The Villainous Director Is Raising a Child!

But this wasn't the time to sit around despairing.

All I had to do was wrench this horrific ending off its rails.

I put on the warmest smile I could muster and led the children over to a safe corner of the rooftop.

Even under Sea-ah's icy wariness I kept my expression steady — harmless, gentle.

Before long Sea-ah moved to get up and go gather supplies, but I stepped in front of her, urgent.

"Sea-ah, let me go instead. An adult can bring back more than a kid going alone, right?"

Sea-ah looked up at me without answering right away.

"Someone has to stay here and look after your siblings. Right?"

With the little ones brought into it, Sea-ah finally, reluctantly, nodded.