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“Can I ask you something?”
A look of nervousness appears on Min Chaeryeong’s face. Her nervousness was unusual for her originally, but not so uncommon these days. Min Chae-ryeong, who always looked ahead and lived on top of people’s heads, was clearly aware of her own limitations recently.
Right now, she was about to throw her gamble numbers. How would Ahn Su-ho react if he inquired about the relationship between Ahn Soo-ho and Park Ji-hyun, and the questionable connection? What can we find out about that relationship? What is he hiding?
Nothing was certain. So it was a gamble.
Min Chaeryeong does not like to gamble.
But since she couldn’t dig up her information from Park Ji-hyeon, the only thing she could do was gamble.
“Let’s ask.”
Ahn Su-ho does not know Min Chae-ryeong’s inner circumstances. In response to his light acceptance, Min Chae-ryeong picks and chooses her words.
“Jihyun Park. Do you remember who you are?”
“Park Ji-hyun… ….”
Ahn Suho paused. A sincere response, not made up.
Actually, he had almost forgotten about Park Ji-hyun. In terms of time, it was only a little over a month ago, but since so many things had happened in the meantime, I was slowly forgetting about the things that had already ended.
“…… Isn’t that the officer of the Dawning? That’s why, the one I killed during the succubus incident…….”
In that oblivion, Ahn Soo-ho manages to get the truth out. Tension at the same time as the rescue.
Jihyun Park.
She was a vampire.
She was a superhuman who used vampire powers.
He was able to subdue, fascinate, and read the mind and memory of a target through vampirism. Through that ability, Ahn Su-ho realized that this world was a novel.
“Why are you bringing up that name all of a sudden?”
A drop of cold sweat runs down Ahn Su-ho’s back as he asks. Ahn Su-ho was surprised that he had completely forgotten about Park Ji-hyeon.
Even if it was already over with her death, it was not uncommon for a non-possessed character to notice the fourth wall. Because it was not unusual, Ahn Soo-ho killed Park Ji-hyun, who had been subdued by Min Chae-ryeong.
On purpose.
To silence.
But why did Park Ji-hyun come here now?
“I’m alive.”
However, Min Chaeryeong’s next words hit Ahn Suho hard.
“………… Yes?”
“I am alive. Jihyun Park. I saved him and put him under a safe house. With Yoo Hyeon-ho.”
“What is that…… Is it small? I killed Park Ji-hyun. I remember clearly. My head was pierced by a dagger I threw-“
“He saved me.”
Min Chaeryeong said firmly. You saved me. Just those four letters.
“…… Yes?”
A dagger pierced the middle of the forehead and brought the dead back to life. It was an absurd story.
But the opponent is Min Chaeryeong.
Anxiety creeps up in Suho Ahn’s head.
Maybe. It can’t be, though. It’s obvious that it’s impossible.
The anxiety that it might be possible if it was Min Chaeryeong.
The growing anxiety soon turned into confirmation in front of Min Chaeryeong’s aloof expression.
“Then you killed Park Ji-hyun, did you kill him to silence him?”
In front of that confirmation, Min Chaeryeong repeatedly asked. The soft atmosphere quickly froze, and a deep tension appeared on Ahn Su-ho’s face.
“Shut up…… What?”
Ahn Soo-ho, who asked that question, suddenly remembered what Min Chae-ryeong had said at the last dinner party.
When I meet you, no matter how or what I say, when we break up, we will break up with me standing.
As they say, Ahn Su-ho and Min Chae-ryeong ended up confronting each other like this today. As if it were the original position of the two of them. A relationship in which doubt, pressure, and biting each other. As if that was all there was to a relationship between the two of them.
“At that time, you killed Park Ji-hyun so suspiciously and unnaturally. So I saved Park Ji-hyun and interrogated him in my own way. Like a friend who has something to do with you. Then, sure enough, he told me a pretty interesting story?”
