2.
‘Where is it?’
When Hyeon-woo turned his head to the place where he could feel a gaze, he saw a CCTV. Someone was looking at him through the lens. He felt bad as he was preparing to destroy the walls. Unlike the Demon Realm, here on Earth, he could not do that. Hyeon-woo sat down on the floor and waited for someone to come.
“Kiing.”
A small warmth clung to Hyeon-woo’s leg. A black and fluffy little puppy. At first glance, it resembled Earth’s Pomeranian.
“Who are you?”
The big eyes looked familiar somehow. It didn’t take long for the memory to come to his mind.
“Oh, Kero.”
Kerberos, who was with him all the time in the Demon Realm.
“Kiing!”
As Hyeon-woo seemed to recognize it, Kerberos got excited and flapped his front foot. But why did he get so small? Where were his other heads? You’ve gotten so small that now I can’t even hit you by mistake. So, he embraced him.
A small, warm body gently clung to his body. It was a feeling he didn’t want to let go of. So, while holding Kerberos silently, the wall suddenly opened, and several people appeared.
They were fully armed and holding guns, and approached Hyeon woo carefully, looking at him as if he was a dangerous being. The black hair and the skin at first glance were that of an Asian. Hearing their voices, this was not China or Japan.
‘It’s Korea.’
Fortunately, the fairy did not make a mistake in sending Hyeon-woo back.
“Don’t move!”
People, he hadn’t seen them in a long time. They were being really rude. How long had it been since he saw these kinds of people? Unknowingly, his hand trembled with the urge to hit them.
‘Should I give them a beating?’
Violence is fair to everyone, and after being beaten up, they are supposed to bow down. No one would think he was this kind of person originally. The man, who was abandoned in the Demon Realm.
He was repeatedly clenched his fist as he was trying to figure out what to do, but he heard someone's voice outside. Then, after a short squabble, the fully armed men split in half, revealing a man with his hair cut short. His uniformed body looks quite solid from a glaze.
“Good morning.”
A man calmly greeted Hyeon woo.
“My name is Choi Moo-hyuk from the Hunter Administration.”
Choi Moo-hyuk. A flowering(growing) S-class hunter that the Hunter Administration is proud of. Many of the conditions they proposed to attract S-class hunters were still being talked about here and there. A lot of wealth and power. However, they did not regret having brought Moo-hyuk here. Afterall, he was doing his job well.
“What is your name?”
At Moo-hyuk’s question, Hyeon-woo threw his name out loud.
“Ji Hyeon-woo.”
That was the first conversation he had with humans after he returned to Earth.
“It’s cold here, so shall we move to another place and talk?”
And then, Moo-hyuk held out his hand. He seemed to have no boundaries at all. Ignoring Moo-hyuk’s hands, Hyeon-woo stood up on his own.
“Let’s go.” (Moo-hyuk)
Moo-hyuk took the lead with an awkward smile. The changed place was a lot better than the first, but there was no difference in terms of how closed it was. The room had no windows, only a large front glass.
Behind the front glass, people were standing and looking at this place. Slowly, he started feeling worse. Should I try to escape?
He knew why they were doing this because he was the only first-generation returnee to return. They would be suspicious and were curious about him. But there was no reason for Hyeon-woo to care for them. His hand touched the heavy desk in front of him.
Seeing him, Kerberos stooped and stepped back. He knew what was going to happen, so he stepped back. And just as Hyeon-woo was about to escape, Moo-hyuk pushed a glass in front of Hyeon-woo.
"Do you drink coffee?"
Hyeon-woo’s hand holding the desk stopped.
“Coffee?”
“Yes.”
Hyeon-woo looked at the cup and answered with a straight face.
“I don’t drink coffee. Give me something else.” (Hyeon-woo)
Moo-hyuk asked with a dazed expression.
“You don’t like coffee. So, what would you like?”
“Fruit juice.”
“Please wait a moment.”
Suddenly, a hand (like the crawly ones in the toy machine, maybe more advanced to take the coffee cup) that was under the desk came up. And after waiting a while, the closed door opened, and fruit juice came in. It was strawberry juice. Hyeon-woo’s heart throbbed violently. He hadn’t starved since he got stronger, but that was it. The food in the Demon Realm tasted all the same and it was only enough to fill his stomach. But strawberries! It was strawberry juice.
A trembling hand grabbed the glass of juice. And he took a sip. The sour-sweet taste wrapped around his tongue. Yes, this was delicious! Hyeon-woo was delighted as he drank strawberry juice sparingly.
“Do you like juice?”
Hyeon-woo chose to immerse himself in strawberry juice instead of answering.
“Do you want more?”
