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TCF! World: Chapter 137

TBOAH! World: A few months before war, after Pendrick died

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Cale was inside a room in the Jungle while thinking of his future plans. He had just finished fulfilling his promise with the sun twins to heal Hannah through Mary and is now preparing for his next steps. Suddenly, a bright light covered his sight which caused him to instinctively close his eyes, unaware that he was slowly vanishing from the room, leaving no sign of his existence.

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When Cale opened his eyes, he was in the middle of an unfamiliar room with dozens of chairs filing the left and right side of the room facing the front where a large screen was displayed. He immediately stood on guard and scrutinized the room until his eyes landed on three familiar people behind him, leaving him frozen for a few seconds. There, on the ground on top of each other, were Kim Rok Soo, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Choi Jung Soo.

"...What?" Cale unconsciously said in shock, trying to process what was happening and why he was seeing the three who were supposed to be in another world. At the sound of his voice, three people looked up but only one recognized him.

"Cale Henituse?" Kim Rok Soo asked in disbelief as the other two just looked confused.

"You know him, Rok Soo?" Choi Jung Soo asked as Lee Soo Hyuk observed Cale.

Kim Rok Soo was about to answer when they were interrupted by a cough. The four turned to the sound and saw a small panda waving at them.

"Hello!" the panda said with a smile as it stood below the large screen. "I'm sure you are all confused and wary on how you all suddenly appeared here but please do not worry. I promise not to harm you at all."

"Then why are we here?" Choi Jung Soo asked in confusion. If the talking panda didn't want to harm them then what was the purpose of bringing them here? To talk?

"Um, before I answer that, can the three of you stand up? I'm sure that you aren't comfortable lying on top of each other." the panda stated with a shy smile as the three Koreans realized their position and quickly stood up beside Cale.

"Okay, well, the reason I bought you all here is because I want all of you to have closure." the panda said.

"Closure?" Lee Soo Hyuk asked in confusion. "About what?"

"Well, I'll explain but try to keep up because it will be confusing." the panda said seriously which earned four nods. "Okay, so the four of you are from different timelines. Lee Soo Hyuk and Choi Jung Soo are from the world where they are currently protecting Kim Rok Soo from the unranked monster. Kim Rok Soo and Cale Henituse are from the world where the original Cale, now Kim Rok Soo, made a deal with the god of Death and the two exchanged bodies although they haven't met yet."

All four blinked in shock.

"...Then what closure are you talking about?" Lee Soo Hyuk, the first to gain his bearings, asked with a bad feeling in his heart. After all, there must be a reason why he and Jung Soo came from a different timeline compared to the other two and with the 'closure' the panda was talking about... he was sure he wouldn't like the answer.

"To put in simply, in your world, you and Choi Jung Soo died protecting Kim Rok Soo and he still carries that regret until today." the panda said solemnly with a hint of pity in her voice. "The original Cale Henituse, on the other hand, while satisfied with his current life still sometimes wishes to have told his family his love for them and sorry's for acting like a bad son."

The four stayed silent with the older two looking at the younger two whose eyes shook. It seems that the panda's words struck too close to home.

"Besides, its also a good time for your families to know the truth about the switching of bodies so that there will be no more secrets and lies. It's uncomfortable lying everyday anyway, right?" the panda continued speaking towards Cale who unconsciously nod. "I know that this is a lot of things to process so I'll give you all the time you need until you all come down. Just call my name, Adalie, and I'll come and bring the others here."

"What will we do anyway?" Cale asked, still a little emotional.

"To react to the past, present, and future." Adalie said with a smile. "I want to see your bonds stronger. Sure, there will be some mistrust along the way but I believe you can all fix it and strengthen it. After all, I wouldn't do this if I don't have trust, right? Well, I'll go first!"

With a wave, Adalie vanished, leaving the four in awkward silence.

"So..." Jung Soo spoke with a wry smile. "Hi, I guess."

"...Hello." Cale murmured, wondering what his two friends (hyungs) were thinking about. After all, they were suddenly told they died protecting his useless self.

"Stop." Lee Soo Hyuk said with a frown while patting Cale's head. "I know that face. You might be in a different body but your mannerisms are the same. Stop blaming yourself, I'm sure it's our choice to die for you."

"Bu-" Cale was interrupted when a small piece of sunset orange paper flew down to Soo Hyuk's hand.

"That's right." Soo Hyuk read the paper before smiling softly at Cale. "See, don't blame yourself."

"Yeah!" Jung Soo nod before grabbing Rok Soo by the neck with one hand while ruffling his hair with the other. "Besides, I wanted to have another younger sibling and I finally have it. So, Cale or Rok Soo right now, call me Hyung."

