Chapter 1173 – 1173. Hero Military Academy (7)
“It’s been a while since I came here, and they immediately try to kill me.”
“Ah…”
As soon as Yeri El saw the man in the cloak, he relaxed his strength and sighed.
“I didn’t mean to kill you. “I still feel like I want to hit him right now.”
“…”
At Yeriel’s tone of dissatisfaction, the cloaked man looked at the distant mountain with a humble attitude.
Of course, it was impossible to see the distant mountains from the underground parking lot, so the only scene he could see was the ceiling of the underground parking lot…
When Yeriel saw the cloaked man with an awkward attitude, he asked with a faint smile, perhaps as if the anger built up inside him had eased.
“I’ll put that one car in debt for now. However… What’s going on here?”
Yeriel began to look around as if he was worried about the cloaked man who had sneaked into the tower.
No matter how good the cloak man is, this is a tower where top-level heroes come and go as if it were their home.
Even though it was not a closed place like a religious denomination, it was not a place where outsiders could come and go without permission.
When Yeriel asked as if he was worried, the man in the cloak shrugged his shoulders and answered in a gruff voice.
“I stopped by because I had something to do. Now, take this.”
The cloak man threw an object the size of his finger at Yeriel.
And Yeriel, who accepted the item…
“… Could it be something else?”
I could immediately sense the identity of this object.
The man in the cloak nodded and answered.
“Okay. “It doesn’t have as big of an impact as it did before, but it will be helpful when planning things later.”
“… Thank you.”
Yeriel smiled and carefully put the items he received from the cloak man into his pocket.
‘I got it again.’
Even though there was already a lot of debt at stake, another debt was at stake.
Yeriel felt grateful to the man in charge, but she also recognized that he was a burden to her.
‘What… ? Could it be that he sent it?’
As far as Yeriel knew, there were only two people who could help him like this.
Although they are not related by blood, the father cut off ties with the chairman of Everyka, who is in fact his biological brother.
Yeriel thought that the mantle was his father’s servant with whom he had cut off ties.
However, when he saw the mantle that was such a burden, he could not possibly think of it as his father’s subordinate.
‘… ‘Let’s think about that later.’
Yeriel joked with him, putting aside his curiosity about his identity.
“I am a guest who has been visiting for a long time. Would you like to have a cup of tea?”
“Heh… Thank you, but I decline. Because I’m a busy person.”
The man accepted Yeriel’s joke as a joke and then got to the point.
“There is another reason why I stopped by.”
“It’s separate… ?”
“Okay… “I’m looking for a person’s past.”
“…”
Yeri El could tell right away that she was not trying to find out about the past of an ordinary person.
Or, on the other hand, he could have been an ordinary person to the point where I had to go through the trouble of looking for him.
But Yeriel, who remembered the debt she received from her counterpart…
“Tell me who it is.”
“His name is…” .”
The man in the cloak said the name calmly, as if he was not a special person.
“It’s Yeonho. For your information, I don’t know your last name.”
“… “What?”
Yeri El momentarily frowned and tilted her head as if she had been hit on the head with a hammer.
Era.
Yeri El was surprised to hear the name of an unexpected person.
‘What? Why all of a sudden… ?’
And the cloaked man who caught Yeriel’s appearance asked in a puzzled voice.
“What? “Do you know someone?”
“Uh… Well, first, I know a person named Yeonho, but…”
The reason why Yeri El was embarrassed was not just because she was called Yeonho.
‘… ‘Could it be that you came after me?’
This was because the place Yeriel was currently visiting was a place related to that era.
But Yeriel quickly shook her head and shook off her negative thoughts.
‘It’s probably just a coincidence. Because today is that day…’
The moment Yeri El thought that, the cloak man began to encourage her.
“If you know, I hope you tell me quickly. As I said before, she is so busy that she even refuses to drink tea.”
The cloak man wasn’t just a joke.
‘The place is bad.’
The tower was a place where Yeriel felt comfortable, but it was one of her worst places.
Yeriel answered, considering her circumstances.
“I want to tell you, but… “It’s okay to tell you right now.”
“What does it mean?”
The remaining cloak looked disappointed, and Yeriel shook her head and answered.
“Do not misunderstand. It doesn’t mean I don’t want to talk about it, it just means I find it difficult to talk about.”
“…”
Despite Yeriel’s excuses, the cloak man seemed unable to hide his disappointment.
That’s right, he took the risk and came here and handed over the information.
However, the other person couldn’t help but feel hurt when he heard the answer as if he was being polite.
