A few days had passed since they had entered the royal palace of Utgard.

During that time, Lee Jun-Kyeong and his party stayed rather quiet. Their meals had been served on schedule, and while they were occasionally allowed to wander around the castle, that was all they did.

“It’s not like they’re trying to mess with us,” Jeong In-Chang said with a dissatisfied expression.

He continued, “I mean, if there’s nothing going on, then they should let us go. What sort of situation is this?”

He was quite miffed that the giants seemed to be doing nothing. Lee Jun-Kyeong could understand where he was coming from.

It wasn’t something that would make someone feel good to go from moving every day, acting with a purpose, to being locked up for no apparent reason at all.

“Isn’t it good that we have so much time for training thanks to them?” Lee Jun-Kyeong asked Jeong In-Chang.

The two were walking through a garden in Utgard.

Of course, it was only called a garden by the giants. For Lee Jun-Kyeong and Jeong In-Chang, it was more like a forest.

“Well, yes, but…” Jeong In-Chang paused while stopping and then said, "I'd rather just die if we have to stay locked up like this."

“But they let us walk through the garden, don’t they?” Lee Jun-Kyeong responded playfully....