Rescue Plan (Monthly Ticket Requests at Month's End)
This time, I really was prepared.
Han Su had been keeping an eye on the Mechanical Fragment's pointer. It now sat between "1" and "2."
If his guess was right, Shimmering Descent would arrive in just over a day.
For Wei Lan, this was an operation that filled her with excitement.
Though it might be an operation whose progress no one else could even notice, Han Su had indeed made thorough preparations this time.
Seeing the determination in Han Su's eyes, Wei Lan stopped asking questions, though her expression grew complicated.
Just before leaving, she suddenly stepped forward and gave Han Su a gentle hug. "I don't know what we're up against."
"But don't carry everything by yourself. You're exhausted."
"Did you know? You're actually pretty good-looking. If you transitioned, you might have a chance of passing our organization's preliminary selection..."
"But your eyes... there's no light in them!"
"..."
After seeing Wei Lan off, Han Su checked himself in the mirror. What was all that about having light in his eyes? Who had eyes like light bulbs?
Aside from having a few more bloodshot veins, his eyes looked no different...
And he was clearly full of fighting spirit right now, wasn't he?
Whether it was the twists and turns the black cat had led him through the last time he entered the Ancient Castle, or the various rescue ideas that had come to mind concerning those secret passages, all of it had filled him with fierce anticipation and a desire to take on the challenge.
Shimmering Descent had happened countless times, but this was the first time he'd actually looked forward to returning to the Ancient Castle.
That was why he'd come back from the base this time. Since he was