to earth

    1 day of failure.

    I don''t know where this is.

    When I woke up, it was a forest.

    7 days of failure.

    saw a wolf

    Not a cute little wolf in the zoo, but a wild wolf. It''s also incredibly big.

    I ran like crazy and had a crazy experience.

    ; Health has increased by 1.

    Damn, hallucinations in your ears?

    Lack of 31 days.

    I may be crazy

    To some extent, it is hard to imagine that this place is a game world.

    67 days of failure.

    The pack of wolves that chased me still hang around me.

    I''m just worried because I don''t know when it will attack me. Besides wolves, there are many dangerous things in this forest.

    Evacuate to a safer place.

    1 year of failure.

    Can you explain the current situation other than the word adaptation?

    I survived. Fully adapted to the forest .

    ; Strength has increased by 1.

    Maybe it''s evolution.

    2 years of failure.

    I became friends with the guys who were chasing me.

    Is it a dog? It even makes me feel cute now.

    It''s like they''re acknowledging me as a group.

    Whoops, I feel like Mowgli.

    15 years of failure.

    I''ve been thinking that way for a long time.

    need to find someone

    today in the sky

    The two moons in the sky feel even more unfamiliar.

    31 years of failure.

    I am still in the forest.

    Humanity was not found.

    No, I couldn''t get out of the forest itself.

    extraordinarily wide .

    67 years of failure.

    There may be no people on this planet.

    hairy beast... .

    no, friends

    only increases

    Fallout ??year.

    What day is today?

    I forgot the date.

    Five hundred years have passed, but why am I still alive?

    Fallout ??year.

    Are you looking for humanity? maybe it''s useless... .

    No, any intelligent body that would have achieved civilization is fine, so I want to find only traces of it.

    This is a primeval forest. only natural things.

    I am alone in this lonely place.

    Fallout ??year.

    A red portal appeared.

    "Have you lived too long? I worry about things like this."

    He lived a life of trouble and far away.

    Doing it if you want to, or not, worrying about whether or not it suits you.

    Go. I''m not going to die anyway.

    There is nothing more painful than the boring immortality.

    Whether it be death or stimulation, there must be an answer beyond that.

    The worries were long, but the actions were not slow.

    Passed through the portal at the same time as the decision was made.

    Papa Pat!

    The portal that devoured the man distorted the surrounding space itself and expanded, then disappeared as it was.

    In the empty space, a huge pit appeared as if it had been hit by a meteorite.

    In the chaos, the animals of the forest came out one by one, and they cried out at his invisible presence.

    "Aww!"

    The tears were filled with resentment towards him who left without saying goodbye.

    The day when all the animals in the forest howled.

    Their king has left.

    *

    abandoned city.

    A group of people were walking on a broken asphalt road.

    When the yellow-haired woman in the lead stopped walking, the three behind them also stopped.

    "Huh, how about this?"

    Choi Soo-young closed her eyes and focused on her detection ability.

    Clearly, a weak dimensional energy was being sensed in this vicinity.

    "Set up a detector around here."

    "Yes, chief."

    Mechanisms were taken out of the backpacks the team members had been carrying and scattered around.

    Sooyoung called.

    - Uh, did you find it?

    "Yes, boss. I sent the coordinates in a message. Please send the management team."

    work is done

    The mission of the detection team to which Sooyoung belongs is to find dimensional rifts in advance. Subsequent work is the responsibility of the portal management team.

    - Yes, you did a good job.

    When Sooyoung hung up the phone, a member of the team approached.

    manager. What are you going to do for the next meeting?"

    I also found a dimensional rift, and returning to Seoul after a week, a dinner party cannot be missed.

    "How about soju on chicken feet?"

    "Kya, the manager''s love for chicken feet!"

    "Why don''t you like it?"

    "Oh, I like it even if I don''t like it. Hehe.

    I looked around and smiled at the generosity of the team members.

    The landscape is a mess with buildings and roads that have been bombarded here and there. The ruins of the collapsed building signaled that this place was once a city.

