Friday morning, 10 AM.

"Areum, over here!"
"Oh, hello!"

The Dawn Guild's new recruit training tour was scheduled for 1 PM. Since I was going out anyway, I decided to leave a little earlier to check out a large bookstore in Seoul. When I asked Areum yesterday for recommendations, she agreed to come along today. What a thoughtful student.

"The traffic here is pretty good. Should we grab lunch nearby?"
"Yeah! Sounds great!"

We entered the bookstore together, with Areum full of energy. The warm, soft lighting of the bookstore created a comfortable, cozy atmosphere. We hadn’t even …