Their lives inside the cave began. Chi-Woo slept in the spring pool every day, and when he woke up, he got dressed and picked fruits, mushrooms, and other food available to them. After eating a meal with Hawa, he ventured outside to scout the area. The path was too complicated for him to remember in detail, so Chi-Woo simply picked a path and ran. Rather than trying to memorize the directions, he thought he would gain muscle memory if he ran enough times. 

Of course, besides memorizing directions, he also wanted to keep up the habit of running. Thus a daily routine was established: he ate breakfast and ran; then he returned to wash himself and have lunch before going out running again; after that was another round of washing up, having dinner, and running. And after returning from his final run, Chi-Woo fell asleep while taking a warm bath in the spring pool. 

When he woke up again, there was always a message hovering in the air. Chi-Woo checked the percentage of his purification and started his daily routines anew. One additional thing he did on top of everything was drinking at least three mouthfuls of holy water every day by Mimi’s request. She had told him to do that before he ran, and although he didn’t know the reason for that, Chi-Woo did as he was told. 

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