78. “I recognize you. You’re the girl that I saw back then? Are you also a resident of the Demon Realm?" "What is this?" After confirming that he was Hyeon-woo, Tiamat opened her mouth. “Why are you here?” No, it wasn't strange that Hyeon-woo was here. Because it was his hometown. More than that, Hyeon-woo would have only seen the dragon, but when did he see her? As he was tilting his head, Kai, who had returned to his human form, added an explanation. “Didn’t you see it when the fight happened last time?” “Did I not see it?” “At that time, you were only looking at other people who were fighting.” "Was I?" “Ya.” Tiamat wiped her blood-stained face, with her teeth exposed. “Then I should introduce myself." Tiamat, slightly bent on her knees, said as she gracefully spread one of her hands. "Greetings. My name’s Tiamat.” Hearing the greeting, Hyeon-woo scrunched his face up. “Poisonous.” Tiamat, the crazy dragon ranked 9th in the Demon Realm. It was said that being 9th in the ranks in the Demon Realm, crazy for fighting and blood, she had great strength. The stronger Hyeon-woo still would have beat her, but even so, her strength could not be underestimated. “I’m not. I’m not poisonous.” Although her main ability was poison, there were many other abilities she could use. “It’s poisonous to me. But what's going on between the demons and the scheming?" Everyone stopped fighting after Tiamat appeared. Therefore, she was able to hear Hyeon-woo's words clearly and properly. So, everyone looked at Tiamat with a firm expression. “Am I obliged to tell you that?” Tiamat answered, raising the corners of her mouth. “Well, you are under no obligation to answer.” Hyeon-woo let go of the scales on Two-eyed and jumped down. Seon-woo, frightened by the sight, tried to move his body, but it was too late. "Hyung!" Hyeon-woo easily landed on the floor to the extent that his shouts of concern were colorless. He looked back at Seon-woo who had called him and said with an awkward expression. “I’m sorry I lied to you, Seon-woo.” He wanted to be more lazy. He was tired of fighting. He wanted to live in peace, so he didn't talk about his power properly. “I know, I knew about it.” Seon-woo laughed bitterly at Hyeon-woo's apology. He stayed by his side the whole time, and there was no way he didn't know that he was hiding something. Even so, he didn't try to dig it out. He was afraid that if he tried to find out everything, his Hyung would leave him and hate him. There were many reasons. "Hyung. I don't care what kind of person you are. Just promise me that you will be by my side forever.” It was only then that Hyeon-woo relaxed his expression and smiled at him. "Well, it's not that difficult. I will always be by your side. Next to my lovely brother." For a while, the atmosphere warmed up. "Ack!" The one who ruined it was Tiamat, who scraped away the dried bloodstains with her hands. “I hate this atmosphere!” "Right. I had something left to do, right?" Hyeon-woo turned his gaze to look at Tiamat. The murderous intent in her shiny eyes stung her. Her body shuddered and she began to get goosebumps. However, she had no intention of giving up easily. 'Dragon Heart!' Because it was necessary. If she missed it now, she didn't know when she would get another chance. In the meantime, if Alberg, who came over to this place, started a game, everything would be ruined. That was why it was right to take the risk and attack now. 'It's not like the power is being pushed.' Except for Hyeon-woo. 'How long can I hold it out?' How many times had she had to worry like this in her life? It was shocking, but this was reality. “Tiamat-nim.” Tiamat ordered Kai first. “Kai, do your duty.” “I already used up a lot of energy.” “Can you still do it?” “Is there something I have to do?” "Yes." At that, Kai let out a sigh and returned to his original body. He then bit off his head, which was still poorly healed, with his head intact. Munch munch. Its huge mouth began to chew and swallow its bitten head. “Ugh!” Exhausted and spreadeagled on the floor, John made a grotesque noise. He didn't know how things were going. All he knew was that had to stop them somehow. “Wow! This is why I like monsters. It’s hot!" Ash giggled and dug out the heart of a nearby monster and grabbed hold of it. Then he squeezed the heart, still dripping with green blood, into his mouth. “A-are you crazy?” “Crazy, already really crazy.” Ash smiled at John's words and raised his hand again. “Is it the second round?” Ga-jun looked at Ash with a tired expression. "Let's make a final decision this time?" In such a situation, Do-jin, who had been staring at Hyeon-woo while standing quietly on the other side, opened his mouth. “It would be better if only one person fought here.” “I’ll go and help my Hyung.” “I think I’d be better off as an assistant.” “I’m also good at assisting.” Neither Seon-woo nor Do-jin seemed to have any intention of stepping down. The two began to seriously discuss who should go with Hyeon-woo. And Hyeon-woo, who was watching him, scratched his cheek with his finger. 'Actually, no one needs to help.’ You can even stick other monsters over there. But to tell the truth, it seemed exciting over there. 'Now!' Tiamat did not miss the opportunity. Inflating her body in her second, she immediately drew in her breath. From the beginning, she intended to breathe out and wipe out the weak. “What nonsense!” Using Kero as a stepping stone, Hyeon-woo jumped up and hit Tiamat's snout with his fist. Tiamat swallowed the breath again with the sound of punching a leather pouch. “Kek kek!” The breath filled with poison turned inside out. As the body had a strong poison resistance, it was not further injured; but it was painful. "Just die!" The poison rose in Tiamat's eyes. Making her body smaller again, she raised her long nails and rushed at Hyeon-woo. She was originally going to fight with her small body after she released her breath. Although the dragon's body was strong, the area of attack was wide. It would be better to shrink herself in a fight with a being faster and stronger than herself. In her second form, Tiamat closed her distance and took her leg down. It was an attack on Hyeon-woo, but there was someone else who stopped him. "Hyung?" Do-jin, who blocked Hyeon-woo's way, shook off his numbly ringing arm. He thought it wouldn't be easy, but he was stronger than he thought. But he said yes, so he didn't feel like stepping down. “I’ll assist.” Do-jin said so, and stood there. “Are you okay?” "Of course." Hyeon-woo nodded his head, stepped forward and rushed at Tiamat. As Do-jin blocked her magic and poison with his shadow, Hyeon-woo swung his fist. 'His body is a weapon!' Even if you block it, it hurts, and if you can't block it, it is the end. Tiamat gritted her teeth and moved desperately, but it seemed that she would not last long. At this rate, the outcome was obvious. “I wish I could at least get rid of that human.” Tiamat glared at Do-jin with an annoyed expression. At first, it was difficult to block it, but now it was interfering with the magic even before it was activated. It was growing during the middle of the fight. 'This is why I hate humans!' Despite being a weak being born with nothing, one sometimes becomes as strong as a dragon. 'Let's kill them before they become more proficient.' Tiamat changed the target of the attack to Do-jin instead of Hyeon-woo. Seeing that Hyeon-woo called him hyung, it seems like a close relationship, and if she killed him, he might be agitated. Tiamat, who blocked Hyeon-woo's attack with her body, threw herself at Do-jin for the first time. The claws that rose sharp like swords rushed towards Do-jin's vitals. Hyeon-woo was startled and tried to respond, but it was already too late. “I guess I looked too easy.” Do-jin quickly pulled out Kara and blocked Tiamat's attack. Although his body was pushed back by the ignorant force, the attack was somehow blocked. “Sheesh.” As soon as she confirmed that the attack was blocked, Tiamat flung herself backwards. just as expected. As soon as she dodged, Hyeon-woo's leg fell on the spot. 'This isn't what I thought.' Things were getting out of hand. Kerberos and Black Drake were fighting quite well. Because of that, Kai couldn't move. Then, she wondered what the other side was like, but that situation was also vague. Seon-woo, who was pushed by Do-jin, was pressuring Ash with Ga-jun. Angry Seon-woo was attacking more fiercely than usual, and because of that, Ash was covered in scars. He was running wild even in his wounded state, but it was clear that he was being pushed back. Besides, Harmonia, who was wounded, was nowhere to be seen. It seemed that he hid for a while while his nerves were focused on something else. Even if it was a guy who fell less, she couldn't find his location as if he had learned how to hide his magical power. 'There are no useful ones!' Tiamat felt the need to revise her plan. 【Let's retreat.】 She conveyed that intention to Kai. 'What about the other guy, he'll take care of it.' All non-Demons are consumables. Anyway, it was something he had to know. Even if one got captured, there won't be a big problem since one had a device for it. "Now!" Tiamat used her time-gathered magic to unleash her magic and pull herself behind her. Now, the next response is determined by whether Hyeon-woo followed her or stayed and blocked the magic. Fortunately, Hyeon-woo chose to block magic. “See you next time~!” She grabbed him by the scruff of his neck and jumped off. She heard something shouting behind her, but she neatly ignored it. They needed to be alive to do something about this. Support on Kofi: Chapter 79, 80 Chapter 81, 82 ,83, 84, 85 ------ Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag HM: Let’s goooooooooo! HW no power reveal wa katheki deshita~! Davine: Ruined the touching moment… Also, the fact that SW knew… Well, I knew that DJ knew. YRR: They are so awkward and weird with each other. Please join the discord server. In case if we had to place all the posts into a password lock, you will get notified there and given extra details there. 