The Saint Wants to Rest - Chapter 50.2
Choi Jae-heon’s eyes trembled. How could he send his younger brother, whom he still considered so fragile, into an A-rank Gate? In his heart, he wanted to block him from entering the Gate at all. If that was not possible, he wanted to stay by Ian’s side personally to protect him. However, the guild had a fundamental duty to defend and protect the nation. Furthermore, the district he was assigned to was the place where the greatest damage was expected.
While Choi Jae-heon’s dilemma deepened, Vermouth approached Ian’s side with a largely intentional movement. He lightly rolled up his sleeve and tapped his own left arm with his other hand; the same arm that had been torn away by the Shadow Stalker recently and cleanly regenerated by Ian’s Divine Power.
“Choi Jae-heon. It is tactically correct for you to take charge of the Gangnam defense line. Therefore, leave Mr. Ian’s escort to me. I will serve him safely so that nothing happens.”
Vermouth’s purple eyes sparkled in an irritating manner. His fingertips stroked the arm where new flesh had sprouted, as if showing it off.
“This arm was personally reshaped by Mr. Ian’s mercy. Therefore, it must be used solely for Mr. Ian’s sake.”
“You, seriously.”
A thick vein bulged on Choi Jae-heon’s forehead. He knew better than anyone the blatant obsession this beast-like knight had toward Ian. Just thinking about what this guy might pull inside a dark dungeon under the pretext of an escort made his stomach turn.
He wanted to twist that regenerated arm back off with telekinesis right this instant, but he couldn’t. This was because the debt he felt from Vermouth saving Ian’s life had not yet completely vanished.
Moreover, as Vermouth said, the most perfect and certain power he could attach to Ian’s side right now was that man.
“…Sigh.”
Choi Jae-heon gritted his teeth and let out a deep breath.
“Fine. For the Jongno Gate, Vermouth, you will go in with Ian.”
“A wise decision.”
Toward Vermouth, who was smiling triumphantly, Choi Jae-heon stepped closer and growled while radiating a cold murderous intent. It was a terrifying warning that made the surrounding air vibrate.
“However, if even a single hair on my brother’s body is scratched, or if you pull any ‘nonsense’ inside the dungeon using the situation as an excuse.”
Vermouth looked at Choi Jae-heon with his eyes curved in a round smile.
“Know that you will be torn to pieces by my hands before you ever meet a demon. I have warned you.”
“Do not worry. I will serve Mr. Ian perfectly at the risk of my life.”
He would never, even if he died, say that he wouldn’t do it. Leaving behind the power struggle of the two men who looked ready to kill each other, Ian washed his face with his dry hands, looking exhausted. Even in this serious situation, the blood-drying war of nerves between those two showed no signs of ending.
Regardless, the situation was settled. Ian took heavy steps toward the Jongno Gate together with Vermouth.
“Whew.”
After Ian and the main forces of each guild had all left for the Gates. In the situation room where only silence remained, Yoon Tae-gyeom roughly pulled down his tie and rested both hands on the table. On his desk lay a detailed report regarding the ‘demonic infiltration possibility’ and ‘demonic energy’ that Vermouth had warned about.
Monsters that possessed intelligence but hated humans. If they attacked with demonic energy, the wounds would not heal properly unless the treatment was a heal mixed with Divine Power. Furthermore, it was said they had the ability to wear human skins and seep into daily life. That was why even a place like Lancia lost its first Saint in the beginning due to internal enemies running wild.
Yoon Tae-gyeom strongly argued that this horrific truth must be announced to the public. He judged that only by warning people of the fact that their own family or neighbors might be magical beasts wearing a husk could they prevent secondary damage.
However, the response from the video conference with the high-ranking officials that had just ended was conservative and cold.
[That won’t do, Team Leader Yoon. Society is finally finding stability after just barely escaping the Gate Shock. Are you telling us to announce that ‘demons who eat and imitate humans are roaming the streets’? The public will be consumed by fear, suspecting and biting one another. It is obvious that a riot will break out!]
[We cannot create national fear by believing only the words of a stranger without clear evidence. For now, let us settle for investigating secretly by deploying special agents.]
It wasn’t that he didn’t understand the position of the higher-ups. However, Yoon Tae-gyeom’s intuition was warning him that if they remained silent like this, an uncontrollable storm of blood would blow.
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