Chapter 128:
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After the Labyrinth raid, the image of a man with striking green eyes continuously lingered in Seora’s mind. It never left her thoughts for even a single moment. More precisely, it was the scene of him with her mother in a dream she had seen. The moment when Kang Sejun and Seong Jarim had left, leaving her alone in the room. Seora once again visualized the sight she had witnessed back then.
“I don’t particularly hold any resentment towards you. It’s not your fault that the world has turned out this way.”
At first, Seora was angry that the man in her dream had deceived her. However, after a fierce fight and passing out, her mind calmed down, allowing her to view the situation more objectively.
Her mother’s gaze towards the man had been gentle. If he were a bad person, she wouldn’t have looked at him with such eyes. Seora’s mother was as kind as someone who would sacrifice herself, but she also held contempt for those who caused harm to others. She would never smile warmly at a strange person.
Then who could he be? Who was this person that could have a conversation with her mother and appear in her dreams?
‘The problem is that the words ‘world destruction’ came out of my mother’s mouth.’
Looking at her mother’s face, the other party didn’t seem bad, but hearing her say that the world’s destruction wouldn’t matter raised suspicions. Moreover, the fact that the mysterious person, the one the Dragon of Revelation desperately sought as an ally, was somehow connected to all this bothered her even more.
If he appeared in her dreams one more time, she could find out even if she had to threaten him, but unfortunately, her encounters with him weren’t something that she could make happen just because she wanted them to.
“He said… Mom won the bet.”
The man who didn’t care whether the world was destroyed or not made a bet with Hyeon Jaehui. She had believed that no matter what, the man’s heart would eventually lean one way.