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43. Thank you for coming to the rescue! (4)

Yoo Ji-seong was at a loss as to how to respond to Choi Young-wol’s greeting of thanks.

Is the person in front of her really her friend Choi Young-wol, or is it a trap or something like that?

There were too many risk factors to move rashly.

If I had fought with my abilities just a little while ago… honestly, I wouldn’t have been pushed back. However, I avoided the black smoke that my younger brother, who was the second oldest but is now the youngest, said because he remembered the words telling him to be careful.

‘Surely, that black smoke was a fragment of the divine…’

He chose to retreat because he had experienced first-hand how dangerous the black smoke could be.

Now back to normal, he caressed his left arm, which had been eating away at his body and turning him into a demon until recently, and asked Choi Young-wol in front of him.

” Are you really my friend Yeongwol? ”

” Haa, what are you talking about in this situation? If I’m not your friend, then what am I? ”

” Then tell me something that only we know. Anything. ”

Choi Young-wol, who was clutching her chest at Yoo Ji-seong’s question, closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them shortly after and said.

” When you buy me chicken, there’s a story we tell each other when we’re drinking. I steal the chicken money from my brother… ”

” Okay. That’s it. ”

Yoo Ji-seong turned his head at the gaze directed at him from behind.

” Haha… It’s all old news. Old news. ”

” Oppa… No matter what, it’s still like that… Ugh. ”

Yu Ji-ah slowly walked forward, shaking her head from side to side as if she was tired of her brother’s actions that she was proud of, and asked Choi Young-wol, who was leaning against the wall.

” Sorry, but I have a few questions. ”

” Jia, are you doing this too? ”

” You may think I’m suspicious, but… the evidence we found points to you.

First of all, if you are really the Choi Young-wol we know… Do you remember that you were the leader of the reconnaissance team? ”

” Of course I remember. How well I treated others as a team leader! ”

” Really? Then why did you lead the team and leave without proper contact? ”

” I told you later, didn’t I? I had some information that came in suddenly. I thought it was top secret, so I left early to keep it a secret. ”

” No matter what, at least you should tell me before you go! ”

Choi Young-wol lowered her head at Jia’s angry shouting and slowly opened her mouth.

Hearing what came out of his mouth, both Jia and Jisung could understand why he had moved first.

” The information I had in my possession was… information about the ‘leader’ of a new religious group called Obelisk. ”

” What…? What is that… ”

When the word ‘cult leader’ came out of his mouth, Jia remembered what had come out of the mouth of the man she had met earlier.

And that they’re after Charlotte.

” Hoo, okay, if that’s the information… Well, I understand. Then the second time, when the reconnaissance team was attacked, why didn’t they request rescue? ”

” At that time, the damage wasn’t that great. So I was resting in the building to reorganize. That guy showed up earlier. I tried to run away from him, but I got caught. ”

” It sounds like you have no memory after that. ”

” It may sound absurd, but it’s true. When I came to my senses, you were in front of me, and when I was fighting that guy, I came to my senses and used all my remaining strength to help you. What do you think? Can you trust me with this? ”

At Choi Young-wol’s words, Ji-sung and Ji-ah looked at each other and nodded, and Ji-sung spoke to him.

” First… we need to talk amongst ourselves. ”

” Haha… Then I hope it ends quickly. It’s still a little hard because my wounds haven’t healed yet… ”

Was it because he felt sorry for Choi Young-wol who said that? Yu Ji-seong hesitated for a moment, then took a deep breath, took the medicine out of his arms, and handed it to him.

” First of all… Use this. ”

” Thank you. For coming to the rescue. ”

Yu Ji-seong turned around and grabbed his younger brother, heading to the exhibition hall next door.

*****

The two of them went to the exhibition hall right next door to avoid Choi Young-wol’s appearance.

Yuji Seong, who had created a wall using his ability, asked while holding Jia’s hand, who was slightly nervous.

” What do you think? ”

” When I hear you say it… I can see that it doesn’t make sense. But… I feel like I’m missing something. ”

” Phew, this is driving me crazy. ”

Seeing her brother getting irritated by scratching his head ‘Pak, Pak’, Ji-ah slowly grabbed his hand.

” I understand your feelings. It’s been a long time since you woke up… You heard that your friend was a traitor, and you even had a direct conversation with him like this… I think you’re confused. ”

” Haa, honestly, if you think about it, it’s just confusing. Right now… I’m being chased and I’m worried about Charlotte who fell, so it’s hard to make a proper judgment. ”

” Me too… Same. Thinking about what Charlotte said… Choi Young-wol is definitely the culprit. But now, the person my brother defeated before has appeared and Choi Young-wol is helping us… ”

After exchanging opinions, the two decided to trust Choi Young-wol.

He even helped them in dangerous situations, and he personally revealed that it was the man in the robe who killed the reconnaissance team.

After clearing the wall created by telekinesis, approach Choi Young-wol.

” So, what are you going to do with me? Honestly, it’s not that I don’t understand your thoughts. It’s just that I didn’t act properly. I know. Because of me… the entire recon team died. ”

” Okay, I know. ”

” What…? ”

” For now… I decided to trust you. I don’t mean I trust you completely. I’m just… helping you because you saved us. Ji-ah? ”

” Yeah. ”

Jia approached Choi Young-wol and supported him, saying:

” As my brother said, I don’t believe you because you’re my friend. We have the evidence we’ve gathered so far, but it’s only circumstantial evidence that we haven’t seen directly, and since you saved us, we’re just repaying you for it. ”

” Haha! Okay. That’s enough. So where are you going? ”

Zia, who was supporting him and slowly closing her eyes, started to use her own abilities to find where Charlotte was.

