The Returner

2. You said you didn't trust anyone in the world! (5)

“Huh? Mister? ”

Since Lee Hyuk started calling Choi Jung-hoon "Choi Jung-hoon," there was only one person he referred to as uncle.

“It's been a really long time. ”

“Hahaha……. ”

The man in the uniform stood in front of Lee Ji-hyuk scratching his back head, straightening his posture and saluting the head.

“It's been a long time. ”

The man was Captain Jeong In-soo.

“I'm going to forget my face. ”

“Some of you may actually have forgotten. It's been a long time... ”

“Yes?”

“No, no. ”

Jung In Soo smiled beautifully.

“But can I salute anyone like that? I mean, isn't that what you always do? ”

“If I've received something and I can't salute it, it's also a problem. Don't worry.”

“Huh?"

Jung In-su still seemed to think that Lee Hyuk had grace on him.

I just got a concubine, but I keep coming out like this...

‘That's what people are supposed to do. ’

Lee Hyuk nodded.

Humans in this world take it for granted to be graced. And the notion that if I had been blessed, I would have to repay it was too sparse.

If Lee Hyuk had run like this in Beraf, one generation of people would have died for him by now.

"Oh, isn't that one too? ’

I don't know if they are heterogeneous, but they wouldn't have helped Lee Hyuk in the end. He was almost demonized.

“You've been busy lately? ”

“There were very few in Korea. ”

“Yes? The National Guard is not in Korea.... ”

“I know. ”

The two of them looked at Jeong Hun Choi at the same time.

Choi Jung-hoon took their eyes off the two of them with an awkward smile.

“It's not because I want to. ”

“Yes, of course. ”

“I'm a good talker. ”

“Hnng.”

Choi Jung-hoon called out.

In fact, Choi Jung-hoon did not try to redirect the NDF overseas. It was originally really an organization created for the defense of the Republic of Korea.

What should I do to make things go away like that?

“And it was Lee Hyuk who caused the situation in the first place! ”

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk protested against the unfair face.

“I've been running around like a dog asking you to work hard, and now I'm the reason you're yelling at me? I did everything you asked! ”

“No, that's not what I meant. ”

Choi Jung-hoon was embarrassed and shook his hand.

It is true that Lee Hyuk caused the situation.

The NDF was originally designed to respond to a multitude of events across South Korea.

However, things changed rapidly when Lee Hyuk joined the NDF.

Lee Hyuk raised the level of NDF and became the only one in the world, so the area of activity itself was not limited within the country.

Is this a compulsory expatriation? ’

It's not a celebrity thing.

But I couldn't force it to be Lee Hyuk's fault. It's Lee Hyuk who worked hard as long as Choi Jung-hoon did. You can't blame me for my hard work.

“With people.”

Jung In-su kicked his tongue and looked at Jung-hoon Choi.

“It's not my fault! It's not Lee Hyuk's fault, of course. ”

Jung In Soo shakes her head.

“But you used to be a little.... ”

“Yes?”

“It tasted humble, but your shoulders seem to be getting tired lately. ”

“ ……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon couldn't resist.

I don't know if I can say it's not like that if someone else said it, but it was hard to argue because that person said it.

It is because he is a man who has established many majors and has given his work to his subordinates and is still on the front lines of the Great Gate War.

Although I felt distant from Choi Jeong-hoon of KSF because I hated the competent pathologically, I still had to admit and admire him.

I couldn't listen to what that person said.

“No matter how different I am, I am older than you. I would have lived more years as a soldier. ”

“… yes. ”

“Then where did you sell the salute? ”

“ ……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon became deaf and dumb with honey.

Jeong In-su first saluted Lee Hyuk, but from her career, it was right to salute Jeong Hyun-su Choi. Or say hello.

But it just slipped away.

“I think I went to say hello first when I first saw it.... ”

“Ah……. ”

“Heh, you said it was different when you came out of the men's room. ”

“That's when you say you don't remember the frog's tadpole. ”

“Look at me! Look at me! I haven't lost a word! That's who he is these days! ”

“You've really changed. ”

“Hnng... ”

Choi Jung-hoon called out again.

There was nothing to argue with.

I thought I was keeping my beginner's mind after all the hard work, but I guess I wasn't.

‘You have to reflect.'

Usually, people who are on the road to success break down because they think it's because of the situation that has come with success, but in reality, the beginnings and a lot of things are different.

I had to change my mind because the landscape seemed different as I went up, but there was a problem that my attitude changed.

It's no big deal, but it's gonna hurt like hell.

Clearly, there may be a need for a supervisor in this area.

Since only Seo Ah-young is the boss of Choi Jeong-hoon, and Seo Ah-young is not the type to point out to Choi Jeong-hoon, it was hard to deny that she had a tendency to be released.

