Returning to her university days, Jojo seeks information about Chon Duk-gu, a path that unexpectedly leads her face-to-face with someone from her past – and a reckoning with her own feelings for Hye-yeong.

At the gathering of the Badge Club, where Sun-oh and others were present, Hye-yeong found himself confronting his father. The subject of their conversation was a shield.

Unable to bear the weight of what he’d learned, Sun-oh sought out Jojo for answers. He needed the truth.

Sun-oh confronts Hye-yeong. Jojo receives a mysterious gift.

Brian grilled Jojo relentlessly about the shield, the spear, and Duk-gu, and in doing so, fractured the very fabric of reality for anyone within earshot.

The echoes of the bell resonated, a clear and steady pulse in the quiet room. It marked not just time, but a reckoning. Jojo faced the ghosts of what had been, finally finding a measure of peace in acknowledging the shadows. Duk-gu, true to…