I couldn’t understand Jin Sahyuk, but she didn’t seem to be joking. Honestly, we weren’t close enough to exchange jokes, so I simply asked.

“You’re protecting me?”

“Yep, you heard it right.”

She even placed down the comic book and seriously looked at me.

“I’m going to need more details.”

“I don’t know much either. Bell just told me to.” Jin Sahyuk shrugged.

“Bell?”

“Yeah, he said Yi Yeonjun planned on killing you. I know you’re not the type to go down easily, but the people Bell warns me about are usually strong.”

“…?”

Is it because I’m still drowsy? I feel like I just heard something crazy.

I frowned and she shook her head.

“I already told you. I don’t know much. I just took you out of the bunker because Bell said it would be dangerous for you to be around the Chameleon Troupe. I saved you in a sense.”

“Wait, did you just say Yi Yeonjun?”

Yi Yeonjun used to be the Chameleon Troupe’s former boss who died because of Bell. At least that’s what Boss told me.

“Yeah.”

“Isn’t he dead?”

“Hmm…” Jin Sahyuk stroked her chin while sorting out her thoughts.

“I don’t know the details, but I heard he came back to life.”

“How’s that possible?”

“How would I know? More importantly…” Jin Sahyuk placed her index finger on my chest.

“It’s your turn to speak.”

“About what?”

“You said Bell confessed to you.”

“Confessed? What the hell are you…”

Then I recalled what Bell told me about being Baal’s incarnation and that I’d have to kill him to reach a happy...