The Novel's Extra Chapter 101

Chapter 101
Chapter 101 . Ghost (3)

 

The five cadets remained still for a long time, only looking around them intermittently . Their bodies and consciousness seemingly frozen .
The mountain suddenly became flat .
And Kim Hajin disappeared .
To make things worse, another strange thing occurred . Almost as though time was being wound backwards, the scenery around them began to change rapidly .
The sun that was hanging in the middle of the sky disappeared as though it was falling down . Then, darkness was cast over them like a shadow . Such incomprehensible supernatural phenomenon evoked fear and panic, and the five cadets could only crowd together nervously .

“…Hiik . ”

Yoo Yeonha was especially in a poor state . Her eyes with wet with tears . As she was someone who couldn’t even look at a poster of a horror movie, she was unable to endure such a frightening phenomenon .

“Let’s… stay calm . ”

Kim Suho snapped out first, and Shin Jonghak then stepped up as though he was afraid of losing .

“Calm down . Since that Kim Hajon is a bit dull, he might have just gotten lost . Or maybe, he found something and sneaked away to claim it for himself . After all, we’re on Wind Mountain . ”

“It’s Kim Hajin, not Kim Hajon . ”

Wind Mountain was private property of the Jinsung group . Without their permission, no one was allowed to enter it, meaning it was likely that precious herbs were growing on it . Shin Jonghak theorized that Kim Hajin came across one by luck and sneaked away to take it .

“What? Then how do you explain this? Not only did the mountain suddenly become flat, the sun disappeared from the sky!”

Chae Nayun raised her hands and pointed around her .
They were surrounded by dense darkness and thick, overgrown weeds that seemed to be at least 80 centimeters tall .

“That’s… . ”

When Shin Jonghak was at a loss for words…
Psss—
The sound of an animal moving through grass rang out .
Yoo Yeonha shrunk back like a frightened rabbit, while Kim Suho and Shin Jonghak pointed their weapons at that direction .
Ssss— Ssss—
Something was approaching them rustling through the leaves .
Gulp .
For three minutes, they waited nervously .
What finally appeared from the thick grass was…

“I thought it was a mountain beast . Who would have thought it was a bunch of kids?”

A man who seemed to be in his mid-forties .
He was wearing dark blue pants and a baggy dress shirt . To put it to words, he looked like a typical salaryman from the 70’s and 80’s .

“What are you kids doing here?”

He spoke with somewhat of an old accent . The cadets examined him silently .
The man also scrutinized them back, especially the female cadets .

“…Eh? Why aren’t you talking?”

When the middle-aged man urged them, Shin Jonghak stepped up .

“Oy, you . Where is—”

Kim Suho quickly stopped Shin Jonghak’s ill-mannered talking .

“Um, sir, where are we?”

“…Huh?”

The man stared at Kim Suho with an incredulous look, then suddenly smirked .

“What do you mean? We’re in

Gwangmyeong . This is a danger zone . We don’t know when magic power will explode again . ”

“…Magic power explosion?”

Kim Suho murmured quietly .
Magic power explosion was a word he was familiar with .

[A phenomenon where unstable mana explodes . For three years after Outcall, the world’s unstable mana frequently exploded . ]

That was what he recalled reading from the textbook .

“That’s right . You’ll die if you stay here, so follow me . ”

“… . ”

The man was talking about a phenomenon that was extinct in the modern world like it was still happening .
Kim Suho fell into thought .
Magic power explosion .
A mountain that turned into flat ground .
The man’s old-fashioned clothes…

“Let’s follow him for now . ”

To understand the current situation, it was necessary to follow this man . All five cadets seemed to be thinking this as they nodded somewhat reluctantly .
Shin Jonghak then said to the man .

“Lead the way . ”

“…Eh?”

Kim Suho quickly pushed Shin Jonghak to the side and corrected him .

“Ahaha, this is our first time here, so we’ll have to ask you to guide us . ”

“What, Kim Suho, you’re gonna provoke me even in this situation?”

“Shut up… . ”

“Just stay quiet and follow along . ”

Just like that, they followed the middle-aged man .
Walking through tall grass and passing by occasional strange howls, they eventually reached what seemed like a city .

“This is… . ”

At that moment, the cadets halted .
They stared in front of them blankly .
Collapsed buildings and barricades made up of scrap cars and iron bars… smoke and flames were rising from the city .

