“Gambling?”

Jang Maldong’s eyes widened.

“Yes, gambling.”

Seol Jihu glanced at Jang Maldong nervously. He looked like a child who was caught red-handed.

“Gambling, huh…”

Jang Maldong groaned quietly.

A gambling addict. He could picture Seol Jihu’s past as soon as he heard it but did not say much.

“Well, it’s better than being a murderer.”

He only smiled bitterly and chimed in.

Facing one’s faults was hard enough. Revealing them to others without any omissions was something that required a great amount of courage.

From Jang Maldong’s perspective, Seol Jihu had only just gotten to the starting line. If he criticized him, Seol Jihu might just go back and never take the next step forward.

That was why Jang Maldong didn’t say anything.

He nodded his head and promised Seol Jihu that he would hear him out.

Mustering up his courage at Jang Maldong’s attitude, Seol Jihu slowly began to recount everything that happened in the past.

The memory of the time he was a gambling addict was still vivid in his mind.

He recalled how his family tried wholeheartedly to pull him out of the mire of gambling addiction he had gotten himself into.

And he recalled how their relationship fell apart after repeated deceptions and betrayals.

Finally, he recalled how their relationship developed after he entered Paradise.

Although he couldn’t talk about his Nine Eyes with Kim Hannah being present, he did not hide anything else.

Kim Hannah tried to say something every now and then, but Jang Maldong hushed her and prevented her from chiming in.

As such, Seol Jihu was able to talk for a long time without interruption.

There was a lot to talk about, so by the time he finished, the alleyway...