I Don’t Want This Reincarnation

“Where is Talented Kang Seung-geon?”

“It seems to have disappeared. He probably used items to get out.”

Really. If so, it would be difficult for the management headquarters to find him.

“Did he go to America?”

“Well. The probability is high, but there’s a good chance it’s not.”

I remembered the last time I saw Kang Seung-geon. They destroyed the guild management headquarters and he was taken into Samael’s hands.

‘At that time, I wondered why he would take Kang Seung-geon.’

In the end, what the Praus Cult aimed at was both the management headquarters and Kang Seung-geon.

“Even if he can’t use his ability, he has an S-class body, so there are many places to use it.”

That was what Elohim’s words meant. If it was fused with a monster strong enough to kill people, it might be impossible to remove it like Choi Ga-young, even if he was saved later.

“If there was another case like Rep. Kang Cheol-woo, things would be complicated. We have to go to America now.”

“There’s nothing we can do. I have no choice but to leave this task to Center Head Choi Mi-jin and Master Lee Joo-ha and come back as soon as possible.”

If we divided the number of people and left them in Korea, it would only make the situation more ambiguous for both sides.

‘But leaving only one or two people is more insecure.’

I thought that there were a lot of people involved, but at times like this, I felt it wasn’t enough. I looked at him with a complicated mind.

The rooftop railing on which I sat was quite high, so I had a perfect view of Cheon Sa-yeon. The yellow light illuminating the entire garden lit up Cheon Sa-yeon’s face.

“So what?”

“……?”

“Is that all that makes you in a bad mood?”

Cheon Sa-yeon, who quietly accepted my gaze without avoiding them, tilted his head slightly.

“You asked me if I was okay before… why do you think I’m in a bad mood?”

“Is there anything to think about? It just looks like that.”

I gestured to the jacket pocket that contained the pack of cigarettes.

“You even brought cigarettes and leave.”

“It means nothing. I used to smoke.”

“I know. Because I saw it.”

I didn’t even see it burn tho.

I remembered my first meeting with Cheon Sa-yeon. He gave orders at will and pulled out a cigarette while in his bathrobe. Now that I thought about it, I could understand why he treated Han Yi-gyeol with such an attitude.

‘At the time, I never imagined that we would end up like this.’

As if thinking of the same thing as me, Cheon Sa-yeon gently raised the corners of his lips and smiled.

“You seem to still remember that day.”

“Of course, I remember. That’s the first…”

The first day I was here.

I was about to say it without thinking, but suddenly I came to my senses.

‘Oh, my.’

Cheon Sa-yeon knew that I wasn’t the real Han Yi-gyeol, so I was relieved without realizing it. I almost made a mistake.

“…ahem, it’s not a big deal anyway?”

When I spoke somewhat unnaturally, Cheon Sa-yeon answered with an understandable expression.

“Yeah.”

He looked bad even during the meeting. As I was contemplating whether I should ask about that part, Cheon Sa-yeon opened his mouth first.

“It’s strange today. You ask the same question over and over again.”

“Well… things like that happen, too.”

“Were you worried?”

The question was thrown lightly like a joke. After looking at Cheon Sa-yeon’s smiling face for a while, I answered calmly.

“Yeah.”

To be honest, I was worried that something was wrong… I was worried because it was true.

“How can you not care when it’s so obvious like that?”

“……”

“You’ve been sensitive since the drug incident.”

Unpredictable events were a major source of anxiety for Cheon Sa-yeon, who lived in a repeating time.

‘It might be the last time, so he will be even more nervous.’

It was fortunate that the drug case was resolved, but the murder of Rep. Kang Cheol-woo would inevitably be annoying. It wasn’t a problem that could be fixed right away.

“Are you okay?”

“……”

When I asked one last time, Cheon Sa-yeon, who was standing still, smiled bitterly and slowly lowered his head. Then he buried his face in my shoulder and wrapped his arms around my waist.

“…Cheon Sa-yeon.”

Having been embraced without a moment of refusal, I sighed and embraced Cheon Sa-yeon. The bitter and cold scent was faintly felt.

Cheon Sa-yeon, standing under the night sky, looked particularly lonely. He had a sad feeling in his gestures that came to me and I couldn’t push him at all.

‘No matter how hard it was, he never expressed it… This time, he must have been under a lot of stress.’

Instead of giving him a little consolation, I lightly patted him on the back. It was a clumsy gesture, but Cheon Sa-yeon calmly accepted it.

* * *

The scent of flowers came from somewhere. I opened my closed eyes and stared blankly at the field of flowers that spread out in front of me.

‘Here is…?’

It was definitely the first place I came to, but I was strangely used to it. How did I happen to come here? I was scratching my head because I couldn’t get a clue about the situation before and after, but I heard a voice calling me from behind.

“Se-hyun-ah.”

A soft voice full of kindness. When I turned my head, there was a welcome person standing over the flowers rustling in the wind.

“El!”

“It’s been a long time.”

Elohim approached me and gently touched my cheek with his big hand. It was then that I realized that this was a dream.

‘After meeting Cheon Sa-yeon and returning to the room… I was tired after playing with Kim Woo-jin, so I went to bed early.’

