Regressor’s Life After Retirement

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[Second Sign]

[Vice-President Landlord]

Daein-eun I looked at the newly fitted nameplate with satisfaction. Then, I moved the name plate around on the desk to find the optimal location.

“hmm. If you put it in front, it seems to receive less light, and if you put it in the back, it doesn’t seem to be visible… Left? “Is the right side better?”

“manager. What are you doing?”

I don’t know when Baek Young-hee came from behind, looking at Dae-in with a puzzled expression.

“I was wondering where to put the name plate. What do you think, Younghee?”

“Why on earth are you worrying about that?”

Baek Young-hee pointed to the [Team Leader Tenant] nameplate pushed to one corner of the desk.

“That’s the team leader’s nameplate over there. Are you trying to scam me by making a fake nameplate?”

Daein said, gently moving the vice president’s name plate to the side.

“What a fraud. “Let’s get in the mood with the pre-made nameplate.”

“Truly…”

Baek Young-hee shook her head.

She knew that the landlord had asked the CEO for a promotion a few days ago. And I also knew the answer the CEO gave.

“manager. “You were pleasantly rejected at that time.”

“That’s a temporary refusal.”

Daein, who answered shamelessly, recalled the conversation he had with Baek Changsu a few days ago.

‘promotion? It’s been less than half a year since you joined our guild. Of those, I was in a different world for 3 months. But as soon as you return, you want me to promote you to vice president? ‘What will other team leaders think when they hear this?’

…It was a sufficiently understandable reason.

Daein’s career was too short to become the guild’s vice president, and he was not trusted by the entire guild, as might be expected of Team 7.

Of course, he was not a man who would give up easily.

‘What if in the future I perform so well that other team leaders can’t even complain?’

Baek Chang-su thought for a moment and then answered.

‘I can’t say that’s everything… but then other team leaders will have no choice but to acknowledge you.’

‘Then let’s give you a promotion then. how is it?’

Baek Chang-soo made an expression of bewilderment, but then answered with a chuckle.

‘Let’s give it a try. I don’t know why it’s suddenly like this… but just try harder.’

For Daein, that answer was enough.

When it comes to performance, you can achieve as much as you want if you put your mind to it.

‘Besides, it’s not urgent right now.’

The reason he wanted to become the guild’s vice president was to have more influence on the guild. To grow the guild faster and prepare for future disasters.

However, it wasn’t urgent right now.

There was quite a bit of time left until the second disaster. Other guilds in the Superhuman Association have not been doing anything suspicious yet.

‘I wandered around too much on the Gaia continent. I need to take it easy for a while. While giving some training to the kids.’

But life, as always, did not always go as planned.

***

Weeeeeeeee-!

An alarm broadcast sounded throughout the city along with a loud siren sound.

[Gate appears! Citizens in Eunpyeong District 234 are requested to move to the nearest shelter.]

Now, citizens who have become accustomed to this daily life stopped what they were doing and started running.

But they soon had no choice but to stop.

“They are superhumans!”

“Are you here already?”

Superhumans had already arrived in front of the half-open gate.

The [WH-7] logo engraved on the back and the roaring phoenix mark below it. Whitehouse Team 7 arrived at the scene.

Wooooow!

Looking beyond the growing gate, Daein gave instructions into the ear microphone.

“The filming team. Contact the police and tell them to focus on evacuating citizens because there is no need for barricades. “There will be one or two enemies at most.”

[yes! I understand!]

“Equipment team. Set B for Wang Guho. For Shirutteok, please set it to set C. “You don’t need me and the kid.”

[We’ll prepare it right away!]

Cheon Seol-ah and members of the equipment team clung to the two people and replaced the equipment.

“The medical team treats any injured citizens nearby.”

[I understand.]

Not long after the great man finished giving instructions, a huge shadow walked out from inside the gate.

Grrrr….

A one-eyed giant with bronze skin and a height of up to 5 meters. A giant holding a huge iron club in one hand looked down at the humans, growling menacingly.

