noveltune Chapter 92
Chapter 92
‘He’ was bewildered.
‘Where... is this?’
It was due to the disconnection in his memories.
“Ryu Seo-ha!”
The situation was strange. A handsome man who looked like a prince from a fairy tale, but with a much more intimidating aura, was calling him by an unfamiliar name and touching various parts of his body. The fact that those blatant touches didn’t feel unpleasant was also odd.
“Are you alright? What on earth did you drink...?”
“What are you doing?”
But he couldn’t let a stranger keep touching his body. When he swatted away the man’s hand, the handsome face visibly hardened.
“How dare you...!”
Blue flames sparked in the handsome man’s eyes. Suddenly, ropes appeared out of nowhere and moved on their own, tightly binding the middle-aged woman sitting across from them. It was a sight that made him doubt his eyes.
‘He’ could only freeze with wide eyes as he saw the middle-aged woman float up into the air above the table. Telekinesis. The supernatural power he had only seen in novels was unfolding right before his eyes.
“I’ll thoroughly scan your brain.”
The handsome man who had displayed this amazing phenomenon grabbed the middle-aged woman’s head with his very large hand. His expression as he glared at the woman with bulging eyes was incredibly menacing.
“Stop!”
Before he could even recover from the shock of witnessing such an unreal phenomenon, ‘he’ had to jump up from his seat and cling to the arm of the unidentified handsome man. It seemed like the man was about to kill the woman right then and there.
This can’t happen. He couldn’t bear to watch someone die before his eyes again. Seeing the man, who looked strong by anyone’s standards, threatening someone who appeared much weaker in comparison made his stomach churn.
He thought the violent hand would turn towards him next, but surprisingly, the handsome man didn’t shake off ‘his’ hand that was trying to remove the man’s arm from the woman. Something felt strange.
“Ha. Even in this situation, you worry about others first.”
The handsome man’s cold voice pierced ‘his’ ear as he stood protectively in front of the middle-aged woman, trying to calm his slightly quickened breath from the tension. The polite speech that didn’t match the situation also gave him an odd feeling.
“This is assault punishable under Article 260 of the Criminal Code!”
‘He’ deliberately raised his voice to erase the strange sensation that kept tugging at his heart.
“So what?”
‘His’ eyes wavered slightly at the handsome man’s indifferent retort. Even those who make light of the law usually hesitate when confronted with specific legal clauses. His boldness was so overwhelming that it made ‘him’ feel flustered instead.
“I’m going to call the police.”
But without showing any of that wavering, he fumbled in his pocket and pulled out his phone. Though well aware of the futility of public power and the flaws in police investigations, there was no better card to pressure someone who resorts to violence first.
“...Ha.”
The handsome man exhaled lowly as if dumbfounded and twisted one corner of his mouth.
“Oh? You’re back already?”
A beautiful woman with long straight hair, lying on the sofa in a sloth-like posture, greeted the two with a puzzled expression. Thinking she might be the handsome man’s lover, ‘he’ quickly lowered his gaze without staring too long.
“...Seo-ha?”
Then the woman, approaching while dragging her slippers, called out the unfamiliar name with a voice thick with doubt. It was the same name the handsome man had used. When ‘he’ carefully met her eyes, the woman’s expression, which had been almost excessively bright, instantly hardened.
“What’s this, why are you in this state?”
His heart sank again. What did he do wrong this time? They hadn’t even exchanged a word yet. Unconsciously, he looked up at the handsome man as if seeking help. Even though he was just as much a stranger.
“This is Ryu Seo-ha’s older sister.”
Thinking ‘he’ was asking for an explanation, the handsome man calmly revealed the woman’s identity. ‘His’ eyes widened to the size of basins.
‘This body’... has family?
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“A freshman at Korea University?”
The woman who introduced herself as ‘his’ older sister, Ryu Jeong-ah, asked with a hollow laugh. When ‘he’ hesitated slightly before nodding, her smiling face took on a mischievous look.
“Aww, that’s right! Our Seo-ha, if you had just gone to school properly, you could have easily been the top entrant there. What’s your major?”
“...Liberal arts and sciences.”
“Ahh, look at you using formal speech! So cute!”
When ‘he’ answered a beat late, blinking his eyes, a high-pitched sound resembling a bird’s chirp burst out boisterously. She was clearly the type he would normally want to keep at a distance, but strangely, he felt a familiar and comfortable feeling.
“Let’s detoxify first.”
The handsome man, who had naturally dodged Ryu Jeong-ah’s hand reaching out to pinch ‘his’ cheeks, said as he laid out small glass vials on the table.
“I’d like to talk with Ryu Seo-ha from that time too, but we don’t know what side effects there might be.”
‘He’ honestly confessed that he didn’t think he was ‘Ryu Seo-ha’, prepared to be sent to a psychiatrist, but the handsome man still seemed to believe that he had drunk something poisonous and was experiencing memory confusion.
“Are these all potions? Amazing!”
Ryu Jeong-ah exclaimed brightly as she examined the vials. Her attitude showed no concern at all for the owner of this body. He had revealed the truth hoping to find a way to return the body owner’s soul to their family’s embrace. He felt a bit regretful now.
“Here, start with this one.”
“...I have a policy of not eating food given by strangers.”
He firmly refused the vial offered by the handsome man. It was because he had experienced all sorts of things due to being labeled as the son of a serial killer. There was even a time when he was rushed to the emergency room after drinking a beverage laced with pesticide that someone had given him, saying it was to cheer him up.
“Ah! The Guild Master isn’t a suspicious person! Look, he’s so famous you can find him right away if you search the internet.”
Ryu Jeong-ah showed him her phone, trying to reassure ‘him’. As she said, news article titles including photos of the handsome man appeared. Overseas city arson spree, artificial island perimeter bombing, assault on diplomatic envoy... Was he a terrorist rather than a gangster?