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Late at night.

As the interrogation continued until late at night, Do Ji-wan was unable to return home and ended up staying at a temporary lodging for outsiders at the Hero Association.

“Prison…?”

The room was very desolate.

All there is is a bed, blanket, table, refrigerator and water purifier.

There was even a separate bathroom in the room, making it a space similar to a narrow dorm room.

“Are we going to be interrogated again tomorrow…”

Do Ji-wan threw himself on the bed.

I still have no memory of it, and the resident registration card I don’t remember receiving is unfamiliar, but in the self-camera I see through Taegeuk Watch, I definitely look much older than I remember.

17 to 20 years old.

It’s strange that I suddenly feel like I’ve skipped high school, but it’s even more surprising that the world has changed so rapidly.

“The heart beating in this chest is an artificial organ created in a desperate attempt…?”

Do Ji-wan would have been dead in 2025, but the fact that he was alive thanks to technological advancements sent shivers down Do Ji-wan’s spine.

artificial organs.

In 2026, a new world technology announced to have been officially developed by Mangyang Company.

It is literally an organ that has been artificially grown, and in some cases, it is said to be able to use very special abilities.

For example, in the case of artificial fibers that replace hair, the color can be changed to a certain color.

For example, in the case of artificial eyes, you can see things in the distance with great precision, as if you were wearing a scope.

For example, in your case, even though your heart has been ripped out, the organ that replaced the heart is moving in your body.

“Heart Hunter Victim.”

Do Ji-wan searched himself through Wiki.

Do O-wan.

One of the Heart Hunter victims.

“How can I not even remember this…?”

2027, summer.

It is said that an S-class villain named [Heart Hunter] committed the evil act of pulling out the hearts of unspecified people and survived by receiving an artificial organ to replace the heart.

A horse-like artificial organ that is said to have been produced by the organization itself, equivalent to an ‘S-class’ level.

“…At that time, something jumped out of my body.”

Do Ji-wan traced his memories of what happened early in the morning.

The moment when I was captured by a monster called the Magic Stone, a strange type of demon that began appearing in this world in 2026.

Just before he died, something radiated light from his chest and released a huge amount of mana.

After that, I felt like something other than myself was controlling me.

It felt like the soul was leaving the body and someone else had stolen Do Ji-wan’s body and controlled it.

The being used the mana in the artificial heart embedded in Do Ji-wan’s heart to create a bat-like object and exploded the magic stone with one blow.

“I have no idea…”

Even if I look up the wiki, I can’t remember anything.

However, it seemed clear that I had studied, and the materials I read on the wiki were stuck in my mind as if I was reviewing something I had forgotten.

“Anyway, I am a new student at Domino Academy.”

I entered an academy with a similar status to Sejong Academy, or even greater status.

Even if memories are lost, records remain.

“…Okay. It’s everyone’s first time besides me. So it’s okay.”

Do Ji-wan made a promise to himself and steeled himself.

“That goblin must have been shocked at first. Obviously.”

There is a first time for everyone.

Even if it was him before he lost his memory, entering Domino Academy would have definitely been an unfamiliar and surprising experience.

“As a new student, you must prepare as much as possible during the remaining time until admission.”

A conclusion has been reached.

“If it’s something you’ve been waiting for…huh?”

Do Ji-wan was embarrassed.

“Domino Academy new student preparation materials….”

I did a quick search on a community I frequent, and the only comments I found were words that went beyond Do Ji-wan’s common sense.

“This is what you need to prepare…?”

Necessary supplies for new students.

Two preparations posted on the official site.

imagination.

and….

“What is this?”

A completely unimaginable word came out.

* * *

That time.

While watching the CCTV footage of Do Ji-wan’s room being filmed in real time, Agent Gap-Kim Jeong-sik sipped coffee and chased away drowsiness.

“Did something come out?”

“No. I think he really has amnesia.”

“That can’t be possible.”

The officer who was injured while trying to save Do Ji-wan approached him while fiddling with his arm in a cast and asked carefully, but the agent just shrugged his shoulders.

“It’s true. He’s going crazy right now about regaining his lost memories of the past three years.”

“Umm….”

“Is what you saw real?”

“Yes, uncle.”

The agent narrowed his eyes and glared for a moment, but the officer only glared at Do Ji-wan in the CCTV footage.

“Something like a magic card came out of the body while sparkling, and it used a shiny baseball bat to genloss the magic stone.”

“Mapaera….”

“That was definitely the ‘Goblin Winner’s Medal’.”

“It must be a replica. The original is in the possession of the goblin.”

“There were four horses?”

“The replica will also have four horses. Could it be the original? In order to save the lives of ordinary people who were strangers except that their names differed only in the last letters and their faces were a bit similar, that group used the World Cup victory medal as an artificial organ?”

The agent laughed and paused for a moment.

“Even though I’m talking, I’m so dumbfounded that I can’t speak anymore.”

“It’s absurd, but it might be true.”

