Chapter 77.2

Chapter 77 (Continued)

I immediately made a phone call.

─ What is it, Leader? This is the seventh time today….
“Is Moon Chae-won safe?”

I asked the person on the other end, Yoo Doha, in a serious tone.

Do-ha sighed.

─ Again with that question…. She’s under the highest level of protection and still recovering. The doctors said we need to keep monitoring her due to her heart issues and severe condition. How many times have I told you this…?

“I understand.”

─ Stop calling now.

I hung up and stared at the ceiling.

There was nothing I could do for the moment.

After a major battle and having not rested recently….

‘Maybe I should take this opportunity to rest well.’

I spent my time either quietly watching Baek-seo as the breeze from the sunlit window brushed against her or catching up on mobile games I had put off.

…

Late at night.

I was deeply asleep.

I sensed a familiar presence. Someone started stroking my hair. It was a gentle touch filled with affection.

Thanks to my sharpened senses after reaching the 6th Tier, I immediately regained consciousness and felt the touch.

Baek-seo?

Was she awake?

No, it felt slightly different from Baek-seo’s touch.

Wham. I quickly grabbed the wrist and opened my eyes.

“Ah.”

A short gasp was heard.

The moment I saw the owner of the wrist I had grabbed, my eyes widened.

Reflected in the moonlight was Kim Dalbi’s pink hair.

Her surprised face appeared in my vision.

“…What are you doing?”

I narrowed my eyes and asked.

“S-Sorry.”

Dalbi apologized in a flustered voice.

I stared at Dalbi for a moment before sitting up. My body still ached, but the few days of rest had made it bearable.

“Um…?”

Dalbi was staring at her wrist, which I held.

Dalbi was dressed in her villain outfit, the goblin attire. That outfit had various functionalities.

She must have come in that attire to sneak in. Her mask was off, so her face was clearly visible.

I glanced at Baek-seo. She was breathing softly, still asleep. Dalbi hadn’t done anything to her.

In any case, if any external factor caused a patient’s vital signs to be disrupted, an alarm would go off. But the room was silent.

“Are you going to call the disciplinary committee? They’re on standby at the hospital.”

Dalbi asked, her expression composed.

Baek-seo and I were in no condition to fight.

The only thing we could rely on was the Blessing of the Golden Sheep.

Even if I called the disciplinary committee members who were on standby, it would be difficult to defeat the 6th Tier Dalbi without a solid plan. It might be best to make her leave.

To capture Dalbi, we would need a carefully crafted plan with the highest level of disciplinary committee forces.

Moreover, Dalbi didn’t seem to have come to fight.

So starting a battle wasn’t wise.

“No….”

I closed my eyes and answered.

“I won’t call them.”

“Good decision. Increasing casualties here wouldn’t make sense. I don’t plan to fight either.”

“Why are you here? It doesn’t seem like you’re here to cause trouble.”

“Well…, I just stopped by. Hehe, sorry for visiting. I guess I lost my mind for a moment. Do I look a bit pathetic?”

Dalbi’s expression held an awkward smile, but her eyes were devoid of life.

There were dark circles under her eyes, indicating she hadn’t slept. Her complexion was poor, and her hair was unkempt. She looked like she hadn’t slept for days.

What had happened to her recently?

More importantly, why had Dalbi come here?

She must have known about my fight with Moon Chae-won and that Moon Chae-won wasn’t here.

She didn’t come to the hospital to secure Moon Chae-won.

Even if that was her purpose, she wouldn’t have come to this room and started stroking my hair.

It seemed more likely.

‘Did she come to check on my condition?’

That too, at this late hour.

Had she waited until I was asleep?

‘Out of old feelings? …No, let’s think about that later. And her actions seemed to be under the Head Principal’s watch. How did she get here?’

If Dalbi came to find me like this, did it mean the Head Principal’s control or surveillance had loosened?

‘Come to think of it, she said that last time too.’

When Dalbi had contacted Baek-seo to deliver information about Han Seo-jin during the first semester, she had said it was because the Head Principal’s surveillance had momentarily loosened.

I closed my eyes and let out a small sigh, then looked at Dalbi again.

“No, actually, it’s good that you came. I had something to ask.”

Dalbi tilted her head, showing her curiosity.

“But let me tell you in advance. If you came to see me out of old feelings, don’t do it again after today.”

I didn’t look at Dalbi and tried to speak as coldly as possible.

“It’s disgusting.”

Human feelings are truly capricious.

I felt it before as well.

Seeing Dalbi’s face reminded me of her old face, and my mind drifted to the nostalgic memories of my childhood.

That made me naturally inclined to Dalbi.

Dalbi was the first person in this world to be on my side.

But for whatever reason, we had already parted ways and stood against each other. This was no longer a personal issue but a matter of the disciplinary committee leader versus a Great Villain.

If Dalbi continued to show ambiguous behavior despite knowing this, I would have no choice but to act as I did now.

After a moment of silence.

“Yes….”

Maybe it was due to my resolute attitude.

Dalbi’s smile faded slightly. But she barely managed to keep her mouth curved.

Her eyes and eyebrows drooped.

“I guess it would be disgusting….”

Dalbi laughed softly.

The wrist I held trembled slightly.

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