The guild members returned to the villa and gathered at the rooftop by dusk. They lit a campfire underneath the orange sky and began grilling barbeque.

Rachel looked at the peaceful scenery of her guild members chatting, the gentle breeze blowing from the sea, and the campfire crackling in the background. Such a peaceful sight felt unfamiliar to her.

She looked around seemingly downcast before spotting Kim Hajin. She decided to approach him and whisper in his ear, “Hajin…”

He turned around with a smile, “Yes?”

“…”

She wanted to say a lot of things, but felt afraid.

Did Kim Hajin also feel the strange sensation from before? Or did he not feel it? She wasn’t sure which answer would scare her more.

“No, it’s nothing,” Rachel replied and shook her head.

Kim Hajin smiled and held her hand as she bitterly smiled.

“Hey! Put that down!”

The guild members’ rowdy shouting interrupted them. Marcus had snatched the expensive whiskey that Fermin brought. He acted as annoyingly as possible while running away from Fermin chasing him. The guild members laughed while looking at them playing cat and mouse.

Rachel ended up laughing at them as well. She looked up at the night sky again. Bright, sparkling stars littered the sky with the moon shining brighter than all of them. The view looked surreal.

“…”

She tightly held Kim Hajin’s hand and he tilted his head at her before smiling and locking their fingers together. Rachel’s face turned...