Jeong-woo’s face was blank at first, then, he stiffly asked, 『What… do you mean?』

The expression in Yvlke’s eyes didn’t change. “As I said…” It was impossible to know what he was thinking. “You won’t be able to find the soul anywhere. It doesn’t exist.”

『Why?』

“It’s possible that…”

『Did it cease to exist?』 Repeating the special benefit multiple times had put extreme stress on his soul and made his vestige body unstable. It occurred to him that it made sense for his soul to disappear from overuse.

“It’s possible.” But Yvlke’s answer was still vague.

『Or…』 Something suddenly occurred to Jeong-woo.『Is it alive somewhere?』

“It’s possible.”

『Hey!』 Jeong-woo couldn’t stand Yvlke’s teasing anymore and shouted.

However, Yvlke only showed him the sparks that were bouncing off his hand. Crackle! “Frankly, I’ve already strained myself just telling you this much. Look at this.”

Jeong-woo was dumbfounded.

“Just by giving you a hint, the system has already begun warning me not to interfere in players’ businesses unnecessarily. Ohyohyohyo! I cannot tell you more. How unfortunate.” Yvlke adjusted his monocle and continued, “Still, there is something I can tell you within my authority. On that day, you were considered dead and logged out.”

Jeong-woo muttered Yvlke’s words to himself. They seemed like gaming terms in a way, but he couldn’t afford to forget them....