A few minutes later, when Jake finally left Cho Min Ho's hideout, his face still bore a strange expression. What the Korean idol had just told him threw a wrench in his plans, enough to require some serious adjustments.
"Damn… An Oracle Hacker… Who would've thought?" Jake muttered, his voice heavy with fatigue as he leaped into the air, fading into the night sky.
[Objectively, I had considered this possibility when reviewing the Mirror World Archives, but I dismissed it because it was statistically insignificant.] Xi suddenly confessed, her tone carrying a hint of guilt.
Jake nearly stopped mid-flight, stunned.
"What?! You knew?"
[Don't jump to conclusions. Let me explain.] Xi quickly defended herself. [If I didn't bring it up, it wasn't because I wanted to withhold information. Remember, I had already sent you data on the Oracle Hackers a long time ago. Otherwise, you wouldn't have known right away what it was. So, in that sense, you're as guilty as I am.]
