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[ In the middle of the day ]
“…Landlord team leader sir. “Don’t you think you’ve seen this scene somewhere?”
Joo Sang-wook, head of the Superhuman Cooperation Team at the Disaster Management Headquarters, created a deep furrow between his eyes. Daein and Cheonmugeuk were sitting in front of him.
Daein corrected the mistake in Joo Sang-wook’s words.
“Not the team leader, but the vice president. “I was promoted not long before I left for the business trip.”
“…I’m sorry, but that’s not important right now. And instead of going on a business trip, you have been treated as missing until now.”
“The people in our guild are a bit impatient…”
“Anyway.”
Joo Sang-wook sighed and looked at the large monitor in the room.
A ridiculous video was playing inside.
Pow! Burbububbung!
A gray whale torn and bursting into thousands of pieces.
Soon, the huge body exploded like a balloon, and all that was left in its place was a single red dot.
When I took a close-up of the red dot, I saw a sturdy man floating in the sky with red hair flowing down to his waist.
“Cluck. “That guy is really handsome.”
Cheon Mu-geuk stared at the monitor as if the video of himself was fascinating.
‘Is this man even human?’
gulp.
Joo Sang-wook, who swallowed his saliva, made an effort to turn his gaze to Cheon Mu-geuk and look at Dae-in. Anyway, since we are from another world, we can’t communicate.
“Let me summarize the situation. So, you were on a business trip for personal business, and a gate was created under your feet, and you fell into it with no way to avoid it, and it turned out to be a dimension called Wulin?”
“yes.”
“…And you returned from there with 100 otherworldly people who wanted to immigrate to Earth?”
Clap clap clap.
The great man clapped his hands as if he was impressed.
“You’re really good at summarizing.”
widely!
Joo Sang-wook slammed the folder he was holding onto the desk. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the great man.
“This is a coincidence? ‘This time’ too?”
If it’s my first time, I’ll do it.
Let’s make a concession and say that it could happen ‘by chance’ twice.
However, starting from the continent of Gaia, they brought the Rorlow race and went to North Korea, and were not seen for several months, and this time, it was Murim.
‘Landlord. ‘What the hell are you doing?’
In the end, it only had a positive impact on the government, but Joo Sang-wook couldn’t help but be suspicious of the man called the landlord.
‘He must be hiding some secret. There are unknown characteristics…’
The great man let out a long sigh as if he himself was frustrated.
“I also find it really absurd. “I really wonder if there are any coincidences like this.”
“Ha…”
Joo Sang-wook was speechless when Dae-in came out so shamelessly.
This is all a coincidence?
‘Who do you think is a fool!’
Joo Sang-wook’s suspicions about Dae-in grew more and more. Wariness towards an unidentifiable being grew rapidly.
That wariness seemed to have offended Cheon Mu-geuk.
“Tsk tsk. We stepped forward and saved thousands of lives, but instead of being grateful… disciple. “Can I just squeeze this guy?”
Since it was no different from asking if it was okay to kill him, the great man stopped his teacher.
“Please be patient. People who work for the government are naturally very suspicious.”
“Cluck. Your guy is too lazy. “At times like this, you should be scolded harshly.”
Cheon Mu-geuk subtly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his massive forearm muscles. The great man shook his head.
“Stay still. “Someone will come soon to take care of the work.”
I sent a message before being taken to the disaster management headquarters, so it will arrive in a moment.
“What were you two talking about just now?”
Daein gave an appropriate interpretation to Joo Sang-wook’s questions, who did not know the language of Moorim.
“Nice to meet you. We hope to establish friendly relations with the Korean government….”
“My disciple. “Can’t you just grab this one with your fingers?”
“I’m going to punch a hole in your forehead…”
“Yes?!”
The great man blinked for a moment and then spoke.
“…Your forehead is so straight. “It’s a compliment. It’s a compliment.”
“I’m sure he’s making a hole in his forehead…”
“It’s a joke commonly used in martial arts.”
“…….”
A drop of cold sweat ran down Joo Sang-wook’s smooth forehead. His vigilance became stronger.
‘Landlord. He is also a person of interest.’
The growth of the Whitehouse Guild over the past year has been tremendous both in scale and quality.
Nowadays, there are no competing guilds to compare with.
Some people went so far as to say that Whitehouse was above the government of the Republic of Korea.
‘This all happened after the landlord moved into White House.’
Clearly the landlord is hiding something. Joo Sang-wook wanted to find out this opportunity.
“Vice President. You will need to stay here for a few days and undergo an investigation. The same goes for those who come from a place called Moorim.”
The great man looked troubled.
“That’s a bit difficult. “And I want you to meet the person next to me and the President as quickly as possible.”
“I will post the report right away. But that’s not something I can promise recklessly. So, you will have to stay here for a while.”
Joo Sang-wook looked at Dae-in with sharp eyes.
‘This time, I won’t just pass by. Be sure to reveal your identity and purpose…’
It was then that Joo Sang-wook’s phone rang.
[manager. You are from the Whitehouse Guild.]
“…I will leave for a moment.”
