I shouted at the top of my lungs and commanded all the women,
"Get inside the truck! Now! No matter what happens—
Don't come out!"
I knew it. This man was dangerous.
He wasn't just anyone—he was an Arcana.
And something about his presence… it sent chills down my spine.
This confrontation… it wasn't going to end well, no matter how it played out.
Immediately, I gripped my tarot card tightly, bracing myself.
Step by step, I began to approach him, my eyes struggling to adjust to the shadows and the silhouette standing before me.
And then—
He threw something at me.
A wet, heavy thud hit the ground near my feet.
The moment I looked down, my body froze. My breath caught in my throat. My blood ran cold.
It was the severed head of Pastor Jun.
The very man I had come here to eliminate with my own hands.
And then… the man before me spoke.
"Isn't this the one you came for, The Fool?"
"Well, consider it my gift to you—
for our first official meeting."
He stepped into the light.
"I am the Moon Arcana."
And when I finally saw his face clearly…
It was Kevin.
The same man I had met… on that bus.
"Hmm… let's see what's so special about you, The Fool,"
Kevin said as he slowly walked forward, his voice laced with curiosity and menace.
"Judging from the pile of corpses inside the venue—
you slaughtered them without a shred of mercy."
"How'd you do it, huh?"
"What kind of ability do you have?"
His eyes burned into me, but I remained calm, composed, my expression unreadable.
Inside, though, my senses were sharp—locked in and ready for whatever might happen next.
I still didn't fully understand what ability he possessed…
But if I recalled the bus hijacking incident correctly, he had moved with inhuman speed—
so fast I couldn't even see it.
He was dangerous. No doubt.
I couldn't afford to rush in blindly.
I needed to observe him carefully first—study his movements, his body language.
One wrong move, and he'd find a way to take me down before I even had the chance to activate my ability.
And just like that—he vanished from my sight.
In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Then I heard it…
A whisper—chilling and too close.
"Let's see what's behind that mask of yours, The Fool."
Kevin's voice came from behind me.
He tried to grab the mask from my face, to reveal my identity.
But thank God for my reflexes—I reached up just in time, gripping the mask and pulling back.
I nearly caught his hand… almost—
But he slipped away with inhuman speed, retreating before I could react.
"Hahaha… so you really don't want anyone to know who you are, huh?"
"Don't worry… I'll find out eventually."
Kevin smirked from a distance, now keeping a safer space between us.
In my mind, I knew what this meant—
He was testing me.
He still didn't know what kind of ability I had, and that gave me an edge.
As long as he remained unsure…
He wouldn't dare rush in recklessly.
I decided to bluff—
To take advantage of the fact that Kevin still didn't fully understand my ability.
"Go ahead," I warned him coldly. "Try and touch me again. You'll find out exactly what kind of power I have."
I stood tall, keeping my voice sharp, calculated, and believable.
"Do you see all those corpses piled up inside the venue?" I added, my eyes locked onto his.
"Every single one of them tried to hurt me."
"Look at them now—dead, lying in their own filth."
It was a lie, of course.
But I made sure not a single muscle in my face twitched.
I wanted him to second-guess…
To hesitate.
And he did.
I could see it—the flicker of doubt in his expression, the momentary pause in his stance.
But then he moved again—reaching behind his back.
And just like that…
He pulled out a gun.
Before anything else could happen—
Before he could even raise that gun—
I lost my composure.
Panic surged in my chest, and without thinking, I activated one of my abilities:
Crow's Count: 1
Effect: You can control anyone's mind for three minutes, but you must always carry this card.
My first instinct—
I was going to force him to turn that gun on himself.
Unjust, maybe. But I had no time. No options left.
But just as I opened my mouth to speak the command—
A flood of security forces and armed police arrived at the edge of the venue.
I was cornered.
But then I remembered…
My ability was still active on Kevin.
I seized the chance.
"You will let me escape," I ordered him sharply.
"You will protect me for one minute—until I get this truck far away from here."
Kevin's body obeyed.
No hesitation. No resistance.
I climbed into the truck, slammed the door shut, and started the engine.
No time for second guesses.
I floored it.
I didn't look back—not even once.
All I could hear behind me were the screams.
Screams of chaos…
Screams of men being slaughtered.
And in that blood-drenched madness…
Kevin, the Moon Arcana, stood—
A monster unleashed by my command.