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61. “Then, that’s all for today’s lecture.” As soon as the lecture was over, My yawn came out as if it had waited for the class to end. My whole body felt sore after concentrating on the drawing for a long time with my upper body bent forward. “Hey, Yoo Ji-han.” Kim Dae-seok approached me while I stretched my arms out above, and sat down next to me, making the gesture of a hand drinking soju. “Aren’t there any more lectures? Do you want to go out for dinner and drinks?” “Again? You have really good stamina.” “Didn’t I ask you to drink first? Hae-seong asked me to go.” “So what’s the difference?” Just in time, Eun Hae-seong, who had packed his bag and walked to my seat, exclaimed energetically with a bright smile on his face. “Let’s go and drink!” Are there only people who are crazy about alcohol around me? I sighed and packed my bag. “No.” “Why! It’s Friday!” “That’s right. Do you think that if you don’t drink on a Friday, you’ll be taken away by the police?” “I have to go walk the dog. I haven’t played with him for five days already.” “A puppy? Do you have a dog?” “Hey, show me the picture.” “When did you start raising him?” “A while ago. There are no photos.” “What? Doesn’t any guy who raises dogs take pictures?” No pictures, no phone number either of him. I get mad just thinking about it again. Ignoring Kim Dae-seok’s words, I jumped up with my bag slung over one shoulder. “Anyway, I’m busy. Drink by yourselves.” “What, are you really not going to come with us? Yoo Ji-han!” I left the lecture room behind the panicked Kim Dae-seok’s cry. It was not unusual for my cell phone to vibrate all the time. ‘I knew it would be like this.’ I saw new messages piled up in the guild chat room. Even though I turned off the group chat room notification, the vibration came on, so it seems that Yoo chae called me again and caused a stir. [oo: @I’m sleepy] [oo: Hyung, is the lecture over?] [oo: You’re coming in today, right? ㅜㅜ] [oo: @I’m sleepy] [Drink some water: Hey, do it in moderation] [Harn: I told you to do it in personal chat] [I’m so Lazy: obsessed crazy guyㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Staric: This is a bit scary] [The Hunter: Aren’t you at work rn?] [The Hunter: so why r u here] [Staric: When you’re at work, you end up looking at a message] [Staric: and disappears after work] [The Hunter: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ ok;] [oo: @I’m sleepy] [oo: @I’m sleepy] [Mocha Bread: It’s crazy today] [Drink some water: Gilchat all day yesterday] [Drink some water: You said you want to play with Sleepy-nim today.] [Harn: Sleepy, didn’t you tell Gilma-nim your phone number now?] [Harn: I understand that you don’t like being asked, but it’s for the public interest] [Park Seung-jin99: You must have had his phone number] [Park Seung-jin99: How many messages will he send?] [Park Seung-jin99: Sleepy-nim, you’ll get neurosis at this rate] [Harn: I think I’m going to get it right now just watching this (nemoticon)] It’s not me who won’t give my cell phone number. I swallowed anything that would hurt my pride by bringing it up and gave a situation briefing instead. [I’m sleepy: the lecture just ended] [I’m sleepy: stop it] [oo: ㅇㅅㅇ!] [oo: When are you arriving home?] [Mocha bread: Thankfully] [Drink some water: Phew..] [Harn: I can’t even stop Gilma— —] [I’m sleepy: my house is close] [I’m sleepy: I have to wash and eat anyway] [00: Yes..TT] [The Hunter: Where’s Sleepy-nim now?] [I’m sleepy: near school] [Drink some water: Did you say ur architecture major?] [Drink some water: Is it too much to ask which university?] [I’m sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋ Korea] [Drink some water: Oh] [Harn: Gasp, Korea University?] [Park Seung-Kun: crazy What the heck.. I suddenly feel a sense of distance..] [Mocha bread: Me tooㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [The Hunter: Korea University of Architecture? omg] [The Hunter: He’s an elite...] [Bright Clouds: (Emoticon)] [Bright Clouds: Sleepy-sama really tore it] [Drink some water: fr When asked] [Drink some water: he must have felt a lot of confidence while laughing and answering right away] [Humorous: Look cool omg omg omg] [I’m sleepy: stop teasing me — —] [Harn: Ah, I was caught ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [The Hunter: I also live nearby] [The Hunter: Let’s eat together later!] [I’m sleepy: ok ok] [00:?] [oo: Why are you eating with I’m sleepy hyung?] [The Hunter: ‘cus I live close?] Yoo Chae clung to me this time, as if he was speechless at the natural reply. [oo: Hyung] [oo: It’s dangerous to meet someone like that!! ㅜㅡㅜ] [I’m Sleepy: Oh yeah] [Drink some water: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [Harn: How are you two the same even after you get married?!] [I’m sleepy: Please put the game before marriage..] [Bright Clouds: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] [The Hunter: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ] *** As I was busy with classes, assignments, and games, the time of one month passed without me noticing it. A week before Seo Tae-young’s wedding, I told my dog a sad fact in advance. [Party] I’m sleepy: I’ll come in late next Saturday [Party] Yoo Chae: Yes? [Party] I’m sleepy: I have to go to an acquaintance’s wedding [Party] Yoo Chae: Ah.. Yoo Chae, who was riding ahead on his horse, saw my chat and stopped. I was wandering around the map in search of one of Zenoris’ adventure quest items, the Warrior’s Scroll. Scrolls spread throughout the map were one of the trickiest items to collect, since they were hidden from being discovered and their location changed randomly every week. [Party] Yoo Chae: When will you come back?ㅠㅅㅠ [Party] I’m sleepy: I don’t know [Party] I’m sleepy: the wedding starts at 1 o’clock [Party] I’m sleepy: will you come by at 5 o’clock at the latest? [Party] Yoo Chae: Is the wedding far away? [Party] I’m sleepy: not far [Party] I’m sleepy: About an hour on the subway? [Party] I’m sleepy: I won’t watch it till the end and just leave when it’s right [Party] Yoo Chae: Um [Party] Yoo Chae: I don’t have any schedule [Party] Yoo Chae: I’ll just wait as usual [Party] I’m sleepy: go out and have some fun [Party] I’m sleepy: don’t you have any friends? It was Yoo Chae who played games with me every weekend. No matter if you’re unemployed, it’s worth going out because it’s the weekend, but how can you just play games like that? He seems to really like games. ‘Well, I’m not in a position to think like this either……’ Right now, even during the last vacation, I didn’t sleep and played Zenoris until I got to level 200. After that, I entered Early Evening guild... Thinking back to that point, it was surprising that he had become so close with Yoo Chae. [Party] Yoo Chae: Gasp hyung... [Party] Yoo Chae: What if I didn’t have real friends? [Party] I’m sleepy. what do you mean [Party] I’m sleepy: I’m going to be trash making fun of a friendless person [Party] Yoo Chae: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Party] Yoo Chae: It’s okay [Party] Yoo Chae: I like trash Hyung too [Party] Yoo Chae: You’re still hot ㅋㅋㅋ [Party] I’m sleepy: Aren’t you hot too [Party] Yoo Chae: What? [Party] Yoo Chae: You’ll regret saying that [Party] I’m sleepy: talking nonsense again [Party] Yoo Chae: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Yoo Chae, who laughed like he was okay with being sworn at, found the fifth scroll in the corner of the map at just the right time. [Party] Yoo Chae: it’s still only half-filled [Party] I’m sleepy: It’s hard There are a total of 10 scrolls to collect, and after searching for them since last week, I only filled half of them. It was too wasteful to pass without a quest that gave you everything from hard-to-find materials to additional ability points. [Party] Yoo Chae: It took a while for me too. [Party] Yoo Chae: The location changes every week, so it’s not something you can finish quickly [Party] I’m sleepy: yeah [Party] I’m sleepy: I have to go to the wedding next week [Party] I’m sleepy: it wouldn’t be over till next week If possible, I want to finish it before the midterm exams start. If I collect about 9 scrolls and start preparing for the midterm exam, I will die before the test, due to being careless and irritated. [Party] Yoo Chae: Then while you’re at the wedding [Party] Yoo Chae: Should I find out the location in advance? Hmm, I’m sure it could save me a lot of time if he figured out all the scroll locations in advance. [Party] I’m sleepy: You don’t have to overdo it [Party] Yoo Chae: It’s convenient to know [Party] Yoo Chae: Without hyung, I have nothing to do.. [Party] I’m sleepy: What are u talking abt? Come to think of it, I’m a newbie who started Zenoris only two months ago? It’s okay to get help with this. After accepting his consideration with my shameless heart, Yoo Chae revealed his cool and dark inner self. [Party] Yoo Chae: I have to do something like this for hyung to be nice to me [Party] I’m sleepy: Your senses are like that of a dogㅠㅅㅠ [Party] Yoo Chae: Phew... Married life is hard [Party] I’m sleepy: ㅋㅋ [Party] I’m sleepy: If u do something wrong, I’ll hit u [Party] Yoo Chae: ㅋㅋ [Party] Yoo Chae: Did you give me a kiss saying you did well? [Party] I’m sleepy: I’ll consider it if there’s such a function You really want to do something like that in the game. No, of course, even if it was real, I wouldn’t have kissed him. ‘I should go to the wedding sooner.’ Originally, I was going to stay and eat until the ceremony was over, but it would be better to just come out in the middle. I can’t just leave the assignment to the kid and come back after it’s fully filled. With my back leaning against the back of my chair, I sorted out my schedule for the next week in my head, then straightened up and started chatting. [Party] I’m sleepy: I’ll be back soon [Party] I’m sleepy: don’t make trouble and wait --- Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor: Meimei Support on Kofi Chapter 62, 63, 64 Chapter 65, 66, 67, 68 MM: Ah yes, the Design classes *war flashbacks* HM: Speaking of which, I wonder what MC wanted to become by taking the Architecture degree. We made a Discord Server! please join us!

