‘The Ninth Young Master’s voice clearly contained conviction, not prediction. He said it was just a feeling, but he probably gathered the evidence in a single glance even during the moment of crisis.’ 

Only bad rumors about Yu-Seong circulated in public, but Baek Chul thought that the rumor-mongers had bad judgment when it came to people.

His train of thought continued, ‘If he continues to grow in this direction, he might one day be on the same level as Master, but…’ 

It placed Yu-Seong—the ninth young master—in a somewhat disadvantageous position because of his belated start and the accumulated defamation toward him in society.

Baek Chul had the thought of wanting to help Yu-Seong, but he had no way to.

‘My duty is to protect my Master.’ 

No matter how much he liked Yu-Seong, he couldn’t leave Choi Ji-Ho’s side.

“Unfortunately, my master is not present at the moment. If he had known that you, the ninth young master, was visiting, this would not have happened… Recently, he said he wanted to be alone and has left for somewhere.”

“I see. Then, should I wait a few days?”

“Yes. It will probably take about that long. He’s away often, but not usually for very long.”

“I understand,”

Although Yu-Seong answered calmly,...