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After hearing my answer, Jin-Seo looked at me with surprised eyes. It seemed like she was taken aback because I rejected her so bluntly. The truth was, I didn't exactly dislike the idea of sparring with her. I just refused because I felt like I couldn't defeat her in my current state. After all, I had exhausted all my stamina during the match with Joseph.
"Well, I suppose a battle with me wouldn’t be able to satisfy you,” Jin-Seo said while nodding as if she understood. Her manner of speech was quite sarcastic.
I could not understand the meaning of her words, and I tilted my head.
"What do you mean by the battle not being able to satisfy me?"
"...Never mind."
She briefly glanced at me and then shook her head while walking over to lean against the training ground wall. I could sense helplessness from her slumped shoulders. Her expression wasn't great either. I stood next to her and leaned against the wall similarly. Silence filled the air. The sacred training ground was so vast that the silence felt particularly heavy.
Jin-Seo bowed her head slightly and stared at the ground. Her mouth was firmly closed. I looked at her side profile and observed her out of habit. The rosary wrapped around her wrist caught my eye. It was something I had given her.
"Do you wear that every day?" I asked, pointing at her wrist.
Jin-Seo tilted her wrist to look at the rosary, then turned her head to glance at my wrist.
"It's become a habit... but why aren’t you wearing it?"
"I feel uncomfortable when something is on my wrist."
"Why? Does it feel like handcuffs?"
I nodded slightly.
"A little bit."
When I had something like a watch or a bracelet on my wrist, it felt suffocating, like I couldn't breathe. But wearing...
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