PAID

I almost lost my master if I had been just a little later.

‘She seriously does this every time.’@@novelbin@@

I stared at the green syringe held in my master’s stiffened hand.

I knew what that was.

The moment it was used, it would push the body’s fatigue, mana, and condition to their peak. But after that—ten days of complete immobility.

How should I put it?

A drug that traded life for time.

I had been indebted to it once before, back when I rescued Alice from being trapped by a demon tree in the Swordmaster’s Forest.

Having experienced its side effects firsthand, I couldn’t help but furrow my brows.

‘Seriously, it’s just enough pain to not die. I couldn’t move at all for ten days, and full recovery took nearly two weeks…’

“Disciple, how did you—”

“What do you mean, how? You keep doing stupid things, so I came to stop you.”

Before I even realized it, my voice came out sullen.

“That’s…”

“I know. You were trying to share my burden and responsibility.”

Hearing that, my master averted her gaze, as if she felt guilty.

"The person who worked the hardest gets the most out of it? And you’re giving it to me? You’re joking, right?"

"Ha, Yellow Dog. Are you mocking us?"

"Jin Yu-ha… I have so much to say, but I’ll hold back."

"Jin Yu-ha, I never thought I’d say this to you, but… you’re kind of annoying right now."

"Junior… Did you not objectively assess yourself even after watching that footage?"

"Instructor. I haven’t been here long, but even I know who this skill belongs to."

"Savior… I even made a private edited compilation of your training sessions."