Chapter 297 Part2 (1/2)
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When Kratia and Prince had escaped the Archmage's spatial magic and were barely able to recognize their situation, they realized that they were inside of a dungeon they've never been in before.
”What exactly is going on...”
”I don't know either.”
Kratia shook her head in response to Prince's quivering voice. Of course, Kratia knew that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had activated the Bone Gate, but she had no intentions of explaining that to Prince. She wasn't in the mood to anyway.
”That man... did he do this?”
”Nope. ...Since he tried to kill me.”
”...What about my junior?”
”...”
”Hey, I asked what happened to my junior!?”
Kratia wanted to retort, 'And how the h.e.l.l would I know?', but she held herself back. It seemed like Prince was worried about Lee s.h.i.+n Woo as well, so she just gave her a small hint.
”He's probably alright.”
”How do you know that!?”
”Because it's there.”
Kratia said, and looked at Rem. Prince's eyes went wide-open, as she hadn't noticed Rem until now, and Rem reported mechnically.
[Master is safe.]
”Right?”
”H-How? No, it's a relief that he's alright...”
Prince was genuinely relieved. Kratia felt the same, but in a way, she felt a bit disappointed as well. The fact that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was able to safely escape from that situation meant that there was something that he hadn't told her about.
'...But what's important is that s.h.i.+n Woo's alright. Jin is probably ok too.'
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo never had to tell her everything. When she thought about it like that, she thought that she may have asked way too much of Lee s.h.i.+n Woo before, or that she had improperly measured the distance between them. Perhaps that was inconvenient for him.
”Hoo...”
”He's safe, so why do you look so down?”
”Relations.h.i.+ps are harder to figure out than magic...”
”Where is this coming from!?”
Prince and Kratia had recovered from their initial shock from meeting the Archmage, and when they had managed to barely straighten themselves out, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo and Jin entered the dungeon they were in.
They had realized this through Rem flapping its wings and flying towards Lee s.h.i.+n Woo.
”You're all alright.”
[Master!]
”Yeah, it's a relief that you're safe as well.”
”Junior!?”
”s.h.i.+n Woo!”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, who had reclaimed Rem, moved the Bone Gate that was in Rem's inventory back into his own. In the process, he noticed the Bone Gate could now transport three people at a time.
As expected, absorbing bones allowed the temporary activation of the Bone Gate, but it also permanently strengthened it as well. When he thought about it like that, it really wasn't any different from his other bone equipment.
”It's actually a relief that I fed it so much...”
”Junior!”
'Because of that, I was able to save Prince as well,' he muttered in satisfaction. Then, someone rushed over to him, which turned out to be Prince. Her eyes were br.i.m.m.i.n.g with tears.
”I'm so glad you're alive. It's such a relief! Huuuu...”
”Uh... I'm glad you're safe too, Senior.”
In Lee s.h.i.+n Woo's original plan, Prince wouldn't have been saved, but it seemed like she believed that Lee s.h.i.+n Woo had staked his life on saving her. It was a blow to his conscience, but right now, he needed to come out strong!
”You sent us over here, right? That consumable must've been really expensive! I thought you were a good guy before, but it turns out you really are!”
”Ha, haha...”
It seemed like Prince had come to the same conclusion as Feotane Von Seldin. Lee s.h.i.+n Woo decided not to correct her misunderstanding and laughed with uncertainty. Though her face was a mess, Prince beamed. She was the type of person who cried with a runny nose when she was relieved and touched; he couldn't say he hated that type of person.
”But it wasn't free.”
”Huh!?”
”I'll collect on your life debt later. Isn't that how it works?”
Lee s.h.i.+n Woo said and grinned. Then, Prince, who had been grabbing onto his arm, loosened her grip on his hand, paled, and stepped back. It seemed like she was making an even larger misunderstanding.
”I-I told you I have someone I like.”
”I know. Hahaha.”
While Lee s.h.i.+n Woo teased Prince to no end, Kratia quietly came over and held onto Lee s.h.i.+n Woo. There was a lot she wanted to ask him, but right now...
”s.h.i.+n Woo, I'm glad you're alright.”
”Yeah. Thanks, Kratia. Let's talk later.”
”...Ok.”
”...”
On one side, there was Prince, and on the other, he was speaking with Kratia. Seeing that, Jin felt extremely uncomfortable.
Jin had died and revived with Lee s.h.i.+n Woo, but he didn't really want to be complimented for that. But as a result, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo was surrounded by women and was being thanked by them, which p.i.s.sed him off!
But no matter how p.i.s.sed he was, or how much he much he sc.r.a.ped the ground with his feet, Lee s.h.i.+n Woo wouldn't understand how he was feeling.