The Returner

1. Find Lee Ji-hyuk (5)

Bring Lee Hyuk?

It's a little different from what I hear about "find it."

It felt like the difficulty of the task to be solved suddenly jumped ten times. The hard mode that was suddenly pushed to the person who knew it was Izzie mode is a lawsuit.

This isn't fair.

There was no end to the complaint, but Christopher replaced the words with a firm lip. The user already knows if the target is a communicative opponent or not. It has been trained in the war for decades.

It was clear that the presence in front of him was completely non-communicative.

She probably won't even see the worm she's passing by now.

“I was wondering if I could ask you a question first. ”

She nods softly instead of answering.

“Who told you that coming here like this could lead to Lee Hyuk? ”

“Hmm?"

She looked at Christopher as if she were interesting.

Do you usually ask questions like this? In this situation?

“Well, you said pub. I think it was a nearby bar. A Human with open eyes told me. If you're so curious, why don't you go to the White House next door and ask for the President? ’I said. ”

“My eyes are open... …. ”

I don't know which crazy drug addict he is, but I will find him and show him hell.

Christopher was so determined.

“Well, this doesn't look good to me. ”

“Really?"

“Yes, Miss... um, excuse me, what should I call you? ”

“It's a shame to be called a kid like you, but you'd better get used to the world. Call me Herkana. And……. ”

“Yes?”

“It's not Miss, it's Miss. ”

She licks her lips seductively.

“Very well, Mrs. Herkana. Then let's wrap it up. Your condition is to bring Lee Ji-hyuk here. ”

“That's right."

“So you'll let the president go? ”

“Yes, it is. ”

“Then there's something I need to check first. Are you a hostile relationship with Lee Hyuk? ”

“Why does it matter? ”

“May I ask him to cooperate in your name? ”

“No. ”

“ ……. ”

“Then I wouldn't have asked you to find him. I can't tell him why, but I don't want my name on him. You can't even tell them I'm here. Don't even say that someone who knows you is waiting for you here. He doesn't need to know I exist. ”

Christopher dislocated his face.

What is this nonsense?

He puts his hand in his pocket and pulls out his cigar and asks.

Root.

You tear off the end of the rough cigar with your fingertips, and then take Rita out and light a fire.

“Phew……. ”

After slowly sucking out the smoke, he shakes the ashes on the floor of the office and sits on the couch.

“Do you have ashtrays? ”

“Very presumptuous question, Claren. ”

“I'm going to die anyway, so be polite. I'll take an ashtray. ”

“There you are. ”

Christopher picks up the ashtray, picks it up and returns it to its place.

“Hmm……. ”

Christopher opened the ashtray lid, polished the ashes a few times and buried himself deep in the chair.

“Ms. Herkana. ”

He calls Herkana and looks at her with a relaxed face.

“I'm afraid I can't do that. ”

“Huh?”

I looked at Christopher with those seductive eyes, like Erkagana snorting.

“You can't?”

“In your own words, you're not that friendly with Lee Ji-hyuk. ”

“Well……. ”

“And in your words, it means you can solve everything just by bringing Lee Hyuk here. Lee Hyuk, who came here without knowing your existence, should greet you suddenly. ”

“That's right."

“I'm not stupid enough to not know what that means. I'd rather die here than see that. ”

“I heard that the president of a country called the United States is the most important thing in the world, right? ”

“There are many morons to replace the moron, but there is no one to replace Lee Hyuk. It's not worth thinking twice about who's more important to humanity. ”

Herkana looks at Christopher as if he were having fun.

“Yes, I see. Humans, but... ”

“ ……. ”

“You don't know me. Don't you know I can let you crawl under my feet and bring him to me if I want to? ”

“Mmmm... ”

“Are you going to stand up to me on a human subject that is inferior to insects? It can take your soul, trample it on the 99th floor, and make you regret and suffer endless times. It would be a mistake to think that you can run away with just giving up that life. ”

It gives me goose bumps.

What she's saying right now is not just a threat.

Christopher was so aware of it. There can't be humans threatening ants. In her eyes, he must be worse than an ant.

You don't have to threaten Christopher like that. Christopher understood that. What she was doing was not a threat. I'm just saying it like it is.

“That's really scary. ”

But Christopher smoked a cigar.

