"Ugh." Cale had to open his eyes as someone was shaking him.

He then saw a white light. It was a fluorescent lamp.

'What is this deja vu feeling again?' He then felt someone shaking him a little harder.

"Team leader-nim, team leader-nim! Are you not going to get up?"

"...Kim MinAh?"

'The Wind Island test!' Cale sat up abruptly and looked around in fear.

"Who else?! I came here because someone whose vacation was over didn't show up for work!"

"Wait. Don't talk." Cale raised his hand to stop her from talking and turned his head.

"Umm... okay..." Kim MinAh just shrugged her shoulder. She was used to this rough behavior.

There was a book next to him.

[The Birth of a Hero Volume 5]

'It's really the same scene as Wind Island test... what's going on?' Cale looked blankly at Kim MinAh, who stopped shaking him and started to clean up the room.

'Hmm?' Cale touched his temples. 'A God?'

It was a voice of a woman. The voice was very gentle and soothing.

"What!?" Cale shouted in shock.

"What happened, team leader-nim? Were you remembering a nightmare?"

"I think he's still not fully awake yet."

Kim MinAh and Jung Sohoon stopped what they were doing and looked at Cale with concern.

"I-I'm fine. I need to think about something." Cale waved his hand and got off his bed.

He quickly walked towards the bathroom.

The two subordinates could only looked at each other before turning to the bathroom door.

"Did he just need to use the bathroom urgently?" Jung Sohoon joked casually.

"Be careful, what if he hears you? Just go and cook him something to eat. He could be hungry right now."

"Roger that, assistant leader-nim."

Cale, who was now inside the bathroom, urgently asked the god. 'What do you mean?'

"That makes sense... there are two bodies but only one soul, so one body has to die, no body can live without a soul." Cale sighed. "I understand. But how do I go back after I'm done?"

At the end, the voice sounded very tired and finally, the voice was gone.

"Huu.... I guess I need to pass the leader position to MinAh a little early." Cale decided as he washed his face before leaving the bathroom.

As soon as he closed the door behind him, the smell of cup ramen drifted pass his nose.

"Sohoon, is that for me?" Cale asked gently, something Kim Roksoo never done before.

The side dish that was taking out of the fridge nearly dropped to the floor.

"Team leader-nim, what happened to you? Why are you being so weird today?" Jung Sohoon placed the side dish on the table before walking towards Cale.

Cale could only watch as Jung Sohoon placed one of his palm on his forehead.

"You don't have a fever..." Jung Sohoon then gasped out loud. "Wow!!!!! Assistant leader-nim, t-t-team leader-nim just smiled!"

"Wait, really?" Kim MinAh turned around from her task of tidy up the paper on the working desk. "Wow."

Cale shook his head at their antics. "I'm perfectly fine. Thank you for the meal."

Cale immediately ate the cup ramen after saying that. "It's delicious."

"Hoo.... I guess my ramen could create a miracle." Jung Sohoon mumbled softly.

Cale watched them eat and chat about their family, similarly to what happened in Wind island. 'I guess I know this two quite well...'

"I will die in three days. So, Kim MinAh, you will be the team leader. Jung Sohoon, you will be assistant leader."

""What!?""

"I have watched you two, I'm sure you can handle the work after I'm gone." Cale just wanted to say what he needed to. "I just have one request, please place my body next to team leader Lee Soohyuk and Choi Jungsoo."

"What the hell are you saying, team leader-nim?" Kim MinAh held Cale's shoulder and shook him hard. "What dying? In three days? Don't just joke like that out of blue!"

"I am completely sane. I'm sorry I just speak of this out of blue, but I still have to say it, before I cowardly decides to do anything I regret again." Cale chuckled.

"Shall I tell you a story? It might seem unbelievable to you, but please listen to the end."

Kim MinAh and Jung Sohoon couldn't speak a word, only opened and closed their mouth for a while before nodding.

"I was born in another world as Cale Henituse ...." Cale proceeded to tell them everything.

About his curse.

About his birth as Kim Roksoo.

