The Korean battleship soon docked at a Dokdo pier. A helicopter was there, waiting to take Yang Chang-guk and Yoo-seong back to the city.
Yang Chang-guk looked troubled. His expression was a mix of shock, hurt, and regret.
âYou donât have to worry,â Yoo-seong reassured him. âIt wonât be a big deal.â
âNot a big deal?â Yang Chang-guk scoffed.
He lost count of how many reports the Special Defense Agency sent him as they sat in the helicopter.
It had only been an hour, and yet the whole of cyberspace was on fire.
The controversy over whether Oh Yoo-seongâs return was real or not had long disappeared. Now, everyone was talking about the Dokdo operation and what Yoo-seongâs post meant.
âHow can you say that it wonât be a big deal? Itâs already a big deal⌠you let yourself get caught by Lee Jae-hakâs wordsâŚâ
It was clear to Yang Chang-guk why Yoo-seong was doing it. There was no doubt that he was now trying to regain their Ki and Tech after Lee Jae-hakâs wild hypothesis.
âGive it a month,â Yoo-seong said.
âYes?â
âIf I have achieved nothing after a month, I will take responsibility for the fuss I made.â
âHowâŚâ
âWell, couldnât I just go on a Japanese TV station?â Yoo-seong said calmly. âI can just kneel and bow and apologize to everyone. âSorry, Japanese citizens. I did something rash and arrogant. This is solely my mistake and has nothing to do with our state. I apologize with all my heart.ââ
âAh, no, you definitely wonât be doing that.â Yang Chang-guk was convinced.
âNo. I will surely do it.â Yoo-seong raised his voice at this point. âActions come with responsibilities. If I canât fix it, I have to apologize.â
To this, Yang Chang-guk did not respond.
âI cannot promise you this wonât happen again. But Iâm not going to mention the Defense Agency or our country. It will all be blamed on me.â
At this point, it was difficult for Yang Chang-guk to say anything.
âIâm not saying⌠No, actually, Iâm not trying to make you take all the blame, Yoo-seong. I was just worried thatâŚâ
âRather than worry, you need to start making plans,â Yoo-seong cut him off.
âPlans?â
âLetâs say I do manage to achieve results in a month. If we prove that Lee Jae-hakâs hypothesis was true and we get the Ki and Tech back, what would you do?â
Yang Chang-gukâs mouth dropped. It was something he had never considered.
âWhat do you do?â Yoo-seong prodded him. âIf Lee Jae-hak is right, then this country has severely neglected the victims. A foreign company has taken all our traditions, and even though one of the victims continued to speak out, the government ignored him.â
Yang Chang-guk had now begun to feel suffocated.
âDirector.â
âYes, Iâm listening.â
âDid I say anything wrong? You know Iâm not asking you to be responsible for anything.â
âNo.â
âI trust you, Director. Itâs up to you to make the right decisions and choices.â
That was true. That was why Yoo-seong acted boldly.
âI will bring them back⌠and when that time comes, you should also be ready to act.â
Yang Chang-guk merely nodded in reply. Meanwhile, Yoo-seong looked tired now that the important part of their discussion was over and done with.
âWhy donât we have another cup of coffee when we arrive?â Yang Chang-guk offered, feeling worried.
Instead of answering, Yoo-seong picked up his cell phone. On the screen, he had just received a distress signal. This meant that a crack had appeared nearby.
Yoo-seong politely bowed his head to Yang Chang-guk. Then, to the Directorâs surprise, he jumped out of the helicopter.
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It seemed that Yoo-seong was going to miss dinner.
âŚ
Pahaaang-!
A siren was currently indicating that a crack was due to appear in four hours. However, despite the early warning, the streets were still crowded.
According to the manual, all citizens in the crack area must be evacuated four hours before the crack opened. However, the frequency of crack appearances had now turned out to be a problem.
Citizens were experiencing considerable inconveniences due to the crack frequency. They were very tired of the situation.
âDamn, itâs so loud,â an annoyed bus driver murmured. Meanwhile, at the back seat of the busâŚ
âOh my GodâŚâ a high school student staring at his phone said. His hair was dyed bright yellow.
His classmate, another student with equally neat hair, moved closer. âWhat is it?â
âThis⌠itâs really annoying. This stupid fool.â
âWho is that?â The neat-haired kid leaned closer. âAnd lower your voice. Weâre not the only ones here.â
The blond boy looked surprised that his classmate didnât know who the man in the picture was.
âArenât you on Twitter?â
âNo.â
The blond boy rolled his eyes and moved the screen closer to his classmateâs face.
âLook, you old-fashioned child.â
An SNS screen was on the cell phone the boy handed over.
@SexyHunterUsung
It was Yoo-seongâs account. The number of followers had already reached fifty-one million.
âCan you believe it? Less than forty-eight hours after the account was created, it has already reached fifty-one million!â the blond boy exclaimed.
His classmate shrugged. âI donât know.â
âHe only posted once, but the number of retweets has already exceeded 120,000. Itâs a whole new record.â
âHmm.â
âWhere did this crazy guy come from? I really hate to look at him. I wish heâd just died.â
âHey!â The neat-haired kid stopped him. âBe quiet. Itâs not just us here.â
âWhat? What does it matter?â The blond boy complained.
Suddenly, the man in front of their seat turned to look at them.
âHey, uncle. What are you looking atâŚ?â
It was then, howeverâŚ
Beep-!
