Devil Jungkook

The Trial and the Man's Past (1)

As soon as school ended, I got a call from my uncle.

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-Come to the hospital first.

Thanks to that, I flew through the sky, clinging to Yoongi oppa. I got there as quickly as possible, but I was anxious because I arrived at the hospital without even knowing what was going on.

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Me: "Sir!!"

An old man was standing in one of the hospital hallways. As we ran towards him, calling out loudly, the man turned his head and looked at us, his eyes looking anxious.

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Me: "What the hell is going on? Is someone hurt?!"

The stern-faced man led us into the hospital room. Inside, Uncle Jimin was lying there, barely breathing with a respirator.

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Me: "...!!! Uncle-!!"

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Jungkook: "..He was stabbed to death on the street."

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Me: "My uncle didn't deserve to be treated like this... How did this happen..."

He asked, holding his uncle's hand, which was pierced by a ringer needle and turned pale, with both hands. He wasn't the kind of person to incur resentment, and he was such a wise man that he wouldn't do anything reckless. Why on earth...

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Jungkook: "I think it happened for no reason. As you can imagine, Park Jimin isn't the type of person who would do anything to deserve resentment."

I could hear the old man's words, but my mind was completely oblivious. In fact, before I could even think about it, tears welled up in my eyes.

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Yoongi: "...Jeon Jungkook, come out for a second."

Kim Taehyung, you're here calming down the female protagonist. As Taehyung nodded, Yoongi led Jungkook out of the hospital room.

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Yoongi: "Park Jimin. Are you sure you can afford it?"

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Jungkook: "...What are you talking about?"

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Yoongi: "I'm not a doctor, but I saw earlier that the left chest and stomach were pierced. There was a hole in the heart. It's obvious what happens when a human heart is pierced."

"The moment a hole is punctured in the heart, it's instant death," he said to Jeong-guk, standing pitifully against the wall of the hospital hallway.

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Jungkook: "What's the point?"

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Yoongi: "The point? Don't you get it if you listen? If a human's heart is pierced, they die immediately, so why is Park Jimin breathing with that hole in his heart? I couldn't say it because of the female lead, but just being alive is not human."

Park Jimin, is that even human?

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Jungkook: "I heard that when you two first met, Jimin Park explained everything sufficiently. Didn't he?"

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Yoongi: ".... Well, I guess it's true that you're surviving with that level of injury. Can you regain consciousness?"

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Jungkook: "....Well."

"Do you think it'll happen?" Jungkook said, looking at Yoongi with eyes that made it impossible to read his thoughts. Yoongi briefly looked through the crack in the hospital room door.

Through the crack in the hospital room door, he could see the female protagonist, still sobbing, and Kim Taehyung trying to comfort her. And then there was Park Jimin, lying there, soundlessly, like a dead rat. Yoongi turned his head again.

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Yoongi: "Not at all. I think it would be more normal to die."

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Jungkook: "...I see."

Jungkook, who was watching Yoongi enter Jimin's hospital room, just hoped that Jimin would open his eyes.

***(1000 years ago... I don't know exactly how many years ago)

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Jimin: "....What are you doing? Get out of the way."

Jimin and Jungkook's first meeting on a rainy day wasn't very good.

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Jungkook: "I was sitting first."

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Jimin: "What do you want me to do? I own this land. Get out."

Jungkook looked up at Jimin. What an unlucky person. That was Jungkook's first impression of Jimin.

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Jungkook: "........I'm unlucky...."

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Jimin: "Nothing will change even if you stare at it like that... Are you crying?!"

Just as it is natural to sweat when it is hot, at one point, without any warning, transparent tears flowed down from the eyes to the cheeks, and Jimin, who was watching it, was more flustered than the person involved.

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Jimin: "Hey... why are you crying? You're not crying because of me, are you..?"

Seeing the innocent and childlike Jeongguk cry, my conscience pricked and I had to console him for a long time and listen to his vent.

