Chapter 271 – The Forgotten Kang Ha-Jin

Centered on the War Memorial of Korea, Shinyongsan Station and Noksapyeong Station are literally in ruins.
Fortunately, there was little damage inside the shelter.

“Hey… Blocked that… Not too strong…”
“I know… No matter how you think about it, it’s amazing…”
“Isn’t it that we’ve become that much stronger now? Of course, the hard fight was all done by the captain and them.”
“Ah~ You shouldn’t say that. It’s true that everyone worked hard, including the captain, but the head is the main character in this fight~”
“That’s true, but you shouldn’t say it like that. Everyone’s victory in this fight. Everyone risked their lives and fought, and there… It was only possible because of their sacrifices.”

People who have their own thoughts about the war that has ended.
Everyone has different thoughts, but after the war, what everyone did as one body with untreated bodies was to collect the bodies of the victims and bury them in a memorial park on the other side of the shelter.
Of course, instead of burying the corpse itself, it is cremation and then burying the bone powder in the park, but this is an action that modern people would never do.
No matter how good they do and bury the dead, if a memorial park is built near their house, people who would have worn their headbands with a fight to the death and completely stopped eating and drinking will now try to keep them by their side so as not to forget those who voluntarily left. There is.

“No, are you going to be doing this right now?!”
“President..?”
“Why are you like that..?”
“I’m asking if it will eventually be forgotten in everyone’s memory without even a single picture like that!”
“Don’t forget! Why do we forget?!”
“That’s right! Don’t talk like that!!”
“No! Eventually forgotten! Eventually you won’t even remember the face! So leave now.”
“What, what do you want to leave behind?”
“I want you to leave at least one picture.”
“Picture..?”

Swoop-

A business card held out in front of a woman who tilted her head.

「STUDI-OH」

“I opened a studio next to the beauty salon. Then I’m fine.”
“… “
“… “
“… “

On the third day after the end of the war, Oh Seung-jin, who has now expanded his business to include a photographer, has achieved tremendous success, as if proving that his aptitude is not as a president, but as a merchant.

“Oh my… Your expression is too pretentious~ Try smiling a little more naturally~~”
“Like this..?”
“Oh, it’s pretty~ One, two!”

Click!

Yeo Min-jeong, who came out of the building holding a small photo, stopped looking at her picture and started running after the plaintive voice.

“Ha..! Ha..! Ha..!”
“Gary… Head… “
“Dasol!”
“Hey… Aunt… Aaaaa!!!”

Even though it had already been three days, she came out with a glance and hugged Lee Da-sol, who was looking for her head.

“Your head will be fine. You saved me.”
“But… But..!”
“I’ll be fine somewhere. And I will come back.”
“Black… What if you don’t come back like Mr. Hajin..?”
“… Will come Both Hajin and the head will come back.”
“Can you promise me..?”
“Yes, I promise. So let’s stop Your body is frozen.”
“Hey…”

Obviously, after the head died, Lee Da-sol’s last remaining power brought the head back to life.
No, to be precise, he used the life force against a non-human monster.
However, the brilliant light emitted from Idasol’s small hands was sucked into the body of the head, but the body of the head turned gray and disappeared, and its appearance could not be found anywhere.
However, Yeo Min-jung was sure that Dae-ri would be alive for two reasons.
The first reason is the Ratuans who left the shelter without disappearing even though the head died.
Of course, since they were monsters, they didn’t leave gracefully and left as if they were running away, driven to the point of death, but even though the king died, his subordinates did not die, so I was convinced that the head was alive.
And the second reason is Lee Da-sol’s life force.

『Strength of Life (SS)-Consumes physical strength to demonstrate SS-grade healing ability. When used, it breathes life into a dead target. Remaining number of uses (0/3)』

Clearly, the number of uses that had one left was now zero.
Because that means that the dead target has definitely been breathed into life.

‘But where did you really go..? Everyone is looking for that…’

After the war, countless people were looking for Ha-jin, running around with their feet as well as helicopters, but Ha-jin was still nowhere to be found.

***

Poof! Poof! Swish swish!!

