When I Returned to Farming, National-level Big Juniors Flock - Chapter 72



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72. The apple of destruction

CLANG!

Oh Hyun-seong got into the vehicle.

Then, Han Su-yeon, who was reading the report intently in the passenger seat, greeted him and said.

“Is it all over?”

“Okay. Now that everything is ready, I guess time will tell.”

Oh Hyun-seong yawned and stretched as he spoke.

“I’ve been so busy these past few days. As expected, after retiring, my body can’t keep up with the busy life.”

“Now go back and get some rest. We’ll take care of the rest.”

Han Su-yeon said with a sly smile.

The care of Gil-Sang Lee, who suddenly became the head of the four major organizations, and the coordination of the various remaining tasks were the responsibility of the Management Bureau.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Oh Hyun-seong took the wheel.

Now I was planning to go home and lie down and rest for a while.

Of course, there were faces to see.

Bam!

At that time, Han Su-yeon naturally tried to get out of the passenger seat.

“Shall we go separately?”

“That’s right. I have to go in the opposite direction from my senior’s house.”

“No, that’s not it. You said you had some free time these days anyway. Why don’t you stop by and visit too?”

“ah.”

Han Su-yeon stopped, holding the door.

A brief but seemingly distressed look.

Since the board had already been laid out, the remaining work was out of her hands.

Of course, if it were her usual self, she would have returned to work to strive for even greater perfection, but it was impossible to resist this intense temptation now.

It had been quite some time since she had gone down to Changyeong-ri.

“…”

“You made a good choice.”

Oh Hyun-seong laughed at the sight of her sitting next to him without saying a word.

Soon the car started towards the house, crossing the deserted road.

“How many years has it been…”

“what?”

“I mean, let’s look at it.”

Han Su-yeon said, looking out the window.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong could tell what she had been thinking about all this time.

A while ago, she showed unusually agitated behavior.

It’s because of Yoon Seol-ha who suddenly appeared.

At that time, she was the one who was the most hesitant about taking the life of the outrageous Yun Seol-ha.

‘As expected, it was a good decision to bring you.’

Oh Hyun-seong smiled wryly.

“Now that I think about it… I’m not sure if I’m interfering with the two of you spending cozy time together.”

****

“Ah, sir, senior!”

Yoon Seol-ha and Choi Jeong-il, who were sitting side by side on the floor, were startled.

The sight of them hastily letting go of the hands they were holding together.

Oh Hyun-seong looked at him in disbelief.

“What kind of kids are dating? What are you hiding?”

“Ahahaha…”

Yun Seol-ha scratched her cheek awkwardly.

Choi Jeong-il, who was coughing loudly, showed an even more embarrassing reaction.

Well, it was an obvious reaction since he was someone who had always tried to avoid showing this side of himself to his seniors.

“Seolha.”

“Ah… Senior Suyeon.”

The figure of Han Soo-yeon appearing behind him.

She approached Yun Seol-ha, who suddenly got up from her seat, and gave her a silent hug.

Then, Yun Seol-ha, who had been standing there blankly for a moment, leaned her head against him and hugged him tightly.

She even remembered the memories of when she lost her mind in the past, so she knew very well why Han Soo-yeon was reacting that way.

On the other hand, Han Su-yeon also understood the deep wounds that Yoon Seol-ha must have suffered.

“Let’s just let the girls spend time together.”

“Oh, yes.”

Oh Hyun-seong and Choi Jeong-il came outside for a moment.

They stood leaning against the wall and talked.

“Are you having a good time?”

“…Please stop teasing me.”

“I wasn’t kidding.”

“Ha, honestly, I thought I was going to faint. I wish you had told me in advance.”

Oh Hyun-seong invited Choi Jeong-il to his house.

While I was away, I needed someone to look after Yun Seol-ha in case something unexpected happened like last time.

However, he did not tell anyone at all about her existence.

“I thought it would be better to just come and talk first so that I don’t have to worry about all sorts of random thoughts while I’m coming.”

“haha…”

Choi Jeong-il smiled with his head slightly bowed.

Oh Hyun-seong patted his shoulder, which left him speechless for a moment.

“How is Seol-ha’s condition?”

“It has improved noticeably while I was there.”

“Wasn’t there a time when you were unstable?”

“Almost. I would occasionally have fits, but they would quickly subside.”

“He’s a strong guy. You don’t have to worry anymore.”

I glanced out into the yard and saw two women sitting side by side on a bench, chattering away.

It was like looking at a pair of friendly sisters.

“Let’s take a walk.”

They started walking for a walk.

They walk leisurely up the road.

Choi Jeong-il looked back for a moment and saw the village clearly visible below.

A peaceful and green landscape with a cool, open view.

I feel this way every time I come here, but the view is breathtaking.

“Seol-ha seems to like her life here. She doesn’t want to go up to the city. She’s retired as a hunter, so she’d rather live in a quiet place like this than in the city for emotional stability.”

The city was often involved in various useless things.

Even though she is retired, she is still a high-ranking hunter, reaching the 12th rank.

It is at a level where it can be described as a national power with power equal to that of a small country, and it is one of the most powerful players in Korea, a hunter powerhouse with a rich pool of high-ranking hunters.

While there were hundreds of Hunters of rank 10, the starting point for high-ranking Hunters, in the country, there were only about thirty Hunters of rank 11 or higher.

It goes without saying what status the 12th-rank hunters, one level higher, have.

Paradoxically, that’s why she could get into trouble at any time.

‘Of course, if there are people who approach Yun Seol-ha to try to talk nonsense, this guy will completely block them. As the representative of Aegis, he has the power to do so. But that’s not the only problem.’

