Have a Meal Before You Go

Hoorah! Hoorah!

It's great to eat ramen whenever you see it.

He seemed to be getting more food these days.

The bigger you get, the faster your class achievement will go. I think I've eaten a lot of good things.

Looks like you found a good team to help you develop your abilities.

Kim Manho took out seven bags of ramen in an instant and rolled the cold rice into the soup because it was full of iron. I picked up the plate and ate it as if it were water.

Finally, he picks up the dice and chews the well. His eyes open wide.

“Oh my God."

“Haha.”

“It's really good. This clasp. Oh, ramen and rice are good, but they're really good. ”

Of course it is. It's a special carving made of Mandragora.

By the time Cheolho smiled with joy, the next guest arrived.

“Hello, Ms. Grant. Ah? Greetings, Gourmand! ”

The chatty man was Choi Jae-woo.

“Oh, yeah. Good morning. Good morning. ”

I was delighted to meet Jae-woo Choi. Cheolho also greeted lightly.

“I didn't have time to eat, so I thought I'd come by and say hello. ”

Choi Jae-woo wiped his forehead with a handkerchief as if he was busy. Chulho smiled and pulled out cold water.

“I see.”

“Hyah, thank you. But even in the summertime, it's not bad. Is it because you're feeling better? ”

No, it's because you ate a whole bunch of mangroves.

Glad you could help.

Choi Jae-woo drank a lot of water, then sighed and opened his mouth.

“By the way, Meatball. Makchang must be upset these days, too. ”

“Yes?”

Kim Manho nodded, smiling bitterly.

“Yep….. I guess so. The commander's been a little depressed lately. ”

Chulho sat down listening to them.

“Oh, does the boss know? Temple mercenaries.”

“I saw it in the paper. ”

Cheolho picked up the newspaper on the table.

“Captain of the Temple Mercenaries is retiring. That's why it's an emergency. ”

“Retire.”

Cheolho tilts his head, but Kim Manho opens his mouth.

“That...... usually the Guardian's direct team protects the region. But sometimes it's hard to keep perfect security in the process. ”

Kim Manho folded his arms and said,

“That's when the local mercenaries make their move. In other words, the big thing is that most of the guardians of the Awakening Society solve it, and the small work is the work of the mercenaries. The relationship of coexistence. ”

So that's the system.

Cheolho nods quietly and listens.

“Among mercenaries, Temple mercenaries are thick bones. 30 years ago, when the Awakening had just begun, we had a tremendous achievement. The same is true of citizens' perception. Changsha Kim Sang-hoo and Temple Mercenary Captain Cheonan are two of the hearts of Seodaemun Gate. ”

“Oh, you know very well. ”

When Cheolho said that she was surprised, Kim Manho added shyly.

“Of course, it wasn't until I joined the team that I realized that. ”

Not really.

Seodaemun was a safe and welcoming land among the areas. It's been quite a while now, as the Veltos have shown up at the Seodaemun Gate. It's the biggest case recently.

It doesn't just happen naturally, and peace follows because someone moves.

He added after clearing his throat.

“But when the heavenly host retires, he becomes the commander of the mercenary army. That's why the attention is focused. Who will be the successor? Will you be able to act as the commander of the previous battalion? ”

“Oh.”

Cheolho enjoyed it quite a bit.

Unknown information, no. It is always pleasant to hear information that you did not know because you did not try to find out exactly.

I felt that the world was spinning more tightly than I thought.

“Too bad. ”

Kim Man-ho said it aloud.

“My commander really admired him. not to mention the one part, but the one part of his personality that was outstanding. ”

Beloved by all.

Cheolho smiled lightly. No such person is a bad person.

That makes me curious.

What was he like?

* * *

Awakening Society.

A massive building where a middle-aged man walks into a volatile position. You are dressed in leather armor and have a sword lodged in your waist.

Short sport cut with white hair. There is a long sword on your face. It's a long cut down from the left forehead to the jaw above the eyes.

The middle-aged man walked quietly. As the passersby looks at him, he bows and greets politely.

“Ah, never mind. ”

The man sat on the elevator to the gallows, smiling slightly and baptizing.

The top of the giant building has a special room just for the chairman of the association.

President Eugene is obsessed with the thought of twisting the pen.

“Thailand is retiring.......”

He wrinkles his head. I was wondering when this day would come.

Heaven's content.

An Awakener classified as Class 3, but his true worth cannot be rated as Class 3.

He was a natural leader. It was a battlefield commander who led the horde, led them out, and led them away.

Especially when the monster invaded 10 years ago, he saved everyone at the Seodaemun Gate. Eugene thought it would be okay to hit him as first class if you hit him as first class.

Many people owe him their lives, so they loved him and admired him.

