Chapter 113

“Oh my. Can you not be so excessive?”

The man muttered in the darkness.

Yoon-Woo, who bore the name and the title of Mother-Body, and was the boss of the Mogmog Group, had barely escaped through a gate. Now, a blonde man, who seemed to be her subordinate, was brutally assaulting another woman.

The man, who had been quietly watching Escario, frowned.

Under the full moonlight, a one-sided assault was taking place.

With this, who could tell if he was a god or just a street thug? He doesn’t even know how to woo a woman, just trying to force his way. I thought he might actually try to charm her, but he couldn’t even last a day.

Can this really be called the dignity of the Light Realm God?

“Pathetic. Unbelievably stupid.”

Well, whatever.

It’s none of my business.

The man muttered softly and disappeared into the darkness.

*

Suddenly, a gate opened in the ceiling.

Before Eve and Dusik could react, the Mother-Body, dressed in a white dress, fell through the gate.

The dress, which was probably originally white, was now torn and covered in dirt, making it impossible to see its original color. The Mother-Body, who seemed half out of her mind, clearly showed that the situation was dire.

“Eve…! Sohee, Sohee is holding off Escario alone…!”

The Mother-Body, not caring about her own tattered state, clung to Eve as if pleading, holding onto her desperately.

Even without any explanation, seeing Sohee suddenly disappear after being called by her sister and the state of the Mother-Body, it was clear what had happened.

“Calm down… Mother-Body, calm down.”

“Today, it’s the Full Moon Night, and Escario betrayed me. Sohee is holding him off, and I… I just… I left Sohee there, and Escario…!”

The explanation continued, now incomprehensible.

The Mother-Body, half in a frenzy, shook Eve’s collar as if trying to tear it off, screaming.

“Open it, quickly!”

“Calm down… Mother-Body, calm down…”

“Sohee, Sohee is still there! Hurry!”

The Full Moon Night, huh?

Eve, who moves through the Light Realm as if it were her own home, had never seen the Full Moon Night but had heard of it.

But she didn’t know it was today.

According to the Mother-Body, no one can defeat Escario today.

Well, maybe not no one, but at least no one here.

“Sister, what’s the Full Moon Night? Shouldn’t we hurry to save Sohee?”

Dusik, patting the sobbing Mother-Body’s back, cautiously asked Eve.

How to explain this? Eve was at a loss.

It’s true that we need to save Sohee.

She wasn’t denying that. But going now wouldn’t save Sohee.

Instead, it would just deliver the Mother-Body, whom Sohee risked her life to save, right back into Escario’s hands.

“It’s hard to explain in detail. It’s just a day when Light Magic Power becomes incredibly strong.”

At those words, Dusik’s face hardened.

Light Magic Power becomes incredibly strong.

“For the Light Realm God…”

Eve nodded with a stiff face at Dusik’s words.

“Yes. Right now, at least among the people here, no one can defeat Escario.”

“No, no! I can, I can win!”

Hearing that, the Mother-Body jumped up and began urging Eve again.

With bloodshot eyes, the Mother-Body glared at Eve.

“Open the gate quickly… Eve, open it now, now!”

“Sister, calm down.”

Dusik stepped between Eve and the Mother-Body, trying to calm her down.

Dusik, who knew how much the Mother-Body, Yoon-Woo, cared for her siblings, understood her feelings.

But this was a situation where rationality was needed.

“Dusik, tell Eve to open the gate quickly… Sohee, Sohee is stuck in the Light Realm because of me…!”

“Sister, there’s nothing we can do if we go now.”

“No, Dusik.”

Madness flickered in the Mother-Body’s red eyes.

Already having lost her rationality, her hands flailed aimlessly in the air.

“Sohee can’t hold him off alone. If I go, I can win. I’ll go and kill that Escario… and save Sohee.”

“Sister.”

“I’ll win. If I go, I’ll win.”

“Sister.”

“Dusik, please move. Or tell Eve to open the gate…”

“Sister!”

The sudden shout startled not only the Mother-Body but also Eve.

Only the sound of Kabe tossing in her sleep could be heard.

“Do you still not understand why Sohee sister let you escape alone?”

“What, what…?”

The Mother-Body’s voice was filled with confusion.

Dusik, with wide eyes, glared at the Mother-Body.

“Sohee sister isn’t that weak. She did it because there was a way to survive. She worked so hard to get you out, and you want to go back?”

“Dusik, that’s not what I meant.”

The Mother-Body’s eyes wavered under Dusik’s scolding.

She knew it too.

Even if she went back now, there was nothing she could do.

