Five minutes ago, the Frost Queen had just created an ice sheet to push the underground prison up to ground level.

"I'm upset," said Seo Jun-Sik upon being summoned to the 12th basement floor. He kicked a random stone away and pouted. "You want me to self-destruct again, am I right? It wasn’t a pleasant experience at all. Dying hurts, you know."

"No." Seo Jun-Ho shook his head and explained, "This time, I have a role for you that will allow you to run away and escape with your life.”

"...Really? I get to live?" Seo Jun-Sik’s ears perked as he eagerly asked, "What role is it? What do I have to do?”

"It’s easy. You just have to run away by yourself."

“Huh? You’re trying to trick me again, are you? You liar! It can’t be that easy!" Seo Jun-Sik exclaimed.

He couldn’t believe that the Original who had made him clean the entire Administrator’s Store by himself—the Original who had forced him to sacrifice himself—was saying such things. It was simply unbelievable.

Seo Jun-Sik put his hand on Seo Jun-Ho's forehead and asked, "Are you sick? What’s going on?”

"What do you think?" Seo Jun-Ho smiled bitterly and tapped Seo Jun-Sik's shoulder. "I actually feel bad about what I have done to you so far.”

"Hm," Seo Jun-Sik muttered. He didn’t expect to hear an apology from his Original. For some reason,...