CH 5

after the sea

When I took the slices of bread, the skinny puppy ate it in a hurry.

He tilted the bottle and gave him water.

"Eat."

He put the pieces of bread on the floor and buried the dog.

Cheep, shut up.

The corpses of the goblins were collected with the background sound of the dog's chirp, which he did not know whether he was crying or laughing.

It was about 1 meter tall, but it was bulky because there were 7 of them.

"Can I just cut off the neck?"

Only the desire prevailed. The only information he knows is that these are worth 500,000 won per animal.

What if you don't know?

"I must take them all."

*

Gate 27.

The entrance is open 24 hours only after an emergency situation does not occur even if a dungeon explodes outside the area.

When leaving, you only need to leave a simple inquiry such as a criminal history and entry and exit records, but when you enter the city from the field, the situation is a little different.

It also checks whether a monster that may be alive and a deadly virus are infested, and quarantine is carried out at the same time.

Alien viruses are a pain in the ass.

There was a long line at a total of 10 search tables.

I passed the car checkpoint and lined up at the personal checkpoint.

"Hey? What is that?

Wow, you've been so ignorant.

"But what, did you catch them all alone?"

"Are there still so many goblins left? Lucky."

The sound of huddled chatter tickled my ears.

'I'm going to buy a car.'

Most of them rode a pickup truck or other vehicle, and it was common to drive either him or a motorcycle.

Suho's appearance was very grotesque.

The goblin corpse was bundled together with multi-tap wires and coarsely made of ripped clothes, and hung on his back like a bob.

Just looking at the clothes in jeans, it looked far from hunting monsters, but looking at her calm figure despite the dripping blood, it was reflected as if she had ribs in this direction.

People's attention was drawn to it because it was not an ordinary appearance.

Among them were search staff.

"Ugh, put it down here."

thud.

A mass of goblins was placed on a wide carrying carrier.

It's wrapped up too tight. It would be nice to have something sharp enough to break the string. There is no need to grind stones.

This is a civilized world.

'Yeah, I'll have to buy a knife.'

Adding one to the shopping list, I grabbed the string and ripped it off.

thump.

The multi-tap wires were torn like shredded cloth, and the 7 goblin corpses that had been gathered were scattered.

"Fish oil, my neck is all broken."

Except for one with a broken head and one with a hole in its chest, the rest have no cuts and only their necks are strangely bent.

As if he was surprised by the neat workmanship, he glanced at Suho and asked.

"Are you going to pay the bill right away?"

Yeah.

"Hmm. What is a puppy?"

"The load."

I was about to ask if it was a tamer series.

Because there is no crazy tamer who raises a puppy as a workhorse.

"Uh, um. Did you pick it up on the field?"

Yes.

"Then you quarantine over there. Come to the clearing house over there. You didn't remove the bloodstone?

bloodstone?

"First, quarantine and then come over there."

The staff pulled the cart loaded with goblins, and Suho waited his turn to leave the puppy.

"Well, I picked it up on the field, so if there is any disease, the treatment cost is 200."

Suho frowned. I thought I made quite a bit of money, but it was difficult to do this every time I came and went. The quarantine officer added that he had read the sign.

"If there is no problem, there is no need to pay. The examination fee is free."

"Can I pay after settlement?"

Sure. Would you like a mercenary certificate?"

"I am not a mercenary."

"Then will you give me your ID?"

Suho's ID card was scanned on the terminal, and the quarantine officer's eyebrows drew a line.

"Hey, you went out yesterday. To catch 7 goblins in one day. Do you see the awakening on the detection side?"

There is no superpower on the detection side. I just smelled it and followed the sound to find it. As Suho shrugged, the quarantine officer proceeded with the examination without further questioning.

"Now, shall we take a look?"

There was no special device for being a prosecutor.

Suddenly, the quarantine officer asked for a handshake, and when they held my hand, something refreshing energy passed through my entire body.

"You are clean. Then this dog too."

"Ki-ing, kyung."

When I picked up the puppy, the soft blue light stayed for a while and then disappeared.

"It looks like he was born a few days ago. I was treated because I was addicted to a weak poison. I will put the cost of treatment down, so it will be processed at the clearing house."

"Ugh."

Are you an awakener on the one who finds and cures diseases?

It's a job that makes money with just one superpower.

When Suho accepted the puppy, he joined in.

"You seem to be severely malnourished. Please visit the veterinary hospital and receive treatment separately. You are also vaccinated. All I can do is to see if there are any abnormalities."

he is not a doctor

It just has superpowers that find and cure abnormalities such as 'disease', 'addiction', and 'bleeding'.

"It's a good ability."

"Searching and tracking are also good skills. Now, here's your ID.

Suho, who got his ID back, headed to the settlement office with his dog. All seven goblin corpses are spread apart as if dissecting a chest.

"Oh, are you here? There are three bloodstones."

I was handed a red jewel the size of a fingernail that the staff showed me. It is weak, but a kind of force similar to dimensional energy is felt.

"I think it will cost around 200,000 won each."

Bloodstones had different values depending on the amount of energy stored inside them.

"Are goblin corpses more expensive?"

"Haha, that's the subjugation price. The body is simply incinerated."

Well? Then why did you charge me?"

