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ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ 6
'ʜʏᴜɴɢ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ'ᴛ sᴡɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴀʏ, ᴅᴏᴇs ʜᴇ?'

"What?"

"Just kidding!" Towards the dubious looks thrown his way, Kim Jihun's attitude was exceptionally calm.

"I was just upset with his rudeness to hyung," He easily glossed over, covering his momentarily slip up with lies familiarly falling out of his mouth. Well, half-lie, he'd argue.

The strange gazes vanished, replaced by understanding. Everyone had witnessed the duo's interaction during their reunion and could tell how much they cherished each other, adding onto Kim Jihun's natural behaviour, nobody questioned it. Except for a certain Kim who narrowed his eyes.

[ Constellation Demon-like Judge of Fire is touched by the close brotherly bond. ]

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(A/N: Geh, I just noticed how much I've neglected the overseeing constellations in past chapters. I'll try to rectify that so apologies for forgetting TvT)

'So easily? As it turns out, the constellations I've been with till now were just stingy.' Kim Jihun's lips twitched at the message, both lamenting whilst vicariously happy for his hyung's luck. 'Judging by the name, could it be that person from the many tales? No wonder.'

"Hyung," eyes were again drawn to Kim Jihun's figure as he spoke once more. "Shall we chat?"

With years of experience to follow, Kim Dokja easily deciphered the hidden meaning in his words. After all, just as how he knew his brother well, his brother knew him just as, if not more, well.

What's your relationship with that rude guy? You're keeping something from me, aren't you? Will you tell me? He translated.

Kim Dokja internally heaved a sigh, wondering whether he should explain to Kim Jihun about the whole "You see, this whole fiasco is actually depicted from a novel that I've finished reading and am a huge fan of, and that 'rude guy' is actually the depressed regressor protagonist. LOL".

...He would hate to see his own brother look at him as if he needs psychological therapy.

Though, putting the severe concern for his image aside, in this world, there was undoubtedly no more trustworthy person than his own brother. And Kim Jihun had always been strangely understanding and easily accepting of things since young so maybe it's not impossible?

He first needed to console his overprotective little brother though. Sigh, he's meant to be the oldest yet he can't help but feel indignant at how much he's babied by his own little brother, though he admittedly didn't hate the warmth provided by his sincere care.

"Sure--" Kim Dokja's affirmative reply was cut off as he finally noticed a certain troublesome protagonist staring off into space. Instinctively, he followed his gaze and met a pair of glaring eyes defiantly meeting Yoo Jonghyuk's own glowing golden ones.

'Jung Heewon?'

Kim Dokja's skill worked as thoughts flooded his head, or more specifically, a simplified and concerningly vague word.

< Kill... >

'Well damn.'

Kim Dokja quickly opened his mouth upon realisation of the meaning behind the perturbing word, "Yoo Jonghyuk..."