Chapter 98 - 99: Everyone Is Suspicious
"Oh, hello! It’s you. How have you been?" Cail asked as if the person on the phone were his long-lost friend whom he had lost contact with after graduation.
The man on the line was taken aback, probably because of Cail’s normal-sounding and overly familiar question. Egin’s heart had been beating like a drum the moment the call was answered. The moment he heard the voice, it was as if he had been doused with cold water. He felt a chill—and calm.
"I have been great so far. I joined a team of Void Rift explorers, a sub-member of the VRA. We all have goals, and I plan to grow stronger with them." Egin had no idea what to say, so he just answered the question. It was only now that he realized he had no plan for what to say if the call actually went through. It was an action driven by impulse.
Cail laid down on the bed. He was lying sideways with the phone beside him.
"That’s great. Very cute. You even managed to find companions..." His voice was languid and lazy. "It seems like you’re doing well... Why did you call me?"
Egin went silent. He opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He wanted to say what he wanted more politely, more righteously, but no matter how much he had thought about wording it, it still sounded absurd. If he sugarcoated it more, it would sound hypocritical.
So he said what he was really thinking: "N—not enough. The coupon could give me a guarantee that I would become strong in the future... But not enough. I—I want it fast. I want to kill them immediately. The deal you mentioned before, and you giving me this number—does that mean your service has extended until now?" His voice shaking at the end.
This guy had an appetite. Cail sensed that the reason for this call was probably not as pure as revenge. It was mixed with ambition and other factors.
Cail actually had no idea. Why do people sometimes hide their desires? Isn’t that normal? Hmmm, probably has to do with morality, right?