But no one there was afraid of the giant.

Maybe it was a week ago. Because the current 7th team was more than complete.

Daein quickly provided information about the enemy to his teammates.

“Bronze One-Eyed. In terms of hardness, it is the highest level compared to monsters of the same class. The weak point is the eyes. And the skin in the armpits is relatively soft. Wang Guho. Sirutdeok. “You understand, right?”

“Yes!”

The two men answered at the same time and ran forward.

Crash!

Wang Guhu’s body turned into rock and glowed golden. The bronze one-eyed man, stimulated by the light, roared and swung his club.

Crackle!

Wang Guho, who blocked the club with both hands, used ‘Jeungseok’ to tie the club to his hand.

In that gap, Sirutdeok went behind the bronze giant.

“Haaaab!”

Sirutdeok chopped the back of the bronze giant’s knee with the ax he was holding in his left hand.

Wow!

An ax that bounces aimlessly. Sirutdeok’s body was seen greatly losing its balance and staggering.

Whoa!

The bronze one-eyed man looked back and waved one arm. The sirutdeok caught in the trajectory was unable to avoid it and crouched in preparation for the coming shock.

It was then that the great man came forward.

Cough!

Daein, who blocked the bronze one-eyed man’s attack, spoke to Sirutdeok, who was standing awkwardly behind him.

“What are you doing? “We have to step back, regroup, and fight again.”

“yes! “I’m sorry, brother!”

Sirutteok responded bravely and stepped back and picked up the ax that had fallen on the floor. Although he was right-handed, he held the ax with his left hand.

Sirutdeok’s right arm had a prosthetic hand specially made by the guild. It was better than nothing, but it wasn’t enough to move smoothly.

“ruler. “Fight again.”

Daein stepped back and gave his seat to Sirutdeok. Sirutdeok shouted and rushed at the bronze one-eyed man.

“mister. I am?”

The great man said, patting Lily’s head as she came next to him.

“You just watch today. Because today is sirutdeok training day. “It just so happens that the opponent is perfect.”

“Sirutdeok is weak. “I don’t want you to get hurt…”

Lily watched Sirutteok fighting with a nervous expression. The great man lightly stroked the little boy’s head.

*

A few days ago, Daein visited Sirutdeok, who was hospitalized.

I thought he would be in despair, as if his life was over, but Sirutdeok was in better shape than I expected.

“older brother! “I’m glad you’re back!”

Those were the first words uttered by Sirutteok, whose patient gown had one arm empty. Sirutteok poured out the stories he had accumulated over the years.

“Even after my brother left, I practiced the meditation method he taught me every day. Then, about a month ago, I awakened as a superhuman… hehe. “At that time, I thought I would become a very successful superhuman.”

But Sirutteok said he was extremely unlucky.

Although he was awakened, he was [individualized] with no special abilities, and the increase in physical ability was much lower than average.

Still, Sirutdeok became an apprentice at the White House Guild with big dreams. And I went through hard training without missing a single day.

Even Daein knew the story after that.

“haha. “I wonder if he was punished for the many sins he committed in the past…”

Sirutdeok smiled bitterly and looked at the now empty spot where his right arm used to be.

The great man asked.

“So what are you going to do next?”

If you don’t have an arm, you have to fight several times harder than others. The chance of dying in battle was also much higher.

Even strong superhumans would often retire from this industry if they lost an arm or leg.

Sirutdeok didn’t know that either. But he couldn’t let go of his regrets.

“…older brother. “I don’t want to give up yet.”

Looking at his serious eyes, the great man did not ask any more questions. Ji wanted to do it, but there was no reason to stop him.

Besides, I felt like if I did well, I could develop him into a pretty good dealer.

“Then go to the office tomorrow.”

From the next day, the WH-7 team had one rookie trainee going on field training with him.

*

The third ax broke and Sirutdeok rolled around on the floor.

“Min…Jae…Hyung….”

Wang Guho looked at Shirutteok with a worried face. Sirutdeok stood up and shouted.

