We soon arrived at the Yoo Jonghyuk Industrial Complex (formerly Syswitz).
Along the way, Yoo Jonghyuk spoke no words and acted similarly once arriving at the industrial complex. The moment the X-grade Ferrarigini turned off, Yoo Jonghyuk got off the car and told me, “From now on, I will act separately.”
“…Will you come for the selection?”
Yoo Jonghyuk briefly nodded before moving his feet and disappearing from view. He seemed to know where he was going and what he was going to do. The one certain thing was that everything in his vision would be broken.
“…You aren't going to stop him?”
I nodded at Jang Hayoung's question. After all, I made a plan on the premise that Yoo Jonghyuk didn't listen to me. Yoo Jonghyuk just needed to live safely until the Demon King Selection.
The important thing was what I needed to do now. I ignored the minor procedures and headed straight to Aileen's council room.
“It has been a while.”
I hadn't met Aileen for some time and she looked haggard from the busy industrial complex.
Eileen pushed up her glasses and submitted a report. “Since the duke left, I have been struggling with the other industrial complexes… the party members handle it well.”
“Party members?”
“Yoo Jonghyuk's party. You don't know it? Every morning, there are people walking around saying 'I am Yoo Jonghyuk.' It was founded just before you left… you must not have seen it.”
Was it them? Damn. I sometimes thought I could still hear the shouts from that day.
Aileen shook her head and continued. “In recent days, a group of followers of the 'Punisher' was created.”
“Was her identity revealed?”
“Not yet. She was suddenly gone soon after the duke left.”
“Gone?”
A strange feeling entered my heart. Perhaps? I had a thought but it wasn't possible. It was
impossible for such a thing to come true, no matter how I thought about it.
Aileen let out a small sigh. “I don't know why I keep reporting to you. The owner of this industrial complex is Yoo Jonghyuk.”
“It doesn't matter. In any case…”
“…The duke should now go to his industrial complex.”
This wasn't my industrial complex. Since I had returned to the Demon World, I had to go check the current status of the Kim Dokja Industrial Complex (formerly Gilobat). I left it to Mark but I didn't know what would've happened.
I stared at the landscape of the industrial complex through the window. Many things had happened since coming here. I got up from my seat and Irene rose with me.
“D-Duke-nim.”
I looked back and Aileen's expression was strange. It seemed cold, sad and disappointed. Even so, her voice was calm when she opened her mouth. I had studied Aileen in Ways of Survival and knew whenever she made this voice.
Aileen rummaged for a moment and then held out a small box. “This is what you asked for before.”
The box contained a small watch. It was a small pocket watch designed with very fine circuits. I held it and felt a slight vibration from the watch. As I sensed the slow but surely moving time, many things passed through my mind.
The story horizon, the revolutionary game… All the memories that had gone retreated to an out of reach place were ticking away.
I stared at the watch for a while. I glanced at Aileen again and she was looking at me with both wrists overlapping each other.
I seemed to know what would happen from now on.
“Duke Yoo Jonghyuk.”
TL: Rainbow Turtle
Chapter end
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