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‘Is this bastard crazy?’
Hyeon-woo didn’t know why Bacardi was squeezing his hand. Was he a pervert? Hyeon-woo slowly withdrew his hand with a frightened expression. And then Bacardi looked at his hand and let out his roar.
“Aack!”
It was not like he was a pervert; he had finally realized that his hand was broken. He swung a violent fist imbued with a killing intent.
‘I think I might get caught.’
After returning to Korea, Hyeon-woo wanted to rest. His younger brother didn’t say anything, so he didn’t exert himself. It seemed that everyone misunderstood his abilities because of that, but he had no intention of correcting it in order to stop the misunderstanding.
So even though he was unconcerned, those around Hyeon-woo saw the situation as dangerous.
“Stop!”
Frightened, several Awakened people ran to them both. And the fastest among them were Seon-woo and Do-jin, and Ga-jun who was right next to him.
“Whack!”
Ga-jun screamed and snatched Hyeon-woo away, Seon-woo made an ice barrier in front of Hyeon-woo and Do-jin’s shadow blocked Bacardi’s fist.
Their actions only angered Bacardi more.
“Just die!”
Bacardi, who instantly recovered from the damage with his unique super-regeneration ability, rushed at Hyeon-woo.
Of course, there was no way Seon-woo or Do-jin would let him go. As Bacardi thumped away, a shadow covered him and caught him. Then, spinning water droplets rained down on Bacardi like bullets.
“Wow.”
When the common enemy was found, their compatibility reached its peak.
If Do-jin bound them, Seon-woo attacked, and if Seon-woo bound them, Do-jin attacked. Bacardi couldn’t move properly from the spot and was hit hard by the attacks.
When would they ever see such a show again? The Awakened people who were running stopped and stared blankly. Then some even clapped.
‘Wouldn’t he be more upset?’
Even Ga-jun, who was watching how fantastically he squeezed it, was admiring it. And the more he did, the more Bacardi’s face turned red.
“I can’t stand it any longer!”
“Since when did you endure it?”
Hearing Ga-jun’s inadvertent words, Bacardi opened his eyes fiercely. Then, he started to build up his muscles.
“Hey, hey! Look at that!”
“Is he crazy? This is inside a building!”
Bacardi was an Awakened who subdued monsters with his power while restoring his body through super regeneration. If the power that could easily overcome even a huge monster was poured into this building, there was no way the building would survive intact.
“Everything has to be destroyed!”
“You’re going to be the one, who’s dying.”
Seon-woo began to use harsh words and create a huge ice spear in the air. The huge ice spear, which took shape in an instant, began to rotate rapidly. It was a skill he usually used when dealing with giant monsters, but he was planning to use it on Bacardi now.
Realizing that, Do-jin immediately began to cover the surroundings with shadows. Of course, he didn’t forget to nail Bacardi to the spot.
“I! You Bacardi! Did you think I can’t overcome this much!”
The situation has gone awry.
“Hey, what do we do now?”
Ga-jun looked at the three of them with a tired expression and asked.
“What do you mean, what do we do?”
Hyeon-woo yawned and asked again.
“Do you really think you can kill him? Have you forgotten what we are doing here today? And no matter how bad Bacardi is, he’s still an American bastard that’s a candidate for the president of the association.”
“Whatever.”
“No! You can’t do that!”
Ga-jun pounded his chest in frustration. But Hyeon-woo didn’t budge. What mattered to him now was not whether his younger brother and Do-jin would kill Bacardi or not.
‘Isn’t that a bit strange?’
A familiar feeling emanated from Bacardi. But he couldn’t immediately remember what it was.
Hyeon-woo crossed his arms and tapped his arm with his finger. Gradually, the memories of him he had buried deep down began to emerge.
‘Yeah, I’ve seen that power somewhere. I couldn’t have forgotten.’
In the Demon Realm. The demons there used that kind of power. Hyeon-woo’s eyes twinkled as he came to a realization. It seemed that Bacardi shouldn’t die here. Because he had something he wanted to ask.
“Kero.”
As soon as his name was called, Kero’s, who knew the meaning perfectly, inflated his body. Then, he jumped right between Bacardi and Seon-woo and bit Bacardi.
‘I don’t want to bite such a dirty muscular man!’
But because the owner ordered it! Kero tore off Bacardi from the shadow and got out of Seon-woo’s attack range. Of course, it was embarrassing to keep biting it, so he spit it out right away. He also spit out a bit of saliva as if he was trying to get rid of contamination.
“What’s up with this bastard!”
Bacardi ran rampant, and Seon-woo stopped attacking for a while and started to assess the situation. Kero never moved alone. Then, all of this had to have been ordered by Hyeon-woo.
Seon-woo waved his hand to break the ice spear that was spinning like crazy and then went to Hyeon-woo’s side.
“Hyung, are you okay?”
He held his hand to see if he was hurt, and looked closely, but he was fine.
“Unn, I’m fine.”
Hyeon-woo waved his hand, proving that he was safe.
