Hong-shin quickly uses her movement skills and runs as far as she can from the Black Rabbit Union. She fears that the nut job might change his mind and give orders to bring her back. She has no way to read whats in her fake brothers mind. Hence her fear only grows bigger and bigger as she flees.

Naturally, she heads for a place she assumes is out of reach for the Black Rabbit Union.

Hong-shin, who has been running fiercely for some time, frowns and gradually reduces the speed of her movement skill. Then, one word pops up in her mind.

Diarrhea?

Then another thought follows after that conclusion.

No way.

She wonders if hell come after her. As if diarrhea and no way have bad blood with each other, her stomach grumbles and a drop of sweat drips down her forehead.

Why here of all places? Is it the poison?

Hong-shin walks with her hands on her stomach.

Poison comes in various types, but most will have bugs (, insects) grow in the hosts body after a certain amount of time passes. The principle is if the insects are not killed with an antidote, the ingester will die.

The reason why this dangerous poison is not widely used is simple. The production process is troublesome. However, Hong-shin cant doubt whether the poison is real or fake since she doesnt know who her fake brother is.

Her life is on the line.

So, thats why the sudden stomach ache is making her even more flustered. Shes never ingested poison before, so she cant know if one of the effects includes diarrhea. However, she assumes that it is natural to hurt this much since shed taken the poison on an empty stomach.

Hong-shin swallows her saliva and staggers as she looks around.

Please. Please. Ill be good for the rest of my life. Please.

She cant find a single bathroom.

Hong-shin, who is about to cry tears in frustration, hurriedly calms down. Thats because she thinks that she might shit her pants earlier if she bursts into tears. She struggles to find a bathroom or a deserted forest while holding onto her senses, which she loses for brief moments.

Whenever that happens, a couple of the peddlers passing by will eye Hong-shin strangely. This causes Hong-shin to flee the scene using her movement skill with a bright red face.

Please anybody, help me.

And she again stops her movement skill in a place where theres no one around.

She might really wet her pants if she continues running.

On the secluded road, Hong-shin takes a deep breath and simultaneously squeezes her sphincter. Perhaps she might have already lost control if she hadnt mastered martial arts. In any case, Hong-shin manages to prevent this ill fortune with the resistance of a body she had trained mercilessly.

Then, Hong-shin notices someone running fast enough to cause a dust storm on the road she is running on.

As fast as the wind.

Hong-shin thinks that her footwork is outstanding, but that speed is one she cant win against even if she is in perfect condition.

From top to bottom, a man dressed in prim white clothes () passes by momentarily and glances at her.

Hong-shin swallows as the man passes by.

A master!

At that instant, the nobleman in white () stops his movement skill a distance away and asks Hong-shin.

Miss, is everything alright? You look quite pale.

Hearing the rich, deep voice, Hong-shin hesitates before replying with a tired voice.

Poison

As soon as the word leaves her mouth, Hong-shin becomes horrified.

Ugh, what am I doing?

The opponent here is a Kangho warrior. How can she tell them shes been poisoned? Regardless, Hong-shin is in such a bad condition that she couldnt care less and says.

Im looking... for the bathroom.

The man strides up and says with the most serious expression.

To put it simply, you were poisoned, and youre in a hurry to go to the bathroom? Hop on. I was on my way to my favorite place, and if you dont want to handle your business in the woods, Ill take you there quickly. You look pale. Hurry up.

The man shows his back without questioning Hong-shin at all. Hes such a generous man.

Hong-shin asks, thinking about what she can do if he is ambushed.

Is it close?

Ill run at full speed.

Id appreciate that.

After getting on the mans back, Hong-shin tightens her sphincter. If she had slacked off in training, she would have wet her pants then and there on his back.

Running as fast as a wild horse, the man says.

Hold tight.

While Hong-shin barely answers with a frown, the surrounding countryside is passing by quickly.

Thank you.

It is a tremendous speed, but the mans voice is even calm.

Stay calm. You can overcome anything if youre calm.

After a while, the man enters a neighborhood with a scattering of small shops. He quickly drifts through the construction site, letting Hong-shin down as soon as he arrives at the bathroom behind his favorite store.

Hurry in. Ill be at the store, so make yourself.

Hong-shin finally arrives at salvation with a pale face. As soon as the man disappears, Hong-shin lowers her pants and relieves the crisis. She is once again impressed by the mans kindness. Maybe because its diarrhea, but the sound is too loud.

It is, no doubt, the biggest crisis of her life.

Hong-shin thinks as she pinches her nose.

Im beyond grateful, but I dont think I can look at him in the face.

Hong-shin unknowingly sheds a tear. She doesnt know why she is crying. There is a continuous clatter of splashes below her. Hong-shin feels like shell burst into tears from a range of unknown emotions, so she puts her fist in her mouth and manages to hold back her tears.

But she still thinks that it is a relief.

Plop by the time the sound dies down, Hong-shin is making an exhausted face.

Life isnt a big deal after all.

After avoiding the crisis perfectly, Hong-shin walks around the town to get rid of the smell and occasionally exhales a long breath to recover her breath.

