Even when he squeezed his eyes shut and opened them again… even when he deactivated and then reactivated Nine Eyes… it remained the same.

Kim Hannah’s contract was gold, while Sinyoung’s was colorless.

'And why are you shining in gold, of all things…?'

One thing he got to learn was that the ‘Golden Commandment’ applied to objects, not just people.

In any case, he couldn't be sure of what to do here, based only on what he was seeing and hearing.

He lacked enough information to make up his mind on one contract, while for the other one, he couldn't even figure out what it all meant.

He couldn't be sure of anything, but….

“I'll sign on this one.”

After a lengthy deliberation, Seol chose Kim Hannah's contract.

“Huh?”

Shin Hansung's expression showed how stunned he was by Seol choice.

“Ahh!”

Meanwhile, Yun Seora was completely taken by surprise and became quite flustered.

“Can you tell us the reason?”

Shin Hansung raised his voice, and Kim Hannah didn't try to stop the curly-haired youth. Instead, she lowered her head a little as her expression hardened, showing how shocked she was at the moment. Of course, she was putting on a performance.

“Do you not like the terms offered?”

“No, that's not actually it. Your terms are so amazingly good that it's to the point where I'm feeling burdened by their weight.”

“It is alright if you are honest with us. If there's a clause that you don't like….”

“Not at all. I'm truly grateful that you have evaluated me so highly. But….”

As Seol blurred the ends of his sentence, he sneaked a glance in Kim Hannah's direction. He only continued on after confirming the corners of her lips arching up ever so slightly.

“….I have a certain personal reason for this choice. I can only feel remorse at refusing to sign such a wonderful contract. Not to mention, I should apologize to you as well.”

He tried to condense his explanations to as few a word as possible. His considered but firm refusal implied that they should stop here before things got any more awkward than necessary.

Shin Hansung knew that, but he couldn't back off like this. He leaned forward with a determined expression on his face.

“Please, hear me out. It would be a lie if we didn't consider your future potential, but more than that, we also truly appreciate what you've done for us.”

“….”

“Sinyoung is an organization that strictly rewards those who deserve it. Especially, your selfless actions of aiding Young Lady, the President’s youngest daughter, we will definitely not forget about it. In fact, there are quite a few of...