Chi-Woo stopped walking when he saw Hawa leaning against the wall.

“Were you waiting for me?” he asked.

“Yes.”

“…I see. Let’s go out now.”

“I hear wind coming from this side,” Hawa said and guided him to a path. As they walked, Hawa kept glancing at Chi-Woo from the corner of her eyes. She had many questions she wanted to ask, but she didn’t ask them because of how conflicted Chi-Woo looked. 

Chi-Woo felt refreshed and regretful at the same time, but overall, he was more relieved to have beaten an opponent that he thought he would never beat. As they walked a bit more, the darkness completely disappeared, and they saw soft balls of light lighting up their surroundings. It seemed the floor they were at had been the highest floor; with their path illuminated, Chi-Woo and Hawa walked a bit faster.

Not long afterward, intense light shone onto Chi-Woo’s eyes as he stepped out of the cave. “Ah.” The dazzling sun was high up in the sky. It had been a while since he saw the sun, felt the fresh air outside, was caressed by its gentle breezes, and above all, saw a great, wide-open plain. He welcomed the stimuli hitting his five senses, and a smile tugged at his lips. ‘Humans really must live with the sky above them and the ground below them after all,’ he thought. After dwelling in the scenery for a bit, Chi-Woo looked around. The landscape seemed...