Nonel lifted Seol-hu, who was collapsing to the floor, onto his back. Reaching out to catch him before he could fall, Nonelu was forced to stop in an awkward position.
“No, I, I was trying to catch it…”
"Okay. Help Kel up. He's going to fall."
Kel, who was staggering as if his legs had lost their strength, eventually collapsed to the floor.
"…."
"…."
“What are you just looking at? Aren’t you going to help me? Are you going to leave me behind?”
“No, sorry….”
Nonelu hesitantly picked up Kel. Kel, momentarily taken aback, looked at him with a fierce look in his eyes as if he was dumbfounded and asked.
“…What are you doing?”
“I thought it would be more comfortable for you if I carried you…?”
"Ha, let's not talk. Anyway, if we don't leave now, we'll get caught."
"Okay. We should go now."
“…Let’s go quickly. I think another team is coming.”
Shortly after they disappeared into the alley, the guard's Mu Team arrived on the scene. However, only the Alpha Team agents were found lying unconscious. Meanwhile, a fight, not a fight, was raging in the alley.
"Off, why didn't you go first? Don't you know that if we get caught, it's like our team is destroyed?"
"Huh? I'm just doing that to provide rear support. And since there's a bell, there's nothing to worry about, right?"
“…Do you trust me, or do you have no plan and just ignore me, or do you have no thoughts?”
"I've heard that Bell's recent remarks seem to be closer to verbal abuse than factual abuse. He used to be one of the five major fact bombers, but now…"
"What, what?"
Nonel stepped between the two and smiled.
"Alright, we're here."
“…You’re late?”
"Oh. It just happened that way."
"Shouldn't you have said that you almost ended up in jail instead of coming here if you sprained your ankle, Nonel?"
Nonel, who was frozen for a moment, unable to refute Kel's kind words, tried to make an excuse to the boy with the purple veil over his face, Bell.
“No, I mean….”
Just then, a walkie-talkie rang out from the alleyway. Bell sighed as if he'd expected it, closed his eyes for a moment, and then opened them again.
"Okay. I've put up a welcome sign in front of us, like a wall blocking us. They won't be able to see us from there."
“…Thank you. What would I have done without you?”
"It would have ended here. It would have ended a long time ago."
"Hey, are you talking more and more like Nonella?"
"Non-el, Bell has always been like that. Don't act like it wasn't always like that."
Off, a man with a pale gray mask covering the left side of his face, countered Nonel's words with a bright smile. Nonel nodded twice, as if he understood.
"You can take off your mask now. If you keep it on, you'll be the center of attention on the street."
"That's definitely true."
"That's right."
At Bell's words, Kel and Off agreed, removing the masks that had been covering their faces. Nonelu's mask was in Kel's bag, but Nonel's mask was still on his face.
"But what about Seol-hu?"
"I'll take care of that myself, Nonel is thinking of taking off his mask first."
"I can't take it off if I go. I can't move my hands."
"You can move one hand."
"Hey, what if I drop it?"
"You can just hold it in water. Or take it off with water. I guess ability is just decoration."
"…."
"why?"
"I forgot."
Belle looked dumbfounded as she watched Nonel remove his mask using water. Belle had already taken off his veil and folded it into his pants pocket.
“Ha…. Put it in your eco bag and go.”
"Yes. ...I always think of you as being grateful."
"Now we're going out on the main road, so call me by my name. Don't call me by my code name, or the guards will catch you and arrest you. Especially Seungcheol hyung."
"Oh, why me? What did I do wrong?"
"How many times have you almost made a mistake in the last three operations?"
"…."
"How many times?"
“…four times….”
"I guess I should be careful?"
"uh…."
"When I see things like this, I can't tell if Seungcheol is the younger brother or Hansol is the younger brother."
"Me too. Choi Seung-cheol is really… He fights even with the youngest."
“…I’m really speechless.”
The three of them sighed as they watched Seungcheol being nagged by Hansol. They couldn't even leave the alley because of the two of them.
"Oh, is Myeongho okay? It seems a bit too much."
"I think it's okay to get off and walk now."
"Huh? It's more loaded!"
"Give me down."
"Just stay up. I told you, you're not heavy at all."
“…Would you just let me down, or should I get off myself?”
“Still…. Okay, I understand, I’ll give it to you.”
"Oh my, you're having a hard time yourself. Do you think you don't know how hard it is to stay asleep?"
Myeongho got off Seokmin's back and gently stretched his legs. He grumbled, as if he didn't like what Seokmin had said.
"Myungho, no matter what, putting a headlock on the person carrying you... I don't think that's right. If you fall like that, you'll get hurt worse."
"Brother Jisoo, don't you think about me getting hurt?"
“Uh… sorry?”
"Huh…."
"Hey, Hansol, Seungcheol. Aren't you going? I'm leaving you behind?"
"Oh, let's go together! I'm carrying Seol-hu!"
“…Brother, let’s go home and finish talking.”
“Hansol, please forgive me for a little bit….”
They emerged from the alley and mingled with the crowd on the main street. They didn't show any signs of nervousness when they saw the Mu Team members milling around, but simply continued on their way. The Mu Team members also passed by Seol-hu, seemingly oblivious to him, who was being carried on Seung-cheol's back.
"Myungho. What are you worrying about so much? Are you thinking about what's next?"
"Huh? Uh... There are thirteen locations left, right? Since we've been executing our plan only in this area, I thought it might be a good idea to move to a different area next time. This is the perfect time to narrow the scope of the investigation to this area. After four attempts, they'll probably assume there's a hideout here, and they'll probably expect another terrorist attack to occur in this area. That's how we narrowed the scope of our investigation."
"That's definitely true. ... As expected, your career is good."
"Good career… That's true. It's thanks to that that we haven't been caught and are doing this. ...But, Myeong-ho. You look tired. Are you okay?"
"...It's okay. Just go in and sleep. I guess it's because I dodged the bullet so hard earlier. Maybe it's because it's been so long."
"Then should I contact you now? Have the basement prepared in advance."
"Still… I'm sorry. Since we did it today, I should finish it too. That makes me feel better."
Seungcheol asked the tired-looking Myeongho, but the only answer he got was that he was fine. Myeongho smiled brightly as he answered, but his exhaustion was palpable. The group, having turned from the main road into a small alley, stopped at the back door of a certain store.
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Name (Age) - Choi Seung-cheol (28)
Codename (Mask) - Non-el (black mask covering only the upper face)
Unique Ability - Salt Water Power (Status Change O)
Name (Age) - Hong Ji-su (28)
Codename (Mask) - Ofanim (a light gray mask covering the left side of the face)
Unique Ability-??? (Rear Support)
Name (age)???-(??)
Codename (Mask) - Non-Alla (??)
Unique ability-??(?)
Name (Age) - Seo Myeong-ho (26)
Codename (Mask) - Cherubim [Kel] Cherubim (Hoodie Mask)
Unique Ability - Shapeshifting (Can take the form of any creature)
Name (Age) - Lee Seok-min (26)
Codename (Mask) - Non-ellu (black mask covering the entire face)
Unique Ability - Sleep (Puts the opponent to sleep)
Name (Age) - Choi Han-sol (25)
Codename (Mask) - Virtuese (Dark Purple Veil)
Unique Ability - Illusion (making things that do not actually exist visible or audible)