Chapter 121 (1/2)
The battlefield is cleared. Getting to the conclusion first, 39 people were arrested off a roll call. The remaining people can find out where they were taken through their helpers.
They will be released if they pay the points on their behalf.
The police must not care about the Lifers’ battle, because they disappeared after saying what they needed to. If they want to continue fighting, they could.
This is when Bolton interfered. He had gotten caught up in the moment and fought, but regained his senses when the battle had been intercepted. Violet was still in a craze.
‘Miss….. There is too much damage on the clan. If we can stop, we need to do it now. At this rate, we don’t gain anything even if we win.’
Violet raised her voice, saying that she will kill them to get revenge. She is so angry that her eyes are bloodshot.
From a 3rd party perspective, Cha Jun Sung thinks that Bolton is right. Their power is similar. According to the flow now, the best it could be is a static struggle. There is no winner and loser.
On top of that, he did send Hercules but he is worried about Park Jin Hyuk.
Fortunately, Dark Side did not seem to want to fight anymore either. Why would he not? The situation was twisted and has come to this.
More than 10 million points must have been deducted from both sides. Cha Jun Sung alone lost 300,000 and Violet lost over 60,000.
It is said that people grow with mistakes and failures. All they did was create a mess, but they really learned something.
When Violet would not listen to Bolton, Cha Jun Sung got involved to convince her.
The atmosphere is already broken. Florence clan Lifers also looked like they wanted to stop. Continuing when it is difficult for them to handle it is grounds for losing chief status.
‘You guys….. I’ll rip you to pieces. I’m going to kill all of you one day.’
It is the warning that Violet left with Dark Side as he retreated. They did not even pay attention to her. They have heard such words thousands of times.
32 people died and 15 were arrested. Cha Jun Sung looked at the Lifers taking care of the corpses and thought, ‘Are lives so trivial?’
It is a big deal if a person dies in real life, but it is a simple matter in this place.
Once the battle is over, the busiest person is Kyoko. She ran around to treat the wounded.
There is a shortage of medics, so some of the injured went back to the briefing room.
As time passed, Violet stabilized as well. She exchanged simple courtesies with Cha Jun Sung with tears in her eyes and went back to reality.
It could be seen as rude, but it is totally understandable. She must be conflicted. Cha Jun Sung is not narrow-minded.
Bang!
Cha Jun Sung turned his head at a heavy footstep. Park Jin Hyuk was returning in Hercules’ arms with an arrow in his shoulder.
“Sorry. I lost.”
“You did well.”
Cha Jun Sung comforted him. He had done his best. It is an impressive feat that he fought one-on-one against Makung and came back alive.
“It hurts. Be gentle.”
“….. You shouldn’t get hurt if it hurts. Bear with it for a bit.”
Kyoko is treating Park Jin Hyuk. She cut his skin and took out the spoke. He cannot move his body because the effects of the electric shock are lingering.
“Next time…..”
Park Jin Hyuk looks at the arrow and clenches his fists. No one likes to lose. He pledged to win if they meet again.
Bolton walked toward Cha Jun Sung. Since Violet went back, he is going to express his gratefulness on behalf of the clan.
“You have helped us twice including last time….. Thank you.”
“It’s nothing.”
Cha Jun Sung waves his hand. They help where they can. Even if it had not been Violet, they are bound to fight if they are in the same place as the murderers.
“I hope you’ll understand Miss Violet’s behavior. Her feelings will be inexpressible.”
Is it guilt? It is true that the murderers started the fight, but it is because Violet killed people from their group.
She could not have imagined that killing those 2 murderers would result in the deaths of more people in her clan. How could they express how she is feeling right now?
His conversation with Bolton was short. Thank you for helping. Violet will be in touch soon. Everything was over after such formal talks.
***
Violet called a few days after the battle. She had calmed down during that time and had returned to normal.
He could not tell if she was fine or if she was pretending to be, but it will probably be the latter. She sincerely apologized for returning like that.
Cha Jun Sung did not really need an apology but they need to resolve things clearly, so he willingly accepted her apology.
Violet used her own points to release the Lifers taken by the police. A couple tens of thousands had gone up in smoke, but she did not care.
Including the points lost during battle, it reached almost 1 million. The clan suggested distributing the points, but she rejected it.
She must handle it herself to be at peace of mind. That is that, and Cha Jun Sung has a couple things to ask her.
“You said that you won’t fight?”
“Yes.”
Violet cancelled the battle that she had put forth as a condition for joining the party.
She has received all types of favors, but is pulling out now? Honestly, Cha Jun Sung was iffy about fighting for real but he did want to try fighting in the virtual.
It would be fun. But it is true that he is at a loss because she is refusing.
It is a pity, but he decided to just go past it. They can try later when they become friendlier and there will be a lot of opportunities. It is not urgent right now.
“If I join your party, will you take care of my family as well?”
“Are you talking about a bus?”
“Similar.”
Take care of them? He could. But Cha Jun Sung is against entering a level C mission with them. Level C is where Lifers’ abilities start to become fixed.