"Traveler?"
She blankly looks at him. Her startled face is cute. He has been missing seeing it in his world. At first, he thought that he was only affected by Kang Si An's strong feelings for this traveler. This traveler's love for this man shook him. As a special entity, he's not supposed to get moved by human emotions
He doesn't know when this cunning traveler managed to trap him.
He couldn't kill her in the end after seeing her suffer for so long. He couldn't resist kissing her before leaving this body. It was another battle in another world after he left.
He doesn't regret it. He gave her a chance to live a life where she could be happy with the man she loved. But the great deity had another plan for her.
"Don't kiss me." She pokes his chest stiffly. "I don't want to be kissed against my wishes again."
He curls his fingers around her finger. "Did you miss me?"
He missed her a lot.
"I didn't." She moves away from him and slips his finger out of his grasp. She walks backward, keeping a safe distance between them. "Why are you back? Keeper, you don't bring me the good news."
He sighs. He might have harassed her a lot. But that was his job. "I am here because you made a mistake."
He's glad that she did. That's why he could come back. From birth to death, he's responsible for her and the problems that she causes.
"What mistake?" She wrinkles her brows. "I didn't make any mistake."
"Are you sure?" He raises his brow. It's funny how idiotic this traveler is. Despite everything that she had been through, she still manages to make mistakes.
"I am not..." She looks away, seemingly unsure. "What did I do this time?"
He chuckles. "You misused your powers on Park Jae Kyung."
"Hey!" She looks at him indignantly. "What was I supposed to do? You must be okay if someone r@ped you. I am not. It was self-defense. SELF.DEFENSE. I want a lawyer."
This is going to take some time. He sits on the chair. His hand is already healed. This time, they allowed him to use some powers because of the task. "Kwon Kyuri, was it self defense? Did you really fight the way a human female would in that situation? If you used it as a last option, I wouldn't be here. You were arrogant. You used it on Kang Si An. We ignored it because of the special relationship between you two. You fixed your mistake. That got you a point. You told about your powers to an unrelated human. That got you a minus point. As a time-traveler and someone with powers, you can never ever reveal it to an ordinary human. When you used it on Park Jae Kyung, you wanted to kill him. It wasn't self-defense. The intention is an important factor."
She opens her mouth, but no words come out. She can't refute.
"Young Hwa was family. I was married to him." She argues.
"You were never meant to marry him. You were a means to keep him from killing himself until Yeon Seo could return to him." The keeper stares at her calmly. "In the original timeline, Yeon Seo and Young Hwa got married at 27. Then, you changed the time. A lot of lives were affected in a similar way. It is a big mess that we are still dealing with it."
He lets out an exasperated sigh. That's why time-travelers are hated by the higher-ups.
"I don't regret changing it. If I am given the chance, I will do it again." She crosses her arms in defense. "Keeper, what are my options?"
She's pretty direct.
"I am glad to see you like this." He smiles at her. She cringes. She will never get used to seeing her murderer smile at her. "After I let you live, I had to give an answer to the higher-ups. I told them a simple reason. If a special anomaly can create problems, she can also be used to solve problems. Since you were already used to fix your aunt's mistakes, you could be used to solve the future messed up situations too. For the last three years, we were observing you. You were doing well. Especially, you managed to give hope to Young Hwa. Then, you made a mess again. They wanted to wipe your soul. There was someone who took pity on you. So, a decision has been passed regarding you."
She blinks at him. What the hell? Who is deciding her life? "Hey, where's this happening exactly? Can't I go and defend myself?"
He shakes his head. "If you don't want to get wiped out of existence, you must do what we have planned."
If she fails, he will also get wiped out along with Kang Si An. According to the higher-ups, Kang Si An is also an anomaly.
"I thought that you were going to kill me." Her voice is soft. She eases her shoulders.
Being wiped out of existence is less scary than being killed by him? He will never understand this traveler. Is something wrong with her head? Then, she can't be normal after living such a life.
"Since you took the time crystal, your powers are sharp. Your abilities have become stronger. You can't ever use the time-traveling ability unless you want to get wiped out instantly. Even accidentally, you should never use it." He warns her again before he continues. "You are allowed to use your other abilities. Since you love to flaunt, the higher-ups have decided to make use of it. If you are proven useful, they will let you live your happy life."
She sighs. "I only flaunted it once."
She doesn't regret killing Park Jae Kyung. There's one less trash in the world.
He ignores her depressive sighing. "From now on, you will use your abilities to right the wrongs."
"I am basically going to be an unpaid worker." She puts her face on the table. "If I don't do a good job, I will be wiped out of existence. My life is so much fun. I love it."
"Your love will get wiped out too."
She sits up abruptly. "What? Kang Si An too? That can't happen. If something happens to me, Little Hae must have someone."
"Traveler." The keeper looks at her and smiles. "Why do you still care about him? Don't you hate him for making that mistake?"
She puts her face on the table again. "Why do you care that I care?"
"You are my job." He has this urge to place his hand on her head. But... she might jump out of the window if he does that.
"I can't help it." She doesn't say more.
He doesn't ask more about it. "Let's discuss your first task."