104.
“No, I can’t just–”
He was the rival that beat Hyeon-woo. To be shaken by the words of such a person? Ga-jun clicked his tongue.
“Please.”
Do-jin looked at Ga-jun with unwavering eyes. That gaze was too direct and deep to resist.
“I hate losing my pride. Come to think of it, I heard you were talking to me the other day?”
“I decided to drop it, since you are not the same as when we first met.”
He should speak softly when he was the one asking. His fist tightened naturally, but he decided to hold it in for now. Ga-jun was also worried about Hyeon-woo.
“You’ll pay off this debt later.”
“As much as you want. Take this in case something happens.”
Do-jin handed over the walkie-talkie to Ga-jun.
“It’ll fare better than a cell phone.”
“Yeah, it looks sturdy.”
“Then, Alberg?”
“Must I guide you?”
“Aren’t you the only one who knows where he is right now?”
Do-jin urged Alberg, who was lying on the sofa. But he didn’t want to get up easily.
“You don’t trust Hyeon-woo?”
“I do. I believe in him, but I want to go just in case.”
“It doesn’t seem like a big deal to me.”
Alberg, who knew Hyeon-woo in the Demon Realm, remained unconcerned throughout. During their last scuffle, Hyeon-woo had been caught in a strange chain and had been unable to fight with his strength, but it seemed unlikely that such a thing would ever happen again.
And even if there was, he wasn’t someone who would fall for the same trick twice.
‘This time, the other party has no hostages.’
It was a perfect environment for Hyeon-woo to rampage.
‘Rampage.’
If Do-jin ran into a demon, who would discover he wasn’t the right one to deal with the situation. Although born a human, Hyeon-woo got along well with demons. So he must have survived all the dangers alone.
For that reason, Alberg had no intention of guiding Do-jin to Hyeon-woo.
“Alberg!”
“No matter how many times you say it, I know Alberg is my name.”
“Aren’t you worried about Hyeon-woo?”
“Unn. What are you worried about? Hyeon-woo is cool and strong. And since he was originally from this world, unlike me, he returned here with all his might. You think he might be in danger? Do you think that’s actually likely?”
Wrong. He could tell by looking into Alberg’s eyes. It seems like he couldn’t get along with this Demon.
“Alright. Then I’ll go find it alone.”
He put a shadow on Spotty just in case. The reason he wanted to take Alberg with him was for additional backup. It made him feel more at ease when he wasn’t by Seon-woo’s side.
“Go ahead.”
Alberg lay leisurely on the sofa and waved his hand. Do-jin glared at him and went out the door.
***
Two-eyed was hiding in the bushes, watching a building in the distance. The building looked ordinary, but the people inside it were unusual. He had quickly confirmed at least one of the persons was Bacardi.
There was also a woman wearing a deep hood, followed by a man wearing a hat. Unlike Bacardi, it was not easy to verify their faces.
“Tiamat.”
But even without seeing it, it seemed to know. The woman wearing the hoodie was Tiamat. If so, the man following her must be Hydra.
‘I don’t know why they came all the way here and locked themselves in the building. I have to watch until someone else comes.’
Maybe it was a little boring. Still, Two-eyed did not sleep and kept watch properly. While he was watching, another man went inside.
He didn’t know who he was either. Should he watch it a little closer? As he was thinking about it, the man came out and disappeared into the distance. It seemed that he didn’t have to worry.
At that moment, my spine suddenly felt cold. Someone was approaching from behind. As soon as he felt it, Two-eyed jumped up on the spot.
Tuk.
The moment he turned around, a light hand tapped his back.
“Good job.”
When he heard a familiar voice, his tension subsided.
“How many people are there?”
“Three. Two men, one woman. A man also just went in a little while ago.”
“Do you see any faces?”
“Bacardi. And Tiamat. Hydra.”
“The other one?”
“I don’t know.”
Two-eyed shook his head.
“Well, it won’t matter.”
Hyeon-woo jumped and headed for the building. He had yet to show all his power, even as he had roamed around defeating monsters. He could have been in trouble if he was noticed by others. For now, he threw all restraint aside.
“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.”
He had no intention of equalizing it to 1:1. Hyeon-woo opened the door and entered the building.
“What’s this? It tastes awful!”
