Ji-Cheok felt refreshed. When he woke up, he found his brother asleep next to him.

‘Ah gosh, I’m sorry for making you worried.’

That was what family was for. He’d probably have felt more relaxed if the person next to him had been a stranger or a professional caregiver, but he just couldn’t help feeling sorry when it came to making his family worried.

‘Is this a hospital room?’

As Ji-Cheok felt that his body was well rested, he had enough energy to look around. The single room was quite large. In front of him was a TV mounted on the wall and some large stands containing flowers. On the stands were messages wishing him a speedy recovery.

‘乃 Umji, get well soon! The Gumji is always cheering for you 乃’

The character 乃 had a similar shape to a physical thumbs-up, so Ji-Cheok assumed it was being used as an emoticon. He knew that there was a fan café created for him[1], and the flower-covered stands were more luxurious than he had ever expected. That wasn’t all: there were so many wrapped gifts underneath the stands that it looked like Christmas.

‘乃 Wishing you good health 乃.’

‘乃 Get well soon Umji! 乃.’

‘乃 Gumji loves Umji so much ♥乃.’

‘乃 My hero 乃.’

‘乃 Get well soon Umji! You’re the toughest! 乃.’

‘乃 Thank you for surviving! 乃.’

Ji-Cheok could swear that he had seen this whole set-up somewhere before. He had heard that when the top-rank Hunters got...