About going back to being Cale.

About his decision to leave his life as Kim Roksoo behind.

"I want to apologize for selfishly making the decision to abandon you guys and everyone in the team." Cale bowed his head.

"Sob..." Kim MinAh was crying after the story ended. She wanted to say something but she couldn't.

"Don't apologize. If everything you said is true, it's not your fault at all. Well, it's still unbelievable, but it explains a lot."

Even though he was young compared to Kim Roksoo, but he had to matured early in this kind of environment they were in right now. Jung Sohoon also understand Kim Roksoo had experienced if he thought about what he had just said.

'No wonder he always do everything alone....' Jung Sohoon sighed. "It's weird saying this, but I guess we'll have to make preparations for the leadership transfer."

"T-Team leader... you don't have to worry about us. You worried more than enough all these years. Just make sure you are happy from now on, please." Kim MinAh held Cale's hand tightly. "It's so sudden. But I understand when you said you have people who were waiting for you to go back to."

Cale patted her head. "You're already a mother, why are you crying like your little Eunsoo? I think we'll gonna be late if we stay anymore than this."

"A-Are you gonna come with us too? I think you should take a rest today."

"Yes, team leader. You—"

"I want to see them one last time." Cale smiled. "I want to [Record] your everyone's face for the last time."

"Alright. Then we'll wait for you downstairs. Please come down when you're ready."

"H-How about the dishes?"

"Just leave it alone. We're really late if we don't go now." Cale got up to change his clothes.

The two caught a glimpse of the numerous scars on Kim Roksoo's body before they turned their gazes away. They now understood why Kim Roksoo always wore long-sleeved shirt no matter how hot the weather was.

"Just how stupidly kind can this person be..."

"It's our team leader we're talking about."

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Today was a very weird day for the team members of Kim Roksoo's team. Everyone saw a new side of Kim Roksoo that they never thought they would live to see.

Their team leader's smiles...

His calm comments as he explained the details of the mission...

Everything about today was surprising and warmly welcomed by everyone.

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Once he got back to his room, Cale decided to write letters for each of his team members, his last words for them.

Cale also spent some times writing the information about the monsters that he haven't had time to write before. He always wrote these information down whenever he could discover anything new.

These could help a lot of people, if they knew the weaknesses of those monsters and how to defeat them, even if some of the methods seemed impossible to do.

As soon as he had done writing everything and looked at the time, it had already 2 o'clock in the morning.

"Good thing you come along, Crybaby."

• You still need to sleep, Cale.

"Yes, you're right...." Cale laid on the hard bed. "I miss my soft bed..."

Cale tried not to think about everyone, he still have something to do in this world.

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Cale had spent the three days to the fullest. Doing things he never thought of as Kim Roksoo.

Until the night of the third day, he left the letters next to him as he laid on his bed peacefully.

He started to think about everyone that was waiting for him.

The children who would cry if he fainted for too long.

Ron who was his second father...

His stoic face Hyung, Beacrox...

Choi Han who was still waiting for him to talk...

Rosalyn, Mary, Eruhaben, Tasha...

Jack, Hannah, Rex, Bud...

The people who last saw him before teleport away...

His father, his mother Violan, Basen, Lily....

The family who was waiting for him to go back.

There is also Alberu, Lock and the everyone else who he considered family already.

"I want to return to them." A tear slipped down his eyes as his vision slowly darken.

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Cale woke again in the dark space that he somewhat familiar with now...

"Ah, you finally woke up."

Cale turned to the voice. "C-Choi Jungsoo!? I thought she said I could go back... why am I meeting this punk? Am I still in Korean?"

"Your reaction hurt me deeply, Roksoo-ya." Choi Jungsoo put on a sad face.

"You're real?"

"Of course I am! You should thank me. I am the one to negotiate with the gods for the chance for you to resolve everything. I know you definitely worry about all those kids in your team."

Cale stared blankly at Choi Jungsoo.

"Anyway, I don't really have that much time. I could only come to see you because I'm bring a message from a goddess."