“Yo, Myungjong, have you been doing a good job?”

“Of course, Ajusshi . But um… who are they?”

“Haha . ”

The middle-aged man greeted a young man guarding the entrance . The young man glanced at the cadets and made a blooming smile .
The middle-aged man turned back to the cadets and spoke .

“What’s up? Come in . ”

“…Um, first, where is this?”

Hearing Kim Suho’s serious tone, the middle-aged man grinned .

“It’s the safest place around, Gwangmyeong City Hall . ”

Gwangmyeong City Hall .
They had driven by it earlier in the day in a limousine . However, the Gwangmyeong City Hall they saw wasn’t a dilapidated place like this .
It was then that Kim Suho began to understand the situation .

The man’s clothes .
Magic power explosion .

“Can you tell me today’s date?”

“Date?”

Kim Suho asked in a stiff voice . The man rubbed his chin at the sudden question, then shook his head side to side .

“Don’t know . Who has the time to count nowadays? I guess it’s about 72 now . ”

Hearing this, the cadets fell in a daze once again .
Ding— Their heads seemed to be ringing .

“72 as in… 1972?”

“Well it sure isn’t 1872 . ”

This time, the young man guarding the entrance walked up .
Then, several men appeared from on top of the barricades . Their eyes flickered coldly as they looked down at the cadets .

“Come in . It’s dangerous to stay outside at this time

time . ”

The young man grabbed Chae Nayun’s wrist as he said so .

“Hey, let her go . ”

Kim Suho quickly pushed him away and pulled out the branch he brought just in case .

“…A branch?”

“Hey kiddo, put that down . We’re not bad people . ”

“… . ”

Kim Suho tried to unleash his magic power to intimidate them .
Right, he tried .
Unfortunately, he couldn’t bring out his magic power .

“Hey, Kim Suho, I can’t use my magic power!”

Chae Nayun seemed to be experiencing the same thing as her flustered voice rang out . Meanwhile, the men standing on top of the barricades jumped down and surrounded them .
Even at a glance, there were at least twenty of them .
To make things worse, they imbued magic power into the iron bars they brought .

“These pieces of trash dare to… . ”

When the enraged Shin Jonghak was about to curse at them… a neon light flashed from the distance .
Everyone’s attention fell on the light . There… they saw a man wearing a helmet and riding on a high-tech bike .

“Ah! That son of a bitch is back! Run back inside guys!”

The middle-aged man quickly urged his friends .

“Hurry! He’s a man-eating monster! Stop dilly-dallying! Alert Asurnim… aak!”

Then suddenly, a white flashed erupted and something penetrated the man’s shoulder in the blink of an eye .
The attack didn’t end there .
Several streaks of light shot forward, lighting up the darkness .
Yoo Yeonha could easily identify the streaks of light flying past them .

“Bullets…?”

“Uuk—”

The continued barrage of bullets dissolved the encirclement, and Kim Suho and others quickly ran back .
Once they reached a certain distance away from the city, they stopped and turned to the man sitting on a bike .
In this moment where it was hard to distinguish friend or foe… the mysterious man raised his hands and slowly took off his helmet .
Soon, his face was revealed .

“Huh?”

The man’s long hair was tied up neatly and he had a scruffy beard that covered his chin .
Although his facial hair made him look like someone from a Western movie, they were all able to identify his face .
Kim Suho murmured in a daze .

“…Kim Hajin?”
 

I was severely mistaken . I thought I would be sent back to the past with them just because we were walking in the same place at the same time . I was being too naive .

About forty days ago, or what should have been a few minutes ago to Kim Suho and the others, I was dragged into the past while I was climbing Wind Mountain with my guard down . Since the other five were transported to the same time period in the original story, it was a much more natural story progression when I thought about it .

At first, I panicked . However, I soon realized that the situation wasn’t as bad as I thought . Just like I expected, the Djinn trying to rule over this place was stronger than in the original story . Being sent back before the others gave me more time to make preparations

make preparations .

I got busy from the first day .
First, I looked for a place to stay .
Gwangmyeong City Hall was ruled by a Djinn, so I had to pick a place that was far away from them but still gave me the ability to observe them .
Next, I observed the movements of the Djinn ruling this place and attacked his subordinates to hinder their growth .
Just like that, I ate alone, attacked alone, ran away alone for 40 days… .
Today, I finally reunited with the rest .