Moo-hyuk asked kindly. It was because his thin and small body aroused sympathy. Besides the fact that it was beautiful, his body was too thin to be strong.
Hyeon-woo nodded his head violently. He doesn’t know how many juice glasses he emptied like that. After drinking juice to the point where he was full, he started to feel drowsy.
‘Okay, I will take special care of this matter.’
He changed his mind to deal with this in moderation rather than play escape. All because of the fantastic juice they gave him.
“Then, I’ll ask you a few questions.”
Moo-hyuk said and pushed the plates of cookies in front of him. After juice, it’s snacks! His mouth was still strong enough to eat more stuff. Hyeon-woo nibbled the cookies while tasting them slowly. It was for saving. The sweet thing he hadn’t tasted in a long time took away his thoughts from his mind.
“Your name is Ji Hyeon-woo?”
Hyeon-woo nodded his head.
“Your age is twenty-five years old?”
He nodded again. Actually, he doesn’t remember his age. It was because the flow of the Demon Realm was different from Earth and faster.
“Do you have a family?”
He nodded. Yes, my little, young, and lovely brother, Ji Seon-woo. Does the child resent his Hyung for disappearing without keeping his promise? He felt teary for a moment. Just thinking about it made his heart ache. At the same time, he was afraid to see him again.
He had feared that his one and only loving family would hate him for having him back. With only the thought of his younger brother, he continued to struggle through the Demon Realm. It was also true that he broke the promise that he would protect him and always be by his side.
“Do you think that family is alive?”
The moment Moo-hyuk opens his mouth again, Bang! A loud sound was heard. The sound didn’t end with just one. Bang! Bang! Bang! It echoed several times and came closer and closer to this place. Moo-hyuk put his hand on his forehead. He tried to prevent the news from leaking as much as possible, but that seemed to have failed.
Ugh. Moo-hyuk clutched his teeth together.
“Shall we move to another place one more time?”
Why do I feel something coming this way? Hyeon-woo looked down at the glass with such a meaning, and Moo-hyuk gently comforted him. It’s okay to drag him away by force, but he felt the urge to go out this badly. Moo-hyuk clicked his tongue.
“I will bring you anything you want to eat. How about banana juice?”
Hyeon-woo got up from his seat.
“Excuse me for a moment.”
Moo-hyuk hugged Hyeon-woo as soon as he stood up. To be held in a man’s arms! Without realizing it, his fists clenched. If it hadn’t been for the fact that he was given something to eat and drink, he would have hit him sooner.
Kerberos, who was looking at this, also hung on his owner’s leg. It had the appearance of a small dog, but the original body was of a terrifying beast. Hanging around the leg was easy.
So, Moo-hyuk quickly left the room with Ji Hyeon-woo. Immediately, the wall of the enclosed space-interrogation room finally collapsed. And it was a tall man who revealed himself. Dressed in a neat suit, he was the most famous person in Korea.
The Hero of the century. Ji Seon-woo.
“Fuck, why is nobody here?”
It was him.
Black eyes scanned the inside of the interrogation room with a cold gaze. There were traces of who had just been there. The information received was not wrong.
“What is this!”
Seon-woo raised the corner of his lips as he watched the hunters, rushing to the room.
“Well, what are you doing just standing there?”
A large drop of water the size of a head that had appeared from the raised hand, began to spin frantically from his hand. Water may be the weakest element in the world, but conversely, may be the strongest under certain conditions. Seon-woo was a hunter, who freely handled such water.
As the water with the size of a head began to split into several parts, the hunters’ complexions gradually turned blue. Some of them started taking a step backwards without realizing it. But Seon-woo had no intention of letting them go easily. Because the more hostages he could get, the better it was. The foot of the people, who were about to retreat slowly began to stop.
“You better not move. If you move it, your bones will break.”
Don’t say such terrible words in a gentle voice! The Hunters of the Hunter Administration could not even move and trembled at their spot.
What, is that person Ji Seon-woo? Ji Seon-woo was the hero of the country. Some of the hunters bowed their heads at the words of the person who had just entered.
He was a hunter who had a useless fantasy behind him to keep his fame. On the outside, many admired Ji Seon-woo as a hero, but the hunters who had been in contact with him knew what he was like. He was actually a crazy bastard. The appearance on the show was nothing but camouflage of his personality.
“Well then, answer me. Where did the person, who was just here, go?”
“Well, that’s...”
The Hunter in the front opened his mouth. As soon as he noticed his face, water drops pierced his body relentlessly.
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Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine
Proofread by HM
HM: Seon-woo!!! Go and save your Hyeon-woo. Lol. Hyeon-woo and Seon-woo are similar in their personalities. No wonder they are siblings. Www
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