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    Kim Jung-guk greeted Suho with a relaxed smile that was no different from usual.

    "Come here. How far did you talk yesterday? When did you meet the tiger king Kuro?"

    Suho shook his head.

    "I even told the story of meeting a fairy in the spring water of a rocky mountain."

    "Oh, right. It did. Heh heh, the older I get, the worse my memory becomes."

    Park Soo-ho is a very interesting counseling case for Kim Jung-guk. A returnee after 10 years.

    A person who has shifted a dimension at the beginning of the Cataclysm with the estimated key.

    His words are still vague, but it''s like reading another novel, so it''s been quite a pleasure to hear his adventures these days.

    Even in a world created by imagination, isn''t it amazing detail? At times, I even feel like Suho is like a warrior who came back from adventure after hundreds of years of adventure.

    "I''m not here to tell you adventure stories."

    Well?

    "I''m going to go find my brother."

    "Oh, you still haven''t been contacted?"

    right.

    "Why not wait a little longer? You are not yet ready to go out into society."

    I waited long enough.

    He did not lead a passive life.

    It was not in his temper to wait quietly. Have you always wandered in search of civilization, and have not been constantly moving to visit all the places of the planet?

    "No, I have to go."

    "You will not be discharged."

    He''s a poor guy who can''t even reach his parents.

    The country that is responsible for the returnees has also turned away from them, and their families cannot be reached.

    Even if he was only E-class, the government would pay him a pension... . Right now, there is nowhere to go for support.

    "I am not asking for permission. I''m here to say goodbye to a friend.

    " ."

    The word friend is truly felt.

    Has there ever been a counselor who has sent such a malicious and infinite trust?

    Kim Jung-guk sighed in response to Suho''s unwavering will and showed him how to do it.

    "Then do this."

    Kim Jung-kook showed a warm smile.

    "I will pay for your hospital bills. Instead, I have a request."

    What?

    "If you find your brother, won''t you come back and tell me your adventures?"

    The true story of 10 years would not come out until the imaginary 1000-year adventure story was over.

    Kim Jung-guk wanted to heal the wounds of this innocent counselor.

    Suho, who was quietly staring at Kim Jung-guk, nodded.

    Good. When you come back, you will get your hospital bills back And I''ll tell you the story of an unfinished adventure.

    "Call me on this number if you need help."

    He took out his business card and bills from his wallet and gave them to him.

    "I''ll use this for travel expenses on the way."

    " ."

    A warm welcome is felt.

    Suho doesn''t know the value of money.

    The modern civilized society is not a place where people continue to survive by hunting and gathering. Money is the absolute means to get everything you need.

    Money itself is power and power.

    Kim Jung-kook shared it.

    It''s like sharing food and sharing a nest.

    Suho hugged Kim Jung-guk.

    "From now on, you are no different from me and my brother."

    To him, Professor Kim Jung-guk is no different from the wolf pack he used to be like a family. With those who shared territory, hunted together, raised their young together, and fought enemies together.

    "Be sure to come back."

    "Heh heh, I want you to bring your brother''s news."

    okay.

    When Suho left, he called the nurse.

    "Oh nurse. Park Soo-ho, can you help me prepare for discharge?"

    "I, sir."

    Something?

    "Why are you doing this to Park Soo-ho''s patient?"

    Kim Jungkook just laughed.

    What reason do you need between friends who share your heart?

    "Go upstairs and help me get out."

    Yes, teacher.

    When even the nurse Oh left, Jungkook Kim sighed.

    "Whoa."

    Fatigue gathered in Kim Jung-guk''s bright eyes.

    "You will adapt easily."

    The old body got tired easily, but the young blood-soaked heart slowly cooled as if regretfully.

    *

    Suho, whose only clothes were rags covering his lower body, was caught by nurse Oh while trying to go out in a patient uniform.

    just a moment. I''ll buy you plain clothes.

    After roughly measuring Suho, she returned to the hospital room with a shopping bag.

    Wearing underwear, jeans and a T-shirt, Suho looked like a college student in his twenties.

    "I have finished paying the hospital bills. Go to the community center and recover your identity... ."

