The Returner

2. It will start now (2)

“I'll eat well. ”

Kim Da-som smiled brightly and listened to the talk.

“Uh-huh.”

Lee Hyuk also started eating the food in front of him with a spoon.

“You seem awkward today. ”

“Really?"

Lee Hyuk scratched the back of his head.

‘It's not like it's awkward, it's actually a little awkward. ’

I was just going shopping, but something was going on like a date.

It was Lee Hyuk who got married, but I had never been on a sensible date with anyone like this in my entire life.

“You seem to have changed a lot? ”

Kim Da-som smiled softly.

“Is that so?"

“Yes, the words soften and the face softens. ”

“I think you're feeling burdened. ”

“Huh?"

“Then I have to change. ”

Lee Hyuk laughed nonsense.

“What have I done for you? ”

“You've done a lot for me. ”

“Haha…. ”

Then, since the first meeting, there was no strange match. It was Kim Da-som who took care of Lee Hyuk regularly.

“Doesn't your brother insult me? ”

“He says he admires it. ”

“Huh?”

“He's a bothersome person who never pretends to be a bothersome person, and if he had been under that kind of pressure, he would have run away without looking back. He's a great man. ”

“Why is that? ”

If the subtraction was Kim Da-hyun, I thought it would be bad news even if I died behind it, but it was strange.

“Everyone at NDF likes Ji Hyuk. ”

“…… I think you're mistaken. ”

Even if Lee Hyuk could be the reaction around him, even if he was trying to interpret it in a good way, he could never accept this remark.

“It's true.”

“That's it.”

Lee Hyuk neatly cut off Kim Da-som's speech. You have to be reasonable!

“Do you want to eat and go to the movies? ”

“No.”

Lee Hyuk shook his hand.

“Why?”

“Sitting two hours in the same spot is not my thing. ”

“Because you can't smoke? ”

“Bingo.”

Lee Hyuk awkwardly smiled as Kim Da-Som laughed.

“I think you're different today. ”

“Huh? What? ”

“Normally, I think he always looks at me a little bit. You want me to say it looks special? I think it's more of a singularity than a singularity, but I had a feeling. ”

“Ah……. ”

Lee Hyuk nodded.

In other words, Lee Hyuk was that different from the modern people.

‘I have no choice. ’

Given his time in Beraf, he cannot be the same as the modern man. It is Lee Hyuk who has been in the barbaric age for over a thousand years.

Unlike people in this age of being protected by law and institution.

“But it looks normal today. ”

“Really? I guess I'm dressed differently. ”

“No, that's not what it looks like. I feel like a normal college student. ”

“... an ordinary college student. ”

Lee Hyuk felt awkward about the grammar.

‘If I hadn't gone to Beraf, I would have. ’

Black Monday.

If Lee Hyuk hadn't been sucked into the gate on the day the gate was opened in the world, he would have gone to college normally by now. Of course, it was a university you couldn't brag about.

“I wish. ”

“Yes?”

“No, it's nothing. ”

It's new.

‘I'm feeling a little weird today. ’

Lee Hyuk couldn't understand why he felt this way. Today feels like a different day.

It's a day when the gate doesn't care about anything. Lee Hyuk turned his head and looked out the window.

Everyone was doing their own thing.

Some go on the road, some buy things. There were also people who met and talked and ate like Lee Hyuk and Kim Da-som or sat in a cafe.

A day like that.

“Peace.”

“I see.”

Then I felt like I was rushing too fast.

I think I know what Apeldice and Erkana mean when they say he's struggling too much.

‘I didn't think so. ’

I did what I could.

I came back here with the will to live a normal life without getting caught up in battle anymore, but I can't say "I don't know" when my home is under monster invasion.

That's how I started, and that's how I ended up here.

I'm not really regretting it, but I think I know one thing.

‘Tired. Me. ’

Lee Hyuk seemed to know his condition.

I ran so restlessly.

Except immediately after returning to Earth, Lee Hyuk had never rested for more than a thousand years.

So I can't help but get tired.

‘Maybe I should take a vacation. ’

Fly away for a week to the island where the monsters are. I think I'll enjoy my pizzazz.

I thought it would be better to take Choi Jung-hoon and the NDF with him.

“Do you want to go? ”

“Yes?”

Lee Hyuk smiled.

“I'll take you to college. ”

“I don't know what you're talking about, but can I go to college? ”

“Yes. I don't think I can make it to the courtyard. You should go.”

“Wouldn't it be possible to go to Yaewon? ”

“…… No way. ”

I can't believe that jerk is in college. Lee Hyuk laughed.

Lee Hyuk, who had eaten and drank a cup of coffee from the cafe, headed home with a shopping bag full of shoes and clothes.

When I opened the gate, I could quickly go home with my luggage, but I didn't want to do that today.

