The Returner Wants Complete Victory

19 – 019. City at the Bottom (5)

After killing the coachman, I headed back to the back of the carriage.

The men were still crawling on the floor, groaning with their joints shattered.

I glanced back at Bo-kyung and Eun-ha.

Bo-kyung, who made eye contact with me, shrugged her shoulders and avoided eye contact.

In Bo-kyung’s eyes, I could see the fear of me, the one who created this tragedy.

I was in trouble.

He’s not a psychopath who lacks empathy, and in this situation, how can he ask, ‘Why don’t you kill them yourself?’

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As the guide said on the first day, there are four main ways to increase your status.

Training, missions, achievements, equipment.

Among these, achievements are the ones that allow you to gain the most stats while active in ProA.

The spectrum is wide, ranging from direct combat against chimeras to small things like trying new foods.

▶ Achievements

[Chimera Soldier Hunt – Stage 1 – 0 / 10] – [Reward: Strength 1]

[Commander Chimera Hunting – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Agility 1]

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[Advanced Commander Chimera Hunting – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Dexterity 1]

[Suppression of Yuiljong – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Magical Power 5]《View Details》

[Excavation of unidentified relics – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Magical power 1]

[Liberating the Isolated Spirit – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Stamina 1]

[Exploration of a new area – Stage 1 – 0 / 1000㎡] – [Reward: Stamina 1]

[Undiscovered Dungeon Strategy – Stage 1 – 0 / 1] – [Reward: Agility 1, Stamina 1]

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[Taste new food – Stage 1 – 3 / 50] – [Reward: Senses 1]《View details》

[Visit landmarks around the world – 0 / 37] – [Reward: Stamina 5]《View Details》

[Visit the top floor of the Eight Magic Towers – 0 / 8] – [Reward: Magic Power 3]《View Details》

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[New Open] [Defeat the Corrupted Mercenary – Stage 2 – 1 / 3] – [Reward: Senses 1]

※ This is a newly unlocked achievement due to meeting the conditions.

※ Corrupted mercenaries include all mercenaries who have harmed humans in the friendly camp.

And at the end of the achievement window, a new achievement with the title New Open was created.

A corrupt mercenary, isn’t that ridiculous?

If a corrupted mercenary is any mercenary who harms humans in our camp, then that includes me.

I can confidently say that not only me, but more than half of the mercenaries classified as combat soldiers or higher fall into that category.

An achievement that seems to blatantly encourage people to kill each other.

Humans kill humans for stats.

In that situation, the person who is usually killed will naturally be the weak with no skills or talent.

And a meat shield of that level provides unlimited support on Earth, which has a population of 8 billion, and the souls that die like that are turned into soul stones by Irene without being able to return to their original world.

I could feel the pathetic monarch who sells his people to others in order to gain a higher status, and Irene’s malicious intent to suck the marrow out of such a person.

However, the problem was that we could not just look for morality and ignore it.

Then, if you fall to the Chimera, your soul becomes enslaved to Decalune.

Puff, poop-

I killed two more people.

A notification sound was heard saying that the achievement was completed and that Sense 1 had been increased additionally.

There are still six humans left to kill.

I thought about it for a long time, but I still didn’t know what the right answer was.

“Guys.”

In that case, I have no choice but to do what I believe is right.

I looked back at Bo-kyung and Eun-ha and asked.

“What do you want to do in Proa?”

Bo-kyung’s expression changed when she heard what I said.

The expression that was once dominated by a vague sense of fear took on a different emotion.

The goal that had been buried deep in my mind as I was so anxious to survive must have come to mind.

“I have something I must do here. “It will be the same for you too.”

Of course, everyone who comes to Proa has a deficiency.

These are people who long for something they could not obtain in reality.

“How desperate I am. “You have to decide for yourself how much you are willing to give up for what you want.”

In my case, it was simply money.

Since I was young, I had to earn money because I had no parents, and the reason I was brought into this world was to pay for my younger sister’s college tuition.

And there are people everywhere in the world with more earnest and desperate goals.

“I said I would protect you. Even if you give up fighting, that promise will be kept. but… .”

I believe this is right.

If you hesitate because you are afraid of killing your enemy, the sword you hesitated with will one day dig into your body.

But that’s just my opinion.

I didn’t know what words to persuade Bo-kyung and Eun-ha.

It was then.

“That’s not what I want to say.”

widely.

Eunha, who was quietly listening to my story, jumped out of the carriage.

Since I was focusing on Bo-kyung, who seemed to be even more shocked, I couldn’t help but be a little taken aback by Eunha’s sudden behavior.

Eunha didn’t know if she knew how I felt, but she came right in front of me and looked up at me and said.

“I want to ask you how much you can give up.”

A spark was fluttering in Eunha’s eyes as she said that.

What is your desire for?

Were you that desperate to achieve something in Proa?

Or—

“I am prepared.”

Is he just angry at himself for being helpless?

