Chapter 75.2

Chapter 75 (Continued)

Woo-jin’s sudden stern command made Baek-seo fall silent.

Woo-jin was suppressing a lot of emotions.

“I have no intention of letting you go. It might be overkill, but you need me, right?”

Woo-jin asked, testing her.

“…Yeah. I do.”

Baek-seo buried her face in Woo-jin’s back. Her voice had a slight quiver of tears.

It was a single word, devoid of any pretense, filled only with sincerity.

“But why are you trying to convince me with this nonsense…?”

Woo-jin took a breath.

“…I thought you were perfect. But if you’re perfect, you’re not human. In the end, you’re bound to be lacking somewhere, and right now, you’re dealing with something you can’t handle alone.”

Determination was evident in Woo-jin’s eyes.

“Then I just need to make up for that. And you can make up for my shortcomings, just like you always have.”

“…Will it be okay? Even if I’m with you…”

“You don’t need to ask if it’s okay. I just… need you.”

Woo-jin looked straight ahead.

“And don’t ever abandon your duties without a word again. You’ll get a lecture when we get back.”

“…Okay.”

Baek-seo’s voice trembled.

“I will… I’m sorry…”

After that, Baek-seo said nothing more.

She simply cried silently.

……

The Ahsung High School special task force found the entrance to the underground facility and came to meet Woo-jin and Baek-seo. As soon as the relief set in, Woo-jin collapsed.

But he didn’t lose consciousness and instructed them to secure Moon Chae-won, who was restrained inside the facility.

The task force began to move Woo-jin and Baek-seo, and even as she was being carried on a stretcher, Baek-seo couldn’t stop worrying about Woo-jin’s condition. Her concerned gaze never left him.

“Baek-seo! I’m so glad you’re safe! Ow…! My forearm muscles…!”

Covered in dust, Ha Yesong cried as she called out to Baek-seo. However, she was too busy writhing on the ground due to the intense muscle pain from her ability’s penalty.

Baek-seo almost burst into tears at the sight of Yesong but managed to control her expression.

At that moment.

“…!”

Baek-seo noticed a girl and showed a surprised expression.

Her usual composure was unusually absent. The reason was partly her turbulent emotions, but mainly because she knew who the girl was.

The girl with the black hair and narrowed eyes was Lee Se-ah.

“Lee Se-ah…”

Baek-seo’s eyes turned cold, but Se-ah met her gaze with a sly smile.

“Shhh.”

Se-ah put her finger to her lips, as if to tell Baek-seo to keep quiet about her.

Baek-seo remembered how she had always been wary whenever Woo-jin and Se-ah seemed to interact.

It wasn’t out of jealousy. If it were, she would have growled at any other girl around Woo-jin as well.

Even though Baek-seo and Se-ah had never spoken a word to each other, Baek-seo had been wary of her.

And Se-ah was well aware of Baek-seo’s attitude.

“Is the repair almost done?” Se-ah asked one of the Do-hwa Group members who was fixing the damaged vehicle, pretending not to know Baek-seo.

Baek-seo turned her head away, pretending not to know Se-ah either.

Seeing the Do-hwa Group and Se-ah here, it seemed they had cooperated with Woo-jin.

While she should be grateful that they helped save her, it only made Baek-seo more wary of Se-ah.

It meant Se-ah had become involved with Woo-jin enough to cooperate in such matters.

At that moment.

“Oh? This is bad.”

Se-ah’s sudden ominous remark made Park Minhyuk panic.

“Why, why? What’s wrong?”

Se-ah scratched her cheek and smiled awkwardly.

“They’re coming.”

“What? Who’s coming? Don’t tell me it’s who I think it is.”

“That’s right. It’s the Mayeon High School disciplinary committee.”

“Already!?”

Vroom!!

The sound of engines began to grow louder.

Many vehicles were approaching.

“They’re here…! Mayeon High is coming!”

“Damn those overzealous bastards…! I thought we’d have time to escape…!”

Minhyuk and Yesong grumbled nervously.

As the special task force had anticipated, the Mayeon High School disciplinary committee was closing in.

Considering the time of the battle and the distance from Mayeon High to this location, the disciplinary committee had arrived faster than expected. There was no longer time to escape and figure out how to handle the situation

.

Screech!

The vehicles came to a halt, and the Mayeon High School disciplinary committee members disembarked, forming up with weapons in hand. They wore armbands indicating their disciplinary committee positions.

A committee member with a squad leader badge stood at the front, glaring coldly at the Ahsung High special task force.

A heavy tension filled the air.

It was clear that things were about to get very complicated.

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