Episode 144
“So, you’re staying in my place?”
“That’s right. I have some work to do here. So while I’m here pretending to be Yoon Hyun-chul, you help me out as the situation demands.”
Kim Gung-won narrowed his eyebrows as if he still did not understand Soo-ho’s words.
I understood the words themselves.
But how?
Suho said in response to Kim Gungwon’s reaction.
“You still don’t understand, do you?”
Seeing is believing.
Suho started using his reverse magic on the spot.
The face that will be realized is Yoon Hyun-cheol’s face.
Kim Goong-won’s mouth opened wider and wider as he watched Su-ho’s face change in real time, and when Kim Goong-won’s face was finally complete, his eyes grew as wide as his mouth.
“What, what the hell is this… … .”
“It’s going to proceed roughly like this. Anyway, do you understand now?”
“Oh, I understand!”
“Just in case, let’s just take out some insurance.”
“Insurance?”
After finishing speaking, Suho stood up and pressed several acupressure points on Kim Gungwon’s body.
[Bloodlet is activated.]
As the skill activation notification appeared, Suho took out a piece of gum from his bosom and held it out.
“Try it.”
“… … ?”
I ate it because I was told to.
however.
“Huh, huh?”
Kim Gung-won’s eyes are getting bigger.
It can’t be helped.
Because I chewed the gum that Suho gave me, but it didn’t taste like anything.
“I’ve tied up your sense of taste. I’ll restore it when I go out again, so if you don’t want to live your whole life with blindness, cooperate well.”
“Oh, no, brother. You don’t trust me?”
“If I were you, would I trust you?”
“Wow, what you said really upsets me.”
“Show me what’s really sad?”
“Oh, no. That’s not true, brother.”
“Do it well when you smile. By the way, I tied your lower body as well as your tongue, so you’d better not do anything useless.”
“Oh, you’re tying up your lower body?”
“If you’re curious, check at night or in the morning.”
“Tongue, bro!”
“Be quiet, and do a good job as an assistant for the rest of your term. If you do a good job, I’ll give you a generous allowance when you leave.”
“……yes.”
This is enough for insurance.
How can you betray someone when you’ve limited two of their three basic desires?
Of course, if he had to take that much risk because his hatred for Suho was so great, he could have done it, but Suho knew the guy’s true colors.
‘How can someone who is only supposed to endure a few years and not even life imprisonment not be able to endure this short period of time?’
After giving Kim Gung-won another warning, Su-ho headed to the next meeting room.
Next meeting room.
Yun Hyeon-cheol was there.
Suho greeted him with a smile.
“It’s been a while.”
“Yes, it’s been a while.”
“Your facial expressions have improved a lot since I last saw you.”
That wasn’t a wrong statement.
His face, which had been filled with complaints and indifference, still looked scary, but he still seemed a little more relaxed than before.
He said nonchalantly.
“It’s just the same.”
“Haha, if that’s what you’re saying, Hyuncheol, then that’s what it must be like. Then, let me tell you what’s going on… … .”
Suho said, holding out a blindfold from his arms.
“Can you put it on for a moment?”
“Why the blindfold?”
“Just a moment. I have something I want to show you as a surprise.”
“… … ?”
Yoon Hyun-cheol tilts his head at Su-ho’s words.
However, since it was Soo-ho’s request and not someone else’s, he obediently put the blindfold on.
As he put on the blindfold, Suho got up from his seat and helped him up.
Then I slowly grabbed him and started pulling him backwards.
“… …What are you doing now?”
“It will only take a moment.”
As we walked back a few steps, Suho said.
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“You may take off the blindfold now.”
“… … ?”
What’s the difference?
Yun Hyeon-cheol took off his blindfold while thinking like that.
however.
“… … !”
Yoon Hyun-chul’s eyes grew as big as plates.
It can’t be helped.
It was clear that he had been in the visiting room just a moment ago.
But now, before his eyes was a place other than the meeting room.
