Chapter 328
Chapter 328
Sungyoon quickly returned to his company and knocked on the door of the president’s room .
Jimin was his wife, but she was the president of Jungb.u.m . Sungyoon had been a president of a company before, so he was very strict in keeping up appearances .
Boom! Boom!
However, since it was urgent business, he loudly knocked without any gentleness .
“Enter!”
Bul-kuhk!
As soon as he received consent, Sungyoon barged through the door .
Of course, his eyes first went to his wife . It seemed her work was taking a physical toll on her as he could see dark circles under her eyes . The string of attacks that had occurred on Earth meant that she had to spend hectic days at work .
Sungyoon was the heart of the response to the monsters" attacks, but he was also her husband and her company"s employee . That was why she was busier than ever before, and it took a toll on her mental health .
The two of them rarely slept in the same bed in recent days, so when they did get together, she complained and lamented to him . It was very unlike her to do so, but Sungyoon did his best to spoil her .
He would"ve comforted her right now if she had been the only person inside the room .
“You"re here, Brother-in-law?”
A man greeted Sungyoon . He was Jimin’s brother Woosang .
Woosung, who stood behind Woosang, hesitatingly lowered his head toward Sungyoon . He even used ‘Brother-in-law,’ a term unfamiliar to him, to greet Sungyoon .
It seemed he was starting to accept Sungyoon as his family .
Of course, the biggest reason for his change in his behavior was his big sister . She always berated and glared at him if he was out of line .
After Dongin’s evil deeds came out in the open because of Hyunwoo’s betrayal, Fabion had literally evaporated into the air .
A more thorough dismantling of a company had never been witnessed before .
A company that had an enormous influence in the Connector industry had ended with a whimper .
It meant that the people left behind had to pick up the pieces . They had to face reality .
A lot of Fabion Connectors had followed Hyunwoo in betraying humanity . They had disappeared from Earth, but a large contingent of Fabion Connectors had been unaware of it all . They had just been diligently collecting moonstones .
Many Connectors with considerable abilities had been left behind in the wake of the scandal . Of course, a lot of them received multiple offers from other companies .
Woosang and Woosung had also received multiple offers from distinguished companies . However, they turned them all down to work for their sister’s company .
Now, both brothers were working as high rank Connectors for Jungb.u.m .
“It seems you got here before me . ”
Sungyoon received the greetings from his brothers-in-law with ease . However, that was it . It wasn’t time to have a cordial conversation . He immediately walked toward Jimin .
“How’s the situation?”
“Not good . ”
Jimin shook her head from side to side .
“Monsters started attacking Armstrong city exactly two hours ago . ”
“How many?”
“There are so many that the Connectors can’t even count them . It"s impossible to step out of Armstrong city because of the monsters . ”
“Do you think this is an all-out war?”
Woosang b.u.t.ted in .
“It"s a possibility . They are probably trying to chase humanity out of the Moon once again . ”
“How big is the enemy force? Do you think we’ll have to fight every monster on the Moon?”
Woosung asked the question after hearing Jimin’s answer to Woosang .
His voice contained a bit of fear . If they were fighting against all the monsters on the Moon, humanity had no chance . He couldn’t even fathom fighting so many monsters .
“The possibility of that being true is low . ”
Sungyoon firmly denied it .
“If they were capable of controlling all the monsters, they would"ve mobilized the monsters as soon as we retook Armstrong city . ”
“It seems Mother was right . ”
“Are you talking about Mother-in-law Plu-El?”
“Yes . She said that there"s a limit on how many monsters an officer can control . ”
“I think so too . If the officers were capable of controlling all the monsters, we wouldn’t have been able to establish a foothold on the Moon . ”
Sungyoon had gained a new mother-in-law, and Jimin had gained a new mother . Both of them inwardly thanked Plu-El as the information she had delivered to humanity had been very useful .
“That means there"s a finish line to this fight . ”
“We can reach it if Armstrong city holds up . ”
After saying those words, Jimin looked at the three men standing in front of her .
They were the best Connectors that her company had to offer . At the same time, they were her family .
Her brother Woosung was still immature, but he was her family and she could never hate him .
Woosang looked reliable, but as his sister, she knew that he was worried .
Then there was her husband and savior . Sungyoon had gone through many hards.h.i.+ps to emerge as the hero of humanity .
Jimin looked each of them in the eye .
“Armstrong city wants Earth to send all available Connectors to them . Of course, you three are included in that call . ”
Jimin did her best to stop her voice from shaking .
“Please be careful . ”
The three of them nodded at the same time .
***
“Dad!”
When Sungyoon exited the president’s room, s.h.i.+nhae ran toward him and clung to him .
Sungyoon had received the emergency call in the backpack store, so he didn’t have the time to drop off s.h.i.+nhae elsewhere . He had to bring her to the company .
“Ah . Uncles are here too!”
“h.e.l.lo, s.h.i.+nhae!”
Woosung let out a bright smile as he placed his hand in front of s.h.i.+nhae .
Clap!
s.h.i.+nhae didn’t hesitate to high-five Woosung .
“Have you been well?”
“Yes!”
Woosung squatted in front of s.h.i.+nhae and ruffled her hair . s.h.i.+nhae laughed as she grabbed her uncle’s large hand .
“Woosung is really good at playing with s.h.i.+nhae . ”
“It"s because their mental age is the same . ”
“I think so too . ”
Woosung’s hyung and noona were teasing him . Seeing this, Sungyoon let out a bitter laugh .
“Did the meeting end?”
Jiyoon, who had been taking care of s.h.i.+nhae in the meantime, approached them .
Jimin, Woosang, and Woosung discreetly eyed each other .
“Hey, s.h.i.+nhae . Do you want to play with your uncles for a little bit?”
