eturnee

    "You haven''t gone yet?"

    "It''s bubbly."

    As I gently pull the curtains, I start pointing at the camera.

    "They are disrespectful people."

    "That''s the job of journalists."

    "Wooden Guanyin Bodhisattva."

    "Things that are rotten! I''m going to die for them!

    "Um, what should I do?"

    Each of them discusses countermeasures with serious expressions, but Suho, the person in charge, doesn''t seem interested.

    "Leave it alone, that''s their job."

    Suho thought they were like a flock of crows chasing wild beasts.

    "No, brother. This is not the time to be like everyone else. How persistent are the reporters?"

    "Then what? I didn''t ask you to come, they''re doing that among themselves.

    Unlike other animals, the human species leads a very diverse life.

    How can an individual change the ecosystem of a civilization?

    "If there is nothing to eat, I will go away."

    "Or, you can just eat it and send it away."

    Dongsu carefully suggested.

    Huh?

    Soo-ho looked at Dong-soo with new eyes.

    "Hey, there was a way."

    The downside is that people who have tried it once come back.

    "Well, how does it feel?"

    "Huh? Where are you going?

    "To interview you."

    Suho opened the locked door.

    Huh? Where have you all gone?"

    It was so crowded just a moment ago, and there were about 20 reporters everywhere, and a black car was standing there.

    chin.

    The passenger seat door opened and Kim Mi-so, head of the returnee management team, got out.

    "I dismissed them all."

    "Are you a journalist too?"

    no. I''m here for another business. may I come in?

    "What if you don''t like it?"

    The clan office is its own territory.

    At Suho''s harsh reaction, Kim Mi-so sighed and opened the back door.

    The person who got off there was surprising.

    "Long time no see."

    "Kim Jung-guk?"

    The friend with whom Suho first showed his true feelings when he returned to Earth.

    Bald doctor Kim Jung-guk showed a friendly smile.

    "Suddenly, can you invite me and these people?"

    Suho, who was looking at him, turned his body halfway and opened the door.

    "A visit from a friend is always welcome. come in.

    "Whew."

    Kim Mi-so, who sighed lightly, came in and was startled.

    I''ve been to a lot of different clan offices, but this is the first time I''ve been to a place like this.

    "What is that Buddha image?"

    It was clumsy in one corner, so it felt more like a pseudo-religious facility than a Buddhist temple.

    "It''s his hobby. He likes to lie down in front of me muttering."

    Suho''s finger pointed at Myungjin.

    Myungjin quietly joined hands.

    "It''s called a temple."

    "Well, yes. He''s a kid who likes to bow down."

    That''s the monk you saw in the video with a wide-area provocateur.

    Kim Mi-so''s gaze stayed on him and then reached Dong-soo.

    ''Useless.''

    He is now the culprit behind this.

    I never thought that there would be streamers around the returnees.

    In addition, a man, a nephew, and a grandmother who appeared to be the returnee''s brother were also seen.

    "You see your mother, right?"

    no. secretary."

    " Yeah?

    Did I hear it wrong?

    In response to Kim Mi-so''s counter-question, Suho said confidently.

    "You don''t know the secretary? I will cook and answer the phone."

    No, what does the secretary cook for you?

    "Hey, catch me. A guest has arrived, so what are you doing?"

    Lee Sook-ja approached and smiled warmly at Kim Mi-so and Kim Jung-guk.

    "Sit down at the girl. Would you mind bringing me a car?"

    "Oh, yes."

    As I sat down at the table, I saw that hot barley tea was served.

    It''s like a secretary... . Why did you hire Grandma?

    Looking at Suho while taking a sip of barley tea with an unprofessional question, he was drinking hororok tea and looking at Kim Jung-guk.

    "I was going to go last time, but he wasn''t in the hospital?"

    "Doctors can''t always be in the hospital. Aren''t you also serving as a professor?"

    Lee Sook-ja''s eyes widened at Kim Jung-guk''s words.

    Gosh! You were a doctor."

    At the same time, looking at Suho, his eyes shed.

    "Hey! I can''t stand it when people are so cocky just because they make good money!"

