With the matter concerning Eshnunna settled, the meeting came to an end, and the majority of the seventh recruits gathered around Chi-Woo. 

“Wow, you really were good at talking. You said everything I wanted to say and more. It was so refreshing,” Ru Hiana said to Eval. 

“Come on, it was nothing. It wasn’t hard to come up with things to say given the way they were acting.”

“That’s true. By the way, where have you been? I hadn’t seen you around for a good while until you started showing up more often.”

“Nowhere really.”

Her excitement fading, Ru Hiana tilted her head at Eval in question, but Eval began whistling in lieu of a proper response. 

“Anyways, I’m glad everything has been wrapped up nicely. I suppose Lady Eshnunna won’t have to concern herself with this issue anymore,” Ru Amuh said in relief. 

Ru Hiana shifted her inquisitive gaze to him and asked, “But do you think the sixth recruits would stand by and do nothing? They looked like a shady bunch. What if they stab us from behind?” 

“Although we may see them in a negative light, they had all proven themselves before entering the Celestial Realm. They made a promise to help save this World in front of everyone. I doubt they would try to break the promise now,” Ru Amuh said kind-heartedly like the good soul he was. The fact that they had proven themselves didn’t necessarily mean they were kind, of course.

“They could break their promise.”

“If they do that, then…” Ru Amuh trailed off and made a soft but cold smile. When he turned around to face Chi-Woo, though, his usual amicable expression was back in place, and he crossed his arms before his chest. 

“Yup! That’s how the Ru clan should respond!” Ru Hiana looked at Ru Amuh with pride.

‘A clan that regards promise as a living being…’ Chi-Woo thought as Ru Hiana and Ru Amuh sorted through their thoughts. Then Ru Hiana turned to Chi-Woo and asked, “Senior! Did you know how cool you were just now?” Like someone who had read tales about princes riding to rescue on a white horse, Ru Hiana squealed, “When you stood next to the princess and demanded an apology,...