“That, you know, the black birds!”
Yoon Taehee seemed to pause for a moment, then said, “Wait a minute.” He muttered and patted his chest. “I do.” Through the inside pocket of his suit jacket, he touched the shape of the square case in which the paper birds were stored.
“Look, it’s not a problem that can be solved by knocking that guy out right here and now and taking the ginseng child. He will definitely come after us to the headquarters right away. If he goes there, then we’re all screwed. So what are you going to do with him? There is no time for that now.”
Yoon Taehee, who had been listening quietly, interjected.
“… Are you asking me to use the black birds now?”
“Yeah, wipe his memory with that.”
“Isn’t it something that could only be used on ordinary people?”
“No, it works the same way on gwijaes.”
The black birds were originally intended to be used against ordinary people. However, it was meant to be used for keeping their work confidential, and since gwijaes knew about this field to some extent, there was no need to hide it, so they usually didn’t bother using the black birds.
“Are you sure? Have you used it on gwijaes too?”
Yoon Taehee asked in a low voice.
“Of course, I am the one who made it. When I first developed it, I took the guys from the Purification Department and tested it, so trust me!”
Lee Youngshin thanked the heavens at this moment. It was lucky that Yoon Taehee had the black birds. He didn’t want to give them away at first because it was a pity. He’d been holding out for a long time and eventually handed them over as if he was being extorted. But looking at it now, it was very fortunate that he gave the black birds to Yoon Taehee at that time. If he used them here, the boy would collapse without having to deal with him.
From the moment the boy first appeared, darkness had already fallen in the mountains. Since the black birds cut out the memory of the dark days, he would forget not only the whereabouts of the wild ginseng child, but also the fact that he came here to save wild ginseng child. All the memories of today in the mountains would disappear like bubbles.
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“How wonderful? I had no idea.”
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Jaegyeom’s eyes twitched violently. Yoon Taehee, who was wiping the blood off his suit, turned his head to meet Jaegyeom’s gaze. The cool eyes peering through his mask sharply scanned Jaegyeom.
“Did you hear that?”
Yoon Taehee fluttered the notepaper in his hand.
“What do you think, isn’t it really ingenious?”
“…”
“I told you, you don’t know what Naryecheong is like.”
“…”
Yoon Taehee recited in a low voice.
“It’s a place like this, Naryecheong.”
Countless thoughts swept through Jaegyeom’s dulled mind like waves.
It couldn’t be.
Jaegyeom turned to look at Mesani. Mesani had been quiet since before. As though he intuited something. When their eyes met, Mesani tried to smile while keeping his lips tightly closed. No, he seemed to be crying too. It was dark, so his expression couldn’t be seen well. Mesani shook his head very slightly.
“Please stop now, my lord.”
Jaegyeom murmured softly through his teeth.
“No, I can’t. Move, move, move…”
Yoon Taehee was still standing at the end of the arrow.
“Let go, let go, let go, let go, let go…”
Jaegyeom closed his eyes. A suppressed, agitated voice flowed from his chapped lips. He only lashed out towards himself, not anyone else. The words hit him like the crack of a whip. His injured arm began to tremble.
If only he could let go of this hand, if only he could let go of this hand.
“Let go. Let go, let go. Let go, please let go, let go, let go!”
Yoon Taehee held the notepad over his palm. Then, as he blew softly, the paper floated in the air. Lee Youngshin furrowed his forehead, but his focus was very blurry. The tension had been relieved, and now he was at its limit. In the collapsing field of view, a paper bird of his own creation was being born.
“Chief Yoon, I’m going to die…”
“Okay, it’s done now.”
When Yoon Taehee touched the back of his hand, the completed black bird sat down lightly. The black bird fluttered and flapped its wings. As he flicked his fingertips, it folded its wings and prepared to fly out.
“I’m sorry it turned out this way. I guess it was a little bit of bad luck. As for me, it’s for the best. I hope you understand.”
Jaegyeom opened his eyes. The eerie eyes, like burning flames, glared at the mask Yoon Taehee was wearing. Blood started to fill up like tears in his eyes.
Let go. Let go. Let go. Let go. Please, let go…
The gaze beyond the mask was clearly cut through.
“In the name of the exorcist…”
The fingertips holding the bowstring trembled.
“The night is confiscated.”
Along with the spell to activate the black bird, Yoon Taehee snapped his thumb and middle finger together. Just at that moment when the black bird charged through the air, almost at the same time, the arrow that had stopped before shot out like a shot.
“Ugh!”
Yoon Taehee, who was unexpectedly hit by the arrow, slammed into a tree. The rope tying Jaegyeom’s ankle snapped. The blocked spiritual energy began to flow thickly. Red spiritual energy. It was a runaway.
“My lord, no…”
Mesani flopped down on the ground and burst into tears. Jaegyeom, who had been stiff, stumbled and stepped back. The arm holding his bow hung limply, and then the bow fell from his hand.
“…”
Jaegyeom sat down and lowered his head.
The whole place was enveloped in a dead silence. Only a small sound of the black bird flapping its wings and pecking away at memories could be heard.
“Chief… Yoon, you, why…”
The place where the black bird headed was above Lee Youngshin’s head.
What happened what happened.. noooooooooo I can’t, I need to knowwwwww
Finally someone choose Jaegyeom in this mess but it’s still for personal gain
True but most things ppl do is somehow linked to personal gain. The exceptions generally include loved ones.
I don’t have think
Lol world wide handsome Jin😂
Thank you for the update! 💜
Thank u for d chapter 🤣
Nice! Thank you!
Yessss. I knew Yoon Taehee will do something like that. AHHHHHHHHH-but why Jaegyeom T^T
Thanks for the translation ❤️
I expected Taehee to do something like that. Even though he said that he successor would be his and not Naryecheong’s, would Jaegyeom(in a not so very positive future, as of now) still need to be involved?? Like, a registered exorcist working for them?