Chapter 35

“…What happened to Miss Si-ho?”

“Solved it. It was a bit tough, though.”

He looked at me with a tired expression again.

“By the way, you were already dead back then. You weren’t particularly close to the kid or Ha Seo-ho.”

Saying that, he told me not to worry.

“So, the chances of the same thing happening this time are low. A lot has changed. And besides.”

“Yeah, I won’t let that happen.”

“Of course, you wouldn’t.”

After hearing such a story, I had no intention of letting Si-ho and Seo-ho end up like that.

Seeing me like that, Baeksan nodded as if he had already expected it.

But the problem is, nothing has been resolved yet.

Even if I don’t know what Gwak Sa-yeon did, if she tries to do the same thing again, I have to stop her.

Anyway, in life, there’s no help at all, typical of a crazy woman.

“So, why did you get involved with her?”

Even if Baeksan came from the future, does he not know what I was involved with in the past?

In response to his question, I began to calmly explain the events with Gwak Sa-yeon.

After hearing the whole story, he made a disgusted face.

“That damn bitch.”

“Swearing feels good.”

It’s refreshing my mind.

At the same time, Baeksan seemed to have realized something and swept his hair back.

“Damn, yeah, something felt off. You were never the sharpest tool in the shed, but this is too much.”

Why am I suddenly getting cursed at?

Anyway, seeing him evaluate the me in his memory differently from the current me, it seems that in Baeksan’s world, I didn’t have any trouble with Gwak Sa-yeon.

Or maybe I solved it differently.

‘She said she was by my side back then.’

At that time, I had no one to shout the truth with me.

If there had been even one person, the outcome might have been different.

“Got hit hard by a woman. Even if everyone around you made a fuss, you wouldn’t notice. Your self-esteem was shattered. And when people more capable than you approached, your head was spinning with PTSD because of that damn bitch, so no flowers would bloom.”

Is Baeksan cursing me or Gwak Sa-yeon?

As I looked at him with a puzzled expression, Baeksan stopped muttering and snorted.

“So, what should we do about Gwak Sa-yeon?”

“Kill her. Just like that.”

At that moment, Baeksan casually responded to my muttering.

“Oh, not bad.”

And I lightly agreed.

She’s the woman who made me want to kill someone.

This was a very good and excellent proposal.

But the problem is, in this world, if you say you want to kill someone, you get arrested.

Then, what if we change the world? Wouldn’t that work?

“Even if you go to jail, Baekseolhyang will bail you out anyway.”

As if sensing my worry, Baeksan said.

“Why would Baekseolhyang bail me out?”

“Well.”

He was about to say something but then stroked his chin.

Then, as if giving up, he clicked his tongue and said something else.

“Anyway, let me tell you in advance, Baekseolhyang, that woman, probably had an inkling of my existence even before I appeared to you.”

“What? How?”

“Her ability is of that kind. But she probably doesn’t know that I’m a Returner and that I’m Baeksan.”

He seemed to know Baekseolhyang well.

“And even if that weren’t the case, wouldn’t the kid have told her what happened while she was unconscious? Of course, she would have noticed something was up.”

I can’t deny it.

Even without asking Si-ho, if I recall the events that happened then, Baekseolhyang could have easily known that there was something about me.

‘Anyone would find me suspicious.’

Suddenly, I have Returner acquaintances around me.

I saved Si-ho from the Returners and defeated them.

I was already far beyond the scope of an ordinary person.

Of course, Baekseolhyang would have no choice but to be suspicious of me.

‘Could that be the reason she approached me?’

But her kindness was too much for that.

Baekseolhyang never once gave me a suspicious look.

Her eyes looking at me were always filled with kindness.

‘Moreover, having heard the details of the incident through Si-ho, she could have easily asked me what happened.’

But why didn’t she say anything to me?

I remembered her stopping Si-ho from talking.

For some reason, she didn’t seem to want to talk about it with me.

“Anyway, do you think that woman would just leave a suspicious guy like you in jail? She would definitely try to get you out.”

Even though I didn’t fully understand the situation, Baeksan patted my shoulder and grinned.

“How about it?”

Chu-rai chu-rai.

As if telling me to go for a walk, Baeksan tempted me.

What a sly guy.

They say ordinary people have both the whispers of angels and demons, but why do I only have demons?

Wait, come to think of it, Gwak Sa-yeon’s death would contribute more to society.

I started to see Baeksan as an angel.

“Ah! Stop it! You’re a demon! Get out of my head!”

“Crazy bastard.”

As I shouted and flailed, Baeksan looked at me with a pitiful expression, and I coughed and regained my composure.

“Please give me realistic advice, Returner-sensei.”

First of all, my desire for revenge is one thing, but the most important thing now is to solve the fundamental problem.

Would killing Gwak Sa-yeon alone solve all the issues related to Seo-ho and Si-ho?

No.

The reason cockroaches are the worst is that they lay eggs everywhere before they die.

Just as killing one cockroach doesn’t eliminate all the eggs, the same goes for Gwak Sa-yeon.

We need to thoroughly clean up the inside.

