17ㅣThat guy
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“Long time no see, Kim Taehyung.”
"… who?"
A man with a handsome appearance that could be judged at a glance, a rather tall stature, and model-like proportions spoke to Taehyung as if he knew him. He had clearly moved to where Seol-i was, but she was nowhere to be found. Even though he had teleported, the man smiled leisurely, as if he knew Taehyung.
“Yeah… It’s been 17 years, so it’s understandable why I wouldn’t remember.”
“17 years…?”
“Oh, maybe you didn’t notice because I covered my face~”
In Taehyung and Seokjin's minds, the person who killed Taehyung's parents 17 years ago and tormented Taehyung by reminding him of his memories every day came to mind, and Taehyung, with tears in his eyes, lifted the man into the air and spoke.
“You… are that guy?”
“Do you understand now?”
“Seol-i… Where did you hide Seol-i?”
“Okay~ Where is it?”
Taehyung's eyes turned purple as he sensed Seol-i's presence, and she was lying collapsed in the warehouse next to him. There was nothing wrong with Seol-i's condition.
Seeing that, Taehyung's head started to hurt as he thought of his parents, and for a moment, he felt like he was going to lose consciousness. Seokjin immediately noticed Taehyung's state of open-eyedness and used teleportation to bring Yoongi back.
“If you knew that, you’d better take care of yourself.”
“It’s cute.”
“…Kim Seok-jin, go to the warehouse next door and check on Seol’s condition.”
“I’m not feeling well right now, I think I got hit…”
“Okay, you two can do it?”
“Oh, of course.”
“Metalist?”
“The ability to handle iron… so that’s why the location is always a warehouse?”
“Oh~ You’ve gotten smarter?”
“And there are also hallucinators, eccentrics… and even telekinesis.”
“He’s a guy who deals with mental things, so you have to be careful.”
“Showing illusions… disintegrating minds, sending telepathy?”
“Oh, you especially need to be more careful because you’re not feeling well mentally.”
“…I won’t be fooled by that guy.”
Seokjin had gone to the next warehouse, where Taehyung and Yoongi were chatting away, seemingly off guard. The man levitated two pieces of metal into the air and hurled them at Yoongi and Taehyung. Yoongi was quick-witted and dodged the metal, while Taehyung used his powers to block the incoming metal with another object.
“Oh~ You’re quick-witted?”
“I’m running out of patience, I’m just trying to have a conversation.”
“I’m not a generous person who would wait for your useless conversation.”
“I’m not the kind of person who would wait for you to say that nonsense.”
Yoongi copied Taehyung's psychic abilities and threw items from the warehouse at the man, who dodged them all. Then, the man smiled sinisterly with a relaxed expression and said,
“Your friend is dying?”