Gabriel dispelled the blue energy on his fingertips and looked at Yu-Seong with narrowed eyes. Sensing the piercing stare, Yu-Seong involuntarily tensed up and swallowed hard.

"You planned this from the beginning, didn’t you?" Gabriel said.

"...I can't deny it. Haha," Yu-Seong said with a nod as he sheepishly scratched his cheek.

In fact, since lying wouldn’t work in this situation, it was better for him to confront it sincerely.

"To be honest, this is my worst-case scenario. Given that I’ve broken the rules, I never anticipated that my master would support me, and... Truth be told, I tend to get easily frightened," Yu-Seong explained.

"I don't want to die!" Green yelled out, then grinned. “I can hear the whispers of your heart. That’s why you had no intention of confronting Eveheim in combat, didn’t you?"

Although he appeared to be a boy on the surface, Green was a monster who had lived for over a thousand years.

'He even seems to be able to read thoughts to some extent...' 

According to the original novel, there was such a character among the transcendent beings, and it seemed to be Green.

"But still, I try not to delve as much as I can. Otherwise, it would torment both of us," Green said.

"...You're very considerate," said Yu-Seong.

"I...