23 – Hun Na-yoon’s sadness, to meet Kang Eun-chan
[You mean you called me out just like that?]
Ignoring Phoenix’s displeased tone, Heo Na-yoon spoke.
“If you wish, I will give you as much life as you want. A man born with the fate of a hero. Please find where the owner of this ashes is now.”
She handed over the urn of Kang Eun-chan’s ashes she had and talked.
Kang Eun-chan’s ashes. At his funeral, which was held not too long ago, Na-yoon Heo secretly brought it. All items such as wills that could serve as evidence were taken by the investigative agency TCGN, but Kang Eun-chan’s body was provided to the funeral home after an autopsy, so it was easier than expected to bring Kang Eun-chan’s ashes.
The reason Na-yoon Heo brought Eun-chan Kang’s ashes is simple. It was to use one of Phoenix’s abilities, [Fate Tracking].
Fate Tracking is a magic exclusive to Shinsoo that, if you have a part of the target’s body, you can find out the person’s location based on the immutable medium of ‘fate’ contained in that part of the body. Of course, it is not safe to say that not everyone can summon a new beast, and the job of a summoner itself is extremely limited, so it is safe to say that few people other than Heo Na-yoon can use it.
[Human being, why are you trying to find interest?]
Even though she was willing to give up her life span, Phoenix realized that she was no longer joking about Yun’s reaction and asked a serious question.
Heon Na-yoon answered calmly.
“This is a man that Phoenix-sama has seen many times before. The owner of this ashes is Kang Eun-chan. He is the warrior I trusted and followed. I want to meet him and apologize.”
[If the skeletons do exist, aren’t they already dead? No matter how omnipotent I am, I cannot even know the location of the dead.]
“They say he’s not dead. Resurrection, reincarnation, possession, I don’t know what method he used. However, he said that Warrior Kang Eun-chan is still alive.”
[Hmm… How could a human being do something like that…]
Phoenix said it as if it were absurd, but I suddenly had an idea.
‘Could it be that humans can really use such abilities?’
Originally, going against death was difficult even for Shinsoo, and creation and extinction were the domains governed by the gods. Phoenix thought a little, then he talked to the girl.
[I don’t need life force. After all, if you die, there are few people who can summon me to this world. Dropping in here often is one of my big entertainments and I can’t lose it. I will bear the risk required to use the skill.]
[Instead, if it turns out that the man you are looking for is alive, please summon me in front of him just once. I want to see it myself.]
However, Yoon nodded his head sternly. Then the phoenix spread its wings wide.
-Chaw ah-!
Then the surroundings began to be covered with white fire.
-Shhhhh
The flames began to flicker and splendidly spun around, before finally converging into one point. Before long, a mass of fire seeped towards the remains.
-Paaang-!
With a loud sound, the flames that permeated the ashes returned to the phoenix.
[Huh…]
Phoenix closed her eyes for a moment and felt the energy before muttering nonsense.
[You’re alive. I’ve gone against fate Originally, it was my fate that I should have died, but my fate was wrong. Interesting. How can a human being do something like this?]
Looking beyond the admiring phoenix, Nayoon Heon asked a question.
“Hero… Are you saying that the hero is really alive?”
“Keep off…”
It was after I heard from the demon king that Kang Eun-chan was already alive. However, it was difficult to trust 100% as much as the demon king said. That’s why Nayun Heon thought, albeit feebly, that the hero’s existence might be a lie.
However, Phoenix, now a god beast, guaranteed it. Kang Eun-chan is alive.
‘Really… I’m really alive…’
After the hero disappeared, Heo Na-yoon felt her heart break just thinking about him. I couldn’t trust him, so I didn’t feel like living day by day with the guilt that he had left. I really wanted to see you again. I missed his scent, warmth, and even the way he spoke.
‘Now… I can see…’
However, Yoon wiped away the tears by rubbing his eyes with his arm.
Phoenix talked to her like that.
[The owner of this ashes, Kang Eun-chan, who was born with the destiny of a warrior, is alive. Reincarnation, not possessed. He’s actually resurrected. He died once and was brought back to life.]
Heon Na-yoon asked a question.
“How did you revive it? Did you use the skill? Or did someone save them with magic?”
[Unknown. I couldn’t confirm it with my authority. It must be seen as the work of someone with higher authority than me, a divine beast. The only truth is that this man actually died once, and then was resurrected.]
Actually, it didn’t matter to Nayun Heo how. Above all, it was important that the hero was alive. The fact that I could see you again made me happy more than anything.
“I see… Then, where is the hero now?”
[It is difficult to tell the exact location in detail. I also have to pay a pretty big penalty to find out the perfect location. However, I roughly checked the location.]
Phoenix spoke as she swung her flaming wings around.
[The hero is in the Kingdom of Goddess Kesley.]
“Thank you very much…”
[Thanks is unnecessary. Instead, keep the promise you made to me earlier. If you meet a hero, don’t forget to summon me.]
