"Rok Soo, is your body feeling okay?"
Cale started to think after hearing what Lee Soo Hyuk said to him as soon as he came up.
'Is this the right time to tell him?'
The Kim Rok Soo of this world responded to him.
– You're probably thinking about telling him after taking care of the monster. But who knows when you will go back?
'That is true. But what if his mind is a chaotic mess during the battle because I tell him the truth right now?'
– Soo Hyuk hyung already knows that you are different from before, doesn't he?
Cale recalled what Lee Soo Hyuk had told him earlier in the night before they started the battle.
'Kim Rok Soo, I know that you are hiding something.'
'You are the same Kim Rok Soo I know from the past, but I know that something has changed.'
The Kim Rok Soo of this world calmly continued to speak.
– I understand why you are hesitating.
"Pffft."
Cale subconsciously chuckled.
Although the Kim Rok Soo of this world was only twenty years old, Cale thought that the only one who could truly understand him was himself.
'It is beneficial to tell him.'
– Yes. Plus, Soo Hyuk hyung isn't the type to carry a chaotic mindset into battle.
'That's true.'
It was beneficial to tell him.
However, Cale couldn't help but think about the Lee Soo Hyuk of his world who had left his side a long time ago.
'I also need to think about your situation once I leave.'
– Yes.
The situation once Cale left this body.
It was possible that the Kim Rok Soo of this world would take over the body right away, but it was also possible that he might faint or something and take some time before he woke up in his body again.
It would be great to have at least one helper in case something like that happened.
"Rok Soo."
Cale made up his mind.
"Yes, hyung?"
"Your body?"
Cale nodded his head after hearing the question again.
Lee Soo Hyuk felt relieved seeing Cale smiling and nodding his head unlike how he had been earlier.
Cale's condition was much better than earlier now.
'Objectively speaking, it's still not good though.'
He was still pale.
But the fact that he was no longer convulsing or coughing up blood was a relief.
Cale started to speak at that moment.
"My body is still not in a good condition."
Flinch.
Lee Soo Hyuk's shoulders flinched.
'...I thought he had been okay since our meeting in the grand assembly hall earlier.'
Had all of that been an act?
Had he pretended to be okay because he was concerned that the others would be worried?
