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Bang! Bang! Clatter—!
Ye-Ji’s helmet hit the tunnel floor and rolled noisily across the asphalt. The loud clank of metal striking pavement echoed through the space, immediately drawing attention from all directions.
“Hyungnim! Are you alrig—What the hell?!”
“Wait. Miss Ye-Ji?! What are you doing here?!”
Jae-Hyuk, who had rushed forward in concern, dropped his sword in sheer shock.
Ji-Eun’s eyes went wide, and she quickly covered her mouth with both hands, stunned into silence.
“What’s going on? Who is it?”
“Wait, it’s not a monster? It’s a person?!”
The battlefield fell still—attackers halted mid-charge, defenders locked in place.
The clang of weapons gave way to a wave of confused whispers, sweeping through the dust-choked air like wildfire.
Then, Eun-Ho slowly lowered his sword.
“It’s been a while,” Eun-Ho said.
“Eun-Ho.” Ye-Ji trembled as she avoided his eyes, visibly shaking.
Is she scared that I might attack her? I want to tell her that she’s safe and everything will be alright and that there’s no need to be afraid…
However, he couldn’t bring himself to say it, not when the reason they were here was painfully clear.
Clad in gleaming armor, polished spears in hand, they hadn’t come to talk. They were there to stop them.
Ji-Eun’s voice was filled with concern as she stepped forward. “Ye-Ji, are you alright? We’ve been so worried. You disappeared so suddenly…”
Ever the kind soul, she seemed more worried about Ye-Ji’s well-being than her trial.
“I’m fine…” Ye-Ji mumbled quietly.
Whether it was because of this trial, or something terrible that had happened while they were apart, the fire in her personality had dulled significantly. This was the same Ye-Ji who used to bicker endlessly with that loudmouth.
“Wait, speaking of which… Where is everyone else?” Eun-Ho asked.
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