The Returner Wants Complete Victory

23 – 023. Mad Dog

Dinner time after training.

The table was quiet even though the food had not been served yet.

To begin with, Eunha usually didn’t say anything, and I wasn’t the type to start small talk.

The reason for this silence was because Bo-kyung was not saying anything.

… When you say this, it feels like you’re blaming me.

Bo-kyung seemed to have read my thoughts as she spoke.

“senior.”

“why?”

But after Bo-kyung called me, she just stared at me without saying anything.

Were you too harsh during training?

Just when those gazes were starting to feel burdensome, Bo-kyung let out a sigh of relief, as if she was glad.

“You’re a senior.”

“What do you mean by that… .”

When I was taken aback by the incomprehensible words, Bo-kyung smiled and said,

“No, I felt like I was a different person just a moment ago… “I wondered if my soul had changed.”

“okay?”

I thought I might have felt that way.

From our first meeting until now, I have always been cautious when dealing with children, knowingly or unknowingly.

In other words, he had been acting as a squad leader who looked after his privates, but now that he has been promoted to private first class, he is starting to show his true colors.

“You’ll see that more often in the future.”

I meant to scare her, but Eunha wasn’t interested in what I said and Bo-kyung just smiled.

Feeling slightly embarrassed, I decided to change the topic of conversation.

“So, how much did your stats go up?”

“I have 1 stamina and 1 strength!”

“Strength 1, stamina 2.”

It was definitely the beginning, so I saw results coming right away as I worked hard.

And growing up all comes at a time.

This is how you have to row when the wind blows.

“Hold out your hand.”

The kids didn’t have any reservations about what I said and obediently held out their hands.

Talk.

“uh? this… .”

Bo-kyung looked surprised when she saw the marble dropped into her palm.

“It’s a magical power increase pill. “Eat one at a time.”

I gave the status-boosting pills I got from the tutorial, one of which was a magic pill, to Bo-kyung and Eun-ha.

I couldn’t give the rest because I had to eat it, but my magic power was already over 100 and the limit itself was only 11, so there was no need to raise it in a hurry.

And above all, going from 0 to 1 has meaning in itself.

For a person with 0 magical power to feel magical power just because they came to Proa is a talent that is truly one in a thousand.

Most people feel mana for the first time with the help of someone or through magic power-boosting pills.

“Eating that doesn’t mean you’ll be able to use magic right away. Just vaguely feeling the mana? “We’ll start with magical power after raising our physical abilities first, so you don’t have to worry too much about it right now.”

If I were to compare magical power, it would be like growing an extra arm from your back.

A foreign sensation that I have never felt in my life.

So just awakening it in advance like this and giving it time to get used to mana is quite helpful.

“thank you!”

Bo-kyung smiled brightly and swallowed the magic pill.

Even if you don’t know the exact value, you probably know that it is a valuable item that can be obtained from the tutorial.

“Umm… . “I feel like I feel something cold in my stomach, but I’m not sure.”

“of course. “That’s enough for now, so don’t worry about it.”

Bo-kyung heard what I said and nodded as if she understood.

“Why aren’t you eating?”

I asked, looking at Eunha who was still holding the magic pill in her palm.

Eunha was staring at the pill with an expression that made it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

Are you impressed?

I thought this might feel a little special because he was a kid who risked his life to get a stat-boosting pill.

Just as I was about to tell her not to think too much and just eat, Eunha spoke first.

“Did you wash your hands?”

I was momentarily lost for words at the unexpected words.

When I looked closely, I saw that the eyebrows were slightly wrinkled.

So, an item this precious? I wasn’t moved by this feeling… .

Holy sh*t.

“Just eat whatever you get, please.”

I want to feed Mappak some chestnuts.

*

The meal time was quite friendly.

At least it wasn’t an oddly uncomfortable atmosphere like when I just came up after training.

Rick seemed to have paid a lot of attention to the dinner menu, which featured a chicken dish that looked like oven chicken.

“Are you going to eat this and train more?”

As we were finishing the meal, Eunha asked a question.

“Kek, kok, kok, kok.”

Bo-kyung, who was eating chicken next to her, coughed as if she had a cough.

As if she knew this would happen, Eunha handed me a cup filled with water and patted me on the back.

If you look at him, he is secretly evil.

“why. Do you want to do more?”

I asked back with a deliberately mean smile.

“huh.”

But Eunha only responded in a calm tone.

