There's No Love In the Deathzone (BL) novel Chapter 755

Chapter 755: Side Story 4. Endless Journey - 38

Being left in the mansion, Kar and Byul went to the backyard, where they spent a lot of time playing at throughout their childhood.

With how often they spent their time there, the children already knew the mansion like the back of their hands, and the house staff already knew all of their likes and dislikes. Unfortunately, they hadn’t played together for the past few years since the twins had gotten busy with school, so Byul was happy to reminisce about their childhood days with Kar that afternoon.

"Uncle used to put a playground over here, right?" Byul patted the grass with his foot, smiling at the memory.

Even though it was only three years ago.

"Dad used to say that it would be easier to build a permanent one rather than renting it every time we came to play," Kar chuckled. "But then again, who would use it once we grow up?"

Grow up...Byul didn’t really like that terms. Growing up was what made them rarely see each other anymore. He glanced at the older boy, who kept growing taller and taller and made him feel like a gnome.

"You were very cool earlier, Hyung..." he muttered while fiddling with the red leaves in his hand.

Kar arched his brow. "Just earlier?"

"You’re always cool," Byul grinned in response. "But I’ve never seen you in combat practice before--it was like seeing a movie."

"Yeah?"

"I wonder if the people in those movies are espers too..." Byul tilted his head. He couldn’t see anything catered for adults, of course, but a lot of heroic action movies these days were made so kids could see them too.

He heard there was even a talk about making a movie out of Operation Fallen Star, but their fathers and uncles, who had the biggest contribution, rejected the proposal. Some ’adaptations’ that did not involve the portrayal of real people were still made somehow, but it wasn’t like Uncle Dia could prevent every creative rendition out there.

"Some espers act, I think." Kar stroked his chin to recall. He wasn’t really keen on popular culture, unlike his twin. "Aunt Rina used to appear in movies too, you know."

Byul widened his eyes. "Really?"

"Long ago though, before we were born."

"Wow..." the boy, who only thought famous people were those appearing on television, didn’t even know that his father and uncles were more famous than some of the movie stars. "Can we still find it?"

"Should be," Kar looked toward the mansion. "Maybe Uncle Dia has it in the archive. Do you want to look for it now? We can check in the library and watch it if it’s not rated for adults."

"Yeah!"

Kar observed the boy while they asked the house staff for the movies and dramas on the digital archive. Byul had always been shy and quiet most of the time, but there was something about him that day that made the boy seem gloomy. Still looked cute nonetheless, but it made Kar feel bad.

He wondered what it was. When he was twelve, he did think about a lot of uselessly heavy stuff, and he knew Byul had a habit of thinking about things alone for a long time before deciding if he wanted to speak to someone else.

Hmm...maybe he should just wait. Kar decided as the house staff led them to the audio-visual room, which was more apt to be called a mini theater. The screen basically filled one of the walls, and they could watch the movies while enjoying the abundant snacks that the house staff prepared for them. The butler even slipped in a soda, which Uncle Dia usually prohibited.

How nice. Even Kar loved some sugar from time to time.

He didn’t watch movies much, but he thought the shows were quite fun. Since it was something that children could see, the plot was nothing complicated, but the visuals were delightful. It was the kind of entertainment that could be enjoyed without thinking too much.

If there was a downside, it was a bit boring for him who had been surrounded by high-ranking espers since his infancy.

Byul seemed to enjoy it too, especially when they saw someone they knew in real life. He would jump on his seat during the exciting part, and clutch on Kar’s arm when it was full of tension. The boy wasn’t this expressive when he was around other people, so Kar felt a strange feeling of pride knowing those were the expressions only he and the boy’s family could see.

But then, as the credit rolled on a dark background, the boy’s smile waned. It didn’t look like a disappointment because the movie was bad, however. At least in Kar’s eyes.

"Do you not like the movie?" Kar asked.

The boy was startled and shook his head. "Huh? No, I like it."

"Then why the long face?" Kar stroked the boy’s cheek with the back of his fingers.

Byul fidgeted slightly, pressing his lips and scrunching his nose as if he were having trouble deciding whether or not he wanted to talk. Kar smiled and poured soda into the boy’s glass, handed it over to the fidgeting hands so Byul could relax.

"It’s okay if you don’t want to tell me," he patted the boy’s head gently.

"No, I..."

Byul paused and sipped on the soda instead, gulping about half of it until he burped. Taking a deep breath, he looked at Kar and asked quietly, although it was only them in that room.

"Hyung, have you ever...wondering what you’re here for?"

"Huh?"

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