Chapter 313

Editor: Tide

Japan (1)

“Ah, I’m so drunk . ”

Don’t joke like that . Kim Min-hyuk managed to swallow the words that bubbled up to his throat .

Hochi was emptying his glass of soju and then stumbled drunkenly and slurred his words . Of course, this situation wasn’t real .

Even the average Awakened couldn’t easily get drunk, so Hochi couldn’t have gotten drunk after just a few glasses of soju .

Kim Min-hyuk endured Hochi’s behaviour with a patient heart, pretending nothing was wrong .

“Hey! Anyone can get drunk if they drink! Why are you looking at me like that?”

Of course, a person can get drunk while drinking . They may also behave differently than usual . However, he thought it wasn’t right of Hochi to pretend to be drunk even though he wasn’t .

Whatever Kim Min-hyuk thought, Hochi kept emptying his glass . He lowered his head and sighed loudly .

Hochi looked drunk as hell, and his acting was exceptional .

“Hey…I have a problem,” Hochi said .

Hochi was pretending to be drunk because he wanted to talk about this problem .

From what he read in the books, characters often talked aboutt their troubles while drunk and revealed rather embarrassing stories int eh open . Most importantly, there was no worry about being ashamed of them .

His train of thought was a side effect of learning about the world only through writing .

Kim Min-hyuk thought about ignoring Hochi’s words for a while, but he finally decided to answer back .

“What problem do you have?”

“Career Problem . ”

That was a grave concern . Unlike Kim Min-hyuk, who was dispirited, Hochi was extremely serious .

“What should I do in the future?”

Kim Min-hyuk had nothing to say . He didn’t know much about Hochi .

He was proud to know quite a bit about Lee Ho-jae, but the only thing he knew about Hochi was that he was Lee Jo-jae’s clone, liked to eat, read novels, and was occasionally childish .

So Kim Min-hyuk gave him the best answer he could think of . “Would it be possible to live doing what you want to do?”

Hochi became more serious upon hearing those words .

* * *

Kim Min-hyuk eventually decided to give Hochi a job .

That was also a silent indication that he would rather throw a bomb at others rather than suffer from a stress-induced attack .

And after hearing Hochi’s troubles, there was one thing he was sure of . Kim Min-hyuk couldn’t leave Hochi, who was agonizing over his future, alone at home . Even if Kim Min-hyuk tried to stop him, he was sure that Hochi would go out and try different things .

Kim Min-hyuk quickly looked for work for Hochi . He resolved the issues with the government, which he had considered most seriously .

Instead of letting Hochi do some work for the government, Kim Min-hyuk quickly got the government to agree to cover up the Seoul Station incident neatly .

A few days later…

Hochi, Seregia, and Yong-yong boarded a plane departing for Japan .

“Can’t we just fly straight there?” Seregia asked . She laid on her back with her pulled back to its limit . She was talking with her head turned to the side .

Hochi thought it was a little strange for her to ask that while she was having more fun eating in-flight meals earlier than anyone else .

“We can’t . We’re going with the Korean government . ”

After finishing talking, Hochi glanced at Lee Joon-suk . Lee Joon-suk nodded as if he was right .

Flying without permission came under the jurisdiction of one law or another .

However, the biggest problem would be if the Japanese side perceived the unauthorized entry of Hochi and his party as a serious threat .

In that case, the situation would become very dangerous . For Japan, at least .

Lee Joon-suk was extremely anxious .

He had no idea why Kim Min-hyuk was sending them to Japan with him .

In fact, he had just gotten his hands on a bomb .

All the more so because Lee Joon-suk had seen Yong-yong cry in front of the corpse of a bloody mantis in Pyongyang .

No one knew who was going to die by mistake this time .

He had hoped Hochi would clamp down Yong-yong’s behavior a little more, but Hochi didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so .

Compared to Lee Joon-suk, who was in deep thoughts, Hochi was busy looking out the window .

