Chapter 86 - Come up [2] (1/2)

”Min Shihyuk, come out,” Jiwoo voiced out.

Her back leaned against the wall of the house while her eyes stared at the starless sky before her. A solemn expression sat on her face.

All of a sudden, a figure appeared before Moon Jiwoo. A handsome young man came out of the thin air.

Shihyuk spoke out, ”Are you ready to go back now?”

Moon Jiwoo did not confirm the entire plan with Shihyuk before, and recalling Shihyuk's earlier words on how he was there to always protect her, Jiwoo decided to believe him on that. Although that was risky, there were some that had to be taken in order to ensure a success.

”Yes,” Jiwoo said, ”I was right to trust you.”

Upon listening to her words, Shihyuk lips curved to form a small smile and stated, ”Let's get those shackles of yours broken first.”

Moon Jiwoo nodded.

Extending his hand towards Moon Jiwoo, he snapped both of this finger, and as a sound was created, the handcuffs around her wrists snapped in a matter of seconds.

A loud sound reached into her ear as the metals hit the ground, and a wide smile formed on her face while she raised her head to stare at Shihyuk.

”You are really amazing! How did you do that?” Jiwoo questioned— her eyes brightening up in admiration.

”These handcuffs are akin to normal handcuffs for me. Since your powers are restricted due to it, you are unable to rescue yourself,” Shihyuk explained.

”Alright. Let's go to Sookyung quickly. We need to inform on this matter. We don't have much time in our hands,” Jiwoo vocalised.

”Let's do that alright,” Shihyuk voiced out.

Her eyes were widened due to surprise when Jiwoo felt someone grip her wrist, and she was pulled forward. With a swift movement, Shihyuk hit the back of her neck, and before she was able to process it, a sharp pain went through her neck.

Seeing the girl go limp in his hand, Shihyuk said, ”Sorry, Jiwoo, but some things are needed to be done.”

With that, he picked up the girl in a bridal style and disappeared into the thin air.

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”We will be departing tonight? What about Shin Daerin then?” Oh Sookyung questioned while creases appeared between both of his eyebrows.

The three of them— Han Minhyun, Min Hyungwon, and Oh Sookyung— sat on the couch while a serious atmosphere surrounded them.

”Without Shin Daerin, winning would be extremely difficult for us, but considering how Sookyung's power is almost at the level of the King's, it might not be impossible. I will be sending my men to search for Daerin, but that's all.

The King's true aim is you, so it was most likely for her to be spared even if she is your protector. I believe you can still feel her being alive, and since the King is in a hurry, he would not go intoworthless trouble by killing her.

It was quite reckless of both of you to take such a decision, and since Shin Daerin had mentioned to you on how she will he escaping on her own, let's leave that to her. She would not have taken that decision if she was not confident on it,” Minhyun explained.

”Even if she was confident back then, she could be quite an idiot, and it would not be a surprise to see her plan fail,” Sookyung said, ”I can not be at ease unless I see her being fine.”

Han Minhyun let out a sigh at that and stated, ”Since you are just young, I would not blame you for having such sentiments. It was normal. However, there are some emotions which are better to be abandoned. This might sound heartless to you now, but you will understand it better at the future.

Your position as the King is not something to be taken lightly, and in the future, you will be needed to sacrifice greater things. You can not let your emotions to be easily influenced by that.”

Han Minhyun's words caused Sookyung to purse his lips into a thin air. He understood the meaning behind his words. Letting himself easily be influenced by the emotions might cause him trouble in the future, and therefore, it was necessary for him to learn to control them.