Chapter 304. Homecoming (1)
Seoul is a busy city.
Even so, the population density is cramped in a small country.
The phenomenon of concentration of capital to the extent that it is mentioned as a social problem.
On top of that, there is a culture that is difficult to find comparable examples in the history of the earth.
The moment when all those elements mesh with the temporal coordinates of leaving work.
Traffic congestion is a hell of royalties all over the city of Seoul.
and here.
Gwanghwamun intersection, the center of Seoul, was also like that.
Bread! bread!
The wide-area buses running from Paju, Goyang rang the klaxon.
The taxis trying to stick their heads through them groaned.
Numerous cars wanting to get off work quickly and return to the arms of their families got into a fight and got into the lane. After intervening, I turned on the victory ceremony blinkers.
As a result, the road leading to Sungnyemun Gate became more congested.
The klaxon sound got louder.
Car exhaust became more abundant.
Thanks to this, Xaviel Asrahan, a knight from the Frontera Territory on the Laurasia continent, faced the global air pollution problem head-on for the first time in his life.
The result was a cough.
“…Cool! Cough Coke Cough!”
Xaviel involuntarily let out a series of coughs.
I really couldn’t help it.
Right after the dimension shift is over.
Arriving in a new and unfamiliar world.
The air I inhaled along with that feeling.
‘It’s like 100-year-old bathroom air.’
It was so terrible.
As soon as I drank it, my bronchial tubes stung.
The lungs did a shoulder dance up and down on their own.
‘This…It looks like it could be compared to the air in hell.’
Suddenly, he remembered the time he had followed Lloyd to Hell.
It also reminded me of the acrid volcanic ash air that was filling Hell at the time.
However, the air here in Seoul was just like that.
No, in some ways it was worse than hell.
Bread! burrung!
I was distracted by the sound of klaxons coming from all directions.
Besides, how loud those iron wagons shoot out.
Why are the streetlights along the wide boulevard so dazzlingly bright?
How did the buildings get so tall?
‘It’s desolate and bloody.’
Xaviel suppressed the feeling of going wild.
His senses as a grandmaster are so sharp.
As soon as I arrived in an unfamiliar world, the various noises and stimuli that flooded in were so intense.
I quickly suppressed my senses to prevent confusion.
Then, he looked at Lloyd next to him.
“….”
Lloyd was similar to this.
With eyes wide open as if surprised.
with a slightly open mouth.
with relaxed facial muscles.
He was distracted from looking at the scenery unfolding in front of him.
But even in the middle of it, Xaviel could feel it.
‘He’s acting.’
Somehow it seemed that way.
I’m looking around Seoul as if I’m unfamiliar with it.
It didn’t look like pure surprise.
It seemed like he was deeply moved by the sight he hadn’t seen in a long time.
In fact, Lloyd felt exactly the same way.
‘Whoa. Is this a true story?’
Lloyd swallowed dryly and looked around.
I thought I forgot
I thought I was far away.
I didn’t know you would come back.
Seoul was unfolding before my eyes.
A wide-area bus taxi car passing in front of the Gwanghwamun intersection.
And people still dressed in familiar fashion.
Foreigners who came to Gwanghwamun touring.
Seoulites pass by indifferently.
It was a sight that everyone was so familiar with but didn’t miss.
‘Sheesh.’
I felt strange.
Although I couldn’t show off because of Xaviel next to me.
I had to act like I was visiting Seoul for the first time.
Still, I couldn’t help but feel a strangely bitter feeling.
‘It just reminds me of the past.’
Speaking of Seoul, I didn’t have many good memories.
At least it wasn’t bad when I was younger.
The last few years have been particularly nasty.
It was because I suffered so much.
‘Gosiwon construction site part-time goshiwon…Because that was the only life that rolled like a treadmill.’
Someday I will graduate and get my civil engineer license.
Those were the days I endured while looking at that only dream.
It was a life that had nothing to do with rosy, leisurely daily life or healing.
On the one hand, now I have escaped that life.
It’s become a life that doesn’t matter now.
It was also the past that I thought so.
But are you actually coming back to Seoul?
‘The feeling at that time comes alive.’
I felt dirty.
Fortunately, it was that he had come here in the body of Lloyd Frontera.
‘I’m really glad.’
Lloyd examined his hands and body.
Lloyd Frontera’s body and clothes were the same.
The same was true of Xaviel next to him.
