His visit was sudden, but the news he brought was as expected.

“A request to look for a missing hero?”

“Uh, yes.” The man’s hair was neatly tied into a top knot in the front, revealing his big eyes and a look that gave a cheerful first impression. He responded to Chi-Woo’s question with a nod.

“One team went for an adventure not long ago, and it seems nobody has heard from them ever since. An investigation team is thus being gathered, and Abis happened to hear the news and got the request.” Jin-Cheon looked behind him, and Abis nodded with a smile. Chi-Woo still looked puzzled.

“Couldn’t it be that they are just unreachable? They could’ve just gone beyond the area where they could receive messages.”

“Hm. We considered the possibility, but that doesn’t seem to be the case here.” Jin-Cheon then proceeded to explain that a total of four people went on an adventure not long ago, and the client making this request was close to one of them. The two usually moved together, but this time, they acted separately because of personal issues. Before that, they made a promise to each other for the sake of survival—they were to continually contact each other when they were apart. They would exchange three greetings every day, and if one of them went beyond the range in which contact was possible, they would warn the other beforehand. And by keeping this promise, they would be able to ensure each other’s safety.

The two always kept their promise when they separated without fail....