âSorry to say this, but I donât know what to do anymore.â
Surha confessed to everyone in the Fallbringers. Chunghuh and Karlton looked at each other. It was weird to see Surha, who was so full of pride, to be that sullen.
âI heard they got Karavan. And Droyan, the God of Dragons.â
âIt is as I figuredâŚâ
âYeah.â
They had expected it, so it wasnât surprising. The biggest problem now was not about Karavan. No one dared to say it out loud, but they all knew very well. Rupture had already won this war.
âAs you all know, this is really bad.â
ââŚâ
âApart from the fact that all the other sites are under Ruptureâs control, we are losing men in our 7th site too. It will get worse as time goes by.â
It was as she said. The forces of the 7th site were getting weaker as the days passed.
It was due to the Lost Ones created from Machinaâs [Link Destroy]. Jaehwan went out to restore each individualâs link manually, but there was a limit as many beings refused to return back to their Gods.
These people all walked out of the 7th site to join Rupture. Vicegerents were hesitant on what was right, and the Followers who were bent of their own good all succumbed to astonishing feat by Myad.
But how couldnât they? They just witnessed the strongest God in perish.
The Fallbringersâ expressions darkened. It didnât fit the âFallbringersâ who had been charging recklessly no matter the outcome until now. Sirwen opened her mouth in annoyance.
âWhatâs up with you all? Weâre not done yet.â
ââŚâ
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âWhy are you so down? Are we giving up before we even fight?â
Surha then became furious at her words.
âDonât you get the situation?â
âNO.â
âBig Brother is dead!â
âSo what!â
Two women shouted at each other like children. Sirwen continued angrily, âWho cares! Who cares about Big Brother! It doesnât matter!â
ââŚNo, youâre wrong, Nightmare girl.â
Chunghuh interrupted them.
âContrary to that, the death of Big Brother isnât a simple thing.â
âThen what is it?â
âThatâs⌠hmph.â
Chunghuh did interrupt to stop the arguing, but it seemed like he could not find the words to explain himself. Besides, he wasnât good at explaining things anyway.
âIf itâs okay, can I share a word?â
âH-huh? You areâŚâ
Chunghuh and Sirwen turned to the voice. A man limped out with a helping stick to the front.
It was Yoonhwan. He had volunteered to join the Fallbringers after the battle with Gerome. He hadnât fully recovered yet, but he had recent information about Rupture. Sirwen almost snapped for letting some sissy interrupt them, but she remembered this sissy had a close relationship with Jaehwan.
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âOh, heâs a friend of Jaehwan.â
If Jaehwan moved out to rescue him, he should have been a really close friend. Sirwen remembered Yoonhwan falling unconscious as he tried to touch Jaehwanâs cheek. It was a sight that brought her an awkward imagination. Sirwen let him talk although she was slightly annoyed.
âWell⌠you can talk.â
Yoonhwan nodded.
âTo put it simply, weâve lost our justification now.â
âJustification?â
Sirwen didnât understand where he was going, but she didnât respond as the mood began to change due to Yoonhwan. He was smiling at each and every one of the members. It was a good smile. He did share a bit of character with Karlton, but unlike Karlton who had a more cold, formal side, Yoonhwanâs smile was very heartwarming and friendly.
He had a smile that calmed just by looking.
This alone changed the mood of the meeting room. It was the power of Yoonhwan, the Smile Knight. Sirwen frowned.
âWhat? Has everyone gone mad? What the heck is going on? Itâs just some sissy smiling!â
Sirwen didnât know, but Yoonhwanâs ability had been developing since the days at the tower. He had the power to ease friends who were tense. Jaehwan knew this also and allowed Yoonhwan to join the meeting. Yoonhwanâs ability now even became a [Setting] after he came to .
[Increase Morale]
It worked to increase friendliness toward Yoonhwan while increasing the morale of the people around him, but it did not work against Sirwen. Therefore, she just became more annoyed by Yoonhwanâs smile.
âWhat is a justification?â
âI will have to go into detail, if itâs not too muchâŚâ
âIt is too much.â
âOh, donât worry. It wonât be way too much though.â
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Some people laughed at Yoonhwanâs words. They were becoming relaxed. Sirwen did not laugh.
âIs he making fun of me?â
Yoonhwan began to speak.
âYou all know what Rupture did in recently. They started a war without warning and invaded many sites illegally, killing Vicegerents and Followers. You too must know what happened then, Sirwen.â
âRupture became the public enemy of .â
âYes. began to criticize Rupture. It was because what they did was wrong.â
Yoonhwan spoke as he smiled like an elementary school teacher. Sirwen quickly understood what he meant.
âRight. So is that the justification? That Rupture was bad?â
âYes, if put simply.â
âBut isnât that still in effect? It doesnât change the fact that they attacked all those sites.â
âThey did, logically speaking. But itâs the feeling that says otherwise.â
âWhat are you getting at?â
âSirwen. Do you have certain concerns?â
âConcerns?â
âYes. Letâs say⌠about a romantic relationship?â
âR-romantic?â
Sirwen glanced around and her eyes met with Jaehwanâs. She raised her voice.
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âI- I donât have such concerns!â
Yoonhwan seemed to recognize something.
âWell, letâs just assume you have for now.â
âW-what?!â
Sirwen blushed, but Yoonhwan continued before she can start.
âHow about we put it this way. Sirwen, you hate me. Donât you?â
ââŚYeah. I hate you. I hate you the most right now.â
Yoonhwan smiled as if he expected it.
âOf course, you do. I was a part of [Rupture] until recently after all.â
ââŚWell, thatâs not the reason,â Sirwen mumbled with a small voice.
âAnyway. So?â
âAnd what if I become a great help to you?â
âHelp?â
âYes. I will help you accomplish⌠something so great that you can forget about all the bad emotions you have about me⌠such as your life goal.â
Sirwen scoffed, âThereâs no way you can be of such help.â
âWhy not? I can have you and Jaehwan to get together, for example.â