He couldn’t get enough of the scenery outside the window .

It was beautiful .

He wondered why the others were not interested .

The cool open blue sea made his heart cool just by looking at it .

Maybe it was because Hochi was born and raised on the 60th floor .

Yong-yong was too, but Hochi’s position was slightly different .

When Hochi was born, the 60th floor was a place that had collapsed because of Lee Ho-jae’s whims and he had to rebuild it from time to time .

It had always been dark, chaotic .

It was Hochi’s daily routine to spend time in the rubble of some collapsed buildings .

Ever since Hochi was declared useless, he had always been stuck in the rubble .

At that time, Lee Ho-jae didn’t even want to think of Hochi .

He may have wanted to treat it as if it had never happened .

Remains of buildings piled up in a corner because he was too lazy to rebuild after destroying them .

With that, Hochi thought his situation was no different .

Maybe that’s why he was used to being trapped in a narrow place .

And when his eyes fell on the expansive view in front of him, he felt a strange emotion surging in him .

* * *

“Wow!”

He let out a gasp .

Was the airport supposed to be this noisy?

Hochi thought to himself .

A camera flash went off from the front .

It was distracting .

Seregia quickly disappeared .

The reporters and the crowd who witnessed it became more surprised, and shouts and whispers rang out .

Lee Joon-suk was looking at Hochi and Yong-yong with anxious eyes .

Of course, it was a welcome from Japan, but usually, Awakened people did not like the situation .

“Hello!”

Fortunately, it seemed that Yong-yong liked it .

Lee Joon-suk’s heart was about to jump out of his throat .

At the moment, he was very nervous because he thought Yong-yong was going to do something else other than greeting .

His only consolation was that Hochi was holding Yong-yong .

Initially, he had to give a brief interview, but Lee Joon-suk tried to get them out of the airport as soon as possible .

With his subpar Japanese, he urged the bodyguards to move ahead . He claimed to be a guard and sent the party through the crowd .

Sometimes whenever Yong-yong gave a high five to someone’s hand, a bead of sweat rolled down Lee Joon-suk’s face .

Only after getting in the waiting limousine did Lee Joon-suk breathe with ease .

Although he had superhuman lung capacity, the lack of breathing from psychological pressure was inevitable .

“But is the airport always like this? You used to come to Korea very quietly,” asked Hochi .

Of course, he always came quietly to Korea .

Kim Min-hyuk had never tried to expose his entrance to the public .

This trip was a huge sensation in Korea, too .

Hochi’s dispatch to Japan was reported as breaking news .

The government tried to arrange a press conference, including them .

They even scheduled a visit to the Blue House and a meeting and planned to broadcast the entire departure process live, but all of it fell through because of Kim Min-hyuk’s fierce opposition .

In the end, the government had to be satisfied with putting the words “government supervision” in front of the party’s departure to Japan .

“Because Min-hyuk isn’t in Japan . ”

Hochi was quickly convinced .

There were a few more reasons .

Kim Min-hyuk had made sure that the Japanese government understood his intentions, but the Japanese government ignored it .

It wasn’t a correct decision for this situation, but the Japanese government was in a hurry .

While the world was slowly stabilizing, Japan was still one of the countries classified as the front line .

It was difficult for them, considering that most of the people on the front lines were originally from third-rate countries or remote areas with few people .

In the meantime, the influx of Awakened was decreasing, and the Awakened people responsible for the Japanese front were starting to leave Japan one by one .

Even awakened Japanese have begun to stick to the goal of individual advancement rather than joining in melting the crisis .

The people thought it would be better to go abroad before it was too late .

The sun was setting .

It was so dark that he couldn’t see it beyond the horizon .

That was the world’s judgment on Japan, and the truth was .

“It’s my first time out of the country . ”

Hochi mumbled .

Not really .

The South Pole was also a foreign place .

Anyway, this was the first time that Hochi had ever been abroad in his perception .

