"Speaking out about the origin of the cost will give you the courage to face it, rather than just avoiding it."

"Training your inner self to become an unbreakable person is a necessary condition for becoming strong."

"You have to get over it, not hesitate in place."

Old Jin's advice was truly earnest and sincere.

Yun You certainly understood her master's words, but...

The pain of the flesh is easy to endure, but the inner sorrow and grief are difficult to overcome.

Because that would mean tearing open the wounds of her heart, exposing the most fragile and unwilling parts once again.

Yun You didn't want to talk about it, not even recall that past.

Yet she clearly knew that Old Jin was right.

Someone who is unwilling to face the past, who always chooses to escape, can never become a true strong person, and even being a "warrior" is barely passable.

Facing the heart is the only way to truly grow.

So, after a long silence, Yun You eventually spoke up.

"I... Everything I've done until now was for survival and revenge, Old Jin, you remember that, right?"

"Of course, I remember."

Old Jin nodded and sighed, "After I went back, I checked the records. A year ago, a large Death Domain event occurred in the Lower City R Zone, handled by a 16-member team from the organization."

"They were initially ordered to clear the Death Domain, but for some reason, they suddenly attacked the surrounding residents, resulting in at least over 3000 casualties, covering half a street... and your home was among them."

"Little Yun, you seek revenge for your parents."

"Yes."

Yun You bowed her head, and although she tried to keep her voice calm, her little body couldn't stop trembling...

"But they could have lived."

"It's all because of me, because of that bottle of wine..."

"Ha..."

The young girl took a deep breath, letting the cold wind fill her lungs, barely calming herself a little.

"That day, Dad got his pay, not much... but as per our usual, we went out to eat a big meal."

"We were about to leave, had packed everything up..."

"But at the door, I heard Dad say that a friend had given him a bottle of fruit wine, very sweet and unlike industrial saccharin..."

"I had never tasted sugar without a metallic taste, so I wanted to try it, begged Dad to bring the bottle so I could taste it at dinner."

"Dad agreed and went back inside with Mom, started rummaging through the cabinets for that... damn bottle of wine."

"It was placed very remotely, hidden in the overhead cabinet, it took them 5 minutes to find it."

"5 minutes... that 5 minutes... and we couldn't leave anymore."

Yun You clenched her fists tightly, her nails deeply piercing into her palms.

"The Apprentice Death Gods sealed the street, and then..."

The young girl paused for a long time, ultimately avoiding the process she couldn't face.

"We got separated after that."

"The last time I saw Dad, he was still holding that bottle of wine."

"His blood dripped from his wrist into the glass, turning the green fruit wine red, the same color as the world in my eyes at that time."

"That bottle of fruit wine took him and Mom away from my side."

Yun You didn't pause but finished everything in one breath, her voice somewhat hoarse.

"But it's not your fault."

Old Jin shook his head, trying to comfort her, "You didn't know what would happen next, you were just a child wanting to try new things."

"The responsibility for this doesn't lie with the bottle, nor with you, it's the Apprentice Death God's fault... it's the murderers' fault..."

"I know... I know!"

Yun You gritted her teeth, interrupting Old Jin.

"That's why I'm so clear on my goal! I must kill all the murderers, offer up their heads in memory of Mom and Dad..."

"It's just..."

"It's just that I can't help but think if... if at that time I hadn't been spoiled, hadn't asked Dad to find that bottle, would he and Mom not have died..."

"Old Jin, I think about this almost every night, thinking of this possibility makes me lose control."

"I hate alcohol, hate anything with alcohol in it, just smelling it makes me nauseous."

"Beer, rice wine, high-proof liquor, and fruit wine... I swore I would never touch any of those damned things in my life..."

The young girl rubbed her hair heavily.

"But why does this damn cost have to involve wine..."

"Why couldn't it have been something else? Even if it meant having needles poked between my fingers or bathing in industrial waste, it would be better than drinking alcohol..."

Yun You held her head, her mood truly at its lowest.

One could only say that the price of a Talent Ability truly strikes at the heart, analyzing weaknesses, indeed deserving the term "Mental Nightmare".

"..."

Listening to the young girl's complaints and self-blame, Old Jin sighed helplessly.

He knew that no one had the right or ability to counsel Yun You on this matter.

To overcome the nightmare, and adapt to the weakness cost, Yun You ultimately could only rely on herself.

"Enough, let's get back to business, kid."

Old Jin waved his hand, signaling Yun You not to overthink it and to resolve these issues later.

"Mm..."

The young girl nodded quietly and quickly adjusted her state, pulling herself together.

That was indeed Yun You's strength, facing problems she couldn't solve at the moment, even though troubled, she wouldn't let them delay the main business.

Feel sad when it's time to be sad, be calm when it's time to be calm... even if she had to press down, pressing all emotions into her heart, she had to remain calm.

As a qualified avenger, she must... she could only do this.

"I'm sure you've guessed about your talent by now, kid."

Old Jin pointed to his eyes, saying, "It can let you see the future at critical moments, foresee things that might happen."

"In the Apprentice Death God Realm, this type of ability to glimpse the future in battle has a specific term called—"

Future Sight

"Its rarity is extremely high and typically only appears in blue rarity talents or higher..."

"Weren't you curious before as to why I was so sure you'd win?"

At this point, Old Jin grinned, showing a slightly sly smile.

"Because I realized that the light on the Awakening Stone doesn't prove the rarity of your talent at all."

"Your talent, kid, never was white, it was Golden."

"One in a million, golden."

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