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“Phew.”

Wiping the moisture from my hair with a towel, I put on some loose clothes and walked out of the bathroom with a slightly flushed face.

Although I was completely behaving as if I were the owner of this house, it was something I could do since the owner of this house currently does not exist.

I’m not the type of person who gets hangovers very often, but for some reason yesterday’s hangover was filling my head right now, so with a little frown on my face, I walked to the bed a bit unsteadily and sat down on it.

My head is pounding and I feel a little dizzy. Anyway, maybe the problem was that I drank too much yesterday?

A bold guy. No matter what, they keep drinking that kind of wine.

After frowning for a moment and massaging my temples, I eventually flopped down on the bed and laid down with my head on the pillow.

At the same time, the cotton coming out of the torn pillow flutters and flutters.

‘?’

Why is this like this? I wondered for a moment, but then I realized the cause and was so startled that I got up in a hurry and fell down with a slide and onto the side of the bed, along with the bed sheet.

“Ugh!”

Fortunately, I fell on my butt first, so I didn’t end up rolling around on my head, but I still felt a little bit of tingling pain running up my lower back, so I let out a small moan while caressing my sore buttocks.

“… It wasn’t a dream.”

Memories of last night come back to me with a tingling pain.

I try to avoid responsibility by blaming it on various external factors, such as drinking too much, but what happened last night was not a dream, but fact.

Shaking my head in a bit of confusion, I pulled up the bed sheet that had fallen with me to tidy up the bed, and found that it was still damp, and I was overcome with embarrassment again.

At that time, a pounding sound was heard outside and the door rattled! It opens with a sound.

“What are you talking about! Are you okay? An incredibly loud sound!”

The door opened and what appeared was a girl with long ebony hair wearing an apron and holding a spatula in one hand, as if she was making breakfast.

A girl with cross-shaped pupils like burning garnets and a slightly unusual looking horn sprouting from the top of her head.

“No. I slipped by mistake.”

“Oh! Are you okay? No matter where you are hurt.”

“It’s okay. It’s not like your body can get hurt like this. Come to think of it, it smells good. Were they making something?”

“Ah, yes! Well, that’s a little bit of breakfast… .”

I sighed a little. Although it was new to me that this had happened, I couldn’t help but sigh.

That’s right, I was with the child in front of me yesterday… .

“Kuhm… There was no need for that. I’m a person who doesn’t really prepare breakfast.”

“Oh, is that so? Well, then… .”

“No, no. I’m a bit hungover, so it would be nice to have something to snack on. I will eat it because of the sincerity with which it was made.”

“Hehe. I thought you would. I made stew and fried eggs with the leftover ingredients yesterday, and I hope you like it.”

I didn’t dare refuse her offer because I realized the moment I saw her that the girl wearing the slender apron in front of me had largely dissipated as of yesterday and was taking a new path.

The fact that she broke the cage that imprisoned her and came out means, on the other hand, that she had not been able to have the joy or joy that someone her age could have.

That has changed a lot since yesterday. This is a good direction.

So I nodded slightly and started to slowly walk out to the table in the living room, following her.

*

“What is this… .”

It was about two more days later that we arrived in Korea.

It took a lot longer than expected, and some people may have doubts about that, but

Well, just because something like that happened didn’t mean I was lying around in my room neglecting my duties, it was because there really was no way to go back immediately.

When we returned from the vicinity of the city of Caranescu to the capital city of Bucharest, we immediately tried to use the teleportation magic circle, but unfortunately it did not achieve our goal.

This is because the function had already stopped due to lack of management after the Corruptor incident.

When I had no choice but to tell him about the situation, Romania immediately lent me a private plane for the president or prime minister, so I took it and returned, but since I was traveling almost half way around the world, there was a significant delay.

In fact, it’s a secret that I spent a lot more time meeting and taking pictures with politicians than flying.

Originally, I wanted to yell at them and threaten them to give up their planes, but the reason they were doing this was to re-secure control over the people after experiencing a global catastrophe, so I had no choice but to cooperate.

And when I arrived at the Seoul airport after such a tiring day, I couldn’t help but frown at the barrage of cameras once again.

The name of this airfield I arrived at is Seoul Airfield, but the location is a bit unusual, located around Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si.