Rok Soo widened his eyes at the quick acceptance (they were supposed to blame me for ruining the original Rok Soo's life) when Jung Soo hit his head.

"Damn it, why are you and Ro-Cale so similar? Stop blaming yourself with the switching bodies part. No one is gonna blame you, okay? As far as I know, I gained a new brother and that's all that matters, right, Soo Hyuk?"

"Yeah." Soo Hyuk nod with a smile which was mirrored by a teary Rok Soo.

When everyone calmed down, they talked with each other for a bit to get to know each other better. Cale and Rok Soo talked about what happened and why the original Cale wanted to switch before agreeing to remove their past names and live with with current ones, Soo Hyuk and Jung Soo learned about everything that they missed, and etc. until they all felt refresh, their problems forgotten.

"Adalie, we're done." Cale said with his usual stoic face and Adalie appeared in her previous position with a poof of purple smoke.

"Okay, that didn't take long!" Adalie said with a smile. "I'll bring the others in, okay?"

With a clap of her small hands, red smoke covered the right side and blue smoke covered the left side and two sets of people and other kinds of species appeared.

"Eh?" Rok Soo asked in confusion as Adalie smiled sheepishly.

'I forgot to tell them that I will bring the people from 'Trash of the Count's Family' and 'Birth of a Hero' together. They must have thought I will only bring the first group.' Adalie thought with a sweat drop. Oh, well.'

"Ahem, may I have all your attention please?" she spoke with a kind smile, earning everyone's attention although many looked bloodthirsty when they saw they were with strangers and enemies.

"Oops." Adalie murmured when she saw that and snapped her fingers, creating an invisible wall to separate the future enemies and allies from both groups. She also made another wall to separate each group from the middle where Cale and the others were sitting down.

"Where and why are we here." Eruhaben demanded.

"Well, to put it simply, you are all here to react about your past, present, and future." Adalie said.

"What's your purpose for doing this?" TBAOH! Alberu Crossman asked with wariness.

"Well, to give your group some help for the future war, to give the other group knowledge about their young master, and to give some in the middle group closure." Adalie explained with a smile while ignoring the murmurs happening.

"Who is that man with red hair together with Adin?" TCF! Choi Han asked with a frown. "Is he an enemy?"

"Well, short answer to your question, yes." Adalie answered. "And, before anyone ask, those in the same place as you are going to be your future allies so I expect no bloodshed, okay?"

"Um, why are the enemies here if we are going to react to the future?" TCF! Rosalyn asked with a frown. "Won't they see our plans and all?"

"Well, to be honest, they were bought here for entertainment." Adalie admitted with a guilty smile.

'More like assurance that they won't hate Cale and Kim Rok Soo when they find out the truth but they don't need to know that.' Adalie thought.

"Well, before I let these four people introduce themselves, I will introduce you two groups to each other." Adalie said. "The two groups are from a different world where, although things happen similarly, the outcomes are different. Now, please introduce yourselves."

The four glanced each other before nodding.

"I am Lee Soo Hyuk, someone from another different world."

"Hey, I'm Choi Jung Soo, someone from the same world as him."

Here, both Choi Hans gave a silent gasp, ignoring the looks from both Rosalyns and Locks, as they heard the Korean names.

'Are they from the same world as I was?' both thought. 'What are they doing here? Were they dragged here, too?'

"Oh, and before I forget." Adalie snapped her fingers and the Cale from TBOAH, the one who haven't made the deal yet, appeared in the middle group beside the four.

"What the heck?" he asked in confusion.

"Your here because secrets will be revealed, young master, and I am sure you don't want to hear some things alone." Adalie whispered to him with a sympathetic smile to which he just nod, having some ideas on what she meant.

He may act like a trash and drink all day but he's smarter than average.

"You may continue on." Adalie said. "All of you might be shock but be patient and remember that the truth will come out as we read everything. Oh, and before anyone tries, there are invisible barriers to prevent you from attacking any group."

"Well, let's get this over with. Hello, I am Kim Rok Soo, formerly known as Cale Henituse who died by the hands of White Star. I, and I repeat, only I made a deal with the god of Death and went back in time while switching bodies with the original Kim Rok Soo." everyone gasps in shock, especially Ron, Beacrox, and the Henituse family of both sides while everyone turned their attention to TCF! Cale who just stoically looked at them, knowing what they were thinking about.

"I am Cale Henituse, formerly known as Kim Rok Soo."

Seeing that some are about to open their mouths, Adalie interrupted them.

"Well then, since introductions have been made, please choose any seat and let's begin reading!"