“You think this is funny? Is this situation a joke to you?”

Hawa’s expression froze. She could feel a clear sense of hostility from Chi-Woo that went far beyond mere irritation, and she thought—

“Why? Is it as fun as the battle arena?”

It was different. Alarms rang furiously that something was different this time. The awkward smile disappeared, and Hawa lowered her head and gaze unconsciously as she didn’t have the confidence to look at him anymore.

“Sor…” Hawa, who was about to apologize instinctively, quickly swallowed her words. Chi-Woo had already told them to not even think about saying the words ‘yes’, ‘no’, and ‘sorry’.

“What…happened…was…” Hawa’s perpetually monotonous voice came out trembling; she desperately tried to control her breathing. What she needed to do right now was give him a clear answer. “While several teams were patrolling the zone…I heard that there had been a couple of clashes. It didn’t go as far as a full blown fight, but the atmosphere was quite harsh.”

Hawa managed to continue, “At that time, I was patrolling the zone alone in the middle of the night.” Then Hawa fell into thought after discovering the arena. Originally, she would have immediately interfered and sorted out the situation, but the fact that she was alone made her rethink this decision. Of course, if she revealed that she was a Seven...