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Capítulo 98: Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki Chapter 75: The Shadow in the Mansion

Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki

Chapter 75: The Shadow in the Mansion

[The New Mansion – Night]

Maki was humming to herself, unpacking the last of her clothes in the walk-in closet. The mansion was massive, and the silence was peaceful—or so she thought. Suddenly, the automatic lights in the hallway flickered and died.

Maki frowned. “Power outage? Xyron, if you messed with the mana-grid again, I’m going to kill you!”

She stepped out into the corridor. The air felt heavy, almost like it was thick with black ink. In the corner of the room, a shadowy figure began to coalesce. It was the Lucifer Fragment.

“Found you,” the Fragment hissed.

Maki’s instincts as a Rank-1 Knight kicked in. She immediately summoned her blade, but before she could swing, the Fragment snapped his fingers. The floor beneath Maki turned into a pool of viscous, sticky shadows. She tried to jump, but the darkness latched onto her ankles, dragging her down.

“Your brother thinks he’s a God,” the Fragment laughed, circling her like a shark. “But he’s just a broken boy playing with toys.”

Suddenly, the front door smashed open. Kim stormed in, his eyes wide with desperation. He had risked everything to get here after realizing what the Fragment was planning. He saw the shadow-trap around Maki and didn’t hesitate—he threw a glowing relic spear he had stolen from his own vault.

CRASH!

The spear hit the shadows, creating a blast of holy energy that forced the Fragment to retreat a few feet.

“Kim?!” Maki gasped, shocked to see him there, covered in blood and sweat.

“Maki, move!” Kim roared. He didn’t look like the broken man he was an hour ago. He was fueled by the need to fix his betrayal.

The Fragment sneered. “The traitor has come to play hero? You’re the one who gave me Xyron’s patrol route, Kim. You think she’ll ever forgive you for that?”

Maki froze. She looked at Kim, her blade trembling. “What… what did he say, Kim?”

Kim’s face went white. The secret was out. “Maki, I… I can explain—”

“Save it!” The Fragment lunged.

The battle was frantic. Kim and Maki were fighting back-to-back. Kim was using high-level artifacts to burn the shadow away, while Maki used her speed to dodge the Fragment’s lethal soul-daggers. They were holding their own, but they were barely slowing it down.

‘Where is Xyron?!’ Kim thought, his mana draining rapidly. ‘If I don’t stop this, Xyron will lose everything, and it will be all my fault.’

Editor’s Comment:

The betrayal is exposed in the heat of battle! Maki now knows that Kim compromised Xyron’s safety, which changes their entire dynamic. The Lucifer Fragment is proving to be a nightmare to fight because he has no solid body—he just exists as a part of the shadows Xyron controls. This is Kim’s chance at redemption, but at what cost?

Beyond the Gate: The Last Gozzaki

Chapter 103: The Prank and the Tears

Xyron flipped the phone screen around, his face a mask of cold authority. Maki tried to snatch it back, her hands trembling, but Xyron’s grip was like iron. He scrolled directly to the call history and then to the messages.

“So,” Xyron said, his voice dropping an octave. “What kind of ‘game’ were you playing with Kim at this hour?”

Maki shrank back against the wall, her breath hitching. Xyron tapped on the last message from Kim. It read: ‘Maki-san, I really like you. Let’s talk tomorrow.’

Xyron stared at Maki, his eyes unreadable. “What is this? Since when does Kim talk to you like this?”

“I… I didn’t do anything! He just…” Maki stammered, her face turning a deep shade of crimson. She looked absolutely terrified of Xyron’s reaction.

Without saying another word, Xyron thrust the phone back into her hands and walked out of the room. As he closed the door, Maki whispered a broken “I’m sorry,” but Xyron didn’t look back.

The moment Xyron reached his own room and shut the door, the “Cold S-Rank Leader” persona crumbled. He threw himself onto his bed and buried his face in a pillow, stifling a roar of laughter.

“Hahaha! Woooooo!” Xyron kicked his legs in the air, laughing until his sides ached. “The look on her face! She was so scared! I’ve never seen Maki that rattled. She actually thought I was going to lose it over Kim!”

He sat up, wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. ‘That was gold. Absolute gold. At least she’s too worried about Kim to suspect anything about the Titans.’ Xyron checked the time. He needed to wait for the house to go completely silent before his mission. He waited for several hours, practicing his mana control in the dark. Around 11:15 PM, he decided to check on Maki one last time.

He slipped into her room like a ghost. But instead of the angry or embarrassed sister he expected, he saw Maki curled into a ball, her back to the door. Her shoulders were shaking.

“Maki?” Xyron whispered, walking to the side of the bed. He saw the wet tracks of tears on her cheeks. “Are you… crying?”

Maki gasped, looking up at him with red, swollen eyes. She looked like she wanted to apologize again, but Xyron reached out and gently wiped a tear away with his thumb.

“Hey, calm down,” Xyron said softly, his voice full of genuine affection. “I was just joking. I’m not mad at you or Kim. I was just teasing because I saw how nervous you were. Please, don’t cry. Just sleep, okay? Nothing is wrong.”

Maki’s sobbing slowed down. She looked at him with a small, fragile hope. “Real… really?”

“Really,” Xyron smiled, patting her head. “Go to sleep, Birthday Girl. Tomorrow is a big day.”

Maki let out a relieved sigh and closed her eyes, a tiny smile finally appearing on her lips. Xyron stood by her side until her breathing became heavy and rhythmic.

He stepped out of the room, his expression shifting from a loving brother to a cold assassin in a heartbeat. ‘She’s asleep. Now, it’s time to deal with Baron Varkas.’

Editor’s Comment:

This chapter beautifully highlights the ‘Dual Life’ of Xyron. One moment he is a mischievous brother playing pranks, and the next he is a deeply empathetic protector. The revelation of Kim’s feelings for Maki adds a new layer of ‘Normal Life’ drama that contrasts sharply with the high-stakes ‘Titan Life’. However, Xyron’s realization that his prank caused Maki genuine pain shows that despite his S-Rank power, he still has a lot to learn about the hearts of the people he loves.

Fuente: Webnovel.com, actualizado en Leernovelas.com