The Hero
Volume 6 – Dominator
Chapter 3
It was now that the 2nd agent felt that something was wrong. Not just the 1st agent is missing, but also the nurses that should be at the reception desk.
It happened right as the 2nd agent turned his head towards the entrance.
There was a person standing there in front of the vending machine.
Sung Yul liked drinking coffee.
The 2nd agent let out a sigh of relief.
“Mr. Sung Yul, you should’ve responded if you were here. I’ve been looking for you for a while now. Did you know that the guard leader has also been trying to contact you this whole time? I know this is something you wouldn’t normally do.”
The 2nd agent was mumbling with a very tired expression.
However, there was no response from the Sung Yul.
‘What’s going on?’
The 2nd agent felt that something was off.
Suddenly, Sung Yul turned his face, and the 2nd agent quickly moved back.
Sung Yul’s body was shaking nonstop, and there seemed to be an outline of monstrosity attached to his head.
The 2nd agent quickly released his magic as he turned his radio on.
“2nd dog, 2nd dog! A monster has been spotted on the 1st floor!”
“Scratch scratchscratch.”
The black blob stuck on Sung Yul moved and his body shook again. As it did, Sung Yul made a very strange noise as he rotated his body. He moved in a very peculiar way, as if he was a mechanical robot.
“What’s going on here?”
“Looking at your get-up and magic, you must also be a Hero. Are you the guard team that was dispatched from headquarters?”
“Yes, that’s correct. It is my job to protect the casualties from the previous Earthquake. What kind of turmoil is this in the middle of the night?”
The guard leader, Sung TaekJin, asked the 3 Heroes calmly hoping to deescalate the situation.
However, the 3 just gritted their teeth.
“s.h.i.t, you weren’t able to feel it. I guess that’s obvious since you guards are barely Rank C to Rank B! Although weak, there was definitely a fluctuation of magic, so it’s not the time for you to be standing there calmly. Hurry and contact the Organization.”
“Wait, wait just a second. Please calm down. What are you guys talking about?”
Sung Taek made a serious expression.
The 5th floor was normally used for higher ranked Heroes. These Heroes had mental problems and were usually isolated, but it seemed like the Hospital didn’t have a choice this time.
‘What a pain. It will definitely be a big problem if these higher ranked Heroes caused a riot.”
At this time, Sung Taek still thought these 3 Heroes were just going through post-war syndrome. Heroes who are usually hurt from an Earthquake would usually show this type of reaction.
That’s when a scratching noise came from the radio.
Everyone looked towards the radio.
Monster?
Sung Taek made a surprised expression.
What did this mean all of a sudden?
It’s been a long time since he’s been to the Korean sauna.
‘How many years has it been?’
He hasn’t been to one since he became an adult, and went to Jeju-do Island with his friends.
Has it been about 3 years?
The way he accommodated his lodging when he was younger and poor was through the Korean Sauna.
Everyone ranging from kids to adults, would sleep together within the same s.p.a.ce. It was quite marvelous at first, seeing how everyone was sleeping together in a wide open s.p.a.ce.
Although this current location wasn’t as great as the first one he went to, it was still a dollar cheaper. Well, it kind of made up for the cheap facilities.
‘Who knew the buses would stop running so early.’
Haneul scratched his head.
This was definitely a situation he did not expect.
After the collapse of the 1st city, the buses that moved from Central East to the 2nd city were very limited. That’s why the buses that headed back to Haneul’s home were cut off early.
He had such vigor when he was at the hospital, but it was a mistake for Haneul to not have gotten on the bus before the sun fell. He killed time looking around the neighborhood, and ended up not being able to get back home.
Because Haneul lived alone and didn’t need to go back home, he went straight to the Korean sauna. It wasn’t a lie though to say that Haneul was pretty uncomfortable with his situation currently.
‘How uncomfortable. Now that I have a stable income coming in, should I buy a car?’
He suddenly thought of this idea.
Although Haneul hasn’t seen any money in his account yet, he knew it wasn’t much work to get himself a car for an everyday use.
A Rank B Hero made a good amount of money, so Haneul was curious as to how much a Rank A Hero made, so he looked it up online.
A Rank A Hero showed to be making a monthly income of 10,000$. It was a huge amount of money that he never thought he would be able to make. Not only that, but because he also did the interview, there would be a plus alpha amount coming into his account. Realizing that this money was going to be coming into his account in the next few days, Haneul’s heart started to pound.
‘Should I really buy a car?’
Thinking of ways to spend his money, Haneul’s time flew by pretty quickly. As people slowly started falling asleep one by one, the lights were also slowly starting to turn off. It now felt like a sleeping atmosphere.
Haneul was now seriously thinking about the things he needed to do moving forward.
There were many things to think about after finishing his interview today. It was definitely the right answer to have met Ironman. His upright thoughts cleared away Haneul’s confusion, and he also understood why he was so focused with Ironman’s situation.
‘Black Walker…..”
Haneul recalled the name of the Hero that died in order to save him.
Black Walker was the first hero that Haneul was able to meet after coming to this world, and he’s also was the reason why Haneul is able to live today. The thought that Black Walker died on behalf of Haneul has become a huge burden, stuck deeply within his heart. And this is what Haneul saw when he saw Ironman.
Sacrifice, courage, justice.
Not being able to notice his worries earlier has entwined around Haneul’s mind.
It was an insignificant death that no one even recognized.
However, Haneul would never be able to forget it.
‘Ever.’
Haneul was going to continue living as a Hero.
That’s what he decided.
Chapter 3 – End.