My Alter Ego Is Becoming a Giant

Ajantu (1)

“This is it! Move quickly!”

Lee Chang-soo, a guardian of the Korea Returnees Association, was leading his team to track where the criminals fled.

“Senior, if you come and chase after me like this, will you be able to catch them?”

We arrived at the scene less than five minutes after the incident, but it was more than enough time for returnees with all kinds of abilities to escape.

“Then what shall we do? You shouldn’t even have to catch any traces of them! It’s already the third time!”

This was not the first time the werewolf and the black masked duo had committed a crime.

And I had chased them before, but from a certain moment, they disappeared without a trace.

‘Damn, their range of activity is so wide that I can’t respond to them all. There seems to be an accomplice to help them escape. I’m going to break the big plate again this time.’

As always, the defenders needed far more numbers than the attackers.

And the Guardian’s manpower was always in short supply.

Still, this time, I was chasing after them, hoping to find even the smallest traces.

thud-!

A shocking sound resounded from the inside of the construction site, which was the destination.

“Senior, this energy is…”

“Follow me! Enter!”

Sound was only a minor issue.

A terrifying malice was felt from the creepy aura emanating from within.

Lee Chang-soo immediately entered the construction site.

“What’s the matter with this?”

In the corner, people who looked like construction workers were lying, and in the center was a man in a mask and a woman who looked ordinary, fainted.

And a werewolf who is slowly returning to its human form after being crumpled in a wall.

After looking around the scene, Lee Chang-soo immediately shouted to the team members.

“Look around! The fight has just ended, so he’ll still be nearby!”

The situation was clear.

Someone fought the villains and disappeared.

Seeing that the villains were subdued, they didn’t seem to have a bad heart, but I couldn’t ignore them either.

The remnants of the energy left at the scene are enough to make you goosebumps, but if you can, you should know the identity.

But there was no trace of where he had disappeared.

“Captain, you have conquered the villains.”

A team member approached with telekinetic power of three people wearing special handcuffs for supernatural criminals.

The woman was the first person he had ever seen, but it must have been an accomplice in charge of the escape under the circumstances.

‘If you do research, everything will come out.’

Even a lie does not work in interrogation through the powers.

Requesting support just in case, the workers on the site also moved to the hospital under the jurisdiction where the Guardian resides.

Even if the accomplice is mixed pretending to be the victim, he will not be able to escape.

‘The culprits were caught, and the problem I was worried about was solved…’

A new concern has arisen.

The evil energy that still lingers in the space.

‘I hope we can get information from them.’

They’re the ones I’ve met in person, so I’m sure they’ll know anything.

***

I summoned Hans who had been summoned again.

I was slowly getting used to it, and even though I faced it in person, I was able to tolerate it.

‘There is nothing Han Sung-hyun can do, but Hans is different. I’m not going to reveal myself.’

It was far from home, and there was no risk to bear it. He also has the power to f*ck off villains.

There was no reason not to go.

‘By the way, I was stronger than I thought.’

The woman who had been vigilant with the gate open as a means of escape and the masked man who looked like a non-combatant were easily subdued, but the werewolf’s resistance was stronger than expected.

Fortunately, before the guardians arrived, he was able to defeat him and disappear by disarming, but it was quite close.

‘How dare you fight like that even though you’re under the effect of fear. After all, it’s only natural that he’s a returnee who overcame his own turmoil.’

Of course, not all returnees will.

Compared to those who were sent to another world with nothing in the early days, the recent returnees prepared with a certain amount of information, and there were also many who returned with stable supply of karma.

For that reason, compared to the early days when it took about 10 years to return, there are some returnees who return after 5 years at the earliest.

Of course, there were those who used karma to get stronger and stayed longer.

‘Even so, the average return rate of 20% is scary. Even this is a much higher number than in the beginning.’

Anyway, it has nothing to do with me now.

Even the precious metals they stole will be recovered and punished by the Guardian.