Joo Sang-wook came out into the hallway holding his cell phone. he said into the phone.
“Send it back at once. “I explained that I would send it back after the investigation was completed.”
[That’s it… CEO Baek Chang-soo came in person.]
“What?”
[And his daughter also came with him. [He just went there.]
No sooner had he finished speaking than two people came striding down the hallway.
Joo Sang-wook blocked the two people with a puzzled expression.
“If you dare come in like this….”
“I guess it’s here!”
Baek Chang-soo pushed Joo Sang-wook and entered the room. As soon as he saw the man, he hugged him tightly.
“This guy! Where the heck did you go and now you’re back! “It was very frustrating!”
“The CEO is still strong.”
In fact, it seemed like he had become even thicker than before. Baek Chang-soo must have heard those words as a compliment and laughed heartily.
“ha ha ha! okay. But the person next to me… Huh!”
Baek Chang-su, who made eye contact with Cheon Mu-geuk, trembled as if he had been struck by lightning.
Cheon Mu-geuk saw that and laughed.
“Cluck. There is a child on Earth with a boneless bone that can be of great use. “It must be fun to teach.”
“Vice President. Who is this person?…”
“I’ll explain.” “I’ll explain it to you later.”
“That’s right…”
Cold sweat rolled down Baek Chang-soo’s entire body. Daein sent a message to Cheonmugeuk.
[I told you to stop praying.]
[You bastard. Is that my fault? This guy I recognized was pretty good.]
At that time, Joo Sang-wook came in with an angry face and shouted.
“You two, please get out of here right now! “The investigation is not over yet!”
“Look! “Team leader Joo.”
Baek Young-hee crossed her arms and blocked Joo Sang-wook.
She felt bad because her game was taken away by her tactless father.
“Are you interrogating our Vice President as if he were a criminal, saying he did something wrong? From what I heard on your way here, you’ve done nothing but praise.”
“…You came with someone from another world. The investigation into him is still ongoing. And it’s not an interrogation…”
Baek Young-hee turned her head and looked at Dae-in.
Then I turned my head again and looked at Joo Sang-wook.
The temperature difference between the change in facial expression was more than just cold and hot water.
“It means you didn’t do anything wrong. “Then I can just leave, right?”
Joo Sang-wook was speechless for a moment and then managed to refute.
“According to the Superhuman Special Act, the Disaster Management Headquarters Superhuman Special Team has the authority to detain superhuman recruits at any time…”
Pisik.
A cold smile appeared on Baek Young-hee’s lips. Lately, she has been acting coldly towards most men.
“Hey. “Team leader Joo.”
Baek Young-hee walked towards Joo Sang-wook and whispered in his ear.
“That’s when Team Leader Joo continues to be the team leader here. “If you get cut off, you won’t be able to do anything?”
“You’re threatening me now…”
At that moment, Joo Sang-wook flinched. Baek Young-hee’s eyes were sincere.
“It’s a threat. “Would you like to bet on how long it will take Team Leader Joo to take off his clothes?”
“…….”
Joo Sang-wook thought about the status of White House.
The best guild with no more competitors.
Any superhuman would want to sign a contract with him, and he was extremely well-known and popular among citizens. The scale of their charity work was enormous.
‘So you are higher than the government of the Republic of Korea?’
That can’t be possible. No, there won’t be.
However, the power to fire one public official would be more than enough.
“…We will investigate later. “You can leave today.”
In the end, Joo Sang-wook had no choice but to put aside his dangerous curiosity. Baek Young-hee said with a grin.
“Good thinking.”
After a while, Daein followed the two people and left the disaster management headquarters.
Daein chuckled as he felt Joo Sang-wook’s gaze glaring at him from behind.
“As expected, it was a good thing I joined the guild.”
They take care of everything that might be bothersome.
Moreover, I was paid a regular salary during the time I was at Moorim.
***
“You really…”
“…it was spectacular.”
This was the reaction of Baek’s father and daughter after Daein briefly explained what had happened in Moorim.
After leaving the disaster management headquarters, they returned to the guild headquarters with Lily and the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Church who were waiting in another building.
As soon as Lily got out of the car, she turned to the warriors of the Heavenly Demon Church and shouted.
“You guys! “Follow me!”
““Jonmyeong!””
An excited Lily and the warriors rushing after her. Lily ran up the stairs as if she didn’t want to waste time riding the elevator. Geumo also followed behind him.
“I’m so excited. “I’m excited.”
The great man clicked his tongue when he saw that. It was obvious where Lily was going.
It was clear that the smell of fried chicken would linger in the employee cafeteria tonight.
“Let’s talk separately.”
The four people – Baek Chang-soo and Baek Young-hee – Daein Cheonmu-geuk took the elevator and headed to Baek Chang-soo’s office.
“Let me introduce myself again. This is Master Cheonmugeuk. “He is the one who taught me martial arts and came to represent the Heavenly Demon Church in Wulin.”
“This is CEO Baek Chang-soo. “You are the CEO of the company I work for.”
“Cluck. Nice to meet you.”
“…It’s an honor to meet you.”
