Chapter 16
Chapter 16
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Translator: penny
Chapter: 16
Chapter Title: Sister's Return
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“Be a little more careful.”
Lee Jae-kyung said to Go Yohan in a scolding tone.
It was early in the morning, and the two of them were the only ones at the corner of the school flower bed.
“Or did you do it on purpose?”
There was a reason for Lee Jae-kyung’s reprimand.
Last night, Shinsung had been in an uproar again.
-Who’s this?
-Is it a new idol?
A single photo posted on SNS.
-Huh? Isn’t this Go Yohan from Shinsung Middle School, second year?
-A middle schooler? Lololol
-Bullshit, no way. A middle school second-year at a club, with tattoos and white hair lolololol
-He has albinism. And he’s the youngest of the Shinsung family.
-That Shinsung? Damn, they really are on another level lol
It was because of the photo taken at the club entrance.
“I don’t get why everyone’s so interested.”
It was also the difference between Trabania and Earth in terms of civilization’s development.
“And a holy knight must always be aboveboard.”
Lee Jae-kyung smirked at Go Yohan’s words.
“Says the one raising monsters like Seung-ah behind the scenes and hiding his own power?”
“It’s not hiding—it’s just not showing it.”
“Same difference.”
But Lee Jae-kyung knew.
At some point, Go Yohan had been deliberately letting misunderstandings fester to push his family away.
Even if Go Yohan had a greater cause, the world would have a hard time accepting it.
They might even call him a butcher.
‘The world believes what it wants to believe.’
In the midst of those grueling battles, Go Yohan had abandoned himself, and now he was working to make his family push him away so they wouldn’t get hurt.
‘At times like this, he seems just like a kid.’
Like a child who had never known love.
It was then.
“Yohan. There you are.”
Kim Se-hyun approached, his face pale and sickly.
“Then come to the office later. Some student... Tsk.”
Go Yohan shook his head as Lee Jae-kyung stepped aside.
“You said you were sick?”
Kim Se-hyun had thought Yun Seung-ah’s rough handling would keep him bedridden for a day or two.
“…I’m fine.”
Contrary to his words, Kim Se-hyun looked like he might collapse at any moment.
“…Did you go to a club yesterday?”
Was that what he wanted to ask?
It was just as Go Yohan was about to reply.
“I’m sorry.”
Kim Se-hyun spoke with a face and voice different from usual.
“It feels like you keep getting hurt because of me.”
“…….”
“I won’t do it anymore. I came to say I’m sorry.”
His face looked resolute, as if he had made a vow.
With that, Kim Se-hyun quietly turned and walked away.
It seemed he thought the trouble Go Yohan had gotten into was his fault.
He staggered.
Perhaps running a fever, his body swayed.
But even so, he stood straight and walked on.
-Captain, Sloth sis says she’s got them by the tail.
Enbi’s voice came from somewhere.
As expected of Yun Seung-ah.
-The kids like Choi Sin-woo and the others there, she says she’ll handle them herself, so don’t worry.
They were the ones who had swallowed the seeds.
He couldn’t just let them go, but since most were from powerful families, it could cause problems.
“If Seung-ah says so, I can trust it.”
But Yun Seung-ah wouldn’t create problems.
-Tch, I could do it too!
“Yeah, I believe you.”
Go Yohan chuckled softly, feeling much better as he moved.
Rrring.
His phone buzzed.
-Let’s meet up today.
The sender was Go Minji.
His sister, five years older.
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At the school gate after classes ended.
Luxury sedans were lined up in a row.
Considering the backgrounds of Shinsung Middle School students, it wasn’t anything special.
Among them, one vehicle particularly stood out—a red hypercar that was hard to drive on public roads.
Even so, with top players and guilds on the rise, it had become somewhat familiar.
Beep!
With a honk, the person who stepped out drew all eyes.
“Huh?”
“That person…”
It was impossible not to stare.
“Hey! Go Yohan!”
“It’s Go Minji!”
Go Minji.
The title of Shinsung’s daughter and her striking looks.
The Shinsung blood ran thick.
It made sense, considering Go Jae-han of Shinsung—already a top-tier chaebol—had married for love.
But above all, the reason Go Minji was famous was.
‘America’s youngest ranker.’
Despite being Korean and from Shinsung, she had made her name in America.
Korea might be called a player powerhouse, but it wasn’t entirely convincing.
America had drawn players with its overflowing wealth when they first appeared, and the vast lands produced gates that fueled their growth.
‘I’m going to America.’
Back when Go Yohan was in elementary school, Go Minji had said she was going abroad to study.