Since it is an airfield used by heads of state from other countries when they visit Korea, entry by the general public is strictly prohibited. What on earth is going on?

─I have a question for you, Northmund! Have you really dealt with the Corruptor? Also, as a single person?

─My name is Park Sang-cheol of KCS! Did you experience any difficulties or hardships while hunting the Corruptor, which was a global disaster?

─This came from BBK News. Although you are already a hero, Northmund is receiving even more global acclaim for this incident. Please share your thoughts!

“… .”

What is this?

After a pretty tiring day, I slept soundly on the plane, stretched and yawned as I stepped out of the plane’s door. What greeted me was a barrage of flashlights from countless reporters.

Looking at that absurd sight, I frowned slightly, straddling the railing of the plane exit stairs, and pushed up my sunglasses with my index finger.

Although it is the middle of winter, today in Korea was a pleasant day with warm sunlight and a cool breeze tickling my hair, but the moment I saw it, my mood completely changed.

“Before getting on the plane in Romania, he must have secretly said that he wanted to go back.”

“Yes. I clearly conveyed that to the organization… .”

I heard a small purring sound from Yoon Sia, who was standing behind me.

I felt like I was going to get angry because of her anger, so I quickly waved my hand and started going down the stairs.

In that situation, the camera flashes exploded even louder, and I could feel the military band surrounding the pedestrian path playing Ellada’s school song.

It felt a little odd to hear the academy’s school song, which I had almost never sung before and so I even forgot the lyrics, echoing across the airfield.

─Mr. Northmund! Please tell us your thoughts! Northmund, you are the hero who saved the Earth. Do you have anything to say?

“… I just did what I had to do.”

─Did you have any difficulties? I understand that Corruptor is a higher level monster, but did you kill him after an intense battle?

“Of course, it is true that it was difficult. But that doesn’t mean I can’t worry about my own safety in this world’s crisis. Just don’t make a fuss like this.”

─As expected, a great hero! How humble you are!

I hurriedly left the place, giving a vague lip service.

Reporters were following me as I walked by without hesitation, but I gave them easy answers and let them go.

─My name is Yusang Choi of UBS. Interview with Northmund… .

“I’m a little tired, so I hope you’ll let me go for now. I will summarize the story later and hold an interview. Is it okay if I do that?”

─It’s a short story, but just one word… .

“You told me to stop!”

An angry voice came from behind. I can feel even the faintest dragon blood flowing out.

Although they were a little taken aback by the sudden surge, they seemed to be able to control the intensity, and it was enough to make the reporters back away.

I breathed a sigh of relief in my heart because, like in the case of Paul Holland, I didn’t end up spilling my blood and making myself urinate.

“Then, since you don’t have to answer, I’d like to ask you a story.”

As reporters swarm out of her pier and walk along the open road to return to the main port of the airport, a voice comes from far away.

The only voice that could be heard was obscured by the reporters, but it was the voice of a young man.

You don’t have to answer? As I was thinking about his words, the story just flowed out.

A question that made me frown, a topic I really wanted to avoid.

“Nosmund says no, but there are still many unanswered questions. That you are fooling the world!”

─What is it? What are you saying! That’s something the new president has already denied!

-That’s just a pathetic conspiracy theory! In addition, former President Hwang Gyu-sik has already confessed that he was forced to confess after being threatened by a ringleader!

I stopped for a moment and listened to what he said. It seems like you really made up your mind to say something like that here.

Well, this probably isn’t something to talk about in a place like this. What kind of trashy yellow media reporter is this?

And because the man’s words seemed to have a rather pleasant tension to them, I was a little wary of what he said, narrowed my eyes, and listened to his voice with a more rigid attitude than usual.

The man continues.

“Yes, that’s right. Of course, the reason the company sent me was to interview me about the Corruptor Gun, but before that, I had to ask this question. Actually, don’t you think everyone is strange?”

─What are you talking about? Get that guy out!

─Shut that person’s mouth! He is a crazy person.

“eup! Ugh! Let go of this! Rather, it’s a perfect story if you think of Northmund as a high-ranking monster! There is no point in the story the president revealed! Rather, Hwang Gyu-sik’s revelations are more appropriate… Oooh!”

