The next morning, Chi-Woo woke up from his sleep and got out of his lodging. He was shocked to see that Flora was waiting for him right outside the door without moving an inch. According to Aida, Flora had been waiting before dawn broke and stayed there even when she told her that it was too early.

‘What in the world?’ She had waited all night long without sleeping just because he said they should go somewhere the next morning. Chi-Woo smacked his lips. After giving her a full meal and Flora displaying how good she was at using the fork now, Chi-Woo took her to his master.

“What’s all this fuss early in the morning?” Byeok asked.

“I came to you in a hurry because there’s a crucial request I must make to you, Master,” Chi-Woo said, meaning that he came to her not as the leader of Seven Stars, but as her disciple. Byeok raised her pipe and said, “Speak.”

“I would like to ask you to take in this child as your disciple.”

Byeok was about to place the pipe into her pipe when she stopped. She looked at the thin girl who had her head bowed.

“Who’s that child…?”

“Her name is Flora. She’s the only survivor we found in our recent expedition, and that’s the name I gave her.”

“I heard about it. I thought it was strange when I heard that you were keeping her at your place and even had a guardian oversee her…” Byeok took a puff from her pipe and smacked her licks. “I’m sure you are aware that I don’t take in anyone as my disciple.”

“Yes, I’m well aware of it.”

“But you still brought her to me knowing that. She’s not even a hero from the Celestial Realm, but a native girl who isn’t...