She couldn’t even transform in there, and even if she transformed here, there was no guarantee she could defeat Escario, who was buffed by the Light Magic Power in the middle of the Full Moon Night.

Moreover, Eve, being of the same light attribute, wouldn’t be of much help.

“Trust Sohee sister and wait. She’ll definitely come back.”

“…”

“Don’t you trust Sohee sister?”

“I, I do. Of course, I trust her.”

“Then wait. Sohee sister saved you. She wouldn’t want you to come back.”

“…”

The Mother-Body couldn’t answer.

As her head slowly cooled, she realized Dusik’s words were right.

Even if she went now, there was no way.

There was no guarantee of a sure victory against Escario.

Then, at least waiting until the night passed and the Full Moon Night ended before heading to the Light Realm was the most certain way.

Her legs gave out, and she slumped down.

Only then did the surging sadness rise from deep within.

“So, Sohee.”

Like a beast, a low growl rumbled within the Mother-Body.

With every movement of her mouth, the sound leaked out.

Sohee’s voice, telling her to go quickly, to go first, echoed in her ears.

Her vision blurred.

“This, this stupid girl…”

I shouldn’t have gone.

I shouldn’t have agreed to those conditions.

“You’re not even that great… Why did I think I was so great…”

The sorrow burst forth like water breaking through a dam.

Pounding her chest, her composure crumbling, the sadness consumed her whole body.

Only then did the tears flow.

She hated herself for not foreseeing this.

She felt powerless for not being able to do anything in that situation.

She loathed herself for having to wait while knowing her younger sibling was suffering.

The Mother-Body, curled up, cried like a wounded beast.

*

“What?”

Eve, with a disbelieving face, asked Karin again.

What Karin had just said was hard for her to believe.

No matter what, she didn’t think he’d do something like this.

He’s been imprisoned for quite a while, but has he finally gone mad?

“Yes. It’s true. Right now, even I and the other officials can’t return.”

The night had passed.

Now that the sun had risen and the Full Moon Night had ended, Eve tried to open a gate to the Light Realm to resolve the situation before the Mother-Body woke up.

Or rather, she tried to.

The gate wouldn’t open.

Somewhat panicked, Eve checked her magic several times, trying to open the gate again, but it still wouldn’t open.

Finally, she called Karin to try opening the gate, but there was no response.

After a while, Karin confirmed through the Divine Realm officials that the Light Realm had blocked all gates and closed all passages to the outside.

In other words, the Light Realm was now in a state of isolation.

No one could enter, and no one could leave. Unless the Light Realm lifted the blockade, no one could come or go.

And the only one with the authority to enforce such control was—

“Escario, that crazy bastard…”

Grinding her teeth, Eve’s face twisted fiercely.

“Open the gate… quickly.”

A ghostly voice came.

The Mother-Body, who had cried herself to sleep until dawn, had now woken up and appeared like a ghost.

With dark circles under her eyes, her white dress in tatters, she staggered towards Eve and looked down at her.

“Eve… open the gate… We have to save Sohee.”

As the Mother-Body, who looked like she hadn’t slept, approached like a specter, Eve slowly opened her mouth.

“Mother-Body. The Light Realm has blocked all gates.”

“What…? What do you mean?”

Startled by the sudden words, the Mother-Body’s half-open eyes widened as she stared at Eve.

And Eve, facing her, spoke.

“The Light Realm has blocked all gates. No one can enter, and no one can leave. It’s in that state now.”

“What, what.”

“A week, a week. If this state continues for a week, the Divine Realm will send an investigation team. So.”

“A week! What if something happens to our Sohee in that time! Why does it take so long?!”

Eve closed her eyes tightly and pressed her forehead.

The reaction was exactly as she expected, so it wasn’t even surprising.

A week, long as it may seem.

But for them, it’s just a blink of an eye.

“There’s nothing we can do. Mother-Body. We just have to wait.”

“Then what about our Sohee…! What about Sohee…!”

This shouldn’t be happening.

Eve was also getting a bit irritated.

“Be reasonable.”

“What do you mean be reasonable…! Because of me, Sohee…!”

“It is because of you, so shut up.”

“What?”

Eve’s sudden outburst made the Mother-Body’s eyes widen.

Seeing herself reflected in the Mother-Body’s red eyes, Eve let out a deep sigh.

“You insisted on going alone. Ended up falling into a trap. What do you think you can do now by pushing me? When you think about it—”

Ah.

I shouldn’t say this.

Thinking that, Eve couldn’t stop herself.

“Sohee, it’s as good as if you killed her.”

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