Chapter 367.

[Kim Hajin’s Apartment]

I carefully placed the Black Lotus Uniform and the Desert Eagle on the couch . After longingly staring at them for a while, I looked inside the box again to see if there was anything else .

A small, black box was tucked away on the bottom . A box inside a box? I tilted my head as I unwrapped it .

“Mm?”

Inside the black box was a smartwatch and a small envelope .

I first took out the smartwatch . Both the strap and the case were decorated with obsidian, giving it a luxurious look . It was the same high-tech watch that Yoo Yeonha specially created for me .

I tried turning it on, and it functioned properly . It had no problem recognizing me as its owner either . I could immediately see the [Kim Hajin]’s ID along with my bank accounts, stock accounts, and other personal assets stored in the [User Wallet] .

I first checked how much money I had .

“Eh?”

The wealth stored in the accounts was more than I thought . It was to the point that a surprised gasp escaped my mouth .

Just my bank account alone held 30 million won . In terms of stocks, I had 10 shares of Essential Pharmacy, 10 shares of Essential Dynamics, 10 shares of Essence of the Strait – all totaling to 60 million won .

It was faaaaaaaar less than what I had before, but I was still extremely grateful .

“… . ”

But looking at my stock holdings, I suddenly remembered something from the past .

Whenever Boss was sulking or down, I would sell her my stocks . As Essence of the Strait’s unlisted stocks were trustworthy assets that were hard to acquire even with money, they were the medicine for elevating Boss’s mood .

Even though she always said she didn’t need them, the corners of her mouth would twitch up and her face would redden . She really couldn’t be cuter if she tried .

“…Tsk . ”

But when my thoughts reached this point, I had no choice but to put my smartwatch down .

The ripples caused by old memories spread to form a huge wave .

Feeling like I might lose consciousness, I leaned against the couch and sank deeper into reminiscence .

I began to miss everyone too much – Evandel and Rachel, Chae Nayun and Kim Suho, Yoo Yeonha and Boss . , and even the friends and family who should be in my homeworld .

Well, I didn’t have any close friends, but I really did want to see my mom and dad . I couldn’t even imagine how they would feel once they found out I was gone .

‘But don’t worry . I made this decision myself . Since this world’s time flows differently, even if I die of old age, less than 100 days would have passed there… . ’

I found myself justifying my choice .

“…Eubebebebebe . ”

I slapped my cheeks . Since I decided not to regret my decision, I couldn’t just stay here so pathetically .

I forced myself up and put on the Black Lotus Uniform . Because I got a little shorter, the tail edge of the uniform touched the ground . But the moment I thought this- whish!- the uniform automatically shrunk to fit my body .

It seemed the functionalities I added to the uniform were still there .

“Hm . ”

I looked at myself in a full-length mirror before storing the Desert Eagle in the holster . The Desert Eagle was extremely light .

I then sat down on the couch . It was time to think about what to do from now .

But because I couldn’t come up with anything, I picked up my smartwatch to surf the Internet .

“…She said it had Internet connection, right?”

I remembered Yoo Yeonha bragging to me about it in the past – that this smartwatch was higher-tech than most high-tech computers on the market .

I placed the smartwatch on the table and changed to the desktop mode . A hologram keyboard and a monitor projected themselves into the air .

While I was browsing through web portals, a certain website caught my attention .

It was a webnovel site .

When I saw it, a smile emerged on my face .

“…Should I write a novel?”

If I wrote the past ten or so years I’ve experienced as a novel… . No, it probably wouldn’t be that fun .

I had no plans to write another novel ever again .

I threw the thought away and began to search for other websites, mainly focusing on job boards .

I wanted to work . At the very least, I wanted to feel that ‘I was alive’ .

[Welcome to Korea’s biggest mercenary website – Desert Soul . ]

[Open Recruitment for Mercenaries]

[Mission Requests]

[Check/Cancel Missions]

“Mercenary?”