When I heard that answer, I couldn’t help but make a dumb expression.

‘Are you sure you’re going to do more?’ Did you ask that question not because you meant it, but because you really wanted to do more?

Rather than being amazing, I was honestly surprised.

Even if you know that it won’t kill you, reaching your limit and passing out is a fear in itself.

I can do it once without knowing, but I don’t want to do it a second time.

It’s something you’ll have no choice but to do if someone else pushes you to do it, but you don’t want to do it yourself.

When I did this training in the first round, I actually did it semi-forcibly under Rick’s guidance, and later, when I trained my mercenary group’s subordinates, I also semi-forcibly did it.

I’ve never seen anyone volunteer to do more.

How angry were you at that time?

“Unfortunately, it can’t be done.”

I wanted to push him when he wanted to do more, but that doesn’t work.

“The body has recovered, but the brain probably hasn’t. It’s only day 1. “If I try harder now, my whole body will soon give out and I’ll be rolling around.”

Although a miraculous object called a potion restored the body, the brain could not immediately accept this phenomenon, which had never existed in modern times.

Right now, my brain is thinking ‘Huh? Can’t I move? Why are you moving? Are you okay? It’s a state of asking yourself, ‘It can’t be like that?’

Then, if you give it a little stimulation, well.

It spreads right away.

“If we get to the end of this training, we’ll have to do it all day anyway. The higher the stats, the more difficult it is to raise them. “Achieving 80% of the limit within two weeks is fast enough.”

In fact, it is not fast enough; it is literally impossible to go faster than this.

Usually, even with the proven curriculum of large mercenary groups, it takes about 3 months to complete the work together with the achievements.

“And in order to do that training, you need someone to watch over you unconditionally, and I have to go somewhere right now. So don’t be impatient and take a break for today.”

In response to my answer, Eunha nodded as if she felt regretful but had no choice.

Bo-kyung looked at me and Eun-ha alternately with her rabbit-like eyes, and a wide variety of emotions were reflected in those big eyes, from feeling fortunate to looking at a crazy b*tch.

“Then I have some business to do, so I’ll get up first.”

When I got up, Rick, who was sitting in the rocking chair looking at us, called me over.

“customer. Are you really going out?”

“yes.”

“her… . “Wasn’t it just yesterday that you said you wouldn’t go out because it’s dangerous outside the house?”

“I’m talking about kids. “I’m not.”

“If you need anything, I can get it for you?”

It sounded like people were telling us not to go out because it was dangerous outside.

You’re so worried about a guy you’ve only seen for a day and don’t even know who he is.

Thanks to that, we developed a relationship during the first round, but on the other hand, because of my cruel personality, I neglected the Martial Artists’ League and missed the time to do anything about it.

“no. I have some business to run. “You don’t need to provide security.”

“I had no intention of doing it in the first place.”

When I joked, Rick also burst into laughter as if it was ridiculous.

I smiled, grabbed the Class F spear I had taken from the highwayman, and headed out the door.

*

At present, there are a total of four forces exerting influence on Kirnyu.

Martial Artist League, Mad Dog, Gutter Rat, Merchant Guild.

Among them, the Merchants’ Association can be said to be a truly exemplary private organization that came to a region where the kingdom had not sent an administrator, just to smell the money.

This means that if something happens, they will stay calm and stick to the winning side.

In the end, there are actually three organizations competing for power over territory.

Martial Artist League, Mad Dog, and Gutter Rat.

As you can tell just by looking at the name, there are no sane people.

As I walked out the door, I felt eyes flying from all over.

I immediately strengthened my body with magical power and wrapped an invisible curtain around my body in preparation for any surprise attack.

Unexpectedly, no one approached quickly.

I thought there would be some kind of immediate reaction, whether it was the Martial Artists’ League raising a dispute or a hostile force contacting me.

Did you all go to report to the boss?

There’s no need to approach me first when the other person hasn’t even done anything.

I first walked towards the direction where the merchant union branch was located.

One of the reasons I went out today was to buy the lowest level potion for the kids.

I had already used everything I had picked up from the tutorial, and the one Seongho Kim gave me was a mid-level potion, so it was a waste to use it for training.

As I started walking, all the people who were watching me started following me, as if I had no intention of hiding.

At first glance, the number seemed to be over twenty, and the sight of them following each other at a certain distance and keeping each other in check was quite spectacular.

I feel like I have become the Pied Piper.