Chapter 112
Symbol of Peace (9)
The night had fallen deeply. The street, having lost even its companion the sun, truly became alone, wrapping itself in a lonely shadow. The moon and stars were hidden behind clouds, invisible, and the only light in the city was the mere dewdrop-like glow from broken streetlights, flickering with sparks from some past damage.
A man was walking through the city that resembled a desert with darkness spread like sand.
“Wow… Look at this atmosphere.”
The eerie night streets, where anything could appear from anywhere, were enough to make the man tense. The night of the city, covered in accidents and rumors, further reduced the already scarce number of people. Even knowing that there were still residents here, it felt like walking through a destroyed city.
[Jae-jung, don’t you think it would be better to come back down now…?]
From beyond the earpiece, the voice of a woman even more tense than him could be heard. A voice already familiar to his ears. It was Yoon Seol-hwa.
[No, Senior Sirius, how many times have you said that now…!]
[You said you’d do it yourself~ Why are you so dissatisfied.]