Chi-Hyun stared silently at the flustered and nervous hero before him. He didn’t even remember who this person was. If Chi-Hyun must describe this visitor, he would say his head looked exactly like a 100 minerals-worth creature in a simulation game he used to sometimes play on Earth. But besides what this guy looked like, Chi-Hyun was more baffled by the process of how this hero came to his office.

He had been focusing on his work when he suddenly heard an alarm; it was a message from his brother. ‘What?’ When he checked the message, he was astonished to read that his brother was sending someone to talk to him and he should hear the person out. It was like his brother expected him to act like a dog doing his becking. Next time, Chi-Woo was going to ask him to play fetch or something. Even if he could’ve at least let that part slide, though, the message that came after that was even more unbelievable.

[Chi-Woo -> (Sent): Just to clarify, I am contacting you, Mr. Choi Chi-Hyun, under my master’s orders. As the disciple, you must know that I cannot defy my master’s orders. I hope that you will keep this in mind to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.]

Chi-Woo basically meant, ‘I would rather die than send a message to you, but I had no choice’; but he said it in a twisted and roundabout way that irked Chi-Hyun. Especially the part where he wrote ‘Mr. Choi Chi-Hyun’ made him instantly clench his fists in anger. If Chi-Woo had been standing next to him, Chi-Hyun would’ve hit his brother hard on his head a couple of times to knock some sense back into him.

‘This bastard. I should really…’ Chi-Hyun had...