Gi-Gyu was returned to the rest area from before.

He mumbled, “It was so hectic.”

This was his review of the second test. He hadn’t experienced any particular difficulties, but he had been frantic during the entire test. He felt emotionally drained, but at least he had gained plenty of useful information.

Gi-Gyu called out, “El.”

-Yes, Master…

El sounded weak. Gi-Gyu instantly realized why.

He asked, “Have you remembered your past because of this test?”

-Yes.

El replied immediately. While Lou had erased his memories, El’s memories had either faded away with time or had been erased for an unknown reason. She appeared confused because she now remembered bits of her memories.

Suddenly, El said,

-Thank you, Master.

Gi-Gyu wordlessly smiled at the sudden appreciation. The second test brought many changes for him, but the biggest one was…

‘My connection to El has become much stronger,’ Gi-Gyu realized in excitement.

When he had been healing El, Gabriel had attacked him from behind. Then, Raphael had used his body to shield El. The important thing was that, at that moment, Gi-Gyu had felt something very similar to one of his previous experiences.

‘Just...