"Because it's cheaper."

It is better to attach a bounty than to move an army to find a few monsters.

If the monster horde increases rapidly, then raise an army to subdue it. After bombarding them with missiles and wiping them out once, the remaining remnants will be rewarded again to finish the subjugation.

"You can buy the bloodstone at the bloodstone sales office over there. By the way, you didn't have a mercenary card, so you couldn't link your account. Would you like cash?"

As soon as Suho agreed, he took out a bundle of 50,000 won bills.

"It's 150 after deducting 200 for treatment. You seem to have good skills, so please register as a mercenary first. There are a lot of convenient things."

"It is."

Suho even sold the bloodstone to get an additional 600,000 won.

The money earned by investing the time of the day was 2.1 million won.

Had it not been for the cost of treatment, I would have earned a stomach, but that is already a thing of the past.

"I will make money soon."

If you scour the field, there will be a few more goblins.

No, there are a lot more monsters in the dungeon.

Earning a mercenary license is a matter of time when you start hunting dungeons.

Jun Ho.

It doesn't matter how much debt you have.

Did your brother come home today?

Suho took a taxi.

*

There was a small playground in front of the supermarket at the entrance of Daldongne.

Geon-woo, who is 7 years old this year, plays here every day.

quiet day. I don't have any local friends.

All my peers go to kindergarten.

shuaang.

When Geon-woo heard the sound of a car on the main road, he habitually turned his head. With the hope that maybe my dad's truck from work might come back.

Queek, Queek.

uh! It's Park Gun-woo."

Geon-woo, who was riding on the rusty slide, turned his head at the familiar sound.

A child in a brown kindergarten uniform was holding his mother's hand.

This is the stone that lives in the front house.

"Mom, I want to go play at the playground."

No! The teacher is coming with your eyes high."

"Oh, let's play a little bit."

"And I told you not to play with a kid like that!"

Geon-woo bowed his head in vain at the loud noise for a whisper.

No mother, no father... .

I hear it all the time, but that doesn't mean it's not sad.

I envy the way Seok-jae, who wants to play, is being dragged into the hands of his mother.

'Mom.'

I miss my mom No, no. When you talk to your mom, your dad makes you sad.

I just want to see my dad. I hope you come home today.

Shuaang!

Disappointment flashed again on Geon-woo's face, who turned his head as he heard the sound of a car.

"See you again."

uh?

The familiar face of the old man sitting on his swing. Apparently the person who delivered the drink yesterday.

"You can't run away."

" ."

Geon-woo just wiggled his feet as he sat on the swing.

"Is my dad not talking about me?"

"I never said that if a stranger gave me something to eat, I would never take it."

Suho chuckled.

"Didn't you hear about your uncle?"

The boy thought carefully and said.

"He said he went to work abroad before I was born."

Suho chuckled.

right.

"Do you know my eldest father?"

know. I am the big daddy."

The child's eyes fluttered.

his father is old The man in front of me is young.

Even a 7-year-old knows how to discriminate like that.

lie!

Also suspicious.

Geon-woo quickly jumped off the swing and ran along the hill.

"The kid is very wary."

My brother raised him properly.

Babies are weak creatures that need to be protected.

If you don't have a guardian, you have to learn how to run and escape on your own.

It was time for Suho to see his nephew running away in a hurry.

Turtle.

An old truck stopped in the side street of the supermarket.

He was dressed in old work clothes, and had a scruffy beard and a dark face.

Suho jumped up from the swing.

*

It was a godsend to start working for dragons.

It's risky to be out of the field, but it's a much better income than a job in the city.

It feels like work is taking place now, and interest on bonds has not been pushed back for two months.

If it really is like these days, by the time Geon-woo enters school, he will be able to pay off half of his debt.

Everything is hopeful.

If there's one thing that's a bit bitter, it's the way home after four days from going all the way to Daegu.

It is heartbreaking to leave Geon-woo alone at home, but he cannot take him to that dangerous field.

My only concern is for my son, and I also buy chicken today to repay that feeling a little bit.

I parked under Daldongne and tried to climb the stairs.

"Park Jun-ho!"

He was startled by his name.

Being chased by loan sharks is a daily occurrence, so I withdrew as to whether a debt that I didn't know came out.

"Isn't that Park Jun-ho?"

I turned my head slowly.

College student? The guy who looked to be in his early 20s was looking at him at first. Who is it? Where's the organization darling? Bongman?

uh?

It is said that when people are too surprised, words do not come out, but that is exactly the case now.

"Tongue, tongue ."

same. It is the same as in his own memory.

The day the world went crazy

The older brother who disappeared after his father and mother passed away.

" ."

No one came first, he approached me slowly.

Tears flowed from Junho's eyes as he hugged him tightly.

"Tongue!"

is it a dream What if this is not a dream?

My brother is coming back after 10 years.

Just like when I was young!

"Yeah, it's me."

Tears welled up in Suho's eyes.

What kind of hardship has he had to go through to make that old-fashioned bastard so old? The hardships of the years were conveyed through the weeping voice on the shoulders of his droopy younger brother.

"I missed you, man."

"Tongue."

thank you brother Thank you for being alive.

One thousand years for some, ten years for others.

brother passed away