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Annabi opened her eyes in pain that felt like her whole body was going to break apart.
I regained consciousness, but I still felt dazed.
My vision was blurry and my head was spinning, so it took a while for me to properly grasp the situation.
Why did you faint?
What happened before this?
She tried to remember through her pain.
A vague memory came to mind as if drifting.
Dozens of messengers, including himself, identified the nameless shrine and launched a surprise attack on it.
And then there, while fighting with someone, he gets attacked and passes out… … .
“Ugh… … !”
It finally occurred to me.
The memory of the man wearing the clown’s mask attacking him flashed through his mind like lightning.
After facing the clown and realizing she was defeated, she realized something was off.
‘Why are you alive?’
He was alive and the wounds on his stomach seemed to have healed.
Considering what they usually did, there was no way they could be alive, but he was still breathing.
Did other messengers come later to rescue them?
In the midst of the chaos, the surrounding scenery came into view belatedly.
“Is everyone okay… … !”
I saw fallen cars.
Before he arrived, they were helplessly defeated by the clowns.
They lay in the darkness, seemingly not breathing.
As Annabi desperately tried to reach out to them, she realized that her hands and feet were tied.
And then someone’s voice was heard.
“Don’t worry, I’m not dead.”
Annabi was startled and turned in the direction of the voice.
There was a woman wearing a mask.
She was a woman who could easily destroy her own toe.
“… … You said he wasn’t dead?”
“Yes. Your colleagues are all alive. They are just unconscious.”
Upon hearing that, I looked around and saw that although they were definitely injured, all of my comrades were alive.
There seemed to be no intention of killing.
But Annabi did not let her guard down and continued to stare at the woman.
“What is your intention? Why did you save us?”
“Because you and I are not enemies.”
“Do you really think I would believe that?”
Annabi’s voice was simply cold.
Even though they didn’t know why they were saved, it was clear that there was some purpose.
The clown continued speaking quietly.
“You are being deceived by the Fate Guardians. They are pretending to be clowns and killing people.”
Even though I told the truth, Annabi’s gaze did not change.
That’s understandable, since that’s what a criminal would say.
Annabi did not question or question what he said because it was clearly a lie.
The clown didn’t seem particularly disappointed, perhaps because he didn’t think Annabi would believe him.
“If I say it like this, it’s hard for you to believe it. Unless you have evidence or reliable witnesses.”
Evidence? Even if it was evidence, it was clearly fabricated.
As Annabi was sending her a look of rejection, someone came out from behind the collapsed bookshelf.
This one seemed to be a man, but it wasn’t the one who had been fighting him just now.
Although his face was covered by a mask, Annabi felt strangely familiar with him.
That physique, that silhouette… … .
Then the man took off his mask and said.
“Annabi, it’s been a while.”
Annabi’s eyes widened in shock when she heard that voice.
There’s no way, there’s no way.
But when Annabi saw the man’s bare face, she could no longer deny it.
She opened her mouth and looked at the man in disbelief.
“Team Leader Gong… … ?”
The face revealed behind the mask was familiar, but it was a face that could not possibly be here: Team Leader Gongju.
Annabi was both delighted and confused by her encounter with him.
She stammered.
“Why is Team Leader Gong here? Team Leader… … .”
The princess team leader is dead.
It was clearly reported that way.
I heard that he went on a secret mission and was murdered by a group of clowns, and his body was never found?
While he was confused as to why he was wearing a clown’s mask, the princess opened her mouth.
“Did Team Leader Seomun explain that I was dead?”
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“……yes.”
“That’s funny. To be exact, they tried to kill me and failed.”
Team Leader Princess, or to be precise, Seo Kang-rim who had transformed into a princess, spoke in a calm tone.
Currently, he is disguised as a princess using ‘Thieving Rat’.
He continued his explanation, pretending to be a princess.
The evil deeds committed by the Fate Guardians by impersonating the Clowns in order to gain control.
And the experiments they have been doing to create an unchanging vessel of eternity.
Most of it was true, but there were some lies mixed in.
“I was secretly investigating because I thought something suspicious was going on. Then I discovered the identity of the Fate Protection Agency, and Team Leader Seomun tried to kill me.”
“… … .”
“Then, luckily, the clowns raided the lab and I was saved.”
The princess also did not say anything about being in cahoots with the protectorate.
Saying something like that will only make Annabi more confused.
Persuading Annabi was the priority right now.
After the explanation was over, Annabi’s lips were trembling.
“The Protectorate did something like that? I, I can’t believe it.”
He said he couldn’t believe it, but he was clearly shaken.
These are the words of Team Leader Gongju, who I have trusted and followed for years, and not someone else.
Because it was something he said with full knowledge of the inside story, it was more persuasive than what anyone else said.
The princess quietly reached out to Annabi.
“I know you can’t believe this situation right now. It’s even more confusing without any evidence.”
Thump, thump. The rope that was tying Annabi broke.
Even after the bonds were released, Annabi did not attack the princess or run away, but just sat there.
“I will show you the evidence soon. You may reveal that you encountered the clown, but I want you to keep the fact that you met me a secret from everyone.”
“… … .”
“And can you share with us the current situation of finding the first owner?”
