# Chapter 70
“Why is it difficult to make a phone call? Have you forgotten that I’m still in the position of Deputy Center Director?”
Inside the underground prison, the Deputy Center Director was holding onto the Esper standing guard. At first, the Deputy Center Director had been composed, but when the Esper on guard duty didn’t obediently follow his words, he lowered his voice and lost his temper.
“There will be a trial within a few days. You’re currently in the position of a criminal, so making phone calls as you please…”
While the Esper was calmly explaining why he couldn’t accept the Deputy Center Director’s request, the Deputy Center Director cut him off.
“That’s a few days later. Right now, I’m still the Deputy Center Director. Do you think I’ll just let your current attitude slide when I get out?”
At the fierce threat, the Esper closed his mouth. Even if the Deputy Center Director got out of here, it would only be a transfer to another prison. But since the trial hadn’t taken place yet, the Esper couldn’t treat the Deputy Center Director carelessly. His position would only be revoked after the verdict.
Tsk. Finally, the Esper clicked his tongue slightly and turned to leave. The way to no longer respond to his demand for a phone call was to avoid the place altogether.
Not knowing the Esper’s true thoughts, the Deputy Center Director watched the retreating figure of the Esper for a moment and then sat in a chair.
‘There must be some way out.’
The Deputy Center Director pondered how to overcome the current situation. He didn’t care if it was just a tiny hole. He didn’t mind sacrificing all his subordinates. As long as he remained intact, he could rise to power again.
“I should have killed him.”
Then, as if recalling Jaehee, the Deputy Center Director ground his teeth. In the end, things went wrong again because of Lee Jaehee. How he ended up like this, how the situation got flipped around. The Deputy Center Director realized that all of this was orchestrated by Jaehee.
“I should have killed Lee Jaehee from the beginning!”
In the end, everything was Jaehee’s fault. Keeping him alive because he was an S-class Guide had become an eternal regret.
“Cheon Taeyun!”
At the Deputy Center Director’s rough call, Taeyun, who was imprisoned across from him, raised his head to look at the Deputy Center Director.
“Can’t a healing Esper like you break this much?”
At those words, Taeyun bowed his head for a moment, then raised it again and lifted his arms for the Deputy Center Director to see. Taeyun’s hands were bound with Esper ability restraints.
“You call yourself A-class when you can’t even break that!”
Useless! The Deputy Center Director shouted angrily, creating numerous wrinkles between his eyebrows.
“We need to find a way out!”
The Deputy Center Director looked around with sharp eyes. But no matter where he looked, there was no way out. It was an underground prison that only housed major criminals. The building itself was in a remote location, making it difficult to call for someone. Since no one had been imprisoned here until now, the Deputy Center Director was even more furious. His pride was hurt. The fact that he was imprisoned in such a place!
“Haa…”
Watching the Deputy Center Director for a moment, Taeyun lowered his head and sighed. He had been waiting, trusting only the Deputy Center Director, but even to Taeyun himself, the scale of this revealed case was too large. Because of that, he worried whether things would work out.
But then, it happened.
“…”
Suddenly, starting from his fingertips, Taeyun’s hand trembled violently. It wasn’t just his hand. The trembling from his fingertips began to dominate his entire body. All his bodily senses stood on end, making his entire body shiver. It happened suddenly.
‘No way…!’
Taeyun immediately looked around. The atmosphere was getting heavier and heavier. All his bodily senses were sending warnings like crazy. Gradually, fear seeped into his eyes.
“What are you doing?”
Seeing Taeyun suddenly trembling without any apparent reason, the Deputy Center Director furrowed his brow.
“Cheon Taeyun!”
He called him, but Taeyun didn’t respond at all. He just trembled, unable to even raise his head properly, with his face turning deathly pale. The Deputy Center Director’s brow deeply furrowed at the incomprehensible situation.
“Absolutely useless…!”
But then, it happened.
Thud, thud, thud. The sound of someone walking was heard. It was the heavy sound of footsteps coming down the stairs. And the one who appeared was Dohyun.
At Dohyun’s appearance, the Deputy Center Director momentarily showed a surprised face.
‘He’s already out of the gate?’
Among the Espers who had entered the gate with Dohyun were also the Deputy Center Director’s subordinates. Since he had instructed them to delay the gate clearance, he hadn’t expected Dohyun to come out so quickly.
