Min Hyesook had her face covered with a scarf as she got down from the bus. In order to let herself be caught by anyone, she did not take the car.

As she looked at her either side to make sure that there was no one who recognized her, she got down from the bus. Her hands tightly clenched onto the bag within which was the book.

Hugging the book closer to her chest, Hyesook immediately rushed out of that place and made her way to where she would be meeting that man.

Held within one of her hands was her phone, and the map could be seen on the screen of the phone. Following the directions given in the map, Hyesook walked towards the alley way.

Occasionally her body b.u.mped against those of other people, and after that, she had to fix her scarf each time. There were people who were staring at her suspiciously. Fortunately enough, there were not many person out at this time of the day.

Paying no mind to those looks, Hyesook entered in the alleyway. A stench hit her nose, causing her to scrunch up her nose, and she could feel the damp surface beneath the foot.

A dog slept at one corner of the alley, and seeing its dirty fur made Hyesook feel disgusted. Chills went down her back as she noticed the cloaked man standing under the dim lighting.

The sun began to rise, creating a beautiful gradient of various colours in the sky. Clouds floated in the sky whilst cold air pa.s.sed by them.

"You are finally here," The cloaked man said.

Lee Soohyun was dressed in a white dress, which resembled a nightdress in her opinion. Nonetheless, this was an appropriate clothing for the ceremony.

Han Minhyun was clothed in white as he held tightly on to Soohyun's hand in order to show some kind of support to her. Lee Soohyun squeezed Minhyun's hand.

At this point, Soohyun found her mind being completely blank. There were no positive thoughts or negative thoughts. Her mind was completely clear of such thoughts.

"You will be fine," Minhyun whispered to her.

Throughout the entire time, Minhyun tried to lift up her spirits through his words, and it somewhat worked for Soohyun.

Han Minhyun must be as much as worried and anxious regarding the matter like Soohyun. After all, if she does not manage to make out of it, he will be tremendously affected as well. Not only he, but also his entire Clan will be negatively impacted.

There was a great pressure on her to make out of this, and instead of her feeling down because of it, Soohyun found herself being more hyped up as this made her feel important.

"I know, I will be fine. That is what I am chanting in my mind the entire time," Soohyun vocalised, "There is no way I will be letting go of my second chance to survive this soon."

"No matter how hard the pain is, Soohyun, do not let it consume you and make you give up. You can fight out of it. Even if no one cares about you and betrays you, remember that you should be there for yourself. 

Even if the entire world hates you, it will be just alright as long as you love yourself. You need to be as selfish as you claim yourself to be; Do not let your words be bluff. I believe in you, Soohyun," Minhyun vocalised.

A dry chuckle left Soohyun's mouth as she voiced out, "Minnie said similar words earlier as well. Is this supposed to be some kind of tips?"

"Although I am not aware of what might happen, I know that the entire process will try to make you feel down about yourself and break you down. You need to keep standing until the end; That is how you will be making out of it," Minhyun stated.

"Break me down? Now, that makes me feel more scared, Minhyun. d.a.m.n! I should start thinking of all the things that can potentially break me," Soohyun vocalised frantically.

When it came to things that could break her, it could be either physical or mental. Although that frightened, she wondered on about what it would be that this process has in store for her.

"Don't be frightened. This feeds on fright and insecurities. You should not let yourself have any weakness if you want to make out. Only you matter, remember that," Han Minhyun stated.

Soohyun let out a deep breath and stated, "Should I think like some selfish narcissist?"

As her lips were curved up, she had one of her eyebrows raised, and extending his hand towards her, Minhyun patted the top of her head.

He then vocalised, "It would be great if you would be able to think in such a way."

Both of them halted as they stood in front of the door, and Minhyun moved closer to the door in order to open it. Soohyun could hear her rapid heartbeats.

'This is it, Soohyun! The moment you have been waiting for so is finally here. You can do it!'

As Han Minhyun entered into the room with his hand intertwined with Soohyun's, Soohyun followed after him, and she found herself being in awe when she saw the grand room in front of her. 

It looked like one of those rooms in the fantasy movie where magical ceremonies took place. Considering how Soohyun's case was similar, the room was to be expected.

Transparent curtains was placed in the centre of the room in a circular shape, and inside the curtain was a dark circle drawn. Inside the circle was some geometrical design.

Ice hung from various parts of the room, and Soohyun found a chill go down her back. The room was cold. Nonetheless, considering how lower temperature strengthened them, Soohyun was not surprised.

Few metres away from the curtain was a gla.s.s table and on top of that table was a golden goblet. The golden goblet had intricate decoration upon its surface. A book lied beside the goblet, and from the looks of it, the book seemed to be really ancient.

Other than these, the room did not have much things. Everyone— Hw.a.n.g Yejoon, Seo Jaesung, Kim Dohyun, Kim Junghyun, and Butler s.h.i.+n— was present in the room, except for Oh Jihoon. This made her wonder on about where he could be.

As her mentor, she thought that he will be observing the scene. Soohyun thought about asking regarding this. Nonetheless, she brushed that off from her mind, thinking that he is occupied with something important.

This was it; The process is going to start any minute now.