Just by existing, he was interesting, irritating, somewhat novel…… someone Im Haekyung wanted to control, yet couldn’t quite afford to meddle with carelessly. The reason Im Haekyung had been “going easy” on Seo Jehyun came from that exact same context.

Even if there was no denying that Seo Jehyun was teetering right on the edge of what Im Haekyung could tolerate.

‘If he starts affecting public perception, that’s a bit of a problem.’

Perching on the desk, Im Haekyung looked down at the artifacts spread across it. They were rewards obtained a few days ago after clearing a Dungeon.

When Haekyung lifted one and held it up to the light, the glow scattered through the crystal and the entire artifact gave off a faint shimmer. Haekyung stared at it for quite a while, lost in thought for a moment.

Before making any decision, the risks and benefits had to be weighed with razor precision. From the beginning, Haekyung had never expected there to be only positive effects and no danger at all. If anything, the absence of risk was practically the same as saying it simply wasn’t worth much.

In that sense, “Seo Jehyun” was, in every way, a variable with enormous risk.