After finishing speaking, Eunha stretched out her arm and picked up the dagger that had fallen on the floor.

The fact that she picked up a dagger even though she had a bow was probably an expression of her will.

“Sa—… Save me… .”

The men’s voices were those of those who were already dying.

Even if you leave it like this, it will die within a few minutes anyway.

But even if your birthday is only a few minutes away, cutting it off yourself carries a special weight.

Eunha walked towards the Chinese man who had kicked her, and without hesitation, plunged the sword into his heart.

“ah.”

Eunha must have heard the notification sound and made a noise of surprise.

He took out his phone and looked at it for a moment, then looked at me.

When I nodded slightly, three more people stopped breathing as if I understood.

And this time, I made eye contact with Bo-kyung.

Bo-kyung was looking at Eun-ha with a face that looked like she was going to cry, and Eun-ha must have decided something when she saw Bo-kyung like that, so she killed the other two with her own hands.

I felt like I knew what he was thinking.

“Pack your things and get in the carriage. “I have to go to Kirnyu.”

I spoke in a deliberately casual tone.

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The rest of the ride to Kirnyu was quiet, as if the previous uproar was a lie.

I was worried that we might arrive late at night due to the delay, but fortunately Kirnyu became visible before the sun completely set.

“… senior.”

Bo-kyung’s slightly cracked voice was heard from the carriage compartment covered with a tent.

“why?”

I deliberately answered in the same tone as usual, as if nothing had happened.

Actually, from my perspective, it is true that nothing happened.

“sorry… .”

“it’s okay. “What do you have to be sorry about?”

I was actually thinking that too.

It’s only been 5 days now.

She is not a child who lived as a criminal somewhere, but a female college student in 21st century Korea who grew up normally and went to school normally.

If you beat ten people to death in front of a kid like that and ask them why they are afraid of me, wouldn’t that be a problem of its own?

“really sorry… .”

However, Bo-kyung kept apologizing as if she could not forgive herself for showing such an attitude towards me, who protected them.

It seemed like there would be no end to this situation, so we had no choice but to take special measures.

“It’s really okay, so stop apologizing. If you apologize one more time from now on, we will have rye bread for dinner tonight. “It’s no joke.”

Then the constant sound of apples stopped like a ghost.

Suddenly, I heard the sound of wood creaking behind me, and it seemed like Eunha was forcibly covering Bo-kyung’s mouth.

Yeah, that’s better.

It’s hard for me to be droopy all day over something that doesn’t matter.

Meanwhile, the carriage entered Kirnyu.

Although Kirnyu was a border city, it was open in all directions without even proper walls.

That’s because Kirnyu is not a city created by the state like Emur, but a case where mercenaries who had fallen behind from Emur banded together and grew the village into a city.

If it’s natural, it’s natural.

As I entered the city, I felt the eyes of people walking on the street focused on me.

why. The original owner of the carriage has gone somewhere and a stranger is driving the carriage, so you wonder what’s going on?

I went a little further into the city and stopped the carriage.

“Guys. get off.”

As I spoke, the sound of metal clashing could be heard from inside the carriage.

This is because Eunha packed up all the weapons she had left, saying she didn’t know what would suit her best.

As I was waiting for a while, one of the men who had been hanging around the carriage came up and started talking to me.

“Bossho. Wasn’t this carriage originally driven by someone else?”

The man was looking around the carriage with a calm expression.

I answered with a kind smile towards the man.

“I sent the original owner to Earth.”

The man who heard those words was shocked.

“her… . hahahaha. “Your liver is swollen?”

The man who said that walked away as if he would get into trouble if he continued to talk to me.

Other people who had overheard our conversation also disappeared into the alley like cockroaches caught in a light.

Only a few people remained, staring at us intently.

Either they are the Martial Artists’ League or they are members of that hostile force.

“The atmosphere is strange. It seems like everyone is looking at us… .”

Bo-kyung got off the carriage, looked around and muttered.

“You’re actually staring, right? “We are already persons of interest.”

After saying that, I motioned towards the two of them as if to come to them.

“let’s go. “I have to work here for quite some time, so I need to decide where to stay first.”

And actually, I had already decided on a place in my mind.

After moving for a while, we stopped in front of an inn.

[Demilitarized Zone]

“Sir, is this an inn?”

Bo-kyung looked at the hanging sign and asked in a puzzled voice.

“Isn’t the name a bit funny?”

I sympathized with that reaction so much that I ended up laughing without even realizing it.

As I opened the door and entered, I saw a man dozing off sitting at the counter.

A beard growing rough along the sideburns.

She has messy blonde hair, and a long ponytail that goes down to her waist.

The man, who looked to be in his mid-30s, blinked blankly, probably waking up at the sound of us coming in.

When a customer came in and saw that pitiful face yawning or blinking without saying hello, I felt like crying without even realizing it.

Rick Brown.

It was a reunion with the teacher who made it possible for me to live in this world and whom I thought I would never see again.