At the location where Lightnova stood, Smile remained before her while she was completely unable to move.
"U-Ugh... Why are you telling me all of this about yourself?"
"Uhm... Well... I don't know either."
Smile answered with his strange smile.
At that moment, Smile's eyes suddenly widened.
He immediately dodged.
In an instant, a shadow lunged at him.
A shadow wolf appeared, its body enormous—almost as large as a house door.
The shadow wolf positioned itself protectively in front of Lightnova.
Lightnova looked shocked, confused by what had just happened.
Then she saw Nightwolf running toward her.
"Ji-hye! Are you okay!?"
Hearing Nightwolf's voice, Lightnova immediately turned toward her.
"Yerin!"
Nightwolf stopped beside Lightnova.
"Are you alright?"
"Ugh... That weird man made it impossible for me to move with those strange threads."
Nightwolf turned toward the man Lightnova was referring to.
Smile stood some distance away, facing them.
