PAID

Baek Seol-hee had been observing everything from the moment Jin Yoo-ha and his party entered Taebaeksan.

Bound by Rina's magic, she could not approach within 10 meters of Jin Yoo-ha. Nor could she interfere physically, wield a sword, or attack in any way related to him.

‘At least climbing the cliff isn’t restricted. That's a relief.’

Climbing the cliff slightly away from Jin Yoo-ha, she felt a strange sense of nostalgia. She had trained in this very place herself once.

It was a time when, no matter how hard she trained alone, her skills seemed to hit a plateau. The potential for growth was there, she could feel it, but her usual methods weren't yielding results. It was then that Rina had brought her to Taebaeksan.

Indeed, the mysterious properties of this place, which limited 90% of one's mana and physical abilities, allowed for training that couldn’t be done elsewhere.

Even in these constrained conditions...

— "SQUEEEEAL!"

The sudden appearance of the Drake, which blocked the path of her disciple and his companions on the cliff, had caused Baek Seol-hee to tense up. In such a perilous environment where weapons were hard to use effectively, her disciple was in real danger. But Jin Yoo-ha, even in that dire situation, showed resourcefulness and successfully dealt with the Drake.

She didn't know who had trained him, but he was an excellent disciple.@@novelbin@@

And now, they had reached the critical location—the Sword Sovereign’s abode.

The woman who greeted them was lazily puffing on a pipe with an indifferent expression—the Sword Sovereign.

Even after all these years, Baek Seol-hee still found her distasteful. A woman who was endlessly frivolous, careless, and rude.