The Returner

“Japan?”

Lee Hyuk laid his legs on the desk and turned his head back. Choi Jung-hoon's face enters his eyes.

What is it?

What's the nuanced feeling on that face?

Pride? Pride? Confidence?

I don't know exactly what it was, but I could clearly see that Choi Jung-hoon had been writhing for a while.

“Hoho?”

Lee Hyuk stepped down from his desk and turned around to the chair.

There was Choi Jung-hoon with broad shoulders.

It really feels like "The Man."

Extended shoulders, as opposed to long legs extending from the toes and slightly extended waist.

And you can see on top of that, the line, the thick face.

Lee Hyuk felt something rushing.

I'm still sad to be treated like a squid, but what's so great about this Human?

Moreover, even with that smug face, the Force was not a joke when he was young.

But…….

That face, it's a little subtle.

It's like... yeah!

I used to work in the Kingdom of Randall, and the day after his men fought with a married woman, that's exactly what he looked like.

It's a face full of subtle guilt.

But Choi Jung-hoon didn't have an affair.

“Did you take the money? ”

“... Is it really a ghost? ”

“Yes?”

“Oh, no. ”

Choi Jung-hoon clears his throat and rubs his hands, grabbing the tie and loosening it.

I got it. I got it. ’

How can you do that?

“How much?”

“Oh, no. ”

“Seo Ah Young! ”

Seo Ah-young, who was working, raised her head.

“Yes?”

“Call the audit team! Rufan's here! ”

“I'll arrest you.”

“Ehey!”

Choi Jung-hoon waved his hands to the left and to the right.

Then, he whispered with a subtle face to Lee Hyuk's ear.

“Would I eat alone? ”

“Stop the audit team first. ”

Lee Hyuk smiled and reached out his hand to Choi Jung-hoon.

Choi Jung-hoon also held Lee Hyuk's hand with a subtle smile.

Cough.

However, a force stronger than expected struck Choi Jung-hoon's hand.

“ ……? ”

“W-where...? ”

Lee Hyuk's smile darkened.

“Can I remind you how much you've had? ”

“… the Devil. ”

Choi Jung-hoon's face was filled with despair.

Sarak.

Lee Hyuk drooled on his finger and handed over Choi Jung-hoon's documents.

“Ha, you ate a lot, really. ”

“ ……. ”

“My God, how can an individual tear a country apart like this? That's really something. You don't have that kind of conscience. ”

You can't discuss your conscience.

Even if I get fingered by everyone in the world, you can't do that!

Who taught you all this?

Who dared to take off the last pair of panties?

I used to be very honest.

“Ha, what is this? Akihabara free shopping? ”

“ ……. ”

I looked at Jung-hoon Choi with thin eyes.

“Do you have Doug...? ”

“Noooo! I just have a hobby of assembling Gunpra! I'm not Otaku!”

“There seems to be a subtle difference between what the world says and what you think of Otaku, but usually people like that are called Otaku...... ”

“No way!”

“Well……. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded.

Sometimes it helps to pretend not to ask.

“So, Duke Lady Choi. ”

“No!”

Get a grip!

“So what exactly did you decide to hand over and accept this? ”

“It's simple. ”

“Simple?”

Choi Jung-hoon rubbed his eyes slightly and opened his mouth with a sharp look.

“It's very... simple. There are plans that can be extremely beneficial to countries, individuals and organizations with one really simple task. I'm sure it will be very helpful for Lee Hyuk. What do you think? Isn't this a tempting taste? ”

“Yes, I don't want to hear it. Get him out!”

“No! Wait! ”

Choi Jung-hoon, who is being dragged away from the left and right, screams!

“Really! It's that simple! Think about it! This is what Choi Jeong-hoon is after! Do you really not wonder how simple, how easy, and how much profit it will bring? ”

“An anvil.”

“Zakkaaan!”

Choi Jung-hoon sprayed his arm and refined his clothes again.

“You'll regret this. ”

Well, regret, regret....

Lee Hyuk nodded and shouted.

“Put that criminal behind bars right now! ”

“Hiic!”

Choi Jung-hoon's face became dull.

“Let's see, a human who has taken bribes has his head held high! You'll have to eat some bean rice to wake up! ”

“You haven't fed me any beans in days! ”

“I'll feed you, so feel free to go. ”

“No, Lee Ji-hyuk! Lee Hyuk, please give me one more chance. ”

Choi Jung-hoon wept and shouted, and Seo Ah Young kicked his tongue.

“Let's hear it. ”

“Ha……. ”

It's annoying.

Criminals can be thrown in jail or monster food without question.

“Tell me.”

Choi Jung-hoon shouted urgently.

“You'll help me in the end! ”

“Huh?"

“I had no choice but to sneak up on you and help you! You have to get what you want! ”

“Why should I help you in the end? ”

“It's not like one or two people are going to die, and eventually the country is going to go to hell, and we can't just let that happen. Pretend you can't win. I know you'll help. ”

“No?”

Lee Hyuk said with a fat face.

“I'm not going. ”

“Huh?”

