The Returnee Is Having a Hard Time With His Younger Sister chapter 33

33 – Returnee (3)

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The entrance ceremony for Yeoul had ended.

Alongside the entrance ceremony, there was an entrance exam.

Although it was called an exam, it wasn’t something extraordinary.

It simply examined what abilities one had, what their specialties were, and how much magical power they possessed.

The plan was to start the official ranking after the semester had progressed.

In the entrance exam, Ryeowoon succeeded in achieving a position in the upper-middle ranks among the competitive peers.

From now on, the class would be divided based on admission grades and positions, and the corresponding classes would be taught.

Although she had heard it little by little and was aware of it, the curriculum was clearly quite different from that of an ordinary high school.

Starting from the content of the classes, it was not the typical subjects like Korean, math, and foreign languages. Instead, they taught things like how to use magic, the different types of spells, and how to approach battles.

Nevertheless, fortunately, there were no good or bad dormitories assigned according to grades. So Ryeowoon unpacked her luggage in the individual dormitory she had been assigned and went outside.

She planned to take a walk around the school grounds she would attend.

As she walked along the path, she noticed one thing.

The school was really, really spacious.

Considering it was just a high school and she could even walk around from the entrance to the bus stop inside the grounds.

Of course, it was necessary to have an enormous amount of land, considering the number of students attending.

But those students even had to use magic for sparring.

It was inevitable that the grounds would be spacious, but even considering that, it didn’t feel excessively vast.

There must be a reason why it was the first specialized high school in Korea, Ryeowoon thought.

As she continued walking, she came across a park.

It was of a scale that she couldn’t even imagine being located within the school. A forest densely packed with trees. A refreshing and relieving feeling.

Thinking that she would use it frequently from now on, she walked in the park.

“Excuse me.”

A voice suddenly came from behind without any warning.

She looked around, but there was no one else besides her. She turned around.

Then, there was a man standing behind her who seemed so ordinary that he would be difficult to remember.

“Yes?”

She had never seen him before.

But why did he call her?

What business could he have?

“Hello. I’m Im Minhyuk, who just entered this year.”

“Oh, I see.”

He called her out so straightforwardly to introduce himself?

She couldn’t understand what he was thinking at all.

“And what is your name, if I may ask?”

“I am Song Ryeoun.”

“I see. Nice to meet you.”

With that, he quickly turned around and left his seat.

Ryeoun was left alone in her place.

“What was that…?”

She stared at the blurry figure of the man who abruptly introduced himself and left, only to be filled with questions.

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After selecting a suitable location from the dimensional portal list, considering both distance and difficulty.

Yeowool and Jiwoo moved to the designated place in her car.

Since the destination was not far, they arrived without much time for conversation.

After parking the car in the parking lot.

“Here we are.”

She pointed to a place with one hand.

Yeowool followed her hand and shifted her gaze. Then, she noticed a long iron fence.

“This is Dimensional Portal No. 057, an open-type portal. It is classified as Grade 6.”

As they got out of the car and walked towards the entrance, she continued her explanation.

Unlike other dimensional portals, open-type portals do not disappear once they are created. There is still no information regarding their duration.

Due to this, demons continue to be generated periodically around the portal.

And each generated demon carries a demon stone.

Because of this characteristic, open-type portals function as energy production sources, similar to oil fields in a way.

The controversy regarding the dangers of having such a place in the middle of the city was countered by the fact that the periodic generation cycle of demons is well understood, according to her explanation.

“Hunters capture demons and sell demon stones here to make money, naturally regulating the number of creatures as well.”

They investigate the number of incoming demon stones to accurately determine how many demons have been hunted and manage the portals based on that information.

Though it seems a bit loose in some aspects, there aren’t many places in the current world that maintain such a balance, she added.

“In a place that maintains this balance, the task for us returnees is, in a way, simple.”

To hunt specially powerful demons that appear at regular intervals.

In gaming terms, it’s like a “boss monster” that periodically appears in open-type portals.

These creatures are so strong that even hunters who are skilled in hunting in that area can’t handle them, so accepted returnees manage them.

By the time she finished explaining, they arrived at the entrance.

A tall iron fence gate. Two people holding guns were guarding the front. They seemed to be government officials, Yeowool thought.

After exchanging light greetings, they showed their return certifications. Upon seeing this, they handed it to the terminal that detects forgery.

“It has been confirmed.”