Yeriel immediately sensed the cloakman’s mood and hurriedly continued her words.
“If the era you are looking for is the era I know… “I can’t tell you directly, but I can help you find out about his past.”
As Yeri El said that, she looked around her again.
After confirming that no one was around, Yeriel began to explain the place to the cloaked man.
“Heroes National Cemetery, Tombstone No. 7, Grave No. 32.”
“… ?”
“If you go there now, you will be able to find information about the era.”
“…”
Even after hearing Yeriel’s answer, the cloak man could not easily hide his disappointment.
He wanted an accurate answer, but he was dissatisfied because the answer he received was a mystery.
Yeriel immediately understood the cloak man’s complaints and responded.
“You said it earlier, right? I don’t have much time. If you go there yourself, you will be able to find clues about the era name. Of course, if the Yeonho I know is the same Yeonho you are looking for…”
“… I understand.”
When the cloak man realized Yeriel’s consideration, he let go of his regret.
As Yeriel said, the cloak man was not in a position to have a long conversation.
“Then let’s go.”
The moment the man in the cloak turned his body and was about to leave the underground parking lot…
“Wait a minute, I have something to say before I go.”
“What is it?”
“If you are going to visit, do so right away.”
“… “Why?”
The cloaked man asked Yeriel with an air full of wariness.
The reason for his caution was simple.
Go to a certain place, but go right now.
It’s a tone that someone who prepared a trap would speak.
Yeri El quickly grasped the cloakman’s intentions and shook his head.
“It’s not a strange intention, so don’t worry. Go ahead and you will see why I said that. Oh, and…”
“… ?”
Yeri El raised her dainty hand and answered while operating the smartwatch on her wrist.
“When you go to the cemetery, you will meet someone you know. “Please say hello instead.”
“… ?”
The man in the cloak turned his body, showing signs of discomfort at Yeriel’s words.
“Well, I understand for now.”
After leaving behind a single word, he hid his body in the dark shadows of the underground parking lot and disappeared.
After Yeriel confirmed that the cloak man had completely left, she used her smartwatch to make a call.
The moment the incoming sound continued, a woman’s voice was heard, cutting off the incoming sound as if she was not going to allow it.
〈Yes, Yeriel.〉
“Oh, I’m sorry for suddenly saying this, but I think I’ll have to cancel today’s schedule.”
〈Are you talking about visiting the Heroes’ National Cemetery? 〉
“Yes, I was ready to go, but I’m sorry for telling you now.”
Yeri El apologized to her secretary, who was waiting for her one floor below, and the secretary responded with a faint laugh.
〈No. Isn’t that our job? Would you like to postpone your visit to Heroes National Cemetery until later? 〉
“Hmm… First, cancel. “I’ll let you know when I plan on going.”
〈Okay.〉
After Yeri El finished her phone call with her secretary, she turned around and headed back to her office.
Unlike before when he was rushing around in a hurry, Yeriel calmly headed to the office and recalled the conversation he had with the cloak man.
‘I never thought I would suddenly find that person.’
Just then, while he was on his way to Yeonho’s grave, a cloaked man suddenly appeared and asked about Yeonho.
When Yeonho was alive, Yeriel and Yeonho were not particularly close.
Yeri El, who acts as the representative of TOP with her face revealed, and Yeonho, who acts while hiding her identity.
When the two occasionally encountered each other during missions, all they did was nod and exchange greetings.
Nevertheless, there was only one reason why Yeri El wanted to go to Yeonho’s grave.
She said, ‘I was planning to meet and talk, but the timing is not good.’
Today is Yeonho’s death anniversary, and she was planning to meet the person who was leaving the grave to coincide with the anniversary.
She didn’t exchange any promises with that person.
She planned to visit him secretly, talk to him, and discuss church issues.
But even though Yeriel’s schedule was wrong, she smiled and changed her mind.
‘What… I guess we can put off talking until later.’
As Yeri El thought so, she remembered what happened in her underground parking lot again.
‘Is that kind of personality to begin with, or is it just a concept? .’
Cloak man.
Yeriel recalled the cloak man’s cold atmosphere and grumpy tone of voice.
And at the same time, she remembered the last words she had said to him earlier.
(When you go to the cemetery, you’ll meet someone you know. Say hello to them instead.)
(…?)
As if she didn’t understand what Yeriel’s words meant, she immediately left without asking why.
Yeriel thought of the cloaked man who left in confusion.
‘It may seem like you don’t notice, but that’s enough to understand.’