“Then this is really… . ”

On our way to my base, Kim Suho who was quietly listening to my story stopped and faced me .

“That’s right, we’re in Gwangmyeong of 1972 . Outcall happened only 15 months ago, so this place is still hell . ”

The party went stiff like a rock . Even Shin Jonghak had a grave look on his face .

“Then how long have you been here?”

Yoo Yeonha asked .

“I don’t know… . ”

Although my hair and beard grew a lot for having stayed for only 40 days, that was only because of this place’s high mana concentration . Plus, Energy Conversion seemed to also make my facial hair grow faster .

“Maybe one year?”

I said that as a joke . However, a heavy silence filled the air . The movement of the moonlight touched me . In an otherwise pitch-black darkness, I was lit up by the sole source of light .
The others stared at me with faces I couldn’t understand .
I was satisfied with this . I laughed and corrected myself .

“I’m just kidding . I’ve only been here for about five weeks . ”

“… . ”

However, they were still silent .

“R-Really . Plus, it wasn’t a bad experience . ”

In fact, it was a ‘necessary’ experience . For two months, I fought people, not monsters .
The atmosphere became awkward, but Shin Jonghak asked without caring much for it .

“So did you find out what caused this phenomenon?”

“Yeah, more or less . ”

“Really?”

Yoo Yeonha’s eyes widened .

“I’ll explain it later . For now, let’s get to the base . ”
 

I arrived at my base with the others . The base I chose was an abandoned building buried in a nearby forest . As there was only one entrance into it, it served as a good temporary shelter .

“Not even my horse would be willing to live here . ”

“…Hajin, you spent a year here? With nothing around?”

Shin Jonghak shook his head in disapproval and Kim Suho asked with a look of pity .

“It hasn’t been a year . Really, believe me!”

I emphasized once again . If I knew they would pity me like this, I never would have made that joke .

“But there really is… nothing . ”

“Yeah, I’m surprised you lived here for so long . You have my respect . ”

Yoo Yeonha and Chae Nayun grimaced . I couldn’t blame them . This was probably their first time seeing such a dilapidated home, where only rocks and cockroaches were lying around .
But that was only for now .

“Just now .

“Just wait . There’s going to be a lot more to see . ”

I took out the duffel bag I kept on my motorbike . I rummaged through the bag and took out two one-touch magic tents . By putting in a little bit of Stigma’s magic power in them… tada!
They’d instantly puff up and rise .

“Whoa! What’s this?”

Now, there were two proper homes .
Chae Nayun’s eyes shone as she approached the tents .

“Oh, before I explain what’s going on, aren’t you guys hungry?”

Everyone other than Shin Jonghak looked at me with sparkling eyes .
I took out a grill, an icebox, and several cooking equipment from my duffel bag .

“Oh, but we’ll need to butcher it . ”

I already ate most of the food I brought, other than some spam and ten bags of ramen I left as emergency supply .
As a result, we had to hunt wild animals and butcher them to get their meat .

“Butcher?”

“Yeah . ”

I opened the icebox . There was a torso of a pig wrapped in two halves .
I caught this one two days ago . I cut off its head and limbs and only left behind its body split into two .
For the record, I vomited twice during this entire process .

“We have to butcher this… . ”

I looked at Kim Suho . He grinned and raised his hand .

“I’ll do it . I’m good at stuff like this . ”

“Yi Yeonghan, you help Kim Suho too . ”

“Okay~”

“Butchering… it suits you . Kim Suho the Butcher, that can be your title . ”

Shin Jonghak taunted Kim Suho from the side . I handed him four empty water buckets .

“And you, go get water . There’s a stream to the right of this place . ”

“…What?”

Shin Jonghak made a terrifying frown . I have never seen such an angry expression . He seemed to be saying something like, ‘how dare you order me around!?’
However, I already knew the magical words to control him .

“Hey, Chae Nayun, go with him . ”

“Hm? Me~?”

Chae Nayun, who was looking around inside the tent, scurried out .

“…Hm . ”

Shin Jonghak took the canteens silently . Then, he coughed a few times and gave two of the buckets to Chae Nayun .