Hajin looks around anxiously as if being chased by something.
And on such a face of Ha-jin, a beard that was not trimmed beyond recognition was growing thick.
A thick beard that can’t be seen as a beard that grew during the time he disappeared…

Jerebuck-

“Big..!!!”

Ha-jin trembles at the sound of a monster’s low cry coming from somewhere along with each step she takes.
And the eyes that turn and the nose that turns as if looking quickly into the darkness where nothing can be seen while not moving.

“Sniff sniff! Sniff sniff! Hehe… “

Ha Jin sniffed and suddenly began to laugh, then slowly turned towards the direction where the bad smell and low cry came from.

“Are you there? Hehe… “
“Aaaaa!!!!”

Hearing sound, but not seeing anything.
But just feeling the sound and the air flow, Ha-jin pulled his face back and stretched out his right hand forward, feeling the blow swung right in front of his nose.

Snap!!

“Aaaaa!!!”
“Thank you for this food!!!!”

Dduk-
Awesome!!!!

The front leg of a monster torn off by the right hand pulling it as if swinging it.
And Ha-jin runs like crazy somewhere.

Dadadadadadadak!!!!

At the end of that urgent step, Ha-jin arrived at a place where there was a road made of torches that seemed to have no end.
It wasn’t exactly that way, but I was looking for the torch.

Blazing-
Chii Ik-
Sizzle!!

The rather repulsive smell of meat wafted along with the monster’s forelegs being raised over the torches.

“Once rare!”

Dub-Dududuk!!!

Ha-jin, who did not bite off the blood-dripping monster meat, but just bit it off with his mouth and chewed it like gum and passed it down his throat. Revealed
And leading the pack was a black wolf with one of its front legs torn off.

“Kreurreure…!!!”
“Great..!!!”
“Aaaaagh!!!”
“Khehehehehe!!!”
“Puhahaha!!! I will eat!!! There are tons of things to eat!!!”

At some point, Hajin started eating monsters because of extreme hunger.
People naturally frown at the idea of ​​eating monsters, but if you think you’re eating old, extremely tough meat that smells like a lump, there’s nothing you can’t stop eating.
Because if I don’t eat, I’ll starve to death.
And after a while…

“My hands go~ My hands go~ My hands go to wolf meat~ Right hand, left hand, my hands keep going~”

Hajin walks away holding a well-ripe wolf leg in her right hand and the wolf’s hair dragging on the floor in her left hand.
And after that, dozens of wolves tied tail to tail were being dragged along.
By the time the wolves that had been being dragged after walking and walking endlessly disappeared one by one and the food stocked up was gone…

“… It is a door.”

In front of Hajin’s eyes, a door that was bigger, grander, and exuding dangerous energy than any other door appeared.
Standing in front of a door that appeared out of nowhere, Ha-jin, who had been staring up at the door with her head lifted for a long time, slowly raised her right hand and stretched it forward.

Took-
Kiik-

A door that opens easily without requiring much force.
However, a rusty metal sound could be heard as if the door had not been opened for a long time, but the door, which was working well, opened wide without any resistance and invited Hajin.
But for some reason, Ha-jin doesn’t go inside.
And an open mouth with furrowed eyebrows.

“Ahem! Come here!! Uh huh! Even if they say come and greet me!!”

I called the owner with my hands behind my back like a nobleman, but no one came out to greet Ha-jin.

“Have you ever seen a bastard eat such manners… You missed today.”

With Hajin stepping into the door with such a stride, the large and majestic door slammed shut in an instant with a tremendous roar.

***

Chirp! Chirp! Jack! Chirp! Chirp!

Joo-ha, who had been awakened by the loud singing of birds in the morning, opened the window wide, pulling back the tightly drawn blackout curtains without a moment’s notice.

“Um~ The weather is nice~”

Morning that comes every day.
And the cold winter was passing by so fast that the age displayed on the information window went up by one.

“Ugh… Cold… “
“Sister, get up.”
“Five minutes…”
“Are you getting up?”
“Three minutes…”
“Wake up!!”

Damn!!!

Min-seo jumps up in fright at the bouncing buttocks with a crackling sound.

“Kyaaak!!! Hey! Kwon Joo-ha!!”
“So you should have stood up when I told you to.”
“Chi..!!”
“Today, as promised, it’s a big cleaning~ I’m going to wake the kids up~”
“You can just do it tomorrow!!!”

