"Huh?… I heard something," Min said.
"Hello…" a voice echoed faintly.
Both Ahrie and Min looked around, scanning left and right.
"Where the hell is that coming from?"
"Heeeeelloooooo…"
"HELLOOOO!" Min screamed back instinctively.
Ahrie squinted, hand raised near his brow—then noticed the faint glow on his ring.
The voice was coming from there.
"The fuck?" he muttered.
Min tilted his head. "Your jewelry's talking to you now?"
Ahrie lifted the ring to his mouth. "Yooo…"
"Oh hi! Is this Ahrie?" the voice replied.
"No…" Ahrie raised both hands dramatically, grinning like a villain. "...kekekek It is I—"
"Okay then, goodbye."
"W-wait, it's me!" Ahrie cut in quickly.
"Remember the place where you got that ring?" the voice said.
"Yeah."
"Go there tomorrow. Big extermination job."
The ring dimmed, the voice fading out.
Ahrie stared at it for a second—then grinned.
Min leaned in. "What was that about?"
"Money," Ahrie said with a wide grin.