It feels like she is slowly regaining reason.

Hong-shin, who looks around the town from afar, snoops in front of the store where she had used the bathroom and looks inside.

The nobleman in white is eating something with his back turned, and sometimes he looks up and talks to the store owner.

After contemplating for a long time, Hong-shin opens the door to the store and enters after gaining an epiphany that life is no big deal.

The normal-looking nobleman in white turns his head and asks indifferently.

Are you all right?

The store owner bows his head.

Welcome.

Hong-shin replies.

Yes, all thanks to you. Thank you very much.

Suddenly, Hong-shin reaches out to the front of her arms to compensate him before belatedly realizing her money had been seized by the Black Rabbit Union.

Oops...

Seeing that, the nobleman in white says.

Dont mention it. If you dont mind, have a bowl of warm noodles. The soup is clear, so your stomach will feel better.

No thanks. I dont feel like eating right now.

If you insist.

Hongshin feels her legs buckling, so she rests on a chair for a while. As the nobleman in white slurps the noodles, the owner says.

Did you starve? Youre eating well. Please wait a moment.

The nobleman in white responds.

Oh, can I look forward to it?

The owner comes out of the kitchen with a warm smile, placing chunks of meat with grease oozing out from it on the noblemans table.

Rubbing his palms, the nobleman in white says.

I must be lucky. Having these with soup is a delicacy of its own.

Eat up. I would have made these into rice soup if you hadnt come in today. Youve been blessed when it comes to food.

I know, right. I should at least have luck in food if Im living a poor life.

Hong-shin looks at the glossy meat and asks while swallowing her saliva.

Whats that? Ill love to try them upon my next visit.

The owner tells Hong-shin.

These are pork ribs.

As the nobleman in white grabs the meat with his bare hands and tears the meat off with his mouth, he looks at Hong-shin and says, as if asking her to remember.

Pork ribs.

I see.

The owner, perhaps being generous, says to her.

Dont just stand there. Come and have a bite.

Hong-shin waves her hands.

No, Im just.

Oh, its no big deal. Youll want to come back once you try one.

The owner puts the pork ribs from the kitchen in a small bowl and places them on Hong-shins table.

Dont use chopsticks, have it with your bare hands. Its well seasoned, so you dont need to dip it in anything. Just grab both sides of the ribs and munch on them.

Feeling her mouth watering, Hong-shin replies.

Well, you really dont have to be so kind.

Is she the woman who just crashed in the bathroom not long ago? Hong-shin begins to munch on the pork ribs. The owner and the nobleman in white chat among themselves, turning their eyes as if they dont want to burden her.

Did something happen?

Why do you think something happened? It was so quiet that I got bored.

Its good that its quiet.

Thats true. How about you?

Oh, theres no place like our hometown. The food doesnt taste good. What a clever trick people are doing. Old and young, there are too many snakes around.

At least the food works well on your physique.

Meanwhile, Hong-shin is eating all the flesh of the pork ribs and even nibbling the corners of the bone. She must be hungry after having her stomach emptied clean.

Only then did the owner speak to her.

Is it good?

Hong-shin raises her thumb instead because she cant express her feelings in words.

The owner smiles.

Come often. But we dont serve pork ribs every day. Try our soup noodles. The rice soup is just as good.

Hong-shin nods her head with grease around her lips and looks around the shabby store.

This store is a hole in the wall.

The store might close if you come later, so please keep that in mind.

Hong-shin asks.

Ah, are you moving?

Pointing outside, the owner asks.

Didnt you see the construction site on your way here?

I saw it.

Well be moving there once construction is done.

I see. The site was enormous. What is it built for?

The owner grins and replies.

Were building a large inn, and it will be a local specialty.

Hong-shins eyes widen as she responds.

Wow, the scale of the guest inn is big, though? Thats incredible. This must be a rich neighborhood.

The nobleman in white takes out a pouch from his arms and hands over three silvers to the owner. The owners candid expression brightens at once.

Woah, as expected, you must wait for people to succeed.

Does this solve all the past tabs?

More than plenty. Hahaha.

While Hong-shin thinks that the nobleman was generous, like the thief she is, she does not lose the opportunity to take a good look at the pouch going back to his pocket.

At that moment, Hong-shins expression hardens as she notices something.

In the silence, the sound of Hong-shin gulping down her saliva echoes. At the sound of the gulp, the nobleman in white turns his head and silently looks at Hong-shin.

Only then did Hong-shin confirm the noblemans gaze again.

Are you?

She has doubts that hell come here just to catch her again. Unaware of the situation, Jang Deuk-soo looks between the two of them and asks.

So, who is she?

The nobleman in white calls Hong-shin with a blank expression and a subdued voice.

Sister.

The second Hong-shin hears the word sister, memories of the Violet Mist Poison, fake brother, diarrhea, bathroom, plop, pork ribs, pouch various flashbacks and voices overlap and cause her to pass out. Instantaneous state of Qi Deviation.

As her consciousness fades to the size of a rats dropping, she hears the voice of her brother whispering nearby.

You have ten days left.

Then, Hong-shins senses are cut off.