“are you okay! “I’m still in good shape!”

Sirutteok wiped the blood flowing from the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand and rushed back.

It was a grueling fight for him, but the onlookers gathered around quickly grumbled with expressions of boredom.

“what. That superhuman is weak….”

“Isn’t White House a big guild? But why are you so weak?”

“no way. “I think I can do that too.”

It may be said that they were just whispering among themselves, but most of the words were heard by the sensitive ears of superhumans.

Sirutdeok gritted his teeth and swung the ax again.

Cough!

“Aaaah!”

A golden opportunity given to someone who was destined to live as trash for the rest of his life. I couldn’t miss it just because an arm was missing.

“If you don’t have a right arm, just hold it with your left arm!”

Wow!

I grabbed the protruding ax handle and swung it again. The blood flowing from my torn palm made the sack almost slippery.

Still, I swung and swung and swung again.

Cough! Wow! Kaga river!

Thankfully, most of the attacks were blocked by Wang Guho. If not, Shirutdeok would have been dead by now.

“Brother…don’t…talk…”

“Just a little bit! “If I just do a little more, I think I’ll get the hang of it!”

Thanks to this, my body’s balance, which I had lost when my right arm was cut off, was gradually coming back.

The great man who was watching with his arms crossed yawned.

“Haam. “When will they make that useful again?

”

At that time, Abraxas got down next to the great man.

He said he wasn’t interested in hunting monsters, but it seemed like he was bored at home and came along.

Her eyes sparkled with interest as she looked at the rice cake.

“That human. You have interesting abilities. I know?”

The great man nodded. And he spoke quietly so that Sirutdeok could not hear.

“Most superhumans who think of themselves as having no individuality have not yet realized what their individuality is.”

Nowadays, little research has been done on ‘personality’. There was no machine that could conveniently read abilities.

However, the day Daein went to the hospital, he immediately recognized Sirutteok’s personality. Because I knew its characteristics.

I didn’t show it at all on the outside, but I don’t know how surprised I was.

‘This bastard. You have a very rare personality.’

Sirutdeok’s personality was one that could be either the highest or the lowest depending on how it was expressed.

Abraxas said.

“You know but you don’t want to tell me?”

“If I tell you now, it won’t just make me excited. “I’m not even fully prepared yet.”

Abraxas said with a mischievous smile.

“If you need any help, let me know. “Because it looks like fun.”

“What did you see… But are you really going to help me?”

As the great man looked at him with coy eyes, Abraxas drew a line.

“Not mine.”

“Tsk.”

As they started talking in a way that only the two of them could understand, Lily, who was in pain, stabbed Daein’s side.

“Tell me what you mean!”

“Even if you tell me, you won’t know anyway…”

That was then.

Oooooh!

The great man jerked his head up at the powerful wave of magical power.

“!!”

Sussssut-.

Red clouds were spreading in the western sky.

Like ink dropped on water, a huge wave of magical power stirred, gradually eating up the surrounding colors.

A sinister smile formed on Abraxas’ face as he gazed at the sky.

“Anyway, it’s a fun world. “I won’t be bored if I stay here.”

On the other hand, Daein’s expression was stiff.

That red cloud is one of the signs of the second disaster.

‘It can’t have started already?’

But if I remember correctly, I at least had a few months to spare. With that calculation in mind, Daein was making plans for the future.

However, as if mocking that expectation, the shadow of a second disaster was looming over the sky.

“…ha.”

I couldn’t understand this phenomenon, but I didn’t have time to think about the reason right now.

Sreung.

The great man took Shalit from his belt and walked forward. Sirutdeok was still seen struggling with the bronze one-eyed man.

The great man sighed and said.

“Today’s practice ends here.”

And swung the sword.

Sigh!

The bronze cyclops split lengthwise and green blood shot into the air like a fountain.

Leaving the astonished onlookers behind, the great man looked up at the sky and spoke.

“From now on, it’s real combat. Get ready.”

[Second Sign] End

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