Thump.

Thump. Thump.

Alice walked ahead, her footsteps steady, while Kang Do-hee and Lee Yu-ri trailed behind her. Both of them couldn’t help but glance back, their thoughts clearly on Jin Yoo-ha, whom they had left alone with the Sword Sovereign.

"Are we really sure we can trust that woman?" Lee Yu-ri whispered, her voice tinged with doubt.

"Hmm, anyone who starts touching you the moment they meet you is hardly normal... And to think that woman is the legendary Sword Sovereign... I honestly don’t know what to believe," Kang Do-hee replied.

"She’s definitely suspicious..." Lee Yu-ri agreed.

"I’m seriously …