By Zephyria 
No matter how many times I asked again, the answer remained the same.
“Ban No-ah? I don’t think I’ve ever met anyone like that?”
Seol Yu-rang showed me his SNS screen with an unpleasant look, even confirming that we weren’t following each other.
“How…?”
I felt like I was possessed by a ghost.
“Who is this Ban No-ah person that you keep asking about?”
Seol Yu-rang, who seemed like a close friend, acted as if he had forgotten that Ban No-ah even existed.
The other staff members also looked at me strangely.
“What is it? Why are you looking for someone named Ban No-ah here?”
“I told you, we’ve never invited anyone like that as a guest. His face turned pale.”
Everyone on
It was like a giant hidden camera show.
‘It’s not acting….’
This was probably the result of using a Mental ability like Brainwashing.
‘When I heard about the Jin-irang incident from Jae-ha, I didn’t think he would be able to use his ability so skillfully.’
At best, I thought he could only limit the range to one person, but that was my miscalculation.
X, Ban No-ah, was already able to use the Stolen ability freely. As if it were his own from the beginning.
Otherwise, he couldn’t have simultaneously used his Mental ability on so many people to erase their memories of him so cleanly.
“But there’s something strange…. This time, we should have only invited Secrety members as guests, but there are traces of having invited one more person.”
“What is that? A broadcasting station ghost story?”
Inevitably, there were those who expressed doubts about the traces of Ban No-ah’s stay, but they soon dismissed it as unimportant.
Only I, who remembered Ban No-ah, was the fool.
‘That bastard, he deliberately left the memory only for me.’
Seol Yu-rang, and even pretending to want to appear on this entertainment program, were all just stepping stones for him to mock me.
A stage prepared solely to confirm the survival of ‘An Ga-hyeon’.
Nothing more, nothing less.
When the Secrety members and I rushed towards the prepared trap, rejoicing at the opportunity to increase our recognition even a little, how much joy did he feel?
Crack.
‘I was too careless.’
While I was grinding my teeth and feeling frustrated, Ra Ho-yeon, who had been resting his head on my lap, slowly opened his eyes.
“…Yeon Yu-jin?”
“Ah. You’re awake.”
Ra Ho-yeon, who had regained his senses, blinked his eyes like a goldfish without saying a word, and then suddenly blushed and jumped up.
“W-What? Why was I on your lap….”
Only I had a question mark above my head at his reaction.
“What is it? Did you forget everything too? Ban No-ah choked you and knocked you out.”
“Ban No-ah? Ah…. That’s right. That guy attacked me out of nowhere.”
I was a little happy that Ra Ho-yeon remembered Ban No-ah.
“That’s right! I’m glad at least you remember.”
“…Was there something wrong?”
“Haa, don’t even mention it. That bastard Ban No-ah used a Mental ability or something, and erased his memories from the heads of everyone except you, me, and probably the Secrety members.”
“Is that even possible?”
“It’s possible, so I was here feeling like an outcast, becoming a boy who cried wolf. Even Seol Yu-rang, who seemed like a close friend, was now a discarded card, and now he’s a complete stranger to Ban No-ah.”
“That can’t be….”
Ra Ho-yeon seemed shocked and sat next to me, as if contemplating something for a while.
I was also upset that I had been played by Ban No-ah, so I drank the PPL-prepared drink and waited.
Soon, Shin Tae-beom, Cha Si-yoon, and Seo Yun-chae, who had been eliminated earlier, joined us.
“Ho-yeon Hyung! Are you okay?”
“I heard you collapsed!”
“The PD said it wasn’t a big deal….”
They were shocked to see the red handprints on Ra Ho-yeon’s neck.
“This is, insane….”
Seo Yun-chae tried to spew out vulgar curses, but realized that this was a filming set and covered his mouth.
Seo Yun-chae, who had barely calmed down, spat out as if chewing on his anger.
“Is this not a big deal? Someone was choked? Shouldn’t we stop filming immediately and go to the hospital?”
Ra Ho-yeon calmed down Seo Yun-chae, who was barking like an angry dog.
“It wasn’t enough to die. And whatever he did, it seems like other people can’t see these marks.”
“Huh….”
“There’s no choice. Since no one in this filming set except us remembers Ban No-ah…. We have no choice but to resume filming as if nothing happened.”
