ummm where did you find that info? bc on author's twitter, they havnt talked about side stories, but they did mention there might be a spinoff. is that what you're refering to?
Someone on b@to latest chapter commented the whole info, on the Twitter apparently I think or somewhere. It did say post soon to be deleted in parentheses unless that is the poster’s own.
I really hope no third party cause I hate that trope with all my soul.
For a moment, I thought the MC works under the ML because he want's to be more powerful that him so that he can take him down
yep that is how the story ends. he is working to be so powerful he can take ML down.
Author stated that for the side stories, there will be a new guy that comes in, a new ML. He is the guy that was taught by Seolhwa to be a good civil servant. The new ML is apparently someone powerful and good that cannot be touched so easily by the ML.
However, rather than a ML, I see it more as a third party to stir things up. Author said it is to make the ML jealous and possibly realise his feelings for Seolhwa.
One speculated that the new guy could be the true ML who saves Seolhwa. But that is highly unlikely unless the author wants to do a plot twist + it seems like the author likes ML.