77. Krrrrrk. Her chest, which was covered with hard bones, swelled up. Then, when the breath she had held in deep was filled up, Tiamat let it out without hesitation. Everything that was in the way of the green breath instantly melted from the poison potency. It looked like it could melt another relatively small white arm. 'Never mind.’ Of course, everything was just an illusion. The owner of the white arm was a demon who was extremely strong, so he should be able to deal with this level easily. And that thought was not wrong. The breath disappeared without a trace the moment it touched the slowly moving white arm. At the same time, pain surged through her body as she forced out her breath. “Kuk!” Tiamat let out a groan and rushed forward. If she couldn't do it with her breath, she was thinking of erasing the magic circle by crushing it with her body. "Get lost!" Thud thud! As the massive body charged, the half-melted buildings around it shook terribly. 'Little bit more!' It seemed that if she moved forward a little further, she would be able to erase the magic circle and close the portal. Tiamat gritted her teeth. However, the moment the white hand moved slowly again, her memory was cut off for a moment. "Ugh, Ugh” Tiamat sighed. What happened? She thought she was attacked at the end, but she didn't know what happened after that. She barely lifted her strangely heavy head and looked at her portal. "Uh?" The portal was already closed, and the owner of the white hand was not there. All that remained were human corpses and the remains of buildings that had been horribly melted down. Tiamat decided to reduce her body size again. Transformed into her human form, she rose from her seat and saw the blood dripping from her nose. When she woke up, her head was ringing. It seemed that there were many unattached body parts around. “So, what happened?” Was the summoning successful or unsuccessful? That was more important than the wounds on the body. "Damnit!" No, he was the one who made her do this. Even if other demons didn't know, the owner of the white arm, Alberg, the number 1 in the Demon Realm, must not come over to this world! Even in a world where only strong monsters existed, most of whom have gone mad, he is an out-of-standard monster. 'If such a monster crosses over to Earth, those who have been quiet until now will also move.” That made things complicated. It would no longer be a matter between Earth and the Demon Realm. The Celestial Realm could move, and in addition, the fairies responsible for the balance of the world could also move. "Aah, I'm going crazy!" And that was not all. Tiamat knew that Alberg cared only for one human who had fallen into the Demon Realm. It would be difficult if he sided with humans. The pendulum of force would be tilted. “What to do? What to do!” Tiamat pulled out her hair. Think, figure out what to do first! “For now, find Alberg.” Then send him back “How can I send him back?” This was a demon that required a lot of mana to call once. Besides, even the materials that went into this magic circle were staggering. She also heard that it would be difficult to get it back right away. "Wait for a sec." Tiamat put her hand on her chest. Inside, there was a dragon heart, a mana crystal that only existed in dragons. If you have one Dragon Heart, the other required materials are drastically reduced. Originally there were no dragons in the middle world, but now it was different. "Isn't there a guy who's not good enough?" A stupid dragon clinging to humans. “What was your name? Was it Harmonia?” Alright, she would pull out that dragon's dragon heart. And find Alberg and return him as quickly as possible. That was it. Tiamat focused her mind to find Kai's location. Maybe Kai was still dealing with him. “Ugh!” Her physical condition was messed up, but this much could be solved by using magic. She was weak in healing magic, but if she roughly patched up the parts needed to move, then she could manage it. Tiamat jumped up from her seat with her bare feet. She stepped on the almost collapsed building and jumped out of the place, and she immediately started running quickly. She felt pain every time she ran, but she ignored it. Fortunately, the place where Kai was fighting was not that far away. *** In the sky, flying monsters attacked buildings, while the ground was swarmed with monsters trampleing people. Even though Awakened people from other countries were mobilized to save even a little more people, it was impossible to cover the entire huge city. "Save me, save me!" People ran away screaming and begging for help to survive. Some people desperately raised their guns, but it didn't work against monsters. A fighter plane fell from the sky and exploded. It was mayhem. A handsome boy with a strange atmosphere was walking between them. "Haa." The boy spread his arms and inhaled deeply. Acrid air stung the tip of his nose. It was a feeling that was not very different from the air of the Demon Realm he knew. “Yes, this is Hyeon-woo’s hometown.” Purple eyes looked around. Hyeon-woo said he always wanted to return to his hometown. It was a peaceful place, he said, so one didn't have to fight every day like in the Demon Realm, and one could eat delicious food. He even promised himself that he would spend more than half of the day sleeping, engaging in endless laziness as long as he wanted. “But doesn't it look very different from the Demon Realm?” 'Boy,' said Alberg, rubbing his chin with his hand. If a place like this was his hometown, wouldn't it be okay to not go to the Demon Realm? He thought so and moved his steps, but a monster that was rampaging like crazy found him. Red Boar. A huge monster resembling a boar with stiff red fur. The monster looked at Arlberg and let out his snort. Scratching the ground with its forefeet suggested that it was about to charge at any moment. “Run away!” He heard someone's cry, and at the same time Red Boar rushed at Alberg. But just as he was about to ram his head into it, a chilling fear enveloped Red Boar. If he got hit, he would die. Realizing that, Red Boar turned and smashed his head into the building. "It's annoying to walk, but that's fine." Alberg laid his finger on Red Boar, who was trembling with his head slammed into the wall of a building. “Kki, kkwiik.” Red Boar, the size of a truck, meekly approached Alberg and bowed his head. All of her hair, which was normally stiff, was lying down. Alberg stepped on Red Boar's head and sat down on his back. As soon as he settled down, Red Boar with his head raised began to walk cautiously. “Uh, Uh?” People around him doubted their eyes, but what they saw did not change. “Are you a tamer?” "So you're saying that you're Awakened? Then you can catch them!" A few frightened people ran to ask for help, but Alberg did not look back. *** 'It’s too much.’ Hydra's regenerative power was formidable, but even it had its limits. A wound like this would slow his regenerative powers. In the sky, Spotty aimed for the head, and Kero pranced and bit his ankle. On top of that, it was natural that it would be difficult to hold on, since even the dragon, Two-eyed, was attacking from the front. "These bastards!" Just in case, he glanced at Ash, but that side was in trouble as well. No matter how much power he received, he was originally a human, so he couldn't demonstrate the ability of the demons. Besides, the opponent was also bad. 'I'll have to step back soon.' At this point, the demon summoning ritual would have been almost over. Kai responded passively to the attack and looked for an opportunity to escape. As if they had noticed that, Two-eyed became more and more tenacious. However, Kai still had a hidden move left, and he planned to use him to get out of his body. He was worried about Hyeon-woo, who hadn't fought yet and stood on the other side, but when he looked around, it didn't look like he would intervene. 'Yeah, you always did.' Kai gnashed his teeth. And as he was about to blow up the swamp for the net, a familiar voice suddenly resonated in his head. 【Hold out more.】 It was Tiamat, who was summoning demons in the middle of it. 【Make the dragon look nowhere else!】 At the sound of her nervous voice, Kai took his pain and leaped forward, swinging nine necks. In response, Two-eyed screamed out. At the moment when all creatures flinched at her magical voice, a naked woman jumped in quickly. 'Tiamat!' Tiamat quickly clung onto Two-eyed’s chest and dug into his flesh, thrusting his forearm into it. “Kyaaaagh!” Two-eyed screamed and twisted his body, but Tiamat held on without falling. Just a little bit more. She opened her wound and pushed her torso in. Her body was covered in blood, but she didn't hesitate because she was used to it. As a result of such a desperate attack, she finally found the Dragon Heart! “Sorry, I have no grudges.” Tiamat apologized lightly and pushed herself further to dig out the heart. However, the body did not move further and came to a halt. Something was holding her back and preventing her from going any further. Not enough of her, he pulled her with her terrifying power. "Ack!" Tiamat, pulled back in an instant, fell down. She was thrown so hard that she couldn't even straighten her body. "What are you?" Hyeon-woo, who was clinging to Two-eyed’s scales, asked Tiamat. “Ahaha.” Why did it work like this? She was going to run away with the dragon heart. Tiamat gritted her teeth and swept her hair back. Support on Kofi: Chapter 78, 79, 80 Chapter 81, 82 ,83, 84, 85 ------ Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag HM: Power reveal…? Ha….. 0-0 Davine: Finally. YRR: I know he won’t actually do anything, but I hope he does. Please join the discord server. In case if we had to place all the posts into a password lock, you will get notified there and given extra details there. The updates will be activated only when we reach atleast 100 members(excluding the admins and me.) It's not much active currently. We made a discord server! please join us!