After awakening as a player, she picked up the sword instead of the pen and cleared gates like mad to make her name known.
Being only rank 100 was still impressive on American soil.
“…….”
Go Yohan shook his head.
“Go Yohan!”
Go Minji marched over to him, fuming.
The family love he hadn’t felt in Trabania, a wonderful mother, a respectable older brother.
What he hadn’t realized, though.
“Hey! You trying to die? Why ignore me?”
Was how annoyingly fussy a sister could be.
“…Can’t you just move quietly for once?”
Go Yohan whispered to her.
She grinned.
“Think about how you look. Idiot.”
“…….”
He could swear to it.
“The guy who goes to a club and gets his picture taken?”
If she weren’t blood.
‘I’d dismember her….’
No, no.
He shook his head to dispel the boiling emotion, seemingly influenced by sloth.
“Oho, look at that glare.”
“Sigh.”
“Get in.”
Unless he planned to kill and bury Go Minji, he had no choice but to follow her.
“Goddess help me.”
“Middle school syndrome since age six—when does it end?”
In the end, Go Yohan got into Go Minji’s car and stared blankly out the window.
Vroooom!
Her car roared to life and sped off.
“You doing okay?”
Go Minji asked gruffly, a grin on her face that didn’t match her looks.
“And you, sis—when did you get back?”
“This morning. You know how shocked Mom was hearing you went to a club?”
“…It was a bar, not a club.”
Screech!
“Same thing.”
Go Minji slammed on the brakes.
“Nothing going on with you?”
“…No.”
As if he could tell her.
“You’ve always been weird since you were little. Even Yun-su oppa, the troublemaker, never went as far as you.”
Go Yunsu.
Their second brother’s name.
Before Go Yohan, he had been the family’s biggest problem child.
“If life here doesn’t suit you, just say so.”
Go Minji said.
“Wanna come to America with me?”
Weird since little.
No.
‘Special.’
That’s how Go Minji saw Go Yohan.
Lonely and forlorn somehow—things only the sister right above him could see.
That’s why she teased and tormented her little brother even more.
“Think about it.”
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“What’s with the tired look?”
Yun Seung-ah asked carefully.
“…Sis came by.”
“…I heard.”
Yun Seung-ah pretended otherwise quietly.
She had recalled how Go Minji treated Go Yohan.
But she didn’t resent Go Minji.
“She’s kind.”
“Yeah.”
Beside them.
Swish.
A shadow rippled, revealing a boy of about twelve or thirteen.
But mismatched to him, he held two curved daggers in his hands.
“Enbi. I told you there’s no need for you to step up.”
He was Enbi.
Kim Sion.
“I want to help the captain too.”
Kim Sion said.
“…‘Escort’ just means standing around blankly anyway.”
Kim Sion, the boy whose age was uncertain, harbored immense power unlike his appearance.
Even Lee Jae-kyung, who had last measured in the combat rankings years ago, was stuck at third.
“…If the captain says not to, I won’t.”
Enbi possessed skills that overwhelmed even that Lee Jae-kyung.
Of course, only compared to her revealed strength.
“If anyone saw this, we’d get sued and have nothing to say.”
Go Yohan chuckled.
“Child abuse, cult... how many charges?”
“Have we been abused? Don’t remember that. And a cult? Where?!”
Enbi puffed his cheeks.
“Whatever. Let’s go.”
Regret or guilt over crossed lines meant nothing now.
Before them appeared a flashy building.
Dripping with money, its large sign read.
-Teraco.
That was its name.
“It’s a big player in Gangnam.”
It was one of the places Yun Seung-ah had already investigated.
“Choi Sin-woo got it directly from the guild master here.”
Yun Seung-ah’s explanation was simple.
Teraco was a guild in the top 100, wielding significant influence alongside a few others in Seoul’s underbelly.
“…….”
Laws were the same everywhere.
“I’ve wiped out a few like this before.”
Years ago, he had eradicated several guilds lurking in the shadows.
Not related to demons, but he had uncovered unforgivable deeds.
Yet they always resurfaced.
“They’re deep into drug trafficking and all sorts of illegal crap.”
“Why leave them alone this long?”
“We were confirming how far the connections went.”
And now.
“We have.”
Yun Seung-ah said.
“The rest are problems too, but Teraco is definitely the source of the seeds, Captain.”
Go Yohan nodded.
Whumm.
A faint light spread, enveloping the Teraco building.
Yun Seung-ah’s magic blocked outside attention, vision, and sound.
Above all, this spell could fool the association and many others. The difference from Go Yohan’s was.
‘Illusion.’
Not just concealment—it created the illusion of normalcy.
“Let’s go.”