They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 323: The Forest of Regrets

Everyone could see it. Even though he spoke to them all, his true words were for her.

“You’ve all done more than enough,” he repeated, this time with a small nod, as if sealing a vow in his heart.

“And I’m truly, deeply grateful.”

A heavy, emotional silence settled over the group. None of them flinched. No one took a step back. Their hearts had already been set long before they even reached this forest.

They were in this together, for better or worse.

“I told you already,” Nnenna replied, her voice steady and clear, “I didn’t just come on this mission for you. I came to improve my own skills too.”

She met Abuchi’s eyes directly, knowing fully well that his earlier words had been meant for her most especially.

“So after doing ‘more than enough,’ I still want to do more, not just for you, but for myself as well. I can’t grow if I keep hiding inside the castle. I have to face real danger. I have to be out here.”

Abuchi gazed at her for a moment, a mix of pride and worry flashing in his eyes, before he gave a small nod.

“Okay,” he said simply. “I understand.”

He then turned his eyes to the rest of the crew, Ekene, John, Karen.

All of them stood firm, their faces set with determination. There was a trace of fear in their expressions, of course there was.

No one could blame them.

It was called the Forest of Regrets for a reason.

But none of them looked like they were about to back down.

Abuchi let out a deep breath he didn’t know he had been holding.

“Alright then,” he said with a small, tight smile. “Let’s go.”

Without another word, the crew, the team, began moving forward.

between safety and madness, heading into the

that moment, they would have thought

their right mind would willingly enter

what they were doing. Marching into the heart of danger, chasing

Two Weeks Later

Forest of

a monstrous sea of trees, a place where sunlight barely touched the

noises echoed through the air,

the deeper they went, the

the group trudged on,

Swish. Swish.

they hacked a rough path forward. Their clothes were torn, their faces smeared with dirt and sweat, and their

still haven’t found a way out,” Karen said,

to take less than a week? Doesn’t that mean we should be close to the exit by now? Why are we still walking like we’re lost? I

wasn’t trying to be negative, she was

one could blame

food supplies had long

were surviving on whatever they could find in the forest, fruits,

was safe and what wasn’t. Thanks to her knowledge, none of them had been poisoned

walking through an endless, suffocating forest day after day wasn’t exactly comforting,

down on the mind

everyone was tense, their nerves stretched thin

Abuchi felt like sighing.

He was tired too.

than tired, he was confused and frustrated, but he had

“Let me see if I can spot anything… maybe we’re closer

Everyone agreed quickly.

in their tired eyes

bark and began to climb, his muscles straining,

he reached a high branch where he could

forehead, took a deep breath, and

His heart sank.

he could see was