The sun had been brilliantly shining in the center of the sky when they first came to the official residence, but by the time they went outside, the sun had turned red and was on the verge of falling under the horizon. Chi-Woo chuckled at the exhilaration of giving his brother a good punch. Then soon, he stopped laughing and reflected on the meeting among gold tiers just now. If it was like any other expedition, his brother wouldn’t have gathered them like this. The fact that his brother had personally delivered the news meant that this expedition was extremely important and difficult. It might be far more difficult than the Narsha Haram expedition; Chi-Woo couldn’t even fathom just how demanding it might be…

“Teacher.” While he was deep in thought, Ru Amuh came up to him. It seemed he was worried about Chi-Woo and had been waiting for him outside. “Are you all right?”

“No, we just finished a match.”

“What?”

“As expected, the legend lives up to his name. It wasn’t easy, but I managed to win. What a shame. Mr. Ru Amuh, you should have seen the legend begging for his life after he lost…”

“I-Is that really true? You beat the legend? But isn’t he your older brother….” Ru Amuh gaped in genuine surprise.

Chi-Woo blinked. He had merely told a joke as he was in a good mood, but how could Ru Amuh so easily believe him? It was only after he explained he was just joking and they talked it out that Ru Amuh’s expression turned into one of clear relief.

“I see. I’m really glad. But Teacher, I didn’t know that you could also make a joke. It’s my first time realizing it. Haha.”

Chi-Woo stared at Ru Amuh, who was smiling awkwardly at him. He wondered how Ru Amuh thought of him sometimes. He recalled how his assistant, Mimi, told him that it could be detrimental for trust levels to be too high.

“Anyway, Teacher. About today’s meeting…what are you planning to do?”

“I was actually thinking about it.”

‘Hmm—’ Chi-Woo was quiet for a while...