[ His eyes narrow slightly, catching the subtle shift in Silco's tone. It's not the words that bother himβ it's the ease behind them. Like this was just another transaction, and the fallout wasn't his problem. Jinwoo's heard this kind of talk before. People who play both sides always think they're the smartest in the room, until they aren't.
(He's reminded of what happened in that one D-Rank dungeon, with Hwang Dongsuk and his strike team. His encounter with them was forever ago, and yet the betrayal remains clear in his mind.) ]
... That's convenient. If things go south, it's just a "mistake," huh?
[ He lets the words hang, watching Silco's expression carefully. Jinwoo isn't the type to moralizeβ maybe back then, when he was so much weaker, the weakest hunter out of all humanity, but he's done plenty to survive at this point. Still, something about this doesn't sit right.
Jinwoo doesn't trust people who treat risks like they're someone else's burden. Even less when they smile while doing it. ]
Do you think that'll be enough for them to believe it?
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(He's reminded of what happened in that one D-Rank dungeon, with Hwang Dongsuk and his strike team. His encounter with them was forever ago, and yet the betrayal remains clear in his mind.) ]
... That's convenient. If things go south, it's just a "mistake," huh?
[ He lets the words hang, watching Silco's expression carefully. Jinwoo isn't the type to moralizeβ maybe back then, when he was so much weaker, the weakest hunter out of all humanity, but he's done plenty to survive at this point. Still, something about this doesn't sit right.
Jinwoo doesn't trust people who treat risks like they're someone else's burden. Even less when they smile while doing it. ]
Do you think that'll be enough for them to believe it?