118.
Hyeon-woo’s guards changed every day. However, the interrogators were fixed, and the more he looked at them, the worse he felt. They were the actual villains who refused to be content with their humanity and had accepted demonic energy.
“How did you manage to hide it?”
At Hyeon-woo's sarcastic remarks, the woman who came in for interrogation smiled brightly.
“Isn’t it the same for you?”
"At least I've never harmed anyone."
Hyeon-woo said firmly.
“Ah, it must be frustrating that such an upright person has been imprisoned here.”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Oh my, isn’t it?”
The woman smiled heartily. Then, like Leon, she informed him of the outside news.
“Your life is over. You have already been cast as a villain. A demonstration is taking place in front of the Seon-hyeon Guild building protesting you. Being a guild member of the Seon-hyeon Guild is no longer an enviable position. They are terrorized by citizens. I heard that the conflict between the guild leader and the people is not easy.”
She told Hyeon-woo the gruesome truth.
“I don’t believe it.”
“The world doesn't work the way you want it to. Come to think of it, you were close with Han Do-jin, right? Did you know that the Peace Guild is also broken?"
The woman constantly whispered bad news into Hyeon-woo's ear. Even though he knew that couldn't be the case, his heart pounded, making him feel as if he wanted to cry when he kept listening.
"How is it? Does everything seem to be going the way you want it to?”
An answer came through the phone at Leon’s words.
- Okay.
“The world has already abandoned Ji Hyeon-woo. There are no crimes, but all sorts of rumors are circulating. Most of it is our work, though."
- …How is Hyeon-woo?
“Isn’t it painful? Humans cannot live on their own. He will soon have a hatred for the world.”
- Is it really so?
“It is. I'm a demon who always keeps promises. Shouldn't you also be moving slowly? Doesn’t Ji Hyeon-woo still have lingering feelings in this world?”
- I'm still thinking about that.
“When it comes to love, people are not greater than demons.”
Leon raised the corners of his mouth and smirked. With that, the conversation ended. But even with this response, Alberg would eventually move. After all, demons were such beings.
Miriel wanted to drink a warm cup of hot chocolate today. However, Ga-jun, the one that usually made it for her, was away.
‘It can’t be hard to make.'
Ga-jun did it, so she should be able to do it too. Thinking so, Miriel entered the kitchen and overheard part of the conversation of Alberg.
“Cell phone?"
Ga-jun did not give his phone to Miriel or Alberg. All he had to do was hand him a small remote control-like machine to press if there was an urgent call. Of course, if she was interested, she could get a mobile phone and use it, but something was suspicious.
'Because the other is a demon.'
Miriel erased the hot chocolate from her mind and blurred her presence.
‘‘Did he ask how Ji Hyeon-woo was doing?’
The people who were currently in the US were Ji Seon-woo and Han Do-jin. So, was Alberg talking to one of them?
'But no.'
This was the instinct of an angel. Miriel overheard the conversation until the end, then returned her stance.
“Miriel?”
“Get out of the way, Demon.”
"What's going on in the kitchen?"
“I’m making hot chocolate and will drink it.”
At those words, Alberg's sharp spirit diminished.
“Are you even able to?”
“I’ve seen it done a lot.”
“Okay then, do it yourself and drink it.”
With those words, Alberg left the kitchen. Miriel had something remaining to say, so she took out hot chocolate powder to pretend.
"They said you just need to heat up the milk and warm it."
But since her head was full of other thoughts, she couldn't get it right. She ended up making hot chocolate, but the taste was subtly bitter. Besides, the kitchen was a mess, so it was a certain future that Ga-jun would come back and put his head to the task of cleaning this.
'Now, what should we do with this?'
There was a way to tell Ga-jun, but she could get caught eavesdropping on the conversation if she got it wrong. Alberg was a strong demon that even the Demon Realm recognized. Miriel fell into trouble while drinking the messed up hot chocolate.
***
“Wow, whoa!”
Amber gasped and parked her bike near the Guardian branch. It was an old bike, so it was difficult to drive properly because of the creaking sound. She would rather have run, but she, who has mental abilities, did not have outstanding physical strength compared to other Awakened.
“But still, I’ve arrived.”
