Chapter 83: It Hurts to Be a Hero (2/2)

“I don’t know It’s been quite a while, but I don’t kno much time has passed exactly” Hawa continued, “First of all, I think we’re on the lowest level We can cli for us I don’t know if it’s because of the sanctuary’s influence, but the monsters can’t come down here It seems like this floor and the floor above it are the boundaries”

“Ah, is that so?”

“Yes I’ this piece of information,” Hawa said all this really quickly

“Ah…” Chi-Woo sate this area together, but Chi-Woo failed to do so He needed to say so, but he was at a loss for words “This water is…uood”

Hawa’s head tilted as Chi-Woo barelyWhile she had re, ‘I even riskedyour tiets really hot and…”

“…”

“Uh, well, Ms Hawa, do you also want to give it a try?” Chi-Woo raested Hawa to try the spring pool

Hawa folded her arms and snorted “…You should first put on some clothes”

Only then did Chi-Woo realize his current state; no wonder he felt so cool and light He quickly ran to the tree and put on the clothes he hung on its branches He see time, and his clothes were alo out as well; there hed and quickly walked out He didn’t kno long he had been walking

“Sigh…” Chi-Woo let out a deep sigh when he was at a sufficient distance away froly sharp; anyone would probably getsomeone sleep so leisurely But anyway—

‘What happened? Why do I feel so refreshed?’ His body’s condition was at its peak At first, he thought it was because he had just gotten out of the bath, but his body seehtness permeated his entire body Chi-Woo ju It felt easy, and he was running significantly faster than before It felt as if he could move as freely as he wished to

Before he realized it, Chi-Woo had forgotten about hisHe was only going for a light jog, but at some point, he started to run with all he had He didn’t worry about where to go There were dozens of paths in sight, so he could easily pick any path and keep running As he had been doing for the past few days, Chi-Woo only stopped running when he was so tired that he collapsed to the floor

“Huff, huff!” He struggled to breathe and was surprised It felt like he had been running for dozens ofeven once Before, he would have lost his strength and slowed doay earlier However, after waking up fronificantly Chi-Woo pondered about the reason why, sitting up as realization struck him suddenly

‘Holy water’ He couldn’t think of any other explanation other than the spring pool Even though he should have been gasping for breath right now, he was able to breathe properly not long after Chi-Woo got up and started running again along the path he had taken to get here He didn’t knohy, but he wanted to keep running

Meanwhile, Hawa had been staring at the spring pool in deep conte off her clothes and went into the spring pool naked Dropping to her knees, she prayed in a reverent posture

‘Please grant e Whenever Chi-Woo wished for soed easily, but now, it was coed at all Even then, Hawa did not budge an inch Ten minutes passed, then one hour Only then did Hawa slowly open her eyes When she saw that the water still hadn’t changed at all, the corners of her mouth twisted, and she whispered, “fuck”

“Welcoreeted hi food Honestly, all she did was pick sorateful

“I thought you would be hungry by now Why are you sweating so much?”

“I went on a run But can we eat that as well?” Chi-Woo said while pointing at theher if the mushroom was poisonous

“Of course we can’t just eat it” However, Hawa seemed to have misinterpreted his words She carried the fruit andat Chi-Woo, she beckoned him over to kneel down next to her

“Come here and pray with me”

“Pray?”

“Yes We have to do it since everything here is Goddess La Bella’s property We should at least offer our prayers before we eat to avoid her wrath”

Convinced, Chi-Woo obediently knelt down next to Hawa Following her lead, he clasped his hands together and lowered his head ‘Do I have to come up with my own prayer?’ Chi-Woo pondered about what to do, but since he was praying to a God, he thought he should show at least some basic courtesy

“Give us today our daily bread And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one…” Chi-Woo used the Lord’s Prayer and started frolory would eternally be with you, Goddess La Bella Amen”

When he finished his prayer, Hawa looked at hiht surprise She seemed startled and taken aback that he had said a proper prayer “Can we eat now?”

Hawa nodded Chi-Woo picked up a fruit that looked like a pear, and when he was about to take a bite—

Pat

He suddenly felt so the top of his head, but it soon disappeared Chi-Woo was shocked and instinctively turned towards Hawa Haas holding a fruit with both hands and peeling the skin off If it was not Haho could it be? Chi-Woo’s gaze shi+fted upwards

“…” He looked up at the stone statue and took a bite of the fruit Then, a e popped up

[You have consumed a sacramental fruit]

‘Huh?’

In Christianity, the sacramental bread and wine referred to the bread and wine that symbolized Christ’s flesh and blood, and in Buddhism, it referred to food offered to Buddha Whichever it was, a sacramental fruit was food related to the Gods, and there was only one God here

‘…Thank you for the food…’ Chi-Woo was uncertain as he glanced at the statue and chewed on the ht, but the statue’s lips seemed to have curled into a small smile