Chapter 65
— I’m exactly who you think I am.
— Don’t talk nonsense. What you did wasn’t just the key to success…
— Chae Young-ju. — Kang Yu interrupted the girl’s words.
Their eyes met.
Young-ju’s heart pounded. A strange feeling enveloped her whole body. She thought she was about to drown in his deep, abyss-like eyes.
— I help you. You help me a lot, too. Isn’t that enough?
The girl didn’t say anything.
— You don’t need to know any more than that. Don’t bother trying to understand me. Even if you shut your eyes, Mir won’t go anywhere. It doesn’t matter who I am at all, but what you’re planning against them does matter. You want revenge, don’t you?
— Yes, I do…
— I’ll make sure your revenge succeeds. I’ll make the Devil’s Teachers disappear from the face of the earth. So… — he whispered the rest of the sentence in her ear. — You can close your eyes. —
For some reason, those words sounded very sweet to her.
It sounded so magical that, for a moment, she lost her ability to think straight. After all, if it happened just as Kang Yu said, her dreams would be fulfilled.
Young-ju remembered a line she had seen somewhere: ‘The devil does not make rude words and actions, the devil makes sweet speeches.’
(Editor’s Note: I’ve never heard the saying, so I’m not sure. If anyone knows, drop it in the comments! Pretty sure it means that the devil doesn’t simply act rude and evil– which you’d obviously be wary of, the devil wins you over with sweet promises and words you want to hear. Here, she’s cautious of him and so compares him to the devil.)
She’d never thought about it, but now that line was perfect for the situation.
‘I didn’t raise a little tiger at all.’ Young-ju bit her lip.
Now she imagined him in a very different way. Two horns like a mountain goat and two wings like a bat. The look of a smiling devil.
The girl had doubts about whether supporting Kang Yu would turn against her. Wasn’t that a mistake on her part?
It hasn’t even been two months ago, and he’s caught up with Young-ju in development and ability.
She had no idea how strong he would become in the future.
‘It’s too late.’
No matter how sorry she was, it was too late.
You can’t collect spilled water.
‘In that case…’ Young-ju’s gaze trembled.
She remembered the beautiful girl with dark, waist-like hair at night.
Jong Hae-young.
The name of the girl who trusted Young-ju like a sister.
She clenched her fist with force. An intolerable anger began to rise in her chest.
Young-ju gazed at Kang Yu.
She thought about his sweet promise to take revenge.
It doesn’t matter if he’s a tiger or a devil. For this goal, she was willing to shake the devil’s hand.
Young-ju closed her eyes. After taking a deep breath, she said:
— Anyway, thank you for today. Thanks to you, we were able to avoid casualties during the capture of Kim Jae Hyun.
— You’re welcome,— Kang Yu replied, and after looking around carefully, he continued: — In a couple of hours, are they going to bring him straight to the research room? —
— Yes, of course. We need to find out all the information he has as soon as possible, — said Young-ju, grinding her teeth.
She hated the so-called Devil’s Teachers with all her heart.
— Kang Yu, are you coming too?
— Yes, I should.
If he doesn’t hear all the information from Kim Jae Hyun in person, then all the effort in catching him would have been pointless.
Young-ju nodded and went to the car, and Kang Yu followed right after her.
A few hours later, Kang Yu, Young-ju and Hwa Yeon were waiting for Kim Jae Hyun in a research facility.
Soon, the door opened and a man in a straitjacket slowly entered the room.
Wearing that, he looked like a mentally ill man undergoing treatment at the clinic.
Kim Jae Hyun sat down and immediately directed an angry look towards Kang Yu.
His hair, once neatly brushed back, was now sticking out in all directions.
The dark circles under his eyes and pronounced cheekbones made his bad condition obvious.
— We have a few questions. — Baek Hwa Yeon started first.
In a cold voice, she continued:
— When did you start working with the Devil’s Teachers?
The man didn’t say anything.
— What do you know about the calling?
Again, there was no answer.
— What do you know about the man wearing a red devil mask?
There was silence hanging in the room.
Only Baek Hwa Yeon was talking.
Frustrated with not getting a single answer, she hit the man across the cheek with her hand.
Kim Jae Hyun, who was sitting in the chair, fell to the floor.
The girl didn’t even want to look at him.
— Answer the question. You’re no longer the CEO of Mir Electronics or the guild commander. You’re the culprit behind the next pseudo-religion.
But this time too, there was no answer.
— Start talking! — She grabbed the man by his shredded hair.
The corners of his lips twitched, and he smiled.
— Do you think I’ll reveal anything?
This time, the girl remained silent.
— No matter how powerful the Hwaran Squad thinks they are, you’re nothing more than a government mutt. You just follow their orders. Baek Hwa Yeon, have you forgotten who I am? Do you think there are only one or two people behind me? — He said, smiling in cold blood, and continued: — You still have no idea? You are dogs, and I am the master pulling the leash. So how can a dog bite its master’s hand? —
— What a psycho…
Young-ju, who was listening to them talk, got up from her seat.
She grabbed Kim Jae Hyun by the throat and lifted him up.
From the thin bracelet hanging on her hand, red energy started to flow. The red chains appeared in an instant and enveloped the man.
Sharp spikes pierced the straitjacket, and blood soaked his clothes.
Kim Jae Hyun made an agonizing groan.
— Speak up!
— Ah…
— Come on, talk!
— Ah… ah…
— Talk, you bastard!!! — Young-ju’s scream spread all over the room.
The man who could barely withstand the pain that permeated him was laughing.
— Eventually… you’ll lose to him. You can’t imagine… their size or what they’re up to.
— Argh…!
— Young-ju, that’s enough. If he dies, there will be problems. — Hwa Yeon pulled her away from Kim Jae Hyun.
Young-ju took a deep breath and retrieved the chains.
The girls looked at Kim Jae Hyun, not sure how to continue.
Neither of them knew how to make the man tell them everything.
— Let’s go out and talk. — Kang Yu, who was only watching before, suddenly spoke up.
— You…
The man’s face turned into a scowl.
— Tell me everything you know about the Devil’s Teachers.
— Ha! Are you deaf? Do you really think I’ll tell you anything?
— I think so. — Kang Yu smiled a little.
Looking at Kim Jae Hyun, he continued:
— I’ll return everything.
— What…?
— If you tell me everything you know, I’ll return your son’s memory.
The man’s eyes bulged open and his body trembled.
The image of his son treating him like a stranger flashed in his head.
An offer he could not refuse.
Or rather, an offer that can’t be turned down. Kim Jae Hyun clenched his fists firmly.
— So… — He was growing angry.
Not only did this man erase his son’s memories, but now he has the nerve to sell them.
— You! — He was shaking.
Hwa Yeon and Young-ju grabbed the man trying to attack Kang Yu.
His angry shout flew all over the office.
— You! You’re going to Hell! — His voice was raw with emotion as he screamed.
Kang Yu grinned.
— I’ve already been there, you jerk.
