CH 61

61.

Seon-woo barely got any sleep. There were still many areas nationwide in distress. He got up from his place as soon as he opened his eyes. His Hyung and the monsters were dozing, and only Do-jin was awake.

“I think you should wake up soon.”

He wanted to sleep more, but the conditions did not allow it. Seon-woo shook Hyeon-woo’s shoulder, who was sitting and dozing off.

“Hyung, you have to get up now.”

“I’m up. I’m up. Did you get some sleep?”

Hyeon-woo yawned and asked Seon-woo.

“Unn, I slept well.”

“I need to sleep more.”

He said it regretfully, but they both knew that it was impossible to do that now.

“The helicopter has arrived!”

There was a loud noise outside, and Seon-woo, Hyeon-woo, and Do-jin went outside. When Hyeon-woo got on the helicopter first, followed by the monster and Seon-woo, Do-jin, who remained last, said.

“Please be careful.”

“You aren’t going with me?”

“No, I think we’ll have to split up for a while.”

Do-jin spoke with a sad expression. The current situation incomprehensible. S-class Awakeners were stronger than most monsters. It would be much more helpful for them to separate than to have a group of them together.

“Then see you later.”

Then, Do-jin seemed to hesitate for a while, then spoke up.

“Please call me Hyung next time we meet.”

After that, the helicopter door closed.

“Uh. uh?”

Hyeon-woo’s expression became blank when he finally understood the meaning of the words.

“You want Hyung to call you Hyung.”

Seon-woo grumbled as if he was in a bad mood.

However, the words didn’t come into his ears properly. In the meantime, the helicopter floated in the air and flew toward Gangwon-do Hoengseong.

“The situation is worse than we thought.”

The mayor of Hoengseong said, sweating profusely. Hoengseong was in a mess because the Awakened were dispatched to the city center first. They had evacuated in haste, which resulted in minimal loss of human life. But the monsters got more scattered the more they were neglected. Originally, the Awakened who lived in the area were searching for them, but they were largely ineffective because of their small numbers and team sizes.

“Then we should split up too.”

Hyeon-woo suggest while looking at a map near Hoengseong.

“No way.”

A negative answer came back immediately, but Hyeon-woo did not back down either. In this situation, it was a waste for an S-class Awakened to stick with him. That was why, for the first time, he refused Seon-woo’s protection.

“I’ll be ok with Kero and Spotty.”

Hyeon-woo pointed to Two-eyed.

“He hasn’t demonstrated stability yet.”

“It’s okay. He can’t hurt me.”

It was because Hyeon-woo was stronger. When Hyeon-woo winked at him, Two-eyed, who was holding the snack bag nodded. Now that he had on clothes that fit his size, he looked like a normal young man on the outside. Although his obsession with sweets was somewhat childlike.

“How can you be sure of that?”

“He’s been quiet up until now.”

Even after saying that, Seon-woo did not back down. However, since Hyeon-woo was also stubborn, it eventually escalated into a fight. A chilly wind blew between the two as the mayor stepped down.

“Why aren’t you listening!”

“Because it’s dangerous.”

“I told you I have Spotty and Kero! And what do others think if they see you doing this?”

“I don’t care what others think.”

“It’s important!”

Seon-woo had been separated from Hyeon-woo until now. It was not that he didn’t understand the anxiety it created, but wasn’t it too much? Even Hyeon-woo, who was lazy and hated to work, was well aware of the seriousness of the current situation.

There was a shortage of workers. It was necessary to separate here, but the problem was that his younger brother did not want to let him go.

“Let’s just split up!”

Hyeon-woo said firmly.

“No way.”

“We have to.”

The two stubbornly glared at each other.

“Hyung.”

Seon-woo sighed and said.

“I am worried about Hyung. If something happens to Hyung, you will resent me.”

As he looked at his younger brother who spoke pitifully, his heart was shaken. But he couldn’t lose his resolve here. Right now, Hyeon-woo was a great force in the situation. Being together could have had an adverse effect on Seon-woo’s reputation.

“Nothing like that will happen.”

“What if another dragon-like entity appears?”

“Two-eyed is there.”

“If a stronger being appears.”

“Seon-woo. You know that’s not going to happen.”

Hyeon-woo stretched out his hand and stroked Seon-woo’s hair.

“It’s fine. You will come back safely. Let’s go.”

Hyeon-woo persistently persuaded Seon-woo. And he finally succeeded in getting the answer he was looking for.

“Be sure to bring your walkie-talkie and call me if anything happens. I’d like to give it to someone else as well.”

Seon-woo looked at Hyeon-woo, who was walking away, with a sad expression until the end.

“You’re too overprotective.”

