109.
Do Ga-jun collected Bacardi's corpse and restrained the dying Hydra. Since there was no tool capable of restraining the huge monster, several Awakened decided to guard it.
Fortunately, the Hunter Administration, who heard of the situation, promised active cooperation. With the addition of the guild members of the Yoram Guild, the situation was quickly resolved. However, the more he looked, the more Ga-jun felt that the atmosphere was strange.
Ji Hyeon-woo, Ji Seon-woo, Han Do-jin, and Leon. It didn't feel unique that they worked together to defeat the enemy. Rather, it was weird that the group seemed divided. Ji Hyeon-woo, Han Do-jin, and Ji Seon-woo vs Leon. It could be said to look like this.
It seemed that Moo-hyuk was not the only one who recognized that.
"Ha, fuck."
Unlike usual, Hyeon-woo spat out abusive language with a ferocious expression. Do-jin took a blanket and wrapped it around Hyeon-woo's shoulder. Then he patted his back as if to soothe him. Even so, the anger did not subside, and swear words came out of his mouth from time to time.
Seon-woo stood there with a strange expression on his face as he looked at the two of them. Considering his obsession with his brother, he was also strange. He thought he would run right away and separate the two.
“Is there anything I can do to help?”
Leon, who was talking with Ja-yun, asked Moo-hyuk.
“Thank you for your consideration. If so, can I hear what happened?”
"Of course. It’s not that difficult.”
Leon replied with a smile. Moo-hyuk didn't want to ask those who had just finished a battle. But it happened, and since he had to ask as an authority, he had to listen to each story.
So he led them to a tent hastily erected on the site. He intended to listen to each of their stories and compare them.
First, Ji Hyeon-woo. He seemed to have calmed down a bit now. He didn't seem to be in a state where he couldn't talk. However, Do-jin blocked him before he could even question him.
“Hyeon-woo seems to still be affected by the aftermath, so I’ll talk instead.”
Moo-hyuk looked at Seon-woo unconsciously after he heard those words. He nodded his head with a pale face.
"Very well then."
Hyeon-woo's story was skipped. Do-jin calmly explained what had happened. In the middle of the night, Bacardi summoned them. Hyeon-woo, who got to know him, ran to the scene first, followed by Do-jin.
The number of enemies was four. Bacardi, Hydra, and Dragon. It was said that there was one more.
"There was another one?"
"Yes."
“Was it in human form?”
"Yes."
“Can you guess who it is?”
At that part, Do-jin kept his mouth shut briefly.
"I can guess, but I can't tell."
The answer that came after that was the end. Then there was a commotion outside. The moment he wanted to check what was going on, Do-jin ran outside. As he followed, he saw Hyeon-woo holding Leon by the collar.
“Hyeon-woo!”
Do-jin hurriedly ran and separated Hyeon-woo and Leon.
“How long do you think your identity will be hidden?”
At Hyeon-woo's words, Leon raised the corners of his mouth. It was a laugh unlike the one of a gentleman. Other than that, he did nothing.
"You!"
Hyeon-woo tried to jump out again, but Han Do-jin grabbed him.
"Is there a problem?"
"It's nothing."
Leon straightened his collar and continued.
“It seems that the excitement of the battle has not subsided yet. You'll be fine soon."
At those words, Hyeon-woo stamped his foot.
Thud.
The floor rang with a loud sound.
“Let’s see.”
After saying that, Hyeon-woo turned around.
"He doesn't know English."
Ja-yun, who was standing nearby, said.
“There seems to be something going on, but he won’t open his mouth.”
It seems that while Moo-hyuk was talking with Do-jin, he also moved in his own way.
"He's not someone you can touch. It's embarrassing."
“Isn’t that still an alliance? It’s easier to recognize than I can."
“Is that so?”
Ja-yun tilted his head with a friendly face. The next person to ask was Seon-woo. He had a more determined expression than usual.
"I do not know."
He tried asking questions, but that was all he got back.
“Ji Seon-woo-ssi. Aren't they holding hands? Can you tell me something about them?”
Only then did Seon-woo's mouth open again.
“The truth is different from what it seems.”
“Is it different?”
It seemed that the current situation was different from what it seemed. If so, how was it different? He was curious about that, but Seon-woo didn't open his mouth anymore.
Leon was the only one who spoke the most during the conversation.
“Ask me anything.”
He was the most active of the four.
“Yes, please tell us what happened from the beginning until now.”
"Alright then."
Leon started talking calmly. In a voice that was pleasant to listen to, he explained the story of coming to Korea in pursuit of Bacardi who disappeared from the United States, and the incident of Hyeon-woo intruding in a situation where he found traces of him in Korea but was in an awkward situation because he was alone.
