Bang Jin-Hun smirked faintly. “...Are you mad about something, Mister Jin-Ho?”

“No, I am not.”

“Really? You seem mad, though?”

“No, I am not.”

“Eii~, you sure look mad about something, you know?”

“As I said, I'm not... Assembly Master Bang.”

Bang Jin-Hun cackled at that curt response coming from Kang Jin-Ho.

'Argh, dammit! If I laugh anymore, I might get stomach cramps!'

This was a special privilege only Bang Jin-Hun could enjoy. One could search the world high and low and still wouldn't find someone as strong as Kang Jin-Ho, who also happened to be so... naive, too.

Gently ribbing Kang Jin-Ho from the side and watching his response was one of the few joys in Bang Jin-Hun's life currently.

Bang Jin-Hun forced himself to stop laughing and asked Kang Jin-Ho. “I mean, this isn't something to get angry about, is it? This shows just how many people are willing to learn from you even at the risk of dying, you know? They are all willing to bet their lives for this chance.”

“Betting their lives, you say?” Kang Jin-Ho muttered back, his expression unreadable.

Did these people actually know what it meant to risk their lives?

Maybe Kang Jin-Ho was making a mistake here. These people lived in a different era. A different world, basically. The concept of 'risking one's life' to become stronger might be like trying to catch a wandering cloud to them since they hadn't been living in a world of kill-or-be-killed.

Even if that was the case...

'Was what I said that difficult...