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Do Sihoo told the story and everyone including him was calm except for Jang Namwook.

Jang Namwook couldnt believe that such a thing was buried in Do Sihoos memories, and he seemed to feel his friends pain.

Hwang Jiho asked Do Sihoo.

Did you catch the person who forced you to use your light skill?

The ones that got caught were people I knew, but the voice that I heard then was unfamiliar.

The one who forcibly activated your skill wasnt among them.

Do Sihoos story continued.

After his light skill was forcibly activated, the King of Ships came forward and rescued him, putting an end to Do Sihoos kidnapping.

The King of Ships was severely injured from rescuing his son to the point that it left him with recurring aftereffects, forcing him to step down from the front lines.

Since then, no attempts to kidnap Do Sihoo again were made.

Since everyone thought that the cause of Do Sihoo was a conflict of interest within the TC Group, the King of Ships stepped down from the front line so that his son wouldnt be targeted again.

Though the real reason was different.

Do Sihoo wasnt kidnapped again because they successfully sealed Wu Zhiqi already. And there was someone who secretly went after Do Sihoo again.

Everyone, including Do Sihoo himself, thought that his issue with water was something simple.

Maybe the real reason Do Sihoo is weak in water is because of Wu Zhiqis grudge.

Im not the only one who thought so.

Its strange not to think so when were all aware of Do Sihoos desperate struggle against water.

I felt choked up when I remembered that Do Sihoo jumped into the water to save Jang Namwook and Do Wonwoo.

Meanwhile, Jecheondaesung didnt utter a word until Do SIhoo finished speaking.

Do Sihoo waited for him to speak, but after the silence stretched for a few seconds, Do Sihoo spoke again.

Im sorry for using my skill on your

Stop.

Jecheondaesung interrupted Do Sihoo, perhaps his thoughts were now organized.

He was startled by himself too and began to speak more kindly.

Dont apologize for something thats not your fault. If you do, then I should be apologizing to you as well for the grudge that my dongaseng left on you for nearly ten years.

It wouldnt have been easy for him to pull himself together right away even if he knew that Do Sihoo wasnt at fault.

Indeed, enlightened beings are beyond ordinary.

Jecheondaesung looked at Do Sihoo with an apologetic face.

Well visit Wu Zhiqi once she regains consciousness. If I mediate, that kid will listen to your words.

Will it really end that way?

Didnt Jecheondaesung put the gingoju on the line so that his sister can be found?

It seems like hes trying to help Do Sihoo escape Wu Zhiqis grudge now.

The 20s Hwang Jiho asked to confirm.

This man is the one I tried to protect. Youre not going to hurt him in my absence, are you?

Hahaha! If I do that, then I would essentially be betraying you.

He said those words with a smile, but the weight of Jecheondaesungs words was enormous.

Equating attacking Do Sihoo to betraying Hwang Jiho.

That means that if Jecheondaesung tries to hurt Do Sihoo, Hwang Jiho will get possession of the gingoju.

Jang Namwook, Yoo Sanghoon, and Do Sihoo looked clueless about what it meant, but Hwang Jiho and I managed our expressions to hide our shock.

After letting go of those heavy words, Jecheondaesung addressed Do Sihoo as if nothing happened.

Come to the Special Luncheon next time. Your friends are looking forward to seeing you there.

After that, we chatted with Jecheondaesung for a bit.

He only asked about our identities and shared words of blessing, completely erasing the tension that flowed in the room when he first appeared.

After asking for each others names and device codes, it was already very late in the evening.

Children need to sleep well to grow well. Go to bed now.

You talk as if youve raised a child. You dont even have a descendant.

Hahaha! Are you still angry because I came without notice? Forgive my poor manners.

The two clan heads dont seem to care that were in the room with them.

Jang Namwook and Do Sihoo exchanged weird faces while looking at them.

Jiho and Jecheondaesung know each other?

Uh, that guys Jiho? Class Zeros Hwang Jiho?

Did he get a lot taller?

I dont think thats possible.

Do Sihoo is a bit more quick-witted than Jang Namwook in this regard.

Being a son of a chaebol family, Do Sihoo mustve heard some rumors related to the Hwangmyeong Group.

Yoo Sanghoon, who can clearly distinguish the 10s and 20s Hwang Jiho, observed the situation quietly.

Yoo Sanghoon might come to our class these days to check on Hwang Jiho.

However, hes the type who doesnt point out things.

How nice would it be if Yoo Sanghoon just pretends he doesnt know it

Namwook and Sihoo, stay at the hotel with me today. I think well have to wait and monitor Sihoos condition.

Ah, sure!

I took care of the hotel fees. Feel free to stay here until tomorrow.

Jecheondaesung, Jang Namwook, and Do Sihoo remained at the hotel.

