Cale started to think.

‘Looks like I’m always dreaming whenever I faint now. It has to be this damn annoying dream though. Is someone doing this on purpose?’

His cold eyes looked around.

He was currently dreaming.

It had to be a dream. How else would he be able to explain going fifteen years into the past?

‘Is it that moment?’

It was early January right after he had turned 20 years old. He could see a destroyed concrete wall.

Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo, was curled up inside a building with one destroyed wall.

He could faintly make out the sky as he raised his head through the debris.

It was raining.

“… Fuck.”

It really was a damn annoying dream.

Three days.

The Kim Rok Soo during this moment had survived curled up in a corner of this destroyed building for three days by drinking the rain water that fell from the hole above him.

“Damn it.”

The rain drops fell on his eyes, but Kim Rok Soo had not even thought about turning his head to the side.

However, the Cale in the dream cussed as he turned his head.

It was dark. He looked around the dark building that was quite a mess.

There were a lot of corpses inside. Corpses of both humans and monsters filled the building.

A sudden change had occurred in the world when he was doing his part-time job at a restaurant one day. As a result of that change, Kim Rok Soo had to fight against monsters.

‘It really is that day.’

Cale, no, Kim Rok Soo was the only survivor in this building.

Kim Rok Soo had to survive in the debris of this building for three days as the collapsed portions made it impossible to find the exit.

The first day, he had hoped that no monsters would find him.

The second day, he hoped that someone would come rescue him.

On the third day-

‘I had no thoughts at all.’

It could not be helped.

All he could see while being curled up was the dark sky and the debris of destruction, while the only things he could hear were screams and the cries of monsters.

However, this had all ended after three days.

It was before he had awakened as an ability user.

“Huh?”

The tiny hole the size of his palm had been the only thing connecting him to the outside world.

He could see someone through that hall.

“…Hey, can you hear me down there?”

Cale started to frown.

He could not clearly see the face that had blocked the hole. However, he remembered those eyes even after all this time had passed.

It was his former team leader, Lee Soo Hyuk.

“You can hear me, right? Can you move?”

Although he would become a team leader in the future, Lee Soo Hyuk was just one of the first awakened ability users at this point. Using an informal tone from the beginning was very much like his former team leader.

Cale said the same thing he had said to this former team leader when it actually happened.

“…I am hungry.”

Lee Soo Hyuk smiled and responded back.

“Looks like you are fine, little punk.”

Lee Soo Hyuk threw a chocolate bar down the hole. Cale picked it up and said the same thing he had said in the past.

“Is it free?”

“No.”

“I have no money.”

“Is that so? How disappointing.”

Lee Soo Hyuk moved his sword like a lever and started to move the debris one by one. He moved a good amount of debris before getting close enough to reach his hand out to Cale, who grabbed it.

Cale was able to come out of the building as Lee Soo Hyuk easily pulled him up.

“What is your name?”

“Kim Rok Soo.”

“I see. Can you walk?”

“Yes sir, I think so.”

Lee Soo Hyuk turned around and motioned toward Cale.

“Follow me. I'll take you somewhere safe.”

He looked at the person's back.

This was how Cale had first met his former team leader. He would end up as a rookie entering the company where Lee Soo Hyuk was a team leader a long time in the future. A lot of things would happen during that time, however, this relationship with his former team leader was quite a long one.

Cale looked at his former team leader who was walking away for a moment before raising his head.

Plop. Plop.

The winter rain continued to pour down.

It was cold.

‘It's quite realistic for being a dream.’

Cale felt something weird as he put on a bitter smile along with that thought.

Plop. Plop. Plop.

‘These water drops feel too realistic.

How can a dream be so realistic?’

In addition…

is this wet

from somewhere else as the Cale in the dream was confused by the realistic sensation

be more specific, it was not

“Sniff!”

