Chapter 47 - 46: Arrival at Mount Hua (21)

“How much time has passed since I passed out?”

“...”

Jin Ho felt a bit angry as Wolryung wasn’t answering his questions and was asking questions instead.

He was already worried since he couldn’t find Wolryung among the others. Then after searching through the whole mountain when he finally found Wolryung, his heart had almost skipped a beat, seeing Wolryung unconscious, lying on the ground with a pale face. Only after checking his pulse and steady breathing could Jin Ho feel a bit of relief.

But still, he couldn’t just sit still and was desperately trying to wake Wolryung up. It hadn’t been that long since Wolryung recovered from that incident at the Western Sichuan Alliance Branch. And now finding him unconscious in the middle of a quiet place like this was something that made Jin Ho feel uneasy. What if something went wrong with him again? What if... his young master never returned again? What would he do?

Jin Ho suppressed his anger with a dark face as he answered. His voice was shaking a little.

“I... I don’t know. When I found you, you were already lying on the ground, unconscious. And I couldn’t keep track of time. So, I don’t know how much time has passed.”

“...”

Wolryung was a bit confused upon seeing Jin Ho act like that. It wasn’t like him. For some reason, Wolryung felt like Jin Ho was acting like the time when he woke up after a month at the Western Sichuan Alliance Branch.

‘Why is he talking like that?’

This was getting uncomfortable.

‘Argh... Whatever. Let’s just ignore it. He will be fine. He is the protagonist, after all.’

“Hmm... Is that so? Well, it doesn’t matter.”

They could just know the time again by meeting with their group or they could just figure it out, seeing the Sun’s position in the sky. It wasn’t that important of a matter.

So, Wolryung, not caring about it, pushed himself up, standing.

“Let’s go, we should meet with the others. Oh, right!”

As the sudden realization hit Wolryung, he turned his head toward Jin Ho again.

“Did you see any crystal type stone in my hand?”

“...”

He was sure it was in his hand before he collapsed. But after waking up he couldn’t find it.

“Right. It also has a plum blossom flower inside it. Did you see it?”

“...”

At that question Jin Ho bit his lip as he couldn’t take it anymore. And with a dark face he answered.

“Is this really how you are going to be, young master?”

“...Huh?”

“We... couldn’t find you... We...”

“Hey, what’s the matter? Don’t act like that, man...” Seeing the atmosphere changing too suddenly, Wolryung tried to laugh it off awkwardly. “It’s not like I died or something. You can see I’m perfectly fine.”

“That’s not what I meant! Don’t cut me off mid conversation!”

!!!

As the sudden scream of Jin Ho tore through the air, Wolryung flinched.

“You were missing, and we couldn’t find you with the others...! It doesn’t matter! It doesn’t matter at all! What matters is that I found you in a condition where you looked like you were about to die!”

The corners of Jin Ho’s eyes started getting wet.

“This is a damn dangerous mountain! Why would you move alone at a place like this?! The hell do you take your life for?! Is this all a joke for you?!”

“...”

Wolryung was totally stunned and was hearing Jin Ho’s words without any interruption.

“I just can’t understand! It’s not like the world will end if you just care for yourself a little, would it? Just...”

Jin Ho’s tone started lowering as if fading into the thin air.

“...Just think of yourself a little. It’s already the third time you were in a life or death situation. If you die, what would the other things even matter for? So please...”

“...”

Jin Ho finally stopped talking, biting his own lips again. And for a moment, the whole area fell into silence.

“...”

On the other hand, Wolryung was still staring at Jin Ho with a blank face.

What was this situation?

‘How should I handle this?’