“This is such bullshit….”
Leaving Seo Yun-chae, who was grumbling, Ra Ho-yeon turned his gaze to me.
“…What do you think?”
“About what?”
“This incident. That X, or, is it Ban No-ah now? Anyway. Since that bastard has figured out your identity, I think he’ll attack you more relentlessly in the future.”
“…I thought you were passed out, but you heard all of my conversation with Ban No-ah?”
“It just happened. It wasn’t intentional.”
“I know.”
I’m sorry for getting you involved.
I was about to mess up my hair with complicated feelings, but I barely resisted the thought of ruining the hair that the stylist had painstakingly set up.
“First… it seems like the program will be filming again, so let’s just finish this safely and have a conversation.”
“Okay.”
“Hoo. I wish this day wouldn’t come if possible…. We should call Jae-ha and discuss it together.”
All the Secrety members had surprised rabbit eyes at my words.
“…Really?”
“Is it okay?”
“Are you, are you sick or something?”
“…Perhaps that Hyeon Jae-ha person also erases our memories after talking to us like Ban No-ah?”
Ra Ho-yeon, Shin Tae-beom, Seo Yun-chae, and Cha Si-yoon spat out different reactions and looked at me with suspicious eyes.
I sighed deeply as if there was nothing I could do.
“Since the situation has flowed to this point…. It wasn’t intentional, but as it is, you should be considered to have sided with me and Jae-ha. Now that you know the truth, Ban No-ah won’t leave you alone either.”
At my words, Ra Ho-yeon quietly stroked the mark left on his neck.
“You’re right, Ra Ho-yeon. I don’t know how Ban No-ah will act in the future after learning my identity. To fight back, everyone involved in this matter must gather and discuss countermeasures.”
[Me: I have something important to say, so can you come out to the park?Jae-ha: O0O?!]
[Jae-ha: U-Ung.]
[Me: Thanks. Oh, if possible, bring the White Tiger Unit members too.]
[Jae-ha: ……?]
[Jae-ha: Is it a serious matter?]
[Me: I, my identity was revealed to the Secrety members.]
[Jae-ha: What?]
[Me: And I even met X at the last schedule.]
[Jae-ha: What the f]
[Me: Let’s talk in person. As you said, it’s a serious matter.]
Late at night.
On a dark night where even the moonlight did not leak out due to the moon hidden in the clouds, I and the Secrety members headed to the park.
Of course, since Ban No-ah had roamed around our accommodation, the meeting park was designated as a different location far away.
We moved heavily armed so as not to be noticeable and soon arrived at the park.
There, Jae-ha was always waiting for me.
Jae-ha had brought the stealth artifact again, and was in comfortable clothes that revealed his appearance.
“Welcome. Ga-hyeon-ah.”
The Secrety members froze at the sight of Jae-ha, who fluttered his pure white hair and revealed his affection for me with his bright blue eyes.
Seo Yun-chae muttered quietly.
“I imagined a burly shoulder Hyung-like boss when I only heard the story…. He’s an amazing beauty?”
Hey, Jae-ha, who is S-class, can hear all of that voice?
I wanted to punch him on the head and tell him to shut his mouth, but I couldn’t because Jae-ha suddenly hugged me tightly.
“I’m so glad…. you’re safe.”
“O-Oh, uh-huh.”
Jae-ha touched me here and there with worried eyes, directly checking if I was hurt.
“Are you not hurt? If that bastard had left even one scar on you….”
“I’m not hurt. Ra Ho-yeon, that guy was choked a little.”
Ra Ho-yeon opened his zipper and revealed his neck, but Jae-ha didn’t give it a single bit of attention.
“I’m sorry, but you’re the only one who’s important to me.”
“Uh-oh….”
Suddenly, what that bastard Ban No-ah said came to mind.
‘What is it? Don’t you know yet? Hyeon Jae-ha cherishes his partner so much that he loves you, even I noticed it. Poor Hyeon Jae-ha. He was still restless without even confessing his love to you.’
Uh-oh-oh-oh, uh-uh-uhm.
Jae, Jae-ha said he liked me, but I wasn’t aware of it.
Even a mortal enemy like him knew about Jae-ha’s unrequited love, so I suddenly felt extremely conscious.