When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 31



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31. The Appearance of the Savior

“This is heavier than it looks.”

“Right? Farming must take a lot of effort. It doesn’t matter to us Awakened people, but it’s amazing how the village elders are so good at farming.”

Oh Hyun-seong and Choi Jeong-il spoke amicably while lifting the box.

They are moving boxes full of crop samples one by one to the roadside outside the barrier.

Soon, a lab staff member will come and pick up the items.

Choi Jeong-il’s intention was that it was a very important item and could not be left in the hands of a delivery person or someone else.

“I will let you know right away if there are any results from the analysis.”

“Yeah, I hope I can salvage something useful.”

Oh Hyun-seong nodded.

The problem of the accumulation of toxic energy in the bodies of hunters was something that Choi Jeong-il had been desperately researching for a long time, but Oh Hyeon-seong was no different from anyone else involved in the issue.

Although his physical condition has noticeably improved due to continuous consumption of spirit crops, he has not yet completely shaken off the aftereffects.

‘There used to be five rings of magic power. Now, only one has been revived.’

He placed his hand on his dantian for a moment.

Just the presence of Albert alone makes the quota feel full.

That meant that he was a powerful being, but it also meant that the amount of magical power he could handle had decreased compared to his prime.

His old partners.

In order to re-summon the higher spirits of each element, the magical power had to be raised to the same level as before.

To be exact, it means that you need to raise your physical condition enough to release the magic seal and reactivate the five rings.

‘It’s gradually improving, but honestly, I’m not satisfied with the current pace.’

That’s why Oh Hyun-seong wanted a slightly stronger crop effect.

That’s also why I’ve been doing some experiments on crops recently.

The idea was that the tastier and better the quality, the better the crop’s ability to neutralize toxins, and if we could just figure out a way to do that, we could recover much faster than we do now.

‘Then maybe I’ll be able to see that guy Priya again.’

The first spirit he contracted with, and the most powerful spirit of the upper ranks.

Also, he was the guy who was with me from the beginning to the end since I became a hunter.

He was willing to do whatever it took to drag the guy back out of the pitch-black darkness.

Choi Jeong-il also said that he had similar thoughts.

“Albern’s return… means that all of your other spirits can return as well.”

“Yes, to do that, I have to shake off all the aftereffects.”

He nodded.

“Perhaps, the spirit crops will bring back your eyesight.”

Oh Hyun-seong looked at him and said.

Of course, it would be impossible to tie his legs and Choi Jeong-il’s eyes equally.

Because alleviating the aftereffects and reviving a part that had completely lost function were two entirely different things.

Choi Jeong-il also thought the same thing.

“…I don’t expect that. I know best whether or not a wound can heal.”

Although Choi Jeong-il has been eating dishes made with fish from the reservoir and spirit crops for the past week, the condition of his left eye has not changed.

But since it was thought that there was no way to re-summon the extinguished spirit,

Oh Hyun-seong believed that nothing was impossible.

“You go in first. I can hand over the items to you.”

“What’s the point of going into a house where no one is? Just wait together and then go.”

Oh Hyun-seong, who had moved all the boxes, sat down with a thud.

The only thing you feel when you live a farming life is leisure.

That’s why I tried not to be too anxious about the aftereffects.

Anyway, I have a lot of time and I don’t need to rush for anything.

In the past, he would have tried to find the fastest way possible, even if it meant searching the entire world, but he was a different person in many ways from the man he was in the past.

Tiring!

Just then, his cell phone rang.

When I turned on the screen to do something, there was a text message from Joo Ji-hye.

However, the content was concise but extremely difficult to understand.

“Please…save me?”

What is this?

***

The Disaster Management Agency, led by Han Su-yeon, is the agency in charge of controlling and managing all gates and hunters in the country.

It was also an organization that took over and succeeded the special forces that Oh Hyeon-seong had previously been a part of.

Of course, officially, the Special Forces was a unit whose existence was not known to the outside world, and even then, there was a separate organization called the Management Bureau.

However, it was after the unit was disbanded that the Disaster Management Agency became the full-fledged and large-scale organization it is today.

However, the successor to the special task force was not only the Disaster Management Agency.

National Security Agency.

It is an intelligence agency responsible for missions such as information gathering, counterintelligence, national security, counterterrorism, and overseas operations.

It was one of the three special agencies that were newly created after the disbandment of the unit, and rather, it should be seen as the one that most closely inherited the characteristics of the Special Forces.

Although it is an organization that cannot help but be deeply immersed in the shadows due to its assigned field, it is an organization that cannot help but have a large presence in today’s world, so it is a place that is often talked about by people and in the media.

The problem here is that among their duties, the management of unstable hunters falls under the category of ‘national security management’.

Hunters suffering from Awakened Mental Disorder, also known as ‘Psychosis’.

“Psychosis? Do they still have that these days?”

“Of course. Just last month, a high-ranking Awakened person went berserk in Incheon. Fortunately, he was subdued before he caused an accident, so there were no casualties. I guess you didn’t know since it wasn’t reported in the media.”