“Then what, are you trying to claim that Do Ji-wan is also Do Ji-hwan? Even if the whole world is full of goblins, there is only one goblin.”

“But that goblin….”

“Now, I’m hiding out.”

The agent raised his thumb and slashed the lower part of his neck.

“It’s already been a month since Goblin hasn’t made an official appearance. The live broadcast that we did every day… It’s been a month since I didn’t even get a ‘decoration’.”

Goblin suddenly stopped official activities.

“Some say it’s because the goblin died, but they say it’s all to lure out the villain.”

“Umm….”

“So, just stop worrying about it and think about sending that friend back to his house later. No matter how much I lost my memory, it’s true that I’m a new student at the academy.”

“Will you be able to adapt well to the academy? No, in the first place.”

The officer put his hand into his back pocket and took out a rather thick steel case.

“That student, he doesn’t even have this.”

“…….”

“[Virtual Disc] No matter how you rent it or use public property, these items are for non-skilled people to have ‘superpower battles’ in virtual reality space…”

“Why do you want to give it to that friend?”

“…….”

The officer put the silver steel card case back into his pocket.

“Don’t be mistaken. You may feel like your life was saved thanks to that friend, but you were just doing your best in your role on the field.”

“Uncle.”

“We did everything we had to do. I told the guy who lost his memory everything I needed to know in this short period of time, and he is doing his best to investigate his situation.”

The agent smiled bitterly and took something out of his wallet.

“Still, if you still want to help, can you give me this? I have too much of this.”

“This is….”

“I opened the pack today, and this came out.”

The object the agent took out was a ‘card’.

Same size as cards used in poker.

But the picture engraved inside was something completely different.

“D-class hero, [JDB]. I have one, so at least give me this.”

It was a card depicting a person with superpowers similar to a bald gangster.

* * *

Admissions office, same day.

In front of the Neo Domino City entrance office.

“What is your name?”

“Yes! My name is ‘Do Ji-wan’! I’m 20 years old!”

The young man who called himself Do Ji-wan played with his brown messy hair and energetically answered the questions of the immigration office management staff.

“I came here to participate in the entrance exam for the new Domino Academy!”

Domino Academy.

In 2026, a new academy was created on ‘Domino Island’ by [Goblin], who at the time was an S-class villain, a person with special abilities, and the president of Sejong Academy.

Although it had the characteristics of an academy, it was actually like a university, and no one knew what the university was like.

It will be revealed only today.

“Uh, well, the entrance exam is…”

“Ah. Not a CSAT-type test, but a final interview!”

The manager is Do Ji-wan, a talented person who is currently one of only 7 ‘SX’ level heroes in the world and a ‘former goblin’ –

[Bihyeongrang] Do Ji-hwan.

I couldn’t help but laugh at the fact that my name was only one letter different from him.

“Do you have this ability?”

“No. He’s an incompetent person!”

Their names are only two strokes different, but one of them is a person with special abilities that the whole world wants, and the other has nothing to show for it other than having the smooth face of a gisaeng brother.

“Incompetent people take the entrance exam…”

So I was angry.

“How did you pass the document screening and essay interview?”

“Uh, um, just?”

“Ha.”

As soon as I submitted my documents, I was immediately eliminated, and I became jealous of this young man whose name was the same except for two lines.

‘I should have gone in!’

If the documents passed and the essay was completed perfectly, he would not have been Manager A of the Hero Association, but would have become a person with superpowers of the new era created by Bihyeongrang-Goblin.

Although he himself is not a person with special abilities, Bihyeongrang has methods for everything.

“Then can I go in now to take the actual entrance exam?”

“…Okay. First of all, I understand what you are saying. But.”

Youngsu Kim stretched out his hand forward.

“Why are you doing that?”

“It is absurd to say that you will take the entrance exam without a ‘deck’ and ‘card’.”

“Yes?”

“You can’t come in in the first place. This Neo Domino City is.”

“…….”

“You cannot enter without a deck and cards. Even if you are a prospective student.”

As a manager, Youngsoo Kim decided to do his best in the role given to him.

“A ‘super-talented person card’ that allows even non-talented people to use their special abilities. If it was an entrance exam, you would have had to bring a card.”

“What if I don’t have a card?”

“Isn’t it obvious?”

Kim Young-su tapped the Taegeuk watch and took out the manual.

“Isn’t it common sense that you need a special ability card to compete in virtual reality through a virtual disk?”

“Ah, that’s…”

“Card, please show me. If you don’t have it, you can’t enter the exam room-”

“What’s going on?”

A voice heard from behind Do Ji-wan.

Management employee Kim Young-su turned his head towards the voice, and soon saw the owner of the voice flowing like a jade bead.

“Da, are you…?!”

“…Baridegi?”

“Oh my.”

The mature woman, called Baridegi by Do Ji-wan, smiled lowly and shook her head.

“There was a time when it was called that.”

SS-class hero.

“Nice to meet you. My name is [Saint of Hwan], Taeirin. But…”

She asked Do Ji-wan with a bright smile.

“Have we ever met before?”