The way back home felt strange. It felt like quite some time had passed since he left Shalyh to find the toharis. At that time, he hadn’t expected so many things to happen one after another. Of course, he wouldn’t be able to rest in peace after his return. After all the recent troubles, Chi-Woo was more convinced that he needed to prepare for the upcoming unknown danger that would soon rear its ugly head. And on his way back, Chi-Woo shared many conversations with his teammates.

“I see. That’s why the legend…” Ru Amuh sounded regretful to hear that Chi-Hyun had remained alone in the Sernitas’ territory, but he didn’t appear worried. Chi-Woo thought Ru Amuh was just resolute and unwavering in any situation, yet he thought wrong. If it had been Chi-Woo instead of Chi-Hyun staying behind in the Sernitas’ territory, Ru Amuh would’ve raised hell and immediately rushed there. It wasn’t that Ru Amuh wasn’t worried about Chi-Hyun at all, but that he realized once again due to this experience that he had nothing to fear if he was with Teacher. That was how much Ru Amuh trusted Chi-Woo.

If he knew what was going through Ru Amuh’s head, Chi-Woo would’ve been a bit horrified; his device’s helper, Mimi, had advised him to maintain a trust level over 90% but below 100% for his stars.

“I will visit Goddess Shahnaz as soon as I arrive at the city. If I lack merits, I will go on a mission right away. I need to raise my strengths as much as possible.”

Chi-Woo strongly agreed with Ru Amuh’s resolution. This...