Kim Jin-Woo didn’t answer. However, Lee Jun-Young nodded as if she could understand his silence, saying with a resigned expression, “Guess I’m staying here for the rest of my life, huh.”

Even while looking at her face, Kim Jin-Woo didn’t offer any words of consolation.

Although it had started out as an attempt to save her from her addiction to down gems, ultimately it was Kim Jin-Woo himself who had thrown her into the Underworld and locked her up for his own solace, so there was no consolation he could give. It was all mere hypocrisy and lies. Thus, he chose silence instead of offering false consolation.

But contrary to his expectations, Lee Jun-Young looked rather calm, saying, “Well, I expected that.” In fact, she urged him to give her something to do. “What’s with that expression? Did you think I’d be stuck in that shithole of a room as I spent my life resenting you, Jin-Woo?”

Kim Jin-Woo hadn’t thought that far, but seeing as she had already been disabled once due to her addiction, he had never thought she would react this way.

“Sure, I’ve absolutely acted like a retard, but hey, I’m still Lee Jun-Young. Lee Jun-Young. Without you, Jin-Woo, I would still be wandering the Underworld like a wild dog, looking for the faintest trace of down gems to lick...