Chapter 157: My name is Ha Taeho. And I... (8)
The children embraced the black smudge eagerly.Then, the smudge slowly took shape, transforming into a human figure.
"Dad, come back quickly...!"
Naru shouted, clinging to the man's legs.Everyone silently watched this scene.They wanted to say something, but the words just circled in their heads without reaching their throats. Salome was the first to regain her composure.
"...Are you Judas?"
Salome asked the man cautiously. The Judas in her memory was obscured, as if his face was veiled by soot.Now, facing him directly, it was like wiping a photo with a clean handkerchief; many things started to become clear.
"Judas..."
The man mumbled his name as if hearing it for the first time. He savored it a few times, as if tasting the name Judas on his lips.
Watching him, Brigitte reached a conclusion about the hypothesis she had only considered in her thoughts. The current Judas might be a different entity from the one before.
"Do you not remember us?"