252 – Is this my hometown? (Corrected omission of content in the last part around 2:00 a.M.)
An ecosystem made of asphalt.
Modern buildings can be seen everywhere.
And-
‘Hmm~ fragrant fine dust.’
Even air full of fine dust, which can only be realized through modern engineering.
I could feel it right away the moment I walked out of the gate.
Ah.
Home sweet home.
Earth Sweet Earth.
You finally came back.
To my hometown.
To the original world.
To modern Earth.
I felt a friendly feeling, as if I had come down to the countryside.
But it was only for a moment.
Disparate elements placed throughout familiar modern scenes.
I discovered them late and was confused.
The first thing that confused me was the people gathered in front of the Big King Gate.
At first, I thought they were onlookers who had gathered because of the sudden appearance of the Big King Moon.
But.
As I watched, those people-
They were not mere spectators.
‘What’s wrong with Mana…’ !’
All the onlookers were people with mana abilities.
The level ranges from 5 stars as low as 7 stars.
I’ve been hanging out with monsters lately because I’ve seen the ending, so my senses have become a bit dull.
A level of 5 stars was a high level that those born with ordinary talent could reach through a lifetime of effort.
By the standards of this world, the world of mana.
On the other hand, Hyundai?
The modern era I know was a world of reason and science.
If you go anywhere and claim that surreal energy like mana exists, it’s a perfect world to hear people say, ‘What is that, you idiot?’
It’s modern times, and even in this world, the world of mana, there are a lot of people with precious 5-star abilities gathered like that.
It was obviously strange.
There-
-The gate just opened…!
-The gate suddenly disappeared!?
-How did it happen!?
-Was it an emission-type gate?!
-That f*cking big gate you just said is an emission gate!? Don’t say anything terrible!!!
-For an emission gate to emit something, it just disappeared without emitting anything!?
-What the hell is going on!?
-Could it be a new type of gate again!?
The word ‘gate’ mentioned in their mouths.
Looking at the context, I could tell that the ‘gate’ was a term referring to the ‘Big King Gate’.
For example.
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For them, the ‘Big King Moon’ is a phenomenon so familiar that it is defined by the specific term ‘gate’.
Abilities that exist as if for granted.
And the gate phenomenon that is taken for granted by them.
‘Is this the Earth? ?’
The world I returned to after a long time seemed the same as I remembered, but it was completely different.
It was only for a moment, but I thought to myself, ‘Isn’t this another world similar to Earth?’
‘What on earth happened while I was in this world…?’
An investigation was necessary.
But before that-
The first thing was to check the whereabouts of our friends.
That ugly, huge door disappeared before it could spit out all of our friends.
‘Couldn’t there be something wrong?’
The existence of my friends was connected to me.
Also, I gave some of my strength to my friends so that they would not get hurt in any situation.
Thanks to you, I was able to check the condition of my friends who were not here as easily and accurately as checking a part of my body.
“…Phew.’
The moment I checked the status of my friends, I naturally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, nothing was wrong.
Our friends were in absolutely fine condition.
Also, our friends were steadily getting closer to this world.
For some reason, it seemed like there was just a difference in the speed of moving through the gate.
‘At this rate… Will it take about 2 weeks?’
An untimely meeting with our friends.
I was embarrassed at first, but I thought it was a good thing in the end.
This world is familiar to me, like home.
But it is an unknown world that is very unfamiliar to our friends.
Therefore, I had a duty to lead my friends properly.
In other words, I would be in a similar position as a travel guide.
But look at my condition now.
-Huh? What is that?
-Huh? What is that again?
I was so embarrassed by how my hometown had changed so much that I couldn’t do anything.
Who guides whom on such a topic?
The two-week grace period was a welcome reason.
I made a promise.
2 Weeks, the time it takes for our friends to arrive.
During those two weeks, I would fully qualify as a guide.
We will make sure that our friends will never feel uncomfortable in this world.
Now then, here is the problem.
What do we need to keep our friends from feeling uncomfortable in this world?
‘Money patajo.’
Of course it was money.
To be exact, food, clothing, and shelter.
Our heroes needed clothes to wear, food to eat, and a place to stay.
Then the first thing that came to mind was.
No other than my own room.
And it was my bank account.
‘…No.’
But it is immediately dismissed.
Now I was in Ceylon.
I suddenly show up and say that I am actually the owner of this room.
I am actually the owner of this bank account – no one will believe me if I claim it.
I didn’t have a cell phone or ID card to prove my identity right away.
‘Then what should I do?’
I realized it now.
My current status is not much different from that of an illegal immigrant.
In any case, providing food, clothing, and shelter may be more difficult than expected.
‘Should I search under the playground bars… Hmm?’
It was a time when I was steadily thinking about my future policy even though I was suffering from such headaches.
‘This feeling…?’
I felt a familiar energy somewhere.
‘The power of denial?’
No. No.
It was a completely different kind of power than the power of negativity.
Of course, they were similar.
That stimulated my curiosity.
I looked in the direction where I could feel that power.
It was the rooftop of a building.
There, a man was looking down at the place where talented people were gathered.
It wasn’t an easy friend.
Let alone the fact that it contains a whopping 6-star level of negative power.
On this late night, the figure wearing a jet black coat and sunglasses.
‘What child of darkness are you?’
At that moment, the guy made an anachronistic and disturbing movement.
Isn’t he suddenly waving his arms and making a protest in the air?
Suddenly, a jet-black bow was in his hand.
