Until a moment ago, I didn't want to give Kim Hyun-Sung the griffon, but it was human nature to be cunning so I wanted to show him the gift right now. I knew he wasn’t the type to easily show his emotions, but who knew he could smile so brightly?

‘It’s nice…’

Honestly, I was almost disappointed because even though it was a short period of time, I had been loyal to our regressor for a year. I was worried about whether I had been pouring water into a sieve, but it had been rewarding. I was getting fond of him, so it would be strange if he didn’t feel the same way. 

When I first saw his serious expression in the tutorial dungeon, I thought maybe this regressor had lost his humanity after experiencing twists and turns, but the power of our friendship was slowly melting his heart. Thinking about it now, he showed various emotions recently. At first, he treated us in a business-like manner and the fact that we were still talking formally was proof of that. Recently, he was often joking and smiling, but I was anxious because we were still pretty distant. However, our relationship was improving more than I thought.

‘It’s not good to be so unsympathetic...’

If Kim Hyun-Sung had to choose between a friend in crisis and a world on the brink of extinction, I wanted him to pick...