episode_0565

At first, of course I couldn’t believe my ears.

That’s because it was so unexpected.

What about a girlfriend instead of a friend?

Isn’t this a line that would only appear in a drama or something?

Thanks to this, I felt embarrassed for a while, but when the person called embarrassment left, what took its place was none other than irritation.

Honestly, from my point of view, the reason I felt that way was because I wondered how easily people would think of people before they would throw such a suggestion out there.

So, when I refused, I tried to be sarcastic at least once.

As I was about to say that, I realized it again.

Contrary to what I thought, the statement just made was definitely not an easy one, even from Rachel’s point of view.

How do you know that?

If the words were said with a light heart, there would be no reason for him to be with his face slightly red and his head slightly lowered.

A face stained with shame and embarrassment.

I could tell just by looking at that face.

The occasion itself may have been impulsive, but it shows how much agony and worry Rachel went through before saying those words out loud.

But you don’t even think about listening to what I said so hard and just refuse it?

Then it would have been perfect to hang out with that person.

This is because humans are inherently structured in a process where, when they are caught in such a situation, they start blaming others without even thinking about blaming themselves.

So, even if you say no, you need to at least listen to what they say.

I definitely didn’t do this because I was tempted by the blonde white horse’s offer to be my girlfriend.

“Suddenly, I don’t know what you mean.”

“Suhyeon… I told you this. Friends are hard to trust.”

“That’s right.”

It was difficult to see them as friends… but it is true that I was stabbed in the back by the Hunter Association that I trusted anyway.

“In that case, I thought it might be worth trusting you if you were your girlfriend and not your friend…”

So you made that suggestion?

This woman is going to be in real trouble…

“First of all, I would like to say that such a suggestion is not made carelessly.”

“···I know that much.”

I wonder if he was momentarily moved to tears when he received something irrational and patronizing from someone who was a few years younger than him.

Rachel protested so much, but… well, when I saw it, I wondered if there was enough reason to cry.

That’s what I thought, but maybe Rachel’s position was different?

Rachel’s statement to defend herself continued.

“I didn’t say that carelessly. This is not a story I brought up lightly.”

“Is that so.”

“My goal is to become the first awakened person to become a general.”

“···? Ah, yes.”

“As you know… it’s not easy. Especially in a huge country like the United States.”

Well, when I thought about it, it was true.

Just thinking about the case of Korea right now, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a case of an awakened person among high-ranking military officials who occasionally make the news.

Is that all?

Even in politics, the proportion of awakened people was overwhelmingly small.

However, it seems to be a growing trend recently… Looking at the fact that some awakened people are already active as politicians in other countries, you can see how slow this country is in actually changing, even though it emphasizes speed. There was.

When compared to the United States, even this country, which is literally the size of a booger, would be like that, but how great would it be for the United States, which boasts the size of a mammoth that surpasses that of an elephant?

The reason that awakened people in the U.S. are gravitating towards civilian guilds rather than the military is because of the national nature of Americans who envy the existence of heroes, but that also probably played a role to some extent.

To put it bluntly, if you work in a civilian guild, you can gain both wealth and honor, so why crawl into a very rigid group called the military and suffer from the ceiling that blocks you?

Surely that would be normal… but the woman sitting in front of me was telling a story that was out of the ordinary.

I will ascend to the position of general with the body of a woman and an awakened person.

Considering that the image that usually comes to mind when thinking about the military is that of being conservative and rigid and reluctant to change, this would be virtually impossible.

Is that why?

I could see tremendous determination on Rachel’s face as she spoke about her goals.

“But with the strength you showed yesterday, I think it might be possible.”

“Um···.”

“In the end, the duty of a soldier is to protect the country and its people from enemies. And now America’s enemy…”

“Cracks and monsters.”

“Yes.”

Rachel nodded firmly as if there was nothing to deny and started telling me a story I didn’t know.

It was about what the current situation is in the United States.

“I don’t know if you know, but the United States is currently in a very chaotic situation.”

“Why?”

“Recently, new patterns of cracks that have never been observed before have begun to appear throughout the country.”

It’s a new pattern of cracks…

Somehow I feel like I know what it is…

“If it is a new pattern of cracks… do you mean that it causes a break phenomenon as soon as it is created?”

“How do you do that…?”

It was like that too.

Looking at Rachel with her eyes wide open as if surprised, it seems that the U.S. government is controlling the information as much as possible out of concern for the national chaos that will occur if the news becomes widespread… Of course, I must know.

“That’s actually… Rachel, the cracks in the new pattern you mentioned have recently occurred in Korea as well.”

“Ah…”

“And I was the one who solved it. Well… it was just a case of being caught.”

A special crack that occurred on the way to Rahee’s house.

The reason why I took action as soon as I saw it, which started spewing out monsters as soon as it was created, is simple.

Because I didn’t want to see these monsters being set up right in front of my eyes.

Especially if it means harming people.

“Well, anyway, so?”

“···Right now, the government is trying to prevent information from leaking as much as possible… But there’s a saying like that in an Eastern proverb, right? You can’t cover the sky with your palm.”

“Do you mean that information about sudden cracks will one day be made available to the general public?”

“Yes, that is the country called America.”

Well, the United States is the one country that leaks information that in other countries would be in a hurry to hide and discard, saying it would be a disgrace to the country.

Taking that into account, it actually felt brave that we had succeeded in controlling information so far.

“And if information about the sudden crack is released to the world…”

“The world will become very confused.”

“···Yes.”

Honestly, this was bound to happen, because the fact that there was a crack that poured out monsters as soon as it was created meant that it was not safe anywhere.

To put it a bit exaggeratedly, if you are truly unlucky, you could lose your life for nothing due to an unexpected crack that suddenly appears nearby while working at a company. Who wouldn’t be confused?

And as you know, the United States was a country where gun ownership was legal.

So, once confusion arises, it will quickly spread to an uncontrollable level.

‘The more I think about it, the more I think it was a good decision to stay in Korea…’

At least in Korea, the chances of getting shot while walking down the street are extremely low.

As I was thinking the same thing in my head, Rachel continued her remarks by nodding her head as if she agreed with what I said.

“Heroes are always born in chaos.”

“Does that mean… Rachel will try to become a hero?”

“If you want to become a general with the body of a woman and an awakened person, wouldn’t you have to achieve something like that?”

“Well… it won’t be easy…”

I don’t know what Rachel thought, but that’s what I thought.

Because being a hero doesn’t mean you can become one just because you want to.

“It’s quite possible. If only I could use things like the ones you showed me yesterday.”

“Even so, wouldn’t it be meaningless for the government to keep Rachel in check?”

“That won’t happen. I don’t know anything else, but I can assure you of that one part.”

When you talk like that, it seems like you come from a really great family…

I felt like I needed to do some research on Rachel’s family, the ‘Abraham’ family, as soon as I got home.

“If the family’s power is strong and I have a close relationship with Rachel, it will be difficult for the government to mess with Rachel.”

“···Yes, that’s right.”

Indeed, this is a proposal that takes even that into consideration…

“Well, it’s good.”

“···! That means…”

“Since the issue is a private matter, it will be difficult to give an answer right away… I will also think seriously about the suggestion you made.”

“I hope it is as positive as possible.”

“I will try my best.”

So I left Rachel behind and returned to Seoul, where Rahee was waiting.

I was thinking about how to tell Rahee about this.