Chapter 184: Choose (4) (2/2)

“Because I wanted to becoer,” Hawa eventually confessed “I also wanted to accus called uessed No, he didn’t even need to guess; Hawa had said it herself before

“You should’ve just trained with retfully, but he heard her snort ‘Ha’ It sounded like she couldn’t believe what Chi-Woo was saying

“No,” she said, “This isn’t a place where I can train” Her faint voice was clearer now “This is a place where people like you, a very selective number of heroes in particular, could i When she cauidance, she participated in the training with Chi-Woo But before she could coh her training had been when she was young, this training was created for Chi-Woo and wasn’t soave up in the ed to finish it Thus, Chi-Woo soon realized that he had said so out of the cave under the Evalaya volcano, Chi-Woo had pro his brother and all the other things that were happening at the saotten about it, Haould never have left for the fortress and ended up in this mess

“I’m…sorry”

“No” Hawa shook her head furiously “There’s nothing for you to apologize about If you really had the intention to help o”

“But…”

“I didn’t fulfill my part of the deal, either”

When Chi-Woo said he would help out, he placed a condition on it He wanted her to prove that she had all theher to rescue the eighth recruits However, Hawa failed tolike Ru Ahts Thus, she hadn’t been able to prove herself even when given the opportunity

“But what you did was really dangerous,” Chi-Woo said after listening to her quietly “Even if you had left, you shouldn’t have gone beyond the border You should’ve come back by yourself at least—”

“I couldn’t do that,” Hawa cut hih of Chi-Woo’s lecture

“Why?” Chi-Woo furrowed his brows “Were you blackmailed?”

“No” Hawa shook her head and told the truth “Because I didn’t want to I was actually all for it; I told them I knew the path outside the border even better as a member of a nomad tribe”

Chi-Woo looked at her for further explanation, and Hawa turned to scoff On their way back to the capital after rescuing the eighth recruits, Hawa felt keenly that she couldn’t wait any longer Hu Before, there was room for Hawa to compete and contribute since there were only a few of them, and heroes weren’t rowth systeed

Upon return, Hawa clearly sensed that every hero had grown tremendously simply because they here an important event had happened Of course, not all stood idly and did nothing, but it was hard for Hawa to accept that just because she wasn’t a hero, she couldn’t reap the sah she had also risked her life

After that incident, the Cassiubia League sent their envoy, and although huood way, Hawa felt nervous It see to fall forever behind and be cast away for good any moment now The fear drove her to action She didn’t care who it was as long as they gave her another opportunity That hy she approached any hero she could find and told the them

In the process, she realized that a hero like Chi-Woo was rare Most of the her that a native should just go tend the farm And such heroes were actually the nobler ones Some accepted her into their tea woman with mystical beauty like Hawa In the end, Hawa left the fortress thinking that nothing could be done and returned to the capital Since heroes who hadn’t athered in the capital, she thought she would be better understood here That was how she met the brothers and Abis

“It was quite a rare opportunity, and the condition wasn’t bad They didn’t treat natives badly or lay their hands on them I was satisfied with just that But…” Hawa didn’t finish She had si—who knew things would become so screwed up?

Chi-Woo was at a loss for words He understood what it was like to want to do so so desperately and fail

“Still…” Chi-Woo ot, if he really had the full intention of o However, he hadn’t done that even though he kne reat potential as a 3-star

ht deeply to himself

[But that’s why it’s more of a problem It’s impossible to knohich side she would turn to]

[People who have the same disposition as her usually…]

Chi-Woo recalled the conversation he had with Mimi before After a ain power at all costs?”

Hawa had her back to him, but upon Chi-Woo’s question, she suddenly looked over her shoulder at him

“…What if I don’t? Should I just sweep the floor every day while wearing shaiven and live the way I aer ht befall me any moment and kill me?”

Hawa had fully turned her body around now, and her eyes shot daggers at Chi-Woo’s

“I want to live”

“…”

“I said I want to live”

She wasn’t telling Chi-Woo to protect her She wanted to protect what she ain poill you do? How are you going to use it?”

“I’ one bit

“For yourself, Ms Hawa?”

“Yes,” Hawa confirmed her answer

“Can’t you explain it in more detail?”

Hawa’s eyes were blank, but she went on to voice the thoughts she had been suppressing all this time

“I don’t want to rely on other people and be a burden to others” If she had power, she wouldn’t have fallen behind in the rescue otten her neok</ehed at or looked down on Even when I don’t do anything, there arepatient any longer” If only she had power, none of these things would’ve happened If only she had power It was this power she needed “I want to pay them back a hundred, a thousand tis?”

Chi-Woo couldn’t retort Hawa had no noble purpose or higher cause for wanting power She si himself up to tell her no

“…” It was because he felt like he was looking at himself

Then, Hawa asked sorrowfully, “What else am I supposed to do?” Her voice was heavy with desperation “How can I earn this thing called power and use it?”

Chi-Woo felt a sense of déjà vu He recalled what he had been told

[You have to tell her Teach her and lead her to the right path then]

“…Please tell me,</e low

Her desperate pleaseavesdropped on the conversation until now outside the cave, Eshnunna reacted the same way