Seo Jun-Ho put away the cyborg’s corpse in his Inventory and waited until the child woke up.

“Uhn…”

“You’re awake.”

“Eek!” The boy’s eyes widened at the sound of an unfamiliar voice.

“Don’t be scared. Hyung is a good person.”

“...” The child stared at Seo Jun-Ho for a second before asking carefully, “If you’re a good person, does that mean you’re part of the Murim Alliance?”

“Hm?” Seo Jun-Ho looked at the child with interest. The kid looked like he was about five years old at most. It would only be natural for him to be screaming with fear, but instead, he bravely asked him a question. “I’m not part of the Alliance, but they requested me to do something. We’re basically collaborators.”

“...”

The child didn’t seem to understand, so Seo Jun-Ho added, “What I’m saying is that I’m on the same side as them.”

“Ohhh.” At that, the child’s face brightened.

“What’s your name?” Seo Jun-Ho asked, giving the boy a piece of candy.

“Dong-Chil.”

“Okay, Dong-Chil. Can you tell me how that guy from earlier came in here?”

A small shudder ran through the boy’s body. He raised his hand and pointed to the entrance. “I was sleeping when I heard the door open. When I opened my eyes, he was looking down at me.”

“You must have been really scared.”

“Yes. I was going to scream, but he covered my mouth. And he started saying...