"Oh..." Cale looked a bit disappointed.

"I'm telling you, I threw a lot of complaints to the God of Death to get this chance to meet you. It's unfair for Soohyuk Hyung to get to meet you while I can't."

"I'm speechless..." Cale said that before laughing happily. "I bet God of Death is having a lot of headaches with you around."

"Hey, I was helping him with a lot of works! Anyway, those gods really do anything as long as it's related to you and as long as there's a loophole to manipulate. You're so well-loved by the gods. As expected from our Roksoo."

"They should give me a better body if they really love me." Cale grumbled.

"Yeah, about that.... It's what the message is about." Choi Jungsoo looked at Cale solemnly before continued. "You've already guessed that Cale wasn't supposed to be born right? Because your soul was supposed to be born as Kim Roksoo, after your real body was stolen."

"Yes. So who is the one responsible for Cale Henituse's body?"

"The Goddess of Time and Life."

'Time and Life?' Cale looked through the records in his head. "Ah..."

>

From his mother's diary. Time and Life.

"She seems to favor your mother's family, the Thames. But she especially pay attention to your mother. The goddess said that your mother couldn't actually conceive. The goddess had used a little of her power to help granted your mother's wish.

Your body was based on your mother's. That's why you resemble your mother on nearly everything. That included your plate as well."

"That's why I don't look like my father at all..." Cale mumbled. "Continue."

"So disrespectful..." Choi Jungsoo pouted. "Anyway, she wanted to apologize. As soon as your soul was attracted and assimilated to the body she created, she realized that your soul was influenced by another soul. And that you would live a painful life."

Cale slowly trying to digest the information.

"The gods are the one to send your soul to Earth, but the Goddess of Time and Life is the one to turn back your time as Cale Henituse. She used a lot of her power to turn back 20 years worth of time. This time as well, she turned back a little time that should have already passed for Kim Roksoo."

"That's why she sounded so tired..." Cale smiled a little. "I don't hate her, and I won't blame her. Since I could be my parents' son because of her. I'm actually thankful for that. So help me tell her that if you have a chance when she wakes up."

"Alright."

A silent had occurred for a moment before Cale asked a question that had been on his mind for a while.

"Jungsoo, do you regret not taking the God of Death's offer at that time?"

"No. I never regret that decision, I'll do the same if I face that choices again." Choi Jungsoo turned to Cale. "Well, I'm angry when I found out, because I could have stay by your side and even have a chance to meet my uncle once removed."

Choi Jungsoo turned his gaze back to the darkness. "But at that time, when I wouldn't know all that, I only think about saving you, and I never regret that decision."

"You're a stupid idiot."

"How is it your business what I do to save my Dongsaeng? I do whatever I want."

"How is it not my business when I'm that dong—"

"Hehe..."

"... you never act like a Hyung supposed to do..."

"Roksoo... can't you call me Hyung at least once? Ah... I guess it's time for me to go..." Choi Jungsoo's body started to disappear slowly starting from his foot.

"Hyung." Cale blushed a little. "Jungsoo Hyung."

"Thank you, Roksoo." Choi Jungsoo hugged Cale. "You don't know how upset this Hyung was when you go around calling people Hyung..."

His arms were disappearing as well now.

"The chef Beacrox and the glasses guy Eric was still fine, they know you since you were young. But that sparkly crown prince is so sly to make you call him Hyung! I was working so hard."

Cale chuckled. "If it makes you happy, you're Kim Roksoo's Hyung before he becomes Cale Henituse's Hyung. So no need to compete with him. So childish."

"Ooh, that's reassuring." Choi Jungsoo had completely disappeared now, but his voice could be heard saying one last sentence. "It's worth it to threw tantrum at God of Death... haha... Be happy, Cale."

"I will."

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"Why is he taking longer and longer to faint even though he was stronger than before?"

"Calm down, little kid."

"I can't, Goldie gramps."

"Haa... my poor life."

Cale could hear many voices talking, but two voices sounded the nearest to him.

