How Will You Choose?

Aside from Avadolan's story.

The letter also mentioned a very important name.

"...This may put you in a difficult position, but I still hope you'll find a chance to talk some sense into poor Kainara. She hates her ugliness and cares too much about her appearance and what others think of her. That isn't a good thing..."

"...Lastly, please take good care of this forest where we lived. Of course... most importantly, take care of yourself. You've given too much for me. You're the one I worry about most, my love..."

The letter ended there.

After reading it, the two of them could not help looking at each other.

"Fuck, Avadolan... So that's where the Ugly Elder Avadolan got her name from? She's a woman?"

Li Miao was somewhat stunned.

Even though he had long suspected there was more to the matter.

He had never imagined that the ugly boss in the forest was actually a woman. And judging from her husband's letter, she had once been very beautiful.

"She hates her ugliness?"

"Kainara used to be ugly?!"

Landfall found it hard to believe as well.

Li Miao rubbed his brow and shot him a glare. "Good thing I didn't fucking listen to you and do something stupid."

Landfall gave an embarrassed laugh.

Then, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to spot something else. He let out a soft sound of surprise, bent down, and picked up an item from the ground.

"...Bloodstained Skull Spike..."

"...A trial-taker unable to accept the wrong choice he made..."

"Hiss, could this be talking about the trial-taker's remains we found earlier?"

After reading the description, Landfall handed it to Li Miao beside him.

Li Miao looked at it and slowly nodded. "Most likely."

"Looks like the owner of those remains came