“Let’s go . ”

“Are we going to go get water?”

“Yeah . ”

“Great, I was getting thirsty . ”

Chae Nayun and Shin Jonghak walked together to the stream .

“Hmph, why is it Chae Nayun?”

Yoo Yeonha grumbled as she watched them leave . When I glanced at her, she turned away sulking .
I murmured to myself .

“Let’s make some ramen when they come back with water . ”

“…Ramen?”

Yoo Yeonha’s grumpy face instantly disappeared . I took out a few bags of ramen from the duffel bag and spoke .

“Yeah . Why, you don’t like them? You’re not going to pretend to be a chaebol in this situation, right?”

Yoo Yeonha smacked her lips and shook her head .

“No, ssp . I guess there’s, ssp, no choice . It’s better, ssp, than starving to death, ssp . ”

…She must have been hungry as she loudly swallowed her saliva .

Chapter 101 . Ghost 3 The five cadets remained still for a long time, only looking around them intermittently . Their bodies and consciousness seemingly frozen . The mountain suddenly became flat . And Kim Hajin disappeared . To make things worse, another strange thing occurred . Almost as though time was being wound backwards, the scenery around them began to change rapidly . The sun that was hanging in the middle of the sky disappeared as though it was falling down . Then, darkness was cast over them like a shadow . Such incomprehensible supernatural phenomenon evoked fear and panic, and the five cadets could only crowd together nervously . Hiik . Yoo Yeonha was especially in a poor state . Her eyes with wet with tears . As she was someone who couldn t even look at a poster of a horror movie, she was unable to endure such a frightening phenomenon . Let s stay calm . Kim Suho snapped out first, and Shin Jonghak then stepped up as though he was afraid of losing . Calm down . Since that Kim Hajon is a bit dull, he might have just gotten lost . Or maybe, he found something and sneaked away to claim it for himself . After all, we re on Wind Mountain . It s Kim Hajin, not Kim Hajon . Wind Mountain was private property of the Jinsung group . Without their permission, no one was allowed to enter it, meaning it was likely that precious herbs were growing on it . Shin Jonghak theorized that Kim Hajin came across one by luck and sneaked away to take it . What Then how do you explain this Not only did the mountain suddenly become flat, the sun disappeared from the sky Chae Nayun raised her hands and pointed around her . They were surrounded by dense darkness and thick, overgrown weeds that seemed to be at least 80 centimeters tall . That s . When Shin Jonghak was at a loss for words Psss The sound of an animal moving through grass rang out . Yoo Yeonha shrunk back like a frightened rabbit, while Kim Suho and Shin Jonghak pointed their weapons at that direction . Ssss Ssss Something was approaching them rustling through the leaves . Gulp . For three minutes, they waited nervously . What finally appeared from the thick grass was I thought it was a mountain beast . Who would have thought it was a bunch of kids A man who seemed to be in his mid forties . He was wearing dark blue pants and a baggy dress shirt . To put it to words, he looked like a typical salaryman from the 70 s and 80 s . What are you kids doing here He spoke with somewhat of an old accent . The cadets examined him silently . The man also scrutinized them back, especially the female cadets . Eh Why aren t you talking When the middle aged man urged them, Shin Jonghak stepped up . Oy, you . Where is Kim Suho quickly stopped Shin Jonghak s ill mannered talking . Um, sir, where are we Huh The man stared at Kim Suho with an incredulous look, then suddenly smirked . What do you mean We re in Gwangmyeong . This is a danger zone . We don t know when magic power will explode again . Magic power explosion Kim Suho murmured quietly . Magic power explosion was a word he was familiar with . A phenomenon where unstable mana explodes . For three years after Outcall, the world s unstable mana frequently exploded . That was what he recalled reading from the textbook . That s right . You ll die if you stay here, so follow me . . The man was talking about a phenomenon that was extinct in the modern world like it was still happening . Kim Suho fell into thought . Magic power explosion . A mountain that turned into flat ground . The man s old fashioned clothes Let s follow him for now . To understand the current situation, it was necessary to follow this man . All five cadets seemed to be thinking this as they nodded somewhat reluctantly . Shin Jonghak then said to the man . Lead the way . Eh Kim Suho quickly pushed Shin Jonghak to the side and corrected him . Ahaha, this is our first time here, so we ll have to ask you to guide us . What, Kim Suho, you re gonna provoke me even in this situation Shut up . Just stay quiet and follow along . Just like that, they followed the middle aged man . Walking