Lloyd quickly turned his attention to Xaviel.
‘Hey sword. Wrap it up tighter so you can’t see it.’
‘All right.’
This is Seoul.
If you carry a sword around your waist, you will be in trouble.
That’s why I had him wrap his sword in a cloth just before departure.
In my mind, I wanted to make him leave his sword.
If I did that for no reason, I’m afraid I’ll show off my familiarity with Seoul.
It seems like it’s the first place you go.
I had only been told to wrap the sheath in cloth.
There were quite a few other things to crack down on.
“got it? You can’t make a weird tee for nothing. Don’t walk around looking awkwardly here and there like a country boy.”
“All right. But Mr. Lloyd.”
“uh?”
“Isn’t it your first time here, Lloyd-sama?”
“of course. Actually, I’m going to die of awkwardness.”
“Is that so?”
“uh. especially them. Why do you keep showing us strange things from earlier?”
Lloyd pretends to know nothing.
He pointed to one side with his chin.
Xaviel’s gaze followed his chin.
Thanks to you, I was able to find it right away.
“What is that foreigner?”
“oh my god. Nuclear good.”
“But I think you did a cosplay too.”
“As expected, virtue is good virtue.”
click! click!
Dozens of smart phones aimed at it clicked.
Dozens of pairs of eyes full of curiosity poured in.
Xaviel’s expression hardened.
“Sir Lloyd, it seems they have already discovered that we are strangers. What should I do?”
“What can I do? Walk naturally. Do not hold the scabbard.”
“All right.”
Xaviel obediently followed Lloyd’s words.
Although the surroundings are so noisy.
Although the scenery and people are so unfamiliar that they are astonished.
Even so, there was no place that felt like living.
That reassured Xaviel.
In addition, Lloyd’s reaction made him feel even more relieved.
‘also. This place is familiar to Lloyd-nim.’
Lloyd’s attitude, gait, and gaze as he walks.
I pretend to be in an unfamiliar place.
Even so, I felt a bit of familiarity that I couldn’t hide.
This was especially true of Lloyd’s eyes as he looked around.
It was like someone returning home after a long absence.
“….”
Maybe the fake Lloyd would try to stay here.
I miss my hometown after a long time and I’m glad to see it.
Maybe he doesn’t want to go back to the Prontera estate.
Then I would have to grab him by the collar and take him by force.
Xaviel made up his mind to be rough.
Meanwhile, Lloyd brooded over his worries against Xaviel.
‘I should be able to return safely.’
Seoul after a long time.
It wasn’t very nice.
He wanted to return to the Laurasia continent as soon as possible.
I wonder if things go wrong and I will be left here.
That was also what I was most afraid of.
‘Well, you’ll just have to keep what the dragon king asked you to do. Because this is the destination for dimension travel. You just have to come back here within 24 hours and speak the starter language. Then I can return safely.’
Suddenly, he remembered what had happened right before he was put on the dimension shifting magic circle.
At that time, he also remembered the request that Dragon King Verkis had given him.
‘I told you not to worry because this is a round-trip magic. And he said that this would be helpful in finding the core material for the jewel.’
Lloyd opened his palm.
The object I was holding the whole time was revealed.
It was a small compass.
“Lloyd-sama, can you just follow where the compass points?”
“uh. According to the Dragon King, it will be. Because this compass tells you where your magical traces are buried.”
It was true.
This compass was a jewel material tracker that the Dragon King Berkis made on the spot.
To be more precise, it was a tool to track the traces of magical mana that Berkis used in the past when he was sending key materials to Seoul.
“So I will tell you where the key materials are. All you have to do is follow where this compass points.”
“As expected. By the way.”
“hmm?”
“When did Sir Podong follow you?”
“…uh?”
I was walking from Gwanghwamun to Gwanghwamun Plaza.
Guy Xaviel pointed at this side of his chest.
Only then did Lloyd find it.
own pocket.
There, he met eyes with a round, plump being with his head sticking out.
“Ppodongah?”
“Ppodong!”
seems to be happy
seems to be happy
Quickly responding to the call from this side, Pudongyi smiled brightly.
Lloyd was taken aback.
“Hey, when did you get into the inside pocket? So, I told you to leave before the dimension shift?”
“Ppodong!”
“Are you sure you went out with the other kids then?”
“Podo-dong!”
“But while me and Xaviel were talking about Aung Daung in front of the Dragon King, you came back and secretly stuffed it into your inner pocket?”
