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A small bird was chirping on the green branch, and rays of the sun came filtering through the window. The house was small, but it had everything they needed, so there was no particular problem.
'No, that's not the problem!'
Hyeon-woo ran his hand through his hair. He was accidentally dragged by Seon-woo and locked up in this small house for two days. There were no TVs, radios, or phones here, so he couldn't know what was going on outside.
All he could do was read a book or roll around. He missed the drama that he used to watch. In the meantime, it seemed that his body has become accustomed to the stimulus.
He struggled after messing with his head for a while. Then he fell off the bed, but felt no pain. It was because Seon-woo caught him before he fell off completely.
“Are you alright, Hyung?”
Since coming here, Seon-woo has regained his old self.
"Seon-woo-ya."
"What?"[1]
“I just wanted to know what’s for lunch.”
“Ah, lunch? Lunch is sweet potato gratin. Hyung liked it.”
Yes, sweet potato gratin. He liked it. But that was not what was important now.
“Can we stay here like this?”
"Is there something you can’t do?"
“I think there must have been an uproar outside?”
It might have been better to meet and explain rather than stand out.
“There must have been an uproar. But it's okay, Hyung. Hyung has me.”
Seon-woo said that and smiled.
'The way he smiles is cute.'
Too much escapism is not good. At this point, Hyeon-woo gradually felt the need to look for work outside.
“Seon-woo-ya, do you have a phone?”
“I do."
"I see. Then would it be all right if Hyung looked at it for a while?"
"Nope?"
“I guess it’s a no.”
Silence passed between the two for a moment. But that was only for a moment. Soon after, Seon-woo got up and went into the small kitchen.
It looked like he was trying to finish the sweet potato gratin. The sweet potato gratin made by Seon-woo was very delicious. He put cheese on the originally delicious sweet potato, so what else could he say?
'The problem is the current situation.'
Seon-woo took out his phone and placed it on the table. So, even while eating sweet potato gratin, his(HW) eyes kept going there.
He wanted to snatch it right away and read the internet news, but if he did, Seon-woo wouldn't be able to sit still. Hyeon-woo sighed.
It was from then that it happened. As if Seon-woo was trying to test Hyeon-woo, he often forgot his phone. He sometimes put it on the couch, sometimes on the kitchen table, and sometimes in the bathroom. And at some point, he even started going out without it.
'I want to snatch it.'
His hands itched. He wondered what Hanil said after that, and what Do-jin was doing. He even wondered about how Ga-jun was doing.
A few more days passed like that, and Hyeon-woo held Seon-woo’s hand tightly as he returned from an outing.
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
"...Okay."
The two sat on the sofa side by side.
“Seon-woo-ya. You know that even if you do this, nothing will be solved, right?"
At Hyeon-woo's words, Seon-woo slowly blinked his eyes.
“No, I will take care of everything. Hyung, you can rest comfortably here. Now, if there’s anything you need, I'll bring it to you.”
“Anything?”
“Anything.”
“A laptop then?”
“It’s not difficult.”
Seon-woo replied calmly.
“A laptop with Internet access?”
“That’s a bit difficult.”
“Then a mobile phone with Internet access.”
"That too."
“A pad with the Internet.”
This time Seon-woo didn't say anything. But the answer was roughly guessed.
'I guess it won't work.'
What should I do? Seon-woo opened his mouth again as he rolled his head.
“Rather than that, is that all you have to say to me? I have a lot of things I want to hear from you.”
"Like what?"
“Can you really handle demonic energy?”
"...Unn. But I've never hurt anyone with it. It was just a means to survive in the Demon Realm."
"And?"
Seon-woo, who had been listening quietly, asked again.
"And?"
“Do you have anything else that you’re hiding?”
There were plenty of things to hide. He didn't want to tell Seon-woo everything. Afraid that his tender-hearted brother would be saddened by the pain he had suffered, he wanted to keep it hidden forever.
"Tell me."
But now Hyeon-woo realized. What Seon-woo wants to know.
"Hyung, I am not the only one hiding."
Even though I knew. Still, he wanted to hide it.
“So tell me.”
His younger brother, who was only a child, was now grown up and was knocking on Hyeon-woo's wall, trying to break it.
"Okay. Instead, tell me what happened too."
"Me too?"
"Okay."
Hyeon-woo also wanted to know all the stories Seon-woo had been through. For the first time, the brothers saw the story they were telling themselves, not the stories they heard from others. And the not-so-short night was spent talking.