” The guy who attacked us is strange, but… he just hovers above. I don’t know if it’s because he’s confident that he can chase us at any time… or if there’s another reason, and the kids who came with us… ”

” The kids you came with? ”

” You said you met them too? Charlotte and her friends. ”

” Who…? Um… Oh, those guys? ”

Zia felt strange that he couldn’t quickly recall Charlotte and his friends, but she thought it was because he had just woken up from being almost dead.

” Anyway, those kids are a little bit far away now, so I think I can go there. ”

” Got it. Jia, you keep supporting Yeongwol and use your powers. If the guy chasing us changes his movements, tell me. I’ll move while protecting you. ”

Ji-ah nodded to Ji-seong’s words and moved with the injured Choi Young-wol. She continued to feel something strange, but she thought it was nothing special and moved on, as she was still trying to figure out the movements of the man upstairs.

Without even knowing what kind of expression the guy next to him was making.

*****

An explosion so loud that it swept through the surroundings was occurring in the black crystal wall, accompanied by sounds like ‘Kwaaang!’ and ‘Chaeng!’

” Damn it! Why is it so hard! ”

A wall of black crystal that is being attacked with the greatest firepower it can muster, yet remains unscathed.

” Which number is this? ”

” I don’t know, I stopped counting. ”

” Sigh, what I’m saying is, how long are you going to keep worrying about this wall? ”

” Until it breaks. ”

Yeonseo came to me with a look of disgust at my reaction and grabbed my shoulder.

” Why? I’m busy. ”

I felt a cold pain on my cheek along with a ‘Crack! ‘ sound. Well, the swelling quickly disappeared as the flames flickered.

” What are you doing? ”

” Calm down and look at me. ”

It was nice that she suddenly slapped me on the cheek. But calm down? That couldn’t be possible…

” Why do you keep saying you’re busy! ”

” Hey, Bulyeoshi. I understand you’re nervous about being away from your family. But think about it. You’re the strongest person here right now.

Don’t you think it’s strange that you’re a wall that won’t break no matter what you do? ”

Yeonseo’s words made me open my eyes a little. Just like she said, I’m almost a demigod right now… to the point where I could be called that.

It doesn’t make sense that I, who am like that, can’t find even one flaw.

Turning my body, I slowly approached the wall in front of me and placed my hand on it, feeling the power strengthened by the fragments of divinity.

‘This is… a hallucination…? ‘

What was strengthened by the power of the divine… was an illusion. In other words, this wall in front of my eyes… was not real.

‘ So it wasn’t scratched at all. But who the hell…? ‘

Who on earth could possibly possess the power of a god while using this level of illusion?

Shaking his head slowly, he threw away the thought of who had used this power and for now, he just thought… how to get rid of this power.

And what comes to mind is…

” Phew, it was a story that would end once it was absorbed anyway. ”

He breathed divine power into the wall and began to absorb the fragments of divinity contained in the hallucinatory wall.

” Huuugh…! ”

It took quite a while because there were more fragments of the Divinity than usual, but the wall of black crystal in front of my eyes no longer existed.

” Are you okay? ”

Hyunseok oppa’s hand that caught me as I was slightly staggering

” Yeah, I’m just a little tired. It’s okay. More than that… ”

Leaning on my brother’s chest and looking ahead, I saw a wall of black crystal. As if… a path had been created on purpose.

” Are those the same walls as before? ”

When Yeonseo looked at the wall made of black crystal and asked,

” No, that’s a real wall. It’s just… It seems to lead you to the path you want. ”

” That means… you were trying to trap your sister and brother? ”

” Yeah. ”

The energy of the two people is felt as they slowly spread the divine power. And…

” What? Why…? ”

” Why? ”

Hyunseok oppa and Yeonseo suddenly looked at me in surprise and asked,

” Choi Young-wol… That person and I are together now. ”

” What? What does that mean? ”

” I don’t know either. But I feel like I’m connected to Choi Young-wol… It’s okay because it’s upstairs rather than the two of them. But being with Choi Young-wol… ”

” Let’s go quickly. It might be dangerous for both of us. ”

Yeonseo and I nodded at my brother’s words and headed towards where the two people were.

*****

Ji-ah, who was following her brother while supporting Choi Young-wol, saw a familiar face in front of her.

The sight of Charlotte, who they had broken up with earlier, and the sight of her shouting at them felt strange.

” Brother! Sister! Get away from that guy quickly! ”

” What? What does that mean? ”

The moment her older brother, Ji-seong, who was in front, was about to approach Charlotte.

With a ‘Push!’ sound, Jia felt something pop out from where her heart was, so she lowered her head.

Blood was gushing out from his chest, which had been pierced by the ‘Black Crystal Blade’.

” Huh…? ”

Feeling something strange about his body slowly falling forward, he slowly turned around and saw Choi Young-wol smiling with a strange expression.

And when he took his hand off the wound on his chest that he had been holding on to, he saw ‘multiple hearts’.

A heart encased in black crystal was compressed and embedded in his chest.

” Sister!!!! ”

” Surprise! Surprised?! Hahaha! What a funny sibling! I can’t believe I fooled you! ”

Zia slowly closed her eyes and realized the strangeness she had felt.

The heart felt by the man upstairs was not only one, but also the hearts of other people were felt by Choi Young-wol, who was right next to him.