56. Did I?
56. Did I?
“Han Si-jun. I will be waiting in front of you.”
“First, no. See you there.”
Yoo Ha-yeon said that to me and left the room.
The conversation between Shin Hae-young and me seemed to be long, but
She didn’t tell me to go first, because she seemed to be waiting for what I had to say.
I got up to leave and sat down in front of Shin Hae-young again.
‘It’s embarrassing to see them face to face.’
She was smiling like a loving grandmother,
She is a character who worked as an S-class hero in the past.
Although wrinkled and old, there was a charisma in Shin Hae-young’s eyes that her past achievements were not lies.
I told her carefully.
“So, what kind of conversation do you want to have with me?”
“It’s nothing. I wanted to see who was the one who took the lead in clearing the gate.”
Chairman Shin Hae-young drank the coffee from the mug elegantly.
Then he added one more word.
“I also wanted to see how the miracle child grew up in the past. It’s the same as in the past and now, student Si-Jun Han.”
“Miracle child..?”
Miracle child.
Obviously, Shin Hae-il called me by that name.
But I didn’t know why they called me by that name.
I put my hand on the desk to answer her curiosity and asked her with a serious expression.
“Can you explain to me what a miracle child is?”
“..? Can’t you remember what happened that day?”
Shin Hae-young made a face that said, ‘Did I hear it wrong?’ and made an expression that she did not understand me.
‘I don’t understand why I’m called a miracle child…’
What have I done in the past?
It was a very difficult situation to know that someone else knew about the past.
Did she see my questionable expression?
Said in an absurd tone.
“G.. you really don’t remember..?”
“yes. What have I done in the past? Why am I called the miracle child?”
“Ummm… it’s long to say the least…”
Shin Hae-young made a troubled expression.
What the hell did you do to me to be called a miracle child?
It is a truth like a thorn that remained in the corner of my heart.
I wanted to know the past that I did not know.
Shin Hae-young started explaining with the words that he could not help whether he saw my face like that.
“This is confidential, but I’m telling you because I’m the student, Si-Jun Han.”
Are you going for confidentiality?
Apparently, my past was much more splendid than I thought.
Shin Hae-young snapped her two fingers and made a sound.
Right!
Along with that sound, strange magical powers floated around the room.
As I gaze upon those magics,
She revealed its identity to me.
“It is the spirit of the wind. I called to block out the sound.”
“Aha..”
The Shin Hae-young I remember from V. AGE had a unique ability to deal with spirits.
Spirit of the 4 elements.
Water, fire, earth, wind.
She was able to handle the spirits of the three elements among them, and if she made her a companion, she was called an almost universal character.
Unlike such a fraudulent Shin Hae-young, she dies quite early in V.AGE.
The reason was that he was trying to solve the complaints about the Hero Association by himself.
No matter how much she was an S-class hero, there were many heroes in the Hero Association.
Among them, there was a person with the strongest ability in one-on-one, and she had to deal with them alone, and she lost her life.
Still, the lucky thing about her is that I am there.
I had no intention of letting Shin Hae-young die.
If you save her, the chance of clearing V. AGE will increase tremendously.
The life of a former S-class hero was very important to me to clear V. AGE for a comfortable future.
Let’s think like that
Shin Hae-young began to explain to me in a tone that seemed to remember everything in the past.
“It was 10 years ago.”
She told me my hidden memories.
***
10 years ago.
At that time, society was at its peak due to the emergence of villains and the creation of gates.
But even in such a society, there were people who tried to provide stability.
They were awakened people called heroes.
As usual, villains appeared and demons appeared at the gate, and the daily routine continued.
Shin Hae-young founded the academy with the money she worked as an S-class hero.
He was living a leisurely retirement life as its president.
Meanwhile, a phone call came to her.
“Who is it..?”
Guided by the sound, she identified the recipient.
It was the Heroes’ Association where rotten water began to accumulate.
He didn’t want to answer the phone, but Shin Hae-young had no choice but to slide the screen.
“hello?”
ㅡThis is an emergency! A villain has appeared on the outskirts of Seoul!! Please, can you help people just once!?”