Did Elohim come to me through a dream? Then, like the last time, this place must have been created through a dream.

Elohim, who had been waiting for me to organize my thoughts, spoke.

“I’m sorry for coming to meet you so suddenly.”

“No, don’t mind.”

“If you leave for America, you will be busy, so this time seemed the best.”

Realizing that he had come to tell me something, I asked with concern.

“Did something happen?”

“There’s nothing happened.”

“Yes?”

“You have worked hard, Se-hyun-ah.”

Worked hard? What did I work hard from? As I was bewildered, Elohim let out a rare sigh.

“I’m talking about drugs.”

“Aa.”

Yeah. That happened. Maybe it was in a dream, my head wasn’t working well. I answered, rubbing the nape of my neck.

“It’s okay. I’m fine now.”

“I’m glad to hear that. I’ve seen you make an antidote.”

It seemed like he was watching from start to finish.

“Did you see Rep. Kang Cheol-woo murdered?”

“Yeah. Cheon Sa-yeon, I saw it through that child.”

“I heard that Kang Seung-geon’s fingerprints came out… is it difficult to tell what happened before Rep. Kang Cheol-woo died?”

Elohim shook his head and explained.

“It’s impossible to see the past of the deceased without leaving a record.”

“Is that so. That’s too bad.”

“A human named Kang Seung-geon hasn’t shown up properly since he was taken away by Cult… It seems that he has a good connection with them.”

“Then it’s highly likely that Kang Seung-geon was the murderer of Rep. Kang Cheol-woo.”

There shouldn’t be any other victims while we were in America. I couldn’t even predict where he went through the item… The situation was very frustrating.

“Don’t be too fussy. It doesn’t look like we need to worry too much about the death of a human named Kang Cheol-woo.”

“Pardon?”

“He didn’t kill him because he had a plan, but it looks like he was venting his anger. Of course, it’s not certain.”

Anger? Were you saying that it had nothing to do with the Praus Cult?

Elohim, who could read my thoughts without having to ask, nodded his head.

“From what I’ve looked at before, Kang Seung-geon and Kang Cheol-woo didn’t have a very good relationship.”

“Are you saying that he killed Rep. Kang Cheol-woo without being controlled by the mental ability person?”

“There’s a possibility. The traces left on the body of a dead human were rough and clean.”

Rough and clean… In my confusion, Elohim continued to explain.

“Se-hyun-ah, I know that a human named Kang Seung-geon kidnapped you.”

“That’s right.”

“Think about what it was like back then.”

Those words reminded me of the Gangnam incident. Kang Seung-geon, who kidnapped me, looked very anxious and couldn’t even properly control his emotions, so he would pour out the anger that accompanied violence at me. Abel called the condition a “side effect”.

“If Kang Seung-geon had been under the mental control ability, the traces left on the body would have been even messier. So I judged that there was some reason.”

If he killed him because he wanted to, it seemed that the relationship between the two of them was really bad, as Elohim said.

‘Indeed, even if it’s a parent and a child, it can’t always be good.’

If Kang Seung-geon was rational without being attacked by Samael’s ability… I didn’t know if I should consider this a better situation. It might be more dangerous than that.

“Oh my, you’re worrying too much again.”

Elohim gently rubbed my forehead with his fingertips. I guess I was frowning without realizing it.

“You can’t save everyone. I understand your heart, but… I think it would be better to leave the uncertainties aside and go to America, where the clues are accurate.”

“…is that so? All right.”

“Actually, I don’t want to send you to America, but… I can’t help it.”

Elohim made a complicated expression after confirming that my forehead was straightened.

“There’s a very bad vibe in America. I’m sure the people involved are doing something there.”

“Then we should go further. Whatever they do, we will stop them.”

“……”

If you pretend not to know, it may become irreversible later. Elohim also gave me good information, so the only thing left to do now was to go to America as soon as possible and check it out for yourself.

Elohim, who looked down at me without saying a word, gently grabbed my wrist. Unlike Cheon Sa-yeon, the scent of lilies wafted out of his arms.

“Please take care of yourself, Se-hyun-ah.”

I was a little embarrassed by the words I had already heard over and over again. Once again, I thought I had worried many people.

“Yes. I will pay more attention.”

“Elahah was also very worried.”

“Elahah?”

That harsh person worried about me? When I asked the question in surprise, Elohim let out a small laugh as if he understood.

“Sure, of course. It was because Elahah was always watching on behalf of me, who was busy organizing Cheon Sa-yeon’s past. He sighed so much when you were sick with drugs.”

“Haha…”

For some reason, I didn’t think he was worried, but he thought I was pathetic. Anyway, it wasn’t a bad feeling.

“Thank you.”

“I’ll keep watching on you.”

I rested my head comfortably on Elohim’s shoulder, closed my eyes, and a pure white light gradually spread from the other side, and everything began to fade. The dream was coming to an end.

“Goodbye, Se-hyun-ah. See you again.”

With the last greeting, everything was covered in white light. Feeling that, I thought about something later.

‘I forgot to ask if I could give dessert to Fox…’