7 7)Cheonliang[4]

With the night sky here, the forest naturally held no light. It was as dark as it could be until a bon fire around a shack lit up the dark forest as a bunch of kids sat around while eating with the oldest one here, sat on a seat as he looked at the fire with solem eyes.

"Teacher who was that!"

"Yeah. He was insanely Werid and powerful!"

"Teacher, what's your history with him? Why did he say you were gonna die?"

"Teacher, did you really lose."

"….be quiet guys. Also he's right, he's Werid for calling Mary beautiful" Vij Jin said as he turned this serious moment into a joking one as Mary suplexed him.

"…." Seongji didn't say anything as he held a stoic face and couldn't help but let out a breath.

"It's Werid to be honest with you guys. He was once a friend who almost killed me years ago."

"A friend tried to kill you!? How is that a friend"

"Like I said, its complicated as he was a powerful person."

"More than you?"

Seongji nodded "I wasn't surprised losing, I was surprised he showed up as it isn't any good him appearing anywhere as destruction follows him."

"That's cringe." VIN Jin spat out as they all looked at him with a deadpan face. "What? I said the truth."

"Anyways, it looks like the time has come for me to leave this world." He closed his eyes as he smiled while his 'students' jumped up and angrily asked why.

"Why?" He chuckled at them, raising his head to look at them. "Because the only way they're going to get me off this mountain is by my death."

Vin Jin crushed the metal cup he had in his hand as he walked away with the youngest and newest girl following him.

They all saw his back but what they didn't see, was a single tear escaping his eye. The others also looked down in sadness as Seongji looked down with a frown.

"I'm sorry."

….

Before everyone knew it, Morning came as Pietro was on a train toward the village with James Lee sitting in front of him.

They got called by Charles to take out two pest. The mountain king and then Cheon with them finishing the job with little to no amount of mistakes.

"We should finish this quick and easy. Don't go overboard trying to fight someone just for your amusement" Pietro said in a blue ripped up pants with a black hoodie as his hood was up, hiding his beautiful face with those dead fish like eyes.

"Nah. I don't have to listen to you" James Lee said as he held his arm over his knee while smiling. He chuckled seeing no emotion coming off from Pietro as he looked out the window.

"Although if there's no one entertaining here, then I might do what you've just said. No reason staying in this weird cult village." He took out a lollipop from his pants and started to play with it as he would throw it up in the air and catch it.

"Anyways, why are you wearing a hoodie? It's hot outside."

"Speak for yourself, aren't you supposed to be at school. Your wearing your uniform" Pietro spat back as he crossed his arms and lifted his feet as he blocked a punch.

"Heh~ You sure talk a lot for someone who-"

Before James could finish his sentence, he found Pietro foot deflecting fist and under his chin in a blink of an eye as he couldn't help but smile wider

"I see you still get pissed when I mention that time. Wonder why we didn't keep in touch. I was surprised you joined with Charles. If you really that desperate for money, come join me instead. I got bigger plans."

"You know Charles would have your throat if he ever hears this."

James shrugged as he shook his head "what do you mean, I know you didn't hear this."

Pietro took his foot back as he just exhaled out a breath and shook his head. His uninterested expression along with his eye bags, made him look like he was about to sleep.

"Your right. I didn't hear this but my answer is no...there's still an important reason why I'm following Charles."

"And that is?"

"You really think I'm going to tell you."

James Lee chuckled as he looked outside the window and saw the view stop moving as he got up with Pietro right behind him.

"Ehh worth a try. Let's just end this quick, I need to go back as well as you."

Stepping off the train, they looked both ways as the brainwashed civilians still couldn't resist the two beauty's as they stared.

"Yeah I know. It looks like there's some big gang that goes by Big deal. I been ordered to accompany Goo and Gun when the time is right " Pietro said with a bored expression as he followed James through out the village.

Knowing where the shaman lived wasn't a difficult task as it was information that everyone knew as they got it out of a high schooler mouth with the help of James Lee.

"And that's how you do it." The duo moved throughout the street as they had their hands in their pocket while staring at the front door. Seeing the massive walls and doors, they knew they were at their destination, especially when they heard a loud bang.

"Ho~it looks like this place has some action." James looked to his side to see the side of Pietro face covered by a hood as he stopped.

"Are you sad we may have to dispose of your friend?"

"…." Keeping his silence, Pietro just looked at James with a plain face "Friend?...never needed one. I can do well myself."

'Friend…..although the excitement being in this world is real….its was only for meeting the characters. I never wanted to get friendly due to surving in this world my way…..'

"Aw, acting all hard." Saying that, James knocked on the door as he tried to open it but found it locked.

"…it looks like there's something going on…..Wanna bet?"

"Bet what?"

"Hmm, winner gets to get one favor over each other so you in?"

Pietro scoffed as he just shrugged his shoulders

"I'll take that as a yes ….i bet the person we're supposed to protect, is losing."

'I wanna lose on purpose just to see what kind of favor he's going to want….'

Even though it was a stupid decision and was disadvantaged for Pietro, he still went with the stupid decision

"Then I bet the other side is losing."

James smiled as he looked towards Pietro, he nodded with the latter nodding back as they jumped and used their surroundings to get up ontop of the wall as James sat down with Pietro standing beside him

"Phew, I was wondering why you locked the door, when you were the one to call us up.So this was what was happening inside huh? It looks like I won Pietro."

Cheon along with Seongji, widen their eyes seeing them both as he stopped midway.

Taking out a lollipop, James couldn't help but smile again, but wider as he looked at Cheon and then at Seongji

"Nice to meet you, I'm James Lee.upon Charles Choi request,We came to dispose of you. Your Mr.Seongji Yuk right? Pietro used to be friend."

Using the past tense, Seongji couldn't help but linger his eyes on Pietro, who looked at him with a bored face.

(AN: just two more chapters of this)