KALOPSIA

4. That Red-Head

They were guided into the drawing room where Cale Henituse was waiting for them.

"Hello, Kim Dokja." A voice spoke.

Red hair?

It was oddly familiar to Dokja. But he couldn't pinpoint what it was, their back was faced towards them. And was it just a coincidence that he could perfectly pronounce his name?

"You can sit down, you know?"

"A-ah!.. yes..."

Kim Dokja along with Yoo Joonghyuk sat down on the couch opposite to the man while the others stood behind or to the side.

That's when they got a better look at the person.

Shoulder-length hair that was colored with a fresh, bright blood-like color. Smooth and plump yet thin lips. Sharp cat-like brown eyes with a hint of red. A skinny body with a slender waist.

He could've beaten Joonghyuk with a fist in Joonghyuk's face, well, in terms of beauty.

Cale reached over to the table in front of them, grabbing onto the teacup placed in front of him. "You're not from this world, are you?" Cale went straight to the point.

They all flinched, caught off guard by his boldness and the fact he was right on the spot.

"How- how do you know that?" Dokja asked nervously.

Cale smirked, then it disappeared. "There's another one like you who came here."

"What?!"

"His name is Choi Han." Cale ignored their surprising reactions.

They turned amongst themselves.

"We don't know who that is..."

"Do you think he's telling the truth?"

"Another Korean?"

"What if he's lying?"

"But there shouldn't be any foreigners here unless something similar happened to them."

Cale sat up, catching their attention back to him. "Believe me or not. You guys were the one looking for me." He got up and walked towards the door, signaling something to the butler. "I'll provide you shelter temporarily. The servants will show you to your room." Cale left after.

Yoo Joonghyuk's gaze never left Cale until he left the room, out of sight.

"Joonghyuk," Dokja said, "do you know anything about this?" If it wasn't told in the novel, it probably wasn't important. But Yoo Joonghyuk should know every... wait.. red shoulder-length hair, brown-red eyes, slender body...

Kalopsia?

No.. his name wasn't that, it was just what everyone called him...

Kim Dokja came to a realization, is Cale the person everyone called Kalopsia in the novel?

"No." Joonghyuk answered without the effort to think.

However, it only grew Dokja's suspicions. How he would answer so blankly was already suspicious.

The man only showed up during Joonghyuk's early regressions. Later on, he never showed up again. But he played many crucial parts, that was the only reason Joonghyuk got so far in the early games and not later on. Not only that, he was great for moral support, also why Joonghyuk later on went insane, without his support, and not being able to perform well in certain mental scenarios...

Dokja clenched his teeth and fists, eager to find out the truth and uncover more.

"Should we check out our rooms?" Sangah suggested, noticing the energy coming from Dokja wasn't that well.

"Alright."

The servants showed them to their rooms.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Sangah asked Dokja.

Everyone had left to check out their rooms. Sangah took Dokja over to the corner for a moment to talk.

"I'm fine." Dokja sweated it off.

"Your expression earlier didn't look well. If anything happened, you can always tell me. I'm here for you." Sangah looked into Dokja's eyes with the worry of a caring and concerned mother.

"No, no. I really am fine." Dokja rejected.

"Alright." Her eyes looked with more worry. "I'll be going then, see you later."

"See you."