Jae-Hyuk and Ji-Eun shot to their feet, eyes wide. 0

“Hyungnim!”0

“Eun-Ho?!”0

It made sense because in the blink of an eye, Eun-Ho was standing on the table, sword pointed at the Gambler’s throat. One could only imagine their shock if they learned he had severed her arm, only for it to reattach itself perfectly.0

Regardless, Eun-Ho lowered his sword and stepped back down from the table. 0

The Gambler tilted her head, sounding almost amused. “You sure you don’t want to keep holding it there? If it makes you feel safer, I don’t mind.”0

“It wouldn’t matter,” Eun-Ho replied.0

“Hmm? How so?”0

He threw the words out flatly because her casually curious tone rubbed him the wrong way. “That body isn’t real anyway.”0

Her lips parted slightly. Even behind the sunglasses, he could tell her eyes had widened. 0

“How did you figure that out?” She rested her chin on one hand, studying him with genuine interest. “No one else noticed the moment they arrived.”0

He met her stare and explained, “I suspected it from the start.”0

“What gave it away?”0

“There were no shadows.”0

The casino was lit in that distinctive red glow, but the green felt tables cast none. It had nagged at him from the beginning.0

“Cutting your arm confirmed it.”0

“Hmm. But nothing seemed unusual then. I didn’t even try to dodge.”0

“The blood was the problem. It was too thin, with no viscosity. It seemed like stage prop...0