I Returned, But My Power is the Same

Even just seeing the two of them together is a strange situation.

But it was nailed to the mouth.

“...”

“...”

A brief silence feels like hours.

That moment.

thud!

clink-

Two bottles with blue liquid fall to the floor.

It was made of glass, so it shattered immediately.

It was the potion that Lieutenant Young So-jin was holding.

I came to my senses then.

“Sorry...!”

The words could not be finished.

Lieutenant Young So-jin left the tent as it was.

Are you angry?

No, I'm not sure.

of course you would

Two men and women from his squad were kissing in a place like this.

I immediately left my seat and got up.

Then something grabs your arm.

"Why?"

Seong Da-kyung is holding my cuffs with both hands.

“How?”

“I need to explain the situation.”

“Are we meeting?”

"uh. Before that, I'd like to say I'm sorry."

“Would you have understood everything by yourself?”

“Still, I have to tell you. He got angry and left.”

He pointed to the broken potion and said.

The cuffs lose strength.

"okay. speak and come.”

“Don’t do that, you too, get out of here. When someone else comes in, I’ll try to explain what to you.”

“...”

“Be careful with that.”

He tapped Seong Da-kyung's forearm and left the tent first.

The silhouette of Second Lieutenant Young So-jin can be seen from a distance.

But it's kind of weird.

Rather than looking angry from the back, it looks like something bleak.

Why?

once went there

“Loyalty!”

"Huh. Loyalty.”

At the sound of my salute, Lieutenant Young So-jin turns around.

And put your hands together

As usual.

you are smiling

But the emotions behind it are all visible to my eyes, who don't even know much about women.

It would be better if you were angry.

"I'm sorry, Deputy Commander-in-Chief... For doing such things in a place like this... You're right... I'm currently meeting with Sgt. Seong Da-kyung..."

"know. I knew.”

Did you know...?

just did it

Until then, I was always careful about my name and actions.

We exchanged autographs a few times that others didn't know, but it was only about making eye contact a few times.

And if it was barely noticeable, the squad would have noticed right away.

We live together every day.But did you know...?

“I don't care. I won't even tell the other executives. Instead, I want you to be careful about the same behavior you just did.”

"Ah...! Yes, I understand...!"

He answered with his head bowed.

Lieutenant Young So-jin is one step closer to me.

“Are you okay with your injuries?”

***

After all the dungeons are cleared.

As soon as I returned to the unit, there was an uproar.

All the media reported about me.

Even reporters flocked to the guardhouse.

Of course, one of the dogs knew my direct number, so I contacted them directly.

# Dohee Choi: Yay Yay Yay Yay Yay! Can I interview you at the unit? If so, is it our broadcasting station? got it?

it was my sister

If they had given permission from the unit, they would have entered the dormitory at all.

“Dojin-ah.”

To some extent, the company commander called me.

“Sergeant Dojin Choi.”

“First of all, I have to do an interview somewhere. The guardhouse is still a mess, a mess.”

"all right."

“Didn’t your sister tell you that she works as a reporter here?”

"Yes that's right."

“Then do it with your sister.”

“Is that okay?”

“No. Isn't there a saying about blood ties to use in times like these?"

If that's what I'm doing, I'm comfortable with it.

You will be able to edit it well.

“Awesome, really. How could a BJ be there and a video was filmed just then?”

"Yeah."

“It has 3 million views now, 3 million.”

"okay?"

18:50.

During dinner and leisure time, I met my sister.

in the adjacent room in the unit.

Behind my sister, there were three cameramen, and a few who were presumed to be writers.

Ooh, what have you come up with so much?

burdensomely.

Perhaps she noticed my reaction, my sister gave me a rough explanation.

“There are a lot of times when dozens of hunters open gates, but it’s rare to do it alone. So there are quite a few I’m trying to get it right.”

“...”

“Oh, don’t worry, don’t worry. My sister will take good care of me so that my sister can come out well.”

...just did it with other reporters.

...why are you suddenly anxious?

Contrary to anxiety, fortunately, it proceeded with only moderately aggressive (?) dragging.

And in the first place, there was no story to decorate any more.

I needed to urinate in a hurry, so I stopped at the bathroom, got lost and found the gate.

So grab the monster and destroy it.

It was a sauce everyone would love to see.

“Good job, Dojin-ah.”

“Let me know when it airs. When the time is right, I'll monitor it."

“Will it be on the 9 o’clock news right away?”

“So fast?”

“It’s also slow. Originally, I was going to pick it up live, but the executives here said it didn’t work, so I changed it.”

"okay."

"Huh. my sister goes I will repay your favor today.”

“What are you going to repay? done."

“How important it is to be the first to report something like this. If you want to buy something, think about it.”

The older sister chuckled and walked out of the adjacent room.

The cameramen and writers nodded, saying thank you.

I also greeted him quickly.

When I went up to the dormitory again, it was approaching 20:00.

An hour had passed by only answering a few questions.

I felt it in the last promotional video, but filming is not so easy.

“Dojin-ah, let’s talk. Exactly what happened.”

“Wow, it must have been great that you caught so many Furis alone.”

“What did you say in the interview?”

“Dojin-ah, have you seen this? Yes, you got 4 million views of the video replay today.”

