"This battle made me realize that I can't go on like this..."

That was the first thing Jin said.

"Running was everything to me in my past life, but continuing to just run in this world is... nothing more than escapism. That's what I felt when I saw you and Jin-Jin."

"Well, probably."

Lee Shin-Woo agreed, uninterested. Jin had obviously improved his running related skills significantly in the process, but that was nothing but a by-product of him escaping reality. In order to survive in this world and advance forward... one needed to fight.

"Tell me. How did you...adapt to the world so quickly and move forward even after becoming an undead? Please help me do that as well if you can."

"For free?"

"No!"

Jin shook his head vehemently, but he seemed hesitant to elaborate. Lee Shin-Woo had anticipated the request to some degree, so he understood Jin’s hesitation.

After some time, Jin sighed deeply and said, "...I'll let you ride on my back in return. It should be helpful for travel as well as battle, right?"

"In other words, you’re offering to join me."

"Yeah."

Jin was originally a human. It must have taken a lot for him to offer himself up as a mount. He was effectively throwing away the precious evidence that he was human. That was the length he was willing to go to in order to move f...