Jeong Taeui glared at the bathroom door.

He had been struggling and using all his strength to sit on the toilet for a while, but somehow everything was still fine. However, now that he looked back, the bathroom door seemed so far away.

“Should I call that guy again……?”

After thinking for a while, Jeong Taeui immediately shook his head. That wasn’t a very wise choice.

Ilay had already brought him in here. It was embarrassing, but he couldn’t move on his own even a single step.

At first, Jeong Taeui had almost crawled off the bed, trying every way to reach the bathroom, but as soon as he set foot on the floor, his knees immediately buckled because he had no strength left.

At that moment, Ilay was sitting on the chair by the window reading the newspaper. “Ah, the reporters don’t have much to write about today, huh” – he said while turning to look at Jeong Taeui upon seeing the names T&R and UNHRDO side by side in the newspaper. 

But his face immediately changed color, his eyes widening when he saw Jeong Taeui about to collapse to the floor. Ilay had arrived just in time. He lifted Jeong Taeui and placed him back on the bed before asking,

“How can you fall while just staying in one place?”

It was rare to see such an expression on his face.

At that moment, Jeong Taeui looked at him resentfully without responding. Ilay seemed to have guessed the reason from his expression. But he just nodded and said, ‘Ah,’ and frowned as if he didn’t understand.

“If your physical strength is this weak now, life will be very difficult in the future.”

Jeong Taeui listened with extreme resentment.

This son of a bitch. It’s easy for you to say because you’ve never been penetrated by your own thing! Why are you talking as if this has nothing to do with you?

Jeong Taeui clenched his fists, trembling with anger, while also feeling a pang of sympathy, realizing the pain some young men had to endure during those happy nights with him in the past. But on the other hand, the pain they had to bear couldn’t compare to what he was going through now. They never had to be penetrated by something as long and thick as a horse’s, did they?

It was hard to sit comfortably on the bed, Jeong Taeui decided to lie down but continued to glare at Ilay with fiery eyes and clenched fists. Seeing that, Ilay gently stroked his hair and asked:

“Why are you lying down? Should I get you another beer?”

“No, I need to use the bathroom…… But bring me another beer too.”

When stating his initial intention, Jeong Taeui was tempted by Ilay’s offer, so he decided to choose both. Ilay laughed and lifted Jeong Taeui again. After taking him to the bathroom and placing him on the toilet, he fetched a beer from the mini bar opposite.

Sitting in the bathroom while drinking beer…… Jeong Taeui felt something was off, but he didn’t know what else to do, so he opened the beer. Ilay was standing right at the bathroom door, and Jeong Taeui glanced at him.

“What?”

“I’m waiting for you to finish your beer.”

“…… ……? Why?”

“You can’t stand up. Or are you planning to fall in the bathroom again?”

“……I won’t stand up immediately after finishing the beer.”

“You think I want to sit on the toilet just to drink beer.” Jeong Taeui frowned at him and added.

But Ilay just replied with ‘Not like that’ and waved his hand dismissively.

“If you want to use the bathroom, you have to stand up and pull down your pants. If it’s for a big one, I’ll help you stand up, take off your pants, and sit down again. If it’s for a small one, I’ll hold you up from behind so you can lean back and go comfortably.”

Jeong Taeui’s head felt like it was on fire upon hearing his casual, indifferent words. He glared at Ilay. No, what he said was logical. However, he wasn’t disabled; he could somehow manage to pull his pants down while sitting. Even if it was just for a small one, he didn’t need Ilay watching him.

“Who can pee with someone else there?”

Jeong Taeui grumbled, wondering if this was also part of the inhuman nature of this crazy man.

“Have you never used a public restroom?”

“What public restroom in the world has one man holding another man from behind while he pees!”

“Ah ha.”

Ilay laughed and nodded, stepping out of the door and saying, ‘Whatever you want.’

However, instead of going back to the living room, he glanced at Jeong Taeui and smiled.

“It’s not like I haven’t seen you ejaculate, so why is this different?”

“They’re not the same thing!!”

Jeong Taeui wanted to scream at him, but Ilay had already turned his back.