76. Kai stopped engaging with Ash and held his hand out. At the same time, the floor began to melt. The Hydra race's special skill was to turn a certain area into a swamp. It prevented people from stepping on the floor and teased their opponents with their unique persistent regenerative power. 'The first time I had to use this ability was when I dealt with that monster.' It was then that Kai tasted an impending sense of defeat for the first time in a while. 'It’s gonna be okay.' It wasn't that he wanted to beat Hyeon-woo. He was just buying time. He would have to fight with all of his abilities. Kai made up his mind and cast off his human form. Gu-oh-oh-oh! Hydra, a nine-headed monster, roared. "Wow." Ga-jun whistled. The floor turned into a swamp, but no one was troubled. Seon-woo froze the floor with his unique ability and Do-jin stepped on a shadow while hugging Hyeon-woo. The hardest hit were the monsters. Some of the flightless monsters sank as if they were being dragged into a swamp and howled, but Kai didn't care about them at all. “Isn’t this a disadvantage to me?” Standing at the end of the leaning lamppost, Ga-jun grumbled, but that was all. He, too, had the ability to prepare for such a situation. He even snatched and rescued John, who was about to sink into the swamp. The problem was that the monster right in front of him was formidable. That too was quickly resolved. "I'll handle it. Are you fine with that?" Two-eyed stepped forward and asked Hyeon-woo for his consent. And as soon as he nodded, he returned to his original form. His neck lengthened, and his pillar-like legs stretched out. The spread wings were huge enough to cover the body, instantly darkening the area. As the gigantic dragon stretched, its black scales shimmered. In terms of size alone, the dragon was a bit bigger than the Hydra. “Come at me; I’ve been wanting to fight you.” Kai shouted loudly and took his step forward. As a monster that originally lived in a swamp, its movements were natural. On the other hand, Two-eyed was shaking his feet as if they were in trouble. He should have been flying in the first place, but he didn't seem to care. "Well, it doesn't matter." Two-eyed grinned and confronted Kai, who rushed forward. His gigantic body writhed violently with a loud cry to subdue his opponent. He bit with sharp teeth and struck down with his hard tail. Each time he spurted blood with a roar. “This is unrealistic.” It felt like watching a giant monster series that was popular in the past. “But is that alright?” Two huge bodies collided with each other, destroying nearby buildings as well. Two-eyed, who had been thoroughly educated, seemed to take caution, but Kai was merciless. "It can’t be helped, right?" Saying that, Seon-woo moved his gaze to Ash, who was far away. He was looking this way as if he felt his gaze. “Yeah." “Are you not from the Phoenix Guild? Is this a betrayal at the guild level?" “I can’t say with my own mouth.” "Then I'll have to make you open your mouth." Seon-woo, who moved as if sliding across the frozen swamp, immediately approached Ash. "That’s good. I wanted to fight you too!” Ash smiled as he raised both of his hands. Then, an invisible pressure pressed on Seon-woo's body. 'Gravity increase!' It wasn't hard to get back up, but he couldn't move quickly. It was surprisingly strong. Even so, Seon-woo seemed to handle the gravity attack the best out of all the people Ash had ever fought. “You are strong.” “You are strong too. What did you sacrifice for that? Ash smiled and waved his hand for the next attack. But Seon-woo wasn't particularly nervous. The opponent was strong but it wasn't that he wasn’t also strong. Besides, he wasn't alone. Ga-jun, who had gone back before he knew it, stretched out his poison-stained hand and pressed Ash's back. He managed to dodge it by car, but Seon-woo dug in the gap created by that. The ice pick rotated and surrounded Ash, and a shadow that appeared before he knew it bounded him. “Wow, so cheap!” “Originally, when dealing with villains, it’s a fight for justice!” Ga-jun grinned and grabbed Ash's arm as he desperately blocked the ice pick. Once he made skin contact, the poison spread quickly. "That’s mean!" Ash shook his head like an angry man, then looked up. In a matter of seconds, his body had become a wreck. But he had a few hidden trump cards. Suddenly, the shadow holding Ash felt strong pressure. His body swelled, more than doubling in size, and his skin turned gray. Then, his shiny forehead cracked, and his horns began to grow through the cracks. "I guess he wasn't human either?" Ga-jun stepped back and said calmly. “This has become a more serious matter.” If the monsters could change their form like Kai or Ash, it wouldn't be difficult to sneak into the city. And that was pretty dangerous news for people. "Let's just grab it and see." “That would be better.” Seon-woo and Ga-jun stepped forward again. “I’ll kill them all!” “That's what I’m going to say.” Seon-woo clashed with Ash again, and Ga-jun began to creep into the gap. “Can I help?” "It's hot." He was getting a strange feeling. What should he call this feeling? Hyeon-woo stood there blankly and looked at Do-jin's back. “Now I’m ready!” Tiamat stood in front of a huge magic circle. She didn't even break a sweat as she imitated the behavior of someone she had seen and watched recently. However, the facial expression was awkward and not appropriate for the situation. “Then next time!” Tiamat smiled cheerfully, looked back, and tapped her forehead with her hand. "Right. There’s no one to help.” Tiamat had killed everyone upon entering this space. Among them were allies, but she didn't care. People were worth that little to her. “Then I’ll do it alone.” A huge magic circle was drawn in front of Tiamat, who looked at her again. And on top of that, there was an offering for summoning the portal. "Because it's really fun." The being that summoned himself here was a demon, and the being he would summon now was also a demon. If the summoning was successful, the high-ranking demons on Earth would become two. Three if you included Tiamat. ‘I had a dream.’ 'What was it?' She wasn't particularly curious, but she asked politely. It was a demon's dream. Obviously, it was to become strong and oppress the weak, conquer the world, or get wet with blood. However, the answer that came back was unexpected. 'It's to make the demons live in an affluent environment.' “What for?” At the truly unexpected answer, Tiamat looked at him with her eyes wide open 'Well, I just want to do it. Why can’t I?” He was a weird guy. Tiamat thought so. 'The Demon Realm is like a barren tree. To be honest, it is not an environment suitable for life. That's why I want the earth.' He said so. ‘He's a really eccentric guy.’ After completing all preparations, Tiamat began infusing magic into the magic circle. It was possible because she was a dragon born with tremendous magical power. A magic circle imbued with magical power glowed and a small dot appeared in the air. The dot whirled and grew bigger and bigger until it filled the huge cavity. “Okay then, come over.” Tiamat whispered into the portal. How much time had passed since then? A white hand protruded from the center of the portal. 'It takes a long time.' While grumbling, she poured out her magic power. Perhaps thanks to that effort, a body was slowly but steadily coming out of the portal. “Why the hell is it taking so long?” Tiamat would have been higher in rank had it not been for madness. Because she was like that, she secretly had a mind to look down on other demons above her. She was curious about which of the demons had such a presence. And finally, the demon sticks its head out. At the same time, Tiamat realized that things had gone wrong. "No way." The magic circle was quickly disenchanted, but the portal did not close immediately. It was closing as slowly as it took to open. And in the meantime, the demon's body was steadily coming out. "It can’t be!" It wasn't the demon she was trying to call. Tiamat hurriedly returned to her main body and prepared to release her breath. The only thing left to do was to destroy the portal. ------ Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag HM: Tiamat is a girl, Ash is a gender-neutral name and is also a demon. Demons probably don’t emphasis on Gender stuff, like Humans do, which makes sense, since all they care about is destroying things. lol Davine: Forgive my dizziness. I'm dead by trying to understand who's saying what. YRR: I’m right there with you Davine. This section really jumped around. Please join the discord server. In case if we had to place all the posts into a password lock, you will get notified there and given extra details there. The updates will be activated only when we reach atleast 100 members(excluding the admins and me.) It's not much active currently. We made a discord server! please join us!

75. “They’re Awakened supremacists.” Ga-jun was the first to speak. “What’s that?” When Hyeon-woo asked, Ga-jun explained step by step. “It’s literally in the name. Awakeners who consider themselves to be a new race superior to ordinary people.” Times had changed with the appearance of the Awakened. With great abilities, they gradually gained power, helping maintain peace in the world. However, those with vested interests that already existed did not want to hand over what they had in their hands. That was why the law sanctioned the Awakened and tried not to hand over a large amount of power to them. There were those who tolerated such situations, and those who did not. They believed that they should have more, and that the times should change to keep pace with the Awakened. “But society openly holds the Awakened people in check. You can tell by looking at the Seon-Hyeon guild. The government and corporations do everything, but isn’t it strange that the power of the best guild in the country is only this much? The Hunter Administration is like a shackle. Even this time, if the portal didn’t explode without notice, the association would have been formed much later.” Perhaps because of that situation, there were a lot of villains among the Awakened supremacists. “Still, Ouroboros is the first to appear while committing such a big thing.” Should he say this was good or bad? If Ouroboros shaked the world in this way, more Awakened and Villains would fall for his doctrines. “It will get confusing.” Ga-jun clicked his tongue as if it were annoying. “If you keep your position properly, there will be no confusion.” Do-jin said firmly and blocked Ga-jun’s words. “Well, is that so? In situations like this, even if you don’t want to intervene, you’ll still get caught up in it.” For a moment there was silence in the room. And the one who broke the silence was a person from the Guardian Guild who rushed over. “Please help.” The young man gasped for help and called for help. “Gate-type portals are bursting simultaneously, and there are not enough Awakened people!” The other day, portals exploded all over Korea. Because of that, they scattered here and there and tried to rectify it, but this time the problem seemed to have arisen in a slightly unusual way. “They opened the portal with determination and focused only on New York. There are many people who couldn’t evacuate, but it’s impossible to deal with monsters raining down on them.” The young man gritted his teeth. Because of that, the Awakened people on the American side, who had been waiting firmly in advance, were also taken aback. Because it took time to bring people who were scattered far away together. “Please help.” “Of course. You have to pay your debt.” As Seon-woo and Do-jin stepped forward, Ga-jun also joined them. “Me too!” Hyeon-woo also intervened. “Okay, Hyung let’s go too.” Seon-woo answered while glancing out the window. Since the city center was already in a mess, he thought it would be safer to leave Hyeon-woo next to him rather than leaving him behind. The three of them listened to the young man and settled on one side of New York. Awakened people from other countries were also seen not far away. “Hey, how are you?” While waiting for the portal to open, a dark-skinned man approached him with his hand raised. On his chest was a badge depicting a red bird flying splendidly. “Phoenix Guild.” Because of that, it was not difficult to identify his identity. “Oh, right! Phoenix Guild. It’s a bit much to ask people from other countries, so I decided to attach guild members as helpers. The same role as that kid over there.” “I’m not a kid, I’m John from the Guardian Guild.” “Yes, yes. John. Call me Ash.” Ash said with a smirk. “Now then, let’s watch over New York together!” Ash stood next to John while speaking strangely, highly tense. “Somehow, he’s a bad guy, isn’t he?” When Ga-jun said it like spitting it out, Seon-woo and Do-jin also agreed. The feeling was quite different from John, who equally claimed to be a helper. “You must be extra careful.” When Ga-jun said that, Do-jin stepped back and stood next to Hyeon-woo. The three of them were thinking the same thing. ‘Bacardi is the guild leader of the Phoenix Guild.’ They thought he might have messed with something. “Ah, it’s going to explode.” As soon as Ash put his hand to his eyes and shouted, the portal opened, and countless monsters began pouring out. As soon as it came out, Do-jin grabbed the monsters about to scatter, and Seon-woo attacked. Seon-woo froze the monsters’ feet, and Ga-jun poisoned them. In the meantime, Kero and Spotty, who had grown in size, ran amok, and Two-eyed intervened. “On the way!” The same side could be poisoned, so Ga-jun stomped his feet, and eventually ran into the scene, sweeping his head. It seemed that he was going to fight at close quarters. John, who was called a kid, also took a sword, and slashed the monster. Kill and kill again. Even after killing them, the monsters that kept coming out were like a swarm of ants. “That’s a spectacular sight.” Ash fought calmly even in this situation. Every time he stretched out his hand, a monster died. Even so, the anxiety of the people around him was getting higher and higher. Aaaaang! To deal with the monsters, Kero, and Spotty moved further apart. Do-jin was still by Hyeon-woo’s side, but he was busy spreading his abilities here and there. ‘Ah, my hands are itching.’ Hyeon-woo clenched and opened his fists, immersed in thought. He didn’t mention his ability at first because he wanted to stay idle. After that, as time passed, it felt weird to reveal it in the middle, so he postponed it. As a result, Seon-woo still thought that Hyeon-woo was weak. Do-jin seemed to have noticed something the other day, but he didn’t ask anything. He was probably waiting for Hyeon-woo to tell him. ‘What should I do?’ If Hyeon-woo intervened directly, the monsters could have been wiped out right away. No matter how many monsters turn around and attack humans, they are bound to remain calm in the face of absolute power and fear. He looked around for a while. In this area, people were almost evacuated because they had blocked the monsters well. However, there were people who could not escape. They moved a little more and howled in fear. ‘Okay, let’s move.’ If he explained the situation step by step to Seon-woo, he would understand. The moment he was about to move with that thought in mind, something flew from behind Hyeon-woo. He tried to hit it with his hands quickly but Do-jin was a little faster. Do-jin, who struck off an invisible attack, asked Ash, revealing his teeth. “What are you doing?” “What do you mean?” Ash stuck out his tongue. “It’s like this.” He took the glass bottle from his bosom and threw it on the floor. Then the glass bottle broke and black smoke rose from within, and a new portal was created within it. “One more?” John, who was standing next to Ash, tried to stop him from smirking, but it was not enough. “No way!” Pushing the desperate John, Ash opened another portal. “This will be a little more troublesome than now. But if you’re going to stop here, you haven’t even started. Kai! Please come out!” The moment he stepped back, a human figure fell from the air. He was a tall, slender man with a snake-like appearance. He had his eyes closed, but he opened them shortly after. “Uh?” Hyeon-woo tilted his head involuntarily. He was the man he had seen before. Then he was the one, who was escorting another pretty woman. “Long time no see.” A thin trembling voice was heard. What was in that voice was fear and terror. He seemed to have a lot of power, but he was so scared. He couldn’t help but wonder even more. “To be honest, I thought a lot before coming here. You are a fearful existence. But I realized that I can’t just avoid it forever. There was still not enough manpower, so I had to come too.” The man looked straight at Hyeon-woo and continued. “You know me?” “You don’t even recognize me at this moment.” The man bit his lip hard. “My name is Kai.” He didn’t know whether he heard that name before. It was Two-eyed who offered Hyeon-woo some words of help. “Hyeon-woo, your second bike.” “What?” “Bike.” “No, I understand that.” So, the tall young man in front of him was Jingjing, the second bike? Did he have a different name? No, was he able to talk before? Hyeon-woo’s expression strangely changed. “Uh, But isn’t your name Jingjing?” “My name is Kai.” Kai answered, avoiding his gaze. As the situation took a strange turn, Ash, who had been withdrawn, asked, narrowing his eyes. “Kai-nim, do you know someone?” It was strange to see a resident of Demon Realm, who arrogantly said he had no interest in human beings and suddenly carried himself like a shy bride. “Yes.” “But you can still kill him, right?” When Ash asked back, Kai replied with a ridiculous expression. “Are you crazy?” “Yes?” “How do you kill that person?” Kai’s purpose in coming here was to pass the time. If he knew Hyeon-woo would be here, he would’ve interfered with their plans long ago. They opened a portal in New York, but that wasn’t just that all they wanted. With their grander goal, it was necessary to bind some dangerous Awakened to their locations by sending a powerful person. And this was the most dangerous place. Support on Kofi: Chapter 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 Chapter 81, 82 ,83, 84, 85 ------ Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag HM: Where the heck are Do-jin and Seon-woo? Davine: Loved the bike talk. YRR: I’m kinda put off that HW realized how much help he could provide in saving lives but is still hesitant because it’ll be awkward to explain? Please join the discord server. In case if we had to place all the posts into a password lock, you will get notified there and given extra details there. The updates will be activated only when we reach atleast 100 members(excluding the admins and me.) It's not much active currently. We made a discord server! please join us!

74. For Bacardi, it was crazy and insane. However, there was not a single person on his side in this space now. Besides, now Leon, the Guardian Guild Leader, was involved. No matter how much he was called a mad boar, he could not move recklessly anymore. “Just you wait and see. It won’t end like this next time.” As Bacardi was dragged away, uttering villainous lines, Leon clicked his tongue as he looked at him. He worked so hard to be nominated for the president of the association, but eventually, ruined everything with his own hands. Displeasure surged, but Leon did not forget what he had to do. He approached Hyeon-woo and lowered his head. “I’m sorry.” “No. It was someone else’s fault.” Hyeon-woo waved his hand and smiled, but Leon did not raise his head easily. “You came here with difficulty, but you went through unpleasant things, didn’t you? I’m also responsible for that.” The people around him admired Leon’s upright appearance. “Yes, that’s right. As expected, Leon-nim from the Guardian Guild.” Praises came out naturally. Although he already knew it, he was a man of great reputation. It meant that this kind of person secretly came and seduced him. That was how great the dragon’s value seemed to be. “I don’t know if this will be a reward, but I’ll prepare a compensation plan. Take a look and choose the one you like. Or you can present it first. You can wait, so think slowly. Also, I’m sorry, but I want at least one person to stay as we need to testify on the victim’s side.” Hyeon-woo was of course excluded, and the remaining were Seon-woo, Do-jin, and Ga-jun. However, Seon-woo and Do-jin were still competing on who would be Hyeon-woo’s ride, so Ga-jun stepped up, resigned in his battle with luck. “I’ll stay.” It seemed that if he held out even longer because he didn’t want to go, it would only lead to disgracing his country. “Thank you.” “No. Then, Ji Hyeon-woo, I’ll be back, so solve that first.” Ga-jun pointed to the two stubborn men and left with Leon. That was how everything was resolved, but the surrounding spectators didn’t budge – there was another spectacle. “Who will the tamer choose?” “That’s right. Didn’t he look more confident?” “But the left side isn’t easy either. There’s not that much difference. Anyways, isn’t the one on the left his real brother?” “Brother? Oh my god. Is the younger brother trying to carry his older brother? Does such a sibling exist?” The bystander exclaimed in amazement. “My younger brother would kill me if I asked him to carry me!” “I don’t think even I would want to carry a pig like you.” “No, no! That’s how a brother should be is what I meant!” Even in the midst of the commotion, Seon-woo calmly called for Hyeon-woo. “Hyung. Hyeon-woo Hyung.” As soon as he heard that voice, his body leaned towards Seon-woo. How could he turn away from such a cute little boy? Of course, he should definitely let him give him a piggyback ride. The shame was Hyeon-woo’s fault, but he was able to handle it well enough. As soon as he felt Hyeon-woo’s body lean toward him, the corner of Seon-woo’s mouth went up. ‘It’s my win!’ He thought so and looked at Do-jin with a mocking face, but he was also a formidable person. “Hyeon-woo.” Do-jin, who started talking in a low voice, began to persuade Hyeon-woo. “Ji Seon-woo fought just before. Wouldn’t he be tired?” Seon-woo looked at Do-jin with a distorted expression. It was heartbreaking to see them fighting together and then trying to get their own way. He didn’t think he was such a great man at first, but he got more and more sly. “I see.” Hyeon-woo’s body, which was heading toward Seon-woo, returned to its original position. “I’m fine. It didn’t take much effort.” “No. Aren’t your legs shaking?” Do-jin looked at his intact legs and made a look of concern. Then, hesitantly, Hyeon-woo’s body leaned toward Do-jin. ‘That sly fox bastard!’ His teeth started to grind automatically. To think that Do-jin was taking advantage of his brother’s worry about him. A thousand lights soared within. He wanted to get up right away and fight Do-jin, but he couldn’t. His Hyung was watching. “Hyeon-woo-ya.” “Hyung!” The two earnestly called for Hyeon-woo. At this point, Hyeon-woo couldn’t hold out any longer. He began to feel threatened that he had to make a choice. Because the number of people around them was increasing. Hyeon-woo took a deep breath and lightly tapped Seon-woo on the back. “Hyung!” The moment he liked it, wondering if he had chosen himself, Hyeon-woo, who had returned to the front, grabbed Seon-woo’s hand and raised him up. After that, he went to Do-jin and did the same. “I can walk, so let’s just go.” “But!” “But.” “If you keep doing this, I’ll go alone.” That was Hyeon-woo’s conclusion. He wasn’t hurt in the first place, so he didn’t even need to be lifted up. Seeing Hyeon-woo like that, Seon-woo and Do-jin looked at each other. It was brief, but it wasn’t difficult to confirm each other’s intentions. “Then we’ll take turns carrying you on our backs.” “That would be great.” Then, before Hyeon-woo could say anything, Seon-woo picked him up and carried him on his back. “Seon-woo-ya!” He was embarrassed and called out his name, but pretended not to hear and took a step forward. After that, Do-jin, a once-again small Kero, Spotty and Two-eyed followed closely. ‘I’m ashamed of this too!’ The two faithfully kept their word. They took turns walking with Hyeon-woo on their back until they returned to their lodgings. At least it was fine when he was carried by Seon-woo, but when he was carried by Do-jin, it was hard to hide his agitation. Strangely, his heart kept beating, and his face was red as though in pain. All of that said only one thing, but Hyeon-woo, who had been living in the Demon Realm for a long time, couldn’t figure out what it was. *** Bacardi has been stripped of his position as president of the association. For that reason, a new voting date was set, and the time spent in the United States was extended. “This is all thanks to my flamboyant speech.” Ga-jun, who came back belatedly, shrugged his shoulders. “By the way, America isn’t as bad as I thought, is it? Shall I punish Bacardi properly? I wanted to, but he did it for me.” “I think that’s great.” “Right?” Ga-jun answered Seon-woo’s words and quietly sat down on the sofa. Do-jin’s gaze touched him. “What? Why? What?” “Isn’t there a separate lodging?” “Ah, it’s uncomfortable there, so I’m going to move here.” Ga-jun turned his gaze and looked at Hyeon-woo. However, Hyeon-woo, who was dull in this respect, only made an expression asking why. He seemed to be expecting something. Ga-jun sighed deeply and spoke to Seon-woo and Do-jin. “Please cut me some slack. I did all this work for you.” He had never lived with regrets anywhere, but that’s not the case here. ‘Like I would even regret anything.’ As a result of some rubbing, he was allowed to stay in the same hostel. He felt embarrassed that he had to ask permission for this, but what should he do? The law is far, and the fist is near. “By the way – Leon. When I actually talked to him, he was really nice.” “Isn’t that why you decided to pick him?” Besides being an American ally, he himself stood up for justice. The pledges announced before the votes were not bad, and the character seemed to have improved. Russia’s Pedro was also a great person, but it didn’t seem like it would be easy to surpass Leon. “That’s right.” Ga-jun meekly agreed. “What do you want for dinner? Shall we go out to eat? Shall we eat inside?” “We don’t have plans to have dinner together.” “Calm down!” Seon-woo was dealing with Ga-jun, who was talking nonsense, when suddenly a loud sound came from somewhere. Ppiiiik! The four jumped to their feet at the familiar tone resonating through the city. “A portal has opened.” This sound urged citizens to evacuate when an unprepared portal opened. “Is it Ouroboros?” “It may be so.” “Wow, that would be surprising if that were true. Opening a portal at the place where all the Awakened are gathered to vote for the president of the association?” “Hasn’t it been like that before?” When he pulled the curtains and looked out the window, the street was noisy. “Are you going to intervene?” “When a request for help comes in, we have to move.” He wanted to run away right away, but this was a foreign country. First of all, he couldn’t move freely. “For now, let’s wait.” “Alright. Then let’s watch some TV.” The moment the portal opened; all broadcasts changed to disaster broadcasts. So he turned it on to understand the situation, but something was strange. The screen on which the news should be broadcasted turned black. A silver circle was drawn in the center of the black screen, and a snake’s head was in the center. 『Hello. This is Ouroboros.』 A cheerful voice that did not match the logo greeted them. “It looks like the broadcast was hijacked?” Ga-jun smiled dejectedly. Meanwhile, the cheerful voice continued to speak. 『This time, I’m making my debut through a broadcast instead of a newspaper. Before getting into the full story, I would like to explain the purpose of Ouroboros.』 The content was like this. 『The world has changed. Monsters appeared, and the Awakened appeared to stop them. They risked their lives to stop monsters and protect people. Was the return for their work reasonable? I don’t think so. One might say, ‘If you are an Awakened person, you can earn a lot of money and hold power.’ But that’s just a small part of what an Awakened should have.』 So said the cheerful voice. 『Awakened people should have more.』 Support on Kofi: Chapter 75 Chapter 76, 77, 78, 79, 80 Chapter 81, 82 ,83, 84, 85 ------ Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor/Proofreader: Davine, YaagRabRag Davine: At least HW was smart about his choices. Though, SW and DJ are not cool for putting him on the spot like that. 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72. Do-jin put his hand on his heart. His heart raced like crazy at the feeling he found out belatedly. He had always thought of him as being like his younger sister. He thought it was why he looked lovely no matter what he did. The reason he was offended by Ga-jun was that his younger brother had pests attached to him. He thought so and tried to keep them apart, but it wasn’t all. ‘Why didn’t I know until now.’ After realizing it, the world looked different to the extent that it was surprising that he didn’t even notice it before. The sky seen through the perforated buildings of the ruins seemed exceptionally clear, and even the distant noise sounded sweet. ‘Yes, it must have been love.’ Why did he only know this now? Do-jin smiled and waved his free hand. “Ack, that crazy bastard!” Ga-jun swore and rolled his body. However, the shadow persistently clung to him and attacked. He desperately evaded and counterattacked, but it seemed that he also had a limit. In the end, it was Ga-jun who raised his hand far away. “Give up, I give up!” Do-jin asked Ga-jun, who shouted, softly. “What are you giving up?” “Ji Hyeon-woo!” Only then did Do-jin reap the shadow. “Are you keeping your word?” “Because I don’t have any choice! Who wants to kill a competitor like this!” “Me.” “This is driving me crazy.” Ga-jun stood up and brushed off his clothes. He looked at his watch and saw that time had passed. “Then I’ll go back.” Since he decided to go out, Hyeon-woo would still be waiting. It must have been a lot of heartache since quite a bit of time had passed, and he thought he should go and soothe it quickly. “By the way, Do Ga-jun. Don’t you dare come.” “What? Then, where will I go?” “Aren’t you the guild leader of Baekho Guild? Can’t you just find a hotel?” “Hey!” He heard Ga-jun shouting something from behind, but Do-jin ignored it. “You’re back? What about Ga-jun-ssi?” “He said he would stay at another hotel.” “Where did he go?” “I didn’t hear.” Do-jin calmly lied. Then, Hyeon-woo, who was lying on the sofa leaning on Seon-woo, let out a sigh. “They want us to move to a new hotel. So we have to go somewhere else.” He said he would never fight again, but he had already done something. Because of that, the hotel staff became anxious, and they eventually moved their lodgings. “This is bothering me.” When Hyeon-woo grumbled, Do-jin comforted him. “Since Do Ga-jun has gone elsewhere, that won’t happen anymore.” “Really?” A suspicious gaze landed on him, but Do-jin did not change his expression. “Of course.” “I’ll trust you for now.” Hyeon-woo said that and got up. The day’s work seemed to pass by just like that. Until the next day, when they met Do Ga-jun again. *** The meeting to elect the head of the World Awakened Alliance. The event was to be held in a huge building on the outskirts of New York. For that reason, Hyeon-woo, Seon-woo, and Do-jin dressed in suits and headed for the building. “The official name will be the World Awakened Association. The person elected today will be the president of the association.” The woman assigned as the guide added an explanation in a skillful voice. “Voting is done by putting the votes assigned to each country into the box. To prevent possible corruption, each box is guarded by Awakened people, and the box itself is also made using monster by-products.” “Then how many votes were assigned to Korea?” “Three votes. You must go and pick up the ticket in person. Do you have any more questions?” “None.” After that, the guide disappeared to guide the new person. “The number of people being three is just right.” Hyeon-woo asked in response to Seon-woo’s words. “Isn’t there one more on our side?” “I guess that’s a bonus.” The tone was sharp. It seemed that Seon-woo’s evaluation of Ga-jun had gone down drastically since yesterday’s incident. He didn’t swear, but that was it. “Who’s the bonus?” A familiar voice interrupted. It was Do Ga-jun. Seon-woo distorted his expression and turned his head away, and Do-jin also hardened his expression. “Why? I was also invited here.” Ga-jun waved the invitation with a sarcastic expression. “Are you breaking your promise?” At Do-jin’s words, Ga-jun replied with a smirk. “Isn’t that why I stayed at another hotel?” “You are saying you don’t mean it?” “No, even if I give up, we can remain friends.” Again, he graciously accepted it. Hyeon-woo interjected with a tired face as if he was going to do something here as well. “Let’s not fight here.” “You have to speak properly. Did I fight first?” He wasn’t wrong either. Because it was Seon-woo who tried to kill him yesterday too. Even so, Hyeon-woo was on Seon-woo’s side, saying that his arm was bent inward. “It must have been because you made him angry.” “Wow, wow!” Ga-jun raised his voice with a sad expression on his face. Still, since the seat was a seat, he did not intend to use his hand. Even if he used it, he couldn’t beat Seon-woo and Do-jin. As the four of them were grumbling, a large man suddenly approached us. “Hey, Koreans. Nice to meet you!” Because he was a man with a great presence, everyone’s eyes were focused on him. “It’s Bacardi from the Phoenix Guild.” “Hey, isn’t he your friend? Say it properly.” A few recognized him, whispered, and shrugged. Thanks to that, Hyeon-woo was able to quickly recognize his identity. Bacardi, the Guild Leader of the Phoenix Guild, which was the second largest guild in the United States. He was known for being rough and violent, and had an unfavorable reputation in the United States. Unlike the Guardian Guild, which put justice first, his image was bad because he did not hesitate to do dirty work. If Leon founded a guild for justice, Bacardi built a guild for his own benefit. Bacardi rolled his eyes and looked at Hyeon-woo. He felt dirty in his eyes, which were somehow sticky and obsessive, but he pressed it down with effort. “Is this Ji Hyeon-woo?” “Yes.” “Whoa, nice to meet you! I was interested in him because he said he was a tamer who had tamed dragons.” Bacardi smiled and held out his hand nonchalantly. It seemed like they wanted to shake hands, but somehow he didn’t want to. While hesitating, Ga-jun stepped forward and took his hand instead. “Whoa! I was also extremely interested in the Phoenix Guild. Nice to meet you!” It was so condescending that Bacardi didn’t even have time to express his displeasure. “You are Do Ga-jun of Baekho Guild, right?” “Yes, that’s right.” Ga-jun’s gripped hands gradually felt stronger. “Aren’t you the neighborhood drummer? You look the same to me, regardless of whether you’re a dog or a cow.” Ga-jun’s hand, which held Bacardi’s hand, began to gain strength. Then the power, which came back grew stronger and stronger. His strength was said to be the best in the United States, and it is strong enough to be ignorantly used. However, even Ga-jun could not withdraw from here. He was a Korean Awakened, and among them, he was the Guild Leader of the second-ranked Baekho Guild. If he withdrew from here, Korea and the Baekho Guild would only become a laughingstock. ‘Fuck, but it’s not easy to endure.’ Slowly, his smile began to fade. Seon-woo and Do-jin also noticed that, but they couldn’t intervene. It would be ridiculous to come and ask to replace him. His heart has been tight in his chest. No matter how much he hated him, they were from the same country. The atmosphere started to get nasty. And around that time, Hyeon-woo stepped forward. He said calmly, placing his hand on top of Bacardi and Ga-jun’s. “Are you going to keep shaking hands? Aren’t you gonna do it with me too?” And then he smiled. “Wa-wang” “Kirruk.” Seeing that eye smile, Kero and Spotty quietly backed away secretly from others. Two-eyed also moved their bodies along the two. ‘I’m angry.’ ‘I’m angry.’ ‘Angry.’ At this moment, the hearts of the three monsters united as one. They looked at each other and distanced themselves a little more. ‘A little bit.’ Bacardi smiled at him and snorted at Hyeon-woo who had intervened between them. He was trying to have fun, but Hyeon-woo was getting in the way. It seemed that he grew up without seeing the bitter taste. The subject of interest had changed. He thought it would be better to punish this little guy rather than Do Ga-jun. After making up his mind, he tried to let go of Ga-jun’s hand, but he gritted his teeth and held on. He seemed to have predicted what would happen next. ‘You should’ve just said that.’ Ga-jun was pushed back when he applied his strength one more time. “I would love to. Shall we shake hands?” Bacardi held out his hand to Hyeon-woo. These were really small and slender hands. It looked like it would break with just a little bit of force. A mean laugh crossed Bacardi’s lips. “Hyung!” Ji Seon-woo hurriedly tried to stop him, and Han Do-jin, who was next to him, did not stand still. He summoned his special skill, the shadow, before he knew it. But even so, Bacardi was not going to step down. He countered all of that with force and held Hyeon-woo’s hand. It was also a soft and fragile hand. Hands that hadn’t been through this kind of trouble were annoying. After committing to it, it will be troublesome to deal with it, but what about it? He would move as he pleased! That was Bacardi. It was the power and strength that had been built up for that purpose, but he didn’t want to avoid it again. He would just cry and suffer if it happened. Bacardi mercilessly gave strength to the hand that held it. Woo-ddeuk. A small sound came from the tightly gripped hands. It was probably the sound of bones being crushed. Bacardi’s mouth tore open. 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60. I scratched my forehead at his sudden outburst and asked, “What are you talking about all of a sudden? What did you do wrong?” “Hyung asked for my number, but I refused, so………….” “......” This bastard, did you call me to fuck with me like this? “I wondered if you didn’t come in on purpose because you were uncomfortable.” Unexpectedly, his senses are as sharp as a ghost. “Ah…..” Quite quick-witted. I already felt it while playing the game, but I didn’t know you were quick in the realistic part either. “...Can that be the case? Didn’t you see Guild chat? I couldn’t come in because I was busy after class started.” “Is that so?” “Of course. What…….” Inadvertently, I paused and continued speaking as nonchalantly as possible. “What’s wrong with you refusing to give me your phone number? This can happen. I already told you that I understood.” “It goes too far to think that I won’t come to the game because of that. You are overly self-conscious.” “You mean I misunderstood?” No, it’s not a misunderstanding. “Uh-huh.” “Thank god.” Yoo Chae must have been sincerely relieved, and he spoke with a more relaxed voice. “I was very worried about what I would do if Hyung never came back.” “What? You didn’t even give me your number...” “Nevertheless.” I wondered if he finally relaxed. He let out a soft laugh at the words I spat out like a joke. Hearing that, I pursed my lips and furrowed my brows. ‘While wanting to get to know me like this.’ Even though words and actions are different, they are so different. Isn’t this all acting? Like, deep down, you think of me as a fucking unlucky bastard. “Hyung, are you playing the game today?” “I turned it on for that.” Just in time, a message came from Drink some water. [Drink some water: Hi-Hi] [Drink some water: I was going to contact you anyway] [I’m sleepy: Hiㅋㅋㅋ] [I’m sleepy: I heard about it from Soeso] [Drink some water: yeah, you didn’t come at all] [Drink some water: I was going to ask if you are busy] [Drink some water: you came in just in time ㅋㅋ] [I’m sleepy: I haven’t been able to come because I’ve been busy since the beginning of class] [I’m sleepy: I’m sorry] [Drink some water: ㅇㅇ No, I’m not trying to burden] [Drink some water: I was just trying to contact you to say hello] [I’m sleepy: I’ll increase my logging rate starting from now] [Drink some water: o] [Drink some water: Yoo Chae, that bastard won’t come in] [Drink some water: Crazy, fuck that bastard ] [Drink some water: I’ve been holding it in, and I wanted to contact u tooㅋㅋㅋ] I laughed out loud at the content of the message that followed. Yoo Chae, What is this guy really doing? I had been suspicious of him until just now, but my doubts disappeared in an instant. [Drink some water: Can I save the number I received?] [I’m sleepy: yes] “Wait for a sec.” I blocked Yoo Chae who was reciting game contents with a look of excitement, and I opened the lid of the mineral water bottle I had brought beforehand and drank it all the way. The hangover won’t go away. The headache lingered and my head couldn’t turn well. “Wait for now. I woke up and I haven’t eaten yet. I also have a hangover……” “Hungover? Did you drink yesterday?” “I had a meeting with the department, so I drank a little, and I feel really bad. I don’t usually have a hangover, but yesterday I mixed it up and drank it... I feel like I would die at this rate.” Yoo Chae, who had been listening to me silently, lost his energy in an instant and said sullenly. “If you are tired, you can go to rest. Be sure to eat.” “Do you want me to just leave?” “You said you would die. The game can wait till tomorrow. It’s Sunday anyway.” “How do you know I’ll be free no matter what just because it’s Sunday.” “...Are you busy?” After hesitating for a while, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sneaking question. What does he really believe in doing such cute things? “No, I’m not busy. Let’s do it today and let’s also do it tomorrow. But I’ll come back after eating, so wait a bit.” “You don’t have to overdo it.” “How hard can it be to play a game, while sitting still?” I responded slowly, and Yoo Chae, who had been trying hard to take care of me, showed excitement again. “What are you going to eat? How long will it take?” “I’ll just have it delivered and eat it. It will take about an hour.” “I’ll wait.” “Yes. Are you going to continue discord?” “Hyu-Hyung, if it’s okay with you...” While flipping through the menu on my phone, I covered the corners of my mouth that soared upward with my hand. What is this... It’s like a puppy itself panting with excitement when I say go for a walk. “Wait quietly.” “Yes!” After muting the mic and taking off my headset, I resumed picking out the menu where I left off. I just wanted something quick and easy to eat. I can’t just set a table and eat while the kid is waiting. *** “You crazy man, what are you doing?” “Yes? Hyung, did you insult me just now?” Exactly two hours after I thought Yoo Chae was cute. When I shouted out while lying miserably on the floor of the dungeon, Yoo Chae expressed a lot of regret. “You don’t look like you’re cursing, you bastard!” “I’m not a bastard!” “Then what is it?” “Bride! I even have a title!” Currently, I couldn’t overcome Yoo Chae’s whining and changed the title to ‘Sleepy Owner’s Groom’. Fuck. I’m never going to wear this title again. [Party] Bright Clouds: ukㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Party] Bright Clouds: Sleepy-nim, you got a bit sloppyㅋ [Party] TheHunter: ??? [Party] TheHunter: What’s up? [Party] Staric: There wasn’t anything to die for...? [Party] Harn: You could have just stayed in the green? [Party] Mocha Bread: Sleepy-nim [Party] Mocha Bread: It’s been a while so you’ve dulled all ur senses.ㅋ [Party] Park Seungjin99: ?? [Party] Park Seungjin99: Didn’t Gilma-nim tell you the pattern? [Party] I’m sleepy: ha ㅅ1fck.... He had entered the dungeon created by the event with his guild members. Since it was an event dungeon and not a raid, it wasn’t that difficult, but mid-bosses with gimmicks with fixed patterns appeared. Still, there is no big problem as Yoo Chae, who has been to the event dungeon before, explains in real time. I just thought that. “Is the title important now?” I was confused about the color for a moment. It was avoiding colors, one of the patterns of the middle boss I met on the second floor of the dungeon. A complex magic circle was drawn on the floor, and the color changed at regular intervals. You had to enter the correct color to survive. While choosing a magic circle, everything other than my character was covered in darkness, so it was impossible to see and follow others. I entered the green magic circle just as Yoo Chae said. And died miserably. Kim Yoo-chae, who actually gave me the wrong information, moved to the red color right before the end, so I didn’t search, and only I followed. “I-I’m also here for the second time today…………!” Yoo Chae, who was taken aback by my cold attitude, hurriedly added an excuse. However, I, who had already been branded as a fool by the guild members, had to continue to be teased until the end of the dungeon raid. [Party] TheHunter: Ha sleepy, I’m a bit disappointed~ [Party] Mocha Bread: frㅋㅋ [Party] Mocha Bread: No, how can you just~die?~ [Party] TheHunter: I admit~ [Party] Yoo Chae: Stop it, you bastards [Party] Park Seung-jin99: Ha.. He just took ur side because u guys got married.. [Party] Harn: I’m so sad, how can I live?ㅠ [Party] Park Seungjin99: ? [Party] Bright Clouds: ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Party] Staric: Is this the power of marriage? [Party] Staric: Hunter-nim, let’s go? [Party] TheHunter: no [Party] Bright Clouds: are u gonna get dumped? Yoo Chae tried to intervene urgently, but the seeds did not work. After going through all kinds of humiliation like that, as soon as I came out onto the field, I swung my staff at him. Hit! “Hyuung… it hurts.” Hiit! Hit! [Party] Yoo Chae: ㅜㅡㅜ [Party] Yoo Chae: ㅠㅅㅠ!!! [Party] TheHunter: they’re still lovebirds [Party] Bright Clouds: he deserved to be hit [Party] Harn: Who else could he be, if not Gilma-nim? [Party] Harn: Who else could make Sleepy-nim die in a gimmick like that?ㅋ [Party] Harn: Think logically [Party] Staric: Logic omg omg [Party] Bright Clouds: That sounds plausible [Party] Bright Clouds: Spirit Victory [Party] Park Seung-jin99: I took a screenshot of that Sleepy-nim’s death [Party] Park Seung-jin99: Can I upload this to the guild chat room?ㅇㅅㅇ [Party] I’m sleepy: fk why did u take a photo of that [Party] Park Seung-jin99: Because lying down looks so comfortable haha [Party] I’m sleepy: delete itㅡ ㅡ [Party] Park Seung-jin99: Cri ㅠㅠ [Party] Bright Clouds: Cri ㅠㅠ [Party] Harn: Cri ‘Cri’ don’t say nonsense with that. Both Yoo Chae and the guild members are so annoying. --- Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor: Meimei Support on Kofi: Chapter 61, 62, 63, 64 Chapter 65, 66, 67, 68 MM: God, I so badly wanted to dissect the whole phone number drama here but will not haha HM: wwwwww We made a Discord Server! please join us!