“Here… … .”
cafe.
Yeah… … This place reminded me of a cafe.
No, it was a cafe.
It had been so long since I had been to a cafe that I almost didn’t recognize it, but when I saw the interior and the atmosphere, I knew that this was the coffee cafe I knew.
He asked Suho with a surprised look.
“… … What did you do?”
“I tried some magic.”
“Is it magic?”
“Yes, but my magic isn’t over yet. Let’s go over there together for now.”
Suho and Yoon Hyuncheol headed to the room at the very end of the cafe.
Although Yoon Hyun-cheol had a puzzled expression on his face, he moved along with Su-ho as he was told.
But the moment he arrived at the end room, Yoon Hyun-cheol’s body froze without him realizing it.
“Oh… … Dad?”
A woman’s voice.
The identity of that voice was none other than Yoon Hyun-hee.
Yoon Hyun-chul froze when he saw Yoon Hyun-hee.
Is this a dream?
Or a scarecrow?
No, surprisingly, this was reality.
“… … Brother!”
In the end, Yoon Hyun-hee, unable to bear it any longer, hugs Yoon Hyun-cheol.
Yun Hyeon-cheol couldn’t resist and hugged Yun Hyeon-hee.
And I realized instinctively.
This voice.
This warmth.
okay.
That’s right.
My brother.
My one and only brother in the world.
We’d been apart for so long, but I knew it instinctively.
This child is my younger sister, Hyunhee.
That’s why Yun Hyeon-cheol unconsciously hugged her and placed his trembling hand on her back.
I could feel my brother’s trembling through his clothes.
She cried for a long time in Yoon Hyun-cheol’s arms.
I missed you.
I missed you so much.
and.
“… … I’m sorry, I’m really sorry.”
Yoon Hyun-cheol also couldn’t help but shed tears as his complex emotions exploded.
Then, all of a sudden, Suho’s existence came to mind.
Yun Hyeon-cheol, who was shedding tears, raised his head and looked in the direction where Su-ho was standing.
Suho was standing right in front of the door.
“you……!”
At Yoon Hyun-chul’s words, Su-ho quickly showed both his palms and smiled awkwardly.
“I’m sorry. This was the best I could do.”
“I asked you to do so… … !”
At that moment, Yoon Hyun-hee grabbed Yoon Hyun-cheol and said.
“don’t do it.”
“……what?”
“I asked you to meet me. So don’t say anything. If you’re going to say something, say it to me.”
“… … .”
Yun Hyeon-cheol is silent.
But soon he had no choice but to accept his brother’s request.
“… … Okay, I understand.”
That was fortunate.
To be honest, I brought you here prepared to get slapped in the face.
In the meantime, Suho quickly took out the take-out coffee he had prepared and said.
“Shall we sit down and talk?”
Yoon Hyun-cheol quietly nods his head at Su-ho’s suggestion.
Yoon Hyun-hee also sat down.
That was fortunate.
Actually, I thought that Yoon Hyun-cheol might get angry.
Because Yoon Hyun-cheol didn’t want to reveal his situation until the end.
But Suho didn’t really want to grant that request.
Yoon Hyun-chul was someone he had deliberately cast for his own plan, and someone who had to stay by his side and help him until the end, when the world was saved from the gate.
So Suho hoped that he would be truly happy.
Not only did I not know how long it would take for the world to be completely saved, but I also hoped that even after all the gates were conquered and the world was saved, I would be happy forever afterwards.
So, this is the method I chose.
In the end, in order to solve the fundamental problem, there was no choice but to confront the problem head on and solve it directly.
Of course, I thought the odds were 50/50.
So, just in case, I prepared a second plan. A second plan called the Ring of Joy and Sorrow.
If he got angry or sad, I could calm him down with the Ring of Joy and Sorrow and try to talk to him.
‘It was a good thing I didn’t wear the ring in the first place.’