This bastard clearly lacks common sense. Jeong Taeui grumbled and struggled to relieve himself despite the pain. Amidst that pain, Jeong Taeui thought he would never let Ilay inside him again……

But that seemed unrealistic. After igniting his determination and having it immediately extinguished like that, Jeong Taeui felt even sorrier for his body.

“But…… what should I do now.”

Jeong Taeui sat dazed in the bathroom and mumbled.

After everything was settled, the future seemed bleak again.

Despite the boundless injustice, Jeong Taeui was still one of the names on the global wanted list for terrorists, and his situation wasn’t much different from Ilay’s. Perhaps this time, Kyle would face trouble because of Ilay, and his uncle wouldn’t be any better off and would have to deal with quite a few problems because of Jeong Taeui.

How can a terrorist get a job? Even walking freely on the street was a luxury.

Where should he go now? What should he do for a living? How should he live? The future ahead was dark and bleak.

And Ilay, what was he planning to do? But anyway, he still had a diamond spoon in his mouth, so he should be fine. However, even with money, one couldn’t buy freedom.

A suitable place to live and hide was needed.

But a cabin in the deep forest, isolated from humanity, didn’t suit him at all……

Jeong Taeui groaned, scratching his head. He sighed, not knowing what to do, but believed that heaven never shuts one down. There would be a way somehow. If not, he would have to live in unjust imprisonment for the rest of his life.

Jeong Taeui, still staring at the bathroom door, sighed again and started trying to find a way to the door. Although the pain made him feel weak, his legs were fine; they couldn’t be immobile.

Jeong Taeui patted his knees, massaged his legs, and moved little by little. Yes, he couldn’t be immobile; this was his body, not one paralyzed in a hospital bed.

Jeong Taeui lightly tapped his feet on the floor and then stamped hard. He thought he could stand up, so he braced himself against the sink and stood up. Although he wobbled momentarily, he stood up safely. Jeong Taeui took small steps, opened the bathroom door, and leaned against the wall to rest for a while. As expected, it hurt. The lower part of his back ached so much that even walking a short distance was tiring.

Anyway, he couldn’t do this with that crazy guy anymore. He would have to live with this pain for a day, or in severe cases, endure it for three days, but this time it would probably take a whole week.

Jeong Taeui’s anger flared up again, he grumbled and was about to go to the living room when a loud shout made him stop in his tracks.

[“You are with Taei! Have you killed him already? …… Have you killed him already?!??!?”]

For a moment, Jeong Taeui didn’t recognize the voice shouting his name, but a few seconds later, he remembered hearing that voice before.

It was Kyle. Because he had never heard him shout before, he didn’t initially think it was Kyle’s voice. Amidst the shouts echoing throughout the living room, Ilay took food from the minibar and placed it on the table with a nonchalant expression. He clicked his tongue as if annoyed.

“Kill? What kill?Here, how could…… Why are you calling?”

Ilay was about to ask how Kyle knew they were there but seemed to have already figured it out. He reluctantly said, ‘I should have paid for the room with cash.’

If Ilay was truly annoyed by the call, he would have said a few words and hung up, but now, despite showing annoyance, he seemed quite cheerful as he answered all of Kyle’s questions. Perhaps the person on the other end also realized this.

[“You caused such a big mess and you’re asking why I’m calling? Because of you, I can’t lift my head in front of James, you know that?”]

“Even if it wasn’t because of me, you couldn’t lift your head with James anyway…… Why are you calling?”

Ilay’s voice had a sharp edge mixed with sarcasm. He seemed more irritated than before.

He glanced at Jeong Taeui as he emerged from the bathroom. Suddenly, there was a hint of a smile in his eyes. Seeing that smile, Jeong Taeui felt choked up and scowled.

“What’s so funny?”

“Your wobbly steps like a toddler are funny.”

Jeong Taeui glared at Ilay as he laughed and spoke nonchalantly.

At that moment, although Jeong Taeui had tried to lower his voice, it seemed his voice had reached the other end of the line. A voice called his name through the phone.

[“Taei, are you there?”]

“Ah, yes.”

Jeong Taeui was startled to hear his name being called and responded immediately. The voice on the other end sounded relieved.