"Mm..." Cale made a sound as he tried to open his eyes. 'Ugh... I'm starving... just how much time passed this time....'

"Human! You're awake!" Raon, who was the nearest, was tapping Cale's cheek with his front paw.

"Raon..."

"You stupid Human! It's a new record! You were unconscious for 20 days, 1 hour, 32 minutes, and 19 seconds!"

'...Huh? That was about three weeks? Wasn't my longest time unconscious before this about two weeks? But three weeks?' Cale quickly started to speak after having those thoughts. "Airships, what happened to the capital?"

What about the other things? What about taking care of the Northern Alchemists' Tower issue? He urgently looked toward Rosalyn, who was walking towards him, before he flinched.

"My goodness, Cale, you really seem to like to work. You just woke up from fainting for three weeks, and you asked about the airship as soon as you wake up?"

"W-Well, won't people get hurt if we didn't resolve the airship issues?"

'He's definitely the gods' Chosen One...' Rosalyn sighed as she started to speak. "The airships in the capital-"

Click. The door opened and two people entered as she started to speak.

One of them was Beacrox. "Choi Han, I tried making that green onion pancake you mentioned, is this right......?"

'What? What did he just say? Green onion pancakes? ...They have green onions in this world?'

Cale questioned his hearing while Beacrox who made eye contact with him could not finish his sentence properly. He held the plate with this food he had never made before with one hand.

"You finally wake up. I should go prepare your food. Here, try the new food first." Beacrox then turned around and left as soon as he said that.

Cale ate the pancake that was placed in his hand. "Mm... tasty... as expected of Hyung."

– Human! Is it very tasty? Beacrox and I are researching after hearing about green onion pancakes from Choi Han! Choi Han said it is similar to pies, so I'm curious as to how it tastes!

Cale smiled at Raon's words, but then he could soon see someone approaching him while looking like he was about to cry.

"Oh! Young master-nim!"

It was Saint Jack. He couldn't even fix his fluttering priest robe as he walked over to Cale's bed and grabbed his hands.

"You're finally awake? You must be so hungry after everything you've done."

Cale couldn't respond after seeing Jack asking with such a pure expression on his face.

"Ah, yes. Do you want some too? It's apparently the food from Choi Han's hometown."

"I see. It's fine, you should eat, young master-nim. And thank you very much!"

Jack bowed ninety degrees to thank Cale.

"Thankfully, we were able to arrive at the capital on time and Miss Rosalyn and Eruhaben-nim were able to cast shields while we were able to then take out the airships outside the shields one by one!"

Saint Jack who was speaking with gratitude and admiration continued to speak quickly as if he was overwhelmed with joy.

"And then Choi Han-nim, Raon-nim and you showed up, making the remaining airships all start to retreat. We debated chasing after them and launching a counterattack, but the enemies dropped one airship toward the capital and made it explode, leaving us no choice but to focus on protecting the capital!"

'Oh, Jack is explaining the situation very well.' Cale nodded as he ate and listened.

Even if they wanted to chase after the airships, it was probably better not to make such rash decisions if Rosalyn and Eruhaben had to resist an exploding airship with their shields.

It would have been dangerous to chase after them without mages.

"We focused on guarding the capital for another day before heading over to the Northern Alchemists' Tower only to see that they had all escaped. Ah, based on the debris from the destroyed airships and golems, it looks like you managed to strike the enemies hard!"

'Mm, I see.' Cale enjoyed hearing this explanation from someone who seemed to have been wowed by the situation.

"We also destroyed all four Alchemists' Towers. Of course, we swindled any alchemy-related texts and anything that looked useful."

Cale who was nodding his head could see Saint Jack's teary eyes.

"It is all thanks to you and everyone else's help and sacrifices, young master-nim. You don't know how much I, while you were unconscious......!"

'Hmm... Something feels a bit awkward?' Cale found it difficult to handle Jack like this.

"I'm really, absolutely relieved that you woke up. I feel like I can finally get some rest myself!"

"Thank you for worrying about me, Jack-nim. But did you not get any rest?"