Then they handed over a terminal whose purpose they couldn’t determine.

Jiwoo held onto it and entered beyond the iron fence with Yeowool.

Then, spread out before them was a literal otherworld.

Just a moment ago, it was a bustling downtown area with buildings packed tightly together, but now it was a vast green world that one couldn’t even imagine.

Trees soaring high into the sky without end. Branches and vines so dense that sunlight barely seeped through. Nameless weeds reaching up to knee height.

An environment that perfectly fit the description of vast and felt like a jungle was created.

“Oh, I forgot to mention.”

She said with a gentle smile.

One unique aspect of the open dimensional portal was that it ‘eroded’ the surrounding into a specific environment.

If we were to take this place as an example, it used to be a part of the dense city with buildings, but after the open dimensional portal was opened, it gradually became like this.

“So, an open dimensional portal is also called an eroding dimensional portal.”

Indeed.

Yeowool thought that the name ‘eroding dimensional portal’ was quite fitting.

“Just a moment.”

She took out the terminal that the officials gave her earlier.

Having carefully observed it, she seemed to have determined the direction and took steps towards one side.

“Oh, this is a device that tells us where the ‘boss’ that we are going to hunt is located.”

In the old days, we didn’t have such a thing and had to find and kill them directly. Oh, did I seem too old? Jiwoo laughs and says so.

Despite her small stature and a rather youthful appearance, it seems that she doesn’t lack in age.

Yeowool follows behind her as she leads the way.

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Black fur covering its entire body. Muscles bulging vigorously in every nook and cranny. Fists that are as big as a pot lid. Crawling on all fours is its distinct characteristic.

A gorilla.

But it’s a gorilla….

Its seated height seemed to be about three times taller than Yeowool.

Everywhere its hands and feet touched, there were deep imprints. The trees were crushed into the shape of a fist and on the solid ground, there were footprints so large that a young child could fit inside.

It thumps its chest.

Ooooh-!

Roaring heads.

But in an instant, it falls, with a thud.

A flat surface. Along it, a purple blood sprouts, signaling that it is not an ordinary creature.

The hand that was beating the chest stops moving, and the body remains in a hunched position towards the ground.

Thump, the ground trembles as a cloud of dust rises.

It felt like a jungle-like environment, as if a jungle-like monster was appearing.

Yeoul, who had killed the monster in one stroke, had such an impression.

On the other hand, Jiwoo couldn’t help but be amazed as she watched Yeoul easily kill the monster.

It wasn’t that the monster was strong. Yeoul, who could easily crush such a monster even if it was brought in by truckloads, was the one who did it with just one finger.

The only surprising thing was that Yeoul really didn’t use even a little bit of her magic power.

Even though she was a returnee who primarily used magic, she couldn’t capture the sight of him swinging his sword with her own eyes.

Soon, the encountered ‘boss’ was the same.

She extended her hand to help him, intending to help a little, but in the blink of an eye, his neck was torn apart.

Honestly, she didn’t think Yeoul was strong either.

How could she be strong when she couldn’t feel even a speck of magic power?

That’s why she had come to help Yeoul.

If he looked like he was having a hard time fulfilling his ‘duty’, she had pledged to continue helping him in the future.

However, even worrying about such things was disrespectful to him.

Even if he was strong, she didn’t expect him to be strong in that way.

At the same time, not using any magic power, it was truly a remarkable thing.

“How did you become so strong, Yeoul?”

She couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity.

His abilities were clearly beyond comprehension.

The power of magic, which allowed humans to use mysterious things like magic with their bodies.

Using an ordinary person’s body without that, he dealt with the “mystery” that takes things distant enough to not be touched by a sword.

“I don’t know. I just ended up like this while training my swordsmanship.”

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Can such a thing be simply dismissed as ‘swordsmanship’?

Yeoul really didn’t know the reason, so he answered like that.

But upon hearing those words, Jiwoo couldn’t help but think that he must have some secret that he couldn’t tell others.

Even just thinking about it.

If he could apply the method he used to other ordinary people.

If so, ordinary people could become as strong as or even stronger than superhumans.

Or, if a superhuman learns his technique.

What would happen?

He was slightly intrigued.

“If I have the chance later on, is it okay if I ask what happened in the other world you visited?”

He couldn’t say no. In fact, it seemed advantageous to establish a relationship with her.

“Yes.”

Yeoul answered and Jiu immediately handed him her smartphone.