Min Chaeryeong smiled. Bluffing and bluff questions from beginning to end. Her nervousness, curiosity, and pounding heart fill her heart. But she never shows off.
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Like a quiet lake in the middle of the night.
Min Chaeryeong asked with cold eyes.
‘No way.’
Did you notice? Did Park Ji-hyun reveal that this world is a novel?
Ilsun Ahn Su-ho thought so. Naturally, the reaction was reflected in his expression. Unlike Min Chaeryeong, Ahn Suho was not good at hiding and deceiving his emotions.
But.
‘No, it can’t be.’
Ahn Su-ho immediately shook her head. He said it was just excessive worry.
There were so many hurdles to overcome before his concerns became a reality. It is hard to believe that he even revived Park Ji-hyun, who died right away, and even if he did, it is unknown whether Park Ji-hyun would have confessed the shocking fact to Min Chaeryeong. Above all, even if Park Ji-hyun revealed the truth after torture and interrogation, there is no way Min Chae-ryeong would believe it.
How can you believe someone who has lived an ordinary life for 27 years suddenly hears something like ‘this world is a novel, you are a character, everything is fake’ from an executive of a criminal organization he sees for the first time one day. It’s obvious that I’ll just dismiss it as the bullsh*t of a crazy woman.
“Ahn Soo-ho. You did it with your mouth Let’s have a strong cooperative relationship with me. But it’s a bit disappointing to hide such an ‘important fact’? You tried to find out about my background or weaknesses, but were you too stingy about disclosing information about yourself?”
Chaeryeong Min continued to add to her bluffing with plausible words. However, Ahn Soo-ho was still immersed in his own thoughts, almost dripping in one ear.
‘I don’t know how much Park Ji-hyun read my memory. In the worst case, it’s safe to assume that I’ve read all the contents of the original story through my memory.’
‘But that’s just the original content. It is not related to Ahn Soo-ho, who did not appear in the original work. But Min Chae-ryeong always talks to me as if there is something secret about An Su-ho as an individual.’
‘Of course it is not certain. I have no idea if Park Ji-hyun really survived or what she would have said to Min Chae-ryeong if she did. However, Chaeryeong Min’s question is strangely out of focus. Like a blind man, he is guiding me to an answer while only groping around the core.’
‘That means… ….’
Ahn Suho’s eyes flashed.
‘This is probably a bluff.’
Min Chae-ryeong, if she had picked up certain information, she would have pressed that fact to her face. But the fact that her questions are vague means that what she finds out must also be vague. She either finds out nothing.
Either way, Min Chaeryeong’s pressure was just a bluff. A state of heart but no physical evidence.
‘If the bluff is right, just deny it. There is nothing Min Chae-ryeong can do if you take away what I mean. But she will have doubts. I wonder if I’m hiding something.’
In that case, I’d rather.
“…… Listening to her words, it seems that Park Ji-hyun heard my secret.”
How about giving her the ‘truth’ she wants instead of just denying her?
“The secret that I was originally a member of the Dawning.”
However, false information that has nothing to do with the truth.
“… ….”
The moment Ahn Su-ho said that, Min Chae-ryeong’s eyes shook for a moment. But she immediately straightened her expression and asked again.
“…… Ahn Soo-ho. Why didn’t you tell me?”
‘Bingo.’
Ahn Suho internally blew joy. Min Chae-ryeong took the lure that Ahn Su-ho was a former member of the dawn, and Min Chae-ryeong took a nice bite.
But Min Chaeryeong wasn’t stupid. On the contrary, it was quite plausible to her. The first thing to ask about the traitor Ji Ye-won’s information, the suspicious relationship with Park Ji-hyun, and even the information network that is strangely bright in the shadows.
Those circumstances fit the false truth that Ahn Su-ho was actually a member of the Rising Team in a plausible way. So, Min Chae-ryeong assumed that she had confessed the truth Ahn Soo-ho was hiding under her pressure.
