The magnifying glass revealed 3 emotions.

[Guilt, Desire to be together, Affection]

I could understand guilt. After all, Boss confessed that she murdered Kim Chundong’s parents. However, I didn’t understand affection. Of course, affection came in many forms like between friends and comrades.

— Kim Hajin?

Boss suddenly called my name. I felt surprised, but replied as calmly as possible.

“Y-Yes?”

— Wicked asked us for a favor. She said she’d give us Pandemonium’s fighting arena if we freed her executives on the 15th floor.

Boss changed the topic. Horner’s excessive loyalty had caused Wicked’s downfall. I wouldn’t mind if Wicked collapsed, but she seemed more reasonable than the other Nine Evils like Destruction, Terror, and Dread.

“R-Right… then I’ll work on taking them out one by one.”

— Mm, good.

Boss finally took off the bear head. We stared at each other and her eyes looked firm as always. She probably didn’t know her feelings either. Boss spent her childhood bathed in blood and death while being cursed and abused. An ordinary person would’ve pissed their pants if they saw her. She should’ve lost all her feelings long ago in that cruel hell.

The current me felt a deep familiarity with...