“Ah… the world is so cruel…”

Joo Ji-hye’s pupils trembled here and there.

She also knew that the National Security Agency was in charge of disposing of psychosis-awakened individuals.

Officially, the Security Service always does its best to treat runaways, and in fact, more than half of symptomatic cases are treated and sent back, but that is a lie.

There was no one who did not know that.

Psychosis is a disease that can never be cured.

In reality, it means that the power was turned off.

“Have you ever had intermittent memory loss, an inability to control your emotions, or extreme anxiety?”

“Me, me? Why?”

“I asked him if he had any similar problems since he suffered a serious injury in Busan last year. It’s our job to identify such people first and help them recover.”

“Eh… Eh! No way. I’m completely fine?”

Joo Ji-hye tightly grabbed his trembling legs.

But I couldn’t hide the beads of sweat running down my forehead, and being aware of it made me even more miserable.

Although he was clearly acting possessed on set, for some reason he was at a loss in front of Baek Ji-soo.

‘Calm down! Just keep your mouth shut.’

It was a closely guarded secret that she was suffering from psychological aftereffects following her injury.

Of course, it would have been difficult for her personally to properly block the information, but CEO Choi Jeong-il personally stepped in to block it.

He minimized the number of people who needed to know, only provided treatment at the treatment facilities he owned, and kept them completely silent.

It is also thanks to this that she has not been featured in any articles despite her fame.

Not only was he skilled at handling this type of work, but the influence that the Aegis representative had was enormous.

But for some reason, Baek Ji-soo looked at her with eyes that seemed to see right through her.

“I guess when you do this kind of work, you end up seeing a lot of people lying. That’s why, when people lie, you can tell. It’s like there’s a strong smell that can’t be hidden.”

Baek Ji-soo, who came closer, whispered.

“Ms. Jihye, if you lie, we won’t be able to help you.”

All the color drained from Joo Ji-hye’s face.

It’s being scrapped…! This is being scrapped…!

Her head, now immersed in thought, was already a mess.

But at that moment, the door opened.

Squeak!

“What are you guys doing there?”

Oh Hyun-seong appeared.

A look of bewilderment as he looks at two women sitting on the floor in an unfamiliar combination.

But for some, it was the appearance of a savior with a halo behind him.

She ran to him with tears welling up in her eyes, and quickly hid behind Oh Hyeon-seong.

“Ugh… Master… I almost died…”

“…I haven’t done anything yet.”

Baek Ji-soo slowly got up from her seat.

Joo Ji-hye, who was behind him, flinched and grabbed his collar tightly, but Oh Hyeon-seong didn’t make any particular gesture.

“Senior, it’s been a while.”

“Yeah, it’s been a really long time.”

“More than that, Master? Have you taken on a new disciple?”

“That’s nonsense, so ignore it. More importantly, what are you doing here all of a sudden?”

“I was watching the news and suddenly I thought of you, senior. That’s why I came to see you. How have you been?”

Baek Ji-soo asks how I am doing quite nicely.

But because of that, Oh Hyeon-seong looked at her with even more suspicious eyes.

He’s not the type of guy who would come to you for no reason.

Although I had received a text from Joo Ji-hye, I had never expected her to suddenly appear.

“You know that kid is suffering from the aftereffects of a psychotic episode, right? It’s a classic precursor symptom of psychosis.”

“Yeah, I know that too. There’s no way I wouldn’t know.”

“But why are you keeping it by your side? It’s been about a year, so it’s about time it exploded.”

“Ha, but now I’m completely cured! I don’t have any of those symptoms at all!”

“It’s completely cured…”

Baek Ji-soo didn’t even feel the need to respond.

Once the symptoms begin, the hunter doesn’t stop.

Either go into a state of psychosis and be eaten by yourself, or go off the rails by dying before that.

There are only two endings.

Rather, if you are at the stage of denying reality to the point of thinking that you are completely cured, the progress is considered to be more severe.

But surprisingly, Oh Hyeon-seong added to the conversation.

“It’s not completely cured yet, but he’s right.”

“…Is that right?”

“There are almost no symptoms of aftereffects now. They are not getting worse either.”

“I’m a little embarrassed to hear that from my senior.”

Baek Ji-soo tilted her head.

But facts are facts.

“It may be hard to believe, but it’s true. So leave me out of the discard pile.”

“Haha, in this day and age, who would use inhumane language like “discard” to refer to someone? I’m just in charge of disposing of problematic Hunters.”

“What’s different about that?”

“Don’t worry, you know that, senior. Anyway, we’ll take action when there are signs of trouble. More importantly, I didn’t come here to threaten you or anything.”

If the purpose was something like Hunter’s disposal, she wouldn’t have come in person.

All we had to do was move the security agents.

There is only one reason why someone as big as her would come all the way here.

This is Oh Hyeon-seong.

“I came here because I need your help, senior.”

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