Gates appear most frequently in densely populated metropolitan areas, where the concentration of turbid gases in the air and soil is also relatively high.

Of course, the highest was Seoul, and it is also where most incidents and accidents occur.

A gate with a special pattern that can cause mass casualties.

Although the assassination of the President was a particularly big deal, there have always been terrorist attacks by extremists.

If she wanted to recover steadily, it would be a wise choice to recuperate in a secluded place.

“Seol-ha’s recovery won’t be over in a short period of time, and we need to look at it over a long period of time, at least for a period of years. Naturally, someone needs to be by her side during that time, and that role should be taken on by no one else but me.”

When an unexpected situation arose, there were only a few people in the country, including him, who could stop Yun Seol-ha.

However, it was not something that could be left to his senior forever, so it was right for him to join him.

“But… I can’t abandon my company now.”

Choi Jeong-il is the CEO of Aegis, the world’s largest hunter agency.

At first, it was at a level where it was difficult to even call it a business, and the only goal was to enable juniors to work in a slightly better field.

It was just something I started to do to forget the past events that were bothering me, and to relieve my guilt and regret.

But as the years passed, the Aegis Hunters became his family members whom he had to take responsibility for.

“Yes, it’s not easy to leave the guys who trust and follow you. The fundamental problem of the psychosis and physical aftereffects that Hunters are exposed to has not been solved either.”

Choi Jeong-il nodded silently.

Oh Hyeon-seong, who was walking side by side, sighed deeply and scratched his head.

This is a difficult problem that has no clear answer.

“I don’t think it’s my problem. But I can at least buy you some time.”

“… What time is it?”

“Stay here for a while and think about it slowly. You have a lot of time anyway. If your lover, who you thought was dead, comes back, you can take a few weeks off from your work schedule, right?”

“Oh, that’s impossible.”

Choi Jeong-il waved his hand.

It was only because I felt like I was causing trouble to Oh Hyeon-seong that I got caught.

But he soon shook his head.

“thank you.”

“I thought about it carefully. You should be selfish for the people who are precious to you.”

“You are also a precious person to me, senior. So much so that I cannot judge its importance.”

Oh Hyeon-seong stopped in his tracks at his words.

His gaze staring intently at Choi Jeong-il.

“… It’s embarrassing for guys to be talking like this.”

“Is that so?”

“But it’s nice to hear.”

Oh Hyun-seong, who had been smiling, started walking again.

“In the first place, family members aren’t supposed to use a calculator together.”

“…”

Choi Jeong-il stared at his back as he walked away.

It wasn’t just a show, I would really give up my life for him.

No, it had to be that way.

It was the fact that he saved him from his obsession with the past, the fact that Yoon Seol-ha, who was thought to be dead, came back, and the fact that she was able to suppress her psychosis and regain her sanity.

He was a benefactor who performed many miracles and brought salvation to him.

I already owe you more than life itself.

****

They walked and talked for a while longer.

For a light walk, I walked quite a bit.

Oh Hyeon-seong, who was walking across the field, tossing an apple he picked, ended up flowing into the back mountain where the road was cut off.

Choi Jeong-il had been expecting to go to the reservoir, but unfortunately it wasn’t in that direction.

First memory.

They stopped at the bottom of a cliff on the side of a mountain.

While Choi Jeong-il was wondering why he had come to a place like this, Oh Hyeon-seong opened his mouth.

“Now let’s talk about you. How are your eyes?”

“Ah… My eyes have fully recovered. My vision has completely returned, and there are no aftereffects.”

Choi Jeong-il still wearing an eye patch covering his left eye.

But I didn’t write it because I couldn’t see it.

Originally, he wore an eye patch even when his eyes were fine.

Because of the unique constitution that I was born with as an Awakened being, simply floating around puts a strain on my eyes and drains my mental power.

“Take it off.”

“yes.”

At his words, Choi Jeong-il silently took off his blindfold.

His eyes, which had turned white, had returned to their original color.

The focus was also properly maintained. For him, who had completely lost the sight in one eye, this was a miracle.

“Okay, how many fingers are outstretched?”

“… two outlines.”

“What is this?”

“There are five…”

“That’s great. Then, can you manifest your special constitution?”

“No, it’s impossible to use your abilities.”

Choi Jeong-il shook his head.

A hunter with a unique constitution that is unique to the world.

Like Oh Hyun-seong and Yoon Seol-ha, he too was a ‘single ability user’, and his left eye could display a truly special ability.

So, I felt even more sorry when he said he lost his left eye.

I thought it would be a great loss to humanity to just disappear.

Choi Jeong-il himself tried several times after being discharged from the hospital, but was unable to use his powers at all.

“You couldn’t express it at all? Um… Did you not eat while you were here?”

“Oh, if it’s food, I bought it separately from outside.”

“Ha. There’s so much stuff piled up in the fridge, how can you be so old-fashioned?”

Oh Hyun-seong shook his head.

Then, he placed the apple he had been holding in his hand since he stopped by the field earlier and handed it to him.

“Try it.”

“yes…?”

“Don’t be so picky, just eat it all up.”

Choi Jeong-il was bewildered by Oh Hyeon-seong’s words, but he brought the apple to his mouth at his insistence.

****

Kookookookook!

A loud noise echoed from the mountain behind Changyeong-ri.

However, Han Su-yeon, who sensed that it was not a simple sound, but a terrifying surge of magical power, headed straight to its source.

Then, the sight unfolded before her eyes as she opened them wide.

Tsk tsk tsk.

“Haha… Oh my god.”

Under the traces of twisted space.

The entire cliff of the back mountain had disappeared, without even a single piece of collapsed debris remaining.

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