Chapter 133

Thomas Andre, whose memories of his previous life returned as he accepted the godhead of the outer universe, was confused in his mind.

another self.

Memories that shouldn't exist were mixed with current memories, making my head feel like it was messed up.

He did not know why he had to live a new life, but he had already experienced situations in which it would not be strange no matter what happened, so he did not have much doubt about it.

More than that…

'Damn it! shit!'

Amid all the chaos.

This was the final emotion left to Thomas.

chagrin.

'It's really unfair, I'm going crazy!'

He realized the reality of the nightmare that had plagued him for years.

The reality of that nightmare was the memory that he burst into dust while fighting with 'Sung Jinwoo'.

'Why can't I just remember that damn memory…!'

This was the most unfortunate.

But, in a way, this was normal.

Thomas Andre was called America's strongest hunter.

Of course, being beaten so unilaterally by someone else was the first time in my life.

The psychological shock he felt at that time was indescribable.

The more you don't want to recall, the clearer the memory.

Wasn't Min Byeong-gu like that too?

'No, after that, we reconciled and got along well, right? We even fought together!'

But whatever the reason, it was unfair to be unfair.

If I had only a little more memory after that, I would not have suffered from nightmares.

But now, who are you going to tell this resentment to?

This was entirely up to Thomas Andre himself, and it was fortunate that he would no longer have nightmares.

In addition, since he realized why he felt weak, the homework that had been bothering him all his life disappeared overnight.

'I guess that's why grandma sent me here. After all, if you listen to Norma Selner carefully, rice cakes will come out even while you're sleeping.'

The reason why I studied Korean hard enough to become fluent in Korean proverbs was also thanks to Norma Selner's advice.

'I also understand why the old woman told me to study Korean. Sung Suho was Sung Jinwoo's son.'

After knowing the inside story, I saw Sung Soo-ho, and his face was the real Sung Jinwoo.

Even his age was exactly the same as when Sung Jinwoo hit him.

…Remembering the nightmare, I was about to feel bad again.

"It's bigger than that."

Thomas Andre, who heard all about the situation facing the earth through Suho and Beru's mouths, hardened his expression.

"The enemy has become stronger than then, but Sung Jinwoo is not on Earth? Isn't this really ruining the earth this time?"

As someone who had already been caught up in a war between rulers and lords, he could say that.

"Their war is not a fight that mere humans can intervene in."

[You understand the subject very well.]

Beru stood on Suho's shoulder and nodded arrogantly at Thomas Andre's words.

[On the level of human beings, you have to be at least at the national power level to be able to face the Itarim Apostle.] 

"Or at least…"

Thomas Andre's gaze, which was sympathetic to Beru's words, suddenly turned to Cha Hae-in, who was next to the Ice Elves.

"…Or at least an S-class hunter with powerful items."

After witnessing Cha Hae-in's fighting power with the long sword of the Demon King right in front of his eyes.

As soon as he returned to the guild, Thomas Andre's mind began to pile up a pile of things to do.

"…I guess we should start developing weapons as soon as we go back."

It's only been 2 years since the cataclysm.

Things were very different now than in the past when more than 10 years had passed since the opening of the Hunter era.

Human science and knowledge were more advanced than then, but hunter technology was far behind compared to the old days.

There may be many reasons, but the biggest reason among them is that there has been less research on 'materials'.

Two years after the cataclysm, other studies were the same, but in particular, research on minerals mined in dungeons or dead bodies of demons was still at an early stage.

It would take at least five more years to reach a level comparable to the vanished time zone.

'But I have knowledge of the future, no knowledge of the past. If you use those memories, you can develop many times faster.'

And that wasn't all.

It would have been possible to achieve the development of hunters in many ways, such as not just the development of technology, but also various raid strategies and efficient training methods.

Recalling the memory of the vanished time zone, Thomas Andre felt as if he had reached the second round of his life.

"Even if you tell me how to increase the cohesion of mana, the development speed will be much faster… Hmm?"

While Thomas Andre was thinking this, the image of Rio Singh, who was passing by, suddenly came into view.

To be precise, the quality of the 'sword' in Rio Singh's hand was unusual.

Thomas summoned Rio Singh and stopped him.

"What is that knife for you? Did you get an item from Sung Jinwoo or Suho?"

"…Yes? Is this knife?"

Rio Singh raised his sword with a puzzled expression and replied in fluent English.

"I just bought this at Hunter Mall with money?"

"What? Did you just buy it with money?"

To this unexpected answer, Thomas Andre quickly grabbed Rio Singh's knife and took a closer look.

But still.

"What is it? Why is the quality so good? At this level, it's almost like the old days…"

Creepy.

Something is strange.

Thomas Andre felt strange and asked Rio Singh.

"Where the hell did you buy this sword? Even the US can't handle dungeon ores with this level of precision yet?"

"India is also great compared to other countries, but it's not quite there yet."

"So where the hell…"

"Korea."

"…!"

Thomas Andre's eyes widened wide at those words.

