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-
This world… something was messing with the story.
And not just a little. Not in ways she understood.
Because while some things were still matching up, other things had completely changed.
This wasn’t random. There had to be a reason. Something–or someone–had started the ripple effect.
“Ludwig”
Jean looked up at him.
“You said your mission is to protect me. Then tell me she paused for a second, “you know I was getting bullied at school, right? Did it never cross your mind to help me out?”
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Ludwig gave her a strange look. Cold and curious. He stared at her for a moment, then gave a short laugh
“You really did forget everything, huh, Jean
Jean blinked and shrugged innocently.
“You asked me not to.”
Ludwig said it simply, like it was obvious.
Iran’s eyes widened
Another one of the host’s decisions…
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“You didn’t care what your classmates thought of you. Actually, you preferred it that way. You didn’t want to get close to them. No drama. No ties. You just wanted to stay invisible and left alone.”
His
is voice was cool and even “You told me that. Yourself,
Jean was quiet for a long moment
This host is seriously weird
So weird it was starting to feel familiar.
“That’s why I stayed out of it.” Ludwig continued. “Except for two people you said were over the line.”
Jean’s eyes lit up. “Who?”
“Deon and Lacey,”
He said their names casually, like he was reciting trivia
Of course Jean’s brain kicked into overdrive.
Deon and Lacey–the same two who had that… incident at the art building over the summer
“You took care of them for me?” Jean asked, testing him. “That night at the art building–that was you?”
Ludwig didn’t answer immediately.
He just stared at her with a strange look, then raised an eyebrow
“It wasn’t me, Jean
His voice dropped a note, smooth like velvet but carrying weight.
“Are you really saying you don’t remember? You were the one who did it.”
Jean’s breath caught
“You handled them yourself. Those two–whatever they did to you, you didn’t let it slide”
He paused. Something dark flickered in his gaze. “You told me to stay out of it. So I did. I don’t know what exactly happened
in that building. I just know you walked in–and they never came back the same.”
Jean felt like her whole brain had glitched
Her palm was damp with cold sweat. Her heart was racing, thudding in her chest loud enough she could hear it.
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