She didn’t even know that he was laughing at her inside her.
“I can’t reveal my own weakness, can I? The Dawning Corps is a state-designated anti-government organization. If this fact is known, I’m going to go to the middle of the day.”
“Okay. Do you think I will report my subordinate to the police?”
“If you decided it was necessary after weighing the pros and cons, you would have done it. So I waited without saying anything. Until I fully demonstrate my abilities. Until the team leader decides that it is better to hold on instead of straining.”
“So you were going to tell me someday? But did I find out first?”
“That part was unexpected. I was proud that I had really erased my past career, but I didn’t expect information from Park Ji-hyun to be leaked…….”
Ahn Su-ho bit his lip nervously. In response, Min Chae-ryeong responded with the relaxed smile she always had. Ahn Su-ho manages to catch her laugh that is about to burst out.
“By the way, how did you save Park Ji-hyun? I was pretty sure he was dead…….”
“There are ways. But she is not still alive. He couldn’t even last a few days because he was forced to live from dying.”
This time Min Chaeryeong lied. Ahn Su-ho listened to the words, but decided that the fact that he died a few days later must be the truth.
In reality, Park Ji-hyun ran away from Min Chae-ryeong’s hands and was looking for an opportunity to make contact with Ahn Su-ho, without even dreaming of it.
“Anyways. I’m sorry I lied to you.”
“Okay. I’m not really blaming you. Rather, it is natural to hide it. Like you said, it’s your weakness.”
Weaknesses. Min Chae-ryeong and Ahn Su-ho, who smiled with an emphasis on those words, were so ridiculous that they were even cute.
I never thought the day would come when I thought Min Chae-ryeong, whose stomach was black, was cute. Ahn Soo-ho shook his head with a new expression.
-Min Chaeryeong. Cute? Cute thing i like you?
Ahn Soo-ho answered Sylvie’s innocent question inwardly.
I don’t particularly hate it.
***
Min Chaeryeong, who revealed the fake truth from Ahn Suho, returned with a satisfied expression. Ahn Su-ho smiled heartily at Min Chae-ryeong and shook her hand. She left the detention center without seeing his ridicule.
Since the interview time started at 22:00, it was already past bedtime when it was over. Ahn Soo-ho, who was lying on the hard bed, tossed and turned his body here and there in a sleep that seldom came.
At that time.
-Master, sir?
A small sense of touch rose from Ahn Soo-ho’s right hand. He replied to the voice in his head.
‘Why?’
-I’m hungry. mana. I want to eat.
Sylvie tapped Talisman with her sense of touch.
Of the artifacts he was wearing, the only thing confiscated was the morning star’s breathing. The Talisman and the proof of the Frost Spirit belonged to Ahn Su-ho with mysterious power, so others could not forcibly take them off.
-This. Blue jewel. Tally or Sman? Can’t you write it?
In the beginning, Sylvie could activate Talisman at will. However, due to daytime work, a clear superior/lower relationship was formed between the two. Sylvie, who had been severely beaten, no longer tried to act on her own.
‘I’m hungry?’
Ahn Su-ho sneakily looked outside the cage. There is only one person standing guard. He was even sitting in a chair, immersed in his cell phone.
‘It’ll be fine.’
Ahn Soo-ho quietly activated Talisman. As the soft blue light began to spread, Sylvie bit his finger like a puppy.
– It’s delicious. It is delicious.
Pure pleasure related to appetite. Pleasure. And a heart of gratitude to Ahn Su-ho. Sylvie’s weak but diverse emotions flowed directly into Ahn Su-ho’s head. It was still a strange sensation to feel the emotions of others intact, but it wasn’t too bad.
‘By the way, I’m also very temperamental.’
Talisman. The breath of the morning star. Proof of the Frost Spirit. In addition, to the beginning of silver.