    Suho chuckled.

    "It''s my friend."

    "Haha, that''s right. I decided to become friends with Suho."

    "Huh. There are all sorts of strange things."

    Kim Jung-guk, who looks old, and Suho, who looks so blue and young, are said to be friends.

    "Hey, the old one sat down without notice. Say something."

    Lee Sook-ja left the place on his own, but Kim Mi-so could not speak easily.

    An open space on the first floor.

    Myeong-jin is cleaning the Buddha statue meticulously.

    On one side, Dong-soo, who has a noisy computer set up like a PC room, is doing something, while Jun-ho and Geon-ho are watching TV.

    This is the first time a clan office has been decorated in such a way that there is no sense of unity.

    What? Is it a secret story?"

    "It''s more for Suho than for me."

    OK. just do it.

    Kim Mi-so sighed and looked around again.

    ''Do you believe it?''

    I don''t know what Suho is inside, but he says he''s fine.

    "Formal greetings. This is Kim Mi-so, a returnee management team affiliated with the Awakening Management Bureau."

    He handed me a business card.

    "Returnee management team?"

    "We watch and evaluate returnees like Suho."

    What?

    "What are your tendencies, and are you preparing to immigrate to a foreign country?"

    "Why are you curious about that?"

    "Because it''s important."

    Suho recalled the words he had heard the most recently.

    "Because it''s irregular?"

    "That''s one reason."

    Irregulars also show large deviations in combat power, but the Awakened itself is an important national power anyway. There is no reason to be happy with the outflow to foreign countries.

    "Then for what?"

    The management of returnees is so important that the country operates a separate organization.

    "Do you know what another name for a returnee is?"

    "I don''t know."

    "It''s a coordinate person."

    " ?"

    Interdimensional cracks occur frequently.

    If it was a dungeon, a door portal would be created, but the collision between planets with equal dimensional energy is another problem.

    Planets overlapped by cracks send and receive signals to each other.

    "Did you come through the red portal when you came back to Earth?"

    right.

    This is what we all said in our consultation with Kim Jung-guk.

    "The condition is established when Mr. Park Soo-ho comes to Earth through that portal."

    The safe return of the returnee itself is a signal of success.

    Following that single signal, a two-way dimensional movement path opens.

    "The portal will come back. It''s a bridge portal where you can come and go."

    where?

    "It''s around the coordinates."

    Suho pointed at himself with his finger.

    I?

    Yeah.

    "Hmm."

    Suho''s expression turned serious.

    "I didn''t even know that and thought about it for a month."

    Yes?

    I''ve lived there longer than I did on Earth.

    It''s not that I didn''t have people, it''s not that I didn''t have friends

    Times I can''t help but feel sorry for, my friends.

    It took me a long time to think about it all and come back.

    If there was a way to come and go again, there would be no worries.

    "So when does that happen?"

    Team leader Kim Mi-so tilted his head at Suho''s question, which seemed excited, and showed statistical data.

    "Usually within a week or 99 days at the latest."

    "Oh."

    It''s not too far away.

    It''s exciting to see those hairy guys again.

    I feel excited as if I heard the news of my abandoned hometown.

    "I bring you good news."

    I don''t know why, but Suho''s reaction didn''t look bad, so Kim Mi-so cautiously opened her mouth.

    "If the portal is connected while Park Soo-ho is on a foreign trip It is a huge loss for Korea."

    Loss of connections to other planets.

    "Furthermore, the Management Bureau is presuming that Park Soo-ho''s return planet is a new planet."

    The planet Aruka where the most returnees occurred.

    There were as many gates as bridge portals, and three of them were connected in Korea.

    "If our assumptions are correct, South Korea has the world''s only 4th planetary bridge portal."

    "So that''s why you came here?"

    Yeah.

    "Didn''t you come earlier?"

    Yeah? But, first of all, understanding Park Soo-ho''s tendency... ."

    Kim Mi-so once again recalled that Suho''s return came after 10 years.

    "You don''t know about the Lee Seong-woo case."

    "Lee Seong-woo? Who is that?"

