Chapter 52: Consequences of Ones Choices and Actions (8) (1/2)
Chapter 52: Consequences of One’s Choices and Actions (8)
A shadow enveloped Chi-Woo from behind
“Um…Sir hero” It was a familiar voice Chi-Woo looked up with a sense of relief Aaardly in front of him; he was the one who had spied on Chi-Woo, threatened him with his sword, and went to the ranch with hied man asked carefully, “Is there really no other way this ti this He knew someone would soon approach him, only to have their hope crushed
‘This is why…’ It was unfair that he had to feel pressured and guilty by people’s expectations that he had no control over ‘I…’ Chi-Woo suddenly recalled Giant Fist’s words
[However, you returned as a hero]
[So you have to be a hero, sir]
Chi-Woo sighed “…Yes…” He hung his head low The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment—so; they gave up on everything and becaed Chi-Woo knew this better than anyone else since he had gone through an endless cycle of hope and despair
“I don’t know about the broken ones, but…the mutated cursed ones are beyond…” Chi-Woo couldn’t bear to look at the villager as the ed He squeezed his eyes shut even harder and said, “I’rew heavy
“I see… I understand,” thelack of disappointer in his voice “If you say so, sir, there rabbed Chi-Woo’s shoulders and clutched theht now” Theare you going to stay kneeling for? You are a hero, young ed uard He didn’t despair nor beco
“Aren’t you the hero who saved us froht with your chest puffed out Stand proud and confident”
Chi-Woo blinked He couldn’t understand as going on When the man sa flustered Chi-Woo looked, he said, “A few days ago…after ent to that ranch, I had a dream” That day, the man had spied on Chi-Woo, threatened him with a sword, and followed him to the ranch When he returned hohtheaded and happy, he slept and dreae to play while holding hter’s hands… It was a sweet drea time But sir, that drea I could think about for a while” Even after he woke up, he was still dazed by it “And it made me want to make my drea deep into his heart and find whatever hope he had left in him Before, he had never dared to wish for a day when the sun would shi+ne; he was simply an animal who lived day by day only because he couldn’t die He lived like a soulless ghoul without any will to live Witnessing Chi-Woo’s feat, however, changed his life completely
An e er for the hero in the past He had become an ardent follower of Chi-Woo as more passionate than anyone else and lauded Chi-Woo’s achievements wherever he went until his lips dried He persuaded the re that this particular hero was different from all the heroes before hiht about everything Chi-Woo had done—how Chi-Woo hadn’t stolen his sword, how Chi-Woo had told him to stay even when Eshnunna had ordered him to leave, and how Chi-Woo had declared that he would act like he had fallen for their ploy They allHe had considered Chi-Woo so some tricks up his sleeves, but the truth couldn’t be further than that He siive hiiven to hian to believe in hiuilty, but s translated into a desire to help He wanted to do soed his life And now, there was soh this is where we end up…” The retful that he had to leave the world when he had just begun to have hope Still, he believed in Chi-Woo despite everything “My father told me that the future only opens for those who dreaed man wouldn’t have been able to drea behind his words afterthe dream he couldn’t achieve to someone he believed in
His faith in Chi-Woo wasn’t only founded on the fact that Chi-Woo had savedblankly at hi nibbled on too many tiht, Chi-Woo had apologized passionately for failing to save those who had died
[…I am sorry]
With those three words, Chi-Woo had eased him and convinced him that Chi-Woo was someone beyond just a siood heart He believed Chi-Woo would open up a future that everyone drea to si, of course The man knew he had to do his share so that he could hter at the central base” The ed man’s eyes became red as he looked far into the distance “The ive up my life for her” The tip of his nose reddened Sniff The es of his eyes with his palhtened the belt around his waist and said, “Thank you forit possible for me to die in a way I can be proud of as a parent Thank you very much”
His sword landed at Chi-Woo’s feet, and thehilanced at Chi-Woo before dropping the bag she had been clutching in her hands It was the last bundle of food she had been saving and holding onto dearly She followed her husband to the altar
The couple got to their knees and prayed, and they collapsed at the sa the poison Chi-Woo speechlessly watched the couple fall on top of Giant Fist He had been frozen in this state while sacrifices piled up; he wanted to say so came out of his mouth It felt as if the words were stuck in his throat and refused to come out
Seven people had sacrificed themselves Giant Fist first, and Mua Janya second After that, Saleres Reinhardt, leader of the fifth recruits, and a fellow hero of his Now that the ed couple had joined theun
“The Shahnaz camp will fulfill the promise made to the fifth recruit before” Everyone in the Shahnaz ca the Seer, walked up the altar