“Ppodong!”
“…You don’t have to worry about me that much.”
“Podo-dong! Boo-dong!”
“But since you’re going far away in an unfamiliar place, you said you wanted to protect me?”
“Ppodong!”
“Ahaha.”
Lloyd laughed awkwardly.
I had no idea that even Podong would follow me all the way to Seoul.
He asked Podongi with concern.
“Then listen well, Podong-ah. This is an unfamiliar world, so I don’t know how people here will react when they see you. got it?”
“Ppodong!”
“Yes, so the answer is quick.”
“…Boo-dong.”
“Right. yes. Don’t come out of your inner pockets out of sight.”
“…Podong?”
“You want to see Seoul?”
“Ppodong!”
“Is that your goal from the start?”
“Podo-dong? Boo-dong!”
“Tsk. I guess that’s what it’s for.”
“Ppodong! Podo-dong!”
“okay okay. I will believe Instead, don’t let people see you. You have to be careful. Understand?”
“Ppodong!”
That’s how I cracked down on Podongi.
After that, I walked with Xaviel.
Follow the direction the dragon king’s magic compass points.
Passing by the statues of King Sejong and Admiral Yi Sun-sin.
Across Cheonggye Plaza.
Pass by Seoul Plaza.
I passed in front of Sungnyemun Gate.
In the meantime, I had to receive the attention of many Seoulites.
It was natural.
It was because she was wearing the same clothes she wore on the Laurasia continent.
Besides, Xaviel’s appearance was shining so brightly.
Every road you walk has become a runway.
Gossip and gossip in this direction from all sides.
In particular, I admired Xaviel.
Lloyd had to let out a deep sigh.
‘Tsk. It’s a big deal. It’s hard to stand out like this. What should I do after finding the key material?’
Come to think of it, I got a little stumped.
Because the material of Jewel is bulky.
Even so, it’s a striking appearance, but what if you move it?
It seemed like it would be reported to the police because it couldn’t attract everyone’s attention.
However, Lloyd shook his head and brushed off his concerns.
‘You can make a fuss about it. Because there is no way to come back to Seoul anyway. Besides, it wouldn’t be a problem for Xaviel to carry and run, even if it was a fairly large material. Whether it’s getting attention and being reported or the police are chasing you, all you have to do is go back to the Gwanghwamun intersection and say your first language.’
Maybe it will appear on the airwaves news.
But I’ll have to go back to the Laurasia continent anyway.
I thought it didn’t matter.
I kept walking like that.
Follow the magic compass.
Pass the Dodong three-way intersection.
I arrived at the foot of Namsan Mountain.
“It seems that this mountain has material.”
“Oh yes.”
All in all, it is Namsan Mountain in the middle of Seoul.
Lloyd climbed the mountain feeling a strange feeling inside.
From then on, I deliberately avoided human traffic.
I chose only unpaved mountain roads and went up.
Because it is the time when the sun has set.
thanks to the dark
Although the Namsan cable car buzzed overhead.
I could move stealthily without anyone noticing.
As he climbed the mountain, Lloyd’s gaze frequently turned to the magic compass.
‘It seems to be true that the core material of the jewel is in this mountain. It keeps pointing upwards. what. If this is on the side of a mountain or at the foot of a mountain, I wouldn’t point it this way.’
Lloyd felt something strange.
I’ve climbed a mountain now.
The compass still pointed only up the mountain.
Thanks to this, an unknown anxiety grew in my heart like the head of bean sprouts.
‘Oh no way. It’s probably not Namsan Tower or something near it.’
please don’t go near it.
I prayed with faith and hope.
However, the sky quickly betrayed his faith and hope.
The more you climb Namsan.
The magic compass pointed to Namsan Tower more clearly.
‘Ah, this is strong.’
Lloyd continued walking, feeling ominous.
Follow the direction the compass points.
Get out of the woods and follow the wooden stairs.
Mixed in with the crowd of couples and tourists.
Receiving the curious gaze of many people.
By passing in front of Seoul City Character Haechi.
Finally, we arrived at the outdoor observatory of Namsan Tower.
That moment.
Lloyd let out a deep sigh until the ground went black.
Thanks to the magic compass given by the Dragon King.
Find the last key ingredient.
It was thanks to his realization of his identity.
‘So the last key material of the jewel is…That Namsan Tower’s famous love lock railing?’
