MEMORIZE

When I came to my senses at first glance, the scenery was quickly brushing through my eyes.

The wind like a blade scratches my ears cold. The head was as dizzy as the cars crossing the intersection, and the buzz was disturbing from time to time, but there was no time to care. I just ran recklessly.

I don't know how long it's been. However, after running on full strength without a break, at some point, he was running on familiar streets. It was the first time in 15 years that I've seen in as many as 15 years.

It would be a lie if it wasn't unfamiliar, but the speed of running was accelerated rather than decreasing. I imagined going home hundreds or thousands of times in Hall Plain. Of course, the imagination wasn't this sudden....

The row houses that I remember as houses were easy to find. As I climbed the stairs and stopped in front of the front door, I felt a pounding heart. I entered my password and carefully opened the unlocked door. I breathed in slowly, looking at the faded white wallpaper.

My eyes squinted on their own as I entered the front door. It was a pretty messy mess, maybe a thief heard it.

The microwave in the kitchen is cracked, and the doorknob in the master's room is smashed and punctured. The kitchen is in chaos, too. The sink is roughly torn apart, and pieces of broken cups are scattered on the floor.

"Is this…?"

Then I heard a faint groan. When the mana was detected and the bathroom door was turned back, the stench caught my nose.

The bathroom was much more spectacular than the room. The sink was horribly muted, and the tiles were covered with vomit.

Above all, there was a brother in this shattered space. He fell on the toilet and was moaning intermittently.

"Brother!"

He approached and shook it right away, but his brother couldn't come to his senses.

In fact, I wanted to force myself to wake up and ask what happened. However, he chose to lie down on the bed rather than keep shaking his heart.

After seeing his brother in constant distress for a while, he went back to the bathroom as if he were drawn by intangible energy. I turned the hot water regulator to the end and turned on the shower. When the cold water made a strong sound and wet the top of the head, I came to my senses.

The third eye was already in motion, and even if I slapped him and pinched his thigh, his mind would only become clear.

What happened from the dream didn't happen.

Everything was a mess.

*

When I opened my eyes, the day was dark. My head was so complicated that I put my eyes on them, but I think I fell asleep.

He looked around with his eyes and sighed. I expected it to be a hallplane, but the sight was showing my room. Finally, I came to the house where I was drawing, and I didn't feel much of it. Far from feeling new, I've been wondering.

There are three possible cases.

The first is that it's a dream, but it's better to exclude it for now. It's too clear for a dream. The senses are alive and the reactions of people are very realistic.

The second is that you're looking at fantasy, but it's also unlikely. If it was really a fantasy, it would have been normal if it had already been lifted with a third eye. There's no way that I can't break the EX rank.

The third is….

"Are you really back on Earth?"

In fact, reason was already shouting yes. It's just that the emotions aren't accepting. But in many ways, the third was for sure.

If my older brother returned to Earth, I could understand the scenery I saw when I arrived home. It was probably hard to handle the experiences and memories of the user's days. He couldn't overcome the mental turmoil, so he made a fuss.

"Ha………."

You can't help but sigh.

When was it?

When did it get so weird?

In retrospect, since I opened my eyes on the train....

No, since I went to the Summoner's Room....

No, no, no, since I met the Clan One at the restaurant....

Suddenly, I heard a ringing tone. The cell phone screen at the desk was shining. I ignored the idea because I didn't want to be disturbed.

Ding dong. Ding dong.

However, 30 minutes later, when the beep rang in a row, he could not ignore it. When I brought my cell phone to the empty water, there were three texts.

The sender of the first text was an unknown number.

I'll be waiting on the stairs of Tancheon.』

Tancheon stairs? Oh, someone is going to confess. I couldn't help but laugh because I thought I sent it wrong.

However, as soon as I checked the second text, the laughter stopped automatically.

Come down to Olympic Highway and come down to Tancheon. I'll be waiting.』

Because the sender was my brother.

When I checked out of the bed, my brother's room was empty. It was clear that I had come to my senses while I was sleeping. I hurriedly packed my clothes and went outside.

Originally, it takes 30 minutes to walk from my house to Olympic Highway, but I was able to get there in less than five minutes because I ran at full speed.

"Well done. Let's get him to the hospital..”

The third character was a map. I heard a sudden sound of words as I was about to go down to Tancheon while checking the location. When I looked around where the sound came from, I found a dark figure standing under the stairs. The man looked at me and raised his hand.

"Clan Road!"

"Cho Seung Woo?"

The man was Cho Seung-woo. When he went down, he bowed and smiled nicely.

"How are you feeling? Man, I thought I was really going to die."

"User Cho Seung-woo."

"Yes, yes. That's me. That's right."

"Are you back together?”

Cho Seung-woo nodded and suddenly stared at me.

"Clan Lord, do you know why I came to meet you?"

"…Well?"

"Because I felt the least separation. I've been a non-combatant since I joined the Medical Clan."

"What?"

"I was huffing and puffing every day at the castle, and it's like writing a report at work. So it was relatively quick to accept."

"Oh…."

It made sense. He was in charge of administration rather than war, battle, and exploration. It won't be completely different, but it'll be relatively less burdensome than combatants.

"Shall we go this way?”

Cho Seung-woo pointed to the walkway to the left. It was a direction to go anyway. I think it means we should talk on the way, but there is no reason to refuse.

"There are just over 40 users who have returned to Earth."

After a while, Cho Seung-woo opened his mouth as soon as he walked side by side. A little over forty....

"It sounds like you knew you'd be back."

"That's right."

He admitted it without hesitation and hardened his complexion.