Otherwise, Si-ho will destroy the world.

That woman bowing her head to me will have to wait until after that’s resolved.

Baeksan, who had been silently watching me, clicked his tongue.

“Yeah, killing her outright is too careless.”

So, the conclusion is to kill her.

“Then, let me tell you another way to mess her up beforehand.”

Even though he speaks bluntly, Baeksan is on my side.

He consistently advises me to go in a good direction.

Even though my death would be the beginning of destruction, the goodwill he occasionally shows me is genuine.

“As I said before, Gwak Sa-yeon will soon join hands with Giraseong and help distribute the Artificial Dimensional Gate. Later, it was speculated that the chairman’s son opposed the introduction of the Artificial Dimensional Gate, so it’s certain.”

“What’s an Artificial Dimensional Gate?”

“Haven’t you seen the news? It’s a Dimensional Gate connected through a laptop or mobile phone.”

“I’ve seen it.”

I’ve seen the news and actually seen it with my own eyes.

That laptop I saw with Ggotbi.

But an Artificial Dimensional Gate?

“Someone is intentionally opening a Dimensional Gate?”

“Yeah, it’s Giraseong’s doing.”

What kind of crazy things is that group doing?

I knew they were a criminal organization, but I was shocked at how insane Giraseong’s actions were.

“What’s their purpose?”

“That’s^$*……. Damn, it’s blocked.”

Baeksan, who was about to speak, bit his lip and got angry.

It seems that what he wanted to say was blocked from coming out, just like last time.

“Damn, so Gwak Sa-yeon is trying to distribute Giraseong’s Artificial Dimensional Gate through JMC. She wants to maximize the byproducts obtained through the Dimensional Gate to increase wealth and her position within the company, and with Giraseong’s backing and the profits from the Artificial Dimensional Gate, she plans to push out Gwak Do-ryeon.”

“Then if we catch Gwak Sa-yeon dealing with Giraseong.”

“Giraseong members have the right to be immediately disposed of by the World Returner Association. The moment she deals with them, she becomes a Giraseong affiliate. Summary execution is legally no problem.”

Legal disposal.

That would definitely send Gwak Sa-yeon straight to hell.

“Is she that eager to become the JMC chairman?”

“I don’t know. I only saw the collected data. One thing I know is that she really likes Ha Seo-ho and didn’t hesitate to stalk him.”

As expected, Kang Ha-chan’s certified crazy woman.

“I don’t know the exact timing, but it’s around the time the Artificial Dimensional Gate news comes out, so she’ll probably try to make contact soon.”

“That’s too uncertain to catch her. Besides, I’m not a Returner, just an ordinary person.”

The scale of my revenge against Gwak Sa-yeon is getting much bigger than I thought.

While I was racking my brain, Baeksan looked at me with a bored expression.

Then, suddenly, I thought of a way.

I heard that the ones who attacked me and Si-ho were also Giraseong.

And one of them is currently detained by the World Returner Association.

The other one apparently disappeared.

“Baeksan, what happened to the Giraseong people who attacked me and Miss Si-ho? I heard the Japanese guy is missing.”

“Killed him. He’s probably in a fish’s belly by now.”

“Why do you only kill people?”

“Are you picking a fight?”

He frowned.

But Baekseolhyang said the Russian guy was still alive.

It wouldn’t hurt to pin my hopes on him.

“Anyway, get ready. We’re starting again. We’ll finish the story later.”

While I was getting fired up, determined to make up for the five years I lost, Baeksan told me.

We’re currently at a sports park halfway up a nearby mountain.

I came here to train as Baeksan had said.

Seo-ho’s call interrupted us for a while, but I decided to start training again.

For my revenge, training was definitely necessary.

“Brother Ha-chan!”

Hearing the voice, I looked up and saw a delinquent-looking girl with dyed yellow hair.

But despite her appearance, she was actually quite gentle inside. It was none other than Ji-eun.

It’s been a while since I came to work.

I was waiting for her at the café, typing on my laptop.

“What’s this? I heard you collapsed from overwork. Do you know how worried I was? I tried to visit you, but the team leader said he didn’t know where you were hospitalized. I was really worried.”

Ji-eun pouted in front of me, then looked at me with concern.

“But you still look tired. Your face is a mess. And you’re not wearing your usual glasses.”

Sorry, but this fatigue is from the training I did before coming to work.

I thought I’d just do a little in the morning, but it was more chaotic than I expected.

Baeksan was laughing like crazy next to me, and I couldn’t control my strength.

I thought I was going to go crazy.

Thanks to that, I aged a lot in just one day.

Meanwhile, Baeksan disappeared, saying he was taking a break.

It seems he can disappear in front of me if he wants to.

“Anyway.”

Ji-eun, who was worried about me, glanced at a girl sitting next to me, leaning against the backrest.

I was sitting on the café sofa, and Si-ho, who had flown here through Space Movement, was sitting next to me for some reason.

Even if I moved away, she would sneak back and sit next to me, making it awkward.

“Why is Si-ho sitting there?”

Somehow, Ji-eun’s eyes started to look a bit sharp.