Chapter 256 - I Possessed The Villain In a Hunter Novel And It Fits Me Perfectly

“Whatdoesthatmean....”

“fyou’recuriousaboutsomething,askproperly.Socananswer.”

“.......”

fKwonaehangotinvolved,plausibilitycouldberesolveduptoacertainpoint.wouldn’tbeabletotellhimeverythingofmyownwill,butsomethinglikethiskindofloophole......they’dprobablyallowit.Maybe.

henwhyhadn’t“SeoJehyun”triedtoletKwonaehanknowthisbefore?

‘Because’dhavetokillhimagain?’

fyouhadtokeeprepeatingsomethingwhenyoudidn’tevenknowwhenitwouldfinallysucceed,you’dprobablywanttoshoveasidelittleriskslikethat.ButhadneverintendedfromthestarttobearKwonaehan’sthousandlives.

couldseethelookinKwonaehan’seyesashetriedtoreadwhatwasthinking.

‘e’stakingfuckingforever...thinking.’

presseddownhardonthetipofhisshoe,meaningtohurryhimalong.Kwonaehan’sbrowstwitchedstrangely,maybebecauseeventhatcausedafaintstabofpain.

Afterafairamountoftimehadpassed,Kwonaehanslowlyaskedinasubduedvoice,

“Doyou...knowme?”

“Well,you?hewholecountryknowsyou.”

“meandoyouknowwhatthisquestionmeans.”

Becausehisvoicehaddroppedsolow,italmostfeltalittlelikewasbeingthreatened.otthatitfeltthreateningatall,ofcourse.

lookedatKwonaehanforamoment,thenansweredsimply.

“Yeah.”

Atthat,Kwonaehan,whohadbeenmovinghislipslikehe◈оvеlіgһт◈(Continuereading)wasabouttopouroutquestionsatonce,closedhismouthagain.

hereweregapsbetweenhisquestions.didn’tthinkhewasthetypetothinkthisdeeply,butitlookedlikehewasearnestlyworkinghisbrain.

leftKwonaehantothinkonhisownandquietlyobservedhim.Wehadn’tactuallybeenfacetofacethatmanytimes,buthefeltexcessivelyfamiliar.

Wheneverthoughtaboutthe“SeoJehyun”Kwonaehansearchedforandevenresented,feltastrangesenseofdissonance.haddefinitelylookedintothatpointinthepastseveraltimes,andsometimes’devenbeenassimilatedintoit,butthatstilldidn’tmakeitmymemory.Atbest,itwaslikewatchingitalittlemoreclosely......likeavideo.

Butseparatefromthat,didfeellike’dknownKwonaehanforaverylongtime.

Kwonaehanstaredatmeforalongwhilewithcomplicatedeyes,thenopenedhismouth.

“hat’salie.”

What?

heguywhohadbeenstrugglingwithhimselfjustmomentsagospokeinafirmvoiceallatonce.Forasecond,mybrowfurrowedwithoutmerealizingit.

“You’rejustmakingassumptionsbecauseofhow’vebeenacting,figuringthere’ssomethingthere.hefactthatyouwon’ttellmedirectlyandaremakingmeaskquestionstoo...you’retryingtodrawwordsoutofme.”

“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”

“You’regoodatpsychologicalgames...andeverytimesomethinglikethishappens,youactclever.”

Foramoment,thatinsanebullshitpouringoutofhismouthalmostmademegrabhimbythecollar.Kwonaehankepttalkingstubbornlythroughmybaffledreactionanyway.

“Youprobablywon’tunderstandevenifsaythis.......Butit’scertainsomethinghaschanged.Andthere’snowaythat’sbecauseofyou.”

“aehan,getittogether.”

“already...amtogether.”

Sayingthat,Kwonaehanaddedcalmly,

“fwasn’t,would’vebelievedyouagainthistime.”

Withthosewords,feltKwonaehan’shandremoveminefromhisarm.esteppedback,thenwidenedthedistancethathadclosedbetweenus.

“Asettlement....Dowhateveryouwant.don’twanttogetinvolvedwithyouanymore.Atleastnotthistime.”