‘Obviously……. ’

Choi Jung-hoon looked at Jung-hoon with fresh eyes.

In that room, the soldier in the field with the thick bones noticed a change in the best discipline in a short amount of time, as well as a cracking sound.

I think it would be easier to work with Jung-hoon if he was in charge.

But what do you want to do without it?

“He was a creepy guy at first, but now he's getting cocky. ”

And I don't want any of those men.

I'm a subordinate, but who wants a boss?

He's not the son of a man who joined the plains.

More than that, more than that! Phew!

He's scarier than the boss.

If you ask who is more awkward than the president of Korea or Lee Ji-hyuk, everyone who knows will choose Lee Hyuk.

But can you compare it to the son of the boss?

“What are you looking at? ”

“No.”

Choi Jung-hoon shook his head.

Tell me why.

It's useless to say.

Choi Jung-hoon took her eyes off Lee Hyuk and looked at Jung-hoon.

“I think I made a mistake. ”

“Good thing I made a mistake. ”

“… I was arrogant. I don't know if I have it in me. We'll be careful in the future.”

“The mind is meaningless if it's not acted upon. Isn't it your social life that doesn't show that way from the outside, no matter what you think? ”

“Yes, thank you very much. ”

Lee Hyuk looked at them and frowned.

“What? Why is this so warm? ”

Jung In Soo and Choi Jung-hoon looked at Lee Hyuk with an awkward expression.

“So what's going on with the gate? ”

Choi Jung-hoon said.

“As you can see, it's about to open. I covered everything with hardened concrete, but I don't know if that's what it means for the monsters coming out of the gate. Personally, I think it's a ledger, but I don't think I'm just letting go. ”

“Of course.”

“Seeing that it's an unknown gate, there's no way to deal with it. Still, I'm glad Lee Ji-hyuk came. ”

“Ugh…. ”

Lee Hyuk frowned after receiving the spectacular gaze of Jin in person.

I can't believe he's got that look in his eye! I don't want to receive it!

“What if you didn't have to come?" You come when it's urgent. ”

Stab.

You're gonna get stabbed!

I couldn't look him straight in the eye because I was so stabbed that I just rolled over to tell him I wasn't coming.

Lee Hyuk, who reflected on his lazy self, hid his embarrassment with a clear-headed cough.

“So when does it open? ”

“As expected, I think we have a couple of hours left... I can't believe that these days, we don't know the exact time. It opens up instantaneously. ”

Whoo-hoo!

Lee Hyuk opened his mouth as he watched the gate vibrate.

“Like that?”

“… Yes, like that. ”

“Ha……. ”

Mouth is the source of all evil, the Spear of Anger...

The leader looks awkwardly down, watching the gate vibrate.

“I'm sorry."

“When the crow flew, he fell off his boat. ”

But that ship is a little big.

It's big.

Lee Hyuk sighed and looked at the gate, who had been hit by a falling ship.

A gate that will open sooner or later, but nothing will change.

“The question is what comes out of that gate.... ”

With a gate that size, even a dragon could theoretically travel back and forth.

The size of a gate does not simply mean a movable scale. The larger the gate, the more Mana it can accommodate. So a gate that size is the size of a Worm class dragon.

‘But that won't bring out a real dragon, will it? ’

It's hard to cope with the appendages, but if you cross over to another dragon, you'll really be annoyed.

Moreover, the Appledrice is a crazy dragon, so it's not just a growling relationship with Yi Hyuk at all. If it were a different dragon, the magic would fly the moment it encounters Lee Hyuk.

Even with dragons, Lee Hyuk can't live with one sky.

Humans may have lost their direct grudges after so many years, but they are dragons, no matter how many times they forget.

With absolute memory and a vendetta that will never go away, there will be no dragons who are still sharpening their teeth.

“They're not coming from Beraf anyway.... ”

Possibly, but most likely not.

Then a new Dragon-class monster could emerge.

That's scarier.

A dragon has its own way of coping, and if it's wrong, it has room to negotiate with the Eiffeldrich.

However, if Lee Hyuk, who has the power of dragon class, does not know, it will be more difficult to cope.

“So what's coming out? ”

Why hasn't anything come out since the gate opened?

Is that a joke?

As Lee Hyuk tilted his head and tried to approach, the gate began to vibrate a little louder.

“Huh?"

I think he's trying to come up with something.

Whoo-hoo!

The gate starts to twist.

Lee Hyuk's eyes narrowed when he saw the scene.

What happens when a gate is trying to protrude from the inside when it can't handle the power of being.

“What the hell is going on? ”

Lee Hyuk stared at the gate with tense eyes.

“Huh?"

Lee Hyuk's pupils caused an earthquake.

Is that it?