You Didn't Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate

Chapter 71 Part 2:  Trauma

She dipped a fork into the apple and held it in her hand, so he had to reluctantly take a bite.

At the sound of a crunch, I also took a bite of one.

The sweet flavor filled my mouth as well.

“You did well. Alright, Call me if you need anything.”

“Noona.”

“Hmm?”

As I turned around to leave, Pyo Yeon-Won suddenly stopped me.

“Why is noona so strong?”

He suddenly blurted out.

“When I first entered the gate… I thought of Seoha-Noona. Noona was an ordinary person and got caught inside a gate just like me.”

Well, I’m sorry, but that’s a bit of a buzz.

To be exact, the last time that I was caught up in the gate before regression I was a mess too.

I was probably way worse than Yeon-Won.

“But I can’t do anything… I had no choice but to go along with the situation. But when it was Noona, she was able to get through the situation well.”

“Yeon-Won. At that time, I… Well, my situation was a little unusual.”

“You were the same age as me at that time too. You just recently graduated from high school and are about to enter college. Actually, you’re only a year older than me. So.. Why am I not as strong as noona?”

Pyo Yeon-Won couldn’t help but despair at the fact that he couldn’t find a better way for himself.

This kind of regret often lingers deep.

This is especially true because a gate that has been cleared once will not come back unless it is a permanent gate.

“Dr—I can’t call him by his name hastily, but I signed a contract with him, and I was able to use his power.”

Pyo Yeon-Won then showed me the back of his hand.

The geometric light green patterns were still very clear.

“Even though I gained access to his power I’m still too weak mentally. It’s pathetic, isn’t it?”

“Yeon-Won.”

There was one thing that kept bothering me.

He kept saying that he was too weak.

“Do you want to become a hunter?”

It’s like he wants to become one.

So I had no choice but to ask.

Pyo Yeon-Won opened his eyes wide as if he had been hit to the core.

“I know that someone from the government is coming to visit you next week. They also visited me before, when I just came out of the Yeonhwado Gate. So I’m sure they’ll make you an offer to become a Hunter. They might even ask you to enter the academy.”

Pyo Yeon-Won himself may be weak, but his contracted entity is far stronger.

“We thought that you wouldn’t want to be caught up in the gate again.”

It wasn’t that I didn’t want him to become one.

It’s just I really wanted Pyo Yeon-won to live as an ordinary person.

In the previous life, he lived as a hunter, not an ordinary person, but I know that it wasn’t a suitable path for him, who was naturally weak and soft-hearted.

“Unnie, and I are already here. The two of us are already working as Hunters, so do you think you need to do that? Will you be able to get over those painful memories?”

Of course, if he does not become a hunter, it would be a pretty huge loss for the country.

They probably didn’t want to miss out on Pyo Yeon-won, who signed a contract with a very strong entity, but no one can force this on him.

After losing Pyo Hye-Won at the gate before regression, he became traumatized every time he entered it, so he played a role focused solely on paperwork.

At that time, he was pretty good at it, and there was no mention of it not being suitable for him, so I thought becoming a Gate Researcher would suit him better.

“I’m obviously weak… I’m weak… But the one who lent me his power, is so strong that I can’t even estimate it.”

“I know. I’ve seen it.”

“I can use a little bit of his power.”

When Pyo Yeon-Won flicked his hands, the pot on the window gently shook as if it were responding.

This has often happened ever since he was caught inside the gate.

So Neither Pyo Hye-won nor I looked surprised, but it was sometimes strange for me, to see Pyo Yeon-won communicating with something else we didn’t know, and see.

He may be weak now, but if he was trained a little more, and was able to summon plants…… No one would be able to exert more power than him… Inside a field-type gate.

After all, field-type gates are often of a rainforest topography, so it will be a playground for Pyo Yeon-won.

“I might be able to save others with this power.”

“There’s no reason for you to do that, if you yourself are hurting.”

A tone that seemed to be doting unconsciously popped out of my mouth, I myself wanted him to be more selfish.

“Is it right to watch someone get hurt in front of me?”

“That is not your responsibility. Gates are like natural disasters.”

Pyo Yeon-won was torn.

Even though he hated Gates, he was also torn about the fact that since he had the power, it would be too selfish for him to let it rot away.

“Yeon-Won. I want you to think only of yourself.”

‘I want you to make a choice solely for your own happiness.’

“You may be able to save someone whose strength is lower than yours, but in order to do that, you must save yourself first.”

To me, the person who needed saving the most right now was Pyo Yeon-won.

Not a nameless, faceless third party, but Pyo Yeon-won, who was suffering right in front of me, and not being able to eat anything because of his anxiety.

This child has a good heart for others, and it is good to devote himself to humanity, but above all else, he forgot that it means nothing unless he saves himself.

“Starting with myself…”

“Yes. You’d better think carefully about what I mean and make a decision. I’ll ask the official for a little more time. I knew who it was, since I met with him last time, and because he was in charge of me, so he will probably understand.”

‘Hello, Ms. Han Seo-ha. I’m Shin Dong-Woon from the Hunter Management Bureau.’

I remembered the past for a moment.

After clearing the Yeonhwado gate, that man came to see me.

He was neatly dressed, but it was not enough to hide his well-trained body.

There was a hint of a Hunter’s Aura that could not be hidden from him.

“I got a business card from him before.”

I’ll have to find out where the business card is now though.

“…Yes. Then I’ll think about it a little more.”

“Alright. Then rest well.”

I closed the door and went out.

“Did he eat an apple?”

“Yeah. One piece.”

“What a relief!”

Unnie couldn’t hide her joy.

“And did you talk about anything else?”

“Well… He didn’t say much.”

There must be a reason why Yeon-Won brought it up to me, not Hye-Won.

I thought that it’s probably something that he didn’t want to talk about with his sister, so I casually brushed Hye-Won’s questions off.

“Huh? Where are you going at this hour?”

“I need to see someone for a moment.”

“Now?”

“Yes. Now.”

When my head finally calmed down, a figure suddenly flashed through my mind.

‘Theodore.’

Why didn’t he tell me about this gate in advance?

I need to hear why.