“Jeong-woo?” Yeon-woo raised his head and glanced around.

“What’s the matter?” Bodi looked at Yeon-woo in surprise. Yeon-woo had suddenly stopped in the middle of the path. However, he didn’t seem to care what Bodi thought, his eyes wavering. The voice had made his heart pound, and blood quickly circulated through his body.

Yeon-woo seemed to be looking for something, and even the two Death Nobles noticed his intense concentration. 

「What are you talking about, Master? Why are you looking for Heaven Wing here?」

「What is the matter?」

He hadn’t expected their responses. Behind the mask, Yeon-woo’s expression hardened. 

‘You guys didn’t hear that?’

「What?」 Shanon and Hanryeong seemed confused. Their expressions made it clear that they really didn’t know.

Yeon-woo looked up and above him, Rebecca appeared as though air were bunching together. She shook her head. Yeon-woo quickly pulled the watch out of his breast pocket. It had been shaking but it was calm now. Its hands were paused at midnight. It seemed like it had only been a hallucination. ‘Just…’

* * *

“Then, I’ll leave it to you. The future of our tribe is in your hands, Paneth.”

“I’ll return as a god.”

“Yes. We feel stronger because...