episode_0016

In truth, Seonghyun himself didn’t know himself well.

He used to think he did.

But that was just his sense of being a little better than others, his personality.

The things he just heard about his parents. Zeus, talent.

These were not it.

So.

Seonghyun answered.

He said he didn’t even know who he was.

Hermes suppressed a smile and said, “But hey, do you remember seeing me when you were young?”

At those words, Seonghyun looked at Hermes with a puzzled expression, as if to say, “What nonsense are you talking about?”

We saw each other?

“No, look closely.”

Hermes’ body shone and changed shape.

‘Huh?’

When Hermes became a middle-aged man wearing glasses, Seonghyun finally recognized him.

“Teacher?”

The appearance of his homeroom teacher from elementary school, who had been kind to him to the point of suspicion.

“Haha, that’s right, Seonghyun. Do you recognize me?”

“No way, my crazy elementary school homeroom teacher was Hermes? Is this a dream?”

Seonghyun’s expression turned pale as if he was about to say something outrageous.

Hermes laughed and returned to his original form.

“Hahaha, this is fun. I always thought that guy was emotionless because he always had a blank expression.”

‘According to the myth, he’s a mischievous trickster like Loki…’

Due to the sudden series of events, Seonghyun rubbed his head.

“Ugh, my head hurts.”

“Ha… So, why are you here, teacher?”

“Huh? Do you really need to ask why I played the role of your teacher?”

“Fine. It’s not that important. It’s not even helpful right now. Just tell me why you’re here.”

Hermes smiled warmly as he looked at Seonghyun’s attitude.

“Haha! You were always blunt since you were young. You’re still the same. Okay, I’ll tell you. This is my planet.”

What does that mean?

He was about to speak out of excitement, but Hermes raised his hand to calm Seonghyun down.

Once Seonghyun calmed down, Hermes slowly began to speak.

Hermes recounted to Seonghyun the words he had said when Hayato and his party were summoned.

“So, those guys are in a place called the Rom Kingdom now.”

Hermes nodded.

“What about the heroes? Can they defeat the Demon King?”

At that, Hermes made a mischievous expression.

“Why? Can’t they do it, so you have to do it? Hey, that’s not possible. Leave the Demon King to the heroes. You have something else to do.”

What Seonghyun has to do.

The reason Zeus wanted to make Seonghyun a hero.

Perhaps.

“Is it the Ragnarok?”

Hermes smiled at Seonghyun’s words.

“Of course, being from Earth, you’re quick with the myths. That’s right. A new Ragnarok is about to happen soon. We all on Olympus know that much, even though we don’t know the cause or outcome.”

But that’s not all.

“Asgard. Their end is approaching. A monster that’s incomparable to the Demon King on this planet.”

Hermes frowned as if shivering at the mere thought.

Ragnarok.

What Hermes was talking about was probably that event.

But. As far as Seonghyun knew.

“Isn’t Ragnarok an event that has already happened?”

Hermes’ eyes widened at that.

“What are you talking about? I haven’t seen any mention of that in various media on Earth.”

Huh.

That can’t be.

Something was strange.

As Seonghyun was about to speak.

Stop. Don’t say anything more.

His senses shouted.

That’s why.

“Ahaha… I must have been mistaken.”

Hermes narrowed his eyes and glanced at Seonghyun for a moment.

“You must never say that anywhere. Especially in front of the Aesir gods. You’ll be executed without question.”

If he felt like a prophet foreseeing their destruction.

It could happen.

Seonghyun nodded at Hermes’ words.

Hermes changed the topic and brought up a different subject.

“You’re walking a path worthy of a hero. However… compared to you, I fall short. It’s inevitable, but this time, I have a question for you. Where did you get the Awdumra milk? There’s no way to get it here.”

Hermes unconsciously glanced at Seonghyun.

“It might be possible with your talent. But even if you try, the hero’s store doesn’t have Awdumra milk, right…?”

Seonghyun replied to his question.

“You seem to know quite a bit about my talent. Your explanation is quick. Yes, Zeus also mentioned it. Originally, it was my fate to be a hero. However, coming here changed that fate.”

Hermes nodded at Seonghyun’s words.

“Your father? Ah, I see. You met your father through the Awdumra milk. That’s why I was surprised, right? Fate! If it were truly fate, you should have become a hero through summoning to another dimension long ago. But suddenly being summoned to my dimension? Am I going crazy?”

