Ben pursed his lips, his face turning whiter by the second. Despite his shaking and trembling body, he continued to kneel and grind the beans in his hand.0

“...”0

This was also one of the reasons why Farraden was extremely furious with Ben. It was because of the man that he served.0

One day, he heard that Ghost Spear Ben had disappeared and had decided to serve the lord of a small territory. After that, he heard stories about how his lord became a king. Farraden even heard that he became the ‘Spear God’ just for that man’s sake. Why? Why would one of the Pinnacle Strong Men live for the sake of another like that? Shouldn’t he live like that for himself?0

“Urk–!” Ben spat out another mouthful of blood, his breathing turning ragged. “Haa… Haa…”0

Farraden watched Ben continue to grind the coffee beans and said, “I know that you’re crazy, but it seems like you have gone crazier in the time that we haven’t seen each other. You’ll still make a cup of coffee for that emperor even with your dying breath?”0

Among the people Farraden met and known, Ben was the most self-respecting. He did not know how to bend to anyone’s will and did not know how to back down. But such a man was trying to make a cup of coffee that he would serve to the man he served even though he was on the brink of death.0

Ben smiled faintly at the question. Then, he began to tell his tale and explain why he chose to serve that man and that man alone.0

“I…”0

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