Woosang picked up s.h.i.+nhae, and s.h.i.+nhae laughed as she swung her feet in the air . Woosang also laughed as he took her into his arms and headed toward the break room .
“I’ll go play with my niece too . ”
Woosung followed the two . Then, Jimin said she had some work to do and returned to the president’s office .
In a flash, the only ones left were Sungyoon and Jiyoon .
‘Jeez!’
The three of them had disappeared in an instant . The fact that they could understand each other without speaking made it clear that they really were siblings .
‘I get why Jimin is doing this, but why are my brothers-in-law doing the same thing?’
Normally, brothers-in-law were supposed to speak up when the husband of their sister tried to get close to another woman . They were supposed to object .
However, Woosang and Woosung had excused themselves as if nothing out of the ordinary was happening . Even Woosung, who had objected to the marriage between Sungyoon and Jimin until the end, said nothing .
‘Is this the difference in growing up within a Connector family?’
In the first place, the two brothers had relations.h.i.+ps with multiple women . So they naturally understood Sungyoon’s situation .
Moreover, Woosung hadn’t truly objected to Sungyoon and Jimin"s marriage . He had basically thrown a tantrum . That was why he had accepted Sungyoon after the marriage pretty quickly .
“Mmm . This isn’t the response I expected when I asked the question . ”
Thankfully, Jiyoon had similar thoughts as Sungyoon . She thought she had caught the discreet exchange between the two brothers before they made themselves scarce . That was why she was a bit taken aback .
“I heard you"re heading back to the Moon . ”
“Armstrong city is in danger . I have to go . ”
Jiyoon took a step closer to him .
The two of them became very close to each other . Jiyoon lightly took hold of Sungyoon’s front s.h.i.+rt .
“Please be careful”
She just spoke one sentence .
However, it was enough to express her emotions .
“Understood . ”
Sungyoon calmly nodded .
***
The s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p with Sungyoon onboard flew into the sky .
After defeating Kevil, Sungyoon had received a short vacation, but he couldn"t enjoy that vacation as he had to return to the battlefield . That was why Sungyoon felt very discontent .
However, his discontentment went away when he looked out of the window as they approached Armstrong city .
Sungyoon, Woosung, and Woosang were in the same s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p, and all three looked out of the windows .
“This is no joke . ”
“They are all monsters?”
Sungyoon had experienced many things in a short amount of time, but the two brothers had much longer careers as Connectors .
Yet, they both sounded shocked by the number of monsters they saw .
The s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p was still up high, so the three of them couldn"t see the details . However, they didn’t need to be closer to tell that it was a sea of monsters . Armstrong city was like a toy surrounded by black water .
‘It reminds me of a swarm of ants . ’
When he had been young, Sungyoon had gone to the countryside and witnessed a swarm of ants attacking an earthworm . The battle ongoing below reminded him of that scene from the past .
‘I hope the result will be different . ’
In the fight between the earthworm and the ants, the ants had won .
He hadn’t seen that fight until the end, but by the time he had left, the earthworm had been severed into two .
Sungyoon couldn’t let Armstrong city suffer the same fate as the earthworm .
“Are your party members already in Armstrong city?”
“Some of them are in Armstrong city . Some are arriving in the next s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p . ”
Woosang answered Sungyoon .
When Fabion had broken apart, most of the Connector parties had also followed suit .
Some parties separated, and their members signed onto different companies . Other parties lost members as many Connectors had decided to betray humanity along with Hyunwoo .
Thankfully, Woosang"s and Woosung’s parties didn’t suffer either fate .
Their party members had also gone to different companies, but thankfully, these companies were sympathetic to their unique situation and allowed them to create the same parties as before .
These people had worked with each other for many years, and they had been very productive . The companies decided it would be detrimental to their bottom-line if they broke apart the parties .
“What about your party, Elder Brother-in-law?”
“One is in Armstrong city . Two will come at a later date . ”
Grace was in Armstrong city, and the Ross siblings would come later .
‘That princess . . . ’
Sungyoon clicked his tongue when he thought about Grace .
After they had defeated Kevil, each member of Sungyoon"s party had decided on the private plane that they would go to their country to rest .
Sungyoon and the Ross siblings had gone home, but Grace had a high sense of responsibility as a princess . Therefore, she had cut her break short and gone to Armstrong city to help .
‘I’m sure she"s safe . ’
Even though an incredible number of monsters had surrounded Armstrong city, the city was still standing .
The Mayor had beefed up the defenses of Armstrong city, so they were doing very well in repelling the monsters" attacks .
“Let’s head down, Elder Brother-in-law . ”
Woosang’s voice broke Sungyoon out of his reveries .
The Connectors gathered near the entrance of the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p .
The s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p was still a long distance away from Armstrong city, so their actions were a bit puzzling .
However, the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p had no intention of landing on the Moon .
If they attempted to, there was a high probability that monsters would damage the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p .
“I can’t believe I have to drop out into midair again . ”
“Now that I think about it, Elder Brother-in-law, I heard you jumped out of a fighter jet to defeat Kevil . What did it feel like?”
“It"s a blur . I don’t remember much . I had to spend a long time in a very small s.p.a.ce in the backseat of the fighter jet . By the time I had to jump, I had become nervous about going into battle with Kevil . ”
“Is that so?”
“Yes . Also, I don’t think hearing about my experience will help you when it comes to what we are about to experience . ”
Dul-kung!
The door opened, exposing them to s.p.a.ce . The air inside the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p escaped to the outside .
Sungyoon spoke his last words as winds raged around him .
“At least, I had a parachute when I jumped out before!”
Tuh-uhk!
The Connector standing in the very front jumped out of the s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p .
The others also jumped out in a line .