Sinyoung was quiet after Valhalla left.

The executive members had returned to the building and the majority didn’t have very pleasant expressions.

The woman at the reception sensed something was off and did not lift her head until all the executive members had gone upstairs.

Not a single person dared to carelessly open their mouth.

The always bustling lobby ceased its activities and became deserted.

The dead silence that flowed within the building made it look like a department store right before its closing hour.

There was only a single person smiling in that sullen atmosphere.

“Here. Please get this done within this week.”

Tak, tak.

Yun Seohui handed over a pile of documents that she tidied up by tapping their edges twice against the table.

They were the contracts that Valhalla had presented in return for keeping Sinyoung alive.

“Executive Jang, please take responsibility to receive the signatures of all Sinyoung employees. It will take approximately six days from Scheherazade to Eva, so it’ll be best to complete it by then. We’ll then be able to send a notice that we have fulfilled our promise the very day that Valhalla arrives in Eva.”

She shook the papers in her hand, signaling him to quickly take it, but the man didn’t respond. The middle-aged man called Executive Jang looked at her with a sad look.

“We need to issue an order for all branch offices in other cities to retreat…”

Yun Seohui shrugged before placing the contracts back down and continued.

“…Also, we need to look for my successor. We’ll call an assembly next week to decide—no, to convey the news.”

“By a successor, you mean…”

Executive Jang, who had been silently listening, spoke...