There was a difference between being killed by a monster and another Awakened. After the death of the Suzuki sisters, who used to be the group’s main powers and leaders, the remaining ten Awakened completely lost their fighting spirit. Not even a single one of them looked at me by mistake. They simply collapsed on the ground and waited for their painful wounds to recover. I needed someone to take care of the injured and other unpleasant tasks.

I couldn’t keep the Korean guy because of his nationality, so I chose a tall Australian who looked like a beanpole. Woo Yeon-Hee’s Physical Healing skill had the lowest potential out of all of her skills, but it had reached B-class due to the item’s effect. After she used the skill multiple times on the beanpole, he recovered to the point where he could limp and move around.

He approached me and acted tactfully. He stacked his hands in front of his body, bent his waist forward, and stopped in that posture as if he wanted to prove that he had learned manners under his previous Japanese leader. His...