Chapter 47 (2/2)
“The idea is good, but is that possible?”
“We have to make it possible, don’t we?”
“It is easy to say but…” Lee Ju-ho thought that what Su-hyeun planned would never be possible. It was natural. It was difficult enough to question whether it was possible or not aside from intention or result.
“Anyway, see you later.”
Su-hyeun hung up the phone after that. Now, it was time to start.
“Well, I am ready…” he thought.
He put on a mask and got up from his seat. Suddenly, he felt a sense of shame.
“I can’t believe I have to wear this at this age. I haven’t worn it since I was young.”
Su-hyeun touched the character mask on his face. He sighed out and made his step.
“Huu—”
Gwon Jang-hyuk blew cigarette smoke.
He had no idea how many years he did nothing but kill time in a corner alley. Some of the friends already left him.
“Damn. There is no one to take money from…”
He was already 24 years old, but he had no intention of changing his nature. After he had been flayed once from the man he had bullied, he hesitated to bully other people, but soon he searched for other prey.
“Hey man. You sure it will be ok?”
“What?”
“People say there will be a terror here today. Didn’t you hear that?”
“Bloody hell. F*cking terror my ass.”
Gwon Jang-hyuk snorted at the advice of a friend. He knew people were noisy about terror. But he was just an ordinary man and thought that would be nonsense.
“Hey. What age are we living in? This is Korea. I don’t know why people are making a fuss about it. That was just bullshit of a crazy nut.”
“But the awakener, Lee Ju-ho testified that Dump Guild is a real thing.”
“So what? Other awakeners said that Dump Guild will not move by now?”
“But still…”
“Sh*t you, coward.”
“Why are you so hard on me? I am just worried about you, man.”
“Worried about me? My ass. You are doing this because you are scared.”
“What? You wanna die?”
It was about time to Gwon Jang-hyuk started to fight with his friend.
“I was wondering what kinds of men are chattering in this dark alley. Was it you guys?”
The four people, including Gwon Jang-hyuk, turned their faces to the voice at the end of the alley. They wondered who he was–he had a strange mask of a smiling face.
“A mask?” Gwon Jang-hyuk thought.
It was not a masquerade; he had no idea what that mask for was. He could not think anyone who wore those things would be sane. He was already in a bad mood. Gwon Jang-hyuk thought it would be safer and more fun to beat up one person with his friends rather than fighting with a friend.
“What the hell are you? Hey, you. Come over here.”
“What will you do if you know who I am?” the masked man asked.
“You will be beaten to death, of course.”
“Hahaha.”
With Gwon Jang-hyuk’s talking, the other three started to laugh. He laughed as well and glanced at the man in the mask. But something was off. Usually, people seemed a little frightened by now.
“Well. Do you think you can handle if you know?”
The man in the mask didn’t look scared at all. The eyes exposed through eye halls of the mask looked cold. And when Gwon Jang-hyuk met the masked man’s eyes, he got goosebumps all over his body.
“What…What the?” he thought.
The others also thought something was strange about this man. At that moment, the masked man raised his hand.
Whoosh—
Swoosh, whoosh—
A huge fire rose in his hands and spread. Gwon Jang-hyuk and the three other gangsters were flabbergasted and started to step back.
“W-what the hell is that?”
“Is he an awakener?”
“Why would an awakener be here…?”
Their anxiety started to elevate. The ominous thinking crossed Gwon Jang-hyuk’s head.
“Wait, is this guy…? No way.”
“Did you ask what the hell I am?”
Swish—
The masked man blasted fire over his head and burst it like firecrackers.
Boom, boooom—!
Bang, bang, bang—!
The flames burst from the sky began to fall. Su-hyeun opened his mouth, looking at Gwon Jang-hyuk. His eyes shined red reflecting the fire.
“I am a terrorist.”
It was the beginning of the show.