Chapter 94: Chapter 94

Right after Shin Se-yeon came to visit him in the hospital.

She greeted Kim Dojun out of politeness and sat down in the chair next to him.

A brief silence enveloped them both.

A very short silence.

Of course, Kim Dojun was about to break that short silence to ask Shin Se-yeon about the Prophets.

"... My dad was a fake."

But she started from the story that her father was a fake, that everyone in the Muryu Family had been replaced by members of the Prophets.

And besides that, she calmly but somewhat dryly recounted to Kim Dojun all the facts she had heard at that time.

Listening quietly, Kim Dojun learned several things from her that he couldn't find out from Kim Soyul.

That the white-haired monster who was turned into a maglignant spirit was Shin Chun-gyun.

And that the Muryu Family had, in reality, been wiped out by the organization called the Prophets thirteen years ago.

And as Kim Dojun realized this—

Suddenly, a hypothesis came to mind.

'In Sorcery Killing Technique, Shin Se-yeon's story was about her killing her father, then killing everyone else in the Muryu Family, becoming Greed, and bringing disaster.'

In fact, when he first played the game, Kim Dojun saw the short story that played before facing her and thought, this is complete trash.

Just looking at the story shown in the game, Shin Se-yeon seemed to have slaughtered the entire Muryu Family even though she only needed to kill her father.

Kim Dojun thought that was very strange.

'But what if, just suppose, the original Shin Se-yeon went through exactly this?'

If the story about the Prophets was simply never mentioned in the game but, in the original setting, all those people had already been replaced by Prophets?

'Then it makes sense why in the game Shin Se-yeon acted that way.'

Of course, he didn't think all his speculation was totally correct, but it was worth considering.

'I really need to look into this properly.'

Thinking that, he sorted out his thoughts.

"... In the end, I was already alone in the family from then on. I was just used as a sacrifice to summon a maglignant spirit."

After Kim Dojun replied to Shin Se-yeon's final words, another silence started.

But this silence didn't last long either.

Because Shin Se-yeon expressed her gratitude.

"You're the one who destroyed Azmo of Greed, right?"

"... Yeah, I guess I did."

Kim Dojun, briefly confused by her sudden words, soon answered.

Upon hearing his answer, she continued speaking.

"If you hadn't destroyed Azmo of Greed... he would have brought catastrophe to the city. In the body of my father, who endured ten years of suffering just to protect his family."

"So, thank you. For not letting my father—my family—bear the sins."

Her voice caught, and she lowered her head, speaking one word at a time.

Watching her like that, Kim Dojun simply nodded without saying anything.

Just as Shin Se-yeon said, if he hadn't stopped Azmo of Greed, his body would have become a disaster, surely causing a ton of casualties.

After bowing her head for a while in silence, Shin Se-yeon spoke again.

"... You're the only one I've told this story to. And, I also know—you haven't told anyone else about the Prophets either."

Just as she said, Kim Dojun hadn't bothered to talk about the Prophets during his recent investigation.

'They're unknown as it is, so stirring things up would just make them go deeper into hiding... Honestly, the main reason is that the Sorcery Institute is just useless.'

Based on Kim Dojun's game experience, the Sorcery Institute was not only powerless but also generally made things worse whenever they tried to do something.

'The only proper and competent one is Kim Soyul.'

Knowing that, Kim Dojun hadn't bothered to inform anyone.

To his answer, Shin Se-yeon looked him in the eyes and said,

"... You're chasing the Prophets, aren't you?"

He thought, 'I'm not, I only just learned about their existence recently,' and hesitated, not sure how to answer.

But seeing Kim Dojun's hesitation, Shin Se-yeon continued, her eyes resolute.

"Let me help you chase the Prophets."

"I... I want revenge."

With a determined expression, one that seemed on the verge of tears,

"... For turning my father into a maglignant spirit,"

"For those bastards...!"

She spoke with an expression of clear anger. Kim Dojun, who had been momentarily dazed, soon nodded at her.

'Well, it's fine with me if she's willing to join.'

From Kim Dojun's perspective, there was nothing to lose; in fact, he'd been planning to recruit Shin Se-yeon as a companion ever since the Guwon's Gatura incident.

Truly grateful for his agreement, Shin Se-yeon bowed her head and then looked up with a resolute face in front of Kim Dojun.

"I will definitely find and kill all of them. And after that, I'll rebuild the Muryu Family."

She spoke as if declaring it.

Hearing that, Kim Dojun nodded and realized the time had come.

'Now, is this the timing?'

Since everything went smoothly, it was a good chance to slip in something extra.

'If I add my perfect scenario here, it'll be even better.'

... Well, 'better' or not, there was really nothing to gain, but deep down—or honestly, truly—Kim Dojun thought the story he came up with was really good.

'Should I bring it up?'

He began to tell his scenario—

"... Now that it feels like it's time to keep my promise, I should finally tell you the truth about how I helped you—"

He looked at her, surprised by her interruption.