I even thought about killing the witnesses and getting rid of the witnesses…

‘I don’t think they did any murder either. If you go around killing yourself for nothing, Hans will be treated as a villain too. All you have to do is not find out that you are not human.’

Sometimes it wouldn’t be a bad idea to engage in activities to beat up villains like this.

I think it will help me overcome trauma, and it also relieves stress.

***

For several days, Heinz, with the help of Diana, gathered information from the city.

Diana, a 12-year-old girl I met when I first entered the city, was a native of the city all my life.

‘You are the best person to be a guide. There are a lot of things that I know because it’s a hard life.’

In exchange for two silver coins, he will guide you through the city every day during your stay here.

That was the content of the contract with Diana.

Knowing that the situation was urgent, two silver coins were paid in advance.

He took the risk of being ripped off and showed his favor, but fortunately, Diana has been faithfully working on the contract.

On the first day, I was surprised to see him squatting and waiting in front of the dormitory where I was staying from dawn.

After that, it was normal to make an appointment at lunch time, eat together, and tour the city.

‘I’ve done that until now…’

Yes, until yesterday.

I sat at a table on the first floor of the hostel and waited for Diana, then got up.

‘I don’t think he was a child who broke his promise. It has held up well so far. What happened?’

Well, the help I’ve gotten so far was enough to make the job worthwhile.

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Just in case, I left a message to the owner of the dormitory and headed to the city’s shopping district alone.

The name of this city was ‘Ajantu’, and it was a small city located in the Kingdom of Talia on the west side of the continent.

It is said that it is an ordinary city where farming is done and hunting and gathering are also done in the forest outside.

‘I don’t think the security is very good.’

There weren’t many people walking around, and he seemed to be terrified of something.

Diana also didn’t say anything in detail, but to the extent of advising her to only walk on the main road and not even go into the back alleys.

And he urged them to leave the city as soon as possible.

‘It would be better to leave this city sooner or later. If you go further to the east, there is another city, so from there…’

It was a time when I was roughly organizing my thoughts and distributing the necessary items for the trip.

“Hey bro, let’s talk for a second.”

Inside the alley, several large men with tattoos on the back of their necks were looking at this and waving their hands.

I looked back to see if there was anyone else there.

‘Why are there always bad premonitions…’

Once I followed the words of the guys, I approached them obediently.

I was planning to leave soon anyway, so I thought I could do it quietly if I could, and if not, then I thought of finding another way.

“…so that’s it. We’re guarding this shopping street, because we have a lot of mouths to feed…”

I heard it was nothing.

Because I was just telling you to pay a bribe.

“Ahahaha, that was it. Here, a little bit, but I hope it helps to keep the peace. It’s my sincerity, so please accept it without refusing.”

“Hmmm… this gentleman was a friend who could talk very well. Let’s make this a very useful thing.”

So, I just gave it a good fit and gave it a good squeeze and finished it.

Actually, I prepared a separate money bag to use at times like this.

‘Anyway, it seems that the security is not good.’

“Brother, why is that little boy…”

“Why? That’s because you’re ready to go there. We just do what we are told…”

I could hear the conversations of the giants moving away, but my attention had already shifted elsewhere.

‘A week on foot east to the next city. It’s based on ordinary people, so I’m a little shorter, but should I get a horse or a carriage?’

If you come to another world, shouldn’t you have to ride a horse-drawn carriage?

It was time to think about travel and go to the grocery store to find preserves.

I saw a very familiar backbone.

“…Anyway, thank you. If you see it, please tell me!”

“Draw it, remember me,”

After talking with the store owner, Diana nodded and hurried her steps in this direction.

I grabbed the back of the back as I was about to pass by without even recognizing what was so urgent.

“Hey-! What, what! Let it go!”

Anyone who sees it will know that this is the bad guy.

I quickly let go of my hand and frowned.

“It’s me, Heinz! You didn’t show up long after your appointment time, what are you doing here? Do you know how long I waited?”

“Oh, uncle?”

After checking this, Diana’s eyes widened.

My pupils were shaking to and fro as to what had happened.

