The Villain’s Recipe - Chapter 26.2
There was so much he wanted to know. Who had committed such a wicked deed against Baek Seok-gyol? And whether it was because of that incident that Baek Seok-gyol ended up like this. For now, he still wanted to linger by his side a little longer.
When his thoughts reached that point, Min-ha felt that he shouldn’t just stay like this. He would stop the two of them somehow and make his intentions clear.
Just as he was desperately mustering up his courage, thinking he must do so, a familiar face came into view. It was Ma Jin-cheol, who had said he would patrol the surroundings.
“Mr. Ma Jin-cheol!”
At the urgent call, Ma Jin-cheol stepped closer to Min-ha. Then he lowered his head to look down at the teleporter, who was groaning in pain. Perhaps because he was still conscious, he seemed to notice Ma Jin-cheol’s presence as well. Tension made his body stiffen up.
“Do you wish to save this person?”
At Ma Jin-cheol’s question, Min-ha nodded.
“What about after you save him?”
“After?”
“Yes, what are you going to do after saving him?”
With those words, Ma Jin-cheol looked back and forth between Kang Sa-hyeok and Baek Seok-gyol. Min-ha felt like he understood what Ma Jin-cheol wanted. Right now, he was asking whose side Min-ha would follow. He had thought they might drag him away by force, but were they giving him a choice instead?
“Usually, people follow the Management Bureau, right? Aren’t they on the side of justice?”
Ma Jin-cheol said with a hint of sarcasm. Right, his words were correct. To ordinary citizens, the Management Bureau was always a righteous existence. But there was also a flawed part. It was Min-ha’s choice right now.
“I am going to follow Mr. Baek Seok-gyol.”
At Min-ha’s words, Ma Jin-cheol asked back as if surprised.
“Why?”
Ma Jin-cheol genuinely seemed puzzled. To that, Min-ha replied firmly.
“If I’m not there, Mr. Baek Seok-gyol will starve again.”
This time, Ma Jin-cheol let out a laugh out loud.
“That is not a wrong statement.”
Before he knew it, his tone and attitude had returned to normal. He took out a small medicine bottle from his bosom and poured it straight onto the teleporter’s arm.
Sizzzzle.
Because the teleporter writhed in agony, Min-ha’s body jolted. When he looked at Ma Jin-cheol in shock, he spoke unconcernedly.
“It is a hemostatic agent. Watch.”
As he watched the body gradually settle down as the pain subsided, the bleeding had already stopped before he knew it.
“It hurts a bit, but the effect is great. Sui made it.”
“Ms. Sui is amazing.”
“More importantly, if you’ve made your decision, we should probably go and stop this fight.”
“True. But how do we stop it?”
Min-ha rounded his eyes as he watched the increasingly intense battle. Trees were uprooted, blasts went off, flames blazed, and the ground split apart. Mr. Jang’s house was strangely unscathed, but everything else was vanishing.
Crawling into that place of his own accord would be an act of madness. But to wrap up this current situation, he had to do something.
Pointing at Baek Seok-gyol, Min-ha asked Ma Jin-cheol.
“Can you teleport me right over there by any chance?”
“It is possible, but it will be dangerous.”
“Wouldn’t it work if we drew their attention first?”
“How?”
“I will shout out loud.”
Min-ha clenched his fists tightly.
“What will you say?”
“Anything.”
And the moment those words ended, Min-ha shouted at the top of his lungs.
“Fire!”
He had no idea why that was the only phrase that suddenly came to mind. When the loud voice echoed out, the gazes of Kang Sa-hyeok and Baek Seok-gyol touched Min-ha for a brief moment. At that instant, Ma Jin-cheol swiftly opened a port. Min-ha leaped into the port more agilely than usual.
Of all places, the exit opened right above Baek Seok-gyol’s head. Baek Seok-gyol quickly caught and hugged Min-ha as he tumbled down from the port. Min-ha ended up staying in Baek Seok-gyol’s arms in a princess carry posture by pure coincidence.
“Lee Min-ha!”
Kang Sa-hyeok called out to Min-ha as if flustered.
“I’m alright! I’m alright so stop fighting for now!”
Baek Seok-gyol naturally reigned in his power. Although Kang Sa-hyeok chewed on his lips faintly, he too reined in his flames.
“Are you out of your mind?”
“Are you out of your mind?”
He had stopped the two of them for now, but the exact same words popped out of both of their mouths simultaneously.
“Well, I’m not out of my mind though.”
“Where do you think this place is to barge in!”
“You almost got hurt.”
Along with those words, Baek Seok-gyol’s eyes swept over Ma Jin-cheol with a fierce glint.