“It was difficult because there were many opponents, but Ji Hyeon-woo was a big help.”
The story was expected, nothing more.
‘Did you really get help from meeting by chance?’
He was right to think so, but he thought it was not.
“So how many enemies were there?”
"Three."
For a moment, Moo-hyuk couldn't stop his expression from changing.
“No, there were four.”
No, there were four.
“Can you explain what kind of enemy it was?”
“Bacardi, Hydra, Dragon. And one more enemy in human form.”
"I see. Thanks for your cooperation."
"You're welcome."
So far, the story had been consistent. There were parts that were questionable, but he couldn't interrogate Leon as much as he wanted. It was because of his nationality. After that, he seemed to have to figure it out on his own.
Moo-hyuk came out of the tent again and looked for Ja-yun.
"Who are you looking for?"
A-yun approached Moo-hyuk without hesitation.
“Where is Lee Ja-yun?”
“He went to see Hanil-ssi, who was taken away in an emergency. It's just in time. The Baekho Guild members arrived one by one, so I think they decided it was okay to leave for a while.”
Pink lips chattered loudly.
"What about Hanil-ssi?"
“Our guild members who were watching on the spot. They said it looked like he was strangled. There are no other injuries, but strangely, he doesn't open his eyes."
“Can you really tell me that?”
"Well, you're on our side, aren't you?"
The last words were deliberately understated.
'I'll have to be more careful.'
To be exact, he was on Ji Seon-woo's side. It seemed that the Yoram Guild found out that he was helping them. However, Moo-hyuk did not hastily affirm that statement. Because he still didn't know exactly what was going on.
It could have been that the Yoram Guild was deliberately taking a friendly approach with the information it found out on its own.
Moo-hyuk ignored A-yun's twinkling eyes.
'Shameless guy.'
Hyeon-woo grinded his teeth. He wanted to break Leon's head right away, but he couldn't. It was not easy to calm his agitated mind, perhaps because he had been working hard for the first time in a long time.
'I didn’t expect him to try and kill me in that situation.'
Leon asked with a smirk as soon as he realized someone was approaching.
“Shall I kill them all? Or shall we move on?"
"Do you think I'll let it happen like that?"
“Of course you wouldn’t let it happen, but you wouldn’t be able to stop it all.”
Leon mocked Hyeon-woo with his usual polite tone. He had killed Bacardi and let Tiamat escape. After that, he greeted the other Awakened who approached calmly.
The others did not suspect Leon in the slightest. Considering his reputation, it was not strange. If it hadn't been for today, Hyeon-woo would have thought that way of him too.
“Phew.”
After the anger subsided, he began to worry about the person who had been injured by Leon. How couldn't he notice his black heart? Leon came to talk to Hyeon-woo.
“Come to think of it, there was a bug that got in the middle.”
“You’re the bug.”
“He was taken to the hospital now, but it seems like he couldn’t get up.”
“What have you done?”
“I just planted a little Demonic energy on his head. It’s just too weak.”
Every word annoyed him. Hyeon-woo tightly wrapped his fist in his fist.
“If you take out the Demonic energy from your head, it might happen again. Wouldn't it?"
“Why do you think that would happen?”
“Well, don't you want to see? My identity and your strength."
It was said that he wouldn't be the only one who would be in trouble when he woke up.
"It's not that easy to notice."
"I know. So he must have let it go even though he had doubts. But when it comes to doubt, if you kindle it a little, it grows in an instant.”
Leon left those words and followed the person from the government to the place. Now he will be treated as a state guest and rest comfortably in a luxury hotel. Though in fact, he was the one responsible for this.
His stomach felt stuffy.
“Hyeon-woo.” (Do-jin)
“I know, Hyung. I know.”
Hyeon-woo tried hard to suppress his anger. Then he looked at his younger brother standing in the distance.
'I should have paid more attention to Seon-woo.'
He realized it late because the anger overshadowed him. Hyeon-woo took another blanket and went to Seon-woo.
“Seon-woo-ya.”
"Hyung,"
Looking back, the face turned pale.
“You need to rest more, so why did you come out?”
“Rest?”
Seon-woo's voice was sharp.
“How can I rest while Hyung is like this?”
“Seon-woo-ya?”
“Hyung is always like that. Am I not precious to you?"
“Of course, you’re precious to me. You’re my one and only family."
“Then you shouldn’t be like this.”
His well-groomed face collapsed. And seeing him, Hyeon-woo's heart collapsed as well.
HM: My heeeeeeart sank. goodness….
Davine: I already suspected Leon. Wasn't he talking to someone some chapter ago?
YRR: I got whiplash from this chapter. It jumped around sooo much. Why did HW stop attacking Leon???
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
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