As soon as you enter the dormitory, you are greeted with questions from the soldiers.

The number of replay views seemed to have risen by 1 million in the meantime.

hmmm.

I just shrug my shoulders.

"Oh right. I was completely broken by the deputy platoon commander and the company commander earlier.”

Just when the atmosphere calmed down, Sgt. Lee Dae-yong spoke.

“You were in a hurry to go to the toilet, so the deputy platoon commander took it out, didn’t you? When the company commander heard that, he said so much, why are you doing it on your own? But in the end, thanks to that, didn't the same thing happen today? And the deputy platoon commander also sent it because he thought of you, so why are you doing this with that?”

“What did you say a lot?”

“The lieutenant commander?”

"Yes."

"uh. Today's dungeon work was a bit urgent, wasn't it? Each and every one of them is important, so why don’t you tell them and take them out?”

okay.

I was a bit anxious too.

No matter how urgent it is, it is correct to report it to the commander first and then remove it.

As Sgt. Lee Dae-yong said, especially in urgent cases like today.

Lieutenant Young So-jin simply ignored the process because he was worried about me and that he might make a mistake on his pants.

But you were so mad.

under.

That way, I left the dormitory.

And I found the deputy commander's office.

smart-

“Loyalty! Sergeant Do-jin Choi, I have been busy with the deputy platoon commander’s office for a while.”

“Yes, Dojin-ah.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin, who was sitting in front of a small round table and filling out documents, raises her head.

"what's the matter?"

“I… just to say I’m sorry…”

"Huh? Ah. Is it because of work? It's okay."

“It’s still like that… but I told the company commander… that…”

“Am I mad? Did you hear from Dae-yong?”

"Yes..."

“I’m not mad. He just gave me a warning not to do that next time.”

No way.

Although Sgt. Lee Dae-yong has a tendency to talk a bit over the top, he probably wouldn't have expressed it that way because he was paying attention.

They said it was completely broken, or that I heard a loud noise.

But it's not me, so I keep asking more questions...

haha...

After hesitating, he said

"sorry..."

All I had to do was say sorry.

Lieutenant Young So-jin looked at me quietly and pointed to the seat opposite.

“Go get a cup of tea.”

"Ah! Yes!"

He sat down in the back seat.

Soon two cups of tea are placed on the table.

A scorching heat rises.

"thank you."“Did the interview go well?”

"Yes. It ended well because my sister did well.”

“Is your sister a journalist?”

"That's right."

Lieutenant Young So-jin looks at me quietly again, wrapping the teacup with both hands.

“What did you put on my face?”

“No, no. Just don't worry about what you said."

The voice sounds a little perplexed. Like someone caught doing something wrong.

what?

Ah.

First off, it's not that important.

“I will never do that again next time…”

“Am I going to do the same next time?”

"Yes...?"

“No matter how urgent the dungeon work, Do-jin, will you only go to the toilet then? You said that if you do it wrong, you're going to make a mistake on your pants."

That's... not true...

She barely swallowed the words that reached her throat.

“I don’t understand the reporting system or anything like that.”

“Is that so?”

"Huh. People come first.”

People's work comes first.

That's right.

That's the part I don't understand either.

But it's strange that those words came out of Lieutenant Young So-jin's mouth.

Lieutenant Young So-jin, who I remember, was a person who came out of the unit even though he caught the flu and had a fever.

Instead of getting sick, he was doing all the training.

“Dojin-ah.”

“Sergeant Dojin Choi.”

Lieutenant Young So-jin said as she touched the teacup.

“I know, troop work is important... but you, no, squad members are more important. So, if something like this happens again next time, don't worry and tell me right away."

***

The Capital Defense Command's conference room.

The commander was at the top, and a large number of high-ranking officers were sitting to the left and right.

All of them were generals running the Hunter Division under the headquarters.

“I am Sgt. Choi Do-jin… I think I received a report as a corporal not long ago. Has he just become a sergeant?”

"That's right."

To the commander's words, 7th Hunter Division commander, Major General Jeon Kwan-yeong immediately responded.

“Did you get a special promotion?”

"Yes. He’s such a talented friend, so that’s what happened again.”

“I mean... what? He said he will also take the promotion test?”

"Yes. They say they are already preparing.”

"okay? This is what I look forward to.”

“I and the executives there are also paying attention.”

“It’s worth it. Today alone, you have done such a great job.”

The commander continued his speech by tapping the table with his finger.

“By the way, I mean. Just passing the promotion exam is also passing, but I’m curious about other things.”

“What do you mean?”

A strange smile appeared on the commander's lips.

“When I passed the promotion exam and became an executive. How far will this guy go?”

“Aren’t you supposed to be a soldier after all?”

The 5th division commander intervened.

“There are limits to being a soldier.”

“Because he came from a soldier... Comparing the time it takes for him to enter the Hunter Military Academy and commissioned as a second lieutenant and the time it takes for Sgt. I mean.”

“Yeah, but isn’t the future important? In terms of talent, the former would be overwhelming.”

“You have talent too.”

"Yes?"

“Considering the nature of the Hunter system, there is a lot of potential for it to light up late. Sergeant Choi Do-jin seems to have already sweated.”

The commander laughed as if it was funny.

“Get a seat. The media is also the media, and I would like to meet you personally.”

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