“I should have checked for Hyung’s wounds first.”
For a moment, he was blinded by anger. Seon-woo lowered his head with his shoulders drooping in an attitude of self-reflection.
“It’s alright.”
Hyeon-woo stroked his still young brother’s head. In the meantime, Do-jin, who had tied Bacardi again, came closer and held Hyeon-woo’s hand again. The fingers, which had been carefully rubbing the palm of his hand, moved slowly, and intertwined with each other. It must have been just an act of worrying about the wound, but he felt strange. Somehow, it felt like his hands were sweating.
“Are you hurt anywhere?”
“No, I’m fine.”
Hyeon-woo unknowingly trembled. Seon-woo knew that he was the kind of person who would love anyone. His family of two was his entire world. But what about Do-jin? While he calmly revealed his true colors to others, there seemed to be a part of him that he hid unknowingly.
‘Did I cheat such a good person?’
The thought of that made his heart ache.
“Thank god. I’m really glad.”
Do-jin let out a sigh of relief and tried to give Hyeon-woo a hug.
“You must have been very surprised. How about going back and resting today?”
It was sweet to see him gently soothe him with a worried expression. As he heard those words, he felt himself melt away. He closed his mouth, realizing he almost said ‘Yes!.’
“No, I can’t just do that.”
He still had a lot to do, so he couldn’t go back already.
“You should rest.”
His body didn’t obey what he said.
“Sure. I need to rest.”
When Hyeon-woo answered hesitantly, Ga-jun stood next to him and tackled him with a confident expression.
“Everyone, wake up! What do you mean by taking a rest? Ji Seon-woo, did you forget that we came to represent the country? Han Do-jin, what do you mean by leaving this mess behind and going to take a break!”
“I am sane enough.”
“Hyeon-woo needs to rest. What a surprise he must have had.”
“No, no! I’ll have to work it out from now on! And Ji Hyeon-woo, isn’t he fine? You’re totally fine, right?”
“Only the body is fine, the mind will not be.”
Everyone else was speechless.
‘Am I the only normal person here?’
He was always called a madman but being among them made him feel normal. Ga-jun tried to stay calm and persuaded them.
“Let’s just wait a little bit. The person in charge will appear soon, so explain the situation. Oh! Where are you going!”
“I’m going back. In the first place, it was our side that was so rude to guests invited from abroad, so even if we came out like this, there would be nothing to say. There are many eyewitnesses.”
After saying that, Seon-woo turned his back and sat down in front of Hyeon-woo.
“Hyung, please get on my back.”
“It’s not that bad? I can still walk.”
Taking advantage of Hyeon-woo’s refusal to shake his hand, Do-jin sneakily sat down next to him and showed his back.
“My back will be more comfortable.”
In the end, Ga-jun gave up on persuading them.
“I don’t know. It’ll work out somehow.”
Yes, why did they have to go abroad and bow down to others? Ga-jun slowly decided to let go of his worries. Around that time, a new person appeared from afar.
Unlike usual, a blond-haired man had a stern expression on his face– he was Leon. He came this way with a few people, and he sighed deeply when he saw Bacardi glaring at Kero as if he were going to kill him, and Hyeon-woo standing confused between the two men.
“Bacardi, are you crazy?”
“Who’s crazy?”
“I meant you, Bacardi. Guild leader of the Phoenix Guild.”
“The crazy one is over there! How dare he make me look like this?”
“I have already heard everything. You are the one who started a fight first, and the one who rolls the floor ugly over such a topic.”
With a cold expression on his face, Leon mercilessly criticized Bacardi.
“I can’t let this go like this. You know that much, right?”
“Ha, what if you aren’t going to let this go?”
“I’m going to raise the matter of prohibiting you from the position of president of the association at the meeting.”
“Who wants that position anyway!”
Bacardi sprang to his feet before he knew it.
“The purpose of creating the association is for the entire world to work together to keep world peace, but you don’t seem to fit that. And the punishment won’t end with just depriving you of position. Even attacking innocent people unexpectedly has a price.”
“Why me!”
“Are you a child? Do you think everything will be solved by being fussy?”
“I feel wronged! Is it because my hand was crushed?”
The faces of the Awakened people around them were distorted in the same way at those words.
The person who dealt with him was a tamer-type Awakened who looked small and delicate. Since tamers often depended on the strength of the monsters they dealt with, the person concerned was often weak. Their power was incomparable to Bacardi, who beat monsters with force.
Some listened to Bacardi’s words and reflexively checked his hands, but they seemed perfectly fine.
“Wow, he has no conscience.”
“They weren’t hurt in the first place.”
The natural sound of that was not good.
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Credits:
Translator: Hoshi Miya
Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag
HM: (The best comment of the chapter)
Seeing Hyeon-woo working hard for the first time in a while makes me feel refreshed. Lol
Davine: HW decided to finally grace everyone with his awesomeness.
YRR: Anyone that feels the need to display their dominance is not a true leader.
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