“K-K-Kang Jin-Ho?!” Kim Hak-Cheol's eyes opened so wide they almost fell out.

Kang Jin-Ho? What was he doing here?

Kang Jin-Ho, freed from the veil of the shadows, stared silently at Kim Hak-Cheol for some time before tilting his head slightly. “Is it so surprising to see me here?”

“...B-but, how?”

“I'm not sure what you wish to ask me, but..” Kang Jin-Ho suddenly smiled. “If you want to know the reason, isn't it obvious? Ashes to ashes, dust to dust. That's what Yeong-Gi had written down, you know?”

“K-Kang Jin-Ho! Wait, Kang Jin-Ho!” Kim Hak-Cheol urgently cried out. He still couldn't make heads or tails of this situation.

Why was Kang Jin-Ho in this place? Never once did Kim Hak-Cheol think his tormentor could be a fellow human being. No, he was dead certain that it had to be a specter or a devil.

He had even wondered plenty of times if Ju Yeong-Gi's spirit had possessed him. Unless it was something as supernatural as that, the bizarre shadowy creature couldn't be explained. But now... Kang Jin-Ho had revealed himself to be the 'culprit'?

Still, the gears in Kim Hak-Cheol's brain never stopped churning super-fast. Did it matter whether the Kang Jin-Ho standing before him was human or a ghost? No, it didn't. What did matter, though, was that Kang Jin-Ho was currently holding Kim Hak-Cheol's lifeline in his firm grip.

“J-Jin-Ho, listen... Why are you doing this, Jin-Ho? I-Is it because of Yeong-Gi? I swear, I'll turn myself in....