“That’s done,” Chi-Woo said, “It’s finished now. Then—” He stood up and took a sharp breath of the morning air. “You promised, okay?” To survive and return to Earth together.0

“It’s only a conditional promise.” Chi-Hyun also got to his feet. “My answer is always the same, just as your goal has always been the same.” He continued calmly, “If you want to impose something on me, you have to show it by action.” Chi-Hyun smirked. “You know it well too. I don’t just believe in words.”0

Chi-Woo shook his head. Seriously, even after saying all that. “You’re the same as ever.” But that was all right. It was good enough for now. “Anyway, look forward to it.” This was not the first time they’d talked about this; they had butted heads multiple times so far, and in particular, the conversation they had had during the war with the Abyss had been quite serious. Chi-Hyun gave the same condition at that time. He had said, ‘If you want to stop me, you better do a good job.’0

Chi-Woo wasn’t able to do well in the end. He was able to save his teammates trapped in the Astral World, but that wasn’t because he had done a good job, but thanks to Philip. As a result, Chi-Woo lost Philip. It was a result he had to accept because he hadn’t done things perfectly. The same was...0