The Returner

Choi Jung-hoon waited for the Alpha to arrive with a nervous face.

“What took you so long? ”

The nuke is flying right now.What if it's too late?

“... I don't want to be late. ”

Choi Jung-hoon was startled by the voice coming from behind his back. The Alpha stands there with a pudgy face.

“What if I ask you to come and get me? I'm not a skilled teleporter like Lee Hyuk. You have to tell me how to get here. If that's not the case, then tell me the address. ”

“… if you tell me the address, can you come to me? ”

“It's been a long time. ”

Alpha twirls and laughs.

“I ran away from everything because there was a glorious thing happening that Lee Hyuk needed me. ”

Lee Hyuk said with a fat face.

“I don't think you have anything better to do. ”

“Correct. Oh, no. I'm kind of busy. Let's call it a time to take a break to make sure we do the next thing. ”

“Well, never mind. ”

Lee Hyuk scratched his head.

“I need you to do something for me. ”

“Yes. If you need my help, I'm here to help. So what do I do? ”

Lee Hyuk said as if it wasn't a big deal.

“You know there's a nuke flying in here, right? ”

“I heard about the global nuclear meltdown, but I didn't know it was going down here, either. China, is it really human? I went through all that trouble and I only got to the level of opening the door to the Magic Cube, and suddenly I'm dropping nukes all over the world. On a human scale, I raised my hands and my feet. At this point, I can't help but wonder if they have opened the door to save Humankind. If I had just let them go, they'd all be dead. I feel like I opened the door to this. It's killing me. ”

“... What did you say, you lunatic. ”

The Alpha lowers its head with its wounded face. Choi Jeong-hoon said to Lee Ji-hyuk, who thought it would be worth hurting if the opponent came out that way.

“Let's get this sorted out quickly. I don't think we have much time. ”

“Hey, we're flying a nuke here.... ”

“Yes.”

“Pull over. ”

“Yes?”

“You stand up, I break. Okay?”

“Yes?”

I was embarrassed by the face of the Alpha.

“You know what? To be honest, I pride myself on being the best. There can be some disagreement about the word best... I can't dare to discuss the best if I include Lee Ji-hyuk, but in fact, Lee Hyuk is not capable of speaking calmly. The ability itself is used as an auxiliary, so Lee Hyuk should be called a wizard or caster rather than a competent person. Take a hint, I'm the best wizard except for Lee Ji-hyuk... Oh, I'm confused. I pride myself on being the best, except for Lee Hyuk, but that doesn't mean I can do everything. Of course, it's true that I am a multi-character with a lot of different abilities compared to other talents, even though... ”

“Shut up, you lunatic! ”

Lee Hyuk looked at the alpha with a bored face.

He was also a man who didn't go behind my back because he talked a lot.

I'm tired of hearing you say you're going to drown. However, Alpha was so talkative that even Yi Hyuk was bored.

"This human, is he naturally like this? ’

Maybe during that time, I started to feel awkward when I thought that my Korean language skills were blurry and I did not speak well.

In other words, every time you face an Alpha, you have to listen to this conversation.

Lee Hyuk could see why the people who had been dealing with him were shaking so much. This is some kind of mental attack. With his hands, he can use his mouth to attack the mind. Danny, there's no way he can survive that.

‘You have to learn.'

When it comes to provocative mental attacks, he had to acknowledge that the Alpha was one step ahead. If there is an advantage to others that I do not have, then learning and accepting is an intellectual attitude.

“So you're saying you can't come to a conclusion? ”

“I'm not saying I can't. I'm saying I can't. Please consider the subtle differences in wording. It's not something I can do. ”

“I can't do this without you. ”

“ ……. ”

“And if you can't do it, everybody dies. ”

“Well, wait a minute. You should have told me that in advance. ”

I crossed my arms as if the Alpha was in trouble, and turned my head to look at Lee Hyuk.

“When your head gets complicated, you should think about it while smoking. Do you have a cigarette?”

“That reminds me, you're the first person I've asked for a cigarette since I've been back in this world. ”

“I don't really enjoy smoking. But there are times when you need a cigarette. Just like this. ”

Lee Hyuk took out his cigarette without saying anything and gave it to Alpha. I thought it would go away, but could it be any different? Poor guy's got to put up with it.

“Oh, thank you. But can I smoke on the street here? Smoking areas?”

“Just smoke it, asshole. We evacuated everyone. What the hell kind of smoking area is this? ”

“I'm a compliance citizen. ”

“You're not even Korean. ”

“Oh, right. So you just smoke it. Because it's a good thing. ”

Alpha fires cigarettes, trembling nervously.

