I walked alongside Chae Nayun towards the grand structure in the distance known as the colosseum. The colosseum towered above everything else, so we didn’t need to ask for any directions.

“Hey…” I carefully called out.

I couldn’t help but be bothered by her. She acted strong and nonchalant, but I knew very well how sensitive and emotional she was. She was the prime example of being strong on the outside, but fragile on the inside. What happened just now would probably be enough to make her loathe someone like me.

“What, punk?” Chae Nayun responded.

Thankfully, she sounded like her usual self.

I looked back with a sigh of relief as she busily petted the wolf.

“Anyways, I’m sorry.”

“Sorry for what?”

“Just now.”

“… Did you eat something wrong?”

Our conversation was cut short as we arrived in front of the colosseum. This grand structure in the middle of the desert certainly looked like the one in Rome, but it stood even taller with a roof over it.

Kim Suho and the others waited for us near the structure.

“Hey, what took you guys so long?” he asked.

He winked at me, but I had no idea why.

Shin Jonghak rushed to Chae Nayun, who simply shoved him back and went to Yoo Yeonha.

She showed the wolf to Yoo Yeonha and asked, “Hey, what do you think of this?”

“… It’s a wolf.”

“Doesn’t it look like him?” Chae Nayun asked while pointing at me.

Yoo Yeonha looked at me and the wolf before frowning.

“Alright, is everyone here? Follow me,” Seo Youngji clapped and grabbed our attention. Then she added, “We have to register. There are a lot of people, so be careful of pickpockets.”

She was our advisor, but didn’t dissuade us from joining the colosseum. In fact, she encouraged us to participate.

Chae Nayun liked this about her and replied with an affirmative yes before skipping away like a chil...