“Huh? Huh?”0

“Please have a seat, Benigoa,” I offered.0

“Where… am I? No… more importantly… Huh? Uh? Uh… is it really you, Lee Ki-Young? Really?” she asked.0

“Yes,” I answered.0

“Uh… L-Lee Ki-Young… Kgh… kgh… Lee Ki-Young…” she said.0

‘What’s wrong with her?’0

“Lee Ki-Young… Kgh…”0

‘What the heck?’0

Benigoa spread her arms and ran up to me. 0

I wasn’t sure if she was trying to hug me, but I was kind of surprised by what she was doing. I knew she would be taken aback, but I didn't expect that she’d react so dramatically. If I were asked whether I liked that kind of reaction or not, I’d say the former, but I didn't think she reacted that way because she really missed me.0

“So this is where you were, Lee Ki-Young! Kgh… I-I believed in you. Everyone said you no longer existed, and Elune even said that the continent—no, the dimension had kicked you out because it couldn’t handle you, but I knew you were still here. Kgh…”0

Benigoa was crying, and I couldn't see her face because she hugged me tight like a cicada hugging a tree. She was even hiccuping as she cried. Clearly, Benigoa was an affectionate and sentimental individual.0

“Lee Ki-Young… Kgh…”0

‘Please stop.’0

I wanted to get straight to the point,...0