Chapter 202 – #45_Those Who Almost Lost

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One.
Sharon crouched in the corner.
That look reminded me of Sharon the day she came to see Siwoo after being kicked out of the rooftop room.
No, she looks even more depressed than that.
Even her hair, which used to be shiny, was frizzy as if it had withered.

“…Siuya…”

Sharon called Siwoo’s name in a cracking voice.
There was no strength to the point of being pitiful.

“I heard you almost got hurt because of me… Are you okay?”

It had been a long time since I had seen Sharon so drained of energy.
Even though Sharon has a bit of an erratic corner, she seemed to live vigorously and vigorously as her life motto.
She sat down on the bed for comfort.
Sharon shook her head.

“I’m fine, I’m not hurt… But… But…”

Sharon, who had stuttered a couple of times, shuddered as if she remembered the shocking scene earlier.
She squeezes Siu’s hand tightly, her voice and body trembling like a hypothermia patient.

“I… I… I know you’re going to be wrong… I know you’re going to die..Hehe… Hee…”

Sharon, who had reached the point of sobbing soon after she started crying, was hugged by Siwoo in Siwoo’s arms.
The refreshing scent and the soft touch of her body.
He hugged Sharon’s shaking head and patted her on the back.

“It was very, very, very scary… It was so scary… Aaaaa…!”
“It’s okay, why are you crying over something like this? Are you okay. I’m fine too.”
“I didn’t do anything… Nothing…!”

Her relief and helplessness, as well as the fear and despair of that moment, all fed back together, and Sharon clung to Siu so much that she couldn’t hold her tight anymore.
Shi-woo, who was afraid of losing her forever, is relieved just by being in her arms.
The moment he almost died, he recalls his helplessness in not being able to do anything.

In front of those complicated emotions, Siwoo also felt his heart thump.
His anger at Duke Tiphareth for making Sharon cry so much, and his gratitude to Sharon for worrying him so much overlapped.

“Look here, you’re fine. Your injuries seem to be healed, calm down, Sharon.”
“Yeah…Yes, I’ll calm down… Uh…”

Meanwhile, the twins followed Siwoo and watched the scene from behind.

“……”
“……”

Odile stabbed Odette in the side and pulled him by the wrist and closed the door behind him.
Odette seemed to have to be quiet for some reason, so she kept quiet and then finally opened her mouth.

“Why sister?”
“Let’s just stay out of the way. You’re just crying.”
“I also want to be held by my assistant…”
“You said you hugged me yesterday too!”
“I said it before, but the one who betrayed you first is your sister?”

The twins sat on the sofa in the living room.
It was a day with a lot of work.
In fact, my heart skips a beat when I think of Siwoo, who was still lying dead on the roof.
It was because it was a re-experience that followed the events of the time when the witch of Aquarius attacked Gehenna.

“Anyway… But it seems like that unnie is the one who needs an assistant more. We are proud.”
“Something doesn’t feel right. Decomposition.”
“So do I. What can I do though The assistant is the one who helped me while I was in this world, and the one who will help me.”

I heard from Master what Siwoo was in when he came to this world.
A lonely state in which a kite disappears and normal human relationships cannot be formed.
In addition, it is said that the homunculus and the outcast were in a dangerous state where they could target Siu.

So, when she first saw Sharon, she felt betrayed and angry with Siwoo, but still felt grateful.
As soon as I heard that Siu was left on the battlefield alone, I saw his eyes roll upside down and ran away, and I was convinced that he was the person who had been by my side so that I wouldn’t be lonely.

“This is the generosity of adults.”
“Huh…”
“Should I try on the new pajamas I just bought?”
“Yes, sister.”

While Siwoo calmed Sharon down, the twins changed her clothes and sat on the sofa talking doran doran.

2.
The location point Gwanghwamun branch was very busy.
There has never been so much work to do since the founding of the Gwanghwamun branch.
Witches belonging to Witch Point, as well as ordinary outcasts, were sent a summons notice with a huge reward.

“It’s a luxury…”

Branch manager Sua pressed her temples and lamented.
It was because it seemed that a year’s worth of mental energy had been consumed by responding to and giving instructions to the complaints of the hotline, which sounded like a fire just a moment ago.

In just one day today, there were around 3,000 casualties without a barrier.
Survivors who have to manipulate their memories are more than five times that number.

Through the government of the Republic of Korea, media coverage was controlled and witnesses, including military and police officers, who were in the area were temporarily quarantined.
Unlike the old days when rumors were passed from mouth to mouth, modern times had to deal with them more quickly because they spread through data and networks.

A total of 10 witches are struggling to erase and manipulate memories through group hypnosis, and they have requested help from other location point branches.
It felt like putting out a large-scale forest fire with only a bucket.