On the other hand, Rio Singh felt good because he felt that his eyes were recognized by Thomas Andre.

And as soon as he saw this sword, he bought it right away and answered confidently, praising his speedy action.

"I bought it when I visited Blacksmith in Korea with Suho's guidance."

As soon as he received the approval of Thomas Andre, an S-class hunter, the next plan was immediately formed in Rio Singh's mind.

'If this is enough, I'll have to buy a lot of weapons in Korea and send them to our guild. The guild leader will look good on me again if I airlift a quality weapon…'

However, Rio Singh's promotion plan was irrelevant.

Thomas Andre said to Suho with a serious expression.

"Something is strange. It doesn't make sense that this level of technology has already been developed in the second year. Apparently, there seems to be someone in Korea besides me who has memories of my previous life coming up!"

"Are you in Korea?"

At those words, Suho also hardened his expression.

The fact that the memory of the previous life came to mind without the Shadow Key meant that it was related to the apostle of Itarim.

"Okay. He must have had memories from the very beginning, not recently."

The matter was serious.

No matter how much knowledge you have, it took at least two years to commercialize this level of technology.

And that meant that at the same time as the cataclysm, the apostle of Itarim was working secretly in Korea.

But then.

"Are you Suho?"

Cha Hae-in, who was next to the ice elves, heard the conversation between the two and approached them.

"Maybe he… knows who your mother is?"

"Yes? Someone, your mother knows?"

"You know?! How?"

Suho and Thomas Andre, who were surprised by Cha Hae-in's words, focused on her.

It was unbelievable.

Cha Hae-in was trapped in this glacier dungeon even before the cataclysm, so how could he know about Korea?

However, Cha Hae-in responded to Suho with a strange smile as if their reaction, which had the same expression, was fun.

"hmm. Suho, how many times have you probably seen it when you were young?"

"Am I? Who are you?"

"Do you remember the boss at work who was close to Dad?"

"…Your father's boss?"

Suho shows a bewildered reaction to those words.

He remembers his father's job as a 'police'.

And if it's your father's boss, he's also a police officer

.

Cha Hae-in nodded as if he could do that at Suho's reaction.

Like most sons, there were not many sons who lived by remembering every detail of their father's boss at work.

However, to her husband Sung Jinwoo, 'he' was a boss at work with a little special meaning.

"How is that person doing now…"

It was Cha Hae-in who fell into thoughts while suddenly thinking of "him" face.

* * *

North Korea.

After the cataclysm, Korea was virtually unified.

However, the process was problematic.

A dungeon break began to appear in North Korea at the same time as the cataclysm.

Demons pouring out from there.

In the end, the North Korean government could not properly prevent the tremendous disaster that occurred as a result and ended up destroying itself.

Were there no hunters?

It wasn't.

Many North Koreans have awakened to this ability.

Perhaps, if North Korea were a normal country, it would have blocked the dungeon break and wiped out the beasts with its awakened people as the main axis, like other countries.

However, the moment when the awakened people of North Korea gained transcendental power they revolted.

The ideological dissatisfaction that had been suppressed so far, centering on those who suddenly had supernatural powers, began to burst out in various places.

In the end, all the Awakeners in North Korea became villains and eliminated all factors in the government.

At the same time as the cataclysm, all systems and systems in North Korea collapsed, and in fact, North Korea was ruined at that point.

Even the Awoken who had rebelled fought and fought against each other and scattered.

In the end, most of them died as they were individually defeated by demonic beasts that appeared from various places.

It was a natural ending because the Awakeners scattered in a place where even if they joined forces, it would not be enough.

Anyway, when that situation came to a head, the dungeon break that occurred in North Korea spread out of control in all directions.

The aftermath passed over to China, which was attached to the top, and Korea, which was attached to the bottom.

And that was the reason why the Korean Hunter Association came out to support North Korea.

It was because North Korea's field-type dungeon continued to expand its territory, eventually causing damage to its own country.

"…after. It really never ends."

The head of the Korean Hunter Association was leading the association's hunters in the midst of sweeping North Korea's demons.

This endless battle had been going on for several months already.

"The president of the association."

Just then, a middle-aged Hunter approached the president of the association.

final person.

He is a magic hunter who uses flame as his main force and was the first S-class hunter who was attracted to the association as soon as the association was established.

"Everybody is tired. How about taking a break at this point and starting again?"

"…so be it."

At Choi Jong-in's words, the president of the association smiled bitterly and took off the sunglasses he had been wearing throughout the battle.

Then, the beaky eyes resembling birds of prey were revealed in it.

The president of the association glared at North Korea, which had turned into a monster field, with ferocious eyes and wiped his sunglasses with a handkerchief, which had spattered the monster's blood.

Then, when someone's face suddenly came to mind, a low sigh escaped from his mouth.

"ha. Where the hell did you go at a time like this…"

The president of the Korean Hunter Association, 'Woo Jinchul', muttered, thinking of Sung Jinwoo.

"Wherever you are…please just return safely."

Until then, I will finish all preparations.

Hunter Sung Jinwoo.