Tiamat took a bite of the fries Kai had brought her and spat it out.
“What kind of potatoes are so thin? I can’t even taste it.”
Then she naturally peeled the hamburger skin.
“What delicious! You said it would be delicious!”
“Noisy! Just eat!”
“You’re noisy, wild boar!”
“When you’re just a fat lizard.”
Tiamat’s eyes darkened at Bacardi’s words. Fat lizard. They were words used long ago by other races to demean the great dragon. Even if they were just words, it undermined her power. Arrogant ingrates.
Tiamat gritted her teeth and tossed the hamburger onto Bacardi’s back. Of course, Bacardi calmly grabbed it and shoved it into his mouth.
“Yes, education is important for people who have gone without it. It is almost time to tame him.”
“Can you tame me?”
“Do you think I would have put up with your arrogance if Libby hadn’t told me to be quiet?”
“What are you going to do if you can’t endure it? To fight against Libby’s orders?”
That was not going to happen. Even Tiamat, who ran amok without knowing what to say, had some trouble disobeying Libby’s words. In the end, Tiamat took back her nails.
“The more I look at him, the more I hate him. Kai!”
“Yes, Tiamat-nim.”
“Bring something to eat. Not this trash.”
“Very few places are open at this time.”
“I heard you’re opening a convenience store?”
“That’s true.”
Kai put on a puzzled expression. Would he be able to find food that satisfied her?
Kai put on a puzzled expression. It would not be easy to find food that would satisfy Tiamat at the convenience store. He didn’t know what he would do if he did something wrong, since she would probably just get angry.
“How will you be able to eat convenience store food when you can’t even eat hamburgers?”
“I can eat it. Why can’t you eat?”
“Shut up.”
“You shut up!”
The two continued to fight and pass the time. At this rate, they would defy Libby’s orders and fight. While Kaiman was in trouble, the two who were blaming each other stopped their actions. And at the same time, they looked at the first floor, where the door to the building was.
“Who’s coming?”
“Who else? A neighbor?”
“What the hell. You idiot. What kind of neighbor has this kind of aura?”
It was such a creepy vibe. Tiamat looked down nervously. The intruder seemed to have no intention of hiding his presence. She was slowly heading upward, making footsteps.
“Is it an enemy?”
Bacardi grinned as he pressed his fists together.
‘That fool!’
An unknown depth of murderous aura had strangled Tiamat. But Bacardi didn’t seem to feel it at all. If he could feel it, he wouldn’t have done anything stupid like that.
Tiamat’s eyes rolled. The sound of footsteps stopped in front of the room on the second floor where they stood still.
“Libby?”
She called out a name she knew, but there was no answer.
Knock knock.
Someone knocked on the door.
“Oh my, it’s teasing me.”
Bacardi shook his fist as he approached the door. Considering his usual behavior, it seemed that he was intending to hit the intruder beyond the door.
“Don’t do it.”
Tiamat warned, but to no avail. Bacardi grinned and punched the door.
Bang!
A roar of fists sounded. With that much power, an ordinary human would have been crushed to death. As the wall collapsed, the dust that rose up obscured the view.
‘If it was a normal human being.’
Tiamat involuntarily took a step back.
“I’ll close the barrier for now.”
Yeah, that was right. Libby told them to wait here without anyone finding out. But they didn’t know. They had to follow Libby’s words, but her instincts were sounding a warning.
‘Let’s run away.’
Thud!
There was another roar, and Bacardi flew backwards. Had it not been for the barrier Kai had created, he might have penetrated through the wall as well. His large body collided with the barrier, causing it to tremble.
“Huh?”
The newly raised dust did not settle until after some time had passed. Tiamat was then able to see the intruder’s face.
“Hyeon-woo.”
“Hi.”
Hyeon-woo, wearing black gloves, closed his eyes and smiled.
“Nice to see you again, Tiamat.”
“Is it? I didn’t really want to see you again.”
“Too bad. I missed you.”
Creepy. She got goosebumps.
‘I want to run away. I don’t like to run away.’
‘I want to fight. I don’t want to fight.’
Conflicting emotions set her body on fire.
“Ahaha.”
Tiamat scratched her own cheek with her fingernails. The burning pain and the smell of blood seemed to calm her raging emotions.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
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