Leaving Minseo screaming behind her, Jooha left her room and went to the next room to wake up Lia and Nayeon, who were more sleepy than Minseo, and then Camilla and Deanna, who started living together shortly after the war ended.

“Ha…”
“I just want to go home. I can’t live here.”
“It’s obvious without seeing the house. You just walk into the house with your shoes on, and you and your sister don’t even put them away, right?”
“… “
“Ooh, we clean up too…”
“Don’t lie, sister. Do you think I’ve never been to that house?”
“… “
“Wake up early~ If cleaning is delayed, the morning will be delayed as well~”
“Sister! You have to give them food and make them work!!”
“That’s right! Eat rice… “
“I have to work to feed them. Have you ever seen a company that pays you even if you don’t work?”
“… “
“… “

Deanna and Camilla, who grumbled at Juha’s eyes, quietly got out of the blanket, and the loud cleaning began.
If you look at this look, it’s a very peaceful everyday look.
It feels like everything that has happened has been a dream, but…

Wheein!!!! Wheein!!!!

– Notice from the control room. A number of giant golems have now spawned in the southwest direction. The guys are throwing building debris, so if you are indoors, please evacuate outside. Once again, the control room informs you. Southwest now…

Loud sirens and urgent announcements.
And…

Aaaaang!!!!!

Joo-ha blinks in the living room, which has been shattered by flying debris.

“… This stone…!!! Sister! My window!!”
“I have to move again. Here~”

Swish-
Snap!!

“Come on, sister~”
“Then I’ll sleep better.”
“Me too!”
“I want to sleep too!”

Even though the house was destroyed, Min-seo throws a window at her casually, and Ju-ha takes the window and throws herself out of the broken living room.
Then, starting with Lia and Nayeon, who rubbed their eyes and greeted each other, Deanna and Camilla entered the room.
It may not look like it from the side, but it was more common to them than Juha waking up to clean up a moment ago.

“There is no need for Mr. Juha to come out. We will take care of it.”
“No! The house is broken again! I’ll take care of it!”
“Again? Haha… It seems that monsters are only targeting Juha’s house.”
“Excuse me… Mr. Juha…”
“Yes?”
“Are you okay with lunch today? Oh Seung-jin said he opened a dessert cafe this time…”
“I’m busy. I have to move and I have to clean.”
“Ah… Yes…”

Juha rejects the man’s date offer with a single stroke.
Ha Jin was quickly being forgotten in people’s memories as much as the months that had passed.
Of course, they are not forgetting Ha-jin’s existence itself, but they are erasing the appearance of Ha-jin, who can no longer be seen in everyday life, from their daily lives.
To them, Hajin had already become a person who would never come back.

Woo woo woo-!!!

The last remaining giant golem collapsed on the floor and swallowed up the surrounding buildings. Juha finished avenging the broken living room and stared blankly at the beautifully sparkling Han River above the giant golem’s corpse sitting back to back.

Tadat-

“What you looking at? What is there?”
“… Brother.”
“Uh?”
“Did Ha Jin oppa really die?”
“Hmm… Okay.”
“Honestly, what do you think of my brother? Like other people, do you think that Ha-jin oppa is dead?”
“Are you honest?”
“Yeah, tell me honestly.”

Kwon Joo-hyeok, who stood next to Ju-ha with a serious expression, answered while looking at the Han River with his arms crossed.

“I am alive.”
“Really? Do you think so too?!”
“Of course. If he died, we should have died already. The captain thinks so too.”
“Then why aren’t you coming?”
“That’s it..!! I don’t know~ He really went somewhere to make a living… “
“… “
“Haha… Haha… Joke. Joke. And I’m your older brother?! As much as Ha-jin worries about her children, worry about me!”
“Nung~ Nung~ I’ll do it in the future, so stop going. I want to be alone.”
“Eh… Be moderately trembling and go home~ Because I am still cold.”

Kwon Joo-hyuk also left, and Joo-ha, who was really left alone, let out a deep sigh and recalled Ha-jin’s face.

“Haaa… When will you come, brother…”