through tall grass and passing by occasional strange howls, they eventually reached what seemed like a city . This is . At that moment, the cadets halted . They stared in front of them blankly . Collapsed buildings and barricades made up of scrap cars and iron bars smoke and flames were rising from the city . Yo, Myungjong, have you been doing a good job Of course, Ajusshi . But um who are they Haha . The middle aged man greeted a young man guarding the entrance . The young man glanced at the cadets and made a blooming smile . The middle aged man turned back to the cadets and spoke . What s up Come in . Um, first, where is this Hearing Kim Suho s serious tone, the middle aged man grinned . It s the safest place around, Gwangmyeong City Hall . Gwangmyeong City Hall . They had driven by it earlier in the day in a limousine . However, the Gwangmyeong City Hall they saw wasn t a dilapidated place like this . It was then that Kim Suho began to understand the situation . The man s clothes . Magic power explosion . Can you tell me today s date Date Kim Suho asked in a stiff voice . The man rubbed his chin at the sudden question, then shook his head side to side . Don t know . Who has the time to count nowadays I guess it s about 72 now . Hearing this, the cadets fell in a daze once again . Ding Their heads seemed to be ringing . 72 as in 1972 Well it sure isn t 1872 . This time, the young man guarding the entrance walked up . Then, several men appeared from on top of the barricades . Their eyes flickered coldly as they looked down at the cadets . Come in . It s dangerous to stay outside at this time . The young man grabbed Chae Nayun s wrist as he said so . Hey, let her go . Kim Suho quickly pushed him away and pulled out the branch he brought just in case . A branch Hey kiddo, put that down . We re not bad people . . Kim Suho tried to unleash his magic power to intimidate them . Right, he tried . Unfortunately, he couldn t bring out his magic power . Hey, Kim Suho, I can t use my magic power Chae Nayun seemed to be experiencing the same thing as her flustered voice rang out . Meanwhile, the men standing on top of the barricades jumped down and surrounded them . Even at a glance, there were at least twenty of them . To make things worse, they imbued magic power into the iron bars they brought . These pieces of trash dare to . When the enraged Shin Jonghak was about to curse at them a neon light flashed from the distance . Everyone s attention fell on the light . There they saw a man wearing a helmet and riding on a high tech bike . A Ah That son of a bitch is back Run back inside guys The middle aged man quickly urged his friends . Hurry He s a man eating monster Stop dilly dallying Alert Asura nim aak Then suddenly, a white flashed erupted and something penetrated the man s shoulder in the blink of an eye . The attack didn t end there . Several streaks of light shot forward, lighting up the darkness . Yoo Yeonha could easily identify the streaks of light flying past them . Bullets Uuk The continued barrage of bullets dissolved the encirclement, and Kim Suho and others quickly ran back . Once they reached a certain distance away from the city, they stopped and turned to the man sitting on a bike . In this moment where it was hard to distinguish friend or foe the mysterious man raised his hands and slowly took off his helmet . Soon, his face was revealed . Huh The man s long hair was tied up neatly and he had a scruffy beard that covered his chin . Although his facial hair made him look like someone from a Western movie, they were all able to identify his face . Kim Suho murmured in a daze . Kim Hajin I was severely mistaken . I thought I would be sent back to the past with them just because we were walking in the same place at the same time . I was being too naive . About forty days ago, or what should have been a few minutes ago to Kim Suho and the others, I was dragged into the past while I was climbing Wind Mountain with my guard down . Since the other five were transported to the same time period in the original story, it was a much more natural story progression when I thought about it . At first, I panicked . However, I soon realized that the situation wasn t as bad as I thought . Just like I expected, the Djinn trying to rule over this place was stronger than in the original story . Being sent back before the others gave me more time to make preparations . I got busy from the first day . First, I looked for a place to stay . Gwangmyeong City Hall was ruled by a Djinn, so I had to pick a place that was far away from them but still gave me the ability to observe them . Next, I observed the movements of the Djinn ruling this place and attacked his subordinates to hinder their growth . Just like that, I ate alone, attacked alone, ran away alone for 40 days . Today, I finally reunited with the rest . Then this is really . On our