Have a Meal Before You Go

- Are you from the subway?

That was the first thing in heaven.

Yeger saw him. He was a very strong looking man. Do I have to fight? When Jaeger met people, he did not know the concept of colleagues or friends.

That's what life in the basement was like.

But in the heavenly world, it was different. The stiff looking face distorted. He was smiling. The moment I saw the smile, the heart of the Jeger melted.

- Welcome to the ground.

-.......!

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Seocheon, Chungcheongnam-do.

The area adjacent to the sea smelled like water.

Yeger, who was walking along the west sea shore, looked over there.

The western sea is characterized by its abundance of bees and its strange ecosystem.

“Well……"

Yeger finds a hammer crab lurking on the other side. The two claws, symbolic of hammer crab, appear to have been torn apart by someone.

Maybe there's a top predator.

Taking a closer look, there isn't one such hammer crab.

All ten giant hammer crabs moving in a row have lost their claws.

At this point, Yeger had to tilt his head.

Hammer Crab is a boss class monster classified as Class 1. His horde of ten must truly have two Class 1 Awakeners in order to fight.

‘Hmmm.'

A foreign Awakener came here? Ten years ago, there was no foreign exchange. No, the exchange was impossible.

Sea Dragon housed in the eastern sea was a zero-grade boss monster. The zero rating is because the exact force of the monster cannot be measured.

How's the west coast?

The ruler of the western sea was an extraordinary whale-like monster called Leviathan.

The southern seas and northern continents also had zero-grade boss monsters holding each other's fields tightly. So 10 years ago, I couldn't even dream of a foreign exchange.

The zero-grade monsters holding the field were at least superior to the zero-grade ‘Masquerade’ that Jeger fought against. Masquerade is almost childish compared to them.

Now…… has it changed a lot?

Jeger who was thinking like this sighed deeply. I thought I'd ask the chairman later.

Eugene and Yeger, the chairman of the association, talked for a long time. From small conversations to secrecy.

“Poriner......”

Ten years ago, the current conflicts were awkward for Yeger, who had been active until the split between the association and Poriner. He didn't have a process.

Everything had to have a process, and Jeger was basically grateful to the Association for accepting underground citizens.

The Association and Poriner have had endless confrontations for the past decade.

In Yeger's absence from the conflict, the hostility to Poriner was very rare.

The world has changed a lot in the decade that fell into the Magic System with a zero-grade boss monster masquerade.

One of the reasons I can't stop thinking about hostile Awakenings from the Foreigners is this.

Now it's divided, but by the time Jeger grew up as an Awakener, they were all colleagues. They were friends who were drinking, crying and laughing.

“....... ”

Somehow, Yeger thought his heart was stuffy. So I walked along the shore.

By choice.

Humans are in situations where they have to choose inevitably as they grow. I hope it doesn't come to that, but sometimes I can't help it.

Yeger now stands on that path.

Previously, I was standing on a road like that, when I came up from the underground road and met the heavenly host.

Will you live a familiar life underground?

Or will you encounter new civilizations, alien but new challenges?

Yeger, who chose to meet a new civilization on that route, met with the heavenly host and learned a lot from him. Cheonan was a teacher for Jeger.

He fought with Jeger, taught him knowledge, and allowed him to decide where to go in the end.

So, after entering the Cipher School and graduating, I wanted to join the Temple Mercenaries. But at that time, the heavenly host spoke resolutely to him.

- You're joining the mercenaries?

- Yes, sir.

- No, you're not the vessel to come here. We're too small to contain you.

- Yes?

- Go to the Association, use that power for many people.

That day, Yeger went back to the Association. I received the code name Yeger along with my original name.

Yeger is now back on the path of choice.

The way I see it, I'm in danger of not being able to speak to anyone. So, he wanted to ask the most reliable teacher in the world for advice.

* * *

Go inland past the shore of Seocheon. Jaeger can run as fast as he wants, but he walks slowly, enjoying a little relaxation.

Half a day's walk?

You see a big mountain over there. Everywhere the weeds bloom and the trees weep. But the strange thing is, there aren't any monsters everywhere.

“Hmm.......”

If there were no monsters, this was also quite extraordinary. Nowadays, monsters are everywhere except in the city. I could see monsters everywhere, so I thought it was strange without them.

Did the commander hunt them all? ’

As I slowly walked up the mountain, Yeger suddenly felt a strange energy.

I felt like someone was watching me over there.

