Seo Kang-rim wondered what kind of reaction they would get if he let the two people leave work early.
Yoon Bom and Yoon Gyul felt sorry that they couldn’t eat together, but they left, promising to meet again tomorrow.
The night shift looked at them with envious eyes. Their minds were filled with nothing but sinister thoughts.
‘Seo Kang-rim… I want it. Can’t I come to the night shift too?’
‘Can’t we work 24 hours a day?’
Seo Kang-rim felt something creepy on the back of his neck. Meanwhile, Kang Do-hyun got up from his seat and spoke to Seo Kang-rim.
“Seo Kang-rim Hunter, you’ve worked hard too. Let’s go now. Please excuse me for a moment.”
Saying that, Kang Do-hyun headed to the break room inside. Instead of leaving work, Seo Kang-rim followed him in. Kang Do-hyun glanced at him as he poured himself a cup of coffee from the coffee maker.
“Why? You want some coffee too?”
“No. Aren’t you going to get off work?”
“I have work left to do. I’m the team leader.”
“I’ll help you.”
“Okay. You go home too.”
Kang Do-hyun said, holding coffee in one hand and a tablet in the other. As he sat in the break room and looked at the tablet terminal, Seo Kang-rim quietly took it away.
Kang Do-hyeon, who suddenly had his tablet snatched away, frowned and looked at Seo Kang-rim.
“What are you doing?”
“Get some rest. The teacher is worried.”
When Seo Hwa-kyung was mentioned, Kang Do-hyun flinched for a moment. Seo Kang-rim sat on the chair across from him with his arms crossed.
“I heard that you often leave work at dawn and come back at dawn these days? I heard that there are many cases where you sleep in the protection center.”
“It can’t be helped because it’s a busy time. Since the director position is vacant, the team leaders have to work.”
“But the teacher said that my brother is clearly overworked. You’re a member of the Protectorate, too, so you should know that.”
After the Day of Sorrow, Seo Hwa-gyeong entered the protectorate and began working.
Currently, I am working as a team leader in the Southern Branch, so I am well aware of the situation in the Protectorate.
In her eyes, Kang Do-hyun was currently working too hard. No, the word “working too hard” was not enough to describe how overworked he was.
“You said you were reluctant to ask for Bihomun’s cooperation at first?”
“There’s nothing more shameful than asking other sects for help when we can’t handle it ourselves.”
“The Protectorate originally worked in cooperation with other sects, right? There’s no need to push yourself too hard.”
Kang Do-hyeon took the tablet while listening to those words. For some reason, he felt uneasy looking at Seo Kang-rim.
It was because of the dream I had last night. It was a dream that continued from two days ago, when I first encountered Seo Kang-rim as a child.
After Seo Kang-rim was adopted, the two remained as best friends for several years.
There were several times when he got into trouble for being the shaman’s son and got into a fight with her, but Seo Kang-rim would always run over and fight alongside him.
[Don’t hit my brother!]
[Hey, the shaman’s son is back!]
[Catch that kid too!]
[Get your hands off my brother!]
We would fight like that, and both of us would come home broken.
When Seo Hwa-kyung saw that her two sons had been beaten up, she immediately went to the other party’s house and somehow received an apology.
And he said this while applying medicine to the swollen faces of Seo Kang-rim and Kang Do-hyeon.
[I’m sorry. You guys are being bullied because of me… ]
[It’s okay, Mom. I like being your son. I fight with Kang-rim, so I guess we can fight.]
[… … By the way, Mom. Are you going to scold me for fighting?]
Seo Kang-rim asked cautiously, as if he thought she would lose her mind. Seo Hwa-kyung burst out laughing as she watched Seo Kang-rim like that.
[You went to help him because he was being hit, right? Do-hyeon also fought with Kang-rim because he was being hit. They fought to protect each other, so why would I scold them?]
[but…….]
[I’ll do the training, so if a similar situation arises, we can fight again.]
Seo Hwa-kyung said that she did well and went out to eat that evening. She had been happy until then.
‘That’s right, but why did I do that to Seo Kang-rim?’
The friendship began to break down as they grew older and Kang Do-hyeon began taking classes to become a shaman in earnest.
Kang Do-hyeon tried to be possessed by a god, but the god did not come to him. No matter how hard he tried, the god did not come to him.
A realm that cannot be reached through effort. He could have chosen another profession other than being a shaman, but he respected his mother and wanted to follow in her footsteps.
‘I thought it would have been better if Seo Kang-rim and I had opposite positions.’
Unlike Kang Do-hyeon, who had neither inspiration nor magic, Seo Kang-rim had it all. He was so magical that Seo Hwa-gyeong had to perform a ritual for him.
Kang Do-hyun couldn’t help but feel jealous of Seo Kang-rim. He was the one who had everything he wanted.
Some people pray all night long to be possessed by a spirit, but Seo Kang-rim is refusing to be possessed by a spirit. Kang Do-hyun cannot understand Seo Kang-rim.
[Seo Kang-rim, why don’t you accept the divine descent? Such a powerful god wants you!]
[Brother, I don’t want to receive this. I wish this god would leave me… … .]
[Stop talking nonsense! Besides, if you don’t receive the divine blessing, damage will be done to those around you!]
If you do not receive the spirit, that spirit will cause harm to you and those around you.
All the children who had even a word with Seo Kang-rim experienced some kind of incident, big or small. After that, Seo Kang-rim became even more isolated.
The family also could not avoid trouble. Fortunately, Seo Hwa-gyeong was a strong shaman, so nothing serious happened, but they could not completely avoid misfortune.