way to my base, Kim Suho who was quietly listening to my story stopped and faced me . That s right, we re in Gwangmyeong of 1972 . Outcall happened only 15 months ago, so this place is still hell . The party went stiff like a rock . Even Shin Jonghak had a grave look on his face . Then how long have you been here Yoo Yeonha asked . I don t know . Although my hair and beard grew a lot for having stayed for only 40 days, that was only because of this place s high mana concentration . Plus, Energy Conversion seemed to also make my facial hair grow faster . Maybe one year I said that as a joke . However, a heavy silence filled the air . The movement of the moonlight touched me . In an otherwise pitch black darkness, I was lit up by the sole source of light . The others stared at me with faces I couldn t understand . I was satisfied with this . I laughed and corrected myself . I m just kidding . I ve only been here for about five weeks . . However, they were still silent . R Really . Plus, it wasn t a bad experience . In fact, it was a necessary experience . For two months, I fought people, not monsters . The atmosphere became awkward, but Shin Jonghak asked without caring much for it . So did you find out what caused this phenomenon Yeah, more or less . Really Yoo Yeonha s eyes widened . I ll explain it later . For now, let s get to the base . I arrived at my base with the others . The base I chose was an abandoned building buried in a nearby forest . As there was only one entrance into it, it served as a good temporary shelter . Not even my horse would be willing to live here . Hajin, you spent a year here With nothing around Shin Jonghak shook his head in disapproval and Kim Suho asked with a look of pity . It hasn t been a year . Really, believe me I emphasized once again . If I knew they would pity me like this, I never would have made that joke . But there really is nothing . Yeah, I m surprised you lived here for so long . You have my respect . Yoo Yeonha and Chae Nayun grimaced . I couldn t blame them . This was probably their first time seeing such a dilapidated home, where only rocks and cockroaches were lying around . But that was only for now . Just wait . There s going to be a lot more to see . I took out the duffel bag I kept on my motorbike . I rummaged through the bag and took out two one touch magic tents . By putting in a little bit of Stigma s magic power in them tada They d instantly puff up and rise . Whoa What s this Now, there were two proper homes . Chae Nayun s eyes shone as she approached the tents . Oh, before I explain what s going on, aren t you guys hungry Everyone other than Shin Jonghak looked at me with sparkling eyes . I took out a grill, an icebox, and several cooking equipment from my duffel bag . Oh, but we ll need to butcher it . I already ate most of the food I brought, other than some spam and ten bags of ramen I left as emergency supply . As a result, we had to hunt wild animals and butcher them to get their meat . Butcher Yeah . I opened the icebox . There was a torso of a pig wrapped in two halves . I caught this one two days ago . I cut off its head and limbs and only left behind its body split into two . For the record, I vomited twice during this entire process . We have to butcher this . I looked at Kim Suho . He grinned and raised his hand . I ll do it . I m good at stuff like this . Yi Yeonghan, you help Kim Suho too . Okay Butchering it suits you . Kim Suho the Butcher, that can be your title . Shin Jonghak taunted Kim Suho from the side . I handed him four empty water buckets . And you, go get water . There s a stream to the right of this place . What Shin Jonghak made a terrifying frown . I have never seen such an angry expression . He seemed to be saying something like, how dare you order me around However, I already knew the magical words to control him . Hey, Chae Nayun, go with him . Hm Me Chae Nayun, who was looking around inside the tent, scurried out . Hm . Shin Jonghak took the canteens silently . Then, he coughed a few times and gave two of the buckets to Chae Nayun . Let s go . Are we going to go get water Yeah . Great, I was getting thirsty . Chae Nayun and Shin Jonghak walked together to the stream . Hmph, why is it Chae Nayun Yoo Yeonha grumbled as she watched them leave . When I glanced at her, she turned away sulking . I murmured to myself . Let s make some ramen when they come back with water . Ramen Yoo Yeonha s grumpy face instantly disappeared . I took out a few bags of ramen from the duffel bag and spoke . Yeah . Why, you don t like them You re not going to pretend to be a chaebol in this situation, right Yoo Yeonha smacked her lips and shook her head . No, ssp . I guess there s, ssp, no choice . It s better, ssp, than starving to death, ssp . She must have been hungry as she loudly swallowed her saliva .

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