Of course, I still couldnât understand why Mun Do-hyuk had come to my side.
Frankly, I didnât trust him.
âIlcheon Sword might have planted him as a distraction.â
It could be a high-level tactic to shake things up here using a double agent.
Or, in Mun Do-hyukâs case, would it be a triple agent?
âEither wayâ¦.â
Since his decision made no sense to me, trusting him was out of the question.
As Iâve said before, I canât trust someone with a history of betrayal.
Perhaps aware of my suspicions, Mun Do-hyuk tried to steady his trembling hands and spoke.
âIf you wish, I will accept a binding seal⦠Please, I beg you to accept me.â
He was offering to have a restriction carved into his bodyâa promise not to be taken lightly.
âEven so, I still wonât trust him.â
I canât rely on words alone.
And even if I could, I had no intention of trusting him.
Howeverâ¦
âWhat matters isnât his character.â
His nature, sincerity, or desperation.
All of that was irrelevant.
The only thing worth considering here was one thing:
âHis value.â
Where, how, and in what way can I use him? Or is he even useful at all?
That was all that mattered.
And based on what I saw in Mun Do-hyuk:
âNot bad.â
He was a decent card to play. Right now, he was perfect as a disposable pawn.
âHmm.â
What to do with him?
I mulled it over briefly. If this was indeed Ilcheon Swordâs moveâ¦
âThere are, at most, two ways to deal with it.â