This was quite tempting . I had the Desert Eagle for offense and the Black Lotus Uniform for defense . It should be difficult for most attacks to penetrate the uniform’s defensive power .

However, the problem was my lackluster sharpshooting ability .

I also didn’t want to jump back into the midst of battle when I only barely managed to escape from it .

“Oh right, there was something else . ”

I approached the black box again, remembering the small envelope that came with the smartwatch .

The envelope was thick as if it had a letter .

“Let’s see… . ”

Feeling lonely, I muttered to myself as I tore open the envelope .

“Huh?”

From the envelope, a small water droplet fell down and clung to my body . I was surprised at first, but I immediately became grateful .

I recognized this water droplet .

It was the ‘formless’ weapon that was neither a fluid nor a solid and was the first Unique-ranked item I ever obtained in this world .

Although it was far smaller than what it was in the past, this was, without a doubt, Aether .

“It’s nice to see you again . ”

I stopped myself from tearing up at Aether’s familiar sensation and accepted it . Aether stuck to my body like glue .

But even after Aether popped out, the envelope remained thick .

Wondering if there was something else inside, I peeked into it .

There was a paper inside .

“This is… . ”

I reached into the envelope with my fingers and pulled out the paper . On the surface of this coupon-like paper were words written in strange handwriting .

[Physique Acquisition Coupon – Medicinal Memory Physique]

“…Pft . ”

The moment I saw it, laughter escaped my mouth . It was a happy, pleasant kind of laughter .

It seemed this was the last gift the co-author left for me .

But I didn’t know why it was [Medicinal Memory Physique] . Why wasn’t it Master Sharpshooter, Magic Dysfunction Physique, Random Consolidation System, or Parkour?

Well, I couldn’t really complain .

Since this was the only Physique the co-author left for me, I had to formulate my future plans using it .

I looked at the hologram monitor again . After entering the [Help Wanted Cafe] again, I searched for a certain keyword .

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「Search」 – 「Essential Pharmacy」

「15,321 posts including “Essential Pharmacy”」

—The open recruitment notice for Essential Pharmacy is out . It looks like they’re going to hire a large number of people this time . Is anyone here looking to apply?

—Essential Pharmacy’s test is too hard and unpredictable… . Last time, I hear the question was how to kill a dragon or something .

—I heard the salary for the researcher position is incredible . And because of the war against the New Evils… .

===

“…That’s right . ”

After reading through the posts for about three minutes, I nodded my head .

This was the best way I could utilize the Medicinal Memory Physique .

Thinking about it, I had killed too many people of this world .

At first, I justified myself by saying they were only characters in the novel . After I recognized this world as a real world, I changed the story to it being necessary .

Perhaps this was the reason that the co-author left this Physique .

He had left me an ability that could save people, rather than kill… .

Suddenly, what Kim Suho told me in the past brushed past my ears .

‘Everyone in this world is the main character . ’

He was right .

Even if everyone forgot about me, I could lead my own life . Perhaps I might be able to live a much more faithful life than before . At the very least, the current me wouldn’t do something as stupid as treating this world as a novel .

With a grin, I gripped the [Medicinal Memory Physique Coupon] .

Then, chweeek— I ripped it in half .

A blue current flowed out from the torn cross-section of the coupon .

Thus, the current carrying the ‘Physique’ slowly seeped into my body .

“…Whew . ”

Although the medicinal effects I had memorized before should have been reset, it didn’t matter . I could just start over from the beginning .

“Let’s see… . ”

Chak, chack—! I clapped my hands energetically and accessed the website .

…And 5 minutes later .

I realized that Essential Pharmacy’s open recruitment… required an ‘educational background’ .

It made sense . I mean, what pharmaceutical company would accept someone who didn’t attend med school? Because it was such an obvious thing, it wasn’t even listed on the employment site .