73. ‘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. ------ 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. Please join the discord server. In case if we had to place all the posts into a password lock, you will get notified there and given extra details there. The updates will be activated only when we reach atleast 100 members(excluding the admins and me.) It's not much active currently. We made a discord server! please join us!

59. Curiously, as soon as my question popped up, I could feel through the screen that Yoo Chae was in a very difficult position. I, who was also a bit embarrassed by the guy’s silence for a long time, spoke first. [Party] I’m sleepy: I won’t ask to meet you or anything like that [Party] I’m sleepy: I thought the phone number was okay [Party] I’m sleepy: r u uncomfortable? [Party] Yoo Chae: No, it’s not uncomfortable [Party] Yoo Chae: I just don’t want to [Party] Yoo Chae: I just don’t want to right now, so does that make u uncomfortable? [Party] Yoo Chae: I’m sorry [Party] Yoo Chae: But can you give me some time? [Party] I’m Sleepy: What time? [Party] Yoo Chae: Time to think about whether I can give u my number Frozen at the unexpected words, I forcibly moved my hand. [Party] I’m sleepy: ㅋㅋㅋ [Party] I’m sleepy: fine *** “What the fuck, what the fuck… I’m embarrassed.” “Eh?” I drank soju from the glass at once and muttered with a frown and Kim Dae-seok, who was sitting across from me, replies with a puzzled noise. “What’s embarrassing?” “There’s this thing.” When I answered with a mixed heart, Kim Dae-seok gave me a pitiful look and filled my empty glass with soju. “Hey, come on… There are times in life when everyone is like that.” “What?” “Is it because of that Noona introduced by Eun Hae-seong? Oh right. Come to think of it, weren’t I introduced to her? I forgot because of Yoo Chae before the semester started, and after the semester started, there were many meetings and work to be done. “I haven’t been in touch with her though.” “You didn’t? Then why? When I saw the picture then, she was so pretty!” “I was busy.” When I held out my glass of soju, Kim Dae-seok bumped into it even though he was dumbfounded. I like friends like him. “Ugh, it’s a bit cold outside.” “It’s cold when I go out wearing only short sleeves. Isn’t it summer now?” As I drank another shot, my classmates who went out to smoke came back one after another. Kim Dae-seok opened his mouth after pulling Eun Hae-seong, who had been caught, to the seat beside him. “Hey, Hae-seong. Yoo Ji-han, this bastard, didn’t contact the Noona you introduced him to?” “Huh? really? Why? Is she not good enough?” “No, I’m busy. Kim Dae-seok, stop beating around the bush and shut up.” “It’s such a waste though.” What’s the point of sharing contact information with each other? It’s not like you’re going to date or get married right away just by contacting her, so it’s a waste of nothing. Even though Yoo Chae that bastard didn’t do anything that wasn’t a big deal. Even thinking about it again makes me angry. After pouring a full beer into an empty beer glass, Hae-seong shrugged his shoulders and said lightly. “Since she has a nice personality, why don’t we call her later? Or is it someone else?” “Oh! Crazy Yoo Ji-han, you can’t be embarrassed... Did you get dumped for flirting with another girl other than that Noona?” “Do you think I’m you?” “Tsk, really. Why are we worrying over this bastard’s girl problem? You’ll do well on your own, I’m sure.” “That’s right...” While I was looking at Kim Dae-seok and Eun Hae-seong, who had a strange misunderstanding, the juniors playing at the other table sneaked up to them. “Sunbae-nim, can we join you?” “Ugh! Okay!” Seeing that they were first-year girls, Kim Dae-seok was delighted and cleared the table of glasses and bottles to make room. The two girls sitting on either side of me shyly bowed their heads as they met my eyes. These were the faces I had seen many times over the past few days at a tightly packed drinking party. “Come here, cheers!” “Cheers~!” When the girls joined in, they continued to clink glasses in line with Kim Dae-seok, who was in a better mood. I drank the soju like water and quickly pushed the thought of Yoo Chae out of my head. After 10:00 p.m. and approaching 11:00 p.m, the meeting ended to some extent. As they rushed out of the store except for the few people who remained to pay, the cool autumn night air felt on their skin. I put on a loose coat that fell down my shoulders, and the juniors who had been drinking at the same table flocked to me, each holding a cell phone. “Yoo Ji-han sunbae-nim. May I ask for your number?” “Me too.” They looked like young chicks with their youthful faces cautiously holding out their cellphones. I thought it was pretty cute, so I smiled and picked up my phone to add their numbers. “Please write your name in a text message later and send it to me one by one.” Even if you save just one, it will be automatically updated on the Messenger friends list, but since they are from the same department, it would be better for me to save the number as well. The children who heard me nodded enthusiastically. After exchanging numbers like that, 5 people were added to the phone log. ‘It’s so easy...…………? I sighed and tucked my phone into my coat. Suddenly everything felt meaningless. Neither the interest of people who were interested in me nor the games where I could die and not live were all boring. ‘I’ve been focusing too much on the game.’ Since classes have started, it would be better to keep a distance for a while. Time will pass quickly if you take classes, do homework, and have a few drinks. Thinking so, I took a cigarette out of my pocket and put it in my mouth. *** “Ah, I’m going to die...” Lying on the bed like a corpse, I turned over to my right side with a grunt. That alone made my whole body sore, and I naturally screamed in pain. I drank until late in the morning with my classmates, and when I blearily opened my eyes, it was already late in the afternoon. Damn you guys... I raised my upper body as I watched the sunset rays shining through the window. Diing. When I was sitting in a daze, brushing my messy hair, my cell phone, which I had thrown at the corner of the bed, vibrated. “What.” It was Kim Dae-seok who, like me, drank until late in the morning. Do you want me to go with you to relieve your hangover or something? I lowered my legs under the bed and answered the phone, my torso bent down. “Uh.” -Did you go home safely? “You thought that I couldn’t, huh?” -Uh-huh, do you see how picky this bastard is? Are you in a very bad condition? “I won’t be going out today because I’m really tired, so don’t call me.” - I’m not calling you to go to a place(1) to relieve my hangover. That’s not what this is for? “So why?” -No, someone from Zenoris asked me for your cell phone number. Someone from Zenoris asked for my cell phone number? Could it be... Yoo Chae? “Who asked?” -Water Noona. “Ah.” The moment I heard the answer, like a sandcastle washed away by the sea, my hopes for hope vanished, and instead I was filled with desolation. When I realized that, I was stunned and laughed out loud. What am I even thinking right now? - I said I would ask you first. Should I tell her the phone number? Something seemed wrong. “I don’t care. Let her know.” -I think it’s because you haven’t been in the game for too long. Hey, when you enter a guild, it’s polite to connect whenever you have time, even if you’re busy. “Uh. Thank you so much for letting me know. I’m gonna hang up.” I didn’t listen to what Kim Dae-seok was talking about and ended the call right away, so I went straight to the bathroom to break out of my hazy mind. After taking a shower with cold water that chilled me to the bone, I turned on my computer after roughly drying my hair. I had been turning on my computer occasionally because of assignments, but I hadn’t been able to access the game for almost three weeks. [Guild] Let’s do it: Gasp [Guild] Seasoned Crab Sauce: Oh, I’m sleepy-nim hi [Guild] Let’s do it: It’s Sleepy-nim hi hi [Guild] Harn: It’s been a while~ [Guild] This is Dorahee: Hi-Hi~ [Guild] Manaolingnam: Sleepy-nim Hi [Guild] Staric: Hi [Guild] I’m Sleepy: Hello [Guild] TheHunter: Gasp Sleepy-nim ㅋㅋ ㅋㅋㅋ [Guild] TheHunter: It’s been a while, hello ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ [Guild] I’m sleepy: I couldn’t play because I was busy after class started haha [Guild] The Hunter: Ah, the beginning of the semester, I admit.. [Guild] The Hunter: Me too, been so busy in a week ㅠㅠ [Guild] Harn: The beginning of the semester is like that, I agree.. In addition to the guild chatting with greetings, the screen was filled with event pages, access rewards, and notification messages. After quickly organizing them, I opened the Friends window and checked the connected users. Both Water and Yoo Chae were connected. Yoo Chae, I don’t know what he’s doing, but why is there no answer from Water? Usually she has something to say and greets me at least. [Yoo Chae: Hyung] I was scratching my forehead while leaning back on my chair, but Yoo Chae sent me a private message rather than a guild chat. [I’m Sleepy: haha] [I’m Sleepy: Long time no see] After my wedding, I never logged on, so it’s been a while since I met Yoo Chae. It’s natural that I didn’t play the game since I was deliberately avoiding it. [Yoo Chae: Yes..] [Yoo Chae: Hyung, can you use discord now?] [I’m sleepy: Discord?] [I’m sleepy: Why?] [Yoo Chae: just] [Yoo Chae: I want to hear ur voice] [Yoo Chae: hyung, you came here after a really long time..] If you’re unhappy, just give me your phone number, you bastard. I’ll call you all day long. I raised the corners of my mouth in dissatisfaction and turned on the discord. [I’m sleepy: yeah turned on] As soon as I sent the message, this call came as if he had been waiting. When I put on the headset and answered the call, I could hear Yoo Chae’s voice clearly. “Hyung, how are you?” “Of course, I have been well.” “Your voice seems to be a little husky.” “It’s natural.” It was a bit awkward to talk to Yoo Chae after a long time. In the end, I was upset over spilled milk...…………. After my answer, an awkward silence fell between him and me. If that’s the case, why did he ask me to do this? “...If you don’t have anything to say, hang up.” Surprised by my words, Yoo Chae hurriedly shouted, “No, no! That, Hyung. I’m.......” “Uh.” Yoo Chae, who hesitated for a long time, continued to speak with difficulty. “I… was wrong…” What? —---- Note: [-1] Usually refers to restaurants who cater to the hangover and mainly serve Haejang-guk (Hangover soup). --- Credits: Translator: Hoshi Miya Editor: Meimei Support on Kofi: Chapter 60 Chapter 61, 62, 63, 64 Chapter 65, 66, 67, 68 HM: Is MC serious? When he said he could call him all day long? We made a Discord Server! please join us!