Chapter 434 - Me? Why? (3)

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'Yes, the things hyung-nim is doing right now-'

Everything that the Cale who suddenly changed two years ago started to do caused a lot of noise in the kingdom. Everything he did raised the fame of the Henituse household and their territory, especially his achievements during the battle between the Indomitable Alliance and the Henituse territory. Cale also accomplished a lot in the kingdom and the rest of the Western continent after that, making the fame that he had thought had reached its apex to continue to rise.

His actions made people stop talking about making Basen the successor and the talks of making Cale the successor were rampant in the territory now.

However.

'How hard must it have been for hyung-nim this whole time?'

This was the reason Basen had been at a loss for words after hearing Cale say he wanted to rest. It was because he remembered that while Cale's fame and the household's fame went up, Cale himself had to fight with his life on the line many times.

The person who turned pale, coughed up blood, and fainted time after time was saying he wanted to rest after this was over.

Furthermore, he mentioned that he had hesitated to tell the truth because Basen was young but that he decided to tell them because they were his younger siblings. Anybody would be able to tell that Cale was being honest. However, his hyung-nim who was saying he was young was only 20 years old and had been 18 when he started to fight two years ago.

His hyung-nim was also still young.

Basen's thoughts were so complicated that his mind wanted to blow. Many different emotions and thoughts filled his mind. He heard Cale's voice at that moment.

"Of course, you don't have to do something you don't want to do if you don't want to do it."

Cale could see Basen finally start to open his mouth.

"Hyung-nim, you..."

A calmer than expected voice was coming out of Basen's mouth. Cale looked into Basen's eyes that were looking at him.

"Then hyung-nim, are you doing what you want to do right now?"

Cale answered that question without any hesitation.

"Mm, half and half?"

The things he started because he didn't want Choi Han to beat him to a pulp had ended up becoming this big and causing major headaches.

"Anyway, it is true that I am doing things right now because I want to do them."

Getting rid of the White Star. He was originally doing it because he thought that he and his friends were the only ones who could do that properly, but now he wanted to quickly smack that guy from behind.
He then wanted to be a slacker and play all day once the world became peaceful.

"I see."

Basen barely managed to smile as he nodded his head.

'I'm sure hyung-nim is being honest when he says half and half.'

Something he wants to do and something he does not want to do at the same time. Who would want to cough up blood and fight such difficult battles? It was normal to not want to do those things. But the part where he says he wants to do it...

Basen started to think about what he wanted to do.

He was not talented in the sword like the people of the Henituse family. He was only slightly better than average, which was why he only trained in the basics.
He chose a different direction instead.

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