For a moment, Yeon-woo could feel his heart deeply yearning for something. It was a completely different feeling from when he met Edora again after turning back the ‘wheel’. This was a sense of longing and sorrow.

“Henova…? Umm. How should I explain this…”

Before turning the ‘wheel’, Yeon-woo spoke with Phante, who was reluctant to talk about Henova. Rather than trying to hide something, Phante seemed more worried that Yeon-woo would feel hurt. It was weird that Phante, who was largely indifferent in most matters, showed such a reaction.

“To be honest…he missed you a lot. Umm, how should I explain this… He didn’t seem to recall you, yet he seemed to be missing you.”

“…What do you mean by that?”

“As much as Henova missed you, he seemed to have felt an emptiness. I often saw him reminiscing in front of the anvil he brought out from the Tower, throwing things in anger into his furnace for no apparent reason… You know, those kinds of things.”

Hearing Phante’s explanation, Yeon-woo remained quiet for a long time. Just like when Cha Jeong-woo disappeared, Henova seemed to have missed Yeon-woo’s presence. And though Henova seemed to know of Yeon-woo’s existence and identity, he did not show it outwardly. Did Henova sulk like when Cha Jeong-woo disappeared?...