“Something similar…to what I did?” The Martial King did not say anything for a long time after hearing Yeon-woo’s explanation. Later, he came to understand what Yeon-woo meant. The Psychic Medium, never thinking of such a solution, had remained silent as well.

When he finally opened his mouth to speak, the Martial King could tell that his voice was trembling.

He had pretended to be okay until now. He, too, had inevitably been shaken by Yeon-woo’s explanation. However, he was not agitated by his existence.

It was because of Nocturne. It was because of the wounds Nocturne had suffered. Nocturne’s origin was something that the Martial King wanted to hide no matter what. Or perhaps, it was the greatest mistake that the Martial King regretted. The fact that his disciple found out about his mistakes, which he had made while he was half crazy due to resentment against Allforone, made his heart throb. He felt shame towards Yeon-woo, and he felt sorry for Nocturne.

Nocturne eventually found out about his true identity, and his intense resentment had driven him to annihilate the Martial King, who could not fathom a guess on the extent of Nocturne’s resentment.

“Yes. I brought the shadow that master left in the ‘Shadow Dojo’ on the twenty-first floor. And…I backed up the records and data that were engraved on Idea and overlaid...