Her legs slowly started to numb and her legs turned jelly. Yoobin falls silent. Her thoughts running around her mind. Her dad..... is alive. T.O.P....

how is he? She feels suffocated...... She can't. Can't hold it in anymore. Yoobin looks at Magnum, blinking like a lost girl.

" My dad...... he really is alive? " Her voice came out weak and strained.

Much to Magnum's satisfaction. Magnum smiles and reaches for the teapot on his table, pouring himself a cup of tea. An ignorant and snide

expression on his face. Yoobin clenches her teeth together. This bastard.... Magnum s l o w l y deliberately pours himself a drink. Unable to control

her anger and anger, Yoobin shoots up from her seat abruptly and takes Magnum's cup from him and drank his tea in one shot. With all her anger,

she snatches the teapot from his other hand, leaving him all flustered and flings the teapot across the room, hitting the wall and shattering it into

pieces. She now has his full attention.

Yoobin fisted the table impatiently." ANSWER ME. IS MY DAD REALLY ALIVE OR NOT. " She yells.

Magnum jumps and flinches slightly back in his seat. Guards burst into the room and holds Yoobin down in her seat. Magnum regains his composure

and sits straight in his seat. Yoobin was heavily breathing.

" Yes. He is still alive. He's not in Korea until recently. He's a bait. " Magnum lies. Yoobin stares Magnum. Daring him to lie.

" I'm telling the truth! You see..... the other companies have declared a war in the next two years. So we need your dad to help you stay focus on

your duty. " Magnum informs her. Yoobin tries to struggle free from the Guards' grasp on her.

" What do you mean bait?! " She shrieks.

Magnum doesn't look at her and gestures for them to take her away. Yoobin stiffens herself and forces herself to regain her composure. She shuts her

eyes and takes a deeeeeep breath.

" What can I do to save him? " Yoobin asks, her voice grave and low.

Magnum considers and leans back in his chair.

" Well, since you asked....... All you need to do is prepare yourself for the war that's gonna happen in two years.... if you manage to assassinate

Hades..... you can get your dad back. " Magnum says after a pause.

Yoobin felt the wind knock out of her. Kill..... Hades. Hades. Hades. His name runs around crazily in her mind.

Yoobin grips the chair tightly. " Hades.... how is he." She asks, anxiety coating her question.

Magnum smirks at her. He ends their discussion with flipping open a document. " Take her away. " He orders.

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Yoobin was glad she wasn't alone. Sohee was asleep in front of her in the lorry. The two of them are like refugees, a huge lorry as their vehicle.

There was no way Yoobin could figure out where they are. Sohee with her eyes half closed tugs Yoobin's sleeve.

" Eonni..... get some rest. " She mumbles. Yoobin smiles down at her fondly and her head.

" It's fine. " She replies quietly. All she could think of was the fact that her dad is alive..... and his life is in her hands.

The thought of it made her chest feel tight and burn. But she must not cry. Not now. Abruptly, the speeding lorry halted to a stop. Yoobin

looks expectantly at the back door of the lorry. Sohee is now sitting up, awake. The door opens, and two men, in straw hats and worn shirt greets

them.

" We have arrived. Agasshi please get down now. " One of them says not unkindly.

The two grab their bags." Where are we? " Sohee asks as they get down.

" Agasshi will find out in the morning, as of now, it's really dark and you won't get to see anything. " He says as they walk blindly following him.

" What are we going to do here? " Yoobin asks politely.

The old man glances at her and smiles. " They say it is a training ground. And the two of you will be staying here for the next two years." He

informs them. Yoobin and Sohee pauses and glances at each other helplessly. Sohee reaches out in the dark and squeezes Yoobin's fingers. 

" I only have you now. " Yoobin says silently to herself.

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Yoobin wipes the dripping sweat from her chin. She was exhausted, but in a good way. She has been practicing her judo for 2 hours straight, with

every punch, she thinks of Magnum's face. His smirk makes her frustrated and very, very violent. 

" That Saekgya* thinks he can manipulate me. " She swears.

Yoobin took small sips for her dry throat rather angrily. She looks at the huge clock on the blank wall of the hall.

" 8.32 already?" She says to herself and gets up.

She does a final one-hand cartwheel and lands a kick on the dummy's face. She takes a quick shower and puts on her coat as she makes her way to the

streets of the small town alone.

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It has been almost two weeks since she was brought here. And she actually feels ok. The small town was very old fashioned and gave that Joseon era

vibe. Yoobin slurps her cold noodles with much thought, alone for dinner.

" How is he doing.... is he going through the same deal as I am right now? " Yoobin asks herself.

The thought of TOP training and getting fitter to kill her was painful. Teary-eyed, Yoobin continues eating her noodles. Suddenly out of nowhere,

someone knocks on her table, capturing her attention. Yoobin looks up lazily, the person's face was hidden by the backlight.

" Fancy seeing you here. " He greets, his voice deep and slightly teasing.

Yoobin felt warmth spread all over her body and she smiles." Taecyeon....? "

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"Here. He gave it to me cause he heard you' d be staying here. " Taec hands her a letter.

Yoobin gasps and slowly takes the envelope from him, her eyes burning." Oh... " She said.

Taec turns his gaze away from her and sighs. " The next two years..... it's not going to be easy. " He thought.

Yoobin nods, agreeing." They have my dad. I can't escape if I wanted to. " She tells him.

Taec looks at her sharply." What? That's a lie. He is dead. " Taec says, frowning.

Yoobin shakes her head. " I can't risk it.... what if he's alive. " Yoobin chokes on her own tears.

Taec grabs her shoulders." Listen, what you need to do is ask for proof. Ok? He could be lying to you. When you have the proof, meet me here for

dinner again. "  He says sternly. Yoobin looks up, her tears and frustration drawn upon her face.

" Thank you.... " She says weakly, looking down on her lap once more and holding the letter from TOP.

Taec gave her a friendly hug and tousles her hair.

" Get your game on, Athena. Your own enemy now is Magnum. Don't lose your focus. " 

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*-- Bastard like in GD's That XX(Seki)