“Are you awake?” Kim Hyun-Sung asked.

“Ugh…”

“Mr. Ki-Young, can you hear me?” he asked.

“Ah…”

I opened my eyes and saw people looking at me. After being sucked away somewhere, I had to have momentarily lost consciousness. When I heard Kim Hyun-Sung’s voice, I became convinced that he dismissed the ridiculous thought of fighting the demons on his own, which meant that…

‘The contract was signed.’

Otherwise, he wouldn’t be standing with the guild members.

I looked around again, seemingly confused. I started seeing faces that I hadn’t seen for quite a while. They were on top of the wall where the fierce battle had taken place.

As expected, I heard Park Deok-Gu’s voice.

“Hyung-nim, are you okay? Are you really okay?”

“...”

“Hyung-nim, can you hear me? Say something, bro! Does he know who I am?” Park Deok-Gu asked.

“Yeah, I’m fine, Deok-Gu. So… right now… I…” I mumbled.

“Hey, don’t think about anything. They said that your mind has to stabilize. Hey, Miss Elena! Hyung-nim is awake. He’s… awake! Hurry up and come here! Check his condition! Hurry!” he shouted.

“Mr. Lee Ki-Young!” Elena called out.

I definitely heard...