91 Recognition

“Before we go in earnest, let’s inhale this first.”

Kim I-seo stopped Kim Yul, who looked ready to lunge at any moment, and took a small device from inside her coat.

It was the sort of thing asthma patients often use, like an inhaler. The pure white liquid inside swayed lightly with Kim I-seo’s gesture.

“It’s a mental sedative. It lasts for ten minutes and blocks most mental attacks. Of course, your own resistance matters most, so don’t let your guard down.”

“Ew, that stuff tastes awful.”

Kim Yul stuck out her tongue and frowned. Kim I-seo ignored her and handed the inhaler to her.

“You’re not taking it for the taste. It’s better to take it beforehand than to get bewitched for no reason.”

“Uuu…….”

Kim Yul complained, but she squeezed her eyes shut and brought the inhaler to her mouth. Lee Min-su and Kim Mi-ryeo also took theirs and inhaled deeply. Ian hesitated for a moment, then carefully brought the device to his lips.

Ian’s mental defenses weren’t actually that weak. So far, he had never been bewitched by anything, nor had he ever even sensed it coming. Just the fact that, during the Monkey dream incident, he hadn’t fallen asleep alone was enough to prove that his mental strength was far greater than most people’s...