Just say it's a condition from me. I'm sure she'd say yes.

Seulgi went ahead and asked for Irene's permission to leave the palace.

After a few arguments, Irene had no choice but to give in.

As planned, Yeri brought Seulgi outside the palace.

But it wasn't to let her look around. It was to bring her to where Wendy is.

Wendy

Took you long enough. Let's get started.

Seulgi

Wait... Why am I here? I mean, you said you wanted to train me somewhere else?

Yeri

I did. And it's here.

Seulgi

With her?

Seulgi points at Wendy who's standing still, waiting for them to follow.

Yeri

Yes. I can't handle you alone. Even the queen cannot. How can I?

Wendy

Let's just go.

Seulgi

What if the queen finds out?

Wendy

She wouldn't if you won't tell her.

They spent hours trying to make it work for Seulgi, but literally nothing seems to work out.

She was worse than a beginner...

Yeri

Now I see why the queen brought you to me.

Seulgi

Wahh, I didn't expect you to be this bad...

Seulgi

I didn't expect that too...

Stop smiling!

Seulgi

Now even my annoying neighbor is mad...

Yeri

I'm annoying?

Wendy

Wait, neighbor?

Seulgi

Yeah, from the other world.

Wendy

Wait...

Wendy

So everyone is related to you from the other world?

Seulgi

I guess?

Wendy

Then... what about you? I mean... this is a parallel universe. What about your counterpart?

Seulgi

Now that I think about it...

Yeri

Hey, talk about that later. We have a bigger problem here.

Seulgi

What problem?

Yeri

You...

Yeri

Wendy... You should show her one last time.

Wendy

Sure...

Seulgi

Let's try it together.

...

...

Wendy

Oooohh. Nice shot... for me.

Seulgi starts to wonder if everyone in the palace except for her is good at handling weapons...

Seulgi

Who cares about weapons if I can't die... You see, when I'm hurt physically, I recover right away.

Yeri

What is she even talking about?

Seulgi

You don't believe me? Then try...

Yeri

Sure

...

...

The arrow goes straight at Seulgi's face, giving her a scratch.

Although she felt pain, the wound disappeared as she had expected.

Wendy

That's kind of good. But I don't think you should be talking about it proudly.

Seulgi

Why?

Wendy

I told you... The only way you can go back is with how you came here. You said you killed yourself...

Wendy

But if you can't die here, how can you go back to the other world?

Seulgi

Right... Why didn't I think about that?

Yeri

Cause you're dumb.

Seulgi

Why are you so annoying even in this world?!