Extra Chapter 1 – VIP Member Information Viewing (2)
“Maah.”
Shu smiled kindly as she held the hand that stretched out to her. It belonged to a newborn baby with dark hair and golden eyes.
“Mom is here~.”
“Mah!”
“She’s naturally playing.”
“Oh, grandfather!”
Even with Kang Shin-hyuk suddenly appearing behind her, Shu maintained a proud posture. However, he couldn’t say anything as she clearly loved and cared for the child. Shu had been given a bracelet that took the burden of her cause and effect from Kang Shin-hyuk. Since then, she had grown steadily, and now she was eighteen-years-old, old enough to be seen as an adult.
“Welcome, grandpa. There was something I wanted to ask for.”
“What? I’ll listen.”
“Ooh, you look relaxed! It’s a different look.”
“Now, wouldn’t I have to be a little relaxed too?”
To put it openly, he was feeling idle these days. Humans were most active in adolescence and adulthood, and when they enter old age, don’t they usually quit working and enjoy a leisurely retirement? For Kang Shin-hyuk, he was in that situation right now. In terms of age, he had just become a young man, but for the few years after accessing the Hero Universe, hadn’t he been running so crazy that two bodies wouldn’t have been enough? Even though he was only twenty by Earth’s standards, he had not only his memories of his previous life, but also his activities in worlds that had a different flow of time from Earth.
“Besides, it’s strange that I’m too involved with Earth’s affairs, so I’m just taking a break. Not long ago, Valentine… He’s directly moving.”
“He said he caught her?”
“I guess he’s still fighting. But once all routes outside are cut off, she won’t get out of Africa.”
Mizushima Ella Yuki. That woman, previously nicknamed Bomber Girl, was a traitor to humanity when she joined Jormungand. They had been under Gaia’s control, whether they knew it or not, as they worked for Jormungand. However, the problem was that from there, she acquired Chiral and chose a path to becoming a part of Jormungand herself. No doubt she and Oh Joo-young felt helpless in front of a huge force. Having stopped caring about good or evil, they ceased to feel resistance against attacking humanity and eventually committed treacherous acts too shocking. It was only now that Kang Shin-hyuk, having become transcendent, could understand their motive. But the idea that they were stupid still didn’t go away, especially for Oh Joo-young, who had left his family behind.
‘Anyway, Oh Joo-young paid the price. But Mizushima Ella Yuki…’
In short, she felt a little vague. It was certain that she was strengthened by Chiral, but her abilities didn’t work at all on those who used something other than magic. If she honed and polished that ability, maybe she could be comparable to Shin Eunah. There could be no such talent for one who turned to Chiral and abandoned their humanity.
“So the problem is that everyone forgot her existence…”
“Janus later looked into it and said a sword made by the new sword had disappeared.”
“If I go out, I could find it soon.”
Bomber Girl had fallen silent early on once she realized that things were going wrong. The problem was that when Gaia died, and the world was reorganized, she started to dream. Gaia was dead, and Janus and Loki had left. If so, couldn’t she be the head of Jormungand? What a false dream. Fortunately, as Jormungand completely escaped Gaia’s influence and began to move normally, it became almost impossible to access the world where the Chiral was. Annoyingly, she could transform magical power, and now that she had become a demon, she could transform others into demons. It was like she was carrying several bombs that no one knew when they might explode.
“Aren’t you really going?”
“Are you testing me? There’s no way I can. It was enough to strengthen those superhumans’ abilities and give them a hint.”
The balance of the world was so terrifying that even if he moved lightly, the other side would sway and fluctuate. How many people had been sacrificed in the process? The stronger you were, the more cautious you had to be about moving, the more you had to consider the impact it would have on others. Moreover…
“People now depend on me too much. More than this will be difficult.”
“Grandfather made it that way, right?’
“It was to build order… Don’t stare at me like that; I’ll admit it’s a bit overkill.”
From Merba to recover all the fragments of his previous life and ending Gaia’s life, Kang Shin-hyuk had grown mentally. Only then did he realize that his actions on Earth had been excessive. Now, most of the products produced by Shinyoung were by his pupil, Elma, and Lee Na-hee was trying to withdraw her hand from Shinyoung, saying that she had earned enough and wanted to calm down in the future. He had no way to turn back those who had already been strengthened by his abilities, but he could minimize the confusion.
“And now the Hero Universe supports all superhumans. So it will be fine… Maybe.”
“Everyone was asking how to become a top-notch member to buy your armaments.”
“Was it so easy to join?”
Kang Shin-hyuk’s friend, Baek In-ha, had not yet reached the highest level. In other words, he was a member of the Hero Universe according to the previous world’s standard. Moreover, since the non-tradeable enchantment was firmly engraved on all armaments sold now, it could be said that the confusion that might occur due to the release of his armaments had been minimized.
“Hey, so my grandfather has become firm.”
“So? What’s your request?”
It was common for older people to forget about the subject, but since Kang Shin-hyuk wasn’t old, he never forgot.
“Let’s go see my parents.”
“Dad!”
“Yes, yes, Sia.”
Kang Shin-hyuk saw her eyes twinkle at the mention of Shu’s parents. Kang Shin-hyuk picked up Sia in his arms and kept a little distance away from Shu.
“Why should I meet your parents?”
“They were supposed to meet you once, and this bracelet…”
Shu stuck out the bracelet she wore on her left arm with a sparkle in her eyes. It was made using her hair, but it wasn’t at a level beyond the current limit when he made it. Now it had increased to a level of absurdity that he couldn’t make even if he wanted to.
“For this, our race would pay anything in return. There must be a lot of ancient objects that grandfather might be interested in!”
“No. Honestly, I am, but… is it okay to make those bracelets in bulk?”
“Of course! Grandfather will be our savior! It’ll change our race’s history!”
That was no exaggeration if all of Shu’s relatives were in the form of a ten-year-old. Moreover, at a glance, it seemed she wasn’t an elder among the tribe, and she belonged to the Hero Universe because of her outstanding performance. It was also true he was attracted by the new materials they could provide. But.
“Is that all?’
“Huh?”
Now the face of Shu, who had a smile to show off her mature charm, cracked very slightly.
“Is that really all? No ulterior motives in having me meet your parents?”
“Eh, ah. Not like that. Grandfather! Are you saying I’m lying to you? I’m not that kind of person!”
Then why was she awkwardly avoiding his gaze?
“I’m asking, how do I go meet them?”
“Oh, that’s a good question! First, I’d have to explain the world in which our people live. It’s a world separated from the outside, like the world of Chiral we went to before.”
“Well, I roughly guessed it.”
There wasn’t just one dimension that had been disconnected. Had her dimension not been, it wouldn’t be strange if all the members of her tribe were working in the Hero Universe.
“But holes sometimes open so that outsiders can enter!’
“So you’re taking me? …Huh?’
“What?”
“How do you go in and out?”
“You were worried about that?”
Shu smiled and raised her thumb.
“You know that our race controls causality? Anyway, it’ll make sense when you go. It’s possible to travel to the past by interfering with space and time the moment a hole opens!”
“That is… I can’t go at any time.”
“Is that so?”
He was surprised that she casually talked about the possibility of time travel, but ultimately it meant she would take him.
Of course, he could create his own gate, even to a dimension like that, so he eventually headed to her home.
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