CHAPTER 258: SILENCE

PARK SURO?

Jung Ara?

Moon Noa clenched his hands tight when he recognized the severed heads that rolled on the floor.

Park Suro was his driver, while Jung Ara was his house helper.

Moreover...

They are Noh Yihun’s guardians— the very people who helped Noh Yihun’s S.O.S letter reach Moon Noa.

Charles Kang, you’re an evil scumbag until the end...!

According to the conversation that Noh Yihun had with the killer, Charles Kang asked the kid to kill Noh Yihun’s guardians once he was dead.

It was as if Charles Kang had already anticipated that he would die.

And that bugged Moon Noa.

I feel like I’m forgetting something important. Did I kill Charles Kang? I vaguely remember Noh Yihun asking me to kill that bastard. But why are my memories hazy?

"Noa Hyung!"

Moon Noa was surprised when Ryu Sungbin suddenly grabbed him by the waist.

Before he knew it, they were already in the corner of the room while the Esper was creating thick layers of barriers nonstop.

He was confused, but he soon understood what was happening when he saw those, uh...

Blades... made of blood?

At first, Moon Noa thought those were just red blades.

It didn’t make sense, though.

Fortunately, he quickly realized when he followed the direction in which the ’red’ blades were coming.

Noh Yihun?

Yes, it was the kid.

Noh Yihun’s chest had a gaping hole in it!

Moon Noa was shocked and worried.

Where did that huge wound come from?!

He was worried about the wound that appeared on the kid’s chest out of nowhere.

However, Moon Noa wouldn’t deny that it was amusing to watch the drops of blood spilling from Noh Yihun’s chest wound turn into blades.

And those blades only had one target— the other kid who killed Noh Yihun’s guardians.

Was it ’Ni-ki?’ I think I heard Noh Yihun call the other kid by that name.

"Noa Hyung, those kids are supposed to be Guides, right?"

"Yes, but I’m not sure anymore," Moon Noa said hesitantly. "As an S-Class Guide, I can tell that the kids are Guides. However, they’re fighting like Espers."

"Noh Yihun doesn’t have the Mana of an Esper, so I’m confused as to how he can fight like one," Ryu Sungbin said. "But the other kid has the Mana of an Esper— just like you, Hyung."

Moon Noa could only nod in agreement.

Ni-ki was moving so fast while avoiding Noh Yihun’s blades and charging at the latter at the same time.

Oh, no.

Moon Noa gasped out loud when Ni-ki— smirking as if he had already won— teleported until he was only one breath away from Noh Yihun.

"Yihun-ah...!"

He was worried about the kid and was about to tell Ryu Sungbin to get rid of his barrier so they could save Noh Yihun.

But he was shocked by what happened next.

A scythe— a freaking scythe came out of Noh Yihun’s chest and cut off Ni-ki’s head with just one wave.

Oh, fuck.

Moon Noa and Ryu Sungbin were both shocked by what they had just witnessed.

What the hell was that?

Niki’s severed head rolled down the floor as Noh Yihun grabbed the handle of the scythe that came out of his chest.

The scythe’s blade was red, and so was its handle.

It looks like it’s made of blood, just like the blades earlier...

Moon Noa’s train of thought was interrupted when Noh Yihun turned around, meeting his gaze.

It was only for a moment, and yet blood suddenly rolled down his cheeks.

"ARGHHH!"

It was Ryu Sungbin who let out that blood-curdling scream while scratching his eyes.

Moon Noa wanted to do the same, but he couldn’t move his body while holding an eye contract with Noh Yihun.

At that moment, he remembered something that the System said before.

"You’re lucky that both the Virus and I are not using our real forms. Had you seen us in our celestial bodies, you would have gotten blind at first glance before you disintegrate."

Moon Noa felt a shiver down his spine when he recalled that.

However, before his mind could make a conclusion, a Status Window appeared before him.

[Moon Noa, I’ll alter your memories.]

And everything turned black.

***

"YIHUN-AH, are you not hungry? Let’s eat."

Moon Noa watched Nam Sori drag the lifeless Noh Yihun to the dining hall.

Even though Noh Yihun never missed a meal— thanks to Nam Sori making sure that he wouldn’t starve himself— the kid had never opened his mouth to speak.

According to the expert, it was due to trauma.

Noh Yihun refused to talk due to the extreme psychological damage that he had received while in the Lab.

And the kid was in an awful situation when we rescued him.

To be honest, Moon Noa’s memories of that night were hazy.

It has been a month already, but I feel like I’m still forgetting something important.

"Noa Hyung-nim, thank you."

Moon Noa turned to Lee Hansol, who suddenly thanked him out of nowhere.

It wasn’t just Noh Yihun whom he rescued in the Lab.

He also rescued Nam Sori and Lee Hansol.

After all, the two asked him to help their siblings who were from the ’Death Camp.’

That was how Moon Noa’s mansion became a huge shelter.

Most of the kids are from the rebel group that helped us when we raided the Lab, but I’m going to turn a blind eye.

"I can’t believe the kid who attacked me is now saying ’thank you.’"

Lee Hansol’s face turned red as if he were embarrassed. "Hyung-nim, I was wrong."

Pfft.

"I was just joking," Moon Noa said while patting Lee Hansol’s arm. "You’re welcome, Hansol-ah."

"Leehan," Lee Hansol said. "Hyung, I decided to change my name. I wanted to forget my past and move forward, so I changed my name to ’Leehan.’ I’ll appreciate it if you can help me make it my legal name, Hyung-nim."

Oh?

Right, that was a nice resolution.

Which got Moon Noa thinking while looking at Noh Yihun who was eating his food lifelessly.

Maybe that kid also needs to change his name in order to move forward.

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