“Okay.”
Nayoon Hun lowered his head as a sign of gratitude to the phoenix and canceled the summons.
The room where Phoenix disappeared. However, Yun sat alone and organized his thoughts.
‘May I go to the hero…’
But that worry didn’t last long.
I was full of the desire to call it a minimum apology, so the answer was as if it had been decided.
That night.
However, without anyone noticing, Yun packed his things and finished his preparations for full bloom.
Because he thinks that there is a possibility that he will be found out if he talks to his colleagues or someone, Na-yoon Heo runs away at night without telling anyone.
She is currently a member of the new warrior party. It was an obvious felony for her to run away with that identity, but Yun had only thoughts in her head that such a thing was okay.
‘I have to… Go see you.’
In her head, there is only Kang Eun-chan. She only had the thought of seeing him again.
-Koo Woo-wook….
She murmured as she clasped her hands tightly.
“Hero… I… I will go…”
***
Meanwhile, Kesley Goddess Bureau.
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“Hello. I heard that you are the new chief constable. Your name is Eunhyuk Kang… Is that right?”
Kang Eun-chan uses the name Kang Eun-hyuk as his pseudonym here.
Kang Eun-chan smiled and held out his hand.
“Hello. My name is Kang Eun-hyuk, who was newly appointed this time.”
Then, the man laughed heartily and talked.
“Hey, this captain has a nice personality. The previous captain hit my head as soon as he came, so I had to suffer from pain for a while. Captain Kang Eun-hyuk is the first person to ask for a handshake rather than a fist as a first greeting.”
Kang Eun-chan thought to himself.
‘Isn’t it originally the opposite? I knew about it, but after coming here and hearing about it, it’s a crazier place than I thought.’
A man talking to Kang Eun-chan. Kim Tae-gun continued the conversation with a friendly smile.
“Captain, you are smaller than I thought, and you look nice. I thought of someone more terrifying than I thought. Lol”
“….”
My original face is quite formidable. Now that the image of a naive young man has been created using the virtual face skill, it is only natural that he looks innocent.
When I didn’t answer anything, Kim Tae-gun lowered his head with an apologetic look.
“Ho… I’m sorry if you felt offended. I… I was just trying to tell you that I seem to be a good person.”
‘I don’t think he’s a bad person.’
At first glance, it might sound sarcastic, but there was really no malice in this guy’s expression and tone. If I had to ask, would he be a bit stupid and ignorant?
“It’s okay.”
After I said I was fine, Kim Tae-gun, whose expression relaxed, continued to give me a brief explanation.
“Captain, as you know roughly, our security forces range from the 1st level security forces to the 32nd grade security forces. Although there are differences between security forces, it is convenient to think that Level 1 has the most power and Level 32 has the weakest power.”
“By the way, we are the 32nd level police force.”
Kim Tae-gun came to me and quietly whispered in my ear.
“I’m saying this because the captain seems like a nice person, but if the chief of the high powers says something, you just have to accept it, even if it’s dirty. If you talk back, bury it anyway, and it’s the police chiefs who try to bury it. You have to be careful not to be disadvantaged by any means.”
‘He’s a nice guy, it wouldn’t have mattered if I didn’t tell him about this.’
Apart from that, this was something I already knew.
I made two requests to the goddess.
First, keep the fact that you have passed the special skill of ‘forceless’ a secret.
The second is to appoint him as the 32nd level police officer.
The reason for these two requests is simple. It was because I didn’t want to stand out for passing the military skill test for no reason, and I didn’t want to attract attention by being given the position of high-level peace officer from the beginning.
‘I want to be quiet in Goddess Bureau this time.’
When I took the force test, I couldn’t help it because I had to pass it, but since I’ve already become a member of the Goddess Kesley, I don’t have to do anything. It means that you just have to live moderately while receiving a decent salary.
I’m sick of being a warrior anymore and being the responsibility of a strong person.
That’s why she refused even the request of the goddess to give her the position of 1st-level peace officer, and she entered the position of 32nd-level peace officer with the lowest power.
‘Even if you start with level 32, you can be promoted sequentially to level 1 as long as you have achievements. If we go up one by one, there won’t be many people who have any doubts.’
Just as I was thinking that, a man hit me on the head from behind.
-Taaak-!
“Hey!”
Kim Tae-gun, who was next to me, looked behind me in awe.
‘What a f*cking bastard…’
I also slowly turned my head to look behind me. There stood a large man with an ax slung on his back.
“Hey, isn’t that the new 32nd-class police officer? I am Ham Eun-tae, the 31st-level police officer.”
“….”
As I was staring at you without saying anything, Ham Eun-tae glared at me and talked.
“You crazy bastard, are you out of your mind? What are you staring at without talking?”
-Kidduck…
‘f*ck… I told you to live quietly, but you bastard…’