Chapter 275 (1/2)
Chapter 275
While Chi-Woo was busy preparing for the expedition, Haandering between the crossroads of life and death like usual After boldly approaching the legend and asking for his teaching, Hawa had been leading a repetitive life of going back and forth between her ho was simple; it closely resembled the method that his and Chi-Woo’s master, Byeok, used
He created a specific situation with his ie representation ability and left Hawa there That was the extent of his involveave no advice Thus, Hawa had to survive on her own again today Although she was the epitome of emotionlessness, she was still human, and she felt enormous disappoint
At first, she tried to coroan out of pride, but it wasn’t easy She wasn’t sure if it was an intentional arrangement of Chi-Hyun’s, but it was hard toin different situations with the darkness shrouding the their other characteristics, such as the sound they made, but she soon realized that the attempt was also futile No matter how much she searched, there was no information that matched the characteristics of the et a se representation space
It becae representation space was created based on es that she encountered were created by Chi-Hyun Moreover, it was clear that the mysterious monsters that appeared every time were monsters that only Chi-Hyun had directly or indirectly faced It ht be alien monsters outside of planet Liber Hawa felt most discontent about this fact She could understand if they were ht face on Liber, but she couldn’t understand why she had to risk her life to find ways to kill alienfor a chance, eventually set up aand formally protested to Chi-Hyun
Then Chi-Hyun replied like this
[This is Liber’s monster]
[And even if it isn’t, you should kno to deal with alien ht?]
Hawa’s rebellion sank with just those two sentences However, the words he said subsequently left a deeper impression on Hawa
[If you know yourself and your eneer even in a hundred battles As this expression goes, your chance of winning increases if you know your opponent in advance It should be a given that everyone should find outthat]
[However, will everything go the way you want it to go? Unless you becoe, there will surely come a time when you encounter an unknown situation or an unknown ene to do then? Will you co you don’t have any information about them?]
[You should be able to find the best way out anytime, under any circumstances I think this is a basic skill that you uide]
[Think carefully about why even though there’s an expedition leader, a guide takes the position as head of an expedition and is granted comparable authority to the expedition leader]
Every word hit her in the bones Technically, he wasn’t wrong If the head simply meant ‘a person who responds well to what they already know’, anyone could beco to Chi-Hyun’s advice, Hawa never co on external information, she tried to analyze the situation as much as possible and think on her own even if she didn’t knohat her opponent was On days when her analysis rong, she had to struggle with terrible pain and face death in the end, but everything she gained in exchange became part of Hawa’s blood and flesh
Therefore, Haalking alone in a forest shrouded in black today She walked quietly for a while to preventa sound Soon after, a forked path appeared in front of her Hawa looked around carefully, dropped on one knee, and carefully observed the forked path Then she narrowed both eyes and looked extreot up and beganto the middle of the three forked paths After a while, she heard a scratching noise and stopped walking again
Sasasasak! Hawa’s subsequent actions were very astute She showered the source of the sound with nugers she threw bounced away, and so rushed towards her with i around; even when it looked around, it couldn’t see anybody else because Hawa had alreadytrees Although she got caught by the ht away, Hawa had already taken the bow off her back and notched an arrow As soon as solow shone on its forehead The moment between life and death was decided in less than a second Hawa let go of the bowstring without hesitation
Twang! The arrow hit theforehead exactly As expected, it couldn’t pierce through the monster and bounced off, but—
Kirrrrrrr? Its reaction was different from before The monster, which was about to jump, hurriedly stepped back in surprise And at thatfor her next action, looked around after noticing that time had stopped Then she was surprised to see Chi-Hyun standing behind her She had no idea how long he had been there when she hadn’t lowered her guard for even a second
“You earned about three seconds” Chi-Hyun rubbed his chin and slightly lowered his head This was his habit whenever he thought so was ‘so-so’ In thepost Their job was to listen carefully to detect eney weather A skilled listening post could even heartunnels
Anyway, it was an essential skill to learn as a guide, and Chi-Woo thought what Hawa did just noas ‘okay’ Although an unknown opponent suddenly made a surprise attack, Hawa accurately attacked the eneht three seconds, but it was h time for the other expedition members to check and prepare for the appearance of an enemy; that was on the premise that they were all experienced and skilled heroes, of course
“Your response wasn’t bad, but…” Still, good hearing alone didn’t uide “What did you see at the three-way intersection?”