"I already have a good idea."

Seeing his expression, Shin Se-yeon nodded with a small smile, as if she already knew everything.

"Huh? Wait, what does that mean?"

Kim Dojun hurriedly asked, but Shin Se-yeon stood up from her seat, not answering.

"No, wait, listen to my story—"

"No, you have to listen to this story—"

"There's no need. I'm already starting to guess."

Looking at her as if thinking, 'How can you just assume when I haven't told you anything...?' Kim Dojun watched her with a baffled face.

But, ignoring his look, she smiled serenely and paused.

She gently scratched the bridge of her nose.

"No matter what you say now—"

Her cheeks flushed slightly.

"I don't think my feelings will change."

She mumbled in a voice barely audible to anyone but herself.

"I! I'll see you again!"

Blushing even more than before, as if running away, she hurried out of the hospital room.

Kim Dojun, left alone in the hospital room,

"My awesome story... let someone hear it..."

He muttered with a despondent expression.

And after that, three days later, he was finally discharged from the hospital. ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by novel⟡fire.net

Go Ryuwon evaluated Kim Dojun .

Totally crazy bastard.

Sincerely, go Ryuwon thought Kim Dojun was insane.

Seriously, who tutors someone by putting a bomb collar or a drowning collar around their neck?

Because of that, even though he'd never cared about studying before, he started reading books diligently.

'At this rate, I'll die from stress and trauma before I ever finish studying!'

Worried by this strong feeling, he pondered hard.

How could he break free from Kim Dojun?

Thanks to the recent incident with Kim Dojun, he'd lived comfortably for about a week without any tutoring, but yesterday he received the message: 'Private lessons resume tomorrow.'

Kim Dojun's absence lasted just a week, and that week was much like the care-free days he'd enjoyed all his life.

For real, go Ryuwon realized again just how much of a paradise such a boring, uneventful day could be.

Because of that, he racked his brains, struggling to come up with a solution.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't find a good method.

Every attempt he'd made had failed, always resulting in him getting dragged home after a thorough beating.

In short, it meant it was impossible to shake off Kim Dojun by any conventional method.

That's why, when he saw the bomb collar and remote that Kim Dojun had left lying around, go Ryuwon started to formulate a plan.

"There! It worked!!!"

Go Ryuwon put the bomb collar on Kim Dojun.

Kim Dojun looked puzzled, noticing something hanging around his neck as soon as the lesson began, while Go Ryuwon looked ecstatic, staring at the collar fastened around Kim Dojun's neck.

"What are you doing?"

Kim Dojun asked, looking at Go Ryuwon.

"What do you think I'm doing? It's a wonderful device to blow your head off soon~"

Go Ryuwon put on the same cocky expression and attitude as when they first met, grabbed the remote, and immediately pressed it.

As he pressed the button, the collar on Kim Dojun's neck started beeping and the timer began.

"How's that? Are you coming to your senses now?"

Go Ryuwon teased Kim Dojun, as if goading him.

Kim Dojun, looking at him silently, let out a helpless laugh, as if he just now grasped the situation.

"Stop pretending to be calm, you bastard! You're going to die, you know?"

Seeing Kim Dojun's laugh as an act of forced composure, go Ryuwon continued,

"How does it feel to have a bomb collar? Don't you want to live? Hm?"

He kept taunting, as if the real fun was starting now.

"Ha~ fuck, I didn't think it would be so easy. This bastard thought I'd gone soft, walked right into it, and let me put it on."

"So, you going to blow it up?"

Of course, go Ryuwon didn't actually intend to kill Kim Dojun.

No matter how messed up he was, he didn't want to really blow up a person's head, and even if the urge did come up, he knew the aftermath would be a giant pain.

He just intended to repay all the torment he'd suffered so far, and on top of that, force Kim Dojun to sign an agreement ending their tutoring.

'Of course, I'll enjoy teasing him a lot first.'

"Why, scared of dying?"

Kim Dojun watched him calmly and replied.

"Of course, I'm scared."

"I'm scared you'll die."

Go Ryuwon looked puzzled, clearly unable to understand his words, so Kim Dojun continued.

"Listen carefully, go Ryuwon. There's still a way out. 'Me, wearing the bomb collar,' am willing to forgive you."

"What the hell are you saying, you idiot? Did the situation short-circuit your brain?"

"... This is your last chance."

"Don't make me laugh!"

He seemed startled for a moment, but soon jeered loudly.

Kim Dojun just stared at him.

"Guess I have no choice—."

He muttered, then lifted his hands to the bomb collar.

He so easily tore off the bomb collar that it was almost anticlimactic.

Go Ryuwon stared blankly at the now ragged bomb collar, but Kim Dojun simply tossed it away.

"It's a shame. 'Me with the bomb collar on' could have forgiven you."

Hearing this, go Ryuwon immediately sensed his fate.

"... Please spare me."

In the end, he begged in a pitiful voice.