By the time Kang Oh's body no longer emanated darkness, all of the trolls had been killed.

"Oppa."

Asu, who'd been watching the battle from the sidelines, approached him.

"You did this all by yourself! Good work."

Her voice was prickly. 

 "Um-hum. Something on your mind?" Kang Oh asked carefully.

"Yes," she replied instantly.

"What is it?"

"It's your fault."

"Me? Why?"

Kang Oh tilted his head.

"You did everything yourself; I was just a bystander. How can you even call us a team?"

Asu pouted.

"That's because... I thought it'd be hard to protect you, so... I just chose the best option to both protect you and complete the objective..."

Kang Oh tried his best to convince her that he'd made the right call.

"I know that you made the best decision you could. It's just..."

She briefly paused and continued, "I'm kind of disappointed that you told me to run. I wanted to fight together with you."

Asu wanted to do her part without weighing Kang Oh down, and conquer the dungeon together as a team. 

However, she hadn't participated in the battle and had just stood by as a bystander. She couldn't help but feel like she was weighing him down.

'Tch. I was overprotective.'

Kang Oh could understand why...