Kim couldn't bear to see Eun Tak who looked so devastated. She hugged her best friend, giving her strength and encouragement.
"Hyun Jae, can you just sit in the dining room? There's something I want to talk to your aunt about, won't it be Eun if she waits there?"
"Sure, let me deliver. I just happened to be making rice cakes. You'll love it." Hyun Jae nods with sparkling eyes. And she followed Eun Tak's steps towards the dining table. Eun Tak gives Hyun Jae a few slices of cake and a glass of chocolate milk. Then, she returned to the sofa to chat with Kim.
888 looks at Hyun Jae with a sharp and cold gaze. Hyun Jae turns out to be not a cowardly girl. She glared back at 888 sharply as well.
"Why do you want to take Aunt Eun's soul?" Hyun Jae asked slowly. She didn't want her voice to be heard by her mother.
"My duty is to pick up souls who are nearing death. So, I have to be here. This is not what I want. Hyun Jae narrowed his eyes.
"Haven't we met before? Aaah, I remember at the bus stop, right? I saw a lot of people dressed like you. Do your uniforms have to be all black? Each soul is flanked by two of you. Then, where are you taking the souls? ' Hyun Jae asked in a whisper.
444 immediately sat down next to Hyun Jae. He was delighted to meet people who could see their presence.
"You.... uh, since when did you see us?" 444 asked. Hyun Jae sighed as she swallowed her rice cake.
"I could see you maybe since I was born. I saw people dressed in black like you come to my house a week before my father's death. It was the first time I spoke to people like you. Mom and Dad couldn't see it. I remember they called their names 114 and 555. They said they were going to pick up dad. And, before picking up dad, they had to accompany dad for a week. I didn't know they were angels of death. So I didn't have time to warn dad. You are different from the spirits I used to see," Hyun Jae chirped.
888 walks over, then glares at Hyun Jae.
"Besides us, can you see other spirits?" 888 asked.
"Of course, I talk to them often. They say they are lost spirits. They don't want to leave yet because they have things to do in this world. And they always run away when they see you." 888 took a deep breath. He didn't understand why humans could see spirits and see them. 888 rubbed his face and snorted in annoyance.
"Hey, little girl. Do you know that I'm still mad at you?"
Hyun Jae frowned. "Upset, at me? What's wrong?. What have I done to upset you, huh?"
"You saved the young man at the bus stop. We should have brought him that day before the king of the sky."
"Hey, do you know what a human's duty is?"
"What?!"
"Do good and save other humans. You idiot... How old are you?!" Hyun Jae rebuked. 444 choked with laughter at Hyun Jae's answer. While 888 immediately glared sharply.
"You know so much, it sucks," cursed 888.
You're much more annoying. You see that face of yours, handsome but annoying. Can't you smile, huh?!"
"I am the angel of death."
"Tsk, is there a prohibition for the grim reaper to smile? See that's your partner. He can smile. Tsk, it's so annoying. Already there and there, don't bother me. Remember, I will definitely save my aunt. She's a good person, you guys just pick up the souls of bad people. But, not my aunt," cursed Hyun Jae
888 grew glaring.
"tsk, you. I'm the angel of death, not a murderer. This is not what I want, the king of the sky who gives orders. I'm just doing it."
"Villains must be eliminated. That's why when I grow up I will become a police officer. I will kill criminal. And, you just have to pick up their souls," Hyun Jae said firmly. 888 burst out laughing at Hyun Jae's words. Of course 444 and Hyun Jae are surprised. Moreover 444, in 50 years he had never seen 888 laugh out loud like this.
"Has he gone mad?" Hyun Jae asked 444 while shaking his head and frowning.
"You're joking? Are you sure you can become a cop? A spoiled girl like you? Hahahaha...."
Hyun Jae purses her lips and squints her eyes as she stares at 888.
"You want to bet?" she said. 888 struggled to stop his laughter.
"Bet what? Humans like you are challenging the grim reaper, ah so funny. But, okay. Let's talk about the stakes."
"If I can become a cop, you have to help me catch the bad guys. But, if I fail, I promise, I won't interfere with your duties. I won't warn the person whose soul you're about to take, how about that?" Hyun Jae said while holding out her hand. . 888 hesitated for a moment. He cannot touch humans, because if he touches them the image of their past in her previous life will be seen by him. But, for the sake of his prestige, he welcomed Hyun Jae's outstretched hand. Only a few seconds, he immediately let go of their handshake. He felt a thump in his heart when he saw Hyun Jae's past life.
888's face stiffened instantly.
"What?! You must be afraid right, that you will lose to me?" Hyun Jae accused. 888 sneered,
"Listen, little girl. I only saw something when I shook your hand earlier," replied 888. Hyun Jae lit up for a moment,
"Wow, really? Tell me, how was I in my previous life? Am I a beautiful princess? Or am I a warlord? The Imperial Guard? Or what? Let's tell me quickly," Hyun Jae urges excitedly. 888 shook his head,
"That's heaven's secret. How can I tell you," 888 evaded. Hyun Jae just pursed her lips and continued to eat her rice cake deliciously while drinking her chocolate milk.
Meanwhile, 888 sighed. As he shakes Hyun Jae's hand, he sees a flashback of Hyun Jae in her previous life. He saw a girl who was so beautiful. She was jogging followed by her ladies-in-waiting who called her, princess 'Yue Liang'. Some people will be given the gift of having the same face as her face in her previous life. Some are not. However, it seems that Hyun Jae has the same face as her previous life. So is the angel of death. Some have the same face as when they were human. Some have different faces. It all depends on the wisdom of the king of the sky.