“Ehew . Well… I don’t want to give up… . Guess I’ll apply to the sales department or something… . ”

**

[England – Buckingham Palace]

Inside a private office in Buckingham Palace, Rachel was with Evandel, who was busy talking to her friends over a video call .

“Un~ See you later! I have lots of time now!”

—Evandel, you’re famous now! Are you sure?!

“Mhm! Don’t worry, I have time! Heehee . ”

—Yay! Then we’ll be waiting for you~!

Seeing Evandel smiling brightly as she talked to her friends, Rachel had a rather random thought . Did young kids always use exclamation marks (!) when they were talking to their friends…?

No, that wasn’t it .

Then what was it that she was thinking about?

Rachel furrowed her brows but failed to find out .

“Un~ See you~”

At that moment, Evandel hung up . Evandel smiled bloomingly, then spat out ‘those words’ .

“I want to see you~”

I want to see you . Rachel didn’t know what that meant .

Recently, either as a form of sleep talking or an instinctual calling, she began to say the words ‘I want to see you~’

She would say this in the middle of eating, showering, running around, and even sleeping .

“I want to see you~”

It was almost like a habit . Even when Rachel asked who she wanted to see, Evandel would only tilt her head .

Tok, tok-

At that moment, a couple knocking noises rang out, and the royal court’s secretary spoke .

—She is almost here .

Yoo Yeonha seemed to almost be here .

Rachel returned a simple yes and walked out of the palace with Evandel . The Prime Minister, his Cabinet, and the members of Parliament were gathered in the garden .

“Don’t be nervous, Princess . The negotiation is looking favorable . ”

Despite saying this, the Prime Minister was trembling nonstop .

“…Yes, don’t be too nervous either, Prime Minister . ”

“Hahahaha, nervous? Never . Never, ever nervous . Hahahaha . ”

In any case, after about five minutes of waiting, Yoo Yeonha’s limousine appeared along with an incredible entourage of guards .

After getting off, Yoo Yeonha entered the meeting room while receiving a warm welcome from the Prime Minister and Parliamentary members .

Yoo Yeonha replied to the Prime Minister’s joke extremely coldly .

“Now, let’s start the negotiation… but before that, why is there a kid here?”

Inside the meeting room, Yoo Yeonha found Evandel sitting inside the room full of suited politicians and slightly lost her calm .

“Princess Rachel?”

Yoo Yeonha’s sharp gaze turned to Rachel .

“Yes?”

Rachel blinked her eyes and pretended to be oblivious . Evandel also blinked her eyes and stared at Yoo Yeonha .

Sitting on a chair that was far bigger than her body, Evandel found it difficult to even place her two arms on the table . Yoo Yeonha found this incredibly cute .

But she knew not to mix business with pleasure .

“…This is an important negotiation meeting . Please leave Evandel out of it . ”

“No, Evandel is here because she wants to be a part of the talk . ”

Rachel spoke as she looked at Evandel .

“What?”

Yoo Yeonha frowned . This princess was trying to use a kid for the negotiation…?

“Evandel wants to become a Hero in the future, and the English Royal Court plans to support her as much as possible . After all, her talent is great . We were hoping that, through this meeting, Evandel would become a member of both a Korean guild and an English guild . ”

Yoo Yeonha’s shoulders turned stiff .

What Rachel was saying was clear .

Yoo Yeonha racked her brains before letting out a dry cough and nodding her head .

“I see . Well, I’ve heard of our little Hero’s accomplishments . You were great, future Hero Evandel . ”

“Eh? Ah, hehehe… . Th… thank you… . ”

Evandel tried her best to hide her laughter at Yoo Yeonha’s praise .

Yoo Yeonha also smiled lightly and spread out the documents she brought .

“…Then let’s start the negotiation, including future Hero Evandel-nim’s guild status . ”

**

[Korea, Seoul – Chae Joochul’s Mansion]

“We’re here, Grand Hero-nim . ”

On the other hand, a voice from the driver’s seat woke Chae Nayun from her sleep . She had returned after completing her mission as a Hero .

