I could no longer even offer the flimsy excuse of pursuing the True Ending.
But after voicing my honest feelings, I calmed down a little.
Once I came to my senses, I realized just how recklessly I had acted.
“Captain Kwak, but…”
I confessed the truth: it was still too early to hunt the fire dragon.
After hearing my full explanation that we had not met the prerequisites necessary to defeat Infernum, S2P’s final boss, Kwak Hanmuk raised an eyebrow and said,
“Yeah, but it’d be a shame to come this far and miss the True Ending. We busted our fcking asses in that dungeon, and we’re supposed to settle for the normal ending? Fck no.”
That was… also a fair point.
The True Ending really was right before us.
“And I want to hunt a fire dragon.”
After adding that there was no chance to properly fight the fire dragon in the normal ending, Kwak Hanmuk turned toward Mo Haein.
“Captain Mo, are you okay with it?”
Looking thoroughly chastened, I turned to Mo Haein.
She stared straight through me.
Without so much as blinking, she laid down one perfectly clear and simple condition.
“Promise me you’ll never do anything like that again.”
“Yes. I’m sorry.”
Filled with deep remorse, I answered without protest.
Then I looked at Je Hyuno….
He was walking toward me as he replaced one of his metal hands with the Crow Glove.
Je Hyuno flexed the hand he had changed into the Crow Glove.
Then he stopped in front of me.
The moment I…