‘Sniff? Someone is sniffling?’

around Cale changed the moment he realized this. His former team leader and the destroyed

only darkness

sniff! Something is weird with our

the Black Dragon

was time to wake up from

‘Haaaaa.’

the Black Dragon from crying, however, he felt tired after thinking about everything he would need

the Church of the Sun God, the Alchemists’ Bell Tower, and even the

sorry for Raon but

as he debated whether to open his eyes or not when something he

completely fine! But it has been 14 days, 7 hours, 21 minutes, and

How many days did he

Cale's eyes jolted open.

hu, ma, man! Y, you opened your

He then flinched.

front of his face and there were

Along with snot…

14 days, 7 hours,

hear

slowly turned his head away from the black Dragon's round head that was covering

then ended up flinching

“…Where is this?”

could see gold behind Raon's

but the fancy ceiling decorated in gold

head to the

chubby body was covering most of the view, however, he could see a bed

‘What, just what-’

Cale started to frown.

that was not his style at all. Cale wanted to look past the bed, but the curtains surrounding the bed made it impossible to

voice by his

“Are you awake?”

“Aigoo!”

curled up in shock before turning

relaxed expression at the corner of the bed. He was chilling there eating some

“…What the fuck?”

shared his

is not what I

his eyes expecting to see a chaotic Empire, however, the sight

the issue? You are

“Excuse me?

Resting?

Where is this place?”

“That bastard Adin’s room.”

Where? Imperial

…Is this Adin’s bed?”

supposed to bring food soon. We didn’t prepare anything for you, but I will give you some of mine! He is bringing all sorts of different steaks! I will give you one, no, two, no! I can give you all of them if you

he had kicked off in excitement as Cale awoke back up to Cale’s neck and patted his

a cup of

you speak. I'm sure your throat

“… Uhh… mm.”

the cup

speaking as soon as he opened his eyes. He drank some water and asked in a slightly less dry

is the situation outside

before getting

a lot has happened while you

Chhh.

Prince Adin's bedroom appeared

flinching for the third

“Huh?”

table that Adin had obviously used in the past. On either side of the table were large

was not the

“…Tasha?”

Tasha, was sitting

Cale. She was sitting with her back

smart, so she ended up doing a lot of work. That is why

She was asleep.

the couch opposite Tasha

“Hiya.”

“Ho.”

out

quarter Dark Elf appearance as

Cale started to think.

‘Why is he here?’

of a foreign nation be inside here? And why was he in his

“…Why?”

him if he

“Isn’t it obvious?”

prince Alberu brushed back his dark brown hair. His face was full of fatigue, however, he observed

for his hyung. So

‘That stupid hyung nonsense.’

and continued to speak as Cale started

but you just openly used your shield in the

“Ah.”

had activated in the battle against

the robe, the citizens of the Empire, especially the residents of the capital, were used to Cale’s silver shield even though they did not

a medal of honor after supporting the

to that, I cannot appear in the Empire as crown prince Alberu

continued Alberu’s explanation for

think that the Roan Kingdom was trying to gobble

might think that this was all a devious plan by the Roan Kingdom as

took it back and finished the full

sat up and leaned on one of the pillars by the bed

that I acted on my own in order to

that’s pretty much how

after seeing how relaxed Alberu was despite the load of documents

need for you to personally come here,

of crown prince Alberu's lips curling up at that moment. He couldn't help but feel iffy about that smile as the crown

all imprisoned in the Empire's underground

“…Excuse me?”

Rex supposedly took some knights and his friends and

what?

to save the Empire

did he

past two weeks were

be executed. Of course, we planned on

“…What the-”

was revealed as well, and funerals for the dead have been going on since

through the Mogoru Empire in the past

mages are all imprisoned with the Dark Elves watching over them, and I'm sure that they will all be punished based on the severity of

Flip, flip.

the document in his hand as he

Raon Miru-nim, we just said that it was someone wearing a black robe. We just said people didn't

Master Bernard’s

tiny Raon Miru appeared after that as the silver shields, white gold light,

the people who saw

“Will they believe us?”

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