Chapter 151
Song Jiwoon, who had approached the king—an entity classified as an S-rank demon-type in this world—without fear, did not leave the mountain afterward.
Ever since the king learned about Song Jiwoon’s skill, he found himself constantly thinking about him.
On quiet reflection, he realized Song Jiwoon bore a resemblance to an old friend—an upright knight who once clutched him and shouted that he would go in the king’s stead.
That was why, every time the king met Song Jiwoon, he taught him things—starting with how to regulate energy. What began with a few words turned into an hour, then a day, and then a week.
Eventually, the two spent every day together, conversing about much more than just skills, and around that time, Song Jiwoon began to call the king “teacher.”
The king learned that Song Jiwoon had left his home and entered the mountains to protect his only remaining family—his grandmother.
Song Jiwoon, in turn, discovered that the king had crossed over from another world through a rift.
[Teacher, what’s this?]
[Your growth is so fast—it felt wrong not to give you something.]
It was the tenth year since they’d met. The king handed Song Jiwoon a blue cloak.
[It bothered me that I’d never given you anything. Take it.]
[But this cloth is...]