**Chapter 414: The Loafer Confronts (4)**

“They’re gone. You can come out.”

Uil had to think.

‘Should I really come out?’

Wouldn’t it be better to just bite the poison capsule here?

Uil came out.

He didn’t want to die.

He didn’t want to die yet. He had things to do.

Wei Yanho pointed to the food table as he saw Uil emerge from under the bed, looking tense:

“Let’s eat.”

“…Me too?”

“Yes. There’s too much food for me today.”

Too much food for you?

Is that something you can say when looking at that table?

Uil could only blink.

There was a huge amount of food in front of him.

‘Ten people could eat this!’

Wei Yanho smiled as he saw Uil’s doubtful expression:

“At most, I need to eat a lot. So I don’t get hungry while I sleep.”

“…Right.”

That made sense.

As someone who sleeps for ten hours, he must eat a lot so he doesn’t wake up hungry. Hadn’t he woken up from hunger?

That made sense, but…

«We eat together?»

“We’re equally hungry. Aren’t you hungry?”

Would you be hungry in this situation?

Even if you ate an imperial banquet, it would feel like you were eating sand. You wouldn’t have an appetite.

“I’m okay.”

“Come on, let’s eat together. Food tastes better when shared.”

“……”

Uil realized he couldn’t refuse.

His life was in Wei Yanho’s hands. It wasn’t good to refuse something so small.

“I’ll eat.”

“Good decision. They say a ghost who dies full looks good.”

“…”

Why did he have to say that?

What does that mean?

Does he want to kill me after eating?

Why is he telling me to eat a lot?

Is he foolish or rude?

Probably both, Wei Yanho tore off a duck leg and gave it to Uil:

“Eat.”

Uil looked at the duck leg with trembling eyes. Then, he slowly took the duck leg that Wei Yanho offered him.

“Let’s eat first and think later. You think better when you’re full.”

Even though it was unlikely, what could he do if he said that?

“Then…”

Wei Yanho began to eat quickly.

‘Has he not eaten for ten days?’

Even if someone hadn’t eaten for ten days, they wouldn’t eat so fast. If he were human.

“D… do you eat?”

“Yes, I eat.”

Uil carefully turned his head. Without Wei Yanho seeing him, he slightly lifted his mask and began to eat the duck leg.

«Don’t you feel uncomfortable?»

“…I’m okay.”

He answered without looking back.

“Take off the mask and eat.”

“I can’t.”

“It’s no problem if you show me your face. I don’t go out much. And I won’t be walking around the street.”

He was right.

But Uil couldn’t take off the mask. Taking off the mask was like giving up everything. What value does a spy have who shows his face to his target?

“I’m okay.”

“As you wish.”

Wei Yanho stopped insisting.

As if he didn’t care about Uil, Wei Yanho ate quickly, patted his stomach, and leaned against the wall:

“I’m full.”

“……”

Uil looked at Wei Yanho as if he were looking at something non-human.

‘He ate it all?’

He’s not human.

It wasn’t a feeling, but reality. The food on the table was enough for ten people. How could he eat all that?

Like a hibernating bear storing food.

Uil looked at Wei Yanho’s swollen stomach with disgust.

‘Will he be able to move?’

Has he turned into a swollen bun?

It was becoming more and more incomprehensible.

“Well, we’ve already eaten, so we should decide what to do…”

Wei Yanho stood up awkwardly and looked at Uil:

«What do you think?»

“……”

Uil couldn’t say anything. He didn’t need to say anything. Wei Yanho spoke first:

“When I have a problem, I remember what my master said.”

«Yes?»

“He… said useless things, but if I think about it, he told me many things. We had been together for five years, if I hadn’t learned anything, it would be strange.”

What is this guy saying?

Uil wanted him to finish as soon as possible. Being tortured by the Tang family would be better than dealing with this guy.

“My master said something.”

“…What?”

“If you doubt whether you should kill someone, don’t hesitate. If you doubt whether you should kill someone, it won’t matter if you let them live.”

Uil felt chills.

Different.

His voice and atmosphere were different.

He wasn’t the clumsy young man from before. Wei Yanho’s cold gaze showed him why he was famous.