A rough thud and the sound of someone being thrown over were heard, followed by the man’s screams. As I saw the black suits running towards me, it seemed like the security personnel next to me had subdued the man.

“Calm down.”

As I lightly place my hand on the shoulder of the woman shaking next to me, I see her looking back at me.

His shoulders were trembling and his red eyes contained infinitely deep anger.

Still, you’ve grown a lot. Instead of running out immediately when you’re angry, you stay where you are until I give you an order.

If it had been like before, I would have just stormed out of the room in anger and made a mess of it.

‘Still, there are some benefits.’

This is because the reporters were so embarrassed by the embarrassing incident that they stopped pointing their microphones at me.

Taking advantage of this moment, I began to quickly walk away from the place where the chaos had occurred.

Behind me, I can see a person, presumed to be the man, lying limply, being suppressed and dragged by people in black suits.

“The ring bridge has been completed, but a large mountain still remains.”

I blurted out that with a bitter heart.

*

“Would you mind for a moment?”

After all that, as I was heading to the VIP parking lot to catch a ride to El Lada, someone spoke to me.

It was an old man’s voice that had a kindly tone to it, so I slowly turned my head towards the other person.

“Hmm? What about you?”

“Hehehe, Northmund. You recognize me.”

“There’s no way you wouldn’t recognize it.”

Before my eyes was the old man I had seen before.

The person who showed a unique presence at the entrance ceremony. The grandfather of my student Jang A-hyeon and the chairman of Taesung Group.

No, Jang Tae-san, now the interim president of Korea, was greeting me politely right in front of my eyes.

“When we heard that he was returning to Korea, we hurriedly headed there. I thought I must meet Northmund, who solved this big case, and tell him my gratitude.”

“… There is no need for this because I just did what I had to do. Still, thank you for your hospitality.”

“Hehe, thank you for understanding this old man’s rudeness. Well, I heard you went through something quite unpleasant… .”

His expression suddenly darkens and becomes cautious.

When I heard the voice of the new President in front of me who had finally begun to get to the point, I changed my posture from asking back in a slightly awkward manner and looked straight at him.

As I pay attention to his voice, which has changed so drastically that I feel truly sorry, the situation is explained.

“I am truly sorry. How could you be so rude to a hero of the world? I will truly punish that person severely and do my best to prevent such an impure thing from happening again.”

“No, you don’t even need to do that. Isn’t it just a completely deviant thing that we often experience in life?”

“Still, how dare you be rude to a world hero you respect? If you don’t at least set an example… .”

I felt a little embarrassed and looked at him blankly.

This was because he appeared in a very low-key manner, which is not typical of a president, and was rather awkward and embarrassing.

Most heads of state pay respect to me, but they do not use this extreme of honorific title.

Of course, this may be due to the liberal culture that is unique to Westerners and is not restricted by social status, but the person in front of us was so extreme that it could be described as toadyistic.

As I stood there with an embarrassed expression saying that I couldn’t spit on a smiling face, Yoon Si-ah, who was next to me, suddenly intervened and cut him off.

“Mr. President. I’m sorry, but the Dean is very tired right now. I’m sorry, but how about setting up a formal meeting next time?”

“Oh, isn’t that the famous Dragon Lady?”

Jang Tae-san, who was trying to continue his conversation with me, is interrupted by her, and as a result, many eyes turn to her.

Yes. Although she doesn’t know it herself, the woman named Yoon Sia from society’s perspective,

He is a person who is not suitable for this kind of work and gives off an idol-like aura, as if he would never get involved in this type of work.

It is being looked at with surprise because such a person is creating an incongruous situation where Northmund and the President are talking and he interrupts the conversation and cuts them off.

“Hey, I guess I was rude. You must be very tired, hero. Excuse me.”

“No, not to that extent. I enjoyed today’s meeting, so if we want to talk in the future, we will always make time for it.”

“Yes then, just go in and get some rest. What happened today was really rude. Mr. Northmund.”

After finishing his remarks, Chairman Jang Tae-san politely took off his fedora and put it on his chest, giving a gentleman’s greeting.

As I was looking at it and exclaiming in my heart at her sword-like attitude, I saw her grabbing my arm.

