Chapter 103:

Chapter 103:

Chapter 103

Her voice was so bright and cheerful, making Seo Gangrim wonder for a moment if what was in the carrier bag was a doll rather than a person.

The person inside the carrier bag was trembling in terror. If not for the tape over his mouth, he looked like he would have screamed. That's why they taped it shut, Seo Gangrim guessed.

"What do you think? I took care putting together the packaging."

Instead of tying his wrists and ankles with rope like normal, he was tied up with red ribbons. The tape over his mouth was a gaudy design, too. It looked like a cruel joke.

"So you're telling me to kill this person now and steal his Destiny?"

"Yup. I debated whether to bring him dead, but I didn't know what conditions you needed to activate your ability," Shin Ara explained casually.

Looking at her, Seo Gangrim felt more contempt than fear. He knew she had a cruel nature, but seeing it in person was still shocking.

"Ah, if you're worried about disposing of the body, don't stress about it. We'll take care of it here in our organization."

Saying that, she reached into the suitcase. Then, she pulled something out from among the stacks of cash and handed it to Seo Gangrim. It was a sharp dagger.

"I want to see it. You stealing his Destiny."

Seeing the dagger, the bound person's eyes grew wide. He struggled, trying to resist, but his movements were hindered.

When Seo Gangrim silently accepted the dagger, Shin Ara's eyes shone with curiosity. She seemed like a child watching bugs being dissected.

Seo Gangrim then brought the dagger to the person.

-Swish

The ribbons were sliced off, falling away. The other person looked at Seo Gangrim, not understanding what was happening. Seo Gangrim removed the tape from his mouth, and then said, "You should escape or do what you want now."

Seeing this, Shin Ara had a somewhat disappointed expression. She slowly rolled her eyes towards him.

"You don't like my gift?"

"Does it seem like I would?"

Seo Gangrim had no hobby or reason to randomly kill an unrelated person in broad daylight. Even if he did have such an inclination, did Shin Ara think he would with Shin Sooah standing right outside? Well, if she assumed he'd flip for 500 million, maybe she thought he would.

Disappointed, Shin Ara said, "I prepared it carefully though... Should I have brought him dead instead?"

Seo Gangrim had met many weirdos, but she was one of the worst. Looking at her Destiny window, he could tell she had accumulated substantial karma, so he expected it to some degree, but...

'What a waste of time.'

Seo Gangrim got up from his seat and grabbed the door handle to leave.

"Ah, you're just leaving like that?"

Shin Ara looked at him regretfully. With a face like that, she had sent Yoon Bom to kill several people. It seemed best to avoid entanglement with these people.

-Click

Without responding, Seo Gangrim opened the door and exited. Shin Sooah was leaning against the wall, waiting for him.

Seeing him emerge, she stood up straight.

"I'm sorry for the trouble, Seo Gangrim-ssi. My sister spouted more nonsense."

It seemed she had been watching what happened inside. But judging by her composed attitude, it seemed she had experienced situations like this multiple times before.

Shin Sooah approached the room. "I'll take that person back out. If he stays here, my sister will certainly-"

Shin Sooah suddenly closed her mouth, which was understandable given that there were several presences and ominous energy approaching from behind. Quietly looking back, Seo Gangrim saw that the karaoke door opened and people started filing out one by one.

"Pity. I didn't want to use force, but oh well."

"Use what you can, right?" Shin Ara smiled shyly.

Then she knocked on the door and said to the members, "Plan A failed. Proceed to Plan B."

Right after she finished speaking, the members took clear aggressive stances. Their sharply honed knives shone vividly even in the darkness.

"Restrain them both. But keep them alive."

"Yes!"

Following Shin Ara's order, the thugs came at them wielding their weapons. Seeing their vicious grins, this was clearly not their first time.

Shin Sooah became very wary and said, "These people, they might be non-Awakened but they're experienced fighters. Don't underestimate them."

As she said, these men had been exposed to violence and blood even before the Day of Awakening. If they let their guard down, these thugs would stab without hesitation.

"There's about thirty, I guess."

"We can't use abilities or weapons."

They were at a numerical disadvantage, and would be penalized if they used their abilities.

Hearing their words, one of the members laughed and said, "You get it now? Then give up and get captured obediently..."

"Give up?"

-Thwack!

Seo Gangrim immediately grabbed the man's head and slammed him into the wall. With the sound of bones crunching, his body trembled and crumpled.

Seo Gangrim dusted his hands and said, "We can just restrain them with bare hands, what giving up?"

Seeing this, the gangsters became flustered. It seemed they had never properly fought an Awakened before. Before the Day of Awakening, they must have believed they stood at the pyramid's peak. They must have delighted in using violence against the common people, forcing them to submit. That's why they still had such delusions. They still thought they had the advantage even though they're against two Awakened individuals. But the world had changed now.

-Thwack!

"Argh!"

Seo Gangrim smashed his fist into the face of a man charging at him and kicked the man in the solar plexus, sending him flying.

As Seo Gangrim guessed, it was harder to just beat them up rather than kill them. he steadily took down the men rushing at him one by one.

"Damn, how are we getting pushed back when we outnumber them?!"

"Boss, but that guy's too strong!"

Now they seemed to realize the difference in strength. The men hesitated, knives in hand, before turning to look at Shin Sooah.

"Restrain the young miss first! She only has one arm!"

At the same time they spoke, the men shifted towards Shin Sooah. From the atmosphere, they planned to restrain Shin Sooah even if they had to injure her.

"Young miss Sooah, sorry! Please bear with it for a moment!"

The moment the slovenly men charged at her, Shin Sooah raised her head.

"I'm not your young miss."

-Thwack!

Shin Sooah's kick sent three men flying simultaneously. They crumpled, seeming to have lost consciousness from the impact. As the remaining members panicked, at a loss, Shin Sooah walked towards them. Her eyes were shining sharply.

"And I'm fine even without an arm."

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