“It must have been difficult.”
“Hyung only went through less.”
“No, you more.”
They looked at each other face to face and talked and laughed.
“It was hard for both of us.”
"I guess so."
“By the way, Seon-woo-ya. Do you really not like Do-jin Hyung?"
“No. I can't entrust my Hyung to someone like that.”
“What’s wrong with Do-jin Hyung?”
When Hyeon-woo pouted his lips, Seon-woo naturally pinched them.
“Are you asking because you don’t know? Compared to my Hyung, he lacks a lot.”
“Isn’t the evaluation of your Hyung too high?”
"No, it's not? I judged it soberly.”
He didn't think so, but Hyeon-woo looked at Seon-woo with a suspicious gaze, but he didn't even nod.
“Then who do you want me to date?”
“A beautiful, elegant, pretty, wise, kind and warm person.”
“It’s Do-jin Hyung.”
"No, it's not?"
The two chatted for a while and then hung up again.
"Rather than that, according to Hyung's story, Leon is a demon."
Seon-woo thought about Leon for a moment.
“That’s difficult.”
"Yeah. Still have to do something about that. How's my opinion from the outside?"
“Half said it couldn’t be so, and half said it was suspicious. However, with each passing day, more and more attention is being paid to the opinion that it is suspicious. First of all, a person called Hanil is talking too much, and Leon is also holding him secretly.”
It was the sound of fists being clenched.
“How can I solve this?”
“This side is also attracting the media in its own way, but it is not easy because the other side is the other side.”
Ja-yun, Ah-yun, and Ga-jun were on their side, but it was unreasonable to go against the American Leon. Regardless of how domestic opinions change, foreign countries remain.
“I requested the personal transfer of Hyung to the US.”
"To the US? Why?"
“Anyone like Bacardi might know information about Ouroboros. Hydra is captured, but he won't open his mouth anyway. The mental barrier is also high, so mental attacks are impervious."
"That's right."
It seemed like he couldn't just go on like this.
“Okay, then let’s move!”
“Is Hyung going to move by himself?”
"Yeah. Why? No?"
“I want to try it.”
Seon-woo was wary of the bad stories Hyeon-woo would hear. Hyung considered himself strong, but he was still worried. Because no matter how strong they are, they can still get hurt.
“It’s okay, Seon-woo-ya.”
“No, it's not something to just go over with words like that. I’ll continue to oppose this.”
“I’m not that weak.”
“But you can’t.”
Seon-woo insisted. Hyeon-woo tried to break that stubbornness somehow, but it wasn't easy.
And the next day, a familiar face came to the house.
“Too narrow.”
Miriel said.
"Can't you just fold your wings?"
Alberg jabbed her, but Miriel stood firm.
“Why do I have to fold my wings?”
At the same time, she spread her wings as if to show off. That was until she got scolded by Hyeon-woo later.
“Two-eyed is here, too? Spotty, Kero too.”
Hyeon-woo welcomed the monsters he hadn't seen in a while. And there was one more guest.
The shadow attached to the spot gradually grew larger and took on a human form.
“Hyeon-woo-ya.”
It was Do-jin. As soon as he found him, Seon-woo launched an attack, but was unable to hit Do-jin. It was because he had swallowed a block of ice with his shadows.
"There's a rat that came along."
“The rat is much smaller than me.”
A spark flew between the two tall men. In the meantime, Alberg approached with quick steps and hugged Hyeon-woo's arm.
“You’re both pretty loud, aren’t you?”
“No, not at all.”
It wasn't noisy, and it was quite nice to see. It would be better if he just missed living there. It was a pity.
“Get off.”
"Get away from him!"
Do-jin and Seon-woo, who discovered Alberg while fighting, turned their targets to him this time.
“What if I don’t like it?”
Alberg tried to tease the two, but Hyeon-woo stepped in and stopped them.
"Stop. No fighting here!”
Only then did the noisy room become quiet.
Three acquaintances, one angel, one demon, and three monsters sat together in a circle.
"It's too narrow!"
Miriel complained again, but everyone ignored it. And she began to tell the story in earnest.
Notes:
[1] What? Originally ‘Why?’. It's normal in Korean to reply to someone with the word ‘Why’ but in English we would say what.
HM: Ha… it seems that they have a plan.
Davine: Alberg… he's already gone to the other side tho…
HM: he’s the real villain of them all.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
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