Chapter 264 – Replying the Favor of a Few Potatoes
Nina, who was in my arms, was hesitant as if her bandaged ankle was in pain.
“What happened to your ankle?”
“I overexerted myself while doing squats…”
Nina laughs, sticking out her tongue. Her Mac was the reason for her falling out, but if she is her own, she is her own.
“It’s been 3 years.”
Seyoung also came and saluted. I also salute.
Unlike in the past when she still had the youthful appearance of a college student, she now has the appearance of a completely mature woman.
She was perfected as a beauty with an easygoing yet strong aura, thanks to her constant training and training in the police force.
“It’s become really cool?”
“Because we exercise and spar together every day.”
Seyoung smiled as she struck a pose with her biceps erect.
The two beautiful women with strong bodies standing side by side wearing black police uniforms are full of power.
Their eyes scanned my body. This is the attitude shared by everyone who sees me after returning.
“The manager has become slimmer.”
“That’s right. What is it? “Only bones remain.”
Nina even had tears in her eyes as she touched my shoulders and arms.
“It was an arduous journey.”
Seyoung came closer and reached out her hand with the intention of shaking her hand, but she cleverly dug it into her palm and hugged her.
“This is better if you don’t hate the manager.”
“How can you not like it?”
Rose looked on happily from the side as she hugged the two police officers.
The solid muscles felt in the arms wrapped around Seyoung’s body were in no way lacking compared to Nina’s body.
“Right now, the prison guard who slapped you would have felt like punching you, right?”
“Handjjigeom? Ah, that lady.”
When I first moved into the shelter after the rescue operation, there was an old prison guard who tried to prey on Seyoung, who was the prison warden, by using his time and age.
At the time, Seyoung was a young elite, so she felt a lot of jealousy and did not have the ability to calm it down. I had to personally visit and establish authority by attaching a security robot as an escort.
But now there will be no need for that at all.
“It’s been a long time since I was kicked out.”
Seyoung smiled a somewhat evil smile that did not suit her face.
Is it interesting that a man is warmly welcomed by two beauties from the Shelter Security Force? Curious eyes gathered from all over the waiting room.
“Wow, I guess we’re the only ones who are happy for some reason? It’s so grave.”
Nina grunted like she was pouting.
“It may be three years to you, but to me, it’s been less than two weeks.”
“Huh? 2 weeks?”
Nina looked puzzled. On the other hand, Seyoung had a look on her face that said she had an idea.
“There’s never been a day that Rose hasn’t talked about the manager. She had theories every day about what she was doing in Tanis and why she was late. Sometimes, he even asked me for my opinion.”
Seyoung glanced at Rose behind me and smiled.
“The distortion of time is a topic that has come up many times. “It’s not that surprising.”
“What if I’m buried somewhere in Tanis with only my bones remaining?”
When I asked this playfully, Seyoung looked a little angry.
“That assumption wasn’t even in my mind. Rose or me.”
“…”
I hugged the two people in my arms tightly. Perhaps because they used different shampoos, the two scents mixed together like a cocktail and pleasantly stimulated the sense of smell. Ah, this is paradise.
“So, what exactly happened?”
Seyoung asked as we released the hug.
Nina next to me seemed to be very curious as well.
I briefly explained what had happened. From the intense battle that took place in Tanis with the vaccine just before the warp, to the time axis distortion caused by the unstable warp, and falling into slavery.
“It was luck. Artemis founded the polis with great insight.”
“Those damned bastards should have been thrown away, not sold to a coal mine!”
Seyoung was very happy that I had returned safely, but Nina was furious at the slave traders.
“You came back safely, so why didn’t you notify the shelter? “I’m sorry, but the residents all thought the manager was dead.”
Seyoung asked.
“It was a return with many twists and turns, so I needed to organize it. If you announce without hesitation, ‘The shelter manager is back!’, There will be confusion.”
“Even so, it seems like people are starting to notice? There will be some rumors going around. “The atmosphere felt outside the door is different between a house with an owner and a house without an owner.”
Seyoung now saw the waiting people openly glancing at this place.
You may not have heard our conversation in full, but you’ll be spreading the word around about what you felt from the atmosphere.
“It will be officially announced soon. Kids are preparing hard.”
Rose said.
Seyoung and Rose seem to be friends now.
[Nina, standby number 6. Please come in.]
A mechanical beep sounded from the speaker.
“Ah, it’s my turn!”
Nina buried her face in my neck and took a deep breath. Her body shrinks from that tickling feeling.
Seyoung supported Nina as she fell with a sad look on her face.
“I know you are a busy person, but please stop by our headquarters whenever you have time. “I will treat you with sincerity.”
“I’m not busy. Now my adventure is over. “I’m going to spend my time playing here.”
“That’s good news to hear.”
Seyoung took a smiling Nina with her and disappeared into her clinic.
“Excuse me?”
Was she waiting for this moment? Just in time, a man spoke to me.