Hyeon-woo grumbled and started to follow one of the guides. She was said to be a D-class Awakener and could use telepathy but had no talent in combat. However, using her unique ability, the ghost-like traces of the monsters became clear for people who were looking for them.

“I’m thrilled to see Spotty and Kero in real life!”

She also happened to be a die-hard fan of Spotty and Kero. She kept glancing at Spotty and Kero, guiding Hyeon-woo deep into the mountains.

“A series of monsters passed this way.”

As soon as the words were out, Kero began to enlarge his body. His tall body began to sniff and follow the trail.

“Oh right. Come to think of it, Kero is a dog!”

Su-jin clapped her hands in admiration. To be precise, Kerberos was the name of the species, but he looked like a dog on the outside, so it wasn’t technically wrong. Kero just caught up with the group of monsters that looked like red bulls and roasted them all.

This was even without Spotty. Then, the task of finding traces passed from Su-jin to Kero.

“It’s so convenient that now I’m feeling sorry for my other colleagues.”

Su-jin smiled shyly as she made the comment. She suffered herself walking on the mountain road, but seeing her worrying about others, she seemed to be a really kind person. Hyeon-woo smiled and moved together while talking about trivial things.

It took about half a day to do that. Hyeon-woo met a familiar face in a fairly deep mountain.

“What?”

Why was he here? Hyeon-woo blinked and looked at the man standing right in front of him. But no matter how he looked at it, it was him. Leon of the Guardian Guild of America.

“Hello?”

It was Leon who called out first.

“Have you not returned to America yet?”

“Not yet. I can’t turn a blind eye to my allies in such a situation.”

Taking his words at face value, he seemed like a righteous person. However, Su-jin, had an anxious face. She quietly pulled on the hem of Hyeon-woo’s clothes and whispered into his ear.

“I can’t use telepathy right now. I’ve never had anything like this happen before.”

“Is that so?”

“It’s strange. Besides, the routes were coordinated in advance so that no one would overlap. It’s strange that an Awakened from another country is here.”

Hyeon-woo listened to Su-jin’s story and straightened his head again. He knew why she was unable to use telepathy; from the moment they ran into Leon, a telepathy-blocking aura stretched over the mountain.

Even while the two of them were whispering, Leon was looking at him with a smile on his face. He didn’t show any signs of attacking. That was why Hyeon-woo decided to just move on.

“Then we will go over there.”

As he was about to move, Leon took a step forward.

“That’s what I have been dealing with. I’d like to talk to you for a while, would you mind?”

“I have nothing to say. If you have something you want to tell, please tell it through the Seon-Hyeon Guild.”

“I want to do that too, but won’t that get in the way?”

There was nothing left to say about this. If it was Seon-woo, he would still be like that. After Hyeon-woo was silent for a moment, Leon continued.

“It’s not something bad for you either.”

Then he moved his finger towards Su-jin. She closed her eyes and collapsed on the spot. He could have stopped the ploy, but she wasn’t dead and only let herself fall asleep to her own favor.

“Krrreung.”

Kerberos showed his teeth and growled. Then, Spotty shook his head in displeasure and flapped his wings.

“There’s no harm. It just knocked her out for a moment.”

Hyeon-woo crossed his arms in a more relaxed manner and looked at him crookedly.

“So, what do you want?”

“It’s nothing.”

Leon held out a hand and said.

“Would you like to hold hands with me?”

“Do you know what you are doing?”

“It won’t be a bad offer for you either, Hyeon-woo ssi. I want to keep world peace. I need you for that.”

“Wouldn’t that make you a villain?”

At those words, Leon erased the smile from his face for the first time.

“Sometimes you have to bend for justice.”

“What about the other Awakened, who fainted?”

“I’ll make it up to her enough. So please listen to me.”

When he lifted his chin as if to say something, Leon spoke again.

“Because of what happened in Korea this time, the United States also started a more detailed investigation into portals. And I found out. There are people who artificially open portals.”

“Why would someone do such a thing?”

“I don’t know anything about him yet. But we know we have to stop them. That’s why we decided we needed more talent, and we wanted to recruit Hyeon-woo first.”

“I’m just an ordinary tamer, right?”

“That can’t be. Spotty, and Kero are also great, but didn’t you acquire something greater than that?”

Two-eyed. The reason Leon approached him was because of Two-eyed.

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HM: (The best comment from the chapter) There’s a guy in front of you who’s fighting against the top of the Demon Realm

Davine: Another day of waiting for HW to reveal his powers…

HM: wwwwww I’m not the only one who’s waiting… www…. By the way, this author also wrote ‘I’m the Lousy Side Top.’

YRR: I’m with you Davine. I thought he was finally going to say something, and not just rely on his pets. But also, how does SW think he tamed Two-eyed originally? Why wouldn’t he still be in control, especially considering the submissive behavior he immediately displayed?

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