Daein handed an interpretation artifact to Cheonmugeuk. When I was with Joo Sang-wook, I deliberately did not give it to him.
A lot of talk was exchanged between the four of us.
The migration plan of the Heavenly Demon Church, the method of exchange between the martial arts of the martial arts and the science and technology of the Earth, the migration support plan, the land for them to stay, jobs, etc.
The story went more positively than Daein expected.
“We will fully support you.”
It was a transaction that clearly benefited both parties, and even before the story began
, “But that…”
Baek Chang-soo was looking at Cheon Mu-geuk like a boy in love for the first time.
Of course it wasn’t love.
“…Can I ask you to spar? “I am lacking in skills, but…”
It was a yearning for a transcendent strongman.
“Cluck. However much.”
Cheon Mu-geuk also seemed to be in a pretty good mood. Both men were naturally boneless, so they got along well.
“How about today if you want?”
“yes! It is an honour!”
After a while, the two men went down to the basement training room together. The great man looked behind him and shook his head.
‘But if I like it so much that the teacher takes me in as his immediate disciple… Huh? Then, will I be sentenced to death, Mr. President?’
Hoo? That’s right.
A meaningful smile appeared on the great man’s lips.
“What are you thinking, smiling so sinisterly?”
“…Me? It’s not?”
Baek Young-hee glanced at the Daein who was acting foolish.
It’s an ugly face, but I really wanted to see it. Now we finally have a chance to talk together.
“The corners of your mouth just turned up in a very sinister way. “I guess you were thinking about the girlfriend you left behind in Moorim?”
The great man chuckled at the sharply pointed words. This girl is still the same.
“Younghee, are you doing well too?”
“You really have to ask quickly. Just worry about people. When I left, I said I would come back in two months. They said they would come right away after finding just one item. If you’re late, you’ll just say you’re late…”
To Baek Young-hee, who was grumbling at rapid fire, the great man showed the Changcheonshinsword and the Cheonma sword worn on his waist.
“As a bonus, I brought a lot of this and that.”
“…I shouldn’t say anything.”
Baek Young-hee sighed softly. When I see that sly face, my anger subsides.
The great man said while looking out the window.
“by the way. “When did that appear?”
The gray whale was dead, but its traces still remained in the sky.
The scars of the red gate remain like a blood scab in the sky.
The great man knew its name.
‘Hellgate.’
The six disasters that great people experienced in their past lives.
Among them, it was the most terrible world-class disaster along with the [Red Dragon of the Apocalypse].
The gray whale that Cheon Mu-geuk killed was just one of the signs of that long disaster.
Baek Young-hee thought for a moment and said.
“It’s been about a month. From then on, a red gate like that appeared and monsters of a type I had never seen before began to appear.”
“It’s been a month…”
“So all the teams are crazy busy these days. Team 7 couldn’t come because they were currently on site. “Guho and Minjae also wanted to see each other a lot.”
“…….”
The great man looked at the scars of the blood-red gate.
Coincidentally, the time of his appearance coincided with the beginning of connecting the gates of Moorim and Earth.
‘Gate chain reaction? Butterfly effect? Or… is it because of me?’
Several assumptions came to Daein’s mind.
All the disasters he knew of were progressing or were progressing rapidly.
It would be foolish or self-deception to think that all of this is a coincidence.
‘We need fundamental measures.’
All remaining disasters are world-class. It is difficult for one country to handle this alone.
Especially the Hell Gate….
At that time, Baek Young-hee asked in a cautious voice.
“…Vice President, do you know what that is?”
The question that Joo Sang-wook felt while watching Daein today was, of course, the question that Baek Young-hee also felt.
In fact, she had noticed it much longer than Joo Sang-wook. I just didn’t show it.
So they even threatened Joo Sang-wook to keep him quiet.
“I won’t ask you what secret you are hiding. “I don’t think that’s a bad reason.”
“…….”
The great man looked at Baek Yeong-hee. Baek Young-hee smiled.
“So, if you need anything, don’t make excuses in the future and just say it. “I will prepare everything on my own.”
“Hmm…”
The great man scratched his chin. I expected that when I returned to Earth from Murim, a few people would notice.
I don’t know if they only found the sword, but they also brought people from the Heavenly Demon Church with them.
‘I can’t just ignore it forever.’
So, I prepared some plausible lies…
“Oh my. I have no idea what you’re talking about. “What do you mean?”
I just smiled slyly and explained it away. This seemed to be enough for today.
“yes yes. “Of course you will.”
Baek Younghee also looked at Daein and smiled. The great man also smiled. The great man told her.
“I’m hungry. Let’s go get something to eat. “Before it’s too late and the kid eats it all.”
“You know what? “This is the first time he asked me to eat first.”
“I’ll eat it sometimes from now on.”
“…really? When? Just the two of us?”
“I’m in the middle of it.”
“It’s really disgusting.”
Whether Baek Young-hee glared at him or not, Dae-in walked towards the elevator.
The room the two people left.
The scars of the red gate visible beyond the window flickered ominously.
[ In the middle of it ] The end
ⓒ Ganjjajang
