the ride to the location of joshua and jeonghan's mission was about 30 minutes, and jeonghan kept on flirting with joshua. he won't stop, he keeps on taking every chance, speaks and flirts as much as he can. joshua didn't like it as much though, because he didn't know what jeonghan was trying to pull off.

"jeonghan—"

"yes, my love?"

"er—jeonghan, we're here. get off the car, bring your weapon and get ready." said joshua, opening the door. he steps out, and jeonghan immediately clings to him. "what the—" joshua cuts himself off with a sigh.

this was the first time that jeonghan clinged to joshua so tight and close, that he could feel the outline of his figure. but that wasn't the only thing that jeonghan felt under joshua's coat; what those were said a lot about joshua.

"there are lots of gun straps and guns on you. i thought you were unarmed..." jeonghan said, grip loosening. his smile grows wider, and he laughs. "that's so cool! you didn't tell me you were a badass!"

joshua coyly smiled, scratching his nape. "i—that's my only means of attacking bad guys." joshua stops walking, causing jeonghan to stop walking as well. "jeonghan, this is supposed to be a stakeout, but recently, the leader of this mafia 'surrendered' to the authorities. we're here to pick them up and decide what to do to them. about a month ago, we captured lots of his men and lackeys. but, he could still have men inside, so be ready for like.. 20 against two."

jeonghan's eyebrows furrowed, but nonetheless, he nodded. "but my love! we need to have a strategy, still!" jeonghan fished out his chopping knife from his leg strap. he plays with it a little, amazed at vernon's weaponry. vernon said that he didn't need this anymore so he gave it to jeonghan—but it's still in its best condition!

"we do, yeah." joshua placed his index and thumb on his chin, thinking. jeonghan cooed at him, causing him to shyly laugh and step backward a little. "technically, pledis mafia has control over this mafia, but this mafia surrendered—so did pledis mafia approve of that, or does this mafia move on its own? or what if this is really a trap?"

"honeybunch, slow down." jeonghan chuckled, scraping his nails against the blade. "i'm kinda lost."

"pledis mafia is our biggest threat. there are, however, three mafias that are handled by pledis mafia. karasu mafia, fukuro mafia—the biggest one, and neko mafia. karasu mafia is the mafia we're going to deal with today." joshua explains. "okay, here's the plan i thought of. if you have a plan, do tell me—but here's mine."

joshua entered the thrashed basement of apartment 49, where karasu mafia's hideout was located. he was greeted with three identical men guarding an orange haired boy sitting on a loveseat; as if it's a throne. the orange haired boy smiles, lifting his head to look at the newcomer.

"ah, hello, i see that you finally responded to my call." he speaks. "was it fun? winning over us?"

"kihyun, if you want a clean operation, spare the small talk for another time. come with me. no funny business, no injuries." joshua spat calmly, but his words weren't the right choice for a soft approach. his tone and voice were so notable about him. the man on the throne, named kihyun, stood up. he crosses his arms and raises an eyebrow at joshua.

"we're not restrained and we have weapons. you think we wouldn't attack you?" kihyun asked, laughing bitterly. "you must have a lot of trust in us then. what a kind seventeen member you are!"

"they say that." joshua inserts his hand inside his coat, and holds a gun—ready to pull it out anytime. "let's go."

"and, by the way, stupid. you're a stupid member of seventeen, too." kihyun pulls out his very own gun, shooting directly at joshua. he missed the first time, but nailed a vital part the second time he fired. kihyun laughed, like he was a maniac—which he probably is.

the joshua that kihyun shot in the head now faded, turning into glitching series of zeros and ones before he was completely gone. suddenly, kihyun feels a gun pointed to his head. he chuckles, finally figuring out joshua's ability. kihyun realises that he was talking to an illusion all along—which he didn't expect, since he didn't know joshua's ability, firstly.

"wow." kihyun turned to his left, facing the real joshua. "your ability is making illusions. that's a good plan, i admit—but, i still have a gun, and my henchman." previously, the three men were scattered—but now, the three were circling kihyun and joshua. the guards suddenly duplicate, and joshua realizes that there was only one guard here. that guard has a cloning ability. i hope jeonghan figures it out.

"well, i have jeonghan." joshua chuckles, disabling the illusion he set on jeonghan so he won't be seen so soon.

"aw, that was sooooo sweet!" jeonghan giggles. joshua blushed a little, still not used to jeonghan's flirting. "i'm ready, joshua!"

"go get it—" joshua was cut off when kihyun slapped away the gun pointed to his head. joshua turns his attention back to kihyun, fishing out another gun. kihyun laughs, finally using his ability.

"demon snow!" a demoness with white, long, silky hair appears, wearing a white ankle-length dress upon kihyun's call. "slaughter them!"

oh, his ability is similar to junhui's. and damn, could life get easier than this? it was easy to trick demons, thus making it easier to attack. joshua can handle him, can jeonghan handle the henchman?

joshua hopes so.

"thank you, officer." joshua bowed a little at hyunwoo, the police officer that seventeen was affiliated with. joshua sees kihyun and his henchman getting dragged in a police car. "you came almost immediately."

"you say that like it's a bad thing." hyunwoo chuckled, scratching his nape. joshua shyly smiles. "i see that you have a new partner, joshua? you replaced seokmin so fast."

joshua frowned. "that new guy is just as annoying as seokmin. he flirts endlessly," joshua rolled his eyes, earning a hearty laugh from the police officer. joshua joins in not too long. "we'll get going now, officer. have a good afternoon."

"yeah, goodbye!" hyunwoo exclaimed, walking away first. joshua stayed at the same place, watching hyunwoo get in one police car. when all the police cars drove away, he turns to see if jeonghan was ready to go.

jeonghan was seen wiping the blood off his knife using his sleeve. joshua facepalms, approaching the man. "hey, you're not supposed to wipe off blood on your shirt."

"whatever, sweetheart!" jeonghan replied, giving joshua a smile before going to joshua's car. he opens the door and gets inside, smiling at joshua. joshua sighed, walking to the driver's side.

"that was a good job, jeonghan. you okay?"

"he was too strong that i put up with him nicely, because my ability was made for his strong attacks." jeonghan showed the cuts on his shirt, with dried blood around it—but there wasn't a wound under. joshua revs the car after nodding. "you're worried about me! oh, that sounded so good, babe! aw, you're so caring!"

babe? seriously?! joshua smiled, obviously not pleased. jeonghan wasn't oblivious, he saw that—but he just laughed it off.

he just liked joshua for his appearance, anyway. his flirting did not mean anything deep, jeonghan was just messing around.