Chapter 11: Is this it?
"He’s making a big deal out of nothing. Just make sure he doesn’t sue me."
"Is that all?"
Cheon Areum’s gaze lifted from his hands at Yoon Seoyul’s response. He was looking at him with a strange intensity—it made him uncomfortable. Had he always looked that way at Cheon Areum?
"That’s all."
"....I heard you had to use your abilities in the dungeon. You’ll be paid for your part in clearing the gate and saving Shin Jia."
"I didn’t save her for money."
"I know."
".....?"
Cheon Areum’s brows furrowed this time. Yoon Seoyul had always been kind-hearted and naive—too naive for his own good. Just because he had saved one of his guild members, he now trusted Cheon Areum without hesitation. It was this easy to win his trust, but it was just as easy to break this trust. He never forgave any characters in the book—much less Cheon Areum. If he had to break this trust in the future, he also wouldn’t be forgiven.
"My hair tie? Did you see it?"
He had noticed strands of his hair falling across his face, clinging to the sweat on his skin. Brushing them back, he checked thoroughly—only to realize his hair tie was missing. Rian had tied his hair this morning with the same butterfly hair tie.