[“You’re still alive. Thank God.”]

“Huh? Me?”

Jeong Taeui replied, bewildered, not understanding what the person was talking about.

[“Changin is extremely worried because he hasn’t heard anything from you.”]

“Huh……? Oh, right.”

Only then did Jeong Taeui recall the memories he had almost forgotten. He had intended to get to the airport and call his uncle—and also the corrupt police officer—but he hadn’t had time for any of that.

“Right, I…… I’ll call him back soon.”

Jeong Taeui felt guilty. Thinking back, his uncle must have been very worried. Perhaps, following Jeong Taeui’s request, his uncle had asked Kyle about Ilay’s whereabouts, and they had discovered that Ilay had gone to Johannesburg, where Jeong Taeui was also present. More importantly, his uncle hadn’t received any call from his nephew saying he would call as soon as he reached the airport.

So of course, his uncle was worried. Because he knew Ilay would kill Jeong Taeui if he found him.

Jeong Taeui glanced at Ilay.

He didn’t think he would die, but he had come close to dying, just as his uncle had feared.

“No third time.”

Suddenly, Jeong Taeui remembered what Ilay had said.

The third time.

He didn’t know. He couldn’t be sure of anything. No one knew what might happen in the future or how things would develop.

However, at least for now, one thing was clear: he had no intention of doing that again. If the man’s inhumanity didn’t worsen.

……Ignoring whether he had any humanity left to lose, it was likely he wouldn’t change anymore regardless.

“Thank you for worrying about me.”

After bidding farewell to Kyle, Jeong Taeui crawled back into bed and lay down. He wanted to lie still like this for at least the next three days. Moving around was really too exhausting.

……Could it be that if he stayed like this for about three days, the police might come and arrest the terrorists hiding in this room?

Jeong Taeui thought seriously. But no matter how he thought about it, the man named Ilay Riegrow wasn’t someone the police could catch. So if Jeong Taeui was caught alone and imprisoned, who knows, Ilay might even fire anti-tank missiles at the prison to rescue him.

A person who could casually terrorize an entire nation certainly wouldn’t hesitate to fire missiles at a prison. Just sleep peacefully.

“……..”

Jeong Taeui was about to close his eyes when he suddenly realized what he had been thinking. If he stayed with Ilay any longer, Jeong Taeui seriously feared that before he could help Ilay regain his humanity, his own humanity would be gone.

Meanwhile, Kyle and Ilay’s conversation continued. Although he didn’t intend to eavesdrop, the sound of their voices kept echoing in his ears, and Jeong Taeui couldn’t help but listen.

[“Anyway, you can’t go anywhere, so just go home for now.”]

Kyle said bitterly, as if he could see Ilay’s frown from faraway Germany. He added with a snap of his fingers.

[“No one can enter the house without your permission. So just go home for a while.”]

[“Even if I go back, I still have to go out every day.”] Kyle added.

Jeong Taeui turned his head toward the phone even though it didn’t help him see Kyle’s face. Thinking about it, there were many strange people among Kyle’s friends, and that house always welcomed new friends every day. But among all those friends, surely there must be someone in a high position related to prosecutors and the police. (No, in fact, it would be strange if he had so many friends and none of them held such positions.)

However, Ilay just frowned and responded with a single sentence.

“I don’t want to.”

[“Then where are you planning to go?”]

“Go? There are plenty of places to go.”

[“If you keep doing this, do you know how much I’ll have to listen to Rita nagging?”]

“Just pass her nagging to me. I’m not going back.”

Ilay replied firmly, about to press the end call button as if he didn’t want to continue the conversation anymore. But just then, a hurried voice rang out.

“Kyle, is Berlin safe?”

The one who asked the question was Jeong Taeui.

For Jeong Taeui, who was still struggling with the bleak future, Kyle’s words were like sweet rain during a drought.

Hearing Jeong Taeui’s voice, Kyle responded as if it were obvious.

[“Of course. No one can enter my house without my permission. Taei, even if you come alone, it’s fine. You are always welcome here.”]

“Just me alone? But I’m a criminal, won’t you get into trouble if you help me?”