Sword.

He felt a sharp sword in front of him.

Uil’s body froze like a mouse seeing a hungry cat.

If he moved, Wei Yanho’s sword would tear him apart in an instant. His body froze, and his mind went numb.

It was the moment when Wei Yanho’s fame and the person in front of him came together.

“I think it makes sense. No one hides on another person’s roof with good intentions. And this isn’t our home, if we let him go, he’ll only cause trouble.”

Wei Yanho’s atmosphere returned to normal.

He had only hesitated for a moment about killing him, but he had emitted such a powerful aura.

Uil, who had been oppressed by his aura, began to sweat. His clothes were soaked in sweat.

His mind returned. No, his mind became clear.

He realized he was on the verge of life and death.

He had no time to be surprised.

“But…”

Wei Yanho scratched his head in irritation:

“I’ve killed those who attacked me, but I’ve never killed someone who doesn’t resist, so I feel uncomfortable. But I can’t ignore my master’s words… I feel very bad if I ignore my master and then realize he was right.”

“S… sir.”

Uil said in a trembling voice:

“Please, forgive me.”

«Huh?»

Wei Yanho looked at Uil in surprise:

«Didn’t you say to kill you before?»

“I… I want to live.”

Wei Yanho scratched his cheek:

“Yeah, well, everyone wants to live. People want to live. So tell me. Who sent you?”

“That…”

Wei Yanho’s expression changed:

“So, you can’t say who sent you, but you want to live… You’re making it very difficult for me.”

“…”

Uil fell silent.

He knew it was an absurd request. But he had no other choice.

«Right?»

“…I’m sorry.”

“Hmm, you’re cheeky…”

Wei Yanho shrugged:

“It’s okay.”

“Sir, please, forgive me… eh?”

“Leave.”

«Huh?»

Wei Yanho grimaced:

“Leave. You said you wanted to live.”

«Huh? You’ll just let me go?»

«What else can I do?»

Wei Yanho said with a serious expression:

“Letting you go is uncomfortable, but killing you isn’t something I can do either… if I’m going to regret it anyway, it’s better to do something good and then regret it.”

Uil looked at Wei Yanho with a stunned expression:

‘What kind of person is he?’

Incomprehensible.

He had met many people as a spy, but he had never met someone so unpredictable. He didn’t know how to react. Should he bow in gratitude?

“Hmm…”

Wei Yanho said with an uncomfortable expression:

“My master’s words are important, but my father’s words are too. It’s better to do whatever is least annoying. Go, I won’t stop you.”

“…Can I really leave?”

“It’s better to leave before I change my mind. I’m very fickle.”

Uil looked at Wei Yanho with a stunned expression.

‘He won’t try to kill me later, will he?’

Impossible.

The difference between him and Wei Yanho is immense.

If Wei Yanho wanted to, he could kill Uil with a single finger. Why would he bother to create a trap?

«Can I really leave?»

“You’re strange.”

Wei Yanho smiled and said:

“You said you wanted to live, so I’ll let you go. Should I kill you?”

“N… no. Thank you, sir!”

Uil bowed deeply.

It wasn’t simple courtesy. He was truly grateful to Wei Yanho.

He had never heard of a spy who was captured by their target and released unharmed.

Even if they survive, many end up mutilated or as invalids from torture. If they survive, it’s great luck.

He asked to be forgiven.

But that didn’t mean they would let him go. It meant he wanted to live no matter what happened…

“But…”

Wei Yanho said in a low voice:

“I’ll only forgive you once. I must follow my master’s words. If I see you again, I’ll kill you without hesitation.”

«Yes.»

“Tell the person who sent you to come if they want to know something. Tell them to avoid my sleeping hours. I hate being woken up.”

“……”

Isn’t he saying he doesn’t want to meet?

He has to be awake to meet.

“Leave.”

“…I’ll leave.”

“Yes, goodbye.”

Wei Yanho smiled and waved.

Uil, with a stunned expression, left Wei Yanho’s room and hid in the eaves. He looked at the sky.

He survived.

In this absurd situation.

‘He’s a really strange person.’

Uil’s heart was beating strangely.