The wardrobe had three options: mask, clothes, and shoes.

Leather Shoes

Indoor Shoes

K-Boots

Common leather shoes immediately stood out, but the K-Boots made no sense to him.

<K-Boots have been equipped.>

Wow Seol-Hwi exclaimed in admiration. They fit perfectly and wrapped comfortably around his feet when he took a few test steps. He reached down and touched the ankle, finding that the boots appeared to be made of normal leather, albeit hard like a horse hoof.

Shall I wear this tomorrow?

He then went back to the first choice, the mask.

<Military Mask has been equipped.>

Oh He turned to admire himself in the mirror and his expression brightened. Rather than an animal mask, this one was one in indigo, black, and yellow. With these dark, subdued colors, it would be easy to blend into the night and into vegetation.

But this Seol-Hwi looked at the wall Bigun had smashed through. It was flustering, but he didnt need to move to a different residence.

Ahh. Seol-Hwi lay down on the bed. Ill worry about it later.

As usual, the save option popped up at the end of the month. Seol-Hwi overwrote his second slot, just in case.

And then he shut his eyes. It was winter; his bed was very cozy.

Seol-Hwi woke up confused. As soon as he opened his eyes, time froze. A while later, something absurd happened: Seokdu, the carpenter who accompanied him on the mission, was in his room with a hammer.

[Seokdu]

Hyung! The wall had a hole in it when I got here, so I fixed it.

Seol-Hwi turned to the repaired wall. It was like new.

Ah, seriously It was strange, but he got used to it the more he thought about iteven the capricious flow of time.

Speaking of which, another window popped up.

[Early in the morning, the members of the command unit hear that Seol-Hwi defeated Bigun.]

Who leaked the rumor?

Seol-Hwi then found himself presented with each members reaction.

[Yong Jin]

The captain took down Bigun?

Surely not.

In hindsight, it seemed like he had his own tricks.

Yong Jin seemed to be talking to someone:

[Jeok Seong]

Are the rumors reliable?

Im surprised.

Maybe the person we wanted is really

Jeok Seong was sitting on a branch when he heard the news. He seemed surprised.

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[Yorim]

I thought he was unusual. As expected.

We wont have any trouble from now on, right?

We should take good care of him.

Yorim paused in the middle of washing his face in the river to talk.

[Seo Ryeong]

So what do we do?

Im not angry, just a bit embarrassed.

No one knows him.

Seol-Hwi sat in the training room near the window. Unlike the others, her reaction wasnt good. That was no surpriseshe had less favorability with him than the others.

After a moment, his surroundings turned white and then Seol-Hwi was back in his room.

[Members favorability has increased.]

<Vice-Captains Favorability>

1st Member, Yorim: 60/100(45) (Friendly)

2nd Member, Jeok Seong: 60/100(45) (Friendly)

3rd Member, Yong Jin: 75/100(50) (Friendly)

4th Member, Seo Ryeong: 6/100 (100) (Curious)

Oh! Seol-Hwis eyes shone. With just one battle, his favorability level had increased, and the status too. This was a promising way to quickly increase his favorability.

Seol-Hwi took another look at his outfit in the mirror.

Clothes The military look was unusual, but cool. Should I get started?

He approached the door.

<Please set a schedule for month 10 of year 96. (15/36)>

Teaching

Take a Mission

Warrior Training

Walk Around

The choices here hadnt changed, but Seol-Hwi was troubled by the decision.

Hmm He was planning on taking warrior training, but hed changed his mind. After winning against Bigun, his favorability with his subordinates had risen. It made him wonder how they would react to him right now.

Teach as Vice-Captain (Available)

Perform the Captains duties (Unavailable)

Right. First off, favorability has to be at maximum. Seol-Hwi resolved to get his units favorability as high as it would get.

<You have chosen Teach.>

Another question.

[Where would you like to go?]

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Training Room

What? Thats it? Seol-Hwi was a little shocked by the lack of choice. Well, it might not pop up every time.

<Moving to Training Room.>

<Today, Hidden Truth members will be taught martial arts.>

Class didnt start right away. When the white light faded away, time was frozen and the members were looking at him.

[Yong Jin]

Oh? Your clothes are a little Where did you get them?

The more I look at it, the better it gets. Itll be especially good for moving at night, right?

I dont suppose you have any spares?

[Jeok Seong]

I want to ask you why youre dressed like that.

To be honest, I dont like it.

Im going to stay away from you.

[Yorim]

Everyone has their own tastes. I respect that.

What do I think? Well if you like it, what else matters?

Well, anyways, it has nothing to do with me so it doesnt bother me.

[Seo Ryeong]

Youre wearing that? Um, are they comfortable?

It looks a bit weird. Just my opinion, though.

Dont keep asking me. I hate answering you.

Yong Jin was welcoming, Jeok Seong didnt like it, Yorim was respectful, and Seo Ryeong didnt want to talk to him. At least he had their attention.

[Members favorability has increased.]

<Vice-Captains Favorability>

1st Member, Yorim: 70/100(10) (Friendly)

2nd Member, Jeok Seong: 60/100(-) (Friendly)

3rd Member, Yong Jin: 80/100(5) (Very Friendly)

4th Member, Seo Ryeong: 11/100 (5) (Curious)

Oh. He was surprised that their affinities would change.

His teachings proceeded.

[Day 1: Teach the Hidden Truth Squads Iconic Demonic Martial Arts <Advanced>]

[Day 2: Teach the Hidden Truth Squads Iconic Demonic Martial Arts <Advanced>]

Nothing special happened. They went through the material quickly

[Day 31: Teach the Hidden Truth Squads Iconic Demonic Martial Arts <Advanced>]

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The monthly schedule was done.

[Members level of understanding has increased.]

Same old messages.

It had been three months since. Usually, Seol-Hwi would be pretty bored at the end of the month, but it was different this time. The skills he gained made time move fast, and the memories slipped into his head in bits and pieces.

However, his three months of work did not give him the results he wanted.

[Members favorability has increased.]

<Vice-Captains Favorability>

1st Member, Yorim: 80/100(-) (Very Friendly)

2nd Member, Jeok Seong: 80/100(-) (Very Friendly)

3rd Member, Yong Jin: 80/100(-) (Very Friendly)

4th Member, Seo Ryeong: 31/100 (5) (Curious)

No one went past 80. He wondered if he should try changing his clothes again, but he didnt want to risk losing favorability instead. As a result, three members favorability sat at 80, while Seo Ryeongs was low. It probably had something to do with the previous incidents.

Well, it wasnt importantif he kept teaching, it would rise one day. Problem was

<Please set a schedule for month 3 of year 97. (19/36)>

Teaching

Take a Mission

Warrior Training

Walk Around

If he went with the same as before:

Teach as Vice-Captain (Unavailable)

Perform the Captains duties (Unavailable)

He couldnt do it. If he tried:

<You have nothing to teach the members.>

Teaching

Take a Mission

Warrior Training

Walk Around

And he was back where he started.

What do I do now? Troublingly, he had hit a wall in terms of increasing affinity.

Wait! Seol-Hwi picked the fourth option. Maybe this is the solution. Missions and warrior training had nothing to do with the command unit, so if there was an answer it would be here. And, now that he thought about it, there was an option for the command unit last time.

<Where would you like to go?>

Fourth Disciples House

Black Tortoise Garden

Command Unit Dorms

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As expected! He chose the third option without hesitation.

<Moving to the Command Unit Dorms.>