The Devil’s Dead Child - Chapter 277
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#277, Distrust
I looked at Gayoung for a moment.
“Why are you staring at me like that? “I haven’t done anything yet.”
I didn’t know he was staring at me.
Many emotions are intersecting,
Among them, there was definitely anger towards Echion.
But even if my eyes were a little harsh, Gayoung was not the kind of person who would talk to me like that.
The guy I know… .
‘He was the one who took a peek and first asked me if I was in a bad mood.’
I said, sighing and relaxing my eyes.
“Because of what Echion did to you, I am now… “I want to kill you.”
“yes… ? ha ha ha! According to what you said, I am a victim. “There is no way to take out your anger on the victim.”
I frown.
It was really awkward for Gayoung to laugh as if it was fun even at moments like this.
“You are the perpetrator too… . If I kill you here, he will disappear too. Because Echion is your future.”
Gayoung looked slightly surprised.
However, the expression seemed exaggerated, like a joke or a mockery.
I wasn’t angry at that level of provocation, I was just saddened by the change in him.
Gayoung, who changed her expression, smiled to herself and said.
“But you’ve changed a lot too. “It’s not like I can compare it to when I was in Cheongsong, and it’s a lot different than when I saw it in Bongma.”
The one I encountered at Bonma was Echion.
The reason Gayoung talks as if she met me in person is because she received all of Echion’s memories after that.
I didn’t know that, but
I felt like if Gayoung continued to use the same way of speaking, she wouldn’t be able to control herself well.
“… “Unless you really want to die by my hands, distinguish yourself from Echion.”
So, while warning Gayoung,
Suddenly sadness and anger… And I thought it was difficult to distinguish between causeless destructive instincts.
Why did I feel sad in the first place?
I wasn’t sure if anger really existed within me.
Is it shocking to me that Gayoung lost her old self?
Not necessarily. now… .
After hearing the family’s secret history from my father, I felt some sympathy for Echion.
Therefore, this is not just hatred towards Echion.
So, although my superficial reason is very complex, my actual state is very simple.
I just don’t like something about it.
I need to destroy something.
Or kill them.
… … A thought creeping up the back of my neck and temples.
Tsutsutsutsu.
It is an invasion of demon energy.
‘Ugh… !’
If you stand in front of the mirror right now, you will probably see dark veins bulging around your eyes and neck.
When I was squinting one eye and trying my best to calm my demonic energy,
Gayoung held out both hands and took a few steps back.
“Oh, you really meant it? … all right. “I’ll be careful now, so calm down.”
This time, her tone of voice was sluggish, but Gayoung’s complexion was actually pale.
The killing intent had already reached him.
Surprisingly, after seeing that, it became a little easier to deal with demon energy.
“… So what did you want to talk about when you called me?”
“It’s not that I have something to say unilaterally. “I want to do counseling.”
“consulting?”
Even as I was barely able to calm down my demonic energy, a ridiculous snort came out.
Gayoung said with wide eyes as if wondering what was funny.
“why? Even when I was attending Cheongsong, my brother gave me a lot of advice. really! “If you think about it, it’s all thanks to my brother that I’ve become so successful.”
“… … okay. “Let’s hear it.”
Gayoung waved her hand.
Uuuuuung─.
In response to that hand gesture, two sub-spaces opened their mouths behind him and me, respectively, and vomited out a chair.
Double casting without any preparation… .
This guy has gone far beyond the categories humans divide him into.
Without hesitation, I sat down on the chair.
And I waited for him to speak first.
After a while, Gayoung opened her mouth.
“I want to stop you.”
“… “Who?”
“It’s Echion.”
It was already confusing here.
Gayoung knows all the secret stories of my parents and Echion.
It is your own memory that you will realize later, and it is also your own hatred.
Who does Gayoung represent now that all the memories have been implanted?
“… Are you asking me to mediate?”
“What I want is reconciliation… , Echion is not someone you can communicate with, so it would be closer to negotiation. “If I talk more honestly and openly, I think you’ll have to make some concessions.”
“My father is not someone I can communicate with either.”
“All it takes is a little encouragement from the more powerful side.”
Words like a lesson given by an adult to a child after an argument.
It is an irrefutable theory, but the problem is that neither the characters nor the issues are that simple.
“Tell me what you want me to do.”
“The idea is to give Echion what he wants.”
“What Echion wants is revenge. Anyway, my mother… No, he can’t get the Belliona he knew back.”
“that’s right. But it’s wrong.”
“… … .”
Are you kidding me? I glared at him with these eyes.
“hmm… It’s true that he’s trying to get revenge, but in reality, he’s just complaining. “I know what Echion thinks.”
Clearly, ‘transfer’ includes not only knowledge, but also the thoughts and emotions related to it.
Of course, the subject of judgment is still on the receiving end of the transference, but it is almost no different from what one has experienced.
“Let’s say that… . “How are we supposed to appease him?”
“Please return Belliona to Echion.”
“What is that… . “You’re not Belliona anymore?”
“I know you’re not the same Belliona anymore. Still, it’s Belliona.”
“Now, are you telling me to hand over my mother to Echion?”