Yeriel understood what she meant and smiled, imagining the man in the cloak looking surprised.
***
As soon as I left the tower, I remembered what Yeriel had said to me.
(When you go to the cemetery, you’ll meet someone you know. Say hello to them instead.)
(…?)
It wasn’t a particularly offensive tone.
Nevertheless, Yeriel’s words kept ringing in my head.
The reason was simple.
‘… Could it be that you got caught?’
Did I say I would meet someone who knows who I am?
While I was wondering, Armonia spoke via communication.
[First, Siho was under surveillance, but since he is not the type to talk to himself, I couldn’t confirm who he meant.]
‘It looks like he’s having fun while talking to himself…’
Without realizing it, I saw Yeriel’s evil in my heart.
Armonia ignored my evil and conveyed her thoughts.
[I think it probably means Seong Su-ah.]
‘Oh, I guess so.’
As Armonia said, if it is Seongsua, the front and back match.
When I helped Yeri El, Seongsuah also helped me, and although she didn’t reveal her identity at that time, we got to know each other.
In that case, there is no problem in saying that someone you know (Seong Su-ah) is waiting for you at the cemetery.
But if that’s true…
‘No way… Probably not…’
I tried to ignore that assumption in my mind and looked at Yeonho flying next to me.
Yeonho, feeling my gaze, brought up a story about Yeriel, whom he had seen earlier.
(She was that girl earlier… I definitely remember seeing her, but I don’t remember what kind of relationship she was to me or who she was.)
Yeonho didn’t know if he knew my worries, but he kept talking about what happened earlier.
In the meantime, I began to calmly observe Yeonho’s appearance.
Sharp eyes, clear facial features, and well-groomed hair.
‘… They don’t look alike.’
Yeon-ho’s appearance was handsome enough to be described as middle-aged, but he didn’t feel like he had any particular resemblance to Seong Su-ah.
But strangely, when I observed his face…
‘For a moment… I think I saw this somewhere…’
Someone began to vaguely appear in my mind.
It was definitely not Seong Su-ah.
But no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t make that blurry image clear.
Even as I was observing, Yeonho was talking to himself.
I could roughly guess why he looked different from usual.
‘I guess I’m in a good mood.’
It seemed like it was because of the hope that he could find clues to his past.
So, I listened to Yeonho talking happily to himself and went to the Heroes National Cemetery with him.
.
.
Before entering the Heroes National Cemetery, I took off my cloak and entered the cemetery as an assistant consulate instructor.
So I arrived at the place Yeriel told me about…
“… “Isn’t there anyone?”
I couldn’t hide my sense of despair as I looked at the cemetery without a single person in it.
However, while I was feeling lost alone, Yeonho, who was next to me, paid no heed to my feelings and looked intently at the graveyard.
(The cemetery owner’s death anniversary… Is today.)
As Yeon-ho said, today was the anniversary of the death of the owner of the cemetery where we arrived.
But the cemetery has birth and death dates and…
“He who wields the light behind the shadows… Sleep here…”
(…)
There were only words written, but the name of the owner of the cemetery was not written.
This made one thing clear.
“Although he was not known, he seemed to be a respected hero.”
Even though he wasn’t envied by people, he was such a great person that he deserved to be envied…
(Flattering is enough.)
After hearing what I said, Yeonho snorted and turned his head.
But I could tell.
“It’s not flattery.”
The fact that his snort contained amusement at the compliment…
Yeonho must have been embarrassed by my words, so he turned his head and opened his mouth as if grumbling.
(That’s okay. But when will the person I mentioned earlier come… Huh?)
“… ?”
Yeonho, who was laughing heartily, suddenly opened his eyes wide and his voice suddenly began to tremble.
(I… Remembered… I remembered…)
And suddenly, she shed tears and cried out as if she was wailing.
(Hey, I remembered! I remembered who my daughter is!!)
“!?”
I was startled by Yeonho’s shout and turned my head in the direction he was looking.
As I turned my head, the image of a woman appeared in my eyes.
A woman approaching a cemetery holding a bouquet of chrysanthemums.
‘Ah… Do not lie…’
[…]
The entity that had vaguely overlapped with Yeonho earlier arrived right in front of me and clearly revealed itself.
The identity of the woman who appeared holding a bunch of flowers…
“Oh? What? What’s going on here?”
The instructor in charge of me at the consulate…
(Seohyun… Yes… This is my daughter Seohyun!)
It was Cho Seo-hyun, who was in the midst of a relationship with me.
What i thought he only had a daughter?