The thought that abruptly came to me lingered in my mind.0

‘I have to go back.’0

It was like an obsession—no, it felt more like a binding or a curse. I was already aware that the thought wasn’t logical or wise. There was no valid or logical reason for why I had to return to that hellish place. 0

However, my desire to go back to that place felt absolute.0

‘I have to go back. I have to go back. To the place where everyone is waiting for me.’0

At this point, I kept repeating the same thing like a parrot, as if I were casting a spell. I immediately got up without realizing it and then sat back down. 0

It was because I knew that moving now wouldn’t be helpful.0

Completing my contract with Lee Ki-Young was the most urgent task, and even if my goal had changed, the task that needed to be done remained the same. In any case, clearing the Demon King’s Castle was the top priority. 0

Everything else would come afterward.0

Naturally, I thought about Woo Hyo-Yeol and William. In fact, those two were the most important cards and had the most important roles in this event. The direction of this...0