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Around the same time.
Manhattan, New York, USA.
A restaurant on the top floor of a hotel.
It was a place with a sweeping view over the entire sprawling metropolis. People seated out on the rooftop terrace kept voicing their admiration as they took in the nightscape.
It was undoubtedly the perfect date spot for making wonderful memories with someone precious……
Unfortunately, his companion was the absolute worst of the worst.
‘No. Is he even human?’
Clack.
Baek Dohyun, overcome with gloom and frustration as he cut into his steak, set his knife down with an audible clatter.
“Can we really afford to take it this easy? We should hurry and move on to the next task.”
His companion across the table, who had been picking at his salad with an expression of mortal boredom, answered listlessly.
Jin Gyeoul.
“Your little tricks are useless. We still have to fill the mission quota. There are twelve minutes and forty-five seconds left, so shut up and sit there.”
“I’m not trying any tricks……! Ha…… I’m talking about time. We don’t have that much of it, do we? Why do you think Riok is even undertaking these tasks? Jio’s situation—”
“Enough.”
Jin Gyeoul’s gaze turned cold.
“Do you think I am doing this because I enjoy it? I told you to shut that mouth.”
“Listen.”
The two handsome men had already been attracting attention from the moment they…