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NEVER TRUST THE DEVIL

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

As soon as the team arrives back at the Ministry, Hoseok breaks apart from the rest of them to drop off the lifeless, broken horcrux to a different department who would handle it from there on.

Seulgi continued to lead the others down a set of familiar hallways. "We have to plan our next move because this next horcrux is located on the other side of the country after the Death Eaters had transferred it from its original location when they figured out what we were doing."

"How did you know that?" Jisoo couldn't help but ask.

A short moment passed. "Jinyoung saw it," was all Seulgi had said in the end. But she didn't need to say anything more, as the lingering look that she gave Jisoo had confirmed her suspicions.

They had seen it in Taehyung's mind when Jinyoung had done his work on him. Hell, Taehyung must have been the one to have relocated it himself.

Disappointment settled in the center of her chest, and she is unable to shake it off so easily even when she reminded herself that... perhaps in a way, Taehyung hadn't wanted to do all of that. He was only being controlled, wasn't he? Jisoo's not sure, and she suddenly grows confused at her own thoughts and feelings.

"It's the farthest location so far, and going by broom would take us too long." Seulgi continues, reeling Jisoo back to their present conversation. "Apparition seems to be the quickest option but we won't stand a chance if we have to fight because it would be too taxing for all of us considering the distance. Unless..."

Seulgi looks at them from over her shoulder. "Jennie, Jungkook, see if you two can make a portkey for us last minute, If not, then we rest up and apparate."

The two mentioned Aurors nod like good soldiers. Before turning the other way around, the dark-haired wizard catches Jisoo's eye and he gives her a small smile as he begins to walk in the other direction.

Jisoo raises an eyebrow at Jungkook's retreating figure.

Beside her, falling into step, Seulgi chuckles silently to herself. "That one seems to like you," she says, sugary amusement coating her voice. "Jungkook is a bit... eccentric. He was the newest addition to the team a week ago, but he's good at his job and has one too many talents. Be nice to him."

Jisoo only rolls her eyes and doesn't even bother to reply to that. She only follows Seulgi, seeing as how she has nothing more important to do and Seulgi hasn't assigned her a specific task yet like the others. She knew the captain was going to report their progress so far to Jinyoung, and since Seulgi also hasn't said anything, Jisoo figured she could tag along with her to Jinyoung's office.

When they reached the Aurors' Offices, it was deserted. Nobody was milling around or was even hunching over their desks. Not even their office-only Auror, Nayeon, was there on her post.

The place was deserted but Seulgi and Jisoo paid little attention to this, as there were less and less of them these days. This was nothing new, sadly.