Unless it was a special case, Suho didn’t really want to wear a ring.
After all, the Ring of Joy and Sorrow was a tool to forcibly control human emotions.
So, long before bringing Yoon Hyun-chul, I confessed the whole truth to Yoon Hyun-hee.
He showed her his real face and told her everything about himself and what he had asked of Yoon Hyun-chul.
Because there is no eternal lie in the world.
She was very shocked.
But soon he nodded as if he understood everything.
“So the photo of the cold noodle restaurant was also posted by Suho?”
“Yes, it’s so delicious.”
“Oh my… … .”
And she laughed.
Rather, he seemed relieved to know all the facts.
That’s why I was able to get her help.
After handing out coffee, Suho explained the whole story for a while.
And when all the explanations were over, Yoon Hyun-cheol was silent for a while and then nodded.
“… … I understand. I will respect your choice and judgment, Soo-ho. And thank you. Even though it was just a deal, for helping my little brother.”
“No. If you’re going to get on the same boat, I think this is something you should do. So… …While I’m on the subject, I have one more suggestion.”
“A suggestion?”
“Yes, it’s a proposal. This is not an ordinary proposal, but I hope you will accept it if possible.”
“… … ?”
What on earth are you trying to ask me that makes me scared like this?
But Yoon Hyun-cheol answered without hesitation.
“I don’t know what it is, but I’ll do it.”
“Thank you. Then, would you like to go on a trip with your younger sibling for a while?”
“……yes?”
For a moment, Yoon Hyun-cheol doubted his ears.
travel?
I’m on death row?
But Suho was sincere.
“I don’t think that just one or two hours or a few meetings will be enough to relieve both of your worries. So, why don’t you take this opportunity to travel for a few days? Because of your status, going abroad is difficult, so staying in the country is better.”
“Are you serious?”
“Yes, of course, this schedule is unofficial and the prison doesn’t know about it. I’ll be here in place of Hyun-cheol while he’s away.”
“Are you Mr. Suho?”
“Yes, would you like to take a look?”
Suho used his on-the-spot magic to create a face identical to Yoon Hyun-chul.
Then I started wearing the items I had prepared.
It was a type of body suit, similar to the costume mask that Choi Yoon had previously worn.
The name is Muscle Skin.
After putting on the Muscle Skin and inputting various values, Suho’s body swelled to a size similar to Yoon Hyun-cheol’s.
Then, an appearance that was completely identical to that of Yoon Hyun-cheol was completed, so that anyone who saw it would think it was him.
If you use an item that modifies your voice here… …
“iced coffee.”
Even wearing vocal cord modulation items, Suho was able to become the perfect Yoon Hyun-chul.
The two people who saw Suho’s transformation looked at him with wide, surprised eyes.
“What, what is this… … .”
“Wow, awesome… … .”
Suho said with a grin.
“I have some business to do with the Cheongok inmates. So I’ll take Hyun-cheol’s place in Cheongok for a while. This is the proposal I’m asking for. While I’m doing business at Cheongok as Yoon Hyun-cheol, Hyun-cheol, have a good time with your younger brother. Oh, of course, because of our status, we’ll take some measures against Hyun-cheol.”
“Action?”
“For example, measures like this.”
Suho lifted his fingers and pressed several of Yun Hyeon-cheol’s acupoints.
Then, after a while, Yoon Hyun-cheol’s eyes grew wide.
It was because some parts of his body felt weak.
Suho said.
“Because of the restraints on your wrists, you won’t be able to use magic or skills anyway, so we’ve put some physical restrictions on you. This won’t interfere with your daily life, but you won’t be able to harm others or anything like that. We’re on the same boat, but there are still some just-in-case scenarios, so please understand this procedure. Of course, I’ll also change your face. At the very least, you should be free to travel.”
Yoon Hyun-cheol laughs as if he finds it absurd.
however.
“Okay, I will do that.”
He quickly accepted Suho’s offer.
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