Chapter 197. Alliance
A grown woman sobbing uncontrollably certainly evoked a sense of pity.
I also felt pathetic about myself.
The Ark Woman had a face with slanted eyes and prominent cheekbones. Her nose was flat, and her mouth was large. Numerous freckles, uncommon for Koreans, dotted both sides of her nose. Such an appearance didn’t strike me as particularly pleasant.
‘I shouldn’t judge based on looks…’
Seeing such a woman cry made her look even uglier, pity aside. That’s why I was thinking how pathetic I was. I had saved Hyeji and kept her around because she was somewhat attractive, but now I was coldly telling this woman about “rules.”
“Huuuk. Please, spare me. Kkeuhk… I’m no threat at all. I was only with the Ark because I didn’t want to die…”
“Haa…”
“I have no affection for those people. Kkeuh-heu-heup. I was an outcast! Keup. They always stuck to themselves…”
The woman desperately tried to prove her harmlessness. She spewed out words like how she wasn’t part of a cult, had no precious people in the Ark, and would definitely repay my kindness if I saved her.
I let the woman’s words go in one ear and out the other, lost in my own thoughts. Could I truly feel at ease if I let her live? If I just killed her, there would certainly be nothing to worry about. The problem was, I didn’t have the heart for it. And by the time I thought this far, I knew I was already hesitating. I had set rules for myself, but I was still not a firm human.