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Jimin: "...The girl I like is getting married? And to your friend?"

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Jungkook: "He's not my friend, he's my master... He trusts me deeply and I'm loyal to him too. I can do anything for him."

But I think I'll go crazy if I think the girl loves him.

It was obvious that Jeong-guk's face, covered with both hands, would have a very sad expression.

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Jimin: "Why are you crying over something like that? There are countless women in the world, and there are countless women who are prettier and have better personalities than that young lady or whatever. And-"

"You're still young, so there's no need to focus on just that person," Jimin said to Jungkook, who looked to be around 15 at most.

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Jimin: "Ah. You're not going to think about that person for the rest of your life, are you? I'm advising you, don't ever do that. You'll only suffer and fall behind."

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Jungkook: "....is this a story from experience?"

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Jimin: "Oh. So don't do something stupid like that. You're still young."

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Jungkook: "It's not that hard. Even though I look like this, I'm an 800-year-old demon."

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Jimin: "What's 800 years old...? What? A demon?"

Jungkook looked quite cute as he nodded with his eyes sparkling with innocence.

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Jungkook: "Ah. You don't know what I mean by demon? To put it simply, they're demons, devils."

***

Jimin's surprised reaction was so funny. Maybe it's because it happened hundreds of years ago, but thinking about it now, it was really refreshing.

Just as he was reminiscing, Jeongguk's gaze sharpened. His body, which had been leaning against the wall of the hospital hallway, walked toward the window at the end of the hallway.

Jeongguk stood miserably in front of a window with blinds blocking out the sunlight, glaring out the window. This was the 8th floor, the highest floor of the hospital.

There is someone standing outside this window.

Meanwhile, inside the hospital room, Yeo-ju, who had stopped crying despite her swollen eyes, was holding Jimin's hand.

Numerous IV needles were stuck into his pale wrist. The more he looked at them, the more painful it felt as if the needles were piercing his heart.

How could she have ended up like this? Jimin and Jungkook, who raised her like parents when she was a newborn, were more influential to Yeo-ju than anyone else.

Even the smallest thing involving these two could be a huge problem that could cause panic in the female protagonist.

The sadness the heroine feels, seeing that he, who was like that, is now suffering from a hole in his body and can neither live nor die, must be indescribable.

Taehyung and Yoongi, who had been watching her from the side, simultaneously turned their gaze to the hospital room window.

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Yoongi: "Kim Taehyung, take good care of Yeoju."

Taehyung nodded at Yoongi's words and walked over to Yeoju. Yeoju, who realized it too late, also looked out the window. She held Jimin's hand tighter.

Yoon-gi stood in front of the window with a cold, annoyed expression. Then, with a small wave of his hand, the window opened on its own.

???

???:"Ugh-!!"

As soon as he opened the window, the man showed signs of panic and tried to run away, but Yoon-gi grabbed his arm without hesitation. The man was wearing a black hat, so his face was not visible.

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Yoongi: "What are you? Are you a group outside the hallway?"

Yoongi subdued the man by twisting his arms behind his back, then grabbed his neck and squeezed it so hard that it made a crunching sound. It all happened in a matter of seconds.

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Hoseok: "Whoa! Wait a minute, Min Yoongi!!!!! It's me, Jung Hoseok-!"

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Yoongi: "Jung Ho-seok?"

여주

Me: "Hoseok oppa? Why are you here?"

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Hoseok: "I'll explain everything, so first, can you untie this? I think my wrist and neck bones are broken."

As Yoon-gi fell on Hoseok, who took off the hat he was wearing and revealed his identity, Hoseok stood up and straightened the suit he was wearing.

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Yoon-ki: "...There's a patient with a punctured heart, but he's not dead yet. What's the Grim Reaper doing here?"

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Hoseok: "Huh? You're not dead? That's weird..."

I thought Kim Namjoon was definitely dead. At Hoseok's words, Yoongi glared at Hoseok with eyes full of murderous intent.

