Episode 78: The Guardian Gate and the British Magic Association (2)

“Min-hyuk!” Jeong Pan-ho followed Kang Min-hyuk out, “Thank you very much. Thanks to you, Pan-soo survived.”

“…Pan-soo is alive!?”

“Yes. The doctor told me that if you hadn’t acted so quickly, my son would be dead.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Kang Min-hyuk was sincere. Jeon Pan-soo was not a likable man, but he never wanted him to die. He had also been a friend of Kang Min-hyuk’s – remembering fighting back to back with him on the battlefield drove Kang Min-hyuk to try his hardest to save Jeong Pan-soo. Whatever their relationship, he couldn’t turn away from an ally in need. Jeong Pan-ho knew of the resentment that stood between the two. He knew that Kang Min-hyuk did not save Jeong Pan-soo out of fondness, but the reason did not detract from the fact. The fact was: Kang Min-hyuk saved his son’s life, and there was no act more meaningful than that.

Jeong Pan-ho continued, “I thought a lot while watching Pan-soo in the hospital room. I have rejected you many times over, treated you unkindly. I know that an instant change in attitude comes across as peculiar, but I intend to repay your grace. I would give my life to it. So, Kang Min-hyuk…I am on your side from now on. My loyalty to Kang Deok-cheol remains unchanged, but once this generation fades into the next, you alone will have my sword.”

His message was clear, and in the articulation of his decision, something changed in Jeong Pan-ho’s eyes.

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