Episode 68
Chapter 15 To the New World (7)
When Rifay swung the mop in her hand, a popping sound rang out.
The wooden stick broke, splinters flew, and the mop flew away.
Right after that, Li Fei froze.
It was a gorgeous-looking woman who blocked the mop he wielded with one arm.
There was a bigger problem than relying on the judgment of the moment to attack someone.
A badge on the woman’s lapel.
‘Public hearing… … !’
It is a youth organization run by the Chinese Communist Party.
‘I don’t have any plans today?’
You came all the way here wearing that on a day when the Great Hall of the People didn’t have a schedule to use?
It means that the other party is a true character who is loyal to the government.
How the hell did you find yourself? Didn’t you do anything to jump?
When the urgent situation overlapped with the unfair mind, I turned my eyes in a radical way.
Li Fei immediately raised her magic power.
Even if it meant killing the woman right away, he was thinking of withdrawing himself.
The connection to the server will end soon anyway.
All you have to do is buy bread and hide for a few days in a deserted mountain.
I thought it would be better to run away than to get caught here.
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Just as Li Fei, with a red haze wrapped around her hand, was about to attack the woman.
“As expected, I wasn’t wrong at the time!”
“I thought it was strange to keep looking into space.”
“How many playups are you?”
“Are you sure the tutorial is at the end of number 3?”
“When it’s over, can I use the community too?”
“It’s not just hunting animals, right?”
Concentration was disturbed by the sudden barrage of questions, and mana was scattered.
Before she could understand what she had said, an unfamiliar face came right in front of her.
“Are you chosen like me?
At first glance, it was as if I had glimpsed madness in the woman’s excessively sparkling eyes.
* * *
It must have been a vacation, it must have been a weekend, and Jaehyuk decided to take a break from studying after a long time.
Although my head was complicated, my body was comfortable thanks to waking up after sleeping late until late in the morning.
‘I’m going to take a break this week by lightly skimming through books.’
However, Jaehyuk, who came out of the living room with a tearful yawn, stopped in a moment of shock, shaking his body.
Hyeonu, dressed all in black, including cargo pants and a tight short-sleeved sweatshirt, was sitting on the sofa and watching him.
The culprit that is complicating his mind right now.
“Are you awake?”
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Jaehyuk, who involuntarily swallowed dry saliva, pretended to be as calm as possible and opened his mouth.
“… … Did you take steroids?”
His voice trembled slightly, but Hyeonu responded lightly as if he didn’t mind.
“Do you think this kind of body is possible with drugs?”
I didn’t mean to say that.
‘Wa, it’s not a joke about outsourcing… … .’
Finely chopped muscles were vividly drawn through the tight top.
Hyeonu’s body wasn’t just at the level of being good, but to the point of making him feel threatened.
‘If I get hit by one, it will break?’
There’s no way a body like that could be made with only drugs.
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Jaehyuk looked at Hyeonu with an unfamiliar feeling.
Meanwhile, Hyeonu got up from his seat and approached.
“It’s vacation, so it’s been a while.”
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Jaehyuk’s expression softened slightly at the usual voice.
It was unpleasant. But I didn’t understand.
why? What is the reason to be offended by Hyeonu’s attitude, which is no different than usual?
Instead of replying to Hyeonu, Jaehyuk went to the kitchen with his brow furrowed.
When he drank the water and turned around, Hyeonu was staring at him.
“What, why?”
I didn’t mean to say it in an argumentative way, but a rough voice came out without my knowledge.
For a moment I regret it.
“I can’t come in for a while.”
Listening to what followed, I thought that I should have lost my temper at all.
The guy who went diving for nearly ten days with no contact, again in just a few days.
I thought I could understand why Hyeonu’s normal attitude was so unpleasant.
He instinctively realized the meaning of acting as usual as if nothing had happened when he was involved in something unusual.
‘You mean you still have no intention of explaining it.’
I can’t even dig it out Because his stubbornness is tougher than most iron tendons.
If you try to dig it out, it will be more determined and tightly hidden.
‘If you look closely, that bastard has the temperament of a dictator.’
I have no intention of explaining or accepting a counterargument, so just shut up and agree.
Hyeonu maintained that attitude from the beginning until now.
When I came back covered in blood a while ago, when I was suddenly found covered in blood, and even now.
‘Dad seems to know something.’
However, his mouth became as heavy as Hyeonu’s, so he refused to explain.
It was really strange.
Even though he kept secrets from Jong-hoon all his life, he was the one who openly revealed himself to himself.
Isn’t Hyeonu now acting the opposite way?
“It will take a little longer this time.”
Again, it was a notice, not an explanation.
As if he would not accept disagreement, he had a firm attitude and a resolute tone.
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Jaehyuk let out a deep sigh.
“… … You say it takes a long time?”
It wasn’t that he didn’t ask because he wasn’t curious about what happened to Hyeonu.
At times like this, I just endure it because I know that there is no point in asking.
“I’m not sure, but once things go well, I’ll look at the situation.”
“how much?”
“At least two or three months.”
If the minimum is that much, how much do you think the maximum is?
Scared to feel doubt, Hyeonu added.
“I’ll come back at least once in half a year. I also discussed it with Uncle.”
It makes me feel alienated from the top.
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Jaehyuk looked at Hyeonu with his brow wrinkled.
Even in the middle of a conversation, he is staring into space.
