Only the moonlight illuminated the dark hallway when I got out of bed and strolled out of my room.
I knew there were no ghosts because it was a corridor I was used to, and I had no reason to be terrified. But I still felt as if I was walking into the jaws of a monster; my body trembled.
The trembling beca stronger as I walked along the carpeted corridor and stood in front of Kwon Jae Hyuk’s door. I raised my hand to knock on the door.The force opened the door slightly. I swallowed my saliva.
“Ugh.”
My heart was pounding so hard it seed like it was about to explode. Kwon Jae Hyuk seed to have failed to properly close the door. I spotted him seated on the window sill, staring out, as I carefully pushed the door open with a quivering hand.
The atmosphere was similar to… I didn’t quite rember.
There was a mont of hesitation as I debated whether I should get involved.
“Yoon Jae, please co in.”
Kwon Jae Hyuk called out to without looking. Now that I was in a situation where it was tough to flee or even do sothing I had never done before, I warily stepped inside. The door shut behind with a thump.
Kwon Jae Hyuk, who was still staring out the window, appeared to be lost in thought or engrossed in mories.
anwhile, the situation appeared to be extrely dangerous. Was he Santa Claus with a present hidden behind his back, or was he an adversary with a hidden blade instead? Was it really necessary for to open it? My intuition kept ringing the alarm bells, warning that sothing was wrong.
“Are you going to tell why you’re here? Co in and have a seat.”
He eventually shifted his gaze to . In the dim moonlight, his face and voice remained pleasant. Was this individual, nevertheless, safe for ? What did I even know about this person?
I walked gently and stood next to him to hide my shaky legs. He never rushed, even as I walked at a crawling pace. He rely waited for with pleasant eyes.
“Take a seat.”
He beckoned for to take a seat in one of the nearby chairs, but I opted to sit on the window ledge, away from him. Since the window sill was so large, it was comfortable to sit like a doll at the other end.
We were separated by a wall, each of us sitting on our window sills in the moonlight. Like a border, the shadow cast by the wall neatly separated the two of us.
We exchanged glances but didn’t say anything. Eventually, I was the one who couldn’t take the silence any longer.
“Hyung—”
“Yes.”
“Can you tell about it?”
In response to my strange question, Kwon Jae Hyuk cocked his head, but he didn’t answer or ask what I ant.
I interrogated once more, irritated,“How did Hyung know that we could leave after you smashed it?”
Kwon Jae Hyuk had yet to respond. However, he didn’t laugh at or seem amused by my reaction. He asked again as he pondered how to answer.
“How do you think I figured that out?”
“I—”
“…”
“I believe you can foresee the future.”
Possessors, returnees, or people who can see into the future. They all pointed out the sa thing. Kwon Jae Hyuk had a premonition into the future.
Jae Hyuk grinned instead of panicking at my words. It would’ve been good if he’d been a little more agitated…
But it was a pity. I kept a tense gaze on him.
“If you believe that, then so be it.”
“Why! That’s the way you phrase it.”
It was easy for him to just say it out loud. I scread in frustration, then lowered my voice in surprise as I heard my voice rebounding loudly around the room. After seeing how funny I was acting, Kwon Jae Hyuk laughed gently. It was a little ridiculous.
I was frightened without realizing it when Kwon Jae Hyuk stood up unexpectedly like that. Jae Hyuk, who grimaced slightly as he noticed trembling in embarrassnt, walked through the lengthy shadow that seed to separate us and appeared in front of .
Kwon Jae Hyuk knelt in front of , his eyes shaking as he looked up at .
The way a knight would bow down before a king.
“Are you afraid of ?”
“…”
“I can tell you anything; however, I’m afraid that it will attract soone’s attention.”
“Soone?”
“As I’ve always stated, Yoon Jae, I’m on your side.”
That didn’t make happy. I wasn’t Ki Yoon Jae, after all. Although unaware of it, Kwon Jae Hyuk’s remarks had never brought any relief.
But his next words made my eyes light up.
