Chapter 64.2

Chapter 64 (Continued)

Though I didn’t have to deal with penalties, simply repeating the sensations left me exhausted.

But I couldn’t stop.

In the current situation, where Chae-won had already gauged my power, if the Chimera was deployed, my chances would drastically diminish. I couldn’t help but feel desperate to grow stronger.

‘Ah.’

How many hours had passed?

I fell asleep against my will.

* * *

Late at night.

The darkened hospital room.

Baek-seo entered the room. She saw the sleeping Ahn Woo-jin.

She turned off the bedside lamp, leaving only faint moonlight filling the room.

For a while, Baek-seo gently stroked Woo-jin’s hair, as if handling a precious item.

Seeing Woo-jin drenched in sweat worried her, but since he was training his unique ability, she decided to set her worries aside.

After a moment, Baek-seo left the room and went to the bathroom.

The bathroom at night was illuminated with a dim, gloomy light.

It was quiet and lonely.

Baek-seo washed her hands at the sink and looked into the mirror.

A girl with long hair and an expressionless face in black attire reflected back.

The dark clothing was worn to blend into the night.

It was the appearance of Baek-seo from her past as a Spartoi.

Perhaps due to the penalty of her unique ability, Baek-seo’s eyes occasionally held a chilling calmness, reflecting her past.

The girl in the mirror seemed to say, ‘This is who you are.’

“……”

Baek-seo lowered her head.

The tap water flowing from the faucet came into view.

She recalled the enemies who had targeted Woo-jin.

Baek-seo knew they were all subordinates of Principal Lee Doo-hee.

When she faced Kim Dalbi on New Yongsan Street, Baek-seo had somehow managed to intervene and block her.

But what about when Han Seo-jin and Moon Chae-won pushed Woo-jin to the brink of death?

“Grr….”

She couldn’t protect Woo-jin.

There were several times when Woo-jin could have died before she could intervene.

“Haa.”

Baek-seo let out a small sigh.

“I didn’t come here to be helpless….”

During the practical evaluation.

When Han Seo-jin deployed a barrier and she couldn’t defeat the monster he summoned, the helplessness she felt gripped her mind harshly.

The sight of Woo-jin bleeding profusely after being stabbed by Moon Chae-won and being carried away in an ambulance also deeply pierced Baek-seo’s heart.

‘Why are you so carefree?’

She recalled Woo-jin, who remained calm despite those experiences.

He acted as if it was only natural to face such dangers.

It wasn’t natural.

Even for a disciplinary committee leader, it didn’t make sense to go through such experiences.

Why was it like this?

Because their opponent was Principal Lee Doo-hee.

Because he was the Mayor of Neo Seoul.

Dangerous elements were constantly targeting Woo-jin like feral dogs.

Woo-jin couldn’t possibly know this.

“……”

A thread in Baek-seo’s mind felt like it was about to snap.

She entrusted Ha Yesong and Park Minhyuk with the role of guardians and returned home.

Baek-seo’s house.

The interior was ordinary, but there was a secret place she had prepared in advance.

If Woo-jin had deliberately searched the house, he might have noticed it. He was sharp enough for that.

That’s why she insisted on not helping with moving the house.

Besides, when Woo-jin accidentally saw Baek-seo naked in the shower and fled in a hurry, he wouldn’t have had time to inspect the house.

Creak.

She moved the bookshelf aside, revealing a door. She unlocked it and went inside.

It was a small armory Baek-seo had hidden.

The walls were covered with records of her thought processes and investigations regarding Principal Lee.

Treasures of information she had secretly gathered from distant regions filled the armory.

The reason she couldn’t arrive at the scene quickly when Woo-jin and Chae-won fought was ultimately because she was investigating.

Baek-seo took a pistol handling magic bullets from the weapon storage compartment. The cold touch and heavy weight felt in her hand.

She brought the pistol close to her ear and checked the loading sound.

Click.

No issues.

Baek-seo packed her sword ‘White Wheel Sword,’ lethal weapons, top-quality magic bullets from the black mermaids outside the city, spare magazines, a silencer, and combat magical tools.

Afterward, she sat at her desk.

On the desk was a sheet of paper with Oh Baek-seo’s simple personal information.

[ Resignation Application ]

Name: Oh Baek-seo

Affiliation: Disciplinary Committee

Position: Vice Leader
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It was the resignation application she had been preparing since before.

Baek-seo caressed the resignation application and murmured softly.

“I have to protect Woo-jin….”

There was something she had to do.

It would probably take some time.

Baek-seo couldn’t give up on that task.

The task was.

‘I have to eliminate Head Principal Lee Doo-hee.’

To assassinate the current principal, Lee Doo-hee.

That was Baek-seo’s goal.

Originally, she planned to gather more solid information and act in the second semester.

However, for some reason, the principal was targeting Woo-jin, so Baek-seo felt a sense of urgency.

‘Woo-jin mustn’t know.’

If Woo-jin found out about Baek-seo’s plan, he would either stop her or join her.

Neither option was good for Baek-seo.

Constant threats to Woo-jin’s life would continue to occur.

So, this resignation application was a vow to return to Woo-jin after finishing her task and share a future with him.

It was Baek-seo’s resolution.

However.

“…….”

Baek-seo lowered her head.

“No, it might not be necessary….”

Thump.

She opened the trash bin and discarded the resignation application.

As if nothing had happened, she would return while Woo-jin was still hospitalized.

Baek-seo gathered her weapons and left the house.

The darkness of the night embraced her.

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