‘I had never seen that kind of look on Kim Hyun-Sung’s face…’

It was actually shocking, considering his usual demeanor and attitude. It lasted only for a moment, but it was still undeniable that he had briefly failed to hide his emotions. I couldn’t find the right words to describe how his jaw had dropped unknowingly.

However, the best way to describe it was that he looked like the world was collapsing right in front of him. He looked both shocked and sad at the same time, but there was also a tinge of complexity on his face.

Of course, his expression instantly returned to normal, but traces of stupefaction could still be seen in his demeanor. It couldn’t be helped. He probably couldn’t have expected that things would turn out this way.

‘Yeah, it’s understandable.’

He had heard the rumor, but I was sure that he thought the rumor was baseless because he and I had a bond. It wasn’t strange for him to think that way because I had always been affectionate about Lindel and the Blue Guild.

He definitely thought that the rumor about me leaving the Blue Guild was a bunch of nonsense, and I was sure that he was hoping that I would say that the rumor was nothing more than a baseless rumor.

‘It’s just a baseless...