“oh···! He, sorry for breaking the promise! I should have gone and told you first… I’m out of my mind…!”

“Yeah, I see. That’s all right, what happened?”

“ah···! My, my brother Aaron…, so…”

Diana, who was chattering and saying something, suddenly started crying.

“I’ll give you rice in the morning…, so I ask you to wash for a while…. No, there is no water. So I went outside…”

Then, she shed tears and muttered gibberish in her throat.

‘Oh, isn’t this a pretty dangerous scene?’

A strong young man scares a little girl, and the girl weeps and cries sadly.

But I was that young man.

I hurriedly spread the distance and fell.

Diana was still shaking and tears were dripping down her cheeks.

“Come on, wait! okay! Okay, so why don’t you calm down first? Yes, take a deep breath. I will listen to the story.”

And, in fact, I was weak with children.

***

I could barely talk to the real Diana again.

“My name is Aaron, and I have a younger brother. He is a child who has been sick for a while…”

There was still a sense of gibberish, but I could barely understand it.

Diana had an eight-year-old brother.

The siblings lost their parents and had to do errands and chores for the residents to earn a living, but it is said that Aaron suddenly fell ill and lay ill.

“I was in a hurry and took Aaron to the drugstore with the money I had to pay. So it was a rough car ahead, but I met you.”

Thanks to meeting me, I was able to pay the overdue arrears on time.

“And by feeding my full stomach with the food my uncle bought me, I recently became healthy again…”

‘Somehow, whenever I buy rice, I don’t eat it all and wrap it in a cloth.’

I thought I would eat it later when I saw how they wrapped things like bread and meat finely with a clean cloth.

If I had told you earlier, I would have brought the food separately.

But now it didn’t matter.

Aaron suddenly disappeared today.

“Is there any possibility that he went out to play with his friends?”

“I can’t! Aaron was a kid who always said he was sorry to his sister even when he was sick and was overworked to help with the housework! I’m not the kid to go out and worry about like this!”

Diana, who had been voicing an objection passionately, continued speaking in a voice that had lost energy.

“…and I don’t have any friends my age to play with…”

With those words, I could barely understand the situation.

Poor orphan brothers and sisters, the eyes of the public must be the same everywhere in the world.

“Then let’s go back home. The roads may have crossed, so go and check it out, and if not, I’ll find it with you.”

“You too…?”

I’ve said a few times that I’m not the old man, but it probably doesn’t matter to this kid now.

“Yeah, if you didn’t know from the beginning, you wouldn’t know, you can’t pretend you don’t know even if you know.

It’s not that they don’t know each other, and the child I’ve been with for a few days is crying over the disappearance of my younger brother, how can I ignore him as an adult?

Diana, who had her eyes wide open and her mouth wide open at my words, immediately lowered her head and dropped tears.

“Come on, I don’t have time for this! Let’s go to your house first.”

“···yes!”

We couldn’t delay any longer, so we hurried to our sister’s house.

As expected, the conditions in which the brothers and sisters lived were very poor.

It was one of the ragged shacks scattered around the back alley.

“Hey, isn’t it dangerous to live in a place like this?”

I know they don’t have a choice, but I had to ask because I ran into a bunch of dangerous-looking groups on the way here.

How did the powerless siblings have been able to survive until now?

“It’s still fine. Because I paid my dues.”

Diana said so and pointed her finger at the mark painted on the wall of the alley.

Something like the jaws of a shark with sharp fangs was drawn.

It must be a symbol of the organization that governs this place.

‘uh? Where did you see this picture…’

“Aaron! Is there Aaron?!”

After thinking for a while, Diana went into the house and looked for Aaron, but there was no answer.

“What should I do? Aaron hasn’t come in yet. If something really happened…”

When Diana, who had calmed down for a while, began to shed tears again, I was able to relive the sight I had seen passing by.

‘Tattoos on the necks of the giants we met earlier!’

And the memories associated with him immediately came to mind.

‘Someone told me to prepare a little boy and they said they do what they tell me to do.’

They were the ones who took Aaron.