“Oh! Would it be okay if I told you our conditions first?” Lee Ji-Hye asked.

“Of course,” I answered.

“First, you need to make a public announcement.”

“For example?” I asked.

“About how you accepted Black Swan Guild’s Jung Yoo-Ra’s apology and that you two worked things out and that you were never physically threatened… I’d appreciate it if you could add that as well. Other than that, you can say whatever you want… well, as long as you say something that’ll calm the people down, it doesn’t matter what you say,” she answered.

“Hm… even if I do that, it won’t be easy,” I told her.

“Additionally, I’d like you to mention how the Black Swan Guild is changing,” she added.

“Are you trying to use me as a marketing tool?” I asked.

“Of course! Some people are calling you Lee Ki-Young, the symbol of resistance… after some time passes, I’m sure you’ll earn the title as well. There should be a certain image that you want to portray, so the additional conditions are optional, but… I hope you’ll mention it at least for me. You can say something like, ‘it’s all of you that forced a large guild to change. This is your victory. I’m not the only winner!’ or anything else,” she explained.

“Winner my ass…”

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