“A game?” I asked.

“Yes, it’s a simple game. It’s like chess, but it’s probably a bit more complicated… I’m sure you’ll understand it right away, though,” Jin Cheong answered.

‘Why does this crazy bastard want to play a game all of a sudden?’

I wanted to tell him that I didn’t care about any game and to just send us home, but I couldn’t say that. The only reason I was safe right now was thanks to this guy in front of me.

‘Am I safe for now?’

Since he didn’t want to cause trouble in neutral territory, he had to be the kind of person who disliked getting involved in complicated matters. The atmosphere wasn’t really uncomfortable, and this guy was controlling both Xiaolin and Valentin. However, I wasn’t sure if it were because he was stronger than those two or if there were a different reason, but the answer became obvious when the heavily breathing Russian Park Deok-Gu didn’t punch us.

‘It’s fine.’

When I turned my head and looked at Jung Ha-Yan, I saw that she still looked nervous. I tapped her shoulder lightly, and she seemed to have calmed down a bit. The fact that...