‘I mean, I’m thankful that you decided to join me, but…’0

“I’m going to do it no matter what. I can sign the contract now, right?” Benigoa asked.0

‘Why do I feel uneasy?’0

“Do I sign here, Lee Ki-Young?” she asked.0

‘Why is she so eager?’0

It was my first time feeling uneasy about someone telling me that they'd join my cause.0

‘Is she in debt or something?’0

Well, I knew she was in debt, so I was more worried about the size of her debt. The company could take care of Benigoa’s debt—no, we had to take care of it. However, if the debt was too huge, I'd end up losing a ton of money. I had no intention of going bankrupt so soon, even if we were going to get a lot of holy power in the future…0

“Wait…” I said.0

“Do I just sign here?” Benigoa asked.0

“Can I take a quick look at your finances?” I requested.0

“Of course, Lee Ki-Young. M-My record isn’t the cleanest, but… i-it’s not that bad,” she replied.0

Benigoa stretched out her hand, and a document appeared in her hand. 0

I nodded as I looked through the document.0

Benigoa sighed in relief when she saw me nodding.0

“It’s not… that bad, right?” Benigoa asked.0

It wasn't bad, but it wasn't worthy of feeling relieved.0

‘Yeah, it’s not that bad… like you said.’0

The continent could definitely take...0