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She holds her tears, as she's looking at the stars in the bright sky. She held one of the papers that she manages to sneak out after she left the room. Her tears suddenly stream from her eyes.

"Hey..." she immediately wipes her tears when she sees Yoon coming from downstairs. He hangs his legs down when he sits down on the balcony, next to her.

"I'm sorry if we wrongly accused your mom. I mean, she might have a reason of her own,"

"It's fine. I think maybe Jein is right. I didn't even know her at all," she says. Yoon put his attention to something in her hand.

"You know, it's wrong to sneak out evidence from the crime scene..." Yoon points his finger at the paper. She just keeps silent, her gaze on her knees.

"This is a letter from my mom to me..."

"Eh, how did you know?"

"The first sentence is, To My Sweet Little Stars..." she shows him the paper. Yoon wants her to read the paper, maybe it has more information about the capsule. But, he thinks maybe it's a private matter. So, he just shut his mouth.

"Can I ask you something?" she nods.

"How are my parents? I mean.. what kind of person they are?" suddenly she smiles and leans her chin on her knees, looking at the stars.

"Your dad was the most powerful person I ever encounter. We always sparred, using combat training skills. At first, he taught me the Black Swan technic, because he said that I'm a girl, so I need to be delicate but firm at the same time. But, I manage to kick his butt only after three days of learning the move. He got shocked! I can still remember his face.." she giggles but her eyes fill with sorrow.

"So, he assumes that I got lots of power and the ability to learn quickly. He then teaches me some other things like jiujitsu and judo. Although we spend most of the time sparring, looking gruesome, and so on, your father is the sweetest person and easy to talk to. Some people found me dangerous and they tend to be afraid of me. Even Black Knight personnel who are in charge of me never treat me like him and your mom. I can talk to him in many ways. He sympathized with me because he knew where my direction will be held," Yoon nods. It's not easy when you're just a human but you need to become a deadly weapon at the same time.

Sounds inhuman.

"It's good when he asked your mom to teach me. Since everybody in the prison is men, they think it's best if I got a mother figure that can teach me a lot of things they couldn't. So, she became my private teacher. We talked like two best friends! And she got pregnant with you five years later. After more than 10 years of marriage. They said I am their lucky charm," she looks at Yoon, who now with glassy eyes and a red nose. She suddenly chuckles a bit.

"Stop crying, you looked like a Rudolph!"

"You know Rudolph?!"

"Yeah, your mom always reads the story every Christmas. Rudolph has a red nose.." Yoon smiles at her. Well, he already forgot that lady was on the verge of killing him this very morning!

"Where are you when they.."

"I wanna visit their grave. But the Black Knight denied my permission. I was so alone after that. Training using simulation, eating alone, sleep alone. You know, when you get used to having someone talk to you, spending time with you... it's not easy when the person left. I have a huge hole in my heart. I don't think I can even patch it up forever," she says. Her purple eyes turn light blue and the wind suddenly breezes softly.

Both of them look into the sky in silence. She prays for both her mother and Yoon's parents. She closes her eyes and clamps her palm.

May they rest in peace!

"So, you still nameless?"

"I guess so. My mom always called me baby and sort. But I didn't even know my name.."

"How the rest called you?"

"They rarely talk to me. Your parents called me by my code, Miss XX.." Yoon can't believe after living for so long, she never got a name. She's truly raised to become a human weapon.

"You should have a name. It's weird if we called you by code. Even a dog got a name," says Yoon. He tries to think of a suitable name for her. She watches him in full interest. She didn't know, but her heart suddenly beat fast when she was around him. His small eyes, gummy smiles...

Is this love?

Suddenly, clouds move away, giving room for a full moon to shine. It's bright and beautiful. Surrounding by stars that shine bright like a diamond.

"Okay, how about Byul?"

"Byul?"

"Yes, Byul.. means stars.. just like in your mom's letter, to my sweet little star.." she smiles and looks at the letter. She shed some tears.

"Hey, don't cry! Did I say something wrong?" asks Yoon. He is in panic mode.

"No... Well, I don't know. It's just suddenly coming out.." she wipes her tears, resulting in a red bob nose and puffy eyes. Yoon chuckles a bit before she too laughs sheepishly.

"Did you realize you almost killed me this morning?" Yoon gives her a hard look. She did feel guilty for her action.

"Sorry, I mean I didn't even want to. It's just my instinct. I lived for so long in that confined space, I think my body and mind still adjusting. And you seem kinda like a pusher! I hate when people grab me from behind. Makes me feel scared," the now-named Byul explains herself, to get rid of the misunderstanding between them.

"Nah, that's fine! I've been through the worst.." he says, brushing his nape with his palm.

As a Black Knight, he always faces life and death-situations. Compared to this morning scene, that is nothing!

"Are you... Quite rouge? I mean living within the militant, they might treat you harshly,"

"I can say that I'm quite rouge when I need to.."

"You're quite friendly actually for someone who spends most of her time alone," says Yoon.

"Your mom always taught me to be nice, even with your enemy. You know, keep your friend close, your nemesis closer?" What a thought!

You must be proud to have such a bright student, mom! Yoon feels proud.

" You said that there are four people who hold the dog tag. And four other people act as their Guardians. Can you detect who is your Guardian? That person could be somewhere, you might need protection," Yoon voices out his concern. He thinks about it since he knew the fact about the secret group. If this dog tag holds secrets, it means that the owner might be in danger.

This means his childlike clumsy silly brother's ass is also in great danger!

"I don't know how it works. It's just going within some instinct. My mom never said anything specific. All I know is my father is her Guardian. Could it be with someone related to the owner? It's still fuzzy! But one thing that I knew it, the Guardian has a huge urge to protect its mate. More like a pair-tag team. They will work together, hand in hand, and willing to sacrifice just for their mate," yeah, sounds romantic but it is truly a dangerous job ever! Because the Guardian might end up getting a dog tag owner who knows nothing about combat and war.

"I kinda remember my mom told me a story on how she met my dad. My dad said, he saw a galaxy in my mom's eyes. Can you believe it? My mom said she couldn't believe him because she thought he just wants to court her," Yoon's ears twitch when she mentions the galaxy thing.

He SAW galaxy when he saved her yesterday!

Is it him?