“Let’s go,” she said, pulling me with a bit of force, so I pretended not to be able to resist, gave her a nod, and followed her into the waiting black van of GDO.

Buzz, the engine starts, the car starts to move, and the background changes quickly.

That sight reminded me of the day when I solved the first gate incident in this world and headed somewhere in the National Intelligence Service’s exclusive vehicle.

Although there was a difference that at that time it was Helen next to me and not this child.

But now that I think about it.

“You looked a little upset from earlier, why is that?”

“… Didn’t you feel it from the professor?”

“What do you mean? You mean Chairman Jang Tae-san? Well, it’s true that it was a bit of a hassle for me, but it wasn’t so much that I couldn’t make time.”

He took off the sunglasses he was wearing, folded them up, and put them in the inner pocket of Mai’s outerwear, widening his eyes at her.

From earlier, she seemed a little strange. Of course, it was simply an innocent question asked since she didn’t seem to have woken up from her previous unstable state of mind.

In response to my question, she sighs softly, saying, “It’s not on that level.”

“… It’s not at that level?”

“Jang Taesan, that person has a plot somewhere.”

“What do you mean, how many people in this world are the same on the outside and the inside? Still, if it’s that person… .”

She looks a little frustrated and looks at me intently.

I couldn’t understand, so I tilted my head slightly.

“Ugh, that’s not the story, Professor. It’s worse than that. Everything that happened today was probably planned by that person.”

“… What?”

“Think about it. Reporters come into this airfield where access to the general public is restricted, and then someone suddenly appears there saying such strange things?”

“… .”

After listening to what he said, it seemed like there was some truth to it.

As I was pondering her words, she said, “Okay,” and suddenly took out her tablet and was manipulating it while glancing back and forth with her eyes.

Looking at the text messages going back and forth, I wonder if he is talking to Helen of Elada.

“Seeing that he appeared at the airfield so quickly after that incident, it means that the president was at the airfield beforehand. That’s another strange thing.”

“Why is that strange? The story may have spread when I boarded the plane in Romania.”

“Yes, they were probably aiming for that perspective. But if you look at it properly, you have some doubts, right? When a head of state or VVIP visits, it is customary to hold a ceremony in front of the landed plane rather than waiting in the airport lounge. Did you skip all that and stay behind and then show up when this incident happens?”

“Um… .”

“I looked in that direction when I heard the man’s voice, and I don’t know if the professor saw it, but there were no security guards stationed around him on purpose. If you look at the overall situation, you really can’t afford to gamble. Professor Taesan Jang, that person is a really bad person.”

“Huh.”

It was so absurd that I laughed a little. After hearing it all, it seemed like it made sense.

Was it like this on purpose? Well, if something like that were to happen while he was greeting me, the image of Jang Tae-san himself, who was also there, would be tarnished.

Do something like that on purpose, then come back and comfort me and talk to me. What a funny person.

“I recognized him from the coup d’état, but he is not a proper human being. They started a coup under the banner of rising up for the professor and then used the professor like this. I can never forgive you.”

” was done. Well, all politicians are like that. Isn’t this a relationship where both parties use each other?”

While I was saying that in a good way, I pulled the lever on the van’s cushioned chair, tilted the chair back, laid down on my chin, and the girl in front of me? A surprised voice was heard.

“Professor? Anyway, this is.”

“Don’t worry. I am a person who cannot live without being inferior. One day, Taesan Jang will have big regrets.”

As I said that, I clicked my tongue in bitterness.

Tsk, it’s not easy to mess with Jang Ah-hyun’s family. How dare you try to put a leash on me.

I think he was trying to get me to take action by prodding me little by little at my weaknesses.

“First of all, there is a lot of work to be done when we return to the academy. I am more worried about this than Jang Tae-san.”

As I was looking out the window with that thought in mind, the girl who was sitting on the chair in front of me suddenly got up, came to the seat next to me, and smiled.

“Eight!”

He sits down on the seat next to me.

“… What are you doing?”

“Hehe, it’s just the two of us now, Elm.”

“… I’m tired so go away.”

“Huh, it’s too much.”

I lightly pushed her away as she approached, and I smiled as I watched her cry.