Actually, Ahn Su-ho’s physical ability itself did not grow significantly after the musculoskeletal alignment in Cheonji Dungeon. He was the one who brilliantly completed the overrank dungeon raid not too long ago, but most of the stakes were in the temp and skill suck in the background of that activity.
‘Even though the protagonists of possessed objects are usually temp, skill, and talent, I think the level is too severe. I need to quickly develop my own specs in preparation for an unexpected situation…….’
My heart is like a chimney, but things didn’t go my way. The physical abilities of the character Ahn Su-ho are the result of malicious manipulation by the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure. In the age of superhumans, where all sorts of monsters prevailed, he was a dull man who was not even average.
‘If there were no real artifacts, he would have died right away.’
He held up the certificate of the Frost Spirit hanging around his neck with one hand. Even holding the necklace with blue beads on it, a cold chill was gushing out little by little.
At that time.
– Huh? What. I did it?
Sylvie, who was enjoying her magical energy, suddenly asked a question.
‘I didn’t say anything.’
-No. Not the owner the necklace side. Who are you still talking to? Not me Not even the owner. Different? With who?
‘What?’
Ahn Su-ho was startled and tried to raise him up. Looking at the guard, he asked again.
‘A necklace, you mean the token of the frost spirit? Is this necklace talking?’
-Yes. I’m talking. Weird story? Huh? No. I am not a spirit, but the primordial silver. Now her name is Sylvie. No? I do not know. Then are you a spirit?
Sylvie’s voice gradually faded. As if the distance had increased. No matter how much Ahn Soo-ho concentrated, he couldn’t hear her words.
‘What is it, why is the sound suddenly getting smaller-‘
-Master. Camellia wants me to tell you.
‘Camellia? Who is that?’
-Necklace name. Under Carmelli. Camellia is the owner. I hate you so much self. Ability… Perish? Exploitation? I’m not sure. I love the owner very much. I think I hate it.
Ahn Su-ho’s forehead furrowed. She suddenly didn’t know how to react to hearing such a thing. Out of the blue, Artifact said they disrespected him or exploited him, but what the hell was he talking about?
‘Could you ask more clearly what you mean?’
– No. Camellia. Sleep now The voice is gone.
Ahn Soo-ho held up the proof of the Frost Spirit. However, as Sylvie said, the necklace was silent. In the first place, Ahn Su-ho did not hear its voice from the beginning.
‘…… Come to think of it, I originally planned to go to that spirit with the sky tomorrow.’
Another miracle told by the angel Arael. A spirit from another world who came out of the gate and settled in this world, disguised as a human and lives in hiding.
I was going to go to the car with Kang Ha-neul touring Seoul. Since the frost spirit is also the same spirit, I wanted to ask you a few things about him.
‘Because Heaven will return tomorrow. When I’m released from the detention center, I’ll have to look for it myself.’
Camellia. Repeating the name, Suho Ahn lay down again in an upright position. Sylvie took her touch away from the Talisman, which had been turned off before she knew it, and was sucked into the back of his hand again.
‘It’s a spirit… ….’
Oddly, it was an existence that did not fit in with this world. The era of superhumans was first of all a modern fantasy of hunter water, and spirits usually appeared in genres called medieval fantasy or authentic fantasy.
‘I’m looking forward to seeing what it will be like.’
Arrael said that the spirit was a miracle. In other words, it is a self-evident fact that it is helpful to Ahn Su-ho himself in any form.
Ahn Soo-ho closed his eyes, leaving behind his curiosity and anticipation. He looks forward to meeting the spirit in a few days.
And a few days later.
“Hey bro. Aren’t you being too picky with our employees from earlier? Are you going to report it for s*xual harassment?”
A shabby cafe in a back alley in Insa-dong, Jongno-gu.
Ahn Su-ho was breaking out in a cold sweat at the sharp words of the cafe manager, who had tattoos all over his body.
‘f*ck, how did this happen?’