The Crazy Demigod Returns

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Ha Yeon-woo greeted the morning alone thanks to his father who went out to exercise alone from dawn, as if pushing his back to be faithful to last night’s promise.

Now he too was leaving the hotel.

‘I need to get a license and buy a car.’

Unlike Pan Continent, where all means of transportation are tied to one’s ability, here on Earth, Awakeners also used prescribed vehicles.

The first reason was that the state guided them because it was easy to cause chaos if they recklessly abused their abilities in a densely populated city.

The second reason is that they, who became high earners as it was only 10 years since Gate first appeared, preferred to drive sports cars or receive protocols.

“Where can I take you?”

As we got into the taxi, the driver asked without looking back, and Ha Yeon-woo opened his mouth, recalling his father’s request for trust.

“Yong-San. Please go to the superpower department building.”

* * *

A 2-ton truck that can be found everywhere on the road.

In the cargo compartment of a vehicle designed for moving refrigerated seafood, various electronic equipment, devices, and people took up space instead of what should have been.

“We are leaving.”

“What is your destination?”

“This is either Jamsu Bridge or Dongjak Bridge… It looks like Yongsan.”

“Is it the ability department?”

It was none other than NIS agents who identified the destination of Ha Yeon-woo’s taxi in less than a minute after it departed.

As soon as the destination became clear, small talk began between them as they continued their business-like pursuit.

“I have it all, I have it all. tall. You look good. A lot of money. To be the strongest in the world. Hi, it’s my life… .”

“Since you haven’t been with Shaolin, you don’t know who is the strongest yet, right?”

“Didn’t you see that wendigo was looking for something?”

The team member who heard the criticism thought for a while, then shook his head and shook his head.

This is because he has checked all the videos that show the process of Ha Yeon-woo killing Wendigo lightly, including the sword of Mana that cuts through the clouds with a hole in his chest that is a radius of several meters.

“but… . It can’t be.”

“And man. Amman, although we are an outdated intelligence agency exclusively for the general public, we have to make our own decisions. If you look at the scale of deaths in Russia and the United States, you can see the size, right? Who is stronger.”

As the man said, the process and outcome of the previous two cases in which 6th-level monsters appeared were catastrophic.

Average fighting power in the late 4,000s. Hundreds of 5th and higher Awakeners, including dozens of 6th tiers, gathered to catch a single monster, but countless times they died.

The reason there was no civilian damage was because the areas where both occurred were undeveloped areas, not downtown or urban areas.

“yes. It’s not hunting… .”

“It was blocked. barely.”

In a way, it was only natural that the world’s attention was focused on Ha Yeon-woo, who had killed a monster similar to them and possibly even stronger in a matter of days without any damage.

It was literally a power outside the standard.

“Would Shaolin be able to crush him with that much of a gap? I don’t think so.”

“That’s right. If you think so, it seems that we are not even doing this crazy thing.”

The National Intelligence Service (NIS) has long lost its reputation as the nation’s foremost intelligence agency in the past.

With the appearance of the gate, the awakened people appeared, and even the returnees returned to make things worse.

The early government, which was not even framed, saw them as potential risk factors. At that time, the only agency in charge of them was the National Intelligence Service. Of course, the higher ups were entrusted with the related tasks.

It didn’t even last three months.

The reason was simple. Even if they were in first place, they were awakened people who could run 100 meters in under 8 seconds and bend an aluminum bat with their grip.

The National Intelligence Service’s curriculum, which was structured according to the standard of ‘ordinary people’, was increasingly unavailable, and soon the tide turned and bloodshed broke out.

With the advent of the Awakener, it could no longer continue its existence as a surveillance agency.

Soon after, the nation felt the seriousness of the situation and established a department of special abilities for transformation.

All Awoken related work was, of course, transferred there.

Those who awakened during their tenure at the NIS have already written their resignations. In the yard where the Awakening Crime Investigation Office of the Ministry of Special Ability exists, there was no Awakener who hoped to join the NIS.

