You Didn’t Tell Me the Start of My Transmigration Was a Gate - Chapter 374



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I stared at the snake-like man.

It felt strange to see him after such a long time. His gaze, as if piercing through me, was very sharp.

My Yunwoo Lee has also been through many hardships, but he is nothing compared to this.

This blue snake, which was completed after much hardship, was always waiting for an opportunity to devour others, just like its name suggests.

When people are cornered, they tend to split up. What is needed to somehow lead them out?

Here, Lee Yun-woo has been swaying humans by distributing carrots and sticks appropriately with his snake-like tongue and cunning schemes.

Although his abilities as a wizard are abilities, he has transformed into something closer to a politician or strategist.

And the biggest headache for Lee Yun-woo is none other than….

“You must have come to me because you were curious about the me of this world.”

This was me before I returned.

At my words, Lee Woon-woo let out another giggling laugh.

“Look at this. A hunter named Han Seo-ha with a political sense… Don’t I feel threatened?”

“It’s not really a matter of political sense.”

I corrected Lee Yun-woo’s mistake. He seemed to think that I had figured out the power structure here in a short period of time, but he was completely wrong.

As he said, such political sense is not my responsibility, but Lee Woon-woo’s. It was only a possible inference because I knew this place well from the beginning.

“Well, even if it’s not like that, I’m still a little interested.”

Lee Yun-woo smiled with his eyes wide open.

“To another world, and to the hunter Han Seo-ha of that world.”

I thought it would come out like this if it was Lee Yun-woo. In other words, a parallel world means an opportunity to find out what kind of results would come out if you took different actions under the same conditions.

There is no way Lee Yun-woo would miss this opportunity.

“I can’t talk in depth about the world I came from.”

“Why?”

“Because I will break the flow of this world.”

I know the end of this world.

… It sounds like something I’ve heard somewhere. Anyway, that’s it.

I’ll get a hint about Kronos, make a bet with him, and then we’ll end up in a final showdown.

Even though it is an imaginary world conceived from the memories in my head, I know the correct method, so wouldn’t it be better to follow that flow?

But this explanation did not seem to satisfy Lee Yun-woo.

“The flow. I know a lot about the flow. If it continues like this, the Earth will end.”

There is a thorn hidden in the words spoken with a smile.

Looking outside, it seems like there are still two or three years left until the final battle. Are you saying that you’ve already seen that far ahead?

“I’m not that surprised. Well, did you guess what it was like from what you saw outside?”

“… … The end is just a new beginning.”

“It’s nice to hear, but it’s not the advice I need right now.”

“All I can tell you is this: the end is just another beginning.”

I said with a sigh. It was frustrating not being able to say more, but I also had no idea how this world would flow if I left the flow of my memories.

“… Okay. Since you don’t seem to want to talk any more, let’s talk about something else.”

Unexpectedly, Lee Yun-woo readily brought up a different story.

“I have observed the Han Seo-ha Hunter for a very long time and a lot. It is only natural. The sharpest sword needs to be well maintained.”

The most powerful card that Lee Yun-woo could use before his return was me, Han Seo-ha.

I trusted Lee Yun-woo’s decisions, and although we sometimes clashed, I never doubted his abilities.

“What should I say about the trust between Han Seo-ha and me? It’s a bit unique. As long as our interests coincide, we basically acknowledge each other, even if there are times when we have methodological conflicts.”

“… … .”

“When I told him to attack the enemy, he did, and when I told him to infiltrate the enemy camp alone, he did. There were a few times when I thought I might lose Han Seo-ha Hunter, but he came back alive every time and gave me victory.”

I have never failed a mission. After my comrades were wiped out several times, I decided it was easier to move alone.

“Do you know what it feels like to put your comrades in danger with your own hands? It’s something you never get used to, no matter how many times you do it.”

There was not a single waver on Lee Yun-woo’s face. He had a face that looked as if he was venting about minor stress at work.

“Since when… I suddenly had that thought.”

Lee Yun-woo’s purple eyes stared at me intently, as if he wasn’t trying to miss a single one of my reactions.