Hermes’ voice raised.

Zeus, my goodness.

After taking a moment to catch his breath, Hermes locked eyes with Seonghyun.

“Phew… I’m sorry for getting excited.”

“It’s okay. By the way, can fate change?”

Hermes looked up at the sky for a moment. Then, he looked back at Seonghyun as if he remembered something.

“It’s not unheard of for fate to change. In fact, your father has avoided fate several times. But, that was possible because he was a god. A high-ranking god at that. But if a human were to avoid fate… then the possibilities would significantly decrease. One thing comes to mind now. There must have been some external force.”

External force?

There was information passing through Seonghyun’s mind.

“Did something come to mind? Does your father know about it too? Ah! No wonder he lent me the lightning so easily. Do you have it now? I was storing it in my dimensional warehouse. So what?”

Although Zeus could deduce a lot of information just by looking at Seonghyun, Hermes couldn’t obtain that level of information unless Seonghyun told him.

Seonghyun spoke up.

“My abilities have grown with the help of someone. Perhaps that someone is the reason.”

Hermes was taken aback by his words.

“What? Your abilities? They grew? This is insane.”

Hermes suddenly became serious and immersed himself in his own thoughts.

Watching Hermes mutter to himself while looking at the ground, Seonghyun was bewildered.

‘Who is this guy, really?’

He was the epitome of a free spirit.

To put it nicely, he was a free-spirited hero. In other words, he only spoke his mind.

After finishing his thoughts, Hermes nodded at Seonghyun and said, “Now I understand. If your abilities have grown to that extent, you must be one of the ancient gods. That explains why your fate changed. What I don’t understand is why… I’ll figure that out on my own. You don’t have to worry about it. By the way, how did you manage to survive in this forest?”

Hermes looked around and continued, “Those marks and corpses. Did you do that? They’re not easy opponents. Quite fascinating.”

Seonghyun nodded.

“Your abilities seem to be growing at an unreasonable rate. Can you use the coin shop too?”

How did he know?

“Hey, kid. I’ve been throwing away my time until now, and you’re just getting stronger. If you play it cool, you’ll be cool! That’s it. So, I understand your abnormal growth rate.”

Hermes’ eyes sparkled brightly.

Hermes, who briefly gazed at the sky, furrowed his brows.

“I think I should also go soon. As a celebration of our meeting, I’ll give you a choice. Do you want to go to where the others who were summoned are right now? Or do you want to stay here?”

Can I go?

In truth, he felt lonely. He also wanted to meet people.

So he tried to go where they were, but his senses tingled.

Stay here. That’s what I have to do.

Since his senses spoke like that, Seonghyun’s choice was almost predetermined.

“Ha… I’ll stay.”

To Hermes’ surprise, he brightened his eyes.

“Oh really? I thought you would go that way. Aren’t you lonely?”

“I am lonely. However… my senses are telling me that I should stay here.”

However.

The thought that he must earn enough coins here dominated my mind.

How urgent it was, his senses sent the opinion as if I should stay here like crazy.

Hermes didn’t find Seonghyun’s words strange.

“Is that so? If your senses say so, then it must be true. Here, take this.”

Swish-.

Hermes threw a smooth stone at Seonghyun.

What’s this?

A smooth stone with a blue pattern engraved on it.

What is it?

“If you want, I’ve cast a spell on it so you can go to the Rom Kingdom anytime. Just keep it for now.”

Ah…

“Thank you, teacher.”

“Ha! Enough with the teacher nonsense.”

Hermes turned his head for a moment.

“I’ll be going, so do well. I look forward to seeing how you’ve changed next time.”

Wings appeared on Hermes’ ordinary shoes, and a staff appeared in his hand.

As he waved the staff, a hole appeared in the dimension, revealing a glimpse of the universe.

Feeling like something was sucking me in, I tried to look closer.

“Not yet. First, you need to grow.”

My body was blocked by Hermes’ staff.

Suddenly, Hermes threw himself into the hole, and it disappeared in an instant.

Seonghyun smiled happily for the first time in a while.

“It’s been a while since I’ve talked to someone… Well then, let’s go do the work we’ve been putting off.”

Seonghyun stretched and began to move his feet.

The next target is the giant he saw before.

It’s time for revenge.