Chapter 37 Part3 (1/2)
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They exited a short tunnel of light and arrived at the surface.
”Oh...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo raised his head, looking at the star filled night sky, as well as the gently s.h.i.+ning three moons, and said something stupid, which was unlike him. Each moon was radiating a pale, golden light.
”Wow...”
Jin looked around and also responded stupidly. It was only natural. It'd been about a year since Jin and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo were transported to the Underground Empire and they had never had the opportunity to look at the sky. So, they couldn't help but reminisce as they looked at the endless sky.
”s.h.i.+n Woo. Couldn't we live peacefully if we just stayed here?”
Was he drunk from the night sky's relaxing mana? Jin suddenly said something stupid again. Although he understood where he was coming from, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo cool-headedly retorted.
”If we do nothing, then the curse will eventually reach the surface and it'll fall to ruin. And it's not like we can rely on our seniors to do something about the curse.”
”...Yeah, that's true.”
”But since we're here, let's rest in a peaceful spot without any of the undead.”
”Really!?”
Peaceful, relax, rest. Just a few hours ago, those words had nothing to do with them. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo would always either seek an opponent and fight them, or would be engrossed in some effort to better himself.
Since he was always by Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's side, Jin had to remain ready at all times. That's part of the reason he had been training his Steel Heart or breathing.
”Though we'll need to learn more about the surface first.”
”I know. ...But s.h.i.+n Woo, what does it even mean to relax?”
Jin suddenly asked, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo smiled bitterly. In order to go to the surface, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had disguised himself in his human form and maintained his past life's expressions.
”Another question that's hard to answer.”
”I know what the dictionary definition is, but...”
Jin looked at the night sky and said.
”For me, relaxing used to be eating and sleeping if I had the time after a contest. Then I'd have the energy to run again. But in this body, I can't eat and I can't sleep either. I don't know what I should do to relieve my fatigue. Does resting even make sense for an undead?”
Ah, it seemed like he was still affected by his meeting with the heroes. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wanted to bring him to the surface for a change of scenery, but it had the opposite effect, making Jin feel even greater despair.
Should he tell him to stop complaining? No, if he did that, Jin would get discouraged. If that's the case, then... Lee s.h.i.+n Woo pondered the ways in which he could comfort his partner and then carefully said.
”...There are a lot of other ways to enjoy yourself.”
”So what, you're going to tell me how to enjoy myself?”
”Yeah, I can do that much.”
”...I see. Thanks.”
Good. Fortunately, he chose the right answer! Seeing Lee s.h.i.+n Woo so relieved, Jin grinned.
”You know, you don't have to always take care of me when I'm acting like a little kid.”
”It's important to take care of your comrade's mental health.”
”Comrade... Mm, yeah. ...Is that really enough for me?”
”?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo didn't really know what Jin's muttering meant, but with this, it seemed like Jin was feeling a bit better.
Perhaps he'd been gloomy because all they'd been doing is fighting recently and they hadn't had the time to relax and spend time with each other. Yeah, one way to relax was to talk with your comrade like this.
”...Mm, however.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo nodded his head in satisfaction since Jin was looking a lot better. However, he soon realized that this wasn't the time to be sitting here. They'd been entranced by the night sky's magic thus far.
”Where are we? Pleine told us we'd be transported to a safe location, but she didn't tell us anything else.”
”Yeah.”
[Shall I look around, Master?]
”I'm counting on you.”
Rem had no problem seeing in the day or night. Rem flew off into the night sky, and Lee s.h.i.+n Woo also looked around. He saw trees and thickets around him, so they must be in a forest or the mountains. That was the only thing no different from the Underground Empire.
[I have found a human city, Master.]
”Oh, really!?”
”You're really quick.”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo got excited all of a sudden. Indeed. Another facet that was different here was that there were living, breathing human beings!
While there was no guarantee that he could really do anything more with humans, it was a far cry from his and Jin's life of hiding amongst the undead and enduring thus far. So, they felt touched.
If they met a lot of humans, then they might despair like before, but even so, they wanted to meet humans, not the undead, living peacefully.
[It looks like an incredibly large city. It is still lively, even though it is night time. Security is tight as well.]
”Really? If this place was deliberately chosen as my starting coordinates, then I'll have to thank Pleine. ...What should we do? Should we go in right away?”
”Would they accept outsiders at this time of day? Apparently, security's tight too.”
”We'd obviously go in undetected.”
”...”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo firmly declared. Immediately after, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo looked at his and Jin's appearances. Not only was Lee s.h.i.+n Woo disguised as his human form, but he was also equipped with ordinary armor and a cape. However, Jin was the problem.
When Jin became level 7, his bones became thicker and tougher, while his body became bigger. Furthermore, his Steel Heart armor made him so threatening that it felt like he could snort at a knight and blow him away. Anyone seeing this impressive warhorse would be suspicious of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.