“.......”

“Justonce...please.”

Forsomeoneusingthewordplease,hedidn’tlookallthatdesperate....Wasthisanotherresultofemotionalwearandtear?

Whenlightlyfurrowedmybrow,Kwonaehanstaredsomewhereelseforalongwhile,thenturnedhisheadbacktowardme.

didn’tsayanything.justwaitedforKwonaehanquietly.elookedatmelikehestillhadmorehewantedtosay,groundhisteethslightly,theninaninstantletallthestrengthgooutofhimself.

“And,SeoJehyun.”

“.......”

“venifeverythingyousaidistrue,stillwon’ttrustyou.”

hadn’tansweredanythinghe’dsaidthiswholetime,butthisoncecouldn’thelpaskingback.

“Why?”

“Becauseevenifeverywordyousaidisthetruth,it’sstillbetternottotrustyou.”

Withthat,Kwonaehanlefthishospitalroom.

o,tobeexact,hetriedtoleave,andtheattemptfailedprettyeasily.grabbedKwonaehanashewasfiddlingwiththedoorlock,spunhimaround,andshovedhimagainstthewall.

“Ugh!”

bracedanarmtightlynearKwonaehan’sshoulder,pinninghiminplacesohecouldn’tmove.

“hereareCCcameraseverywhere,anddon’twanttomakethepicturelookweird,sohowaboutwekeeptalkingalittlelonger,quietly?fonemorestrangescandalbreaksout,feellikesomeone’sreallygoingtokillme.”

“Areyoudoingthisbecauseyouwantyourarmbrokenorsomething?”

“o,hategettinghurt.”

loosenedmyarmandpressedthecenterofKwonaehan’schestwithmypalm,blockinghimfromgettingpastme.houghifKwonaehanreallydecidedtouseforce,hecouldbreakoutofthisinnotime.

“akeyourhandoffme.Beforeknockitawaywithforce.”

“Don’tshowoffyourstrengthagainstsomeoneweaker...andlistentotheend.”

“Weaker?a,sincewhendidyou...?”

easilyignoredwhatKwonaehansaidandsmiledaslookedathimquietly.

“ow....aehan,thinkaboutthissimply.”

“.......”

“venifyoukeeptryingtoavoidme,itwon’treallydomuch.You’regoingtokeepgoingaroundclearingatesanyway,andthemedia’sgoingtoshowyoucountlesstimes.fyouhatethat,thenstartlivingasarecluserightnow.ohideyourselfquietlyonsomeislandnobodyknowsthenameof...thenmaybewon’tbeabletofindyou.”

“.......”

“Butthere’snowayyou’ddothat.Youknowthatyourself,don’tyou?”

slowlyletthestrengthoutofthehandthathadbeenpressingagainsthischesttoholdhiminplace.WaitingforKwonaehan’sgaze,whichhadbrieflydroppedtomyhand,torisebackuptomyeyes,wentoninaneasyvoice.

“Don’tthinksomethingliketoday...isonlygoingtohappenonce...justwait.”

“a....SeoJehyun,areyoufuckingkiddingmerightnow?couldkillyourightnow,thissecond.heonlyreason’mnot...”

“henwanttotrykillingme?”

cutoffKwonaehan’spatheticwordsandaskedseriously.

“...What?”

hadthoughtonceortwicethatmightlethimkillmeonce.Well,if’dkilledhim999times,thendyingoncemyselfwasn’texactlyaloss.fcourse,ifheactuallycameatmetryingtokillme,it’dbefuckingawful.

grabbedKwonaehan’shandwhereithadfallenlimpathissideandpulledituptomyneck.couldseehimbracingandresistinghalfwaythrough,butnotenoughtomakeitdifficulttoforcehishandaroundmythroat.

“etgo.”

“owaboutwetradeonceeach?don’tmind.”

Rightafterthat,feltasharpstingingpainatmyneck,andhishandwasroughlytornaway.Whenlightlybrushedthespotwhereithurt,athinbeadofbloodhadformed.

“You...!”

“Setupanoffice.t’llbebetterforyoutobeattachedtoaguildanyway.”

