Two days passed by since the end of the 'Great War of Saints and Demons'.
The nightmare-filled 'Isle of Reincarnators' could no longer be seen; Constellations were gradually leaving the Ark for their rightful spots in the night sky.
– This stop is for
Constellations from
“No, we'll be fine, thank you.”
[Do not be overly worried, however. He's no ordinary Constellation, after all. Without a doubt, he's still alive.]
He lightly tapped her shoulder and soon, disappeared beyond the Dark Dimension while leading other Constellations. She stood there and silently waited until they were gone from her view before climbing down from the bow of the Ark. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she found a person waiting for her – Han Su-Yeong.
“Dionysus?”
“He left.”
“Both Cheok Jun-Gyeong and the
“I think they'll be leaving pretty soon.”
“And Uriel?”
Han Su-Yeong continued to ask, and Jeong Hui-Won continued to answer. Most of what they chatted about were trivial information, stuff like Hades and Persephone, Uriel, Cheok Jun-Gyeong's abode, etc. Some who would be leaving, some who would be staying, some who would accompany them…. A part of the info was about the matters everyone knew already. The thing was, though, it was not really important whether someone knew this or that.
“HYeong-ee is still completely worn out and teacher-nims are helping her out by performing 'Chu-gung-gwhyeol'.” (TL note at the end)
“And Ji-Hye?”
“At the back, fixing her battleship.”
“What about Yi Hyeon-Seong?”
One would ask, while the other would answer. They walked on the corridors of the Ark and repeated this process. It was as if they wouldn't be able to hold back even for a second by not doing it.
“What about the kids?”
“Well, they…..”
Before Jeong Hui-Won could finish her sentence, they heard the kids' voices coming out from one of the cabins lining up the corridor.
– I knew it. I gotta sign the contract with the darkness right now so I can get my revenge for hyung….
– Revenge? What revenge? Ahjussi is definitely alive. I can feel it.
– ….Well, uh, I also knew that. If it's Dok-Ja hyung, he's definitely….!
– You need to wake up already. We need to come up with a sound plan right now.
Jeong Hui-Won's and Han Su-Yeong's steps came to a halt at the same time as if they had promised to do so. They listened to the kids' conversation. Those two were bawling uncontrollably only the day before. However, the two of them, as they appeared through the cabin's window, were….
“…I guess they will be fine, after all,” said Jeong Hui-Won.
Han Su-Yeong waited for a beat before asking her. “What about you, then?”
The latter didn't reply. Instead, her gaze slowly faltered. The former stopped looking at her conversation partner, and shifted her own gaze lower, too.
Jeong Hui-Won opened her lips eventually. “He asked me to save him.”
“He pleaded with me to rescue him.”
She tightly clenched her fist. They didn't need to stare at each other to feel this emotion resonating between them.
It sounded as if dry rain was falling somewhere; Han Su-Yeong listened to that noise impassively, before speaking up. “We'll have a lot of things to do when we get back.”
“…Right. I know.” Jeong Hui-Won rubbed her face with her sleeves and smiled weakly. “For the time being, we should go back to Seoul, right?”
“We should.”
“There will definitely be some bastards aiming for Seoul now that Dok-Jssi has disappeared. And we'll have to sort out the law and order back home, too.”
“Who'll tell Yi Su-Gyeong, though?”
“That, well….”
The two women stopped talking and stared at the empty space for a while. The first person to break the silence was Han Su-Yeong. “I wish we still had Yu Sang-Ah with us in times like these.”
“….I miss Sang-Ah-ssi.”
They had lost far too much getting here.
Chapter end
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