    Nurse Oh wanted to help, so she gave detailed instructions on how to find her brother. Suho, who was listening quietly, hugged her.

    "You are a good person too."

    "Wow, what are you doing?"

    When Suho released her, Nurse Oh coughed in vain with a red face.

    what the! Never hug anyone when you go out! This is sexual harassment."

    "I will."

    As Suho left the hospital room with a smile, Nurse Oh''s face, who had been quiet, grew even redder.

    "Huh, really."

    good-looking, very good-looking

    During that time, you look like an older brother than yourself.

    Who would see that person as a 33-year-old?

    *

    He went to the community center and recovered his identity from the missing person. I found my brother''s address and took a taxi.

    "Come here."

    Yeah. I''ll be there soon."

    It''s a different feeling from riding a bison.

    As I looked at the buildings passing by, I arrived quickly.

    "Um, I can''t go any further. The road is blocked."

    There was a narrow hill road that could not be driven by a car.

    After calculating the fare, I walked up the stairs.

    The houses were old and unattractive, but the higher you climbed the village, the farther you could see the city and the better the scenery. No, even if they were old, they were better than the caves or tree trunks they lived in.

    "It''s here."

    Front of a multi-family house built of red brick.

    After standing in front of the house for a while, Suho came up with a word that would fit the current situation.

    "Are you there?"

    is not it.

    "Park Jun-ho!"

    The reaction came from above.

    "Nush?"

    On the second-floor railing, the old woman was sticking her head out.

    "Is Junho here?"

    "No, a bald and bloodless bastard speaks against an adult!"

    Seeing the angry grandmother, Suho wanted to miss it.

    This is not a wild where the absolute rule of weak meat and strong food is applied.

    Earth has the rules of civilization. Among them, the date of birth is more important than the day of life. Republic of Korea.

    ''Not 1001 years old, but 33 years old.''

    Suho asked politely.

    sorry. No, I''m sorry. Do you know Junho?"

    "Huh. Moller! Why are you asking me that?"

    Grandma has already lost her sarcasm.

    "Junho''s address is here in the certified copy."

    "Oh, I don''t know about that. It''s moving."

    Despite the cold attitude of the grandmother, he asked firmly.

    "Do you know where you moved?"

    "Ah, why can''t a young bastard know what to say? I don''t know, so hurry up.

    The old woman turned around and closed the door and went into the room.

    "You made a mistake."

    Just as you have adapted to the wild, you have to adapt to civilization.

    I had to show respect for those who lived before me.

    Should I buy you a present? I went down the street to stop by the supermarket that Suho had seen on the way.

    The old woman, who had brought a gourd of salt, sighed when he couldn''t see him.

    "Whoa, you scumbag debtors! He comes to me every day."

    Nervousness spilled out of the alley, but a reply came from behind.

    "Sorry, I''m sorry."

    A boy, who appears to be about six years old, has his head bowed and sullen.

    "Oh, dear! It wasn''t something I said when I saw Gunwoo."

    " ."

    Gunwoo just stares at him.

    As if the appearance was painful again, Grandmother Lee Sook-ja embraced the child and hugged him.

    "Oh, the world is so indifferent. What a great sin these poor people have committed."

    It''s a very poor rich man.

    Even if the father worked day and night, the debt only increased, and the child grew old at the age when he was in full swing.

    The only thing he can do is take care of the child''s food or starve while his father goes to work.

    Suho, who rushed to buy a drink for a gift, was unable to knock on the door again.

    Suho''s well-developed hearing does not interfere with hearing inside or outside the house.

    "Whoa."

    A part of my heart was troubled.

    Why did you want to meet your brother?

    for hospital bills?

    no. I just had to meet you. because it''s family

    Suho, who had been leaning against the wall for a long time, hid himself from the presence of a signal coming from inside the house.

    ''Use this to go to the supermarket and buy a snack.''

    After the sound of words that I do not know whether it is lamenting about my life or the curse of the world, I hear the sound of a child holding a thousand won bill coming down the stairs to the second floor.

    squeaky.

    The door opened and the child came out.

