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‘Why is he here?’

I was a little taken aback by the unexpected appearance of Hannah Bang.

Why is a kid who is so far away from home here, and why is he dealing with goblins alone?

Kieee will help

At that time, a goblin came back and started running towards the child.

I suddenly came to my senses and quickly shouted to Bang Han-na.

“Watch your back!!!”

“!”

Boom!

Bang Han-na barely defeated the goblin and successfully defended herself.

She quickly hid the child behind her and slowly retreated towards the wall, wary of her surroundings.

I hurriedly climbed down the wreckage, clenching my fists in defense of her.

Then, I took out the anesthetic incense that was in my pocket and tried to throw it at the goblins who were getting increasingly tighter towards Bang Hanna… .

Crispy!

“Ugh… !”

In an instant, the place I stepped on collapsed, and the anesthetic scent strangely flew away.

Bang!

Some goblins were attracted to the anesthetic scent that exploded in a harsh place.

Keee_

Eventually, the goblins who discovered me started rushing towards me.

“Tch… !”

Approximately 17 meters ahead until you encounter goblins.

I had no choice but to take out the last anesthetic incense and throw it with all my might at the goblins.

Bang!

Gurgling… Gurgling… .

This time, the goblins started to giggle as they got drunk from the anesthetic scent that worked properly.

I took the opportunity to quickly pass the group of goblins, picked up a short steel frame that was lying in the rubble, and shouted to Hannah Bang.

“Hannah Bang! Rush in and get their attention!”

“F, producer… !?”

Then, Bang Han-na, who recognized me belatedly, looked confused for a moment… .

“Okay!”

Soon, he raised his shield with fierce determination and shouted.

“Yaaat… !”

Hanna Bang rushed towards the goblins without hesitation to follow my instructions.

Gurgling… Gurgling…

The goblins began to hesitate as if they were slightly embarrassed by the sudden appearance of Bang Han-na charging at them.

Goblins, who like to show off in groups, have the typical strength-weakness-weakness characteristic of becoming stronger when the opponent shows weakness and becoming weaker when the opponent shows strength.

Bang Han-na, who had only been defending until now, suddenly counterattacked, and he was unable to respond properly!

“Step back! If you don’t dodge, you’ll get hit!”

“Yes!”

Bang Han-na follows my instructions and quickly retreats.

I applied the technology I stole from Hong Yu-ra, filled the steel frame I was holding with magical energy, and blew it away.

Whirririririk! Cook—!

The steel frame flew like a boomerang and stuck in the middle of a group of goblins.

Gurgling… ?

At that moment, the goblins’ attention was focused on the steel frame.

I clenched my fist and released the magic power contained in the steel frame.

Kwahiah ────── !!!

E -E -Es ─── !!!

Kueeek──!!!

Magical explosion.

This is a magic application technique stolen from Im A-rin.

“F, producer… !”

“Uh, mom… !”

I approached the two people who were hiding in a corner to avoid the rising dust and shouted.

“You’re both okay!?”

“Yes, yes… ! It’s okay!”

“Wow… .”

The child burst into tears and fell into Hannah Bang’s arms, and I looked around to find a place to escape with the two of us.

‘It’s hard to go up again.’

The wreck I climbed down was quite steep.

It’s okay to come down, but going up is very dangerous.

In the end, there is no choice but to make a big turn and run away through the monsters… .

“Producer! What should I do now… !”

“… first… .”

Right then.

Kuruk… Gurgling…

Grumbling… Grumbling…

Beyond the dust that had already cleared, a new group of goblins began to gather.

The sound of an explosion caught my attention.

“Uh, uh… ! Hey, over there! The goblins are coming again!”

Why do bad things always happen all at once?

Even the goblins, who had been intoxicated by the anesthetic scent, seemed to have woken up and started to come down the slope angrily.

“F, producer… !”

“Damn… .”

The situation is surrounded by goblins from front to back.

It would be nice to be able to use more magic explosions, but the magic power is not enough to take down this number of people.

at last… .

Have no choice but to.

Gulp─

After hesitating for a while, I picked up a long stick that was lying around with faintly trembling hands.

Then, to eliminate the trembling of his hands, he held the stick tightly and calmly gave instructions to Bang Hanna.

“If I get their attention, they always run out with the child.”

“Yes! Okay… ! … Yes?”

Bang Han-na asked back as if something was strange… .

“… … Phew… … .”

I couldn’t afford to listen to her.

Thump thump thump thump──

My heart beats like crazy from anxiety, echoing in my head.

‘can do… . I can do it… .’

I tried to instill confidence in myself by constantly reminding myself that I could do it, but… .

The deeply entrenched trauma did not come off easily.

“… … Phew… … .”

afraid.

I’m afraid to take up arms.

I’m afraid that if I rush in again, I’ll get hurt and never get up again.

And the anxious tremors that bloomed at the end of fear gradually spread throughout my body.

The trauma from training with Lim A-rin still hasn’t gone away.

“… … can do… … .”

That time when I was constantly hypnotizing myself as if I was chanting a spell.

Keeez

Kee Ee E -E -Es ────!

Goblins started running towards us.

“Run!!”

“… Yes, four… !”

The moment when Bang Han-na, carrying the child, was about to run out quickly to follow instructions.

Blah blah blah blah ─────!!!!!!!

With the freezing cold that struck like lightning, numerous groups of goblins froze like huge icebergs.

I inadvertently lost the stick in front of that overwhelming power… .

Standing on top of the frozen monsters, I looked up blankly at her looking around with a cold expression.

‘… Seol Joo-hee… .’

It was the emergence of a real protagonist.

*

With the appearance of Seol Joo-hee, the case was quickly resolved.

