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Though he had been greatly ridiculed, Eom Gil-dong felt much lighter now that the contract issue he had been worrying about was finally resolved.
A greedy desire crept in.
He thought, If not today, when else will I see the real-life Silent Swordsman in person? This thought gave him the courage to act.

“By any chance, have you decided who you’ll be collaborating with next?”

Ha Eung Eung drew a large question mark in her notebook.
The curves, the sharp drops, the detached points—common marks for a question, but when drawn by the Silent Swordsman, they …