The truth was that Yeon-Hee had grown up just as I had hoped. I had hoped that she would play a leading role in the Stage of Advent, and I had emphasized to her to remove any signs of trouble from the beginning. She had changed a lot as she now realized the reasons why she needed to.

I briefly meditated on why I had suspected Yeon-Hee to be the Second Evil. Was it because I was scared of the Second Evil? Above all, if Yeon-Hee was actually that woman, the bigger problem would be that I hadn’t noticed for the twenty years we had been together.

“I like people like Kwon Seong-Il because he will follow our commands faithfully in order to return to his family.”

Yeon-Hee cherished her family because their relationship had been once troubled, and she focused on that aspect when evaluating others. I never thought that she would be someone who slaughtered people regardless of their gender and age, no matter whether they were Awakened or not.

The problem was that there was a dearth of information regarding the Second Evil. This made it almost impossible to figure out who she was. My fear of her was still affecting me, even though I had been going against time.

I can’t believe I associated Yeon-Hee with that bitch. Why did I think that way? ...