Choi Han looked refreshed after saying everything he needed to say. Strong passion could be felt coming from him.

He then waited for Cale’s response.

Cale opened his mouth to respond.

However, someone started to speak first.

“There is no way the smart Choi Han would say something like that!”

Choi Han and Cale both looked toward Raon after hearing the sudden shout.

Raon shook his head side to side before looking toward Choi Han the same way that he looks at Mercenary King Bud and continued to speak.

“We have all been fighting together since the beginning! Why do we need to combine our powers again when we have already been doing that?! Choi Han! You cannot become like the Mercenary King!”

Cale started to chuckle. He then responded in a serious tone.

“Choi Han is definitely smarter than Bud.”

“That is true! Human, you really are smart! You are sliiiiiiiiighty! Just slightly less smart than I am!”

“Yes, yes.”

Cale patted Raon's soft back.

He then realized something.

‘…Did he lose some weight?’

Raon's cheeks that had been chubby until they got to the Castle of Light were slightly less chubby. Cale started to frown.

He recalled Hong’s haggard face that had been shaking. He also thought about how On did not gain weight, unlike Hong and Raon.

Then those trashy bastards from the Cat tribe and the White Star popped up in his mind.

“…These damn bastards that need to be beaten to death.”

Choi Han and Raon flinched.

“Raon.”

“What is it, human?”

“Take out an apple pie.”

“Oh! Alright!”

Raon quickly took out an apple pie and pushed it toward Cale with sparkling eyes. Cale picked it up.

He then started to speak.

“Ah.”

“Ah?”

Raon, who repeated after Cale, felt a slice of an apple pie being pushed into his mouth. Raon closed his mouth with a part of the apple pie dangling outside.

“Eat up.”

Raon grabbed the slice of apple pie with both paws and started to eat even though he didn’t know what was going on. Cale mumbled to himself as he watched.

“…Can’t believe he lost some weight.”

Choi Han, who was watching this from the side, started to think.

‘Who?

Who lost weight?’

Choi Han blankly watched Raon’s chubby cheeks becoming extremely full because of the apple pie in his mouth.

He then started to laugh.

“Haha-”

It felt as if his heart was being tickled.

He really did choose the right path.

Everything was the same as usual and there was no despair, loneliness, or pain even though he said that they needed to all fight together against the White Star.

“Human, do you know why Choi Han is laughing by himself like that?”

“I don't know. How would I know? Well, I guess it is good to laugh.”

“Mm, that is true! It is good to laugh! Choi Han, laugh a lot! I will cancel the comment about you being similar to the Mercenary King!”

Choi Han started to laugh even louder.

Raon continued to nibble on the apple pie with wide eyes as he had never seen Choi Han laugh this loudly before.

However, Raon soon stopped eating and blankly stared at Choi Han.

Choi Han had started to speak after laughing for a while.

“To be honest with you, Cale-nim, I have been alive for a very long time.”

Plop.

The apple pie in Raon's two paws fell to the ground. Choi Han didn’t care as he continued to speak.

“That is why I am actually older than you, Cale-nim. I am older than Mr. Ron as well.”

Raon's eyes blinked a few times as he looked toward Choi Han.

Choi Han was still smiling as he continued to speak.

“I age very slowly. I think I will live for a very, very long time.”

out. He thought that this was the right

thought it would be okay to say it now in front of these

he thought that there was no need to keep

also came from a very far away place. I am probably the only one in this world who can read the words

at him

changed sometimes when he was scamming

if something happened to one of

other than Cale himself

not just for the

war that started at the beginning of the year, Cale's face was filled with emotion every time

felt the silence in the room for a moment before

was as pure

far away place. I came here when I was 17 and have lived alone

apple pie from the ground. Choi Han smiled at Raon before

frown. Cale looked as if he was contemplating something for a while before finally starting to

“…Choi Han.”

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

with a smile on his

his mind as

repulsed by

until just

Han could see Cale's expression becoming more complicated as if Cale knew

had been hesitating for a bit,

tell me you want to be called, ‘hyung,’ like his highness? Is that

“…Excuse me?”

If not that, Choi

expression became more serious with every word while Choi Han’s expression turned even odder. He then started

things

“Sure, Choi Han.”

finally returned to his

turned away from Choi Han and handed Raon another piece of apple pie as

dropping your

“…A, alright. H, human!”

quickly snapped out of it and started to eat the piece of apple pie. He then approached Choi Han and

“Choi Han! Eat this!”

Raon's methods

pie from Raon and patted him on

great and mighty

was the same

seeing Raon quickly returning to normal even

that Choi Han had a relaxed expression before

tell

thought the moment Choi Han told

what

or he could have ended up in Kim Rok Soo’s

no way

not say anything

and people related to them were

were better left as baggage

Choi Han’s refreshed face with no

Han was different

no point in having any regrets about not having that refreshed expression

to

However.

who had been enjoying his

location of the real Cale

to adjust to the

small feelings of guilt, regrets, concerns,

of those were

didn’t know whether this was the right decision, however, there were too many other

book that carried the clues to solve those issues

to take the book with

“Yes.”

had left the book here the first time because they had to go back and fight the White

Choi Han away

put the book in his spatial

you read to

“Yes, Cale-nim.”

of them headed back toward the secret

this secret passage to return to where Lord Sheritt and

was at that

“Human! What is it?”

Cale had stopped moving.

bag and a golden

lips oddly started

hear the voice of a Wind

a jackpot! I found some

one of the Wind Elementals that chased after the White Star's group, but it had returned earlier than

there was a reason this

the entrance to this village! Not

Cale had used when he left the village to smack

ceiling would appear if they

located on the other side

stealthily from that point to strike the White

“…He’s uselessly smart.”

about the secret passage from the

his subordinates here! He said to guard over this path to see if anybody comes

to get behind him

able to open the

only the person with the crown controlled all of the

Star had the crown before Cale, he could not

this village was something

oath of death, the curse from breaking it would make

told his

100 days for all I care.

as he started to

Raon followed

two of them

“Ah.”

turned toward Choi Han as

words that

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