SSS-Class Summoner

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Storm Eve (3)

"Yes, I remember. I see you all here."

Il-hyun, who didn't even know he was going to see her again, laughed in vain and greeted her with a greeting.

I was trying my hardest to get a few cores without the right equipment.

It was nice to see the person I met again.

"I was right, right? I knew it would work out... but I never thought I'd make it to Izzies in less than a month. What a surprise."

"Hey, reporter, you're here. And you know each other?"

Ghost, who was already close to Park So-yeon, intruded curiously.

"Yes, I've seen him since I woke up. That was probably when the monsters were released in downtown Seoul because of the ambush gate, right?"

"Are you sure you know each other?"

This time, Il-hyun asked.

Ghost and Park Seo-yeon nodded at the same time.

Then, Il-hyun's head was filled with question marks.

Aegis' awakening is no reason to be particularly close to the reporter, but Ghost knew her.

In addition, other awakeners at the scene recognized her last time.

A famous journalist who had quite a name could be convincing, but that was not the case.

Il-hyun searched her name after her first strange encounter with Park So-yeon at the time.

If you're a famous journalist, you'll find out soon enough.

But there was no other information.

It was all about exposing her name and the articles or footage she wrote.

Besides, there was a lot of blindness about why.

"I used to come to the scene with us sometimes. Is that why you're here again?"

"No, that's not it. Spain is here for personal reasons. But just because Easys A is coming to Madrid, I wanted to see if Il-hyun was really right. I can't believe I caught a B rank monster already."

"You're making progress a little faster."

What surprised Il-hyun was the front of the conversation.

"No, wait, we went to the operation together? With the reporter?"

I became like someone who heard something wrong.

No matter how much a reporter wants to die, it doesn't make sense to go into a scene at least B rank that Izzie will take over.

No matter how I prepared, it was suicide.

Besides, taking someone close to being a burden to the scene couldn't have allowed that from Izzies.

"He's not an ordinary journalist."

"Well, that's kind of weird, isn't it?"

Ghost began to explain her identity to Il-hyun.

Park Seo-yeon, she was awake.

It was also skilled enough to be at the top of the C-rank, among talent holders.

Aegis' men are just monsters at once, but they are recognized veterans everywhere in the world.

There was generally no reason to be a journalist.

Whether it's money or reputation, in any way.

Nevertheless, the reason she was working as a journalist was simple.

The catastrophes that are taking place all over the world, and the wounded and dying awakened and deceived victims in them.

I witnessed them all in person, and I saw them in front of my nose.

But those facts were never known to the world.

She became strongly dissatisfied with the fact-distorting media and the countries that controlled her.

I quit my short-lived awakening, went out and started covering myself.

If the other ordinary journalists were to approach the scene, she would have died dozens of times, without any problem.

It captured the harsh realities of different parts of the world on camera, and tried to inform the world as much as possible.

Thanks to it, the government was hardly blacklisted, but it didn't matter.

"I can tell by looking around. No one is alarmed about the gate. While you're joking, people die on the other side. Victims realize that something is wrong after they face a monster in front of their eyes. And the deaths of awakeners are obscured, and only high profits and popularity attract attention. That's ridiculous."

Park So-yeon said.

With the media under control, she was quite famous amongst the awakeners, who were rarely known to the general public.

There was also quite a number of awakeners who sympathized with her will.

Nowadays, even if people are risking their lives to save them, the gates have tended to be viewed by awakeners as a means of earning money.

Even in foreign countries, there was an exclusive and hostile gaze on awakeners.

It seems that where security is poor, Awakeners often fall into criminal organizations, so good news about Awakeners is blocked and more bad news is encountered.

Naturally, there was also discrimination and conflict over awakeners.

Of course, the top Awakeners didn't dare to touch, but most other Awakeners had different stories.

They are also within the borders of the law, and the majority were non-awakeners.

"Many people are affected by the government's wrong policies. It's going to change this reality. You have to tell people a little bit of the hidden truth and raise awareness."

Hearing her, Il-hyun admired it.

People. I always knew I was living in a lot of different ways, but I wanted to know if there were any of these.

Sometimes I would be able to live comfortably without any shortage, but I gave up wealth and stability and chose a completely different path.

"You're amazing."

"It's amazing. It's really great, Il-hyun. I've only been in C-rank three years since I woke up, and I'm ashamed to compare this to anything else."

Il-hyun has been awake for less than a month and has reached rank B.

This was an unprecedented pace in the last 20 years of awakening.

Consciousness told him that it had been more than three months since he was awakened to the press at the time of his first interview, but it was nevertheless a topic of rapid growth.

"But I heard you went to some station last time. I guess it didn't go well this time?"

Ghost asked.

Then Park So-yeon replied with a bitter smile.

"I came out. Haha, I became a freelancer again. They put it on the air... and they took the footage and the pictures, and they took out the stimulating part and used it. I didn't expect it this time."

There were many places where Park Seo-yeon's connections and abilities were sought.

One of the broadcasters teased her with good terms to let her know, but she didn't broadcast the right content.

I felt bad, but it wasn't even my first time.

"What do you think of Il-hyun?"

Park So-yeon asked him.

"Uh... well, what?"

"Consider it unavoidable to reduce the scale of the damage and hide the facts about the gate to people to avoid confusion?"

Park So-yeon, who asked the question, stared at Yin Hyun's face.

Above her calm expression, curiosity, expectation, and a strange glance seemed to mingle.

In response to a sudden question, Il-hyun, who had never thought deeply about the matter, fell in love for a moment.

In between.

"Now you have to move."

Aegis side staff approached and said:

At the end of all the interviews, it was time to move on.

Ghost looked at the watch and said,

"I think we should go now. Why don't you take a look at your team leader's face?"

"No, you're all busy. It's okay. Nice to see you again. I'll see you later, then."

Park So-yeon, who did not hear Il-hyun's answer, shook his hand with a rather regrettable expression.

She entered the crowd and quickly disappeared.

*

The president or a hijacked long bulletproof vehicle, Il-hyun put himself on board.

I have something to say about the terms of the contract, and I got on board the vehicle separately from Lee Soo-yeon.

I heard that Il-hyun is no longer just a prospect to take care of, but is now able to join rank B and become a member of the team, so I have a new contract.

Il-hyun was presented with noticeably better conditions, and his eyes twitched.

It was a better condition than any other team member, but Hyun-hyun only believed her words and didn't know it.

Then came the story of Park So-yeon who met a little while ago.

And about her question.

"Well... that's part of our disagreement, too."

Lee Soo-yeon said.

"Is that so?"

"Well, obviously it's wrong to deceive people, but it's the opposite for me to be fully informed."

"That's amazing."

Il-hyun thought, by her nature, that she would oppose hiding the truth from people.

But Lee Soo-yeon's thoughts were different.

"Obviously, governments are hiding too much now. I agree with you to let people know with some degree of caution, and I'm working with the reporter... but now that I've come and told you all the facts, how much social confusion there will be. It must be more than we imagined."

"Hmm..."

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