A rainforest, by definition, was a forest where rain fell in abundance.
The Black Forest that Argio had made his home was the same. Temperamental rain fell almost every day. Pitch-black fog laden with poison often settled over it, while the muddy ground concealed its friend, the swamp.
“I like rainforests.”
Every kind of gold, silver, and treasure overflowed within that forest, whose foliage was so dense that not even sunlight entered. Poison was medicine, and excellent poison could become an excellent elixir. Such splendor blooming upon heaps of corpses…
“Then I will see you in fifteen days.”
“Yes, O Divinity.”
“Rainforests invariably contain treasure.”
Rapturous treasure that transformed everything into beasts.
“Oh!”
A youthful voice rang through the garden at the religious order’s headquarters.
“Gio Hyung!”
“Student Cha Yisol.”
Cha Yisol had seen a welcome face after a long absence.
“I stopped because the garden was beautiful. I never imagined I would see such a precious face.”
Platinum-blond Gio approached Cha Yisol wearing his characteristic refined smile. Still holding his partner’s hand, Cha Yisol also ran to Gio and greeted him with his bright face.
“It’s been so long!”
“Yes. It has been a long time.”
“I’ve been well!”
“Goodness… You have stolen my question.”
“Have you been well, Hyung?”
“I, too,…