Choi Jung-hoon opened his eyes wide.

“Why would I help you? ”

“No, but... do you feel bad about Japan? ”

“There's no such thing. I've done nothing wrong. ”

“Then why? ”

Lee Hyuk tilted his head.

“That's odd. Is there anything I can do to help? ”

“People are dying. ”

“I know that monsters are killing people in Africa in real time and that similar things are happening all over the world... Is that my responsibility? ”

Choi Jung-hoon shakes his head firmly.

“No.”

“Then why am I helping you? ”

“You've helped me pretend I didn't win. ”

“It's Korea. This is my territory. I don't want to go all the way across the ocean to help. ”

Was it a Realm Beast?

“Mmmm... ”

Choi Jung-hoon stole the eye area.

“Well, I'll give these back to you. ”

“Yes? Why? ”

“No, I decided not to help. ”

“What does that have to do with anything? ”

“I agreed to help and received it. ”

Lee Hyuk kicked his tongue.

“You can leave what you got anyway. ”

“I'm sure you'll be screaming for it back. ”

“Who?”

“Yes?”

“Well, the situation says Japan's going to disappear in a little while anyway, and someone's asking me to give it back. You don't even care. ”

Ah...

Oh, yeah?

How could you even think that?

“In the meantime, can I ask you to give this back to all the kids who know my innards? ”

I don't think so.

If a similar gate appears one more time, it will literally perish.

In order to prepare for the worst-case scenario, we must not undermine our relationship with Lee Ji-hyuk.

Is that where you think you're going? ’

It's not difficult, but...

It's like collateral damage to 100 million people, and it's creepy to be able to talk that easily.

“What's wrong with Japan? ”

Jung Jeong-hoon nodded at Jung Jeong-min's words.

Highly confidential information, but no one here was important anyway.

“The gate is open. ”

“It's common. ”

“But that gate is a bit strange. ”

“Explain it a little better. ”

“Well, I mean, there's a new gate, and it's getting bigger and bigger. ”

“Is there such a thing? ”

“According to the information we have, it looks like Japan is not the only one. The same gate has emerged in the United States and France. We don't know yet how many of these gates have emerged. First, we're trying to figure out whether this is temporary or whether the nature of the gate has changed overall. ”

Jung Hae Min tilted his head and asked Lee Hyuk.

“Is it serious? ”

“You know it's not me! Don't you know that you've been rolling around with a teleporter for five years? ”

“Because I was busy with the broadcast. ”

“What's the big deal! ”

“I'm gonna hit you! ”

“It's Diggle, really. ”

“Profit!”

Lee Hyuk grabbed Jung Jeong-min's head with one hand and pushed it away.

“Tell me in more detail. The gate grew?”

“Yes, it used to be just one person going in and out, and now it's a level six gate. It's still growing. ”

Lee Hyuk turned his head and looked at the appendage.

“ ……. ”

But she doesn't turn her head this way while playing the game.

“Brief me, lizard! ”

“Can we do this later? It's important now. ”

“Does Hanta matter, or does the power line matter? ”

“… a power cord. ”

The small toothpick, the complainer, began to explain.

“Gates are the magic of connecting spaces in the first place. You can change the size from the initial setting to the free material. But it doesn't usually change the size of the gate in the first place. This is usually the case when there is not enough magical power to meet the size set in the beginning, so we draw Mana in from artifacts, from horseshoes, etc. although it's unlike any gate I've ever known. ”

Choi Jung-hoon tilted his head.

Horseshoe?

Artifacts?

What's that sound?

Lee Hyuk sighed deeply.

“That means there's been artificial activity at the gate, something that could bring artifacts or horseshoes here. ”

“Of course. Maybe. ”

“Yes, I suppose it is. ”

Lee Hyuk made an impression.

Mahjong.

Familiar, familiar and welcoming, but equally terrible.

The power was so strong, and the malice that came out of their heads was so intense that even Lee Hyuk was afraid.

“A gate related to the magic system……. ”

Ha…….

Shut the fuck up, man.

“So Tokyo's gone, too? I can't! There's a lot of fans of mine out there. ”

‘If I tell Apeldice, won't I be able to see inside her head without killing her? ’

“And there's my favorite ramen house! ”

Lee Hyuk's eyes sparkled.

“No, it's good? ”

“Yes.”

“Of course! Lunch will be there today! ”

“… Huh? ”

People stared at Lee Hyuk dazed.

“There's a gate open. ”

“When it opens, you can run away! ”

“I'm afraid so. ”

“You won't be able to eat it again once it's gone, so why don't you go?" ”

“I was convinced.”

Seo Ah-young nodded. There was definitely a point to it.

Lee Hyuk buried his body deep in the chair behind Seo Young, who started to look at the ramen menu while mumbling.

‘Maheung, Maheung.... ’

If you'd done a little research, you'd know you're here, but you're still playing tricks on me.

‘I've died a lot, too. ’

I don't know which one came over...

If you don't remember, you have to carve it back into that brain yourself.

The Nineteenth Demon King's memory.