“I'm a person. ”

I think it's a problem that I'm too used to magic. It's natural for a human to walk on foot and pick things up by hand.

Now that the ability began to spread, this idea will become even more boring, but now I didn't want to use the ability to scatter this feeling for a long time.

Knng!

“Hmmm? Mwah? ”

On the way back home, there was a misunderstanding.

“Why did you come out? Did you get a ride?”

Knng!

Lee Hyuk stroked his head. I can feel the smile on my face as I see the creaky rhyme that feels good.

“At least I got you one from Beraf. ”

Technically, I didn't get it from Beraf. If Lee Hyuk had remained in Beraf, misi would have been just one of the many Ogres guarding the bottom of Lee Hyuk. One day he will die in battle.

“That's funny, isn't it? ”

I didn't understand it because it was too high-dimensional. The noodle tilted its big head relative to my body.

Lee Hyuk smiled and lifted the noodles off his shoulders. Lee Hyuk headed home not so fast after the paw was resting on Lee Hyuk's shoulder.

“The sun is setting. ”

The sun is setting far away.

“I've been back.”

“Welcome, my son. Have you eaten? ”

“Yes, I had lunch earlier. ”

“Are you going to dinner? ”

“I just had lunch. ”

“So you're not going to eat? ”

“... I'll eat. ”

My mother smiled and patted Lee Hyuk on the back.

“Hurry up and take what you bought to your room. I'll cook for you in a minute. ”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyuk went to his room, put down his luggage and took a shower. After finishing the shower, I came out with a table full of rice.

“Don't keep doing this. ”

“I'm just trying to feed my son. If you marry, you can't do it. ”

“I'm not getting married. ”

To be precise, she's already married. Mother.

“What about Herkana.... ”

“Hmm.”

My mother's face became troubled.

“You have to admit, What do you think? ”

“I don't know. ”

“If my son asks me to accept it, I have to admit it. It's the least I can do. I'm not getting married. My son is going. I have to do what he says. ”

“Hehe.”

Lee Hyuk laughed and sat at the table.

“Have you been?”

“Huh?"

I recognize the face of the man sitting across from me.

“Father?”

“…… what's your surprising reaction? ”

“I feel like I haven't seen anything in a long time. How's the company doing? ”

“It's worth a walk. I am relaxed because it is not so different from my lifetime. ”

“Get some rest if you're tired. It's enough money."

“If people don't work, it spreads. And my father is treated like a man at work. ”

“…… who doesn't serve them at home? ”

“I'll treat it as no one else. ”

It's not about treating people who don't have it, it's about not actually finding it.

So why are you wearing a stealth?

“Jihyuk.”

“Yes?”

“Hard, isn't it?"

“ ……. ”

My father grabbed hold of the spoon and stared at Lee Hyuk.

“I'm starting to hear your name all over the place. ”

“Is that so?"

“Yes. That's why you've been so busy lately, watching what you do. ”

“I'm not busy. ”

“When I first came back, I can see how busy he was sitting in front of the computer all day. ”

Lee Hyuk couldn't find a decent answer.

I can't remember the last time I played the game.

‘Since when have you been so busy? ’

His commitment to living a normal life as comfortably as possible has already gone so far as is hard to find. Now there is only one person left who has the ability to suffer from a busy task.

“It's good to be busy. The busier you are, the more people you can live with. ”

“Yes.”

“But don't forget that you are the most important thing to me and to your mother. ”

“…… Yes. ”

“I don't want to see my son come back after five years to save other people and get hurt. Even if you're selfish, you can't help it. But I want you to be more comfortable. Like you said, we have enough money. ”

“I see what you mean. ”

“Yes. Let's eat. ”

Lee Hyuk bowed his head and began to eat.

Somehow, today's meal doesn't go well with my mouth. Lee Hyuk, who had barely emptied a bowl of food, stood up.

“I'm going in. ”

“Yes, you look tired. Rest well.”

“Yes.”

Lee Hyuk nodded his head and went into the room.

"You look tired"? ’

It was a strange thing to say.

However, Lee Hyuk had to admit that he was right.

"You must be tired. ’

You must be exhausted, to be exact.

Lee Hyuk lay on the bed.

“Erkana's there, isn't she? ”

“Of course, darling. ”

Erkana reveals herself in a corner of the room.

“I need to ask you something. ”

“Anytime. Anytime. ”

“How long do we have? ”

“ ……. ”

Erkana's mouth, which always answered straight away, was silent as if it were gluten-free.

“Tell me honestly. ”

“Darling.”

Lee Hyuk stared at Herkana quietly without answering.

“I don't know. ”

Herkana shakes her head.

“I don't know exactly how much time I have left. But I can't say there's much time left. ”

With Erkana's resolute words, Lee Hyuk looked at the dark ceiling without an answer.

“One of death and mutation is about to begin. ”