Chi-Woo took Ru Hiana to where Hawa was. After telling Hawa that the conversation had gone well, he stood in front of the statue with Ru Hiana. Chi-Woo had come to awaken Ru Hiana’s powers. It felt like a waste to use his precious divinity so quickly, but since he had enough divinity to awaken at least three more people, he decided to use it generously.

‘I guess Senior is trying to help me feel better,’ Ru Hiana thought, still thinking she was really on a date. But when she heard what Chi-Woo was planning to do, her jaw dropped in shock.

“No, it’s fine! No need for me to get it.”

“Why, what’s wrong with you getting chosen?”

“That’s not what I meant. S-Senior, I’m actually not that angry. You don’t have to go that far!” Ru Hiana waved her hand rigorously. “Moreover, haven’t you not awakened your power yet, either? Why…”

“It’s fine,” Chi-Woo said with a smile. “Even if I get chosen, I won’t be able to do much. I think it would be much better for you to use the opportunity.” Like Mimi had said, Chi-Woo was in the dark about heroic matters; even if he awakened his powers, it would take quite a while for him to learn how to use them. The return of investment would be negligible, but it was different for Ru Hiana; since she was a hero before, she would go through a 180-degree change as soon as she was awakened. Even if she could use only a tiny bit of her original powers, she would become incomparably stronger. That was what Chi-Woo intended to say, but Ru Hiana interpreted his words differently.

She thought Chi-Woo was telling her,...