The Returner

[There are protests against KSF for failing to resolve the serial killings and leading the perpetrator abroad. Police and KSF hold each other accountable, and angry crowds are gathering in front of KSF's temple to protest.]

“This is gonna rot inside you. ”

Seo Ah-young smiled.

When I thought of looking out the window with all the impressions of the opposite head, I felt refreshed.

“But you can't like it. ”

“That's it... Right.”

I couldn't see the public turning their backs on the talents.

“It's not our fault. ”

“I wish I could be more generous, but that's not necessarily how people are. ”

And the protest was not just about missing serial killers.

What was piled and piled up just burst out.

Rebellion.

Anxious.

And hostility.

Those who started in the same place but now notice the gap between the two races that was divided.

“How do I fix this? ”

Choi Jung-hoon smiled.

“No answer. ”

“Irresponsible.”

“It's not my responsibility. ”

No one is responsible for this Satay.

Humans can't do things beyond their abilities.

“Anyway, what happened to her? ”

“I told you yesterday. ”

“What did he say? ”

Ha…….

What's the point of making this report? Just don't look at it!

“I went to Lee Hyuk's house. ”

“I'm not kidding. What, are you gonna bust into my house on your first day? ”

That's not it.

It's more important that Lee Hyuk didn't stop the woman who was coming home.

If it was another woman, she would have kicked him out of the porch.

‘Strange, I'm sure. ’

Lee Hyuk and her relationship with 'Lice’ felt strongly like there was something that could not be expressed.

What was most incomprehensible was the bond between the two.

However, it was not just intimacy that mattered.

It was a reaction that only those who had been through a lot together could see.

But after only five years? ’

Lee Hyuk disappeared and resurfaced five years later.

What do I have to do to build such a bond in such a short period of time…….

“No, wait a minute. ”

“Yes?”

“Sir, when you're in there! You said time was slow, right? ”

“Yes?”

“Inside the gate. I heard Lee Hyuk sent you to a strange place. ”

“I did. It must have been half a year since I came back.... ”

“Ah!”

Is it something that can be used for Lee Hyuk?

Then it could not have been five years.

It was a hypothesis that there was something about the attitude of youth and violence that I did not understand.

“Is that it? ”

Then I can understand the first crazy reaction.

Definitely…….

But what does it matter now?

Lee Hyuk is Lee Hyuk anyway.

Knowing doesn't make a difference.

If I had known then, it would have helped me find something to deal with, but for now...

"What difference does knowing make? ’

Choi Jung-hoon neatly turned off his nerves.

It's a waste of time worrying about Lee Hyuk.

But it wasn't enough to get away with it.

Heave-ho!

The door opened and Lee Hyuk came inside with all kinds of annoyances.

What's wrong with him in the morning?

“Huh?”

And the face of Jung Jeong-min and Togaeyun who came in after that was not even strange.

Choi Jung-hoon sighed as he saw the last of the appendages coming in from behind.

You should get used to people's faces a few times!

Now that I've seen it for a day, I can get used to it, but I couldn't control my head becoming numb the moment I saw my face.

“Hello."

So, what is it?

Did you learn Korean in one day?

“I look forward to your continued support. ”

I haven't learned anything in a day.

“Take care of what you ask! I saw your face. Get the fuck out of my house! ”

“I don't have 10 Mana Gates. ”

“What? So you're... not going home? ”

“Yes.”

“Then what are you doing here? ”

“I thought Ji Hyuk would do something. ”

“I really don't have a plan. ”

Appeldrich tilts his head.

“It's not that I don't have a plan. In fact, I thought I'd be conquering the world by this time. ”

That doesn't sound like a joke.

Choi Jeong-hoon's back let out cold sweat.

No, I'm not kidding. I really might have.

If you decide to try, is there any way to stop it?

“It's a world without mana, and I can't help it. ”

“I knew I'd find a way. ”

“I wanted to come home. I didn't want to do anything about it. I was surprised by the sudden rush of monsters. Well, what do you know? ”

“The gap in the dimension is broken. ”

“Huh?"

“The crack opens the gate. some of them seem purposeful, some of them not. ”

“Is there a solution? ”

“You can close the gaps in the dimensions, but that's not normal. It's hard on the body, but I don't have a choice right now. ”

“Hmm……. ”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head.

Dimensional gaps?

Is that usually the case?

“Chances are slim, but not impossible. ”

“Has this ever happened in Beraf? ”

“Beraf is a land ruled by the gods. Even if there is a gap in the dimension, it will stop it immediately. ”

“I see.”

Huh? That sounds weird.

“Is there no God in our town? God, Buddha, God... ”

Do you call Allah Allah?