Yoo Sanghoon said he wouldnt come home yet since his parents are on a business trip and he has to go to the association to visit Yoo Sanghee.

I wanted to offer to go with him, but I stepped down when he said that only family, lawyer, and their homeroom teacher could visit.

If I use my connections with the association, I might be able to go through

But if I do, I think Yoo Sanghee, whos already in a tight spot, would feel burdened.

If things wouldnt work out for Yoo Sanghee and Do Wonwoo, then Ill intervene.

We were about to step out of the suite when

I think you were there earlier too, Euishin-ah.

As if he waited for a moment where my defenses are down, Jecheondaesung suddenly shot me a question.

How should I answer this?

Its a natural thing to assume that I was the man in a crow mask who was with Yoo Sanghoon earlier.

Should I have disguised Yoo Sanghoon more thoroughly?

I regretted it, but it was too late.

Jecheondaesung spoke with confidence.

If thats the case, then you have a considerable level of transformation skill. You looked like a completely different person.

Dont bother him with useless words. Didnt you say these children should sleep well to grow well? Its latte so they need to get some rest.

The 20s Hwang Jiho cut off Jecheondaesung.

Jecheondaesung laughed it off, seemingly thinking that Hwang Jiho was helping me.

See you next time, Jiho-ah.

Sure, see you.

Jang Namwook regarded him as Hwang Jiho until the end.

***

The next day, in my dormitory room.

I checked the news as soon as I opened my eyes.

Thankfully, yesterdays events didnt appear in the headlines.

The most notable topic was an article on Yeo Raehuns new single.

Yeo Raehuns debut single is said to have set a new record in the Korean music industry, even topping charts overseas.

A media company, that was famously in a bad relationship with Yeo Raehuns agency, deliberately posted a picture of his bald head and gave negative observations, but their actions backfired quickly.

They essentially advertised the fact that Yeo Raehun is the Saint of Naejang Mountain to people who didnt already know.

Wait, this isnt the time for this!

Is it a relief that the TC Research Institute case wasnt reported on the front page of the news?

I belatedly entered TC in the search engine and found an article.

Its about the power outage and the otherworlds. This one couldnt have been prevented.

The article only contained simple facts.

Because of the power outage, sudden spawning of otherworlds, and the quick response to them, yet the number of casualties is zero, the case is being investigated.

The comments in the article were also the usual Thankfully there are no casualties, Thank you for your hard work, and others.

The association mustve buried it well.

However, theres still a lot of work to be done.

There were many things that caught my mind from the facts that I learned last night.

Yoo Sanghoons awakening, Do Sihoos forced light skill activation There might be a connection between those two.

An external force stimulating ones powers.

The key to the answer is the demon who colluded with the TC Group.

The demon caught in this incident fell into Jecheondaesungs hands.

The interrogation could be smoother because this demon is lower in rank compared to Avaritias priest.

I should check up with Jecheondaesung since I have his device code now.

I checked if there were other noticeable articles while I prepared to go to school.

Other than the ones about Yeo Raehun, there was one more thing.

An article about rising players! It has Joo Soohyuk and Ahn Dains aliases.

The two were steadily making their names known by solving cases and attacking otherworlds.

Some of their accomplishments from PMH disappeared.

I felt sorry for the two, but it cant be helped.

The two are saving people whether they're the main characters or not.

Just yesterday, Ahn Dain protected the student association members and Joo Soohyuks loyalty saved Do Sihoo.

As expected of the title hero and heroine.

While trying to look up more articles about the two, a message arrived.

[Hwang Jiho] Did you sleep well?

[Hwang Jiho] I hope you did since I sent you there to rest well.

Should I go back to reading articles?

I almost ignored him out of reflex, but I decided to respond.

We have a lot to talk about from yesterday so it cant be helped.

Hwang Jiho tried to take me to the tigers mansion last night just as he usually does, but I managed to escape his claws.

It was late at night so it wasnt polite to visit, and I added that I wanted to organize my thoughts and rest by myself.

We had a lot to talk about, but it felt like I was extending my stay at the tigers mansion for too long now.

[Hwang Jiho] I got in touch with Yong Jegun this morning. He was in the association all along.

Yong Jegun mustve gone after dealing with the otherworld.

Hes acting like a good professor.

But most likely hes in the association to satisfy his own musings.

[Hwang Jiho] Yong Jegun said he didnt feel signs of the eye

[Hwang Jiho] The Demon Race like to observe, but they dont seem to like being seen. It seems that theres no eye in their place.

One of the most worrying problems has been solved.

It was nice to hear, but not completely.

Its a ridiculous reason, but Im at least glad that no one saw the student association members or Yoo Sanghoon in that place.

When I was almost at our classroom, Hwang Jiho sent more messages.

[Hwang Jiho] Im going to talk with the two painters about Imoogis Exorcism. You come too.

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