The world went back to the awakened people, the real power of the Department of Special Ability became stronger, and the NIS, which was thoroughly in charge of general public affairs, was naturally eliminated, and that is still in progress.

Even so, the comfort among them is that there is still a certain degree of mischief among the general public.

So it’s only natural to think it’s crazy to inspect a returnee, a man who is almost officially recognized as the strongest man in the world, for no reason at all.

“I don’t understand that either. It’s been years since I gave up on the Awoken, but suddenly… .”

“No, and it’s not about reading information, it’s about inspecting when a case is caught… .”

“stop! Are you here to play?”

As if the content of the conversation between the two was annoying, the man sitting in the passenger seat opened the small window connected to it and shouted.

“Is the company running according to your convictions? Did you come here to separate the good from the bad? uh?”

“Oh no!”

When the two shrunken and wanted to say sorry, the team leader sighed and added:

“For us, the order from the top is the answer and the right thing to do. okay?”

“Yes, I understand.”

“If you know, stop chatting and look at the monitor. It’s time to come out soon.”

Even the team leader himself, who said that and closed the window again, would not have known.

The fact that, because of the doubts in the back of his heart, he unknowingly glossed over things that would normally cause him to rant for a long time.

* * *

“long time no see. See you again.”

“How are you, sir? To be honest, I was a bit surprised that you contacted me sooner than expected.”

As soon as I arrived at the headquarters of the Department of Special Ability, Na Sang-gi, whom I had been contacted in advance, was there to meet me.

“why? Did you know you could do something?”

Although there was a request from his father, it was not easy to do so from the first meeting to Na Sang-gi, who treated him comfortably, so he naturally let go.

Na Sang-gi also kept sticking to the unfamiliar title of teacher.

“It’s not like that, but I thought I would spend some time with my father for a while. Why, didn’t you say it as you left near the end of the auction? Don’t bother looking for it from the government.”

It was true. This time, he moved voluntarily, but it was obvious that he would tell him to come and go in case of a similar situation, so he jumped ahead in case the time between father and son would be interrupted.

As a result, it is no longer necessary.

“I was kicked out.”

Na Sang-gi tilted his head for a while at the words he did not know the meaning of. He smiled and nodded his head as if he understood.

“So it is. Oh, let me guide you first.”

“Do you normally do this kind of work?”

“It’s not like that, but I wonder if I felt that I could communicate with the teacher. The upper management told me to take full responsibility for chores.”

It was highly likely that “dedicated” meant not only the duties in charge, but also everything that Ha Yeon-woo had to contact with the agency.

So, it must have been the appearance of receiving a protocol from Na Sang-gi, the head of another department, after coming to measure the hierarchy for the registration of an awakened person.

“Well, that’s what I like to do. They give you extra pay.”

Na Sang-gi, who had been talking with a smile, came closer and added cautiously.

“Actually, that’s that, but there were a few people who saw the minister collapsed, so rumors spread here and there, so the atmosphere was a bit scared… .”

“ah.”

“hahahaha, so I just left. I’ll give you money, but what can’t you do?”

Come to think of it, on the first day of my return, there was a memory that the minister or something scared the installation machine without knowing anything about it.

He was a very timid guy, so he gave me some training and moved on, but I guess that somehow spread and created an atmosphere.

“Shall we go at once?”

As I nodded, Na-Sang started guiding the way.

* * *

The returnee ID that Ha Yeon-woo received proves that he has lived on the continent.

Strictly speaking, it did not indicate qualifications as an Awakener.

In the case of Wendigo, it was an exception because it was in a disaster situation enough that a mobilization order was issued, but all Awakeners had to register as an Awakener after an original report and simple measurement to be able to work in earnest.

This is because, based on the registered hierarchy, the government reviews the feasibility of bidding on gates or gives qualifications to dispose of dead bodies through official routes after hunting monsters.