“I can't find the sacred. I feel something a little weak, but I don't know if I should call it divinity. If it existed, it would have disappeared in the past. Or it's so big that I can't feel the will. ”

“You or Dora.... ”

Then it's like there's no way.

There's a gap in the human body that doesn't care about the microbes.

“Well, it doesn't matter. There is, but it doesn't help. ”

Choi Jung-hoon grinned.

‘I don't know what you're talking about, so I'm just going to stay put. ’

Lee Hyuk's morning was beginning.

The appendage glances around with a sparkling eye.

from architecture to all sorts of metal devices. This was so different from the world she knew.

I thought I'd been in a completely different world since I first got here, but now I realize that.

Especially when I saw Lee Ji-hyuk sitting there doing something.

It was almost all she could remember sitting on the throne or enduring boredom.

He is now…….

“Shit, I flashed! Why isn't it working? This is driving me crazy!”

“No, do you live there with flashes written on it? ”

“What? Are you pointing that at me? ”

“You have to do something to keep your mouth shut! ”

“I can't? So, is this Tier? ”

“Gold.”

“Are you pointing the finger at gold? What kind of gold? What kind of gold can't you say on a bulletin board? ”

“You, Bronze, Bronze! You're the worst Bronze ever! ”

“Ha, I'm a little loose right now……. ”

“That hand's been untied for three months. How long do I have to untie it? Do you have Parkinson's?”

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk and Choi Jung-hoon's eyes lit up with fierce flames in the air.

“But what is it doing? ”

“Games.”

“A game?”

That's not how a person does things alone.

“Is it like chess? ”

“I can say that, um.... ”

Ha, how do I explain this?

In the past, I had to play chess with Apeldiche for about 1,000 years before teaching GO because I was so pissed off that steam gushed out of my sweat hole.

And after realizing the most basic rule, Apeldiche gave Lee Hyuk 1,000 defeats again.

Sounds like a lot of fun. ’

“Sit down.”

“Yes?”

“Sit here. ”

Lee Hyuk pointed to the place where he was sitting.

“Yes.”

The appendage sat as Lee Hyuk instructed without saying anything.

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“I will tell you the pinnacle of civilization created by man. ”

“Yes?”

She tilts her head as if she didn't know the language.

“Ugh…. ”

The man trembles with the cold aura behind his back.

I joined hands with them to survive. No, I thought I was holding your hand. However, it didn't take long for him to realize that he was just a dog with a collar.

Was he good? ’

Of course, if he hadn't followed them, he would have no future.

But…….

Despite knowing it, many times I regretted it and regretted it, but I was afraid of them.

All I see are trivial teleports and stealth abilities that they just use and throw away.

So it will be thoroughly exploited.

‘I can also use it appropriately and run away. ’

He was the one who could run away so that no one in the world would follow him.

It's heavily guarded nowadays, but if you show a little more humility, the watchers will be a little sloppy...

“You've got a lot on your mind. ”

The man's body trembles.

That voice was something that made people nervous.

“Thoughtful is not good. Decreases decisiveness. Think about what you need to do first, and put the rest behind you. ”

“Yes.”

Man.

Najang-ho, who had been called the worst serial killer in Korean history, had no choice but to consider.

Should I ask or not ask?

However, the concern was not long.

“Alpha.”

“Go ahead.”

“Why did you bring me here? ”

I expected an answer, but I couldn't help but ask.

because I could always see that there was low self-esteem in the alpha's eyes.

If you're going to hate me, why did you bring me here?

“That's why I brought you... …. Well, how do I explain this? ”

Surprisingly.

I thought it was just because I needed to, but I was surprised that I wanted to explain something.

“Well, to be honest, I don't like you very much. ”

“Because you're a murderer? ”

“No, no. Not because he's a murderer, but because he's a murderer. ”

“Yes?”

What are you talking about?

I couldn't understand it.

“Not that I don't like him for killing people, but that he's still being called a murderer. ”

“What's that? ”

“Hmm……. ”

Alpha scratches his cheek.

“It's very inefficient and difficult to talk to someone with low intelligence. In a nutshell... Well, yeah. Is Hitler a murderer?”

Murderer?

Hitler?

He frowned.

I've never thought about it, but technically, he's a murderer. Scary, too.

“If a murderer crosses a threshold, he will no longer be called a murderer. From that point on, he's not tied to any of the silly things called murder. You're not aware of the obvious. ”

So...

You don't like me because I'm a serial killer?

I killed close to 100 people?

Alpha grins.

“So this is my chance to take off the low roller that's still holding you. ”

Alpha reaches out his hand forward.

Nam-jong smiled and accepted what Alpha gave him.

“This?”

You see five resplendent blue jewels in the hand of Najangho.

“A gift that will make history for you. ”

Alpha grins bitterly.