    "Currently, he is ranked number one in the world. I am Japanese."

    He was originally Korean.

    In the early days of the cataclysm, the government detained and detained returnees under the name of protection, and even then, information about irregulars was lacking, and Lee Seong-woo, who was a D-Class Awakened at the time of return, escaped the facility too easily.

    Disillusioned with Korea, the Japanese government contacted him, and then he moved to Japan.

    The Gucheon Planet Gate that currently exists in Tokyo was created by Lee Seong-woo.

    Gates aside, the value of his personal force alone is beyond imagining that he occupies 5% of Japan''s military power.

    With that incident as an opportunity, the Korean government established a Returnee Management Team under the Bureau of Management and was using remote observation and conciliation measures.

    "Wow, my heart will be open too."

    " It is the government''s fault."

    Although not in charge at the time, Kim Mi-so had no intention of defending the government at that time.

    "So what''s the point?"

    "Information about Park Soo-ho has already been revealed through a video of a certain streamer."

    Fortunately, due to Kim Mi-so''s quick response, all the counseling history between Suho and Kim Jung-guk has been deleted.

    Just looking at Dongsoo''s streaming, it''s just the expected irregularity.

    The only remaining problem is that some countries that even covet returnees from other countries will try to contact them.

    It was also the reason why Kim Mi-so came here in a hurry.

    "If the government wants anything, just tell me."

    "Anything?"

    "In the common sense."

    "For free?"

    "We have one request. You don''t know when the portal will open, so stay in Korea for up to 100 days. If there are any signs, head straight to the nearest field."

    I understood not to go abroad.

    "Why the field?"

    "Because there is no information beyond the gate."

    There is a risk that bridge portals that connect between planets can be passed immediately without waiting time.

    Whether what exists beyond the portal is hostile or friendly to humanity cannot be decided solely by looking at Suho''s counseling history.

    Good. There is only one thing I want."

    "What?"

    "Guild, and my own realm."

    "Ugh."

    The story would have been easier if they wanted money, but guilds are another matter.

    It would be a disaster if an unqualified clan was raised as a guild and a small town was entrusted to the territory, and even a dungeon break occurred.

    "Oh, you don''t have to worry. I will take care of it."

    The area is not defined by others.

    To be completely one''s own when you achieve it on your own.

    Kim Mi-so, who was struggling, suggested a compromise.

    "Then what about the field?"

    Huh?

    The field is an area managed by the Department of Defense.

    There is no obligation to clear Some portals just wait until the brakes and then sweep them away with powerful firepower.

    "Settle anywhere. I''ll give you the right to portals that occur within the realm. There is no unconditional clearing obligation. If there is a high-level dungeon, the Ministry of National Defense will take care of it."

    "Oh."

    Suho, who had been looking at Kim Mi-so for a long time, said:

    "You''re trying to pay off your debt."

    "It''s a deal."

    "Hmm."

    As Suho seemed to be worried, team leader Kim suggested some additional benefits.

    "Guardian Clan. No, we will exempt you from tax for 10 years after you are promoted to a guild."

    "How far is the area?"

    "As long as it can be managed, it can be done."

    Suho smiled at the exceptional condition.

    Good. Don''t trade."

    "Let it be documented."

    Kim Mi-so quickly pulled out the contract.

    It was a "defense treaty" signed between the state and a mercenary company, which was necessary for a clan to become a guild.

    There are three main points.

    1. Suho stays in Korea for 100 days.

    2. If you see any signs of portal creation, head to the field immediately.

    3. The state guarantees the guardian an intact guild territory within the field.

    Proofreading the dense details put a load on me.

    "Dongsoo. Come and read."

    Yep!

    Dong-soo, who had been listening this way for a while, quickly approached me and looked at the contract.

    I asked while looking at Kim Mi-so with a relaxed expression on her face.

    "Oh, I didn''t ask you something important."

    "Yes, ask."

    "How do you know there are signs of a portal coming?"

    "An agent specializing in crack detection will be dispatched to the management office. You must stick around for at least 100 days."

    Kim Mi-so smiled strangely.