Once inside, Chi-Woo and Zelit sat face-to-face on the front porch.

“Are you feeling a bit…better now?” Zelit suddenly asked.

“Are you asking about my health?” Truthfully, his condition wasn’t great since he had been pushing himself every day for the past month without rest even though he had never exercised before. He did rest and eat well in between, but his body was still in an adjusting period. It had only been a month, so there was room for improvement, and even sitting down right now strained his muscles and made his whole body feel stiff.

“My body still hurts, and it’s hard, but…” Zelit flinched at Chi-Woo’s response, but Chi-Woo continued truthfully and said while laughing, “But it’s better than before. I’m no longer collapsing and lying prone anymore.”  

It was just as Chi-Woo said. On the first day he ran, he had struggled to even lift his spoon to eat afterwards, but now, he had the energy to wash and eat before going to bed. Hearing this, Zelit misunderstood like everyone else and was horrified. ‘He had been collapsing and lying prone before? That was how severe his condition had been?’

“Is your condition that dire?”

“What? No. I’m sure it will get better if I rest a couple of days.” Chi-Woo shook his head.

“Why…!” Ru Hiana suddenly let out a loud, tearful cry and was about to shout something when Ru Amuh stopped her by saying, “Ru Hiana!” Meeting her disgruntled stare, Ru Amuh quietly shook his head. He could understand her feelings. If they were in any other world, Ru Amuh wouldn’t have stopped her. However, things were different on Liber; any serious injury or deteriorating health simply meant one thing here: death. All the injured...