"It's nothing."
Rim Young shook his head lightly.
"You don't owe me anything. I told you I'd guide you in return for falsely reporting you. I just hope we're even now."
"...No."
Wi Hajoon answered without a moment's hesitation.
"I am indebted to you."
His smile deepened ever so slightly.
"The only way to repay a debt of this magnitude..."
"...is with my life."
"..."
The words themselves were still sincere. Yet something about the way Wi Hajoon said them made Rim Young increasingly uneasy. It was that smile. And the peculiar glint lingering within those silver-blue eyes as they remained fixed entirely on him.
For some reason... Every instinct in Rim Young's body was screaming that he was the one in danger right now. It made him feel as though he had become something Wi Hajoon had no intention of ever letting go.
