“Yes, I am. You are Ms. Plu-El?”

“Yes.”

Plu-El nodded as she stared at Jimin.

“I see. I couldn’t tell through the photo, but you really look like him.”

“I’ve heard that a lot.”

Silence descended in the room. Jungbum was the only common link between Jimin and Plu-El. Without him, they were strangers. They were having a hard time finding words for each other, and the awkward silence continued. Finally, Jimin took the initiative to speak.

“My mothers would like to meet you. Will that be possible?”

“Of course. I wanted to meet them too. Also, I have a lot of time, but I’ll need their permission to meet them.”

Plu-El looked at the Mayor. 

The Mayor cleared his throat.

“It’ll be fine. We can’t give you full freedom yet, but if the other party wants to visit you, we wouldn’t mind. Just give us a heads up.”

“Thank you very much.”

“By the way, the more I think about it, the more I feel what a strange coincidence it was. The descendants of Planote tried to take down him of all people.”

The Mayor looked at both Sungyoon and Plu-El.

The two of them let out a bitter laugh.

“It really is. I never expected to be taken hostage by my son-in-law.”

“You took her hostage?”

Jimin knew Sungyoon...