Chi-Hyun told him to come to his official residence. When Chi-Woo went up to the top floor and opened the door, he saw his brother sitting at his desk like usual.

“Hey, I’ve arrived.”

“It’s been two days,” Chi-Hyun twirled the quill pen in his hand and said. “I thought you’d give me a call as soon as you arrived.”

Chi-Woo was startled. “How did you know?”

“What?”

“That I came back two days ago.”

“There’s nothing I don’t know in this city,” Chi-Hyun responded casually, but as he stretched his arms, he looked slightly fatigued.

“Are you okay? You look tired.”

“Not really.” Unbeknownst to Chi-Woo, Chi-Hyun had secretly followed the expedition and killed a group of angus scouts that were fleeing. Then he waited endlessly outside Narsha Haram, wondering all night whether he should break the tower. Completely in the dark, Chi-Woo simply thought, ‘Was he not able to sleep well?’

“So.” Chi-Hyun yawned and finally looked at Chi-Woo. “How was it?”

Chi-Woo was well aware that Chi-Hyun wasn’t asking out of pure curiosity or to hear him brag. He let out a deep sigh and said, “It was…hard. It made me recognize my place.”

“In what way?”

Chi-Woo smiled wryly. His brother didn’t like vague answers. “I think I was too arrogant.”

“…”

“Especially about not raising my rank.”

Chi-Hyun’s gaze eased a little. It seemed Chi-Woo had said the correct answer. Originally, Chi-Woo had planned to raise his rank after raising his physical abilities to his satisfaction through pure training. He was right in that this was the best way to efficiently get stronger. However, it was a method that didn’t...