“I’m sorry for not coming out to see you. I’m busy. I heard that you returned faster than expected, so the report probably got delayed because of that. Organizing everything that happened in one day has been keeping me busy as well. I knew you were safe, but you look better than I had expected,” Lee Ji-Hye explained.

“That’s a compliment, right?” I asked.

“Of course,” she replied.

When I entered after the Black Swan Guild member opened the door, Lee Ji-Hye immediately got up from her seat, and even though I was happy to see her after a long time, I didn’t bother expressing it. As I expected, she was still young and petite. She looked like she was in a daze, so I was sure that she wasn’t able to get that much sleep these past few days. Fortunately, she hadn’t gone crazy just yet, so it seemed that the worst-case scenario was avoided.

“Have a seat. I’ll make you some tea. By the way, you must’ve been really surprised,” she started.

“Of course. I knew it could happen, but I was surprised that war actually broke out. How… Actually, why are you here, noona?” I asked.

“It’s because this place seems like the safest place,” she replied.

“...”

‘She’s a real piece of shit.’

I didn’t...