“.......”

“here’snoguildouttherethat’llsuityourtaste,soputyourownnameononeandbuildit.”

venifdidn’tsaysomethinglikethis,afterrepeatingseverallives,hewouldendupfoundingaguildonhisownanyway.Butifthatgotpulledalittleearlier,thingswouldgetaloteasier.

“Yeah,allthatlong-windedcontact...don’tneedthateither.”

“.......”

“But’llcomefindyou.Whetherit’smycuriosityoryourquestions...ifsomethingcomesupthatneedstoberesolved?Ah,justsoyouknow,’mverycuriousaboutalotofthings.vennow.”

“.......”

“Sothinkcarefully.”

meantthat.fanotherdaycamewhenweendeduptalkinginahospitalroomagain,fromthatpointonitwouldbeprettyfunny.

Withthat,leftthehospitalroom.utside,sawDoYehyunwaitingquietlyforme.

“et’sgo.”

“...Whataboutthesettlement?”

“esaidhe’ddoit.Doesn’tseemlikehecaresmuch,though.”

Wewentdowntothefirstfloor,talkedaboutthebrokenlock,gavethemJooSeowon’snumberasthecontactforfuturecompensation,andthenimmediatelycaughtataxioutside.

WhilesittingsidebysidewithDoYehyuninthebackseat,suddenlygotcuriousabouttheexpressiononhisfaceandturnedtolookathim.

“Sointheendtherewasnopointbringingyoualongtoday.Wedidn’tevengettogointothedungeon.”

“twasworthit.Youdidn’tgethurt,hyung.”

“Really?henthat’sgood.”

DoYehyunstayedquietforabit,thenabruptlybroughtsomethingup.

“Whileyouweregone,lookedintosomethingsaboutyou.”

“Whatdidyoulookat?”

“henewswasup...people’sreactionsandstuff.thoughtmaybeitmighthelpyou.”

“Yeah?Andhowwasit?”

Well,howgoodcouldthereactionpossiblybetomecleanlyrammingthecountry’snewS-rankwithacar?

Still,pretendingtobeinterested,askedDoYehyun,

“t’snotverygood.Alotofpeoplearearguingoverwhetheritwassuddenunintendedaccelerationornot,andthere’sspeculationaboutyouandunterKwontoo.aturally...thebadkind.”

“mm.”

“Doesitbotheryou?”

DoYehyun’seyesstaredstraightatmewithoutwavering.lightlyansweredwhilebrushinghischeekwithmythumb.

“o.”

“figured.”

“Why,doesitbotheryou?”

suddenlybecamecuriouswhatDoYehyunwasthinkingwhenhebroughtthisup.elookedcalmontheoutside,butwashecalmontheinsidetoo?

DoYehyunlookedatmeandslowlyblinkedthosebigeyes,thenaskedbackinavoicestrippedofpersonalwill,

“Shoulduseit?”

Withoutanswering,quietlystudiedDoYehyun’sexpressionandslowlywithdrewthehandthathadbeentouchinghischeek.venafterthat,hisgazeremainedthicklyfixedonmeforquiteawhile.

***

thadbeenaverylongtimesincemaekyunghadfeltsomethingsounusual.tseemedclosetoanger,butcallingitangeroutrightdidn’tquitefit.tfeltfresh.

“aha....”

Quietlylookingatthephonethathadeitherdisconnectedorsimplyreturnednoresponse,hecalmlyrosefromhisseat.

herewasnowayithadbeensomesuddenaccident.fithad,SeoJehyunwouldn’thaveactedthatcalmly.fanything,hewouldhaveexplodedinanger....

maekyungimmediatelyopenedtheofficedoorandcalledovertheemployeestandingoutside.

“CouldyoufindoutwhathappenedjustnowinvolvingunterSeoJehyun?”

“Yes.”

heanswerthatcamebackatoncewascrisp,butatthesametimefaintlyuncomfortable.maekyungconsideredforamomentwhethertowipethesubtleinterestandquestionoutoftheemployee’seyes,thenquicklygaveuponthethought.

‘Whatamsupposedtodowiththis....’