[“If there were any trouble, I wouldn’t have invited you. Trust me. Even though I don’t have much, I can handle that much.”]

Kyle laughed and said. Jeong Taeui nodded with a thoughtful expression.

Next to him, Ilay looked at him with suspicion, and as Jeong Taeui nodded enthusiastically at Kyle’s invitation, Ilay’s face darkened even more.

“Hey, don’t tell me you……”

“Well, sorry, but it seems I’ll have to owe you. Actually, I’ve been wondering what to do. Until everything is settled, I guess I’ll have to trouble you for a while.”

Jeong Taeui couldn’t return to his country; he had nowhere to go and was very worried about what to do. He was extremely happy to accept Kyle’s offer.

Hearing Jeong Taeui say this, Ilay’s face darkened even more.

“I’m not going!”

[“Okay, even if you don’t like it, Rita already knows you’re disobedient, so I’ll just endure her nagging. Taei, when are you coming? I’ll leave a room ready for you.”]

“Ah, well, after resting here for two or three days, I’ll……”

“Taei!”

Ilay said in a low, threatening voice. However, Jeong Taeui just sighed and looked at him with a smile on his face.

“Oh, were you calling me?”

“Why are you going there! I’m not going!”

“Really? Then I’ll go alone. Visit me there sometimes…… You know, this is not running away at all. You know exactly where I’m going, right?”

Jeong Taeui preemptively countered. If he went somewhere and Ilay thought he was running away, the situation would be disastrous.

But Ilay just fell silent, staring at the phone for a moment. The other end of the line was also silent. Kyle could clearly hear the conversation between the two, so it would be awkward to argue with Ilay in front of Kyle. Jeong Taeui quickly grabbed the phone and said.

“Then see you this week. Thank you for your help. See you soon.”

Jeong Taeui said goodbye and ended the conversation, to which Kyle responded, “Oh, sure.”

[“So you can come any day this week. If you contact me before you depart, I’ll ask Peter to pick you up at the airport.”]

“Yes, thank you for your concern. I’ll take my leave now.”

After Kyle politely responded, Jeong Taeui pressed the end call button once the other side had hung up. Next to him, Ilay was looking at Jeong Taeui with a very disapproving expression. Jeong Taeui sighed and said,

“You. Even if you’re wanted, there’s nothing to worry about. Even if they chase you a hundred times, no one can catch you.”

“But I hate being chased……”

“That’s why I need to find a suitable place to live.”

“We need to find a stable place to live to avoid the uncertainty of when we might have to move again. I guess I have to go to Berlin…… It’s a bit regretful. But drop by occasionally.”

Jeong Taeui pretended to be regretful and waved goodbye to Ilay, trying to show the most regretful expression possible in front of him.

Ilay, who was glaring at Jeong Taeui, suddenly frowned. He clicked his tongue and said,

“……Do you really want to go there?”

“Yes. I really want to go.”

In fact, it’s very comfortable there, with lots of books to read, and guests coming and going constantly, so it’s never boring. Jeong Taeui nodded firmly to him as he considered each advantage of that house.

Ilay, who was standing right next to him, stared at Jeong Taeui. However, no matter how intensely he looked, it couldn’t stop Jeong Taeui’s thoughts. Jeong Taeui mumbled to himself.

“Even if I don’t go there, I’ve thought about where to stay and how to make a living. First, the accommodation issue is settled. Now I just need to worry about what to do for a living.”

Becoming a wanted criminal, he couldn’t think of anything he could do. However, those who have to live in hiding will find a way to survive and live, at least not to starve to death.

But.

He could think that way for himself, but what about the man next to him?

Jeong Taeui stared blankly at Ilay. Seeing him staring at his phone with a displeased expression, Jeong Taeui felt a heavy heart.

This man, Ilay Riegrow, was truly lacking in social skills. Among the people Jeong Taeui had met, no one would have more difficulty working in a completely normal place than this man. At least, he was unrivaled in killing people, so he lived comfortably in an officer training position at a place like UNHRDO, but now even that position is gone. 

Even thinking about places where he could apply his skills in capturing people, there weren’t many places that would hire a terrorist. The only place Jeong Taeui could think of was illegal organizations, but it seemed even those places couldn’t handle his temperament.