After tidying up her clothes and going to the branch office, her steps slowed to a stop. She didn't have a good feeling about this. In the past, when Bacardi invaded the central branch, she had to endure it no matter how bad it felt, but isn't that the case now?
It was right not to go if it was dangerous.
'But why?'
It was at best a small branch on the outskirts. But why did she think it was dangerous? Amber swallowed.
'What should I do?'
Should she go and get information or run away? While hesitating, the branch office door suddenly opened and a person jumped out.
He opened his mouth and tried to scream, but the scream soon vanished into thin air. Something protruding from inside grabbed the man by the neck and dragged him into the road.
'Someone broke into the branch!'
She needed a phone, a phone. Amber slowly stepped back. Like someone who doesn't know anything, She tried to distance herself like that. However, she couldn't do that because someone jumped out again.
"Ack!"
Amber dodged the attack by rolling on the floor desperately.
A woman with long black hair stood in front of her. But somehow it was a familiar face.
'Where have I seen her?'
But there was no time to sustain her thoughts. The woman immediately unleashed her next attack, which Amber desperately dodged. Then she stood and she made a desperate attack. As a person with mental abilities, the only thing she could do was to dig into the other person's brain, but it was more effective than anything else she had.
'As long as it works.'
Amber gritted her teeth.
“How funny. But that won’t work.”
The woman's hand moved closer and closer to Amber. Was she going to die like this? She trembled with fear. And just as the long fingernails were about to drive into Amber's forehead, the temperature around them began to drop.
"You're lucky."
The woman, Tiamat, left Amber behind.
"Long time no see?"
There was Seon-woo, whom she had met several times.
“How did you get here?”
"By chance."
"By chance?"
Seon-woo's words were not wrong. For a small branch located on the outskirts, Leon came and went frequently. That was why he decided to stop by here first.
Because of the old bicycle, Amber's movement was slow, while Seon-woo's was fast. It was a miracle that they happened to meet.
“Ji Seon-woo! Careful. This woman is strong!”
"I know."
Seon-woo immediately froze the surroundings and started creating water droplets. The water droplets quickly froze into ice cubes, which began to spin in their place.
“Everyone, stay alert.”
“Yes!”
Lena and Muk-hyeon took out their weapons and stood behind Seon-woo. Seeing this, Tiamat smiled lightly.
“Looks like it was easy for me too.”
Then, she pounced on Seon-woo, pulling out her fingernails. But there was something Tiamat overlooked. Seon-woo had never beaten her, but at that time, his physical condition was not normal. Besides, he was not alone now, having other guild members.
Ain, the 1st team leader, and Lena, the 2nd team leader. The two entered the guild with admiration for Seon-woo and cleared more dungeons than anyone else. The longer the time they spent together, the more synchronized their collaboration became, and the effect was showing here.
When Tiamat moved backward to avoid Seon-woo's attack, Lena was there. If she tried to avoid that, Ain would put pressure on her. In addition, the mobilized guild members fired support shots from a distance. Now they were raiding together.
“Shesh.”
Even if she clicked her tongue, nothing changed. Eventually, Tiamat returned her body to its original state.
"Yeah, that's how you feel about fighting!"
Lena shouted and vigorously raised her weapon.
“Giant monsters are my specialty!”
The same was true for Ain. Seeing them like that, Tiamat felt a sense of crisis for the first time in a long time.
"Are you okay?"
One of the guild members approached Amber and asked.
"Yes, it will be okay."
She just rolled a few times. Amber got up and moved to a safe place.
'Come to think of it, why are they here?'
Shouldn't they be trying to get Hyeon-woo out by now? Why were they fighting monsters here? Amber sifted through her thoughts. As a result, conclusions were drawn.
'There is something here to clear Hyeon-woo of the false accusation.'
Yeah, something was strange from the moment a monster came out of the branch. Amber stood up. If she could help them fight, she had to do what she could.
“I will investigate the branch.”
"It could be dangerous, so I'll go with you."
"Thank you."
However, seeing that no one came out even after this uproar, it seemed unlikely that there would be any more enemies. Amber was convinced and headed to the branch.
HM: …owo Amber decided to help them… I felt angry at the part where HW was told things.
YRR: Crew is coming together
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
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