“Is everyone ready?

“Hehe, I’ve been ready for quite some time now,” Rahmadat said.

Seo Jun-Ho looked around at the five others like a mother hen. There wasn’t much to worry about because all of them were always thoroughly prepared.

“Then, let’s go, Skaya,” he said.

“Okay…”

They arrived at the Dimensional Elevators with her Wide Area Teleport to find someone waiting for them.

“Oh.” Wei Chun-Hak quickly put out his cigarette. “It’s nice to meet you. I am Wei Chun-Hak of Celestial Dragon.”

“...Is that a joke?” Seo Jun-Ho asked.

“That’s unfair. I was merely showing courtesy to someone I’ve never met before,” he said, feigning innocence. “The Player I met last time was Seo Jun-Ho, but you are the savior of the world.”

“...It makes me uncomfortable, so please just treat me the same way you used to.”

“Well, if you say so, I won’t refuse.”

While Wei Chun-Hak was greeting the others, Seo Jun-Ho was looking at someone else. He greeted him after some hesitation.

“It has been a while,” he said.

“Yes… indeed,”[1] the Sword Saint said. The way he spoke was peculiar as if he didn’t know how he should treat Seo Jun-Ho.

Seo Jun-Ho smiled bitterly. He thought they had gotten quite close after he visited Kim Woo-Joong at the hospital...