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Hoseok: "I didn't come here because I wanted to, so please don't glare at me like that, buddy."

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Yoongi: "Why did you come? I can guess."

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Hoseok: "Ahem.. For the trial of the criminal Jeon Jungkook, you guys have to go to trial as witnesses."

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Me: "Sinner...Jeon Jungkook..?"

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Hoseok: "Yes. It's not surprising, since the trial will be held someday. You guys have to go as witnesses no matter what."

When Ho-seok turned his broken wrist and neck in the opposite direction of the break, the bones snapped back into place.

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Yoongi: "What if we don't go?"

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Hoseok: "Well... if that's really what you want, I don't want to, but I have to take you, even if it means using violence. You guys are yourselves, but if I can't take you too, I'll be destroyed for disobeying orders."

Yoongi clicked his tongue at Hoseok, who was speaking while glaring at him with a rather serious look. “Damn creator, how did you know I was weak to Kim Namjoon and Jung Hoseok?”

여주

Me: "Brother. Let's go."

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Yoongi: "Are you okay?

여주

Me: "I'll go and find out what the truth is. And I'll save you."

I will save the old man who is suffering from guilt.

Just like he saved me as a newborn baby in the cold snowy mountains.

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Hoseok: "So, is it decided? Take my hand. We're going to move."

We held Hoseok's hand, and I looked at my uncle lying on the bed for the last time, not getting up.

I'll be back, uncle.

Hoseok clapped his hand loudly, and in the blink of an eye we were moved.

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Hoseok: "Oh, there it is. You're here earlier than us."

There was an old man where Ho-seok oppa pointed.

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Me: "Sir!!"

At my call, the man turned his head and looked for me. He was on his knees, ropes wrapped around his body.

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Jungkook: "Hey baby. Hello baby."

What do you mean by hello? Hello!!!!!!! The old man who smiled brightly at me was really funny. What is it that makes him smile like that?

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Yerim: "Sinner, keep quiet. The trial will begin soon."

Yerim, who had been sitting quietly, cleared the air of the commotion. Hoseok approached Namjoon, who was standing next to Yerim, and spoke to him.

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Hoseok: "Hey Kim Namjoon! You said Park Jimin was dead, but he's not dead yet? It's close."

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Namjoon: "You're not dead? I thought you were definitely dead. I guess the creator really cared about you."

Who would hesitate to stab a human being in the very center of their heart?

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Joohyun: "I will begin the trial."

As Joo-Hyeon sat down and spoke, her voice echoed throughout the courtroom.

Wait, why is Bae Joo-hyun there?

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Taehyung: "Bae Joohyun..?!"

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Joohyun: "I, the Creator, will take charge of the trial of the sinner Jeon Jungkook."

The Creator? Bae Joo-hyun? Then the one who disappeared a few days ago..!!!!

The surprise was short-lived, and the trial began. The old man was more composed than I expected. In fact, I was more anxious.

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Namjoon: "Kim Namjoon, the god of death, has come forward to help the flow of the trial."

And for the Creator's just judgment, from now on, I will explain everything about the sinner. In the courtroom, where the cold air flowed, everyone listened intently to Namjoon oppa's words.

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Me: "Everything about you, sir..?"

Come to think of it, I didn't know anything about him. I didn't know how old he was, what he liked or disliked, or anything.

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Namjoon: "Jeon Jungkook, the sinner. Demon. 1813 years old. He-"

He was the illegitimate child of a local noble from the Demon World.

***

지방귀족

Local nobleman: "You filthy thing-!! Get out of my sight!!!!!!!"

A rotten nobleman from a local district in the Demon World who cannot even recognize his own child born to him and his maid due to mental illness.

하녀

Maid: "Someone like you...shouldn't have been born!!!!!!"

A crazy maid who spews curses and verbal abuse whenever they meet. The one born between the two is,

(선대)마왕

(Predecessor) Demon King: "Jeong-guk, come with me."

I was Jeon Jungkook.