Still, to say the conclusion first, I barely crossed the deadline.
It was a miracle that was possible because of the rapid response to the incident and the addition of magic to the national administrative power.
The accident at COEX Mall will end with an accident caused by a gas leak.

In this case, the architect or the company that owns the building will use the poison, but there is no choice.
The Korean government as well as the leaders of powerful countries such as the US, China and Japan are reluctant to let the public know about the existence of witches.
In other words, there is no way that the truth will be known through foreign media.

Of course, it is close to impossible to completely control all data and information.
As it is full of suspicious aspects, there will be many people who have doubts.
Some people will try to get the truth out.

However, the scientific supremacy that resulted from the development of science worked conveniently in this area.
People will trust the data officially announced by the government and reputable overseas articles more than eyewitness accounts of monsters appearing and chewing up people.
Also, interest in the case itself will wither as time goes on.
Even if there is a voice coming out later, it will be dismissed as a conspiracy theory and lose its power.

In fact, quite a number of major historical disasters were caused by homunculus or exploits, but the existence of witches was not known due to appropriate scripts and handling.

“Count Deneb, Branch Manager Sua is coming.”
[Yes, please tell me]

Even though a heinous accident occurred, there was luck among the misfortunes.
It is said that Count Deneb, who is good at large-scale mind manipulation, was staying in Korea just in time for business.
Her magnetic magic could work simultaneously on thousands or tens of thousands of people without antimagic.

“How is your current progress?”
[All survivors inside the building have finished healing and are currently treating the injured. Let’s see… I’ll probably need an extra 12 hours or so.]
“I am deeply grateful for your help.”
[This much. We will discuss this issue later.]

Sua cut off communication and contacted Duke Tiphareth.
The second luck was that Eloah, who was chasing the red knight, was also staying in Korea.
Immediately after her accident, she temporarily lost her eyesight due to the cost of her contract, but she prevented further accidents by searching for the culprit of the incident.

“Gwiju, can you hear me?”
[…I’m listening]
“How about taking a little break?”

However, the fact that Eloa, who has the tracking technique from her long experience, has not found anything yet, proves that her blackness has already disappeared and there is no continuous threat.
Knowing that Eloah is in a predicament in many ways, Sua repeatedly urged her to take a break, but her reply is the same.

[I’ll try to find more if I can]
“Yes, as your lord wishes…”

Communication was cut off with a dull, weary voice.

3.
Elroa was looking around her with her blank face.
The eastern countryside, which had only mountains and rice fields 100 years ago, was so prosperous.
Dozens of skyscrapers scratching the sky overlook the land, and 10 million people live in the city, which is as complex as a spider’s web.

However, she did not have the time to have a new impression or to search desperately to find her culprit.
Just as it is embedded in her body, she plausibly mimics her familiar behavior and hides her true feelings.

“……”

She thought ea she found sadal melik.
It was a situation that no one could but doubt.
To be more precise, she has yet to resolve her suspicions about the man called Siu.

But.
Surprisingly, she has no motivation even when the crumbling purpose of her life reappears in front of her eyes.
Various sharp voices rang in my ears through the cracks in my heart that seemed to have been cut away.

[I don’t have much… But I’ll give it all… Siwoo is never the kind of person who would do bad things… The Duke… I knew he was a good person… But… You’re thinking wrong now….You will regret it later…]

A green-haired outcast who tried to save him by holding out a card that said it was all his property.

[He is a guest in our family! Of course, this has nothing to do with it! He’s not the kind of person who would do that!]

Deneb, who was rarely angry and raised his voice to Elroa.

[Did you make this?]

An apprentice witch who scolded Elroa with her angry eyes.
Even her own image reflected in her eyes is vivid.
At that moment, Eloa couldn’t deny that it was Raffy who she seemed to overlap with the apprentice witch.
A villain who almost took someone’s precious person was here.

“I… I…”

Elroa sat down in her place and hugged her own body.
She thought it was the right thing.
She thought that she should give her hand to those who are losing a loved one out of sight in a chaotic world.

But now I couldn’t figure out what it was.

Boundaries blur.
Right and wrong.
What to do and what not to do.
Justice and vengeance.
Victim and perpetrator.
Insight and stubbornness.
Selflessness and selfishness.
Everything gets tangled up and flows back up the chest like vomit.

It seemed to collapse.
I wanted to run away from everything like this.
There is no need to cross the mark.
Eloa’s apprentice witch was only Rafi Tiphareth.
Tiphareth ends here.

“No.”

Eloa slowly raised herself.
She forcibly encourages her will as she puts her broken heart together piece by piece.
It was as futile as tying strings to a corpse.

There are things I haven’t finished yet.
After checking everything, it’s not too late to finish.
Aren’t all the doubts cleared yet?

Let’s find the man.
Elroa flung her body into the night sky over Seoul.
To find clues to finish everything.
Is the crookedly inclined moon coldly crying?