𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗦, Go Won

➷(4) SOUL SHIFTER SEARCH

"Can women only shift souls to the same gender?" Uk asked, Da-hye noticed the glance Uk gave Mu-deok.

"Not really. But for everything to go smoothly,  I heard they should pick someone similar." Yul explained. "Gender, age, and build. They all need to be similar." 

Da-hye had only seen Naksu twice but her face had already engraved in Da-hye's mind, she would recognize her face anywhere. But, Mu-deok and Naksu were not really alike. However, there was still the possibility that Mu-deok could be Naksu. 

"I am not asking because I have not seen her. Was Naksu thin with short limbs?" Uk asked. "Did she have a round face like Mu-deok right here?"

Da-hye scoffed and then chuckled softly, "Are you crazy?" The idea of Naksu being anything like Mu-deok was ridiculous. But still, why did Uk bring that up?

Dang-gu inspected Mu-deok's face. "If that was the case, she would not have been nicknamed Naksu. Look at her." Dang-gu grabbed Mu-deok's face. "What kind of assassin look this adorable?"

"You are right." Mu-deok said, almost in a sarcastic tone. "I bet she was a monster."

"No, she was human." Yul said. "Let us not belittle the dead, even if she was an assassin." 

"Master Heo Yeom wants to see you." A mage said, entering Jeongjinggak's secret room.

"Go without me. He dislikes me anyway." Uk commented.

"Right. Being here would be safer. Let us go." Dang-gu told Yul and Da-hye, who followed him out of the room.

"Uk, you better not tamper with the door." Da-hye joked. It was like she knew that he was going to do just that.

They were brought to the training center. Apparently, there was a soul shifter here who had let the intruders in. Da-hye could bet that that soul shifter was Mu-deok. But maybe she was wrong. Maybe she was just overthinking the whole situation. But still there was a possibility that Da-hye was right. Her gut feeling was always right.

So Da-hye's uncle decided to bring everyone who was currently in Songrim to the training center. The leader had asked help from the Jin family. Using one of their relics, they would find out who was the soul shifter.

Dang-gu saw Uk and Mu-deok arrive. "Uk." Dang-gu said. Mu-deok and Uk walked them. D

"What is going on?" Uk asked. "Why are we gathered here?"

"They are going to catch Naksu's men who are in here." Dang-gu explained. The energy in the room was tense, because everyone knew there was a soul shifter among them. 

Da-hye caught Uk and Mu-deok giving each other some type of look. Perhaps Da-hye was right. Perhaps Mu-deok was Naksu and Uk knew that. But she could always be wrong as well. Da-hye was always suspicious of every newcomer. "Naksu?" Uk mumbled.

Park Jin and Master Heo arrived. All the mages gave a bow. "One of you has helped Naksu's men who sneaked in here today." The leader spoke.

"My lord." Dang-gu spoke on behalf of everyone. "Everyone here knows each other." 

"On the outside, you all look like those of Songrim." The leader explained . "That is why I asked someone for help." 

"Lady Jin Cho-yeon of the Jin family has brought Gwigu." Sang-ho informed the leader. Da-hye could feel thick tension between Uk and Mu-deok. She wasn't sure why, perhaps they were just nervous to know that they were in the same place as a soul shifter.

Young Lady Jin walked into the training center. She was the second daughter of the Jin family. The first daughter, Jin Bu-yeon had gone missing years ago. Lady Jin still believed that her daughter would return.