An Unexpected Encounter

The people around me looked at me with complicated expressions. Their faces revealed a mixture of confusion and uncertainty—some clearly didn't know who I was, while only the guards seemed fully informed. To be honest, I wasn't entirely sure how to solve the problems in this city either.

The poverty here was staggering. People didn't have enough food, and some were even missing limbs. Of course, they could recover those parts as long as they kept leveling up, but how could they do so in this state? They needed proper food, rest, and training. Suddenly, I found myself wishing I'd brought Kim Seong-Hoon along. He seemed to handle things like fighting and training far better than I could. I wasn't built for this—I still didn't know if coming here was the right decision, or if becoming a ruler at all had been a mistake.

What would my parents say about this?

"Gaon... is that my Gaon?"

Yes, that's exactly what they would say... Wait—what?