Not long ago, he was involved in a car accident and suffered minor injuries. He could have just passed it off as a common occurrence, but in Kang Do-hyun’s eyes, it all seemed to be Seo Kang-rim’s fault.
[Your parents died because you didn’t receive the divine power!]
In the end, I ended up saying something like that.
Since then, the relationship between the brothers has completely changed. Saying those words has left a heavy burden on Kang Do-hyun’s heart, and it still remains even now as time has passed.
Although I had a vague reconciliation with Seo Kang-rim, I still couldn’t apologize for what happened back then. It was because I couldn’t dare bring up what happened back then.
‘I verbally abused Seo Kang-rim and ignored him. Now, I’m asking for Seo Kang-rim’s help because I’m having a hard time.’
Bihomun also knew very well that the situation was hectic. In the midst of all this, he shamelessly asked Bihomun for help.
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All he could think about was getting the job done as quickly as possible and sending Seo Kang-rim back to the secret room. He took the tablet back and fixed his gaze on the screen.
“You should go home from work first. You worked hard today. Thanks to you, I have a lot less work to do.”
He was trying to end the conversation by saying thank you. Seo Kang-rim said with a low sigh.
“Okay, I understand. But tomorrow, you should get off work on time too. Let’s all have dinner together.”
“Okay, then go in.”
Seo Kang-rim nodded and left. Kang Do-hyeon, who was left alone in the break room, let out a long breath.
‘I keep getting help from Seo Kang-rim. I shouldn’t be like this as my older brother.’
Thanks to that, the workload has been greatly reduced. He was scheduled to come to work one day in the future. At this rate, it seemed like everyone would be able to leave work on time for a week.
Of course, excluding Kang Do-hyeon.
‘There’s a lot of work to do, including official documents. There are also instructions to give to the night shift… … .’
It seemed like I could at least leave work after giving instructions to the night shift.
So he returned to the office and began to immerse himself in work again. The night shift drivers who were watching him whispered quietly.
“Team leader, are you working overtime today too? I think you can go since you’ve already given all the information to the night shift… … .”
“You keep pushing yourself too hard. The other team leaders must have already left work.”
It was a workload that even worried fellow car drivers. However, Kang Do-hyeon sat in his seat without showing any sign of it.
By the time 12 o’clock rolled around, I had finished taking care of some of the urgent paperwork. I thought it would be okay to call it a day.
As Kang Do-hyeon finished organizing and was about to get up from his seat, a sharp beeping sound echoed through the office. The subordinates simultaneously checked their terminals.
“It is said that there is a large number of demons currently appearing near the Shingyeong intersection!”
As expected, today wasn’t an easy day. I finished all my work, but I couldn’t leave work because of the emergency that was coming.
He stood up, picked up his mask, and said.
“Let’s go right away.”
“Team Leader, are you going too?”
“okay.”
Everyone looked worried, but eventually nodded. It was most important to deal with the demons that occurred at night quickly.
Leaving the people waiting, Kang Do-hyeon and his men quickly moved toward the intersection of the busy area.
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“Ahh, it’s a demon!”
“Damn it, when is the Protectorate coming!”
The roads were a mess due to the demons that emerged from the demon realm.
Although it was midnight and there were few people around, there were still some citizens out and about.
People were desperately trying to take refuge inside buildings or vehicles as the human-sized lizard-like creatures swarmed around and attacked.
“Gasp, ugh… … !”
One of the drunkards tried to get away, trembling, but his legs were weak, whether from the intoxication or the fear.
At that moment, a lizard-shaped demon approached the drunkard with its eyes shining brightly.
When he opened his mouth wide, dozens of teeth were revealed inside. The drunkard became lost in thought as he looked inside the mouth, covered in yellow saliva.
I closed my eyes tightly, thinking that I was now dead. Then, with a thud, the demon let out its final scream.
“Civil Protection Agency! Everyone stand back!”
When I opened my eyes, I saw the black-suited and masked warriors running towards me and quickly taking care of the demons.
Kang Do-hyeon quickly threw a talisman at the demons and gave instructions to the regular messengers.
“I will subdue the demons, so the rest of you should prioritize checking for casualties and evacuating the citizens.”
“Yes, team leader!”
Normally, more personnel would have been dispatched to fight off the demons, but when we actually arrived at the scene, there were many injured people.
First and foremost, it was the role of the police to keep the citizens safe.
Kang Do-hyeon quickly scanned the surroundings while slashing at the beasts that were rushing towards him with his sword.
‘I can’t see the location of the magic mirror.’
We had to find the magic realm where the demons were coming from, attack it, and block it.
However, now that hell has spread out due to demons and people, it is not easy to confirm the location of the demon realm.
Even now, the demons were rushing towards Kang Do-hyeon.
-Keeeek!
A swarm of lizard-shaped demons swarmed in, but their numbers were of little importance in front of Kang Do-hyeon’s sword.
Every time he swung his sword, blood and flesh from demons splattered on the floor. He frowned as he looked around while slaying the demons.
‘The individual itself is not strong, but there are too many of them.’
It was a sufficiently threatening enemy for an ordinary person. Kang Do-hyeon started to run quickly down the road, cutting down the demons.
He dodged the demons and began to place four talismans on the floor with miraculous movements.
Then he used the item that tempted the demons on himself. Then, as if they had smelled blood, the demons’ eyes began to roll around.
Kang Do-hyeon looked down at the demons and spoke with cold eyes.
“Okay, this way.”
