After my conversation with Cha Hee-Ra, I decided to throw the bait. It was honestly a gamble, but Jung Ha-Yan had to be involved as she had also hit a wall that she couldn't quite overcome, just like Cha Hee-Ra.0

It wasn't that difficult to overcome the wall, and the solution was simple. Thus, the mock battle was decided. It would have been great if I could consider each and every single variable that could alter the outcome, but I didn't have the luxury of time to do that.0

It was exactly because I had no time that I couldn't think about Park Deok-Gu's issue.0

‘It’s unfortunate.’0

I wouldn't have done this if I had time, but we were in a pinch, so I had no choice but to send Han Sora another quest and ask her to save the continent once more. Cha Hee-Ra was important, but Jung Ha-Yan was more impactful to the overall situation.0

I got even more convinced of that when I recalled Kim Hyun-Sung's stories about Jung Ha-Yan's exploits. In other words, I had no choice but to focus on Jung Ha-Yan, as Jung Ha-Yan's growth would drastically increase our chances of victory.0

Honestly, I wouldn't...0