Chapter 19: I take Refuge (Namu) (2) (2/2)

A soul was definitely different fro person, and he had seen one more than once or twice Usually, Chi-Woo would have realized that Ru Aht away, but this ti the cave

‘He didn’t see” soul’

Chi-Woo quietly speculated, but it sounded ridiculous—how could there be a soul that was still alive? But…

‘If I wasn’t mistaken, then…’

There was one possibility, but Chi-Woo didn’t say his thoughts aloud He didn’t want to give false hope in a matter he was not sure about When Chi-Woo didn’t say a word, Ru Hiana’s face pluhtly clenched her hands that had clung to the edges of his pants

“I understand where you’re co from…but would you still be able to tell us hoe can deal with the to butt in, spoke up and forlessour plans”

“I think you’re hed “The important part is not the ht?”

Shakira nodded in agree we have to do is to coest actually works”

“Hmm A way to check” Shakira rubbed her chin “How can we check it?”

“About that…” Chi-Woo conteet close to those evil ghosts, it was a co to do the dirty work Of course, the hts and glanced at Shakira, or erly holding

“Would you be able to let me borrow the statue?”

Shakira flinched at Chi-Woo’s question

“fucking nonsense,” the guard captain immediately refused Chi-Woo tilted his head Didn’t they say that the statue was not so for the statue is the sa all the lives in the camp in your hand Since you also said you were not sure, I can’t just let you have it I’ll never let that happen”

Chi-Woo didn’t think that the statue was that important, so he was surprised

‘Butbecause he felt unco a stand anyway

“I respect you, shi+kira, but I don’t agree with your decision this tiuard captain who protects this ca and fir, and it doesn’t see, but that’s it”

“Even then…”

“Stop Did you forget about the fifth recruits?” Shakira closed her ry tone “We fell for their plan and gave theot us”

Chi-Woo was able to hear an update on the fifth recruits He stared closely at the captain He had felt this beforehand, but the captain didn’t sees about the heroes that came as recruits here

“It’s a completely different matter to merely help and to make us trust and follow you without reservation,” the captain added “If you want us to put our lives on the line, the first thing you should do is to show us you’re worth trusting and entrusting our lives to” The last part was directed towards Chi-Woo An aard silence followed

“Great Seer!” so trouble! Again, Lady Hawa has…!”

“What?

“I-it’s a bit different this time Please…!”

Eeeeeeeeahhhhhh!

Before they even finished talking, a chilling screa outside

“Tch Shakira?”

At the captain’s words, Shakira turned around and said, “I apologize I’ll come back soon Please rest for now” She then left the tent with the captain

“Hmm…It doesn’t seeruretful tone and turned around towards Chi-Woo as soon as they left “Do you need it?”

“I do It’s the bare minimum to ensure my safety I can use it to protectthat we definitely need it” Zelit glanced at Ru Hiana

Ru Hiana was still on her knees with her head on the ground towards Chi-Woo

“I guess it can’t be helped” Zelit said, and Ru Hiana released her hands

“Ugh…” They heard Ru Hiana loudly gulp her breath “Ugh Heuk…Uaaaaaaaah Wahhhhh—!” She began crying; it was not a soft cry but a loud wailing

Zelit sighed, and Chi-Woo closed his eyes

“Hey, really Why are you being like this? Ah? Do you think we don’t want to go save him? It can’t be helped Don’t cry Didn’t you hear that we can’t et up Get up If you act like this, it’ll become uncomfortable for all of us” Eval Sevaru supported Ru Hiana and lifted her up Heto convince her to settle down

Chi-Woo suppressed the bitterness in his mouth and laid down on dry hay In order to calh his pockets when soht his hand

‘This is…’

It was the seven-sided die It re to him no matter how on die, but he’d never even heard of a die with seven sides Even though it could technically be eometrically equal, since it was mathematically impossible to make a perfectly equal-sized seven-sided die

However, this die was different It had 7 sides, and yet all sides looked equal like a cube It wasn’t so that should exist in the three-die of that irl he saw in the library suddenly overlapped with Ru Hiana That child he saw had also been crying; however, she had reached out her hand and sive me this die? I wonder what this is…’

Chi-Woo fell into conteround

Tap! Rooooll…

The die rolled and slowed down; it looked like it was about to turn over one more time

…Uh?

Then, it stopped

1 juk means enemy in Korean or less commonly, ‘death of a disembodied spirit’ ☜