#109. Decision

Kim Jin-Woo’s heart sank.

“F-Father, Mother…”

He couldn’t even feel any sensation in his cold fingertips; it was as if his soul had escaped his body. He was barely able to force his hardened jaw to move as he tried to utter words, but they came out as an inaudible mumble.

And, as expected, his words were consumed by the darkness before they even reached his parents.

“Urgh…”

Kim Jin-Woo’s parents didn’t seem to have heard him; they continued to look around with pale faces, filled with fear by the eerie silence of the Underworld. Their pale complexions, the way their eyes darted around in confusion amid the surrounding darkness, and their short but deep breaths as they exhaled loudly in exasperation, all clearly showed how much fear and despair they were feeling.

“Father! Mother!”

The choking feeling in Kim Jin-Woo’s chest finally cleared, and he was finally able to let out a scream. His parents’ gazes, which had been wandering around aimlessly, turned to focus on one location.

“J-Jin-Woo?”

“Jin-Woo!”

Their voices were cracked and hoarse, and although their human eyes were unable to distinguish anything in the total darkness, they recognized the presence of their son imme...