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“May God guide your soul…”
Hearing those words, Se-Hoon’s eyes narrowed. Both in the past and now, that phrase had only ever meant one thing.
“Are you saying… the Pilgrim intended to take his own life?”
Of all people, why would a Perfect One make such a choice? It was such an unexpected reveal that Se-Hoon was visibly taken aback.
“As I said earlier, we don’t fully understand the situation ourselves. So I can’t speak recklessly, but…” Kamal’s bitter tone trailed off, recalling the scene from the prayer room four days ago.
Right before him, the Pilgrim’s figure—which had a gaping hole in the chest—had slowly scattered into light. And his face, which was looking at Kamal, had such a faint lonely smile.
“…It looked to me like he had chosen death.”
Se-Hoon’s expression hardened.
Perfect Ones were people who had been perfected after presenting a form of “hope” to the world. They, of all people, would not change unless the fundamental laws themselves were rewritten. Even if they made seemingly impulsive actions, they were almost certainly a result of decisions made long ago.
Does that mean… he’s been contemplating suicide for a long time?
What on earth could have led him to consider such an extreme course of action…? Realizing that something was gravely wrong, Se-Hoon...
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