Chapter 18: A Single Question
The moonlight was faint, perhaps because the sky was thick with clouds.
Click. A sharp sound, and a strong light flared on.
Click. Another click, and the brightness softened to a gentle glow.
The beam of a weak flashlight illuminated a stark white sheet of paper laid on a bench.
A paper inscribed with something in red ink.
It was something Hyesung had prepared in advance for Bunshinsaba.
Sitting in front of the paper, Hyesung motioned for Ayun to come over.
Ayun, who had been watching him with a look of pure pity, flinched slightly and opened her mouth.
“...Me?”
“Yes, who else but you, noona?”
When Ayun glanced toward Hyeyeon, Hyesung shook his head firmly.
If just Ayun showing up on the stream already caused chaos, letting his younger sister Hyeyeon appear too... Hyesung had zero confidence he could control the fallout.