Jeong Taeui sighed quietly.

Now, this man was a huge problem. He was kicked out of UNHRDO, couldn’t work at T&R, couldn’t find a job, and was wanted. What to do? Jeong Taeui became despondent. From a man who lacked nothing, he had become like this. His responsibility in this matter was too great.

The only fortunate thing he could think of was that this man was born with a diamond spoon in his mouth, but the world wasn’t just about living on money.

Seeing him with a melancholy expression, Ilay, who had been thinking with a displeased look, asked, “What’s wrong?” Jeong Taeui sighed and replied,

“What are we going to do now…… I’m really worried, but you must be having a hard time too.”

“What?”

Jeong Taeui reached out and patted Ilay’s shoulder sympathetically. Ilay looked at him with doubt.

“What are you going to do for a living?”

Jeong Taeui asked as he looked at him, and Ilay raised his eyebrows in question.

“What?”

Alright. Thinking back, he didn’t need to worry about the future of this diamond spoon. He should worry about his own future right now.

But.

“Don’t live too hard…… well, I don’t think it will happen, but in the worst-case scenario, I’ll take responsibility and support you.”

Jeong Taeui said, suddenly feeling a sense of responsibility for this man. Ilay frowned, blinking at Jeong Taeui. After a moment, it seemed he understood something and gently raised his eyebrows.

“You want to take responsibility for me?”

“Well…… it might be really difficult, but I’ll make sure you don’t starve. Even if I’m unemployed, can’t find a job, and even if I’m being hunted – we’re in the same boat – but in some way, it’s because of me that things turned out this way.”

Jeong Taeui said sadly.

Jeong Taeui didn’t know Ilay would save him even if it meant creating a terror incident – but thinking about it, it was saving him. After some thought, instead of saying it was saving him, Jeong Taeui had fallen into a worse situation, but he couldn’t say he wouldn’t take any responsibility. Even if it was Ilay’s arbitrary decision from beginning to end.

Even if he wasn’t really responsible for this, he felt he should take moral responsibility.

Ilay stared at Jeong Taeui’s silently thinking face, raised his eyebrows slightly, then shrugged.

“I see…… well, if you say so, I’m very grateful.”

Jeong Taeui nodded.

Once again, he asked himself why his life had turned out this way.

There wasn’t any specific beginning, but many things had happened, combined together, and finally, everything had turned out like this. Looking back, ever since he joined UNHRDO, he had faced a continuous series of difficult and arduous days. And after all those hardships, in the end…… there still hadn’t been any luck smiling upon him.

Jeong Taeui sighed softly. He took a deep breath.

His future was very difficult now, and it would be the same later. However, if he looked back and thought carefully about each thing, it didn’t seem all that bad.

But even now, he couldn’t precisely judge whether this was good or bad……

Jeong Taeui caught Ilay’s gaze.

Since hanging up the phone, he had been lost in thought with a displeased expression. But now he had a faint smile on his face, as if his mood had been somewhat lifted when Jeong Taeui looked at him.

If you asked anyone who knew this man, 100/100 would say, ‘Very bad, really bad.’ And even Jeong Taeui now, if someone asked him whether Ilay Riegrow was worth dating, he would decisively shake his head.

But even so.

Jeong Taeui thought that this wasn’t so bad.

Thinking back, it had been like this from the beginning. He knew well how bad this man was, and he himself had experienced Ilay’s bad actions over and over, making his inner self boil. Everything this man had done was very inhumane, and he could go crazy at any moment.

Knowing all that, in the end, he still didn’t hate him. So, in reality, he didn’t need to think too much about how to deal with the current situation.

“This isn’t so bad, is it?”

Jeong Taeui said unconsciously.

Ilay raised his eyebrows and tilted his head, looking at the pensive Jeong Taeui, but he didn’t ask him anything. And Ilay nodded too.

“Yes, not so bad.”

He said, his lips unconsciously forming a slight curve. Jeong Taeui didn’t know if the ‘not so bad’ he mentioned and the ‘not so bad’ Ilay mentioned were referring to the same thing, but yes.

Not bad at all.

[End Vol 6]