episode_0021

Where did it all go wrong?

When did you decide to trust Mr. Jang’s insight instead of saying that physiognomy is a science?

Or, Jang-sam said that he knew a good store, and it wasn’t in a narrow, dark alley that looked like it would be perfect for kidnapping someone. It was a store that was doing business on the street, but he was very complacent, wondering if anything was going on. From the moment I nodded my head in thought?

Maybe I had too much faith in the power of suggestion.

I don’t know which of these three had a more decisive influence, but what I do know is that even while I was thinking these thoughts, the distance from home was gradually widening.

The problem was that I was a bit at ease because it was an ordinary-looking store. Even if he hadn’t done that, it would have been possible to not only escape the danger of kidnapping by immediately hinting to the kidnappers, but also to find out who was behind this.

As soon as I realized something was wrong, I was thrown into the bag and lost my timing.

‘The rescue attempt…’

It’s probably hard to look forward to it right now.

Considering that Mr. Jang’s trust in that guy named Jang-sam was almost as thick as a queen-sized mattress, rather than thinking it strange that our return home was late, I would think it was because we were so busy playing that we lost track of time while we were out.

So, wouldn’t it take at least a few hours to notice something a bit strange? That’s why I decided to get through this situation on my own instead of waiting for help.

Honestly, I didn’t think it would be that difficult.

The problem is escaping from this bag. If you can somehow escape from here, from then on, you can use the power of suggestion to cause infighting among the kidnappers or make them tie their own tortoise shells.

So, I hope you stop somewhere quickly…

By the way… Did Jojo faint when he saw how quiet he was earlier?

The last thing I saw was him biting the hand of a store clerk who was grabbing him, trying to escape from his arms, and then falling down after being hit in the back of the head by a guy who appeared to be a member of his gang… so it seemed like that.

‘···Tsk.’

Is it because I happened to think of something like that?

The image of Jojo, helpless and falling down like a puppet whose strings had been cut, kept flashing before my eyes, but I decided to think of it as a good thing.

Because there was nothing good about experiencing this crappy situation. Especially if you are young like him.

Even if it ends well, it is obvious that it will remain a trauma in the end, so why bother?

‘No, but…’

How long do these guys plan on moving around? Are you really planning on escaping from Chohyeon like this?

I secretly gritted my teeth as the rattling of the carriage seemed to show no sign of stopping.

*****

Even though a considerable amount of time had passed since the kidnapping, at the very moment when Su-hyeon’s eyes were deeply sunken by the rattling of the carriage that did not seem to subside, Jojo, contrary to Su-hyeon’s guess that he had fainted, kept his eyes open. It was a state.

It was clear that his eyes were open, but that didn’t mean he was in good condition. The throbbing sensation coming from the back of her head was a throbbing pain, but it was because the feeling of self-blame was filling her small head.

‘It’s because of me, because of me…’

This is what happened.

Even if I hadn’t just asked to go outside,

This wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t wondered what it felt like to hang out with my friends.

What happens to me and Suhyeon now?

I couldn’t figure it out. I was more afraid because I didn’t know.

Will I one day be sold to an unknown place like a horse I picked up while wandering between temples?

Or… will I be killed like this?

‘no···!’

He was said to be a child born after eating his mother, and he was pointed at and ostracized by people asking if that was why he had such ghost-like eyes. Then, he finally met someone he could open up to, a friend, but this was the end…?

I didn’t like that.

I finally learned what it feels like to be happy and what joy means, but to try to take away something I haven’t even tasted in this way. I don’t know if the sky people talk about really exists, but if it does, I honestly think it’s too much. did.

If this is going to be the case, it would be better to let me know. If that were the case, it wouldn’t have been so unfair.

It was unfair. I felt unfair and resentful, but I didn’t know where to turn it.

A feeling of something black and slimy rising from inside the stomach,

It must have been a moment when I was being swallowed up by it little by little.

Suddenly, Soohyun’s image appeared in my mind.

He was busy reaching out his hand in this direction with an urgent expression, not even realizing that someone was attacking him from behind, targeting him.

The image that was stuck in my mind like a painting instantly filled my mind. That was why I bit my lip so hard that it burst.

Because he realized that. This is not the time to dig tunnels like this.

I am so scared and afraid, but what about Soo-hyeon, who is three years younger than me? Despite the strangely adult appearance he usually showed, he was obviously so scared that he couldn’t do anything.

Thinking of Soo-hyeon like that, I, who was a little older, had to come to my senses. That way, when the opportunity arises, you will be able to try something.

And… the opportunity came much faster than I expected.

I wondered how long I was going to keep moving, but did I finally reach my destination?

The shaking of the carriage, which had been shaking my body back and forth, gradually began to subside and soon stopped completely.

Eventually, what took its place was the feeling of my body being lifted by something.

Clap, Clap, Clap.

Apparently, their destination was a cave. The sound of footsteps soaked in moisture echoed through the walls. It was after the sound rang out exactly thirty times that the sensation of being thrown to the floor came over my body.

‘Ugh…!’

A dull pain ran through my body. Among them, the pain in my wrist was unusual.

“I brought the children you ordered. Lion of the Five Elements.”

“Take off the sack. I will personally check to see if these are the children he mentioned.”

My eyes, which had been distorted uncontrollably due to the pain traveling up my arm, seemed to suddenly open.

Now, right now.

I hurriedly put my hand into my arms as I felt those whispers running down my spine.

Since the other person was a child who was not yet ten years old, maybe he didn’t search in his arms or anything even after the kidnapping was successful. Fortunately, there was one thing I could get my hands on.

I don’t know about anything else, but I was able to get the object after persistently insisting that Su-hyeon, who was stubbornly saying that this would never be possible, threw away the blunt part and took only the sharp part.

And then… the mouth of the sack began to open and he stabbed it into the eyes of the hateful traitor who happened to catch his eye.

“Kwaaah!”

Do everything in your power to never look at something with those eyes again.

*****

‘how···.’

What is going on?

“Keuuu! My eyes…! My eyes…!”

Suddenly, a scream rang out, and a voice full of pain that could only be heard at the scene of an accident filled the surroundings.

“Oh my.”

Compared to Jang-sam’s voice, which sounded as if he was going to run out of breath at any moment, the voice of the man who was presumed to have instigated this incident was literally calm.

“Lion! My eyes! Please do something to my eyes…!”

“Tsk, making a fuss over something that isn’t a big deal… It’s really painful, so eat this at least.”

The absolute belief that no matter what you do, you will not be able to harm my body, in fact it was nothing short of fanaticism, was contained in the voice of the human called the messenger.

I quickly came to my senses as I heard a voice that gave off the feeling that he would be a very difficult opponent if we were to meet him head-on.

It was to understand the situation.

Looking at the sudden scream… Did Jo Jo do something?

It must have been the moment when my thoughts stopped right there. As if to confirm that my guess was correct, a familiar voice echoed through the cave.

It was Jojo’s.

“If you don’t want to be like that, don’t come near me and Suhyun.”

“Hmm, I guess I should say that he is like the child he himself mentioned… I don’t know about anything else, but his spirit is worth looking at.”

Wasn’t that meant to be sarcastic? It was a voice that sounded like genuine admiration.

However, it was not directed at Jojo.

Because the emotions contained in the lion’s voice were directed at the person called ‘him’, not Jojo.

Just like a person immersed in a pseudo-religion expresses reverence toward the religious leader.

‘···wait for a sec.’

pseudo?