“Anything you want, I’ll give it to you.”
“Anything?”
Yes. Kwon Jae Hyuk grinned and nodded in response to my question. I bit my lower lip as he stated he would do anything for , not knowing who I was.
“Hyung, are you really capable of doing anything for ?”
“Yes.”
“Then swear,”
I bowed my head, bringing my face closer to his, and poked him in the chest with a finger.
“Swear to the source of your powers. You won’t betray .”
He would never betray , even if I wasn’t Ki Yoon Jae. I spoke to him in hushed tones.
Jae Hyuk didn’t question what I ant or scowl when I said that.
He simply glanced at with an unnerving, careless expression.
Kwon Jae Hyuk should have turned down my request if he truly foresaw the future.
It was either the very last, very last minute, the very last second before death, or it was a technique of gaining the other person’s trust.
‘I take an oath to the source of this strength—’
You’d lose your minimum ability if you didn’t follow it, and in the worst-case situation, you’d beco a burden as a result of the shock of losing it.
This chanism was devised in the future because of an incident where trust was destroyed due to the discovery of gaps in the contracts that were later released on the market.
Since it was a technique that would place strong limits for trust, no one utilized it unless it was an ergency.
Jae Hyuk would have declined if he arrived from the future and knew how to use this strategy. It was because it was a self-imposed limit.
I had no hesitation because I didn’t intend to betray him. Jae Hyuk was the one who had to deal with the limits on his own.
‘Of course.’
I wasn’t sure why he treated so well. Was there a chance he realized I wasn’t Yoon Jae? So, why was he doing this if he didn’t know where the real Ki Yoon Jae was after he died?
Whatever happened, I was going to remove the hand that had punctured his chest.
“Excellent.”
“…”
“If it gives you a sense of security.”
Kwon Jae Hyuk, who took my hand in his and grasped it, smiled as he gazed up at . A burst of blue light flashed from his chest. Jae Hyuk, whose body looked like it was covered with a scorching blue fire, opened his mouth.
“I pledge to my superhuman powers’ source that I will never betray the person in front of .”
With his eyes closed, Kwon Jae-Hyuk smiled warmly and continued his oath.
“Even if he isn’t Ki Yoon Jae.”
Jae Hyuk’s face beca pale for a mont as the blue fla that had spread throughout his body was drawn back into his chest. Because of the limits, I was no longer terrified to see the devoted knight kneeling down and staring up at like I was a king. Rather, the sense of success that filled my heart with pride perplexed .
“Are you sure you won’t be sorry?”
It was a question that could be read in a number of different ways. Kwon Jae Hyuk, on the other hand, simply laughed at his understanding of the situation. He whispered as he took my hand in his and kissed the tip of my index finger.
“I’ve already had a lot of regrets… No more regrets.”
When Kwon Jae Hyuk stated that, the moonlight shimred in his eyes. Despite the smooth surface sparkling with light, Jae Hyuk’s eyes were so deep and black that I couldn’t tell what was inside.
Those eyes, on the other hand, were as caring as ever even after being hidden by the eyelids and then unveiled.
“Stand up, I wish you all the best.”
“Yes.”
I held Kwon Jae Hyuk’s hand and stood up blankly as he spoke. The question remained unanswered… I was better at classifying Jae Hyuk as my person than I was at answering questions; I wondered if it was okay.
On the walk back to my room, the black corridor no longer appeared to be a path into a monster’s jaws.
The warm moonlight, on the other hand, seed to herald a trip to a mysterious location. It was a challenging passage to navigate, but I made it to my room after only a few steps.
“I’m hoping you—”
As I turned around in front of the door to say goodbye, Jae Hyuk bent his head to .
‘What?’ I exclaid just as I finished my sentence.
Jae Hyuk encircled the back of my head with one hand. As he approached, I bit my lip reflexively, and I heard the door slam behind .
Kwon Jae Hyuk’s face got closer and closer to mine, which was flustering because I was trapped between the door and him…
“…”
Kwon Jae Hyuk’s lips brushed against mine.
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