“Uh… fine. I’ll write it down. So just don’t take the sausages.”Uichan grabbed his glasses and hooked them back over his ears. He had only set them aside while eating because they got in the way, but was that really such a terrible crime? Only then did he start to guess who could have pulled something like this.‘Hyde? No… Phantom Thief Kill?’But were they even that free lately? No way. They rarely moved around in daylight anyway. He could count on one hand the times he’d seen Hyde active in the daytime.“Hey, stop giving me sausages.”Of all things, what Park Rion had given him earlier was the kind of children’s sausage Uichan had been eating often lately. Just as he reached out for the floating sausage—Pop!It suddenly exploded right before his eyes.“Uh….”If even a trace had remained, he would have brushed off the dirt and eaten it anyway, but there wasn’t even a speck left. It had vanished completely, not even leaving a chunk behind. Squatting to stare at the scattered grains of what used to be a sausage, Uichan looked up in disbelief at Song Ojun, who was humming as he wiped the window.“Clean the~ window nice and clear~ so customers will come here~.”“……”Doesn’t seem like him, right? Uichan quickly ruled him out and turned around. Park Rion was already so far away that even his screams couldn’t be heard anymore.“…Ha, I should just tell him to come over.”Even if Rion remembered the address from past visits, he wouldn’t know the door lock code. Uichan pulled out his phone, typed the code, and sent a message saying they’d meet later.Carrying his lunchbox carefully, Uichan abandoned any lingering attachment to the sausage and prepared to head home. But when he reached his front door, he had to check his apartment number several times to make sure he was at the right place.Because—“…Sausages?”In front of the door, the same children’s sausages that had exploded earlier were now stacked neatly in boxes all the way up to the ceiling. Uichan checked his door number again, verified the sender and receiver, and, upon seeing the receiver listed as “Ha Uichan,” looked up once more at the towering pile of boxes.Of course, the sender field was blank. He could only guess it was Phantom Thief Kill.“This is really unnecessary….”***Only after devouring several handfuls of sausages did Uichan sit back on the sofa, patting his stomach in satisfied fullness. He opened his maternity notebook, carefully recording what he had eaten today, when his stomach had hurt, and how long the discomfort lasted.Then, suddenly, a thought struck him—maybe he should take a break from being Under Doom for a while.‘My belly’s going to start showing soon anyway….’Maybe this was a good time for a long vacation. But what reason could he write down so everyone would believe it? Even thinking about it made him nervous. If he brought up needing rest, his “brothers” would definitely pry into the reason relentlessly. Worse, they might start visiting every night under the pretense of worry, turning his home into their new meeting spot.“I’ll tell Hyde… when the time feels right.”If he imagined how furious the others would be, telling Hyde first and then revealing the pregnancy to everyone together seemed the most peaceful route. Hyde would mediate.Even if the others raged, demanding who the father was, once the baby was born, they’d be happy—probably.Jekyll Jack would likely start hunting down fine liquor to save until the kids turned twenty, so they could drink together. Mother Ship would be overjoyed, saying Podo finally had siblings. Phantom Thief Kill would probably claim he was preparing a magic show for the children—while secretly sharpening his knives in the back.But Hyde… he was harder to predict.“Maybe I should just hide it.”Imagining his belly swelling, Uichan nodded solemnly.Right. Once the babies were born and reached a hundred days old, when things °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° were stable, he’d quietly tell In the Hell. Tell them they’d become uncles and aunts. They’d probably shake with betrayal, but Uichan still hoped the children’s fathers would be alive by then.Because one day, the children might want to know who their fathers were.If he told them now, In the Hell would definitely hunt the men down—capture, torture, and kill them in the most horrific ways possible. Though… could they even catch them?