Chapter 290: Testing (3)
‘Why are they so happy, even though I didn’t actually get stronger...?’
The party members’ reactions were far more intense than I expected.
They said things like, “Now I can finally sleep with peace of mind,” or “Do you know how anxious we were every time you went into a gate?” and “It’s about time you came to your senses.”
I stood there with a bewildered expression, and Lee Yu-ri, nicknamed ‘Gukbap,’ spoke up.
“We train so we won’t have to send you into dangerous situations alone.”
“...Huh?”
“Exactly, Jin Yoo-ha,” Shin Se-hee added in a slightly scolding tone. “Whenever something unpredictable and dangerous happens, you’re always the first to throw yourself into it.”
I guess they had a point.
Because I had played the game and knew the most about strategies and enemy weaknesses, and as the sub-DPS, I could make quick, flexible decisions in combat. But in doing so, I hadn’t realized how much worry I had caused my team.
‘Still... it’s heartwarming to see how much they care about me.’
To my surprise, they had all grown stronger than I expected.
In a world without gacha mechanics, where you had to rely solely on your own strength to push forward, I’d been feeling a lot of pressure.