Who's there?

However, there was no hostility in his gaze, and he slowly walked again.

The heavenly home was a small town surrounded by mountains. The mountain was high, but when I got to the top, I saw the mountains surrounding the town and the village below.

I don't feel popular.

But only one house out of many. Only the chimneys of the house were puffing up smoke.

Jagger walks towards it.

About time we came to town.

I feel like someone is looking at me more intensely. Yeger turns his head. On the other side of the mountain, you see a strange beast.

That's him.

The jagger's pace is speeding up. I was so hearted.I want to go quickly. Suddenly, Jeger starts running, placing the bag in his hand.

Upon arriving at the door of the chimney house, the movement settles on the roof.

I looked up at the roof, and there was a beast carefully looking at Jeger with a blinking eye.

“Foxes?”

It just didn't seem like a fox. It was only then that Jaeger realized it was Gumiho. Rarely seen, my fur was so fresh and beautiful.

Gumiho.

Then Yeger realized why there were no monsters everywhere.

“My commander must have built a lot of virtue. I can't believe you live with Gumiho. ”

This has eased the anxiety. You don't have to worry because you're being blessed by the mysterious Gumiho among the spirits.

Monsters will never make it to this land.

Yeger slowly took his hand to the door. My heart was pounding. What should I say first?

“Commander -”

After a long time.

I called my courage to the heavens in front of my gate. You hear a rustling sound in the door. Soon, the heavenly host appeared, hearing the creaking door.

“Who are you?”

A hard place to find. The voice of the visitor surprised me, and the heavenly host came out and saw Jeger.

He was surprised again.

“How are you? ”

I am very old in the heavenly world.

Strong impressions and white hair could feel the flow of time touching the skin. Her left eye is long torn for some reason.

However, the strength has not changed. However, it became softer.

“....... then. ”

Cheonan smiled.

It was the same smile as when I first saw him.

“Well done, it's been a long time. ”

* * *

Quee-

Top of the mountain.

At the top of the tallest mountain you can see, there is a huge pine tree growing.

Eight fires of fist appeared in the air in front of the pine tree. Soon, it turned into a giant fox statue.

The owner of this mountain, not long ago, met a good mate. White fur was a nice gumiho.

The owner of the mountain grew quickly and already has eight tails.

Owner's territory is growing, and will make this neighborhood very safe and pleasant to live in.

The owner liked it soft.

Slow is not harmful, so I thought I was a friend.

The old man in the smoky house was the owner's best friend.

Friends are very precious to their owners.

If anyone hurts a friend, I will never forgive him.

I think my friend is meeting someone today.

The friend seemed very happy today.

If so, the owner is pleased.

I saw two very small figures hugging. Looking at the two young men entering the house with their shoulders together.

Quee-

I cried comfortably.

Sha 'an's wind blew and made the world sing. It was a soft and warm song.

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I thought I'd go to the store, get a drink while I was out for a while.

Let's see today....... what about the commander?

Pot!

In the middle of Seodaemun city, Cheolho's appearance disappeared for a moment. It's not actually gone, it's just invisible.

Chulho literally moved like a light and headed for the Grand Canyon in a flash. You saw a vertical rise in the road. This past road, which allows you to go up and round a big mountain, now shatters the concrete and the asphalt falls out and turns ugly.

The path became a path for monsters, and the weeds grew into a seedy atmosphere.

The old heights are now a den of monsters.

He felt a cool breeze and a white fog.

It looks like it's going to rain today.

Choreography-

Mufuuuu-

Monsters occupying this side now are ‘Cow Hall’.

Cow Hall is an enormous cow, but the milk tastes very good. They eat a lot, so they move through the area and wipe out the grass everywhere.

It was much thicker, sweeter and fattier than milk, so it was often used as a cooking ingredient.

Of course, the association can't afford to send a high-grade Awakener out of the country to capture the Cow Hall. Cow Hall's milk, which is probably distributed to the market, is from the farm.

Well, if you think about it.

Cow Hall is not ‘occupying’.

I'm just staying here because there's room. These guys are so naive, they're practically raised by Humans.

Cheolho watched the cow-holes roaming around and thumping. The three-story building ranged from giant creatures to calf-sized ones.

Even if Cheolho approaches, they don't react much. One of the gatherers licks his helmet once, but he makes an awkward move and chews through the leaves on the other side.

As I roam around smiling, I see a cub sitting fluffy in the corner.

End

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