“… … That’s difficult.”
“i get it.”
The first question was met with silence, the second with a denial.
That means, he agreed to the first question with silence.
The princess stood up from her seat and exposed her back, defenseless.
As if he believed that Annabi would not attack.
“I will bring the evidence to you soon. It won’t take long.”
After saying that, the princess left with the other clowns.
There was no sign of Annabi following.
After moving to a place not too far away and reaching a quiet place, the two stopped.
Shin Soo-ah glanced at the other person and spoke to him through the wireless communication.
“[Mr. Kangrim, you act well.]”
“[Thank you.]”
Before she knew it, Seo Kang-rim had returned to her original form and not the princess.
It was a good thing I had the princess’s fingernails just in case.
“[By the way, is it okay? I wonder if Annabi-san will believe us… … . I think it would have been better to just brainwash her.]”
“[I thought about brainwashing them after kidnapping them, but I think it would be better in the long run to change their minds through direct persuasion rather than brainwashing them.]”
Since it was impossible to brainwash someone as powerful as Annabi right away, they had no choice but to drag her along.
In the current situation, it was nearly impossible to capture Annabi and take her away.
Also, even if you brainwash like that, it was only possible to attract one person, Annabi.
“[Most of the common charlatans have a strong sense of justice and hate the clowns. If they find out that the clowns were fake and that the protectorate was actually behind the scenes, they will immediately turn their backs on them.]”
Seo Kang-rim planned to bring not just Annabi but all the other generals to his side.
To do that, it would be better to shake things up from the root by showing them the truth and persuading them, rather than brainwashing them.
“[I thought about persuading her with my bare face instead of the princess team leader… … . I don’t think she’ll believe me. It’s also dangerous.]”
I have a connection with Annabi, and our relationship wasn’t bad.
It was a good thing, so to speak, but it wasn’t a deep relationship.
Even if Seo Kang-rim revealed his identity and tried to persuade her, there was a greater chance that she would reject him.
‘And there’s a possibility that Annabi will report to the Protectorate.’
It wouldn’t do Seo Kang-rim much harm to report that the princess is alive.
On the other hand, the information that Seo Kang-rim had come to this new world and joined the clown gang was not something that could be easily handed over.
Now that the groundwork has been laid for Annabi, it’s time to think about something else.
He recalled the divine beast he had seen before he encountered Annabi.
It had a human form.
As soon as it made eye contact with Seo Kang-rim, it ran away.
‘That beast seemed to have intelligence, unlike other species. It’s a shame I missed it… … .’
Where is it now?
Where did they run away to and why?
Seo Kang-rim ran deeper, thinking that it didn’t seem like he had simply avoided the area.
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In the middle of a room filled with tens of thousands of books, someone was sitting on an old chair.
The first owner was anonymous.
While he was breathing hard, something entered inside.
“Your Majesty, I have confirmed that the invited guest has entered the sanctuary.”
The one reporting was Shinsoo, who had met Seo Kang-rim.
It was monitoring the inside of the shrine.
The anonymous spoke in a calm voice.
“… … Yes, you’re finally here. How’s the Protectorate going?”
“It’s stronger than I thought. Many of the gods have died, so it doesn’t look like it will last long.”
“I see.”
Nameless looked down at his own body.
The hem of his white clothes was soaked in blood.
It was because of the blood seeping out of the long cut.
It was a wound that would normally heal right away, but it still didn’t seem to be healing at all.
‘Those Protectorate guys, I didn’t think they’d even prepare something like that.’
It was two days ago that the Protectorate launched an attack.
I was surprised to find out that they had discovered this place, but I thought they were just a handful of mortals that I could easily subdue.
‘Finding that out? That’s a terrible thing.’
The attack received from a special weapon still has not been recovered.
Despite being able to annihilate all of the Protectorate’s envoys, the reason he is currently hiding is because of the weapons prepared by the Protectorate.
If only I didn’t have that weapon, I would have nothing to fear.
“What happened to the daggers they had?”
“I’m sorry, my lord. The opponent is so strong that I haven’t been able to deal with him yet.”
Despite the report, Anumyeong didn’t show any sign of anger.
It was inevitable since the protectorate also made plans and launched a surprise attack.
At that moment, a notification window popped up before his eyes.
[‘Shin Soo Ah’ is trying to contact you through a free phone call.]
After glancing at the notification window, Anonymous refused to receive it.
Just like it has been for the past few days.
It had been difficult to contact them due to the chaos caused by the Protectorate’s attack, but they were clearly ignoring them now.
‘According to the report, he did not come alone, but was accompanied by other people.’
The man accompanying Shin Soo-ah had his face covered, but his identity could easily be guessed.
There is a high probability that it will be Seo Kang-rim.
He exhaled slowly.
‘I tried to make Shin Soo Ah my confidant, but the story is going differently than I expected. Especially Seo Kang Rim… … .’
Even if I had regressed, I thought I would have died a long time ago, but I never thought I would end up here.
Although he was only a third-rank official, he ended up destroying the destiny that had been given to him and ended up here.
A strange light appeared in the nameless eyes that reminded him of Seo Kang-rim.
‘Then… can the unchanging eternity be stopped?’