Unless you’re a criminal or a normal person, it’s not an option, it’s a must. It is, in effect, a license of some kind.

Ha Yeon-woo was also on the verge of measuring it because there was no exception.

The area around the measurement room was very quiet. As soon as I passed the entrance, there were only a couple of people sitting in the waiting room and staring at their phones waiting for their turn.

“Are you free?”

“Yes.”

“There aren’t that many new Awoken. Most of the people who have risen in the hierarchy now come to re-measure.”

It is safe to say that the natural awakeners that occur from time to time and returnees who have returned are almost constant around 100 million.

After passing through a transitional period, it seemed that the status quo should be regarded as maintaining the status quo.

“uh! that person… .”

One of the people sitting in the waiting room and waiting for their turn made a surprised expression as if recognizing Ha Yeon-woo.

“oh my. Come on in. I have contacted you in advance.”

Ignoring the surprised person, I went into the measurement room, following Na Sang-gi, who was hurriedly guiding me in case something bothered me.

Occupying the interior is a middle-aged woman in a research uniform and a huge machine.

“Is this a meter?”

“Yes, you know the cube wavelength measurement technology and the method of making magic tools provided by the returnees, right? It was made by that person.”

It was a name that was heard quite often here and there.

“You must be smart.”

“Yes. Quite a few people wouldn’t be able to sell even one field properly. It’s the first time I’ve created something like this by combining two completely different fields. ah! Magic Stone Battery also said that she participated in research and development.”

It was a fact I didn’t know.

“… That’s great.”

It was a moment when the evaluation was upgraded in an instant from a quiet genius that seemed to have lost a screw somewhere.

Ha Yeon-woo always felt awe and respect for the knowledge of those who had the knowledge that he could not.

Because I knew that it was a good source of nutrients that served as a driving force for development, inspiration, and a clue to enlightenment.

Naturally, I was interested in her skills as well.

It wasn’t like she, being a mage, would use ordinary tricks.

“hello. I am Park Sang-mi, a researcher from the Gate Management Agency of the Department of Special Ability.”

It was a researcher who cautiously greeted me as if seeing something scary.

Well, isn’t it easy to deal with the Wendigo, a disaster, by threatening to kill or save the minister. In front of Na Sang-gi, he even spat short words at Na Sang-gi, so it is inevitable for them to be in a situation where they are subordinates.

That part made sense. It was only natural for him that someone be afraid of him.

“Nice to meet you.”

“You can lie down on this side. Do not use abilities that inflict harm, such as magic, just rotate the circle.”

Like a normal person, he explained it intuitively and in advance. Literally just warming up.

I didn’t know the technical part or the driving method, but I could roughly guess the principle.

“Is it finding out the wavelength value through resonance?”

The researcher looked at Ha Yeon-woo with amazement. Perhaps it seemed to be roughly the same.

“how… .”

“If you are technical enough to figure out the cube wavelength value, it shouldn’t be difficult to figure out the wavelength value of mana when we usually resonate with the circle. It’s just the difference between humans and cubes.”

After answering casually, I passed the researcher with a blank expression and laid down on the inspection machine.

Instead of a circle that does not exist on the body, it began to resonate very lightly with the mana around it.

ugh-

Beep- Beep- Beep-

As if the device was already running, as soon as the mana was released, a beep sound began to sound and the number 2,392 appeared on the large panel.

‘that’s interesting.’

It is not surprising to grasp the state.

Even if it was only about the 4th rank right now, it was possible to gauge the level of those who were less than themselves.

Surprisingly, it was the fact that this machine could enable ordinary people who had not even felt mana to grasp the state of being unmanned.

‘Let’s see how far this is possible.’

Ha Yeon-woo, who was curious, began to raise the output gradually.

The amount of mana accepted through the body increased, and the number of panels began to rise rapidly in proportion.