“Noa has crossed the limit this time… maybe it’s impossible.”Before, they’d been evenly matched, but now that Noa had surpassed that limit, perhaps only Hyde could face him. Still, there was no reason to provoke a fight.So for now, he’d postpone anything involving Aengak. Uichan made up his mind firmly.Incidents like the Seolhyang Village massacre could happen again anytime. As long as Aengak lived, more victims would follow without fail. But humans were fickle—once he had something precious, his priorities shifted.When he lifted his head to the sky, the clouds drifted slowly like a lazy stream. Uichan sat there for a long while, and only when his lower belly throbbed did he reach for a bottle of chocolate milk and drink it down.But who could have known—how quickly things would go wrong after he’d just sworn to live quietly?While waiting at home for Park Rion, Uichan heard a tapping sound on the veranda. He quickly hid his maternity notebook and looked toward the window. A kestrel was pecking urgently at the glass with its beak. It was one of Mother Ship’s familiars—the one Uichan affectionately called Rice Cake.Tok-tok!“…Mother Ship? Hold on, I’ll open the door.”Uichan hurried to open the veranda door and let the kestrel in. It flapped its wings wildly, flustered and noisy.[Baby, what do we do, what do we do…! Our Podo… Podo!]“Mother Ship, calm down and speak slowly. What about Podo? Did something happen?”Uichan soothed the puppetized kestrel and set it gently on the table. Its eyelids were wet from crying, and the bird sobbed in a mournful voice.[I swear I saw the baby sleeping, but when I looked away for a second, it was gone. What do we do, baby? Podo must have gone to the government building. That child thought you wanted that thing, and it’s been insisting for days that it would bring it back for you. I think it actually went there. Oh, what should we do?]“Podo went to the government building? What about the other puppets? Did they try to stop it?”[It’s useless. The kid fought its way through every puppet that blocked the path. You know how strong it is. I’m hurrying there now, but if Hyde finds out, he won’t spare Podo! And then I… I…]Mother Ship’s wailing voice trembled through the kestrel’s beak. Hyde could be terrifyingly merciless when it came to In the Hell’s rules. That was how the siblings had managed to live and work together without falling apart all these years.But Podo was still just a child—innocent, clueless about the world. Surely he wouldn’t harm a child… yet even after years together, there were still parts of Hyde’s heart Uichan couldn’t read. Who could ever understand what hid behind those dark eyes?Uichan quickly started to get ready.“I’ll go with you. Maybe Podo will listen to me. Since it’s the government building, Mother Ship, don’t show yourself. Just have your puppets monitor the area and report to me.”[Baby, it’s not that simple. Do you know how many villain groups have gathered there tonight? Even heroes are all over the place. La Épée is there too. If you and Podo get caught, I’d rather—]“No, I’ll go. You know my ability. I can erase people’s memories. So just keep me updated, Mother Ship.”[Haa… I’m sorry, baby. I’m really sorry…]“It’s fine. Let’s just focus on saving Podo first. It’ll be okay.”Uichan steadied his nerves, put on his glasses, grabbed his facial recognition-jammer bracelet, gulped down some milk, and patted his whining belly a few times. Pulling up his hood, he put on his shoes and stepped outside—where the city lights burned like fire in the distance.Without a word, Uichan began to run.***8 p.m. The May night darkened swiftly after twilight. Uichan, fully covered from head to toe, hid near the government building, waiting. Mother Ship’s puppets were already stationed around, lying low.Chirp.The bird perched on his shoulder pointed its beak toward a narrow alley. Uichan followed it, heading for the government compound. According to Mother Ship’s information, Aengak’s artifact was stored there, and villains were planning an attack to steal it tonight.Maybe even the goblins had caught wind of it.Whish—!A gust of wind brushed past his ear—and then an enormous explosion erupted in the direction he was running. Uichan’s eyes widened. The red glare of flames flickered across his retinas.It was the storage wing of the government building. Villains had begun their assault; chaos erupted everywhere, the noise like a marketplace in uproar.‘Too late.’Uichan stepped onto an exposed pipe, scaling the side of a building until he reached the rooftop. Leaping from roof to roof, he climbed to higher ground and scanned the distance. Amid the rising flames, dark figures moved. Among them, he spotted what looked like Podo’s small form—and immediately darted forward.“Rice Cake, find Podo’s location.”Chirp!The bird spread its wings and soared into the fiery air. The streets below swarmed with heroes in combat suits. The villains, armed with machine guns and cannons, fired volley after volley toward the government building—each blast booming like thunder.

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