Chapter 374
The Guide fidgeted with his fingers for a moment, as if he were debating what to say next.
“Um, if it’s alright... may I ask you for one favor?” he asked Do-Jun.
“A favor?”
“If, um... if someday you no longer need the map... I’d like to have it back.”
The Guide didn’t exactly look excited about parting with the map. He was shifting nervously, gulping every few seconds. He had told a lie during the Administrator Report Council, and swept up in the moment, he had handed the map to Do-Jun, something he should never have done in the first place. It wasn’t even a matter of neutrality. It simply wasn’t allowed.
“I think I can say this now. The truth is, the map already has an owner,” the Guide explained.
“Isn’t that you?” Do-Jun asked.
“No, my King. I’m just a custodian.”
Do-Jun stroked his chin and asked, “Then who’s the map’s real owner?”
“I’m actually not sure...”
How does he not know that...?
Seeing the confusion on Do-Jun’s face, the Guide quickly added an explanation. “The one who gave me the map told me the rightful owner would show up one day. I was supposed to be notified when that person emerged, but that instruction was given to me thousands of years ago, so I don’t even remember who gave me the map in the first place.”