    That''s why it was so important to discover the dimensional rift site before the portal was created. We have to evacuate civilians and set up military bases in advance to prevent monsters from coming over from the portal.

    uh? manager. This is an odd number!"

    What?

    As Sooyoung Choi hurriedly approached, the value of the installed meter was rapidly increasing.

    beep- beep- beep-

    The increase in dimensional energy has exceeded the limit.

    If this is the case, a portal may be created soon.

    "Everyone retreat!"

    At the same time as the command, a crack appeared in the space.

    Papa!

    The crack spewed sparks, distorting the space and creating a red portal.

    "Damn it, dreams are wild."

    Sooyoung, who spat out a curse that did not go well with her pretty face, pulled a sword from her waist and took a pose.

    "Hurry up, you bastards!"

    Team members leave their equipment behind and run in a hurry.

    You don''t know what will come out of the portal. The only person with the power to buy time and escape alone is the team leader, Choi Soo-young.

    Tsutsu!

    The portal shook, and a human being walked out.

    ''Person?''

    Not all bipedalists are human. There are dozens of monster species that walk on two legs. Choi Soo-young didn''t slow down and stepped back to secure a distance.

    If you run into it, it will counterattack and take you by the throat.

    "Ugh."

    An unidentified In-young, who came out of the portal, slowly approached with a groaning or groaning sound. His scorching eyes looked dangerous.

    ''body .''

    Choi Soo-young was confused.

    I can''t escape from those abyss-like eyes.

    Feeling like a mouse in front of a snake. It feels like your body has given up resistance to your instinctive fear.

    ''Move. in action!''

    No matter how hard I try, it''s just powerless.

    Are you overwhelmed with just your eyes? I can not admit it.

    Are you a 5 year veteran?

    Korean words came out of the man with a frown in pain.

    finally ."

    The street approaching right in front of you.

    The eyes of the man he met at only a span of a distance were dangerous.

    Even the boss monsters in the upper dungeons wouldn''t have a fatal light like this man.

    "I''m back ."

    The new model of the man collapsed as if torn apart.

    Choi Soo-young, who was holding the man in an awkward way, felt that the pressure that had bound her had disappeared.

    "Hey, hey."

    I lay down to look at it, but I fainted.

    Zhuang!

    The portal shrank and disappeared into space.

    A portal that appeared and disappeared for a moment.

    What came out of it was a person, not a monster.

    It''s the first time I''ve seen it in person, but Choi Soo-young is aware of this phenomenon. return portal.

    "Tee, Chief!"

    The team members who had fled came back when the portal disappeared.

    "Bring a stretcher."

    "Are you human?"

    okay. a returnee."

    Choi Soo-young looked down at the man lying on the floor.

    As if asleep, the man''s face is still young.

    There was no sense of intimidation like before in the fainted appearance.

    ''What are you?''

    The team began to return to the bureau.

    *

    My body feels heavy as if I had fallen into an abyss and came out.

    " ."

    consciousness returned.

    Although there is no strength, the senses of the body gradually return.

    When I opened my eyes, I saw a light shining brightly on the white ceiling.

    Where is this?

    Ten minutes to lie still.

    suddenly came to mind.

    hospital.

    It had been so long since I left Earth that I thought I had forgotten everything.

    Just like looking at a piece of an old photo brings back memories that were buried, seeing things on Earth brought back information that had been pushed to one side of my head.

    TV, remote control, ringer, bed, curtain .

    sat down on the bed.

    I pulled out the Ringer needle that was attached to my forearm.

    jur.

    The blood running down his arm stopped quickly. I was pleasantly surprised when I wiped it with a collar.

    "Soft."

    It can''t be compared to the one that was roughly covered with animal skins.

    Soft and comfortable feeling. this is probably... .

    "The clothes look like this."

    It is so soft and light that I feel like crying.

    I feel like I''m back in a civilized world.

    approached the window.

    ????????

    Pulling the curtains back, you can see the road stretching out the window.