"The first thing I did when I got back...Oh, of course I needed time to adjust. Anyway, I was contacting the returnees. I even got a contact number and a home address in advance."

He connects words with his glasses up.

"How many people do you think were contacted the first time you called?”

"I don't know. About half?"

"There were eight."

"Eight people?"

"Yes, our return time is 11:45 a.m. The time I started calling was a little less than 6 p.m. Over the course of six hours, there were eight people who were stable enough to answer the phone."

“…….”

I walked looking at the ground. If it was a shock, it was a shock. Only eight out of forty....

"Well, as a result, everyone is safe. My family and friends answered it, and some of them got on the phone later."

"I don't think the call earlier...?”

"Oh, did you hear that? Actually, only one person couldn't reach me until the end, but I just got a call. Fortunately, it wasn't too late, so I managed to secure safety.”

"Wait a minute, secure your safety? Did you try to kill yourself?"

"Yes, I had an ominous thought, so I sent a subordinate to my home address…"I'm afraid you were right. But don't worry too much. He should be on his way to the hospital by now."

"Who…?"

Cho Seung-woo laughed bitterly and stopped walking.

"Clan Road, I'm sorry to cut you off in the middle, but I'll tell you the rest later. That's all for my guidance."

And pointed to the distant light.

"You can walk straight down the walkway. I'll be waiting."

There was only darkness in front of me, but as I increased my eyesight, the view became clear quickly.

Where Cho Seung-woo was pointing, two men and women were waiting for me in a long wooden chair. My brother expected it, but it was unexpected that Han So-young was there.

"…I see."

It's not easy to hesitate. It wasn't that I didn't care who made the extreme choice, but since everyone is safe, I decided to focus on what's right in front of me.

As I strode, the two figures gradually became clearer. My brother sat in an old wooden chair and gazed at the flowing river. I purposely made a loud footsteps, but I don't see any movement.

I don't know about Han So-young, but he probably knows the whole story. It was a close guess. Because there's only one user who has the right to activate the zero code.

It was not long before I got close to the wooden chair, but I didn't sit down. Han So-young, leaning diagonally against the stone wall, made eye contact with her and turned to Tancheon.

The river that sucked in the night was chillingly still. It was so dark that the viewer felt as if they were being sucked in.

How long has it been?

"You're here."

My brother's voice was hoarse. I wanted to say something, but I can't.

I could barely open my mouth after a chest rest.

"I thought you knew something you didn't know."

My brother was still looking at the river. I didn't say anything, but I nodded slowly to see if I knew I was watching.

"Just in case, you're back on Earth, right?"

The older brother also punched his head without saying a word.

"Probably."

Then he continued with a voice that was barely audible.

"Maybe what you think is right."

The moment I heard what he admitted, my heart stopped beating. Both hands began to tremble. I forced it into my pocket and deliberately inhaled and exhaled. I was expecting it, but I didn't expect it.

"What? That you used zero code without me knowing?”

He continued, pretending to be calm.

"I had no idea. Since when?”

However, there was no stopping his voice from gradually increasing.

My brother touched his forehead and quietly opened his mouth.

"I know. I know. It's going to be very confusing. And…."

"That's enough, since when?

I cut my brother off at once. It was meant to get to the point quickly, but it was also meant to criticize.

"It's been planned for quite a while. Of course, I proceeded without your knowledge."

My brother spoke calmly. A calm voice was very annoying for no reason.

As I have decided to return to Earth, I do not intend to blame my return.

"I'm the one who took the lead, and I'm the one who used the zero code.

However, I can't understand how much he swallowed and swallowed it without saying anything.

"But I'm not the one who made the plan. It's Seraf."

"What?"

"Seraf made the plan and I carried it out."

“……!”

My throat heated up for a moment. The stomach that had barely subsided heated up in an instant as if it would explode. The uncomfortableness that I held back from the restaurant begins to seething all at once.

"So Seraf and your brother are in cahoots?”

Perhaps that's why the tone of ridicule fell on its own.

"Suhyun."

"Oh, yeah. Of course you have a reason."

“…….”

"Tell me, I don't even know what a great plan it is to do this shit. Well, at least I can listen."

I don't want to do this in front of my brother, but the corners of my mouth kept twisting.

"But you'd better explain it properly. I'm warning you beforehand that it's for me....”

"It was for you."

At that moment, I felt the string of reason that I had barely endured was snapped. When he came to his senses, his right hand in his pocket was about to grab his brother by the collar.

In a split second, he managed to turn and hit the stone wall behind him.

Thud, even though I relaxed at the last minute, the whole stone wall vibrated.

I almost punched you. It was something I couldn't believe myself.

He stared at his brother with a short breath.

"Why?"

Why

It is a simple but fundamental question.

"Why did you do that?"

My brother finally took his eyes off the river and looked at me.

"Why do you do whatever you want..."

"Let me ask you one question."

This time, my brother cut me off.

"Why did you save me?”

"What?"

"You told me. You told me not to revive myself just before I died. But you saved my life. Why did you do that?"

“…….”

"How you feel right now is my answer."

“…….”

Suddenly I was speechless. Surely that's what my brother said and I didn't follow his will. Technically speaking, I did as I please. If you ask me why, there was only one answer. For me, for my brother.

"Of course."

My brother's words continued.

"I'm not saying I did a good job. Whatever the reason, whatever the excuse, it is true that you have acted however you want, and it is certainly wrong. I'll never deny it."

The low voice was full of fatigue. It was difficult to speak from time to time.

"Suhyun, I promise. What happened, and why. I'll reveal everything here without a grain of salt..”

My brother was unable to speak and slowly closed his eyes.

"So…."

Then slowly, he shook his head and held his face.

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