A reasonable question, to be honest. It was because Cheon Areum was, in a way, their kin. Some gate monsters—especially S-Class entities—hesitated when faced with him. At times, they reacted with instinctive fear. Other times, they simply… recognized him. He bore the same negative energy they were born from. But that was not information he intended to disclose either.
Cheon Areum rested his chin lightly against his hand, gaze calm, just about to respond—when a voice cut in.
"He's full of charms. How can you blame the monsters for going easy on him?"
Every head turned toward Lee Nari. The room went pin-drop silent. For a solid three seconds, no one even breathed too loudly. Lee Nari looked around at the frozen expressions, completely unfazed.
"What? No one here agrees?"