She opened her eyes narrowly, She was drooling from her mouth, and tears were flowing down from her eyes .

The drool was one thing, but why was she crying?

“Ah, thanks . Huaaaam—”

Chae Nayun yawned and wiped away the tears and drool .

“…What time is it?”

“1:30 a . m . ”

“Wow~ Really? I fought for 18 hours? I was wondering why I was so freaking tired . ”

“Why don’t you form a team too? It will reduce your exhaustion significantly . ”

“Hm? Ah, no, I like being alone . ”

Chae Nayun’s official position was ‘Grand Hero’ . It was equal to a team leader position, and she was one of the highest-ranked officers in Essence of the Strait .

Although she had the right and authority to form her own team, she didn’t . She completed her missions almost exclusively alone .

Chae Nayun herself didn’t know the reason .

She simply thought she had to .

“You can go back . I’ll go on my on tomorrow, so rest up . ”

“Yes, thank you . ”

Chae Nayun got off from the limousine and sent the driver home . Just like always, she walked past the Hanok’s front door . But today, she was roused by a certain presence .

It wasn’t the presence of an assassin .

In fact, this presence was making it clear that it was there .

Chae Nayun stopped and turned in that direction .

“Oi, crazy woman . It’s been a while . ”

From the darkness, a destructive figure appeared .

Terrifying muscles and protruding veins . A human monster that seemed impossible to kill with a blade .

Chae Nayun reached back and grabbed her Balmung .

“…Ah, don’t be so wary . My business isn’t with you . ”

Cheok Jungyeong waved his hand and walked proudly to the front door .

Chae Nayun didn’t relax and spat out .

“What business do you have with me?”

“I told you, my business isn’t with you… . I’m here for your grandfather . ”

“…Grandfather?”

“Yep . I came to make your grandfather atone for his past sins . ”

“What?”

“Don’t pretend like you don’t know . The Kwang-Oh Incident . ”

Chae Nayun flinched . She knew what the incident was .

Killing innocent people to silence a political opponent, hiding all records and manipulating the media – a truly heinous massacre .

And…

And… mm… what was it?

Wasn’t there something important?

“So tell me . Where is your grand—”

When Cheok Jungyeong asked, suddenly, an arrow flew forward and struck the back of Cheok Jungyeong’s head . It must have been quite strong, as his head bent forward in a 90-degree angle .

Cheok Jungyeong remained in that position for a while before gritting his teeth and glaring back .

“That stupid woman… . Does she think she’s the leader now?”

“Don’t be violent . ”

A clear voice rang out from the sky . Startled, Chae Nayun turned to the direction of the voice .

A hooded archer was sitting on top of a pine tree near the mansion .

“Sorry for visiting you all of a sudden, Chae Nayun-ssi . ”

The archer said so as she lifted up her hood .

“But this is something that must be done . We wanted to get your opinion too, so excuse us for our rudeness . ”

When the archer’s face was revealed, Chae Nayun’s eyes became dyed in shock .

“…Senior Jin Seyeon!?”

“Yes . ”

Jin Seyeon smiled faintly and gazed at Chae Nayun .

“Nice to meet you, Junior Chae Nayun . ”

“W-Why are you here? Or rather, what relationship do you have with this crazy muscle-pig… . ?”

“Muscle-pig? Are you out of your—”

Tak- Jin Seyeon lightly landed . She walked up to Chae Nayun, who was in a mild state of panic and spoke with a stiff expression .

“I know this might be sudden, but I wanted to ask for your opinion . ”

“Opinion? Mine?”

When Chae Nayun asked back in a daze, Jin Seyeon answered seriously .

“I’ll get to the point . We plan to rob Essential Pharmacy and return ‘emotions’ to Chae Joochul . ”

“…Huh?”

As Jin Seyeon’s skipped a few explanations, Chae Nayun’s already-empty head was wiped clean .

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