A lone castle stood on a cliff somewhere near the Mediterranean Sea before a wealthy man purchased it as his vacation home a year ago.

Its Middle Age style looked fancy, but it remained empty inside. A conference currently took place in a room without a single piece of furniture.

“We encountered some resistance, but managed to achieve our goal.” The secretary bowed.

“That’s good.” A deep voice filled the room.

“You did well.”

“Thank you, Chairman.”

An elderly man sat on a throne in the deepest part of the castle. His name was Joochul, also known as Changdo, the owner of Daehyun and head of the prestigious Chae family in Korea. Only his pressure and his presence filled the empty room.

“However, we still haven’t identified them yet. They are too human-like to be djinns, but much too violent to be humans.”

The secretary’s report went unusually long today. Something neither djinn, monster, nor human. Something stronger than djinns that possessed intelligence equal to humans. Chae Joochul listened with his eyes closed and grabbed the cane beside his throne.

“Strange beings.”

Koong. Chae Joochul’s cane touched the floor and a shockwave immediately pulsed out. The magic power in the atmosphere trembled and the entire castle shook.

“The association exists to deal with such things. Just leave it to them.”

“Understood.”

The secretary nodded respectfully.

“Another matter also...