“I’ve been to Japan . ” said the mantis, who was sitting quietly in the box .

“Oh, yeah?” Hochi asked in wonder .

And Lee Joon-suk felt gloomy inside .

He didn’t care about that .

The tiny collection box was hanging on Yong-yong’s neck .

The wart that looked like a winged female human being in that box .

This was going to become a huge mess in its own way .

‘I don’t care anymore . It’s going to work somehow . ’

After thinking for a while, Lee Joon-suk finally gave up .

The mantis talked about its experiences when it came to Japan .

“The eastern coast of Japan is a disaster . Awakened people from different countries and groups form a military camp, and monsters pop up once in a while from the coast . It’s almost like a mobile game . ”

A G-class monster referring to mobile games .

It was the end of life .

“Sometimes monsters come out in large numbers, or stronger ones come out . Humans call them ‘waves’ . ”

“Oh . ”

Hochi was very interested .

The wave in eastern Japan was a very grave threat that had been mentioned a few years ago as ‘The reason for the end of East Asia’ .

“Then I got mixed up with the Awakened . It’s so crazy when there’s a wave . Well, there wasn’t much talking or anything . We just ate all that we can see . ”

The mantis recalled the days with a sigh…

Lee Joon-suk had no choice but to feel disgusted at the mantis talking in a nostalgic tone .

Among those who died in Japan were Lee Joon-suk’s former colleagues .

“You can’t eat anyone now . ”

“Did you get caught?”

Yong-yong and Hochi said to the mantis .

Unfortunately, no one among them felt the same way as Lee Joon-suk .

* * *

“I’m sure . ”

Park Min answered to the voice that asked again .

The voice asked Park Min as if it was dissatisfied .

‘Your voice sounds weak . What’s the matter?’

At the question, Park Min started to feel angry .

No matter how hard he tried to conceal his feelings, the god tried to bring out his hidden feelings .

Park Min asked back like a beast growling in a low tone .

“…what do you mean?”

God was amused to hear the voice .

‘Now it sounds better . That’s not weak, but I do sense hatred . ”

Park Min didn’t say anything more .

Instead, a crackling sound came out of his mouth quietly .

‘Why can’t you be a little more grateful? I think I saved your life . ’

The voice wasn’t serious, asking for a severe change of attitude .

Instead, it was a playful, teasing way of speaking .

The voice was right .

If Park Min had met Lee Ho-jae as scheduled, his head would have been pulled out at once .

Lee Ho-jae had no intention of hunting G-class in Park Min’s mind, and he could probably see that Park Min wanted to take advantage of the confusion that G-class would bring .

The result would have been the same, even if any excuse had been prepared .

The god spoke to Park Min, who was struggling in the office .

Let’s make a deal .

The deal was simple .

Let’s cooperate to drive out our common enemy named Lee Ho-jae .

First, the god made Park Min and Lee Ho-jae not meet, and Park Min decided to let them know Lee Ho-jae and his party’s ways .

The god kept his word .

By murdering Park Min’s father, who was lying in bed .

It was Park Min himself who wanted to avoid Lee Ho-jae .

However, he did not want to make such an extreme escape by his father’s death .

‘Are you sure you have the right information?’

He wanted to yell at him to get out of his head at once, with a hate-filled voice .

But he couldn’t scream like that, since he would just be driving a knife inside his own chest .

He could not give the god’s assistance up now .

The result was obvious if the god refused to help .

He would either hide somewhere and live as a fugitive for the rest of his life, or he’ll die because of Lee Ho-jae .

He could have died at once by the hands of the God of Hope .

It wasn’t because he was wasting his life .

Nor was it because of his ambition .

What had already been lost was too great .

To make it meaningless, Park Min had to win in the end .

There was no turning back, no breaking-off, no way out .

“…yes, only the three of them are going to Japan . Lee Ho-jae is still in Seoul . And he was said to out-of-town for a while because he had some work to do . ”