“Go ahead. It will be your way. But I will never bring Lee Hyuk here of my own accord. It may be simple self-satisfaction, but I owe him. No, the entire human race owes him. So why don't you just charm me and handle it your own way? ”

“Huh?”

I opened my eyes slightly as if she were surprised.

“Does Lee Hyuk mean that much to you? I don't think he's the type to please people. ”

“Love freezes to death. ”

Christopher's mouth pops open with profanity.

“There can't be a man who likes him. No, there seems to be a lot in Korea. But you won't find a madman like that anywhere other than Korea. ”

“But?”

“Favor and loyalty are different. I loathe him humanely, but if you acknowledge what he has done for us, and you think he is okay with grace, you are unqualified. And most of all, he's indispensable to humanity. ”

You have a deep smile on Herkana's mouth.

“Do you know, human? ”

“What do you mean? ”

“I've never let a creature so arrogantly talk to me before. You're annoying me now, too. ”

“It's a long story. If you want to kill him, kill him quickly. My knees are sore. ”

“Nice pose. But I'm not gonna kill you. ”

“Are you going to use it? ”

“No, I'm not going to do that either. ”

“Hmm?"

“It's been a long time since I've met someone I like. ”

So...

Which part?

Did he say anything that would make him feel better?

Christopher thought the existence in front of him was incomprehensible.

“But you're mistaken. ”

“What do you mean? ”

“I'm not hostile to Lee Hyuk. ”

“ ……. ”

“Rather, you're supposed to be helping him. ”

“It seems foolish to think I'm an ordinary mortal. Human intelligence isn't as low as you think. Based on what you said, you and Lee Hyuk's relationship never seem okay. ”

“That's right."

She didn't deny it.

“But that awkward relationship doesn't necessarily mean hostility. Even a weak human brain can do that. ”

“Mmmm... ”

I couldn't understand exactly what she was saying to me.

Two things to wrap up.

This woman and Lee Hyuk have an awkward relationship. The other one was still claiming that she didn't want to harm Lee Hyuk.

“Well, I know what you mean, but why aren't you supposed to be here? ”

“Then everything's wrong. ”

“Can't you just let me out of here so I can understand what that means? ”

“No. ”

“ ……. ”

“I did everything I could. I have one condition. Bring Lee Hyuk to me. If you do that, I'll let you go quietly. Or you, or this man, will never be safe. ”

“Do you think it scares you? ”

“That's a strange question. You don't think I'm gonna end up with that, do you? It's just the beginning. I will repeat this until Lee Hyuk appears in front of me. ”

“... Wouldn't it be quicker for you to come?" ”

“Well, I know it's a quick way to do it, actually. I know it's wise. But there's a big problem. ”

“What's that? ”

“I can't tell you it has to do with my weaknesses. Now, I've given you all the information I can. So it's your choice. Will you bring him to me or will you die here? ”

Christopher frowns.

Am I enchanted? ’

Maybe.

Otherwise, I can't imagine that this existence is not necessarily a bad existence for Lee Hyuk.

To be rational, it is possible to conceal your identity and be an enemy if you are not a human being who wants Lee Hyuk to come.

But something, this strange feeling.

“Do you promise?”

“What?”

“If you promise not to harm Lee Hyuk, I'll bring him here. ”

“I promise.”

“Can I trust your word? ”

At that moment, Herkana's mood shifted.

Until now, the atmosphere that had been full of annoyance and laziness suddenly changed, and a grim and destructive energy began to gush out toward him.

“Ugh.”

Christopher couldn't breathe as the energy surged into his body.

As the whole body tightened, Christopher had an idea in his mind.

Don't, Demon King! ’

This is the Demon King's Energy.

It's similar to the energy Beltretch showed me. However, the specific feeling itself is a little different. I feel a little tighter when I feel alone up close, but I feel a little more sticky.

So the woman in front of him is the Demon King?

I feel completely different from those monsters.

Christopher vomited a violent breath as he felt the momentary loss of the energy that tightened his body.

“Contracts are sacred to the Horsemen. I don't mean to be blunt with your three tongues. ”

“Ahh... ”

“I must keep what I say in my mouth. Will this be enough?"

“Can I ask you one more question? ”

“Hmm, arrogant fellow. Okay, go ahead. ”

“You……. ”

Christopher threw up on his horse.

“What is your relationship with Lee Ji-hyuk? ”