After being found covered in blood in a room, there were many days when he looked into the air and talked like that.
It was a habit Hyeonu didn’t have in the past.
That’s not the only thing that’s changed.
However, the fact that he couldn’t ask why he was like that made Jaehyuk frustrated.
“… … okay.”
“I’m sorry for leaving it to you, but take care of the kids.”
“The kids aren’t even a burden, let’s take on something. They are also my younger brothers.”
Right after Hyunwoo’s parents died, they lived together for about four months.
Even if it’s not that, I’ve been watching since the twins were born.
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Just as Hyeonu was a friend no different from a brother, the twins were like their younger siblings.
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Jaehyuk really thought that way, so he was a little disappointed with Hyeonu’s behavior showing that he was sorry for me.
But I couldn’t follow it.
“… … thanks.”
Hyeonu’s expression was so unfamiliar that he was speechless for a moment.
‘What just happened?’
It was a strange expression that seemed relieved, but also apologetic.
It was really embarrassing. Before he could even think through it in detail, Hyeonu made a face that was no different from usual and teased his hand.
“And this.”
The only thing that flew across the air to Jaehyuk was a small bottle the size of a finger.
A bottle that can be worn like a necklace by tying the spout with a string commonly found in the market.
What was contained in it was an unknown red liquid.
“Your uncle and the twins gave it to you in the morning as they said hello.”
“… … What is this?”
“Even if I explain it, it would be hard to believe, so just carry it around normally and eat it if you get seriously injured.”
“ha?”
After Hyeonu finished speaking, he turned around and headed toward the front door.
“I waited because I thought I should say hello to you too, and I’m going.”
“Hey, hey, Hyeonu Kang!”
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Jaehyuk followed him with a frown.
However, Hyeonu spoke a little coldly at the entrance, wearing a black walker.
“I know it will be frustrating, but let’s just move on without knowing this.”
“… … .”
“It’s best to end what happened to me while no one knows.”
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Jaehyuk’s expression darkened even more.
“Goes.”
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Jaehyeok glared at Hyeonu’s empty seat for a long time as he left without even listening to me.
* * *
Yesterday morning, progress was full.
“The patch has been completed. The server is connected.”
“The denomination management program is running.”
「The player sync program (interpretation and translation) is running.」
「The Player Support Program (Cache and Shop) will be updated.」
「The player exchange program (community and party) will be updated.」
「The hall management program (allocation and closure) is updated.」
「The item management program will be updated.」
「The mission list is updated.」
… … .
There were so many messages that it was hard to leave without waking up.
And the window that popped up at the end was blocking my view from last dawn until now.
[Do you want to set the entrance? (Y/N) (Achievements are required to reset the entrance. Please choose carefully.)]
The place I chose was obvious.
A place where you can take action as soon as you cross over to Earth, no matter what happens out there.
The safest place in my current options is Jong-hoon’s lab.
“What about Jaehyuk?”
After saying goodbye to Jaehyuk, who had slept late, Jonghun asked when he arrived.
I replied by turning off the alarm I had turned on last night.
“He doesn’t say much, but he seems angry.”
“… … All three will be frustrating. Maybe it would be better if I told you.”
“No, I want it to end when I don’t know.”
What does it change when you say Do you have more to worry about?
‘It’s enough just to tell the uncle.’
Originally, it was something I hadn’t intended to tell him.
I feel uncomfortable just changing my plan and bringing in Jong-hoon, but I wonder if the twins and Jae-hyeok will also be dragged in.
It’s better to let them get frustrated without knowing anything.
Then at least you wouldn’t imagine that I would have been torn to death by a monster or eaten and killed.
Listening to Jong-hoon’s sigh, I started the final inspection before moving on to Bihar.
Equipment and weapons were not worn separately.
Some players have already moved to Bihar, and reviews are coming up in real time.
There is no need to draw attention by exposing equipment from the gate.
After going through my belongings, skills, titles, and changed interface, I looked back at Jonghun and said,
“If you don’t come back after half a year, I’ll ask you to organize your property.”
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Just in case, Jong-hoon wrote a will through a lawyer he knew.
All assets, including the cash in my personal account and the funds I was managing, as well as the soon-to-come jeonse, were distributed equally to the twins.
“… … Always keep the door locked so no one can come in.”
I never meant to do that, so even if time passes, please come back.
I, who had been sent off by Jong-hoon, who relayed the words in circles, pressed the yes button and said.
“Then I will go.”
The moment the system window disappeared, I couldn’t help but feel that I didn’t want to go.
I am also a human being, so I was concerned about the things I left behind.
I was worried that I would go through another hardship if I went there.
Still, I didn’t hesitate.
‘Is this right.’
If there is something you want to protect, you have to step out on your own.
Life after my parents died taught me that.
Because I wasn’t a nice guy who came to me just to wait for salvation.
In order to protect my people and my world in the midst of a war that is unfolding beyond me, I have to jump in and run.
If you look at it, maybe, at least once, there is a guy called salvation who has a heavy butt.
‘Maybe you’ll be interested in my life and stop by.’
[Entrance created successfully.]
While I was making up my mind, a brightly shining door appeared in front of me.
“let’s go.”
I mumbled softly as if whispering and walked into the bright light.
Then, a system window popped up against the backdrop of a white-tinged field of view.
[Welcome to Bihar!]