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Chapter 56 An Unexpected Answer

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“Headquarters assigned me to protect you, and that’s when I first heard your name,” Ludwig said, voice calm and steady. “I don’t know when you joined Abyssal Choir, or how. There’s a lot about you I actually don’t know”

His face was unreadable, his tone emotionless.

Jean tilted her head. Then how did you end up joining Abyssal Choir?”

She was genuinely curious. The infamous Demon Kid, willingly following orders from a mysterious organization? That didn’t line up

Especially now–Abyssal Choir was still small. Barely known. Ludwig, on the other hand, was practically a legend. A rogue genius. The type who’d never bow to anyone. Why would someone like him sign up for something like this?

Didn’t make any sense.

She asked on a whim, not expecting a real answer.

But then, Ludwig glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and said. “Because of someone.”

That caught her attention.

Jean blinked. “Someone?”

A faint shift passed through his eyes–something almost gentle.

-Lowe her.”

“Oh,” Jean nodded slowly. “I get it.”

He owed her a debt.

Whoever this woman was, she had to be pretty remarkable. It was the first time Jean had ever seen such softness in Ludwig’s face

But the book had never said anything about Ludwig joining Abyssal Choir. In fact, according to the plot, he was supposed to end up under Sarah’s command, totally captivated by her, one of her most loyal followers.

So what the hell was this?

The timeline had gone completely off the rails.

Something was definitely wrong.

And then a terrifying possibility crept into her mind-

something was

a little. Not in ways

things were still matching up, other things

had to be a reason. Something–or someone–had

“Ludwig”

looked up

know I

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Cold and curious. He stared at her for a moment, then

forget everything, huh,

and shrugged

me

said it simply, like it was

Iran’s eyes widened

of

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of you. Actually, you preferred it that way. You didn’t want to

His

cool and even

for a long

is seriously

weird it was starting to feel

out of it.” Ludwig continued. “Except for two people you said were over

lit

“Deon and Lacey,”

their names casually, like

course Jean’s brain kicked

two who had that… incident at the art building over

me?” Jean asked, testing him. “That night at the art

Ludwig didn’t answer immediately.

with a strange

“It wasn’t me, Jean

voice dropped a note, smooth like velvet but

you really saying you don’t remember?

Jean’s breath caught

yourself. Those two–whatever they did to you, you didn’t let it

Something dark flickered in his gaze. “You told me to stay out of it. So I did. I

you walked in–and they never came back