    The child went down the alley slowly and after a while came back up again with a bag of sweets in his hand. Then, seeing Suho waiting in front of the gate, he froze in surprise.

    "Can I ask you something?"

    The child nodded.

    "Yeah."

    "Is your father''s name Park Jun-ho?"

    The child was startled by Suho''s question and ran down the alley.

    ''Ttt, how much suffering.''

    Suho hurried down and caught the boy who was about to fall.

    I handed the drink box I bought earlier to the crying child.

    "Take this."

    " ."

    The boy, who looked at him quietly, nodded his head.

    I read the signs that Suho wouldn''t hurt him.

    "Tell me that your uncle gave it to you."

    Yeah?

    "If you say that, you will know. Don''t come back soon."

    Geon-woo looked at Su-ho as he went down the hill.

    I feel like I am possessed by something.

    *

    I thought it would be okay to postpone meeting my brother a little later.

    "You are a debtor."

    In the wild, the strong is the law, but the laws on Earth are very complicated.

    Power is what makes complexity simple, and the power of a civilized world is money.

    "I need money."

    Suho, who has lived in the world of the weak and powerful for a thousand years, is a natural hunter. There were prey called alien monsters on Earth, and hunters earn quite a lot of money.

    So I came here.

    ; Korea Awakened Management Bureau

    Fighting monsters is a soldier.

    If you belong to a country, you are a soldier, and if you belong to a civilian, you are a mercenary.

    There was no particular reason for Suho to become a mercenary.

    A mercenary license is a kind of hunting license.

    It''s like basic proof that you''re ready to fight monsters.

    "Customer number 32."

    When his waiting number was called, he moved to the counseling desk.

    What brings you here?

    There are two ways to become a mercenary.

    Whether you complete the 16-week course at the mercenary training center or pass the mercenary exam. Suho''s choice is the latter. because it''s faster

    "I came to register for the mercenary exam."

    "Yes, I''ll check it out for a while."

    Respect was natural.

    Respect for others.

    You are also adapting to civilization.

    uh?

    While Suho was proud, an employee who checked his criminal history and awakening history answered.

    "You haven''t registered as an Awakened yet? I will register from this. Go to the measurement room on the 3rd floor here... ."

    Following the staff''s explanation, we headed to the measurement room.

    ; Dimensional Energy Measurement Station

    "Yes, you can lie down here comfortably."

    The meter looks like a stone bed. The light was slowly reduced and added as if a soft blue light was beating.

    "You may feel creepy for a moment."

    The official conversation continued.

    "When the blue light comes on over there, you can come out."

    After he went out, Suho, who was lying on the measuring instrument alone, felt an unpleasant sensation of standing up.

    ''Dirty.''

    It feels like hundreds of hyenas hiding in the bushes are watching you.

    Beep!

    With the sound, the feeling of being cramped for a moment disappeared, and the blue light came on. When Suho came out, he said with a fat face.

    "You still don''t have enough energy to wake up."

    "Did I say it was definitely an F grade?"

    "Well, since it is a simple measuring instrument, the margin of error is large. Can you see the figures here?"

    The number on the screen is 96.

    "It has to be over 100. That''s how you get an F grade. This really is a bit of a bummer. I only get an F as an error."

    Minimum qualifications to pass through the portal. It was impossible to take the mercenary test itself without the awakening.

    No way. I am a returnee I came through a portal."

    At Suho''s words, the staff laughed.

    "Are you from Hugal? When a normal person rides a portal, his body is torn. Uncle is dead."

    "I must have felt that kind of pain."

    "Oh, what kind of Hulk are you? Do your delusions at home."

    The sarcastic man waved his hand.

    "Anyway, whether you go to Awakening Academy or the field, wake up first."

    Upon awakening, you gain superpowers.

    There were people like Suho who came to tell the truth without even having to measure it in the first place, even if he knew it himself.

    Suho, who was curious to visit the management office, came out without even taking the mercenary exam.

    "It''s ridiculous."

    I pride myself on being the best hunter, but I am not qualified to hunt.

    Suho, who was leaving the management office with a puzzled face, stopped in the lobby on the first floor. One of the posters stuck on the wall bulletin board caught my eye.