Chapter 11

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Now that I knew Yunhwa wasn't at 628, I had to go find him. The most likely place was, of course, inside the religious facility. Eui Hyun left the house and looked up at the brick-built chapel on the hill. Judging by the sound of worship, it seemed like the bell ringing from a little while ago was indeed announcing the worship time.

"Even if it's a cult, getting involved with religion is tiresome..."

When human rights organizations took action and he ended up in detention once, Eui Hyun, upon his release, generally wanted to resolve everything quietly.

Yunhwa was like that too. If he hadn't gone to the detention facility during the second round, he wouldn't have met Yunhwa, but isn't it because he accumulated karma for no reason that he's in this mess now? So, let's put an end to new connections. Please, let's deal with what's already there.

Eui Hyun stole a black hat hanging on someone's clothesline and walked towards the chapel.

"Uh-haha! If we catch you, we won't let you go for real!"

"Try to catch me! Try-"

Whether they were waiting for their parents' worship to finish or just playing on the hill, a group of kids came running towards Eui Hyun.

"Ah! What's up, Hyung!"

"Can't you watch where you're going?"

"What! Hyung, you should watch where you're going!"

At most, the kids who seemed to be around elementary school lower grades collided with Eui Hyun as they complained. Eui Hyun smiled and bent down to face the little ones.

"Hey, do you guys know a guy who sets himself on fire?"

"Yunhwa? Yes! But why?"

"Oh, because my brother is too scared. It's really scary that fire comes out of his body. We need to know where he is so we can avoid him-."

Seeing him lie without even changing his expression, the kids laughed and pointed their fingers at Eui Hyun.

"Scared? Of him? Uh-haha! He always loses to me!"

"Really?"

"Yeah! Adults are scared of him, but not me! I always win against him!"

"Wow, reliable. So, if Yunhwa suddenly jumps out, you guys can protect me, right?"

"Well, yes. But he won't jump out, you know? Because he's..."

Because he's, why? As Eui Hyun nodded, the girl behind him subtly grabbed the boy's clothes.

"Hey, didn't your mom tell you not to talk to strangers?"

"Oh! Right!"

The boy covered his mouth and sneaked back. If he couldn't get any clues from the kids, he would have to search the house, but the situation was getting complicated. Eui Hyun sighed deeply and put on an awkwardly sad expression.

"I'm too scared... Even if Yunhwa is weak, if he suddenly spews fire and rushes at me, I might die. It's really scary. What should I do?"

Although his tone was robotic, it worked well with the kids. The boy who had been confidently asserting that he would protect Eui Hyun couldn't stand the pitiful adult and shouted loudly.

"Don't worry! He's tightly held by the Divine One! The Divine One has a really strong ability, and Mom said that he has locked up that bastard, Yunhwa, we will never see each other again!"

"The Divine One?"

"Yeah! Hyung, don't you know about that? The Divine One saved the world! It was even on TV!"

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