“mother… “If I may put it that way, she is also a mother to Echion.”
Whoa!
“Oops!”
The magic energy instantly stretched out from my shoulder and grabbed Gayoung’s neck.
Still, I didn’t lose my temper.
“It started off with the right sound, so I wondered… . Tell Echion that if he messes up one more time, I’ll come find him right away. “I’m not leaving it there because I can’t find it now.”
“Ekion too… , Belliona… “I’m not just leaving it there because I can’t find it.”
I gathered demonic energy.
“What do you mean?”
It was to listen clearly to what he said.
“Kekkeek…” , literally. Do you think Echion doesn’t know where his mother is now? “Have you taken measures to ensure that nothing happens even if Echion himself comes forward?”
“… … .”
I was shocked as if I had been hit with a hammer.
All I could think about was that he didn’t have the courage to face me or my father… I had never once thought of a situation where Ekion himself kidnapped his mother.
Although there was a record of Echion fanatics causing terrorism near the Yongin house where my mother was staying,
I thought it was enough because it alerted my father.
“ah. do not misunderstand. This means that the only thing that means anything to Echion is the real Belliona. “It means that the suggestion I made earlier has nothing to do with Echion’s thoughts.”
This means that handing over his mother to Echion was just his own idea.
“… He even sent believers to my mother’s house before. I understood that his current mother meant nothing to Echion. Then why did you say such bullshit? “You’re just putting her mother in danger.”
Gayoung grinned and said.
“Because of that, Hwanung died.”
“… … ?”
The reason a question mark appeared in my head for a moment was because Hwanwoong was Echion.
But I soon understood what he meant.
Originally, there was a separate person named Hwanwoong, and Echion did not play dual roles from the beginning.
“Isn’t this what Echion ordered?”
“yes. Just one… “I just told him to shake up his father, but Hwanwoong went a little too far on his own.”
“… “Anyway, I have no intention of harming my mother.”
Gayoung nodded and then added.
“I don’t even have the courage to face it.”
“Are you saying something will change when we meet?”
“It’s not Belliona, but it’s Belliona. We still resent, love, fear, and respect each other. “Even if it’s not strictly in your current state of mind, it will be enough to remind you.”
“… … .”
After listening to it all, Gayoung’s suggestion was quite understandable.
And it might work.
However, it was difficult to believe it at all.
The problem was not the message, but the messenger.
… distrust.
Is Gayoung’s reason really asking for my help?
A log of work done according to Echion’s instructions,
Or maybe Gayoung, who gained knowledge of Echion, developed new evil intentions on her own… There is no way to know.
As I continue to be trapped in my thoughts,
Gayoung opened her mouth again.
“I know what my brother is thinking right now. I sympathize with Echion’s feelings, but I don’t fully understand them. As I said, I am not an all-knowing spirit. There is a person in this castle that my older brother knew. And this is probably a suggestion that can only be made while Gayoung is still in it.”
Only when it’s still Gayoung… .
Now that I think about it, I didn’t know exactly when he reached full maturity.
If he didn’t call me ‘brother’,
If he had the same attitude as Echion I met at the Bongma, would I have kept him alive until now?
okay… . Because it’s still Gayoung.
I said, ending my thoughts.
“If my mother regains her memories, wouldn’t I be able to embrace Echion? Maybe she can convince him… “She had thought about that.”
“Oh as expected! I was still human. “That’s Seongjun hyung.”
“… If I tell you the conclusion, my father will never be able to convince me. I really need to save my life… Not until then. So even if I accept your offer, there is no reason for me to be proactive. “I can’t afford to do that.”
“That’s natural.”
“okay. So what are we going to do?”
“I’ll make sure to go find it. “Brother, please just make room for Echion when he comes to visit.”
“I can’t guarantee that you will be saved.”
Gayoung smiled brightly and answered.
“I will only trust Seongjun hyung.”
In this smile, I also saw a glimpse of the Gayoung I knew.
Come on.
He asked, getting up from the chair.
“What did my group do?”
“A group of people? “Who?”
I frowned and glared at Gayoung.
“Don’t joke about things like this.”
“I really don’t know anything.”
Gayoung looked really upset, so I pressed the call button again just in case.
Then the guy clapped his hands and said.
“iced coffee! If it’s a phone call, it’s because the signal is being jacked. “If there was a group of people, I would wonder if something was going on there too.”
“… … “Just open the door.”
“yes.”
Beep!
Clap! Weeeing─.
Gayoung pressed the remote control and opened the cage. The blackout was left in place.
When I returned to the first room, the lock was released at the right time.
I just ran down the hallway and came out.
It’s been a while since we met Gayoung, but we parted ways without even saying goodbye.
As soon as I came out of the building, I immediately called Joo Ja-heon.
-hello? What happened when you said you were giving me a signal?
… Phew.
Only then did he feel relieved and his expression relaxed.
In the end, I didn’t trust him at all.
“… uh. “I forgot.”
-Things.
“In your pocket.”
-You have talent.
“That’s a compliment I don’t really want to hear. Come back to Korea on your own.”
Pop.
After hanging up the phone, I looked around Kai Auction’s event venue for a while and then moved on to Korea.