‘It’s a bow, not a sniper rifle? Are you a dark, dark guy until the end? “Are you a second-year student?”
A pitch-black protest.
And then there was the jet-black arrow hanging there.
The target is-
She was the third most powerful woman among those gathered in front of the gate.
She can be said to have the strongest power, excluding those who hide their power.
-What do you think, Hwarin Lee?
The name is Lee Hwa-rin.
She was an impressive woman with long bleached white hair.
Maybe it’s because her power is relatively strong.
Or maybe it’s because of her gorgeous and beautiful appearance.
Lee Hwa-rin reigned as the center of the place, receiving all the attention of people around her.
‘A jet-black man and a jet-white woman.’
Of course I don’t know what the relationship between the two is.
The reason why a pitch black man wants to shoot a pure white woman is also the same.
However.
I knew at least this one thing.
Sunglasses on this late night?
‘Strange guy…!’
There.
I’m not saying this, but people who deal with things like the power of negativity are generally trash.
My intuition gave me a signal.
We shouldn’t let that strange guy try to kill people.
That was the moment when I made the decision.
-Tung!
The man gave up his protest.
The jet-black arrows leave the demonstration and rush towards Lee Hwarin.
– Perfect!
I followed the arrow with my eyes and snapped his fingers.
“…!?”
When the jet-black arrow, which was flying with great momentum, suddenly disappeared, a sound of gasping was heard from the man.
“…!”
At the same time, Ihwarin, perhaps sensing her life, turned her head and looked at the rooftop of the building where the man was standing.
A sniper whose location has been discovered by his target.
For the sniper, the situation was so serious that it couldn’t be any more serious, but the current sniper didn’t seem to care.
“…”
Should I say that he has a sharp eye for a sniper?
The guy’s gaze was staring straight at me, who had disappeared with the power of negativity.
I was floating in the air and landed on the edge of the rooftop where he was standing.
And I scratched the back of his head while making the goofiest smile I could.
“Can I ask you one question?”
“…?”
“Why are you wearing sunglasses this late at night…?”
“…”
The man pointed his fist at me without saying a word.
***
“There, you!”
“Yes!?”
“And you, you, you! Follow me!”
Lee Hwa-rin moved her feet before hearing her answer.
“Uh oh-“
The hunters who were pointed out were embarrassed, but immediately followed her.
Because she was none other than Lee Hwa-rin.
The place Lee Hwa-rin was heading to was a five-story building located near the place where they gathered.
“Lee Hwa-rin, what’s going on!?”
A hunter who barely caught up with her Lee Hwa-rin asked her.
“Number 21!”
“Yes?”
“Wanted number 21. He was on the roof of the building!”
“…!”
Wanted number 21.
Meaned ‘Black Dog’, a class A villain.
The complexions of those who had smiles on their faces after being chosen by Lee Hwarin, the most popular hunter these days, suddenly darkened.
Wanted number 21. Villain black dog.
There was no one among the hunters who did not know that name.
There were dozens of high-ranking hunters who died at his hands.
“Seo, are you really going to catch our black dog now…!?”
“Don’t worry, I’m here. All you have to do is support!”
“…”
Despite Lee Hwa-rin’s confident remarks, they were unable to completely erase her anxiety in the end, but they still obediently followed Lee Hwa-rin.
‘This will work…?’
In fact, Lee Hwa-rin was equally anxious.
But.
‘Yes, it will work. Don’t be. What if it doesn’t work? Still, I have to make it happen.’
Nevertheless, she could not leave her black dog alone.
I guess so-
‘If I catch that guy, my credit will be- hehehehe…!’
Because Black Dog was a vicious villain, and Lee Hwa-rin was a righteous hero.
Lee Hwa-rin and her group quickly climbed the stairs and arrived at the rooftop.
Bang!
Without delay, Lee Hwa-rin kicked down her door and entered the rooftop.
Then, a seal is immediately visible.
The surroundings were dark so I couldn’t see the actual thing clearly, but it was the silhouette.
It was certain.
It was a black dog.
Lee Hwa-rin attacked without delay.
Howling!
The white flame, the white flame that bloomed from Lee Hwa-rin’s hand, immediately surrounded the black dog and restricted his movements.
Didn’t she know that she would attack me with a question-and-answer dance?
Or, did Lee Hwa-rin’s strength exceed expectations?
The black dog was embarrassed and looked dumbfounded, befitting its reputation.
Lee Hwa-rin did not miss the opportunity.
She wrapped her white flames around her body like armor and charged at her black dog.
The so-called flying kick, a kick loaded with weight and mana, hit him.
A black dog that looks unsightly.
‘This feeling!’
Lee Hwa-rin was confident.
It worked!
The white flame illuminated the surrounding darkness and revealed the true nature of the object hidden in the darkness.
It was only then that Lee Hwa-rin confirmed that she had captured her prey.
“…”
And she was embarrassed.
‘It was definitely a black dog…?’
But what’s there isn’t a black dog-
He was a goofy man with narrowed eyes who clearly seemed to be incompetent.
“Ugh-“
At that time, the man let out a groan in pain.
Lee Hwa-rin was startled and her body trembled.
One sentence came to her mind.
‘Assault on an incompetent person…!’
It was a taboo that Hunter should never break.
Lee Hwa-rin’s eyes darkened.
“…”
Heesilheesil.
That squinted-eyed man didn’t even know that he was laughing mischievously on the inside, seeing his own embarrassment.