    The lights of the headlights of cars filling the dark night road reminds me of other memories. Cars, buildings, roads, signs .

    Memories beneath the surface float randomly.

    "I haven''t forgotten."

    I haven''t forgotten If I had forgotten everything, I wouldn''t have been able to miss you.

    He said he had gotten used to the savage life, but the moment he returned to Earth, his memories as a civilized man came to mind.

    "Returned to Earth."

    I vaguely remember meeting someone, but as soon as I left the portal .

    Oh! patient. Are you awake?"

    The nurse who opened the door was surprised to see the man standing by the window.

    "Lie down. You can''t overdo it. The teacher told me to take it easy."

    The nurse approached and was startled to see the blood-stained forearm.

    Oh! What if I pick this up at will?"

    He grabbed the nurse''s arm.

    "I want to ask you something."

    "Hey, talk about this."

    "Where is the hunting ground near here?"

    Yes? Where is the hunting ground? out of nowhere."

    "A fruit tree colony?"

    "No, there is no such thing in Seoul."

    no?

    The man frowned.

    The nurse''s expression also darkened accordingly.

    "Ah, let this go."

    The nurse rolled her eyes and left.

    "Don''t say anything strange and lie down in bed. The teacher will call you."

    The man who was left alone in the hospital patted his stomach.

    "I''m hungry."

    Hundreds of years of getting used to hunting and gathering... .

    Transformation into a civilized person seemed to take a while.

    *

    Korea University Hospital, one of the hospitals affiliated with the Awakening Administration Bureau, was lined with many prestigious specialists.

    Among them, Kim Jeong-guk, a professor of psychology, was an expert in counseling who had dealt with many patients with post-traumatic stress disorder.

    "Well, nice to meet you. Have you eaten?

    "I ate. It was delicious."

    A smile appeared on Professor Kim Jung-guk''s face.

    Well, half-talk is ridiculous.

    "Now, shall we introduce ourselves to each other?"

    "From you."

    People under extreme stress often change their personality 180 degrees. Prof. Kim Jung-guk was a veteran of counseling, hoping to give patients the courtesy of social norms.

    He answered calmly with a smile on his face.

    "Fufu, I am Kim Jung-guk. As you can see, I am old."

    I tried to show off the wrinkles around my eyes with a dark smile, but it didn''t seem to work at all.

    continued the topic.

    "What is your name?"

    "It''s a name ."

    Yeah. name."

    I do not remember.

    common case.

    "Heh heh, don''t you remember your name? How did you forget?"

    "I just forgot."

    "Just?"

    "Because I was alone. It''s worth forgetting a name no one calls you."

    "Heh heh, did you forget that no one called you?"

    "I haven''t been called for a long time."

    "How much?"

    "I think I counted up to 500 years ago, but after that, I don''t know."

    "Haha, that''s funny."

    "Is this fun?"

    Professor Kim Jeong-guk saw the patient''s expressionless face and quickly changed his expression. The face with a wrinkled forehead was regret itself.

    Empathy doesn''t matter, empathy. Isn''t that the basics of counseling?

    "That''s it. How did you ever become alone?"

    "I don''t know. Ask me anything."

    Kim Jung-kook was not angry.

    Isn''t he a 25-year veteran?

    The important thing is to keep the conversation going.

    Talking to each other without closing the door of your heart is the whole of counseling.

    "Good. Then can you tell me about your life?"

    "Why are you asking so many questions?"

    Excited about the interesting consultation case.

    Kim Jeong-guk calmed his mind and said.

    "Fufu, I was impatient. So how about this? Asking and answering questions about each other and talking to each other. It''s a time to get to know each other."

    The man stroked his chin.

    Good.

    "Haha, anything is fine. Ask me first."

    "Today, three males . No, I met a man."

    Professor Jungkook Kim smiled softly.

    "Yeah."

    "Why are all men bald?"

    " ."

    Kim Jung-guk''s eyebrows twitched.

    "Has it evolved?"

    is this kid