“Hunter Han Seo-ha seems to be going on a mission with the intention of dying.”

“… … .”

“I always nodded my head no matter how harsh the mission was, accepting it without a moment’s hesitation… I wondered if it wasn’t a sacred sacrifice for humanity, but rather just a way to torture myself.”

I didn’t say anything. Lee Woon-woo continued speaking as if he had expected that.

“I came back to life to take the place of the dead leader of the Yeokcheon guild, so I can’t bring myself to take my own life. I feel like I’m waiting for someone else to take my life.”

“… … .”

“Since that thought occurred to me, I’ve added one more instruction to the end of every mission.”

He slowly closed and opened his eyes. I thought I knew what it was.

Because when Lee Yun-woo gave out missions, there was one thing he stubbornly added.

“’I will come back alive.’”

As if without it I wouldn’t come back.

Lee Yun-woo’s fingertips moved gracefully as if he was tapping piano keys. The familiar sound of the table being tapped rang in my ears.

“I’ve been observing Hunter Han Seo-ha for a long time, but I can’t figure out what’s inside her… I was wondering if there were any Hunter Han Seo-has from other worlds.”

Lee Yun-woo continued speaking with a smiling face.

“If the phrase ‘will return alive’ is omitted in the next mission, will Hunter Han Seo-ha return or not?”

“… … .”

I chose my words slowly.

“… I will be back.”

“Is that really true?”

I remembered the time before his return when Lee Yun-woo blurted out words with a similar nuance.

I said it playfully, as if it were just something I said. But I knew very well that none of the things Lee Yun-woo said were ‘just something I said.’

-If this continues, I won’t be able to see your face next time. Okay?

I clearly remember what I answered there.

“Because there is a place to return to.”

Lee Yun-woo made a face as if he had heard an unexpected answer. It might sound funny, but to me, it really was.

What a comfort it is to know that there is a ‘place to return to’.

I was always looking for a place to rest my body. Even though I was not close with Lee Yun-woo here.

The very idea that there would be someone to offer me a flower when I died was a new feeling to me. In my heart, which was so desolate, Lee Yun-woo of Cheongsa had his own place.

“So please continue to be a ‘place to return to.’”

“… … .”

“That will be enough.”

There were several times when he was on the verge of death. But he stubbornly clenched his teeth and came back alive.

As it has been so far, so it will be in the future.

“… Even the Han Seo-ha Hunter from another world is ultimately a Han Seo-ha Hunter.”

Lee Yun-woo made a dejected expression.

“Because things always go beyond my expectations.”

“I take that as a compliment.”

“This is not like Hunter Han Seo-ha.”

Lee Yun-woo frowned as if he couldn’t adapt at all to the skillful response.

It’s true that I wasn’t very social before… Thinking back to when I was acting stiff at the Yeonhwa Gate right after I returned, this was a huge step forward.

Lee Yun-woo got up from his seat and put his robe back on. And before leaving the room, he blurted out a word.

“Oh, if you need to visit the conference room in the building, feel free to come and go. Just let me know in advance.”

“… … No. I’m thinking of going somewhere else tomorrow, not the government building.”

“Somewhere else…?”

Lee Yun-woo asked back in a puzzled voice.

Yes. Among the countless candidates, I knew exactly where I should go.

“Reverse the flow.”

Just saying that name made my heart race.

“I’m going to Yeokcheon.”

Because I have always, always been a man of the opposite sex.

***

As the man with his robe turned inside out walked down the hallway, a guild member quickly followed him.

“Should we increase surveillance?”

“no.”

Lee Yun-woo answered briefly.

“If you stick to it any longer, it might run away because it’s annoying. And now that I have a companion, I won’t use my ability, but if I use spatial interference, it won’t be able to follow me any further.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The guild members bowed their heads and left.

“… … is the place to return to.”

Lee Yun-woo muttered softly. A bitter smile accompanied it.

“You speak well. You always have a place to return to.”

It always hurt, he whispered habitually.

“Rather, I… .”

Would something have been different if I had taken that place?

I didn’t say that the beginning of the regression was the gate.