“You look comfortable.”
Looking at the Deputy Center Director with an emotionless gaze, Dohyun casually threw out words. At this, the Deputy Center Director’s surprised expression twisted in anger. He didn’t know how Dohyun had come out so quickly. What was important now was Dohyun’s attitude towards him. He couldn’t tolerate a mere Esper, especially someone of lower rank than him, looking down on him.
“Esper Kang Dohyun. Mind your manners!”
So the Deputy Center Director spoke firmly to Dohyun. He scolded him, openly showing his displeasure.
“Even though I’m here, I’m still the Deputy Center Director…!”
The Deputy Center Director couldn’t continue his words. As if something huge had grabbed his body, the Deputy Center Director’s body momentarily floated into the air. Great bewilderment settled on the Deputy Center Director’s face.
“Kang, Dohyun…!”
Dohyun interrupted the Deputy Center Director’s words.
“You should have kept your boundaries.”
Dohyun’s emotionless gaze fell on the Deputy Center Director.
“Did you think I didn’t know about the strange things you’ve been doing in the higher-ups?”
Dohyun said this while grabbing the bars. Instantly, the bars were torn off.
“I knew, but just let it pass.”
Dohyun stepped closer to the Deputy Center Director.
“And the reason I let it pass wasn’t for anything else.”
Dohyun calmly spat out his words.
“I was afraid that if I used my ability wrongly, I might not be able to stay by Jaehee’s side. That’s why I endured.”
After saying that, Dohyun’s gaze changed slightly. He narrowed the distance with the Deputy Center Director a bit more and said:
“But.”
Bang! Suddenly, the Deputy Center Director’s face was slammed into the floor.
“You deceived me, sent me to a gate in the provinces, and during that time, you touched Lee Jaehee.”
As if recalling Jaehee, the enormous force wrapping around the Deputy Center Director’s body grew stronger.
“If you were going to target someone, you should have targeted Choi Geonwoo.”
Dohyun took one more step closer and said:
“Why touch Jaehee, who wasn’t doing anything?”
Bang! The Deputy Center Director’s face was slammed into the floor again. Taeyun, who was watching from across, was just trembling. It wasn’t because he was wearing Esper ability restraints. It wasn’t a matter of wearing them or not.
‘…I can’t win.’
All of Taeyun’s senses were telling him to bow his head to a superior Esper. They were warning that he couldn’t match up at all.
‘Absolutely… can’t win…’
Originally, there were no Espers in the Center who could touch Dohyun. That was the same for other A-class Espers. Even among the same rank, there was a clear difference in power. Among the A-class, Dohyun was in the highest position. That was already a known fact.
‘This is… the same rank?’
But he hadn’t known the power difference would be this much. It felt like an immensely higher being looking down at him. The difference in the magnitude of power was overwhelming. No matter how much of a healing Esper Taeyun was, he was still A-class. Physical enhancement, ability, nothing could be taken lightly. But in front of Dohyun, who was fully displaying his power, all he could do was tremble like an ordinary person.
“I heard they’re holding a trial soon.”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Dohyun, who had been watching without any emotion as the Deputy Center Director’s face turned into a bloody mess, opened his mouth.
“That’s not enough.”
Taeyun trembled with his head deeply bowed. He was holding his breath, hoping Dohyun wouldn’t approach him. But suddenly, the atmosphere around Taeyun settled down. Taeyun’s eyes widened. He immediately raised his head. And there was the gaze he met. Dohyun was looking at Taeyun with an emotionless gaze.
“You’re too weak for that.”
Like the Deputy Center Director, Taeyun’s body was lifted. Suddenly, his body became heavy and fell straight to the floor. Even being an Esper was useless. There was nothing he could do but be helplessly overpowered.
“Don’t you think so?”
Looking at Taeyun, who could barely open his eyes, Dohyun slowly spat out each word. And soon, Taeyun and the Deputy Center Director were pressed firmly to the floor. Simultaneously, Crash-! The entire underground prison shook. Dohyun looked at the Deputy Center Director and Cheon Taeyun trembling on the floor and turned around. And as Dohyun left the underground prison, the ceiling of the prison where the Deputy Center Director and Taeyun were collapsed.
“Aaargh!”
A loud scream briefly swept through.
