“We meet again,” Aida whispered so that only Chi-Woo could hear her. Chi-Woo was perplexed. ‘Have we ever met before? There’s no way though.’ Chi-Woo looked at her curiously, and Aida responded with a bright smile. Shifting his gaze to the side, Chi-Woo met eyes with Allen Leonard. Allen looked away hastily, and Chi-Woo realized what had happened after seeing Yunael look at him as well. He recalled seeing Yunael following Allen in front of the restroom.

‘They weren’t Mr. Allen Leonard’s companions.’ It had been a misunderstanding, and Chi-Woo remembered Allen saying that he was guiding lost lambs back to their destination. He realized what Allen had meant now, and he must have run into Aida and Yunael then. Besides that, Chi-Woo was sure that she was the one. He had already seen her soul’s aura and user information.

“Will you accept this?” Chi-Woo offered her the pouch filled with gold coins. “I would like to talk to you in private, Ms. Aida.”

Everyone around them seemed a bit stunned. It wasn’t Yunael who Chi-Woo wanted to talk to, but Aida? Aida was quiet, and she still had her eyes closed. With her head bowed, she carefully took the pouch from Chi-Woo’s hands.

“Thank you.”

On the other hand, Yunael’s face stiffened as he watched the scene play out.

***

The first round of the draft was over. Some rejoiced, and others remorsed. Those who received coins left the third floor with a sigh of relief, while the rest remained at the banquet with sour faces. Chi-Woo left the floor with Aida. Since no one had made any offer to her besides Seven Stars, the meeting was conducted smoothly. Yet it was different for Yunael. There were four organizations that offered them coins, and Yunael needed to decide whether...