Chang-Sun noticed how disapprovingly <Deus Ex Machina> looked at him. Was it because of how he had wrecked the library before?0

‘But he looks way too annoyed for that to be the case…’ Chang-Sun thought. He had a strong feeling that his previous mistake was not the real reason. The hypothesis he had formed before coming here came to mind…0

“Yes, sir,” Chang-Sun said. He calmly nodded, not revealing his emotions. As he could not yet be certain, he had to refrain from drawing a conclusion.0

‘If Ye-Eun and <Deus Ex Machina> are truly related, I don’t get why he’s letting her suffer because of [Gaia’s Curse].’0

In any case, there would come a time when he finally received an answer to his question. His current priority was obtaining the information he needed. Perhaps <Deus Ex Machina> had already read Chang-Sun’s thoughts through his machine eyes.0

“Machina,” Mephistopheles said, coming forward when <Deus Ex Machina> remained silent.0

Tsk…0

<Deus Ex Machina> disapprovingly clicked his tongue, then spoke.0

『Don’t worry. I’m going to keep my promise regardless of whether or not I like that guy.』0

Creak, creak―!0

The springs and gears that were part of the machine eyes turned, and...0