As his consciousness slowly returned, Yu-Seong realized he was lying on a stiff and hard bed. While he strained to lift his heavy lids, his nostrils were assaulted by the pungent odor of earth and briny water.

"You're awake, troublemaker," said Helen Mirren as she rubbed her eyes. She was sitting in a wooden chair beside Yu-Seong.

"Where...are we?" asked Yu-Seong.

"We're in my own underground bunker around the Juseok Palace. Up above, there are soldiers armed with guns and hunters with bloodshot eyes," answered Helen. With a bitter laugh, she pointed at the low ceiling with her index finger.

Helen Mirren was an S-ranked hunter known as The Miraculous Alchemist. Her being able to create an underground bunker was unsurprising.

"You had a quite remarkable incident while I was away. The two of you managed to defeat Vincent, an S-ranked hunter, in his weakened condition."

As his consciousness slowly returned, Yu-Seong finally realized the situation that he was in. He exclaimed, "Vincent... Oh!"

The unexpected attack by an outsider at Goryeo Hotel had made Yu-Seong angry at the western man, Vincent,...