Chapter 188

Chapter 188

After finishing the meal I gave him, Yu-Hyun casually said, "The reason why your cover hasn’t been blown yet... is just pure luck."

Although I had called it a meal, it was actually a mixture of leftovers, like dog food. Nevertheless, Yu-Hyun looked like he was more than happy with it, gobbling the food up as if it were delicious. It had to have been because he had been starving for a day and a half and was mentally exhausted by the intense physical pain.

"What does that mean?"

"I meant it quite literally. You were lucky." Yu-Hyun swallowed the food in his mouth and continued, "People only see what they know. And they live under the delusion that what they know is what the world amounts to. That's why you're still alive and well."

"The same could be said for you."

"Right. I know a little more than others and can see more, but I can only see as much as I know, just like everyone else."

"But why do you keep spouting bullshit as if you know everything?"

"Very few people are aware of the fact that I don’t know everything. You and I are similar in that sense. We both know that we don’t know everything."

He was right about that. I knew that I didn’t know everything because I had Legba and Baron Samedi by my side. They had much more experience and broader knowledge than I did, and I was ignorant and foolish compared to them. I couldn't even have the arrogant thought of being a know-it-all.

"What does that have to do with me being lucky though?"

"If anyone even suspected that there was a Cult Leader of the Voodoo Cult at Florence Academy, your identity would have been exposed in no time."

"I guess."

"But luckily, no one had such suspicions. There’s no way the leader of the Voodoo Cult could have infiltrated Florence Academy. Because they were thinking this way, no one could figure it out even when you slipped up from time to time.”

"Right."

"Even if you used spells or, what was it, something alongside a miracle... ah, yes, powers! No matter how much you used your powers, they would rationalize the situation by saying that it’s a miracle or the utilization of blessings,” Yu-Hyun said.

"Actually, I’m not any different. I didn't know spells were so overpowered. I fainted without even having a chance to resist. If I had known, I wouldn't have followed you here."

"I get it. You son of a bitch, stop bullshitting and tell me about the underground prison already."

"Ah, that was what you asked at the start. Right."

I had asked Yu-Hyun several times, but he kept babbling about random things without mentioning anything about the underground prison.

Yu-Hyun took a deep breath.

"There are a total of seven underground prisons. Four of those hold regular felons, and the living conditions are better there than the other three."

"..."

"Two hold clergymen who have rebelled against the Holy See or caused problems because of their corruption. The facilities are not bad, but they have the strictest management. The prisoners are former clergymen, so they have more power than ordinary criminals. Finally..."

"The last one must be where people who are considered to be cultists, like the Satanists or Voodooists, are held."

"That's right. You could assume that all Satanists and Voodooists are imprisoned there."

"Do you know the location of the prison?" I asked.

Yu-Hyun immediately shook his head without hesitation.

"I'm not the official successor yet... Unless it's someone like the Pope or Sung Yu-Da, no one would know."

"Sung Yu-Da?"

A name so unpleasant because it was so familiar. Just hearing that name made my hair stand on end.

At that moment, a bell rang from my pocket. I was receiving a call from Soo-Young. It probably wasn't an urgent call. There was no reason for Soo-Young to call me over urgent matters. Above all, Yu-Hyun might hear Soo-Yeong's voice if I answered the phone. It would be difficult for me if Soo-Yeong heard Yu-Hyun's voice, so I declined the call.

"What's the deal with Sung Yu-Da?"

"Even if he's stepped down now, he was a former cardinal. He must have some information about the place. Although only he would know."

"I was just looking at it. Why?"

"Nothing special. What are you doing this weekend?"

"Hmm... I don't have any plans."

"Really? Would you like to come out with us this weekend?”

Her friend's eyes sparkled with anticipation.

Come to think of it, she had spent most of the beginning of the semester with Sun-Woo and... She hadn’t really met other friends recently, and she hadn't met many people because she was busy studying for exams.

Even after the exams were over, she decided to continue to study diligently, and she was going to be busy soon because the essay competition was coming up. But it wouldn't hurt to have a day of fun. Besides, she didn't have anything else to do on the weekend.

"Sure. But what should we do?"

"I haven't thought about it... Maybe we could grab a bite to eat, wander around, go bowling, or something like that? We don't need to plan everything out."

"Sounds good. Just hanging out with our classmates, right?"

"Yeah. You, me, and Yeri... And a few guys, the ones sitting over there."

She pointed to a group of people gathered behind us, chatting and laughing. Yeri and three boys were gathered together, having a lively conversation. In-Ah frowned as she recognized a familiar face among the boys.

"Isn't he the one who used to hang out with Sung-Hyun?"

"Huh? Oh, yeah, he is... Honestly, I used to have a bad impression of him too. But after talking to him, he seems kind. Also, he is really sorry for his actions. For real."

"Well... Even if you say so," In-Ah muttered with a furrowed brow.

Doing good deeds now did not erase the mistakes that the boy had made in the past. Hearing her friend talk about his sincere remorse, she couldn't help but think that he might not be fundamentally a bad person. However, considering his past as a troublemaker who used to hang out with Sung-Hyun, she couldn't see him in a positive light.

In-Ah’s friend glanced at In-Ah as she was deep in thought and smirked.

"So, all you’re saying is that you don’t want him to come, right? Hey, Jae-Bin! In-Ah says she doesn't–!"

"Hey, hey! Are you crazy? That's not what I meant!"

In-Ah quickly covered her friend's mouth. She knew her friend was carefree, but she hadn’t expected it to be this extreme. After removing her hand from her friend's mouth, her friend spoke up.

"You’ll be there?"

"Fine, I'll go. Seriously, you’re unbelievable..."

In-Ah laughed and stopped when she saw her friend's soft smile.

"I'll let you know once we decide where and what time to meet!"

"Okay, got it. But..."

In-Ah glanced briefly at Sun-Woo's seat. It was empty. They said that he was sick and couldn’t make it today. Was he feeling really unwell? He looked quite sick when she last saw him at the examination site.

"Um, I’ll let you know if I can't make it."

"What? Why are you making excuses again?"

"It's not an excuse... I'm just saying that in case I can't make it."

"This makes me nervous. You’ve canceled on us more than once before...”

“Hey, it wasn’t that bad! Your words really hurt."

"Okay, okay. Anyway, I'll talk to you later!"

With that, In-Ah’s friend left the classroom. It seemed like they had to urgently be somewhere.