The leader monster that appeared at the center of the gate disintegrated without a trace, and the gate, which appeared unstable, closed in an instant.

The official number of victims announced by the government is approximately 900.

The amount of damage continues to increase, but considering the size, location, and time of the gate, it can be said that a miracle actually occurred.

The government and media are paying attention to the magical power anomaly measured hours before the gate occurred, and giving credit to talented people from all walks of life who helped defeat the gate.

Among them, the one who received the most attention was ‘Queen’ Seol Joo-hee.

People called her a hero and even praised Seol Ju-hee’s achievements by adding the term noblesse oblige.

In addition, many civic heroes became a hot topic, and even though a catastrophe occurred, the people’s morale increased.

The hunters took out their weapons and faced the monsters without hesitation.

A restaurant owner who evacuated customers and employees rather than running away himself.

and… .

[Two citizen heroes who risked their lives to protect their children even in dire situations are leading the conversation. Immediately after the incident, Hannah Bang, who was evacuating according to instructions, did not hesitate when she found the child who was alone and separated from his parents… ]

Crackling─

Seol Joo-hee, who was watching the news in a shower gown, inadvertently gritted her teeth and distorted her expression.

[ At that moment in crisis, Do Ji-hyuk appeared and used his wits to save the two people. Do Ji-hyuk, known as the former executive producer of Queens, is the head of a new team currently producing in Seoul… ]

“Ha.”

Seol Joo-hee did not like the news that promoted Do Ji-hyuk.

Because Do Ji-hyuk was not a great man worthy of being called a civic hero.

‘That trash bastard is a hero? ‘That’s not even funny.’

Seol Joo-hee thought that Do Ji-hyuk must have had some plan.

This is true just by looking at the interview.

[I wouldn’t even call him a hero… . I just did my job. ]

Do Ji-hyuk was quietly raising his status with a shameless smile in front of the camera.

Seol Joo-hee firmly believed that Do Ji-hyuk had dark intentions, and after it was revealed in the subsequent interview that he was on the same team as Bang Han-na, she was convinced that Do Ji-hyuk was clearly targeting Bang Han-na.

‘A scumbag who only knows women’s breasts… .’

Seol Joo-hee, who was staring at Bang Han-na’s shaking breasts on the monitor, gritted her teeth, regretting that she drank strawberry milk every day to enlarge her breasts.

[The producer is a very caring person! Please take good care of me on a regular basis… . ]

Kwajik─!

I ended up breaking the TV when I saw Do Ji-hyuk standing side by side with Bang Han-na, seemingly quite close to him.

*

A few days later.

I decided to go straight to work without any additional rest.

Because there were no injuries, and the damage was not so great that the country came to a halt.

‘This is within the expected range.’

In the original novel, ‘The Strongest Master’, the entire Central Square area completely collapsed, bringing the city to a halt for a moment.

In comparison, the number of victims is significantly low and most of the buildings are intact, so this can be considered a very good level.

‘If things go well like this… . ‘Maybe we can really change it.’

This is the workplace I arrived at, dreaming of such a hopeful future.

“… . Our citizen hero! Can I not rest a little longer?”

“It’s okay.”

“No, even if you are okay, Hannah may not be okay. How can he rest when you come out?”

“… He’ll be okay too, right?”

“Ugh… . What kind of guy is a hero… .”

Kim Jun-hyung, who heard about me on the news, scolded me affectionately, asking if I should have dressed up a little more on a regular basis, and also told me that my story came up in a group chat that included government officials.

“Everyone around me asked. I wonder if I know you.”

“… Really?”

“That’s right? The department I originally belonged to also asked me to introduce you… .”

“Pretty?”

“I will never introduce you, so don’t ask.”

At that time, we were walking through City Hall together with Kim Jun-hyung, chatting with him about trivial things.

“So Hanna and the others will come soon… .”

“Do Ji-hyuk! That’s right, Do Ji-hyuk!”

“… Huh?”

A young woman approached me and immediately pretended to know me.

“Wow… . I saw it on TV! I heard you had a really hard time. Are you feeling okay?”

It turned out that I was one of the people who saw it on the news.

“Yes, it’s okay.”

“Thank you for your hard work… . Are you working for the team now?”

“Yes.”

“You went through something like that… , You are truly amazing! Eat this and cheer up today too… !”

“Uh… . Thank you.”

She squeezed a vitamin drink into my hand, said hello, and quickly left.

“… What is that?”

Kim Jun-hyung, who was watching quietly from the side, snatched the vitamin drink from my hand and started reciting something written in the drink.

“Planning and Coordination Office Financial Management Team Jiyoung Kang… ? What the hell. It even has a number written on it?”

“Is that written down?”

Kim Jun-hyung narrowed his eyes and glanced at me, as if he was somehow displeased, and began to open the drink and pour it into his mouth.

“Hey, you crazy guy! Why are you ignoring that!”

“Wow… ! Puha… . Even if I look around, I can’t see you dating such a pretty girl! Ah!”

“Crazy bastard… . Give me the bottle.”

“Would you like to contact me?”

“I gave as much as I could, so I should say thank you. and… . The planning and coordination office? There’s nothing wrong with becoming friends.”

“… I will never give it to you. No, I can’t give it to you!”

So we headed to the office, bickering like high school students.

“Producer! Are you feeling well?”

“It’s been a while. Thanks to you, I’m okay. What about the kids?”

“Everyone says they’ll be here soon!”

“No, Gyuri. Why don’t you say hello to me?”

“… … .”

“Huh? Ignoring it here… ?”

“Junhyung, please contact the gym you rented.”

“Huh… .”

The long-awaited first training has finally begun.