All the cellphones on the bus rang at once. This was a new disaster alert.
âWhat is this?!â someone yelled out.
The notification was about a change in the timeframe. It said that the crack would appear earlier than the previously reported measurements.
âFifteen minutes? How?!â
âMad bastards!â
âWhy are they only telling us now?!â
The road outside the bus was already filled with chaos. People were screaming; cars were making illegal U-turns.
âHey, weâre in trouble!â
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Terrified, the blond student was now near tears. The road had clogged up in an instant. If they got off here, could they run out of the operation area? What about the subway?
âMr. Driver! Open the door!â
The students rushed out along with the other passengers.
They were young high school students with good physiques, so they were able to hit the road quickly without getting caught by the rush of people. HoweverâŚ
âUgh!â
Someone groaned behind them, causing the people nearby to look toward the source.
In the rush, an old woman had been pushed around and fallen to the ground. In a short moment of silenceâŚ
Everyoneâs thoughts were full of conflict. Only one person acted without thinking.
âAre you okay?â
It was the neat-haired student.
He immediately ran to the old woman and supported her, and the old woman could only groan. She couldnât tell if her leg or hip had been broken.
People looking at her were relieved. This meant that someone would be in charge of the old woman, and they wouldnât have to deal with her.
âBecause of that childâŚâ
âShe doesnât need meâŚâ
Before long, everyone had rationalized and freed themselves from any guilt in their heads. They began to turn and continue their escape, which made the young student panic.
âWhat are you doing?! Come and help us!â
His blond-haired classmate looked confused. âWhat? My, IâŚâ
âHey!â The neat-haired student yelled at him, trying to bring him to his senses.
HoweverâŚ
âIf you want to die, you die alone!â
After screaming that, his blond-haired classmate ran.
The studentâs face crumpled terribly. He had never felt more helpless in his life.
âSomebody, help! A person is hurt!â
The streets around them were swamped with people, but no one stopped to listen to him.
He bit his lip. He, too, was only a boy. How could he not be scared? HoweverâŚ
âI, I will be a hunterâŚâ
Besides, he had also been raised by his grandmother. He couldnât just leave this old woman, who was so hurt that she couldnât speak, alone in the chaos.
âGrandmother! Are you okay? Can you walk?â
âUh⌠uhâŚâ
The neat-haired student calmed his breath. He thought back on what he had read in the manual to help him keep his composure.
âEven if there is an open crack, so long as you move away from the center, the probability of survival increases,â he thought. âThe chances of being rescued by hunters also rise significantly.â
As he looked around, he saw a medium-sized mart across the street.
Fortunately, the old woman was not that big, so if he could take a cart and place her on itâŚ
âWait a minute!â A firm hand grasped his shoulder just as he began to move across the street.
âWhatâŚ.â
The student looked back. A man had appeared behind him. The man silently pointed to the old woman with his finger.
âAre you going to help us? Thank you veryâŚâ
The next moment, he felt himself being carried and placed next to the old woman.
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âDo you want to help? ThankâŚâ
Woosh! It appeared that the uncle was harboring enormous power under his belt.
âAh, uncle? What are you doing?!â
The man put his hand on his mouth before he shook his head.
âIs he unable to speak?â
Even so, the young man could roughly understand his gestures.
âHeâs going away for a little bit, so he must be asking me to stay with the old woman.â
âYes. Okay.â The boy nodded his head vigorously.
The man also nodded. Then he kicked the ground.
Bang-!
However, his direction was not toward the mart. It was toward the sky.
The studentâs eyes widened.
âThat uncle⌠now⌠flyingâŚâ
He was sailing right toward the crack.
âŚ
âHeâs a good kid.â Yoo-seong smiled as he took out the Sky Needle.
Jii-
The rift was just about to open. âItâs fortunate that this rift is a little smaller than the Thunder-class.â
With its size, it would not cause a major catastrophe, even if Yoo-seong werenât to appear.
However, because it was a sudden rift and because of its location, it could lead to a big disaster.
Paang-!
Stepping on his footholds, quickly moving his arms in and out, Yoo-seong skillfully closed the crack.
FinallyâŚ
âAll done.â
He returned to where the boy and the old woman were. The streets were almost stationary at this point. Everyoneâs eyes were now on him.
Kew-
A pale pink leaf appeared in his hands, which he crushed into tiny pieces. Auto-Hunt had taken it from inside the crack before he could sew it closed.
âLucky this was there,â he thought as he applied the extract to the old womanâs body.
The Uubella leaf extract produced immediate pain relief with no side-effects.
Soon, the pain disappeared from the old womanâs face. The calming effect it provided was so strong that she fell asleep.
Yoo-seong sighed and lifted her body. Somewhere, someone had begun clapping.
The young man, the one who had stayed by the old womanâs side until the end, stared at Yoo-seong with a mixed expression of surprise and awe.
âWho the hell are youâŚ?â was all he could say.
Yoo-seong looked at the kid. Unfortunately, he couldnât speak their language.
âI think I should say something, butâŚâ
âDo you speak Korean?â he asked the kid, just in case.
The boyâs eyes were blank.
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Meanwhile, the whole crowd was now applauding. If they had known who they were clapping for, not everyone would have done so.
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Yoo-seong sighed.
âItâs just the first day of my visit, but itâs alreadyâŚâ
He shook his head as he watched the people of Tokyo clap for him.