#34. Torrent

“One of them is an invitation from Lord Parthenon, and the other is from Lord Anatolius.”

Kim Jin-Woo had already anticipated Anatolius to contact him, but Parthenon reaching out to him was unexpected.

“Hmm…” He had a feeling that things were about to go in an unwanted direction. The Black Merchant kept silent as he continued to hold out the two envelopes and the wooden box.

After some deliberation, Kim Jin-Woo decided to open Anatolius’ letter first. Together with Dominique, who had been waiting by his side with bated breath, they leaned in to read the contents of the letter together.

“The circumstances were inappropriate for me to extend my help to you, but nevertheless, I continued to root for your victory even from afar. For delivering more than what was promised, I will be extending my fullest support to you as appropriate. As soon as things are ready on my end, I will have them delivered to you via the Black Merchants. I congratulate you once again on your victory, Undefeated Commander.”

The contents were nothing special, but Kim Jin-Woo was focused on the words “fullest support”. The amount of support he had already received thus far was immense, so he was eager to find out what more he would be able to receive at its fullest.

And with Anatolius now calling him the ‘Undefeated Commander’, he couldn’t help but feel the dynamics of the relationship between them were changing. Whether it was a good or a bad thing, he would have to find...