Jake felt a surge of confidence. 0

Not only had he managed to fight his sister, who was renowned as one of the strongest students in Babel, on even ground, but he had even broken her sword in the final clash. The official result of the duel had been his loss since he fainted. Still, Jake thought reaching that point was an achievement in itself. 0

Moreover, Jake had even obtained a small degree of freedom from his family, which had oppressed him his entire life.0

I feel like I can handle anything right now.0

Thinking his newfound confidence, which bubbled up from deep within, wasn’t baseless, Jake confidently approached Se-Hoon after the engagement ceremony.0

“And that’s how it is.”0

“…”0

Contrary to what he expected to hear, the secrets behind the engagement ceremony that Jake had heard over the last ten minutes left him in complete shock. A group was trying to create beings stronger than the Ten Evils, the Seeker's spirit was inside Se-Hoon's body, his family’s bloodline had been genetically modified, and lastly, his fiancée was part of that said group—each was so weighty that Jake had to press on his temples hard.0

“Wait… is everything you just said… all true?”0

“Yes.”0

“Really? It’s not that I don’t trust you, but this is all just… too much.”0

If he had heard just one of those secrets, he would have been shocked but would have also quickly moved on. However, with all of them hitting him at once, his brain struggled to keep up. 0

Observing Jake, who was failing to say anything coherent as if he had just heard a bunch of conspiracy theories, Se-Hoon calmly assured him. “There’s no rush. Take your time to think it over.”0

He too knew that it wasn't the kind of information one could accept immediately, so rushing him would do no good. 0

As Se-Hoon waited patiently, Jake eventually managed...0