Eugene was 30 years ago.

Just when the Awakened were born and the monsters appeared.

I still had a meeting with him who admired Seoul. When I first met him, I shook his hand.

“Hmm.......”

Knock-knock.

You hear a knock and the door opens. Turning your head, the familiar man stands.

“Ah.”

“It's been a while.”

The man opened his mouth.

“Long time no see, Taejeong. ”

Eugene welcomed him.

“It's been a long time, Chairman. ”

The two middle-aged men shook hands.

“Do I have to retire? ”

“Hmm."

He stared at the air, gazing at the air, smiling and rebuking.

“Yes."

“Why?”

“Why, because it's time to retire. ”

“Isn't that a waste? You raised the mercenaries. Because you admired Seoul 30 years ago! After everything he's been through! ”

Eugene smiled bitterly at his voice.

“Oops. ”

“Besides, besides! ”

I know Eugene doesn't talk with bad feelings. He's just a waste.

A comrade who had lived with his generation, a friend, retired.

“Listen, Chairman. I didn't do it all by myself. Everybody's been trying to make the world what it is. You too, me too. And others will keep trying. ”

He gets up from his seat. I put the cigarette out on the ashtray and tapped Eugene's shoulder.

“And I'm tired. I want to put down the responsibility that's on my shoulder. ”

“....... ”

“I'll see you later. I'm busy.”

He went on a visit without a doubt.

Eugene sighs, gazing at the door when he leaves. I'm going to shake my head.

“Sang-hoo, you must be devastated. ”

.

The day darkens.

He slowly left the Temple Mercenaries' building.

The official retirement ceremony is tomorrow. However, he hated splashing around. I'm going to sneak away.

The successor has already been determined.

Kang Hyuk.

He's a promising Awakener for the thirty this year. It is already in Grade 3 and may grow to Grade 2.

He joined the mercenaries following him instead of working for the Awakening Society. Perhaps he can raise a larger mercenary army.

The remaining veterans of the heavenly generation will also help him. It didn't worry me much.

He looked up at the sky. The moon rose slowly after dark.

“Good.”

Just in time.

The retirement day of a battlefield elderly man.

“Good shit. Did you eat the old man?”

Then a man standing with his back against the outside of the building opened his mouth.

I turned around and saw a long spear in my eyes. The heavenly host smiles and opens his mouth.

“The night is late. It's time for the kids to go to bed. ”

“She was a child 10 years ago, but she's not now. I'm pretty good at it now. ”

“Then I'm relieved. ”

Magchang rises up and walks up to him.

“Where are you going? ”

He stared at the air for a moment and meditated.

“Home.”

“What are you going to do when you get home? ”

“Let's start farming. ”

Magansa laughs.

“Inspiration is farming? Nonsense. ”

“Of course. ”

Magchang stops laughing and looks at him seriously. Soon, I opened my mouth slowly.

“Don't go. ”

He tapped the paladin's shoulder rather than confronting him quietly. Then I turned around.

“Don't go. Live here, old man. You don't need mercenaries, do you? Kang Hyuk will take care of him. I'll help you a lot. It's good to live here, safe and pleasant to live in. Huh?”

“Him.”

“Damn it, why are you going down to the countryside after you beat up a good mercenary! ”

The paladin shouted. The heavenly body opens its mouth quietly.

“Because I'm old. ”

“Your grandpa is old, but he's doing well! ”

“I lead the battlefield. ”

“What the hell! ”

“Not long ago, three people died in the Southern Hemisphere. ”

“....... ”

Magchang stopped talking.

“It was Miss Judge. But it was a fatal mistake. Those who could not have died are dead. I feel old. We can't fight amongst monsters anymore. The gap will get bigger. We mercenaries need a young leader. ”

She raised her voice in an angry voice.

“That happens all the time! Why is it all your fault? Awakening will die one day! We always fight to the death! I almost died, too, and you saved me! ”

* * *

Suddenly, Chulho, who was left alone, suddenly remembered a conversation with Kim Man-ho in the morning.

“My commander has no choice but to think of you more specifically. ”

“What happened? ”

“There was. Ten years ago. Ugh, I still feel sick just thinking about it. ”

Kim Manho opened his mouth slowly, trembling.

“Ten years ago, monsters attacked the Seogdaemun Gate. It was the Great Invasion, ugh. It was huge.”

Ten years ago.

Chulho nods.

“At that time, it was the first year that Changshan Kim Sang-hoo joined the company. because, instead of being a guardian, a guardian usually goes through two years of probation. You learn to work with a former guardian. ”

Kim Man-ho said as if he was repeating.

“And then. Of the five protectors in Seoul, four died defending against the Great Invasion. ”