Under Cover [✔️]

Double Take

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Shotaro and Sungchan were granted a special apartment to share together.

It isn't just an ordinary apartment either. It's right next to the King's and Queen's temple, which are only reserved for very strong and special demons, like Nakamoto and the other members of the Royal Guard.

The Boars agreed to come live in Franta, and were granted the position as our new Royal Spies. They went back to their hideout to pack their things, so they'll be back and forth for a few days.

From now on, their old hideout will be used as a Royal Hideout, just in case any of us gets put into a situation where we have to hide elsewhere.

Apart from that, I got the other sins together, despite their protesting, and we made our way to the temple.

The doors immediately swung open, and closed as soon as we entered. Jaehyun was the first to enter, but Johnny came soon after.

"We've already congratulated you all on the successful mission, and there's nothing new as of late. So what could the seven of you possibly be here for?"

Johnny frowned, making Jaehyun sigh.

"It's something important right? Otherwise, you wouldn't be here. What seems to be the problem? Minhyung looks upset, and by the looks of the rest of you, he seems to be the only one that knows what's going on"

Jaehyun calmly analyzed.

"...Ever since that day when we had to find Sicheng to make Jisung better, multiple demons have either told us that it was nice to see us again even though it was the first time we ever saw them, or that they don't want to see the sins destroyed again"

I began to explain.

"For as long as we can remember, we've been the Seven Demon Princes of Hell. We've always been the demons born from the Seven Deadly Sins themselves. That's always been the truth, and none of us ever questioned it. We just accepted what we were given from the start. But now, I'm doubting that we were ever the first ones to begin with"

"Minhyung. What are you talking about? Of course we're the first to be born from the sins. You probably just heard wrong"

Renjun seemed confused, but also a bit agitated by my assumptions.

"...Actually, I'm doubting it too. I was with hyung when Taeyong said that he didn't want to see the sins destroyed again. Both of us couldn't have misheard that. He even said that we were his favorites thus far. What other reason would he have to say that, if it wasn't true...?"

Donghyuck had a sad expression.

"Wait. When was this??"

Chenle asked him.

"In Timbermount, when we split up"

"This doesn't make any sense guys..."

"..."

Jaemin looked like he was trying to piece everything together, but Jeno just suddenly went pale.

"Is it true...? We're really not the first ones...?"

Jisung sadly asked Jaehyun and Johnny.

Johnny avoided our gazes, but Jaehyun hesitantly nodded.

"You're not... In actuality, you seven are the third set of Demon Princes..."

He confessed.

"There were two other sets before us...?"

Jaemin mumbled, and Jaehyun nodded again.