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124 God And Follower 4

did not accept 'his kind' to be a G.o.d?

Jaehwan couldn't understand what Andersen was talking about. He wanted to ask further, but a group of people walked past Jaehwan.

"MOVE! QUICKLY!"

"THE G.o.dS ARE WAITING!"

"MOVE OR I'LL SEND YOU TO THE LABOR CAMP!"

People were being whipped as they walked hopelessly, and Jaehwan met eyes with one of them. In that second, Jaehwan felt shocked as he read the feelings of that man.

Fear.

It wasn't the fear of death or the unclear future that lay ahead. It was a fear that Jaehwan was familiar with.

Fear of being alone.

Jaehwan once read this from Runald's eyes a while ago. But it wasn't because of the fear that made Jaehwan shocked. As the man walked together with the group, Jaehwan stared at him for a long time.

It had been a long time since he was this shocked.

'But how?'

He even forgot what he was talking about with Andersen. At that moment, Jaehwan was barely able to open his mouth to ask.

"…What are they?"

"Who? Oh, them…" Runald answered, "I think they are from a Fis.h.i.+ng Spot. It must've been a large Fis.h.i.+ng Spot, especially with that many people. They are being put into a prison cell until they get sold in the auction house."

It was a casual explanation, as if it was a common occurrence. Jaehwan asked again.

"Fis.h.i.+ng Spot?"

"Yeah. Uh…"

Runald explained how a Fis.h.i.+ng Spot worked. 'Fis.h.i.+ng' was a way to increase the number of Followers. Andersen jumped in.

[Hey, I know it might sound inhumane to you, but there's no other way. These new spirits that were just fished out, need to find a G.o.d.]

Andersen continued carefully as she checked to see if Jaehwan was upset.

[If we don't do that, they go crazy and become the Lost Ones. The isn't a place to be without a G.o.d.]

Andersen knew that Jaehwan still had a 'human' heart and that humans reacted sensitively to the treatment of their own. She was afraid that Jaehwan would be angry at the treatment his fellow humans were receiving. However, he wasn't angry. He asked something different.

"The Fis.h.i.+ng Spot, where is it connected to? ?"

[No, the mostly. I think it's linked directly to the . They are all from there. There aren't any that come from like you.]

"What kind of spirits are fished up, mostly?"

[Most are wandering spirits from the . And sometimes…]

"Sometimes?"

[Sometimes there are spirits who died in the Tower of Nightmares.]

Tower of Nightmares!

Jaehwan's mouth opened and closed. Andersen asked as she felt Jaehwan's mind was shaken.

[Why? Is there a problem?]

The man who was dragged away. Jaehwan knew his face.

He was not to be found here.

It was when Jaehwan was in the Tower of Nightmares, he had a friend who followed him to the end. The man who 'faked' going back to the past so Jaehwan could leave him without guilt. The man who was so hopeful and bright, that he got the nickname, 'Smile Knight'. Jaehwan still remembered his name.

'Why are you here, Yoonhwan…'