Now that the sun had set, Amethyst and I went out into the street under the red and orange sky. 0

Since the city of Babylon was founded by people who had lost their nationalities, the air was a mixture of all kinds of scents, such as Indian spices and Chinese incense. Each person that passed us by had a different skin color and air about them.1

“Where are you going?” Amethyst asked. “I can send you back to your world at any time. You also have your reward. Is there still anything left for you to do in this world?”0

“Just follow me.”0

Amethyst continued walking by my side with a soft smile. “Hmm. Guide me as you wish.”5

The scent of the streets thinned out. Poverty had the same smell no matter where you were. It was the smell of murky and stale water after rotting under the sunlight. 0

In an alley, some water that had pooled up was now in the shade. A plastic bottle with its head stuck in this muddy pool showed the level of poverty in this area.1

We kept on walking. The more muddy water we splashed around, the less scents we felt from the crowded scents as the stench of murky, stale water became too intense to be ignored. Now that the sun was tucked behind the horizon, it became darker and darker.0

Finally, we entered a familiar alley. Amethyst seemed to recognize it.0

“Ah. Mr. Gong-Ja. This is—”0

“Shhh. They’ll hear us.”0

Amethyst shut her mouth. That way, we could hear a distant, familiar conversation.0

“M-Mr. Fire Emperor, why are you doing—”0

“It’s useless. No one is around.”0

The Ranked 1 Hunter of the Tower was the Fire Emperor. Yoo Soo-Ha sounded as if he had swallowed up the sunset and cast the veil of the night over the city. 0

“I never thought that the witch was hiding a pretty girl like you. Wow, if I hadn’t known about it, it would have been a really big problem.”0

“W-Witch? What in the world are you talking about…?”0

“Gosh, you’re also a great actress.”0

In the dark...0