Chapter 189: Love and Obsession (4) (2/2)

“Ppyuppyu!?”

Then, she wrapped Steahed in relief It see a thu that was happening, Chi-Woo turned away When he returned, Haas sitting in the sahtly arched in bemusehts?”

Hawa looked up slightly, “I’ about you”

Chi-Woo’s eyes widened; had he heard her right?

“I’”

“Ah” Chi-Woo alht she was interested in him “It’s because—” Chi-Woo was about to answer, but quickly shut his ive otten for a moment what he had said to her before—that he'd help her become a hero if she proved her worth and accomplished achievements

Chi-Woo looked at Hawa’s emotionless face He hadn’t realized it, but there was intense passion blazing deep inside her eyes

“Ms Hawa” Chi-Woo thought that he ht have spoken too hastily before and cleared his throat He thought he should use this opportunity to talk to her properly at least once “This erous” He hoped that she would understand him and softly continued, “We’ve moved past the border, so we can’t expect help or support froe party like last time, but a shtly shook

“I…don’t want to see you break your back because you’re so intent on beco a hero” Chi-Woo could have just said yes and ht have felt better However, he told her his true thoughts Making achieveh he acknowledged her ability, she had a 9 out of 10 probability of dying if she couldn’t awaken her energy And Chi-Woo didn’t want her to die “I asked you to join us because no one knows the way better than you But even then, I think you’re taking an overwhelh risk”

“…”

“Ms Hawa, you should focus on your task and your survival Leave the rest for e go back” In a roundabout way, Chi-Woo was telling her to not put herself in harm’s way as much as possible

Hawa didn’t reply She stared at Chi-Woo for a while and finally said, “You…”

“?”

“You said you’d speak informally to me, but…” Her lips were crooked “You reverted back to your old way of talking” After saying this, she turned away and fell silent, her stare no longer on hi, but siht quietly passed

The next day arrived Apoline looked unusually happy for so It was all because of the dreahtht the dream was probably a real-life event she had experienced as a child that , almost traumatic event, Apoline didn’t dislike this dreaood memory In this dream, she stepped into a neorld for the first tiround after passing an alley A boy around her age stood alone and stared up at the sky blankly Then her father suddenly disappeared, and the boy slowly turned around And…

Apoline, whose gaze had beco They all did After passing through the meadow, they found the, as at the forefront, said while looking at his front and sides “One in the front One on the left One…no, two on the left?” Then the bush in front of the shouted while raising his tail straight-up A shadow juot into formation at once

“Kyararall!” The orously in the air and pluround Even after its crash, it floundered and tried to ers at it one after another as soon as she saw it Nangnang clicked his tongue and ran forward He hit the ground and cut the floundering monster’s neck with his sharp claws Even before its severed head fell to the ground, another pair of ed froe of the left, raised his foot as he saw a gray figure sliding out like soround and hit the monster with his fist

out, and a large hole appeared in the monster’s body When Jin-Cheon raised his foot and was about to kick its neck, the monster made a sharp cry and collapsed Hawa had lowered her body and stabbed its ankle with a dagger

When the eneed his direction and slammed down his foot The monster’s head burst before it could even make a sound Ru Amuh easily killed one monster by himself and turned back at the sa towards his back A sharp steh the trees, and the stem, which had a sharp end like a sickle, shot forward like an arrow Even though Ru Amuh could have blocked it, he didn’t

ht at the rasp When Chi-Woo yanked on it, his opponent ca towards him by force, and Chi-Woo threw a fist full of exorcis his hand back as soon as he renade exploding rang in the air, and the monster scattered like a spray of water Scraps fell to the earth like rain and disappeared without a trace

“I thought you were a priest, but were you a… a spell, stopped her incantations and glanced at hi heavily, Hawa stared intently at Chi-Woo, as if she was asking hie her perforaze froround and said, “They disappeared i, but it’s reed and voiced his thoughts

Jin-Cheon also smacked his lips and asked, “I’ve never seen them before, but I think we’re almost there Have you seen their traces?”

“I was just about toup little by little We definitely have to be careful fro at Hawa, he coughed and began toat them in turn, raised one of her brows and followed

Nangnang asked, “How long did it take for you to get fro About half a day?”

“Half a day Half a day…”

Apoline stared at Nangnang and Jin-Cheon as they conversed and glanced at Chi-Woo Then she said, “Let’s take a break”

Nangnang looked back “Huh? So sudden?”

“Five minutes will do”

“…Well, if it’s just five uessed Apoline’s intentions and accepted her request with a cough

“Over there” Apoline turned around at once “Ms Native?” She approached Hawa “Why don’t we talk for a bit?” She crossed her arood” Apoline started with a coht to the point, “But there’s no need for you to step forward”

She continued, “You cahter We need souide us since we aren’t yet familiar with this planet”

Hawa’s face stiffened as she looked at Apoline

Apoline said, “You just have to stick to that role From now on, please stay safe in your lane under our protection” Afterher point clear, Apoline turned around—no, she tried to

“Why?”

Hawa’s question stopped Apoline, and Apoline blinked at Hawa

“…Why?” Apoline repeated what Hawa had said and gently raised the corners of her mouth—as if she found Hawa’s question humorous