Turn back: How long?

Seeing Mu-Young ready his weapon and Ignatio charging at him I summon a barrage of spears that hit the ground between them. They turn their heads surprised when I land on the ground. Neither of them recognizes me since I changed my appearance half-way to my original one.

„Who...?" Mu-Young mumbles when Chuh-Yong arrives at the scene.

The read haired Chachaoong glares at me „I didn't expect it to go smoothly but that you would show up... What are you doing here? You know I don't like you very much"

He continues to glare at me and Gotaya uses this chance to grab both, Mu-Young and Ignatio. Mu-Young casts a confused glance at me and then at Gotaya. Chuh-Yong notices Gotaya from the corner of his eye and throws a weapon at him. I jump between them and deflect the flying object.

I stand in front of him, the rain still softly beating down „...Leave them alone. They aren't going to affect anything, you can let them go"

„You think you're in a position to demand anything?" He raises his hand, summoning multiple ghosts with an angry look on his face „You're just a nobody that's running away from his responsibilities, stop being a nuisance and go away"

„Chuh-Yong" I call out his name.

Before he can get angry, I call out to him once more „Chuh-Yong, there's something important, something you should know"

He stares at me only mildly interested, not happy about me addressing him.

Over the span of time, I thought about it a lot, always being rejectful to it but a bit ago... I realized what will most likely bring the best results. The best future. A path where I can help everyone and stay with them, a path that I originally didn't want to take and rejected.

But even if I take this path, for now I will have to pretend to do something else. This is for everyones happiness.

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Gotaya, for who knows what reason, knocked Mu-Young and Ignatio unconsious. I sigh in relief, seeing as they're fine regardless. A small smile touches me lips.

Lord Jack appeared shortly after I told Chuh-Yong what I intended to say, I hope the twins will be free now. ...And that Chuh-Yong doesn't tell everything I just told him to Jack.

When we got back to my house the two woke up and Mu-Young got annoyed and left the room. I also got to see Ella and Yi-Rang. Right now, Mu-Young and Ignatio and arguing... Well, Ignatio isn't really arguing.

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I feel like someone is watching me, Mu-Young to be precise. I don't know why but I'm reliefed when he averts his attention from me to ask about the Tals that aren't here. I flinch at the mention of Gaksi.

„Gaksi, huh?" The old hag says „I never really saw Gaksi so I can't track that one"

„I never saw Gaksi either" Ah-Ra joins in.

Can't they stop talking? It's hard to keep a straight expression. I can endure it but if everyone is talking about Gaksi... It only makes me remember.

„I dun know anythin' either, do ya Baek-Jeong?" Sae-Ha wonders.

„No, not really" The white-haired Chachaoong answeres „I saw her a few times with Yi-Mae but didn't hang out with them. Yi-Mae should know that one, but you could also ask Gotaya if you must"

Mu-Young looks at Baek-Jeong „You told me that Gotaya's master is Yi-Mae, right?"

„I did and that's the truth. Why are you asking, are you that forgetful?"

„...What does Yi-Mae look like?" Mu-Young inquires.

Baek-Jeong is startled and avoids his gaze, stealing a glance at me which goes unnoticed by the others „Why are you asking?"

„..." Mu-Young stares at the ground in thought „When this guy here-" He points at Ignatio „and I were brought to a mountain by Chuh-Yong, Gotaya and someone else showed up"

„Who was it then?" Baek-Jeong questions.

Mu-Young has a tick-mark on his head „That's what I would like to know?!" He calms down a bit „I don't know who he was but their timing was too perfect when Gotaya grabbed hold of me and this idiot here"

„Well," Baek-Jeong starts „I can tell you that Yi-Mae has long black hair. Did that guy you saw wear a mask?"

Mu-Young shackes his head „No, and his hair wasn't entirely black, the top was about the same colour as Jin's"

I flinch. Maybe I should have completely changed my appearence back? ...Too late now anyway.

„Well, that ain't Yi-Mae, and I can't tell you who it is either. I can't know everyone he knows... that or I don't want to, seeing who he tried to befriend..." Baek-Jeong makes a bothered face.

„Tried to befriend...?" Ha Na Rin asks.

The other casts his eyes downward „It doesn't matter but I have the feeling it has to do with Yi-Mae's disappearence"

I'm happy that the whole Gaksi and Yi-Mae talk ends there. I can see Sae-Ha casting glances at me every now and then. Shortly after I and Gotaya brought the twins back I told him who I really am and that Baek-Jeong is in danger of dying together with a few other things.

We all decide to go to Cho-Yi's restaurant to meet him. It won't be long anymore until the future will be changed. And when I say it will, then it will.

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I wonder what's wrong with Baek-Jeong. In the other timeline I never found out, that worries me. I know there are things I didn't prevent because I either couldn't or didn't know about. He's still depressed when I come back home once more but this time, he went out. I slip away from the others, remembering that Baek-Jeong rampaged at the park around this time.

When I arrive, the first thing I see are the two idiots attacking Baek-Jeong who tries to defend himself while shielding Li-Nae. So these guys dragged Li-Nae into this as well?

/Haaaahhh... What to do?/ I wonder /Should I just beat the two up? ...That's probably best/

„How bothersome..." I run up to the two and kick the first in the head while I punch the other in the stomach.

The second one seems to still be consciousness but it doesn't look like he will make any other moves.

I turn to Baek-Jeong „You okay, Yul?"

„Aside from the wound on my head? Pretty much... It's been a while since you last used my real name" He comments.

I shrug „Habit"

„What habit are you talking of?" He asks annoyed.

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Baek-Jeong eats as much as before, a glutton as always. I don't know if I'm supposed to be happy or not.

I stand up and head towards the door.

„Where are you going?" Mu-Young wonders.

„Just taking a walk" I answer back.

He stands up „Then wait a moment, I wanted to talk with you, personally, anyway"

He walks up beside me and we walk around a bit. Once we arrive at the park he stops.

He has his hands in his pockets „Say, that dream you had when you called me, the one I told you was probably a nightmare, what happened in there?"

I stiffen, what could be so important about that dream? I never told him anything about it.

„Nothing much, it was just a typical nightmare" I reply nervous.

„You panicked about Baek-Jeong and Ignatio even though you didn't know them back then... And not only the dream, when Chuh-Yong took me away this weird guy appeared and saved us... And you've mostly been acting strange" He takes a deep breath „What was that dream about and just who... are you really?"