“..yes?”
The Heroes Association suddenly calls and asks for help out of nowhere.
She didn’t understand the current situation, but she knew it was urgent.
“Are people dangerous?”
ー yes! Very dangerous..!! Perhaps because the heroes are on vacation on a day like today…”
A group of villains attacked the heroes for their vacation.
It was the result of the information of the association planted by the villain group.
Shin Hae-young sighed as she thought of such a rotting Association of Heroes.
“Ha.. Where is the location?”
Shin Hae-young moved with a heart that, inevitably, was for people.
Because she was a person with the mindset of a hero from the bottom of her bones.
I’ve never seen people get hurt.
ㅡLocation is..XX-dong..
In the end, Shin Hae-young moved towards the reported location.
Why am I doing this even after I retire?
She, who created the academy to nurture talent, was very saddened by the fact that there were no heroes.
Shin Hae-young arrived at the scene with such worries.
There she could meet her bloodline.
“New Year’s Day..?”
He is two years older than him, but he cannot be called an older brother.
He was just a criminal leading a group of villains called Black Dawn.
In front of such a new tsunami, a large gate was emitting an ominous red light.
He was preparing something with his colleagues next to him.
Shin Hae-il gave a small word to such a younger brother.
“Unfortunately, you are late.”
What is late
Shin Hae-young understood those words 10 seconds later.
At the gate, countless B-class to A-class beasts were appearing.
If those beasts spread to the city, the future of Korea will become uncertain.
Rather than catching Shin Hae-il, the worst criminal in front of him,
He used his ability to stop the beasts flowing out of the gate.
“Spirit of the earth, stop them.”
A wall was erected to block the path of the beasts.
The next thing she would do is just get rid of the blocking monster.
But her wish did not come true.
“You don’t need this. Beasts have to run and play. like a child Isn’t that right?”
A criminal with a white face and red eyes broke the wall she had blocked.
“Oh, no..!”
The beasts that had been blocked began to spread in all directions.
For some reason the other heroes did not come to support.
Shin Hae-young finds out later that it was a joke by the Heroes Association for not reporting to the heroes.
The beasts who ran out freely went out to find their prey.
A young boy remained nearby, who had not yet been evacuated.
‘I have to live.’
The moment when he wants to use his powers towards the demonic beast who runs towards the boy with such a heart.
The disturber did not let Shin Hae-young go.
“Stay still. The beasts say they want to play.”
Should I just watch the child die like this?
‘I’m sorry, kid..’
The moment you want to send such regrets and regrets to the boy.
The beast jumped in to attack the child,
The miracle was shattered.
“Contract. The price is… ”
When the little boy mumbled something,
The beasts in front of them lost their shape and crumbled.
It’s like a miracle.
It was a situation that could not be explained without a miracle.
“..withdrawal.”
Shin Hae-il left the place with a rotten expression.
A few dozen minutes later, the heroes who read strange magic came and cleared the gate, and the case was finished.
‘sorry. We haven’t heard anything.
The association has been evasive by asking, “Did they make such a request?”
That was the reason that Shin Hae-young and the Heroes Association broke up.
And after that, Si-Jun Han, who lost his mind and collapsed, was among the people he knew.
It was called the child of miracles, and it later established itself as a clear nickname for Han Si-jun through a person with prophetic powers.
***
After hearing Shin Hae-young’s explanation, I
I couldn’t understand what she was saying.
“I am..?”
“yes. Hundreds of beasts. One time.”
I
Did you?
Can’t remember at all?
I wanted to shout at her that it was a lie, but
The president’s eyes were telling the truth.
If such a big thing happened, why can’t I remember it?
I tried to ponder for a moment, but my head was confused with excessive information.
But there is one thing that comes to mind.
‘The S-class childhood friend’s fate cost was 15..?’
The memory of the character creation window flashes,
I had no choice but to understand.
The reason for the high cost of fate and my past about it.
The past I did, but I can’t remember.
‘ah..’
I now realize why my lifespan was short.
So he gave up the majority of his lifespan and possibly his memories from before that time?