Behind him stood people emerging from an abandoned factory, while in front stood an unidentified man. Stunned, Yi-an trembled helplessly, breathing only ragged breaths.
The man tilted his head to one side and let out a hazy sigh. After spreading the smoke flowing from his parted lips into the air, he lifted his chin to meet Yi-an’s eyes. Then, he gently curved his lips.
“What’s going on?”
The man raised his eyebrows as if watching a very amusing scene and asked. He carelessly tossed the cigarette held between his fingers onto the floor and stomped on it without even looking down.
“P-please help… please help me. I need to get out of here right now… If you could take me away…?”
There was no reason. At the casual remark, Yi-an clung to the man as if he were a god who would save him. There was no time to guess who this man was or why he was holding out here.
Even in the midst of this, the noose was tightening around his neck from behind. Yi-an didn’t know when the men might burst in from the direction he had come from. He had to get out of here quickly, as quickly as possible.
“Mmmm. Baby…”
The man smiled strangely as he looked down at Yi-an, who was desperately pleading for help.
The man smiled strangely as he looked down at Yi-an, who was desperately pleading for help.
“If I help, what will Baby do for me?”
“……What?”
“If you’re going to ask for a favor out of the blue when we’ve just met… there has to be some give and take, don’t you think?”
It was a languid voice, full of ease. That voice, which suited his face terribly well, was even somewhat provocative.
“Well, heut…….”
What did he mean, “do something for me”… Was he the kind of person who could offer something in return? Speechless, Yi-an stomped his feet and furrowed his beautiful brow. He couldn’t figure out what on earth he should offer to make this man move, so he just stifled his short breaths.
“Hmm… It looks like Baby isn’t in a hurry. Right?”
The man appeared to be calmly observing Yi-an’s reaction. A look of languor lingered on his face, enveloped in gray smoke.
“No, no! It’s urgent! I!”
Yi-an, growing anxious that the man might just leave him behind, shook his head hurriedly. His head was spinning from the situation which was crashing down like a storm, overwhelming him. Quickly, he took a deep breath, moved even closer to the man, and shouted desperately.
“I’ll do anything, anything!”
“Anything?”
The man’s eyes curved deeply as if delighted.
“Yes. So… please take me with you. Quickly. Quickly!”
“Mmm… Baby. No going back on your word, okay?”
As Yi-an nodded, he lowered his head slightly. The moment he smelled the sharp scent of cologne mixed with the acrid smell of cigarettes, his wavering vision went completely black.
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