When I turned around, I saw a young man with a very nervous face standing there hesitantly. The visitor card around his neck reads ‘Junseok’. For some reason there is no castle.
“What’s going on?”
Junseok’s eyes turned to Rose’s face behind me. Rather than being fascinated by her beauty, it was more like she was reasoning something logically.
“Excuse me, but are you Manager Seo Jin-su?”
“You’re right. “This is the first time an outsider recognizes me right away.”
Junseok’s face became emotional.
“It’s an honor to meet you! I live in Prime and have been studying various aspects of the history of shelter operation. “I am well aware of your feats, sir, or rather, manager.”
He offered to shake my hand, and I gladly accepted it. There’s no way I wouldn’t like someone who likes me, right?
“I owe everyone a huge debt of gratitude, beyond allowing me to live in a great city. Thank you again for your dedication.”
He holds my hand tightly with both his hands and doesn’t want to let go. But as I listened to the story, the voice somehow seemed familiar.
“Haven’t we met somewhere before?”
“No, this will be our first meeting. And humble your words.”
Since becoming the only manager, speaking informally has been my specialty.
“For some reason, it feels like a voice I’ve heard somewhere.”
“Aha! “You probably heard it on the radio.”
Junseok let go of my hand and cleared his throat for a moment.
“Police. A paradise where you can enjoy life before the war!”
Sweet vocalizations echoed in the waiting room.
“A life that has become nothing less than a legend that her grandmother used to tell! Enjoy a humane life here. It is a city you must visit at least once in your life.”
The commercial that appeared when the radio was repaired after being kidnapped by slave traders was recreated before my eyes. The vocalization is even better when heard in person rather than on an old radio.
“Ads on the radio?”
He stretched out his index finger and pointed at Junseok. It’s a somewhat rude gesture, but the person involved seems rather happy.
“Yes! It was me. I am called by the nickname Mr. Police more often than by my previous name. I’m working at Prime’s internal broadcasting station. We also create several radio advertisements that go out.”
“With a voice like this, it’s definitely a waste to let it rot.”
“It’s all thanks to you. In this day and age, Police is probably the only place in the world where professional voice actors can make a living using their voices.”
Junseok manipulated the nearby LCD screen. I’ve already done it a few times, so I’m pretty good at it. In the video, my past self was being played.
“I went through all the archival footage of the shelter. He was a lot thinner and his expression had changed a bit, but I could tell right away.”
It is arranged from the scene of running around trying to normalize the shelter to the final scene of disappearing towards Tanis by activating the warp device.
“Especially the way he disappears into the warp device after saluting at the end! I don’t know how many times I’ve played it. Isn’t this a world where everyone is busy stealing and taking every day to survive? In the meantime, there is someone risking his life for the future of everyone in the country.”
Although I lived luxuriously in the shelter, I didn’t necessarily break Jun-seok’s joy. Besides, I was facing a bigger problem.
That was because of the lines exchanged with Artemis right before the warp.
‘When I return, I will spend every day in pleasure in the forest.’
‘You have the courage to ask that calmly in front of me.’
Wouldn’t the emotion be lost if there was a conversation like this?
Fortunately, the conversation we had before leaving was edited.
Kids, I trusted you!
After returning from the hospital, I stopped by the central control room to handle the last work of the day.
[Why did you come here again, just to rest?]
Artemis spoke on the screen.
She is said to be receiving a full body massage from her nymph at the cultural center.
“It’s something you shouldn’t put off and forget about.”
I said while looking through the payment documents. It is Hyeon Myeong-ah’s residence permit in Prime District.
Artemis issued it temporarily until now, but now that I’m back, it needs my signature. Personnel rights are the source of power.
[Police Prime is the place where even the biggest names in politics and business before the war were unable to enter? But she is a very lucky woman to have entered the country with only a few potatoes.]
The lower part of the current shelter is only open to those who meet extremely strict conditions, so the limit for Hyeonjae-ah to enter was up to Prime.
“Luck is something that only those who are prepared can achieve. “She is a kind-hearted woman who helps everyone when they are having a hard time, so I am taking this opportunity.”
It is my creed to return the favor to anyone who has received something, and to return double the amount if I have an enemy.
“For someone who is about to die of thirst in the desert, a glass of cold water is worth more than a thousand gold.”
After signing the electronic payment document, Hyeon-ah Hyeon’s residence, which was written as ‘Temporary Stay’, changed to ‘Police – Prime’.
[There is no need for the women who were captured together, right?]
Artemis said.
There was a firm tone in her voice telling her not to argue.
It seems he was angry that nothing was given to me, who was so skinny and skeletal.
It may be unfair as they are also held as slaves and suffer hardships, but their arms are naturally bent inward.
Artemis didn’t care about their circumstances and only cared about her own well-being.
They may feel a little sick to their stomachs because of the great fortune they missed with just a few potatoes, but the train has already left.
