“...” 

Kal Signer slowly opened his eyes. As an unfamiliar ceiling came into view, he slipped his hand under his pillow. He was looking for the dagger that he would always hide underneath his pillow before he slept. 

“Ah.” 

He gripped it in his fist as he took in his surroundings. Once he was fully awakened, he remembered that he was on the 1st floor and checked the clock on the table.

“...I slept for 17 hours?” He muttered in surprise. He couldn’t remember the last time he had been able to sleep deeply like this. His body had been constantly exhausted for the past few months because of Kim Woo-Joong’s pursuit. The chase sapped his energy, and his health had never been great either. 

‘Fucking Kim Woo-Joong. I’ll make you pay for humiliating me.’ 

He gulped down the glass of water on the table and went to go shower. 

He was in Paradise—to be more precise, he was in a bunker in the basement of Paradise. It had once been prepared for war and was perfectly isolated from the rest of the world. 

“It’s nice and sturdy.” No one would be able to find him, not even a member of the Nine Heaven...