Hope could turn those who clung to life and feared death into heroes who risked everything.
Light was already shining in the darkness-shrouded Underworld.
But Chu Mu felt that the light had been there all along.
Natasha, Oleg, and everyone who struggled to keep the Underworld going-they were the beams of light illuminating that darkness!
Without them, this place would have perished when Cocolia sealed off the Underworld.
Before dawn arrived, someone had to cast a little light into the dark.
Chu Mu lowered his head and typed two words on his phone:
"Thank you."
Natasha looked at him in surprise.
Chu Mu continued:
"Before returning to Belobog, I kept worrying that I'd come back and none of you would be here. Thank goodness you're all still here."
Only that old man was gone.
A hint of loneliness crossed Chu Mu's face.
Noticing his expression, Natasha took his hand and said gently:
"This meeting will probably last quite a while. How about we take a walk somewhere else? You haven't been to Rivet Town since you came back."
"Rivet Town? Isn't it sealed off?" Chu Mu looked puzzled.
"It is, but a lot of supplies were left behind there, so we go in quite often." Natasha smiled. "As long as we avoid a few spots, it's generally safe. Besides, being a doctor alone won't save the Underworld."
At first, Chu Mu did not understand what Natasha meant.
Not until he followed her out of the Mechanical Settlement and back to the Clinic in Boulder Town.
He watched Natasha take a hand cannon out of the Clinic.
And it was a revolving, repeating one!
Chu Mu felt he still had a few things to learn about this teacher of his who treated the sick and saved lives.
*Maybe calling her the