Chapter 181: The Beginning and the End (6)

Translated by: ShawnSuh

Edited by: SootyOwl

Their eyes locked. The eyes that shone in the light were gaping black, and the emotions behind them became more apparent than just a moment before.

"Deep inside, I'm a hypocrite," San Jung said, her voice reverberating through the mountains. She sounded calm, to the point of making Juho forget where he was. Within her, the spear that could pierce anything and the shield that couldn't be pierced coexisted, and there was no way to know what the result of the two colliding would be.

"I've told you before about how I couldn't write for an entire week after reading your book."

That had been one of the first things she had said to Juho on their first encounter.

"It felt like I'd been emptied out."

"Sounds like you've accomplished what you wanted."