“So, you want me to stop the incoming missiles? Temporarily or should I slow down? ”

“Either way, make yourself comfortable. I failed the casting, so I don't have to blow my head off. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Alpha takes a deep smoke and nods.

“Ha, this seems to be a losing business…. We have to discard one because the slot is full. Everyone seems to like it... You owe me one this time. ”

“What are you talking about? ”

“… To explain this, I don't think it's right to talk about my hand. I don't want to say it, so I don't think Lee Hyuk understands how much I've sacrificed for this. ”

“It's okay.”

“Yes? You're okay? Is that usually coming from you? Or is my Korean not good enough? ”

“Whatever you say, I don't have anything to thank you or apologize for your sacrifice. ”

“… Cool Guy is here. ”

Alpha sighed deeply and said.

“Very well. I'll be back in five minutes, so please be patient. This is something the main body needs to do. ”

“Whatever."

“Yes, of course. ”

As the Alpha emits its light and casts the teleport, Choi Jung-hoon looks at the space where the Alpha was.

“Can I trust you? ”

“We were in the same boat anyway. ”

“But I don't believe in zeroes. ”

“You don't seem to understand.... ”

Lee Hyuk shrugged his shoulders and said.

“If he takes a different mind or I take a different mind, this planet is doomed anyway. And they're all going to die anyway, and we don't have to trust them now. If something goes wrong, you're just gonna die? Die early or die later. ”

“… but that's true. ”

Normal people have a problem with that. Being united in front of a giant enemy is easy. However, humans are emotional animals, so how is it possible to unravel the accumulated grudges and hatred and trust the opponent completely?

“Do you trust the Alpha? ”

“Not at all.”

Lee Hyuk just cut it off and said.

“I don't believe it at all. But it's not about trust, it's about necessity. If you have to believe to survive... you have to believe. It's for the best.”

“Well……. ”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded heavily. If we eliminate the Alpha for being awkward, we won't be able to stop the incoming nukes right away. So there was no way I wouldn't believe it.

“I don't know if it's the real world. I can't believe you're in league with him. I really don't know what happens tomorrow. ”

“You don't know? ”

Lee Hyuk nodded his head.

“It's all his doing anyway, what else don't you know? ”

“Yes?”

“He's been keeping me in mind since he opened the door. So we came here with confidence to hold hands. ”

“You mean the written scenario? ”

“So far, it's probably going exactly as he calculated. This nuclear problem, you wouldn't expect. ”

Choi Jung-hoon gripped his shoulder with a grip.

You predicted all this? ’

“Then did you open the door to join hands with Lee Ji-hyuk? ”

“I don't think so. But if I opened the door, I would have done the math that I couldn't help but work with him. He's probably the best person on Earth who knows me. I might even know the color of my panties. ”

“… why so far? ”

“Well, I don't know about that, but there's something to be expected. ”

Choi Jung-hoon quietly waited for Lee Hyuk's next words.

“He never leaves work to others and waits for results. No matter how big they are, they won't wait for the Demon Kings to destroy the world. The Demon Kings are just a means to him. ”

“Even though the Demon Kings are much stronger? ”

“Humans are stronger than nuclei, so we don't use them as weapons. Whether the means are stronger or not is meaningless. It's a thousand times more important whether I do what I want or not. ”

“Mmmm... ”

Choi Jung-hoon nodded slowly.

“So Lee Hyuk knew all about it, but he teamed up with Alpha? ”

“Because I need it.”

Choi Jung-hoon narrowed his eyes.

‘Even though I don't understand it.... ’

It was intuitive. Information going back and forth between the two conversations will be several times the information he knows and accepts. We are talking naturally, but there is intense search for each other and neurometastasis.

It was a matter of areas where Jung-hoon could not step in.

“…… maybe not. ”

“Yes?”

“No.”

Alpha may be, but Lee Jung-hoon thought that Lee might not think much of it.

This guy might be willing to kill you if you don't get it right. I don't like complicated.

“There's no reason for Eiffel or Erkana to suffer like this. Tsk.”

Lee Hyuk grumbled with an annoyed face.

It's hard to see what these things are doing these days.

I knew that I was moving for the world in a place without Lee Hyuk, but I was surprised because I didn't know the exact movement or purpose.

‘I don't blame anyone. ’

Seeing that everyone around me spent his life solving everything by himself, I hardly cared about what they were doing. If I had not lost my strength, I would still not have cared about their absence. So they don't feel the need to explain their movements to Lee Ji-hyuk.

As soon as you think you need to find something else about this relationship, the Alpha reappears in front of them with a dazzling light.