The war had ended in a single day. The coalition forces were victorious, and the ancient king had been defeated. It was a victory they could never have dreamed of achieving if not for Kang Yoon-Soo’s command and leadership.

“We’re victorious!”

“We protected the desert from the ancient king!”

The once-lifeless desert was filled with life as the coalition army roared and cheered. The trolls and the elves sat together, clinking their mugs and celebrating their victory. At some point, however, all of the coalition forces maintained a moment of silence to pay respect to those who were sacrificed in the war.

Most people were drunk and joyful, but one man solemnly walked across the desert, leaving behind all of the festivities.

‘It should be fine around here.’

Katz wiped the sweat off his brow and lowered the burden he had been carrying on his back. He had stopped in a beautiful place in the desert, filled with all sorts of flowers and plants. That was the place where all of the elves had worked, trying to revitalize the desert and return it to its former lush state.

“Hey, mister, who are you?” a voice called out.

“Ack!” Katz jumped back in surprise.

A young elf suddenly came out of nowhere, having snuck up behind Katz. She asked, “What are you doing here?”

“Umm… I’m giving fertilizer to the desert flowers,” Katz said awkwardly.

“Hm? You were going to take a dump?” the elf asked.

“No, no…” Katz said as he showed her a pot filled with bone dust. He continued, “I heard bone dust was good for plants.”

“Hmm… That’s fine. Try not to hurt the plants when you spread it,” the elf said before walking to another spot in the field.

Katz let out a sigh of relief. He did not dare imagine how the elf would have reacted if she found out the bone dust belonged to Kartheon.

“Do something good, at least,” he muttered as he spread...