“I saw footprints going inwards”
“Tell ht process of how she reached the conclusion to pick the ulped and replied, “There were footprints on every path The middle path had the ht path had the least footprints”
“And?”
“There was one thing each path had in cons of exit”
“So?”
“So…I thought it would be better to go to a place with the most footprints”
“Why?”
Hawa paused for a ain, “Just because there were more people?”
“Rather than that…” Hawa hesitated and continued, “Since there was a higher possibility that the teaht it would be better to go there”
Chi-Hyun rubbed his chin again, but he didn’t lower his head this ti by your tone, that doesn’t seem to be the case”
“…”
“You ut feeling?”
“…Yes” Hawa honestly adhtly tilted his chin
“I won’t say your approach is wrong, but you weren’t able to get the right answer By your logic, you should have gone to the left”
Hawa inadvertently looked back at the intersection she passed
“There is one footprint on the path on the right The depth of the footprint suggests that they earing iron-plated shoes It doesn’t go along ith guides who generally prefer agile hten the load on their feet” Chi-Hyun was saying that since only one person went this way and wasn’t a guide, they went to die by themselves
“The middle path has a lot of footprints, but if you look closely, you can gauge their forht path, but all the light footprints are centered around the uide in theto protect a e or a priest” In other words, the teauide; since there wasn’t a guide, it couldn’t be a proper team
“On the contrary, the teah their nuuide led the way in the front, and the middle and rear are neatly placed, so the whole formation is solid”
Hawa’s expression see, ‘how the fuck can I analyze all that in such a short tiuide is the saht direction so that they won’t die on the ride” Chi-Hyun continued, “In that sense, the guide should always be certain Instead of saying, ‘I think so’, they should be saying, ‘This is what it is’ To be certain, they need to develop the ability to find even the smallest clue to narron the nued coloomy black forest disappeared, replaced by the official residence lit under the bright sunlight
Chi-Hyun said, “Good work”
Tap A box wrapped in a cloth fell in front of Hawa—it was a lunch box packed by Chi-Woo “Let’s eat”
Hawa sat at the office desk and stared at Chi-Hyun, who also opened his lunch box Thinking back, it was funny how this whole situation einally packed lunch for only his master, but at the request of several people, he made lunch boxes for others as well Haas one of the people he h Hawa didn’t ask for one, Chi-Woo packed one for her, telling her to take care of herself, and she didn’t turn down his offer However, when she first went to the official residence with the lunch box, it got stolen immediately Chi-Hyun, who looked indifferent at first, looked at the contents of the lunch box and took it fro, ‘This is the tuition, isn’t it? He at least has some manners’
No matter how many times Hawa said it was for her, all of her efforts were useless because Chi-Hyun shut down all her protests by saying, ‘I’et soe If you have any complaints, pack two lunch boxes next time’ In the end, Hawa had no choice but to endure and accept this situation On the other hand, when she asked Chi-Woo to pack two lunch boxes, he easily accepted—although Chi-Woo misunderstood and told her, ‘Ms Hawa, you eat ood?’
“Listen while you eat” While Hawa cursed Chi-Hyun inside her ”
“Please wait ato tell you” Hawa looked up while eating “I can’t co?”
Haas about to say, ‘Because I’ to join an expedition where Chi-Woo is the captain—,’ but Chi-Hyun’s response took her by surprise ‘He already knew?’ However, she calmly replied, “I don’t know exactly, but I think we’ll be leaving soon”
“You think you’ll be leaving soon?”
“…I heard thisthat he’ll finish all the preparations within this week”
Chi-Hyun snorted “Did he allow you to join?”
“No, I haven’t said anything yet, but I’ it up to him soon”
“Good Then we can proceed with the next training”
“?”
“Join that expedition and be acknowledged”
“By whom? Your brother?”
“Not only him, but everyone in the expedition,” Chi-Hyun said calmly, “Take the position of the head in your team”
Hawa doubted her ears Since it was thethe head was equivalent to winning everyone’s respect and acknowledgment However, this was incredibly difficult Haas somewhat aware of the present situation as well It was an expedition in which four of those renowned Celestial Lights were participating, and the other two confirmed members of the expedition were just as forhts No words were needed to describe Ru Amuh, and it was the same for Onorables Evelyn, as the Saintess of the White Horse General Excluding Chi-Hyun, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that this was the best expedition team for humankind at this point
And Chi-Hyun wanted her to play the role of the head in an important expedition like that? She would like to do it if she could, but it was not a position that she could get just because she wanted it