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A few hours later.
I arrived in front of one of the few government offices left in Seoul.
-Disaster Management Headquarters, Seoul Jongno Branch-
After entering the building, I went into the [Superhuman Cooperation Team] department.
A short-haired woman who was typing quickly on her keyboard, as if she was busy with work, glanced at me and asked.
“What brings you here?”
Then I spoke in a relaxed voice to the woman who was looking at the monitor again.
“I came to register as a superhuman.”
At that moment, the woman opened her eyes wide and looked up at me. There was a name tag on her chest that said [Jin So-mi].
“yes?”
“I came to register as a superhuman.”
“Oh, the person in charge isn’t here right now···.”
It’s not even lunch time, and you’re not at your desk. Civil servants are the same now as they were 20 years ago.
···Wait a minute. If you’re in charge here, isn’t it that guy?
If it were that kid, he would have left for some other reason than being a slacker.
That’s a good thing. I’ll register quickly and go when that kid isn’t around.
“It’s urgent, how can it not be done?”
“I did receive some related training, but… I haven’t been here for very long….”
Jin So-mi looked at me with a helpless expression for a moment and then said to me.
“Do you have any individuality?”
I shook my head.
“No. It’s a non-personalized physical enhancement series.”
It was a lie.
Jin So-mi called the person in charge, said “Yes! Yes!” several times, and then hung up.
“Come this way first.”
I followed Jinsomi to the gym in the basement.
At this time, devices to measure magical power had not even been developed, so the method of proving that one was a superhuman was simple.
As proof that you have become a superhuman, you can either show [individuality], or if you don’t have individuality, you can prove it with physical abilities that far surpass those of humans.
I looked around the exercise equipment in the gym. Jin So-mi spoke next to me.
“First, let’s measure muscle strength···.”
“This one?”
I controlled my mana and lifted the 200kg barbell in front of me with one hand.
In that moment, Jin So-mi’s eyes grew twice as large.
“wow!”
For a skinny man with little muscle to lift this, it would be impossible unless he was a superhuman.
Suddenly, Jin So-mi stuttered.
“Wow, you really are a superhuman?”
“Then it would be fake?”
“The team leader said that scammers come here often···.”
“······.”
Now I see that you thought I was a scammer.
When I looked at her with that gaze, Jin So-mi quickly turned her head away.
“Then, let’s try something else!”
I took a few more tests as Jinsomi told me to.
Superhuman Registration Act.
There was a law that required superhumans who had awakened their powers to report the fact.
It was a nominal law that didn’t need to be followed during this period, but there were some inconveniences if you weren’t registered as a superhuman.
All of my test scenes are recorded on video and sent to the higher-ups, who make the final decision and notify me.
Of course, there was no way I would fail. It didn’t take long before Jin So-mi, who had been contacted by the higher-ups, told me.
“Congratulations. You have officially been registered as a superhuman.”
I nodded indifferently and asked.
“Can I get my Superhuman Certificate right away?”
The superhuman certificate was something like a driver’s license.
“It will take a few days to get the official certificate. Right now, we can only issue temporary certificates.”
“Then please give me a temporary certificate.”
As soon as I get the certificate, my work is done.
Oh, I had one more thing to ask.
“When is the next ranked match?”
Ranked matches are like martial arts competitions where superhumans participate.
This is a government-sponsored event, so participation is free, but rankings are given based on performance and it is broadcast on TV.
Since ranking matches are directly related to popularity, quite a few superhumans tend to participate in ranking matches. Guilds also tend to encourage this for promotion purposes.
Of course, I have participated in ranked matches a few times.
How were your grades?
···Let’s just say that they found meaning in participating.
Jin So-mi checked the schedule and said.
“I think the next ranked match will start on September 15th. It may change, but for now, I think it will probably stay that way.”
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“It’s September 15th···.”
There are just over two months left. Will that be enough time to prepare?
“Would you like to apply for participation?”
“yes.”
I nodded. It might be difficult to win the championship in two months, but it would be possible to make it to the main tournament.
Just getting to that point on your first appearance will increase your recognition tremendously.
Besides, the products on sale are also quite good.
There was no reason not to participate.
“Please give me the application form.”
I filled out the application form for the ranking match and handed it to Jin So-mi.
I registered as a superhuman and also submitted an application for the ranking match.
Now, all the business here is done.
“Then, thank you for your hard work.”
When I finished my work and turned around,
“Oh, team leader!”
Jin So-mi suddenly stood up from behind me. It was the same voice as when an idol fan sees an idol.
At the end of her gaze, a tall, muscular man was walking toward her.
Neatly combed hair and neat facial features. A face that looks like it could play the role of a second-generation chaebol in a drama.
The name of the man who seems to live alone in the world is Joo Sang-wook.
If you asked me to go back in time and name the people I would not want to be associated with, this person would definitely be in the top five.
For a moment, Joo Sang-wook’s eyes and mine met.
“······.”
Joo Sang-wook bowed his head slightly to me first, and I bowed my head slightly in return.
And we passed by without saying a word.
I quickened my pace, thinking I would get through it quickly.
I heard two people talking from behind.
I know you tried to lower your voice, but I could hear it all.
“Ms. Jin So-mi. Who was the person who just left?”
“You are the superhuman I told you about on the phone earlier.”
“Isn’t your name the landlord?”
“Huh? How do you know? I don’t think I told you my name before···.”
“I heard an interesting story from the guild officials on the way. About the rookie who showed up today… That’s interesting.”
Don’t show any interest in me, you crazy bastard.
I walked faster.
There’s no way I’ll ever get into a good situation with that kid.
Let’s never come here again. There’s no reason to come here anyway.
“f*ck. But why am I so anxious? It feels like I’ll see you again soon…”
Hoping that my ominous feelings were wrong, I hurried out of the disaster management headquarters.
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“Stop! This is a civilian restricted area.”
I handed over the hot temporary superhuman certificate I had received today to the soldier blocking my way.
“I have something to do outside.”
The soldier looked at my ID, then clicked his tongue when he saw the carriers in my hands and the enormous amount of luggage I was carrying on my back.
“There’s a lot of luggage. Can I look through it?”
I looked a little embarrassed.
“I don’t care. The guild people are waiting outside the restricted area. They’re still making a fuss to hurry up and come…”
“Where do you belong?”
“White House Guild. Oh, I’m still new. If you contact them…”
I showed Baek Young-hee’s business card.
This is why it’s good to have a background to sell when needed.
When I mentioned the name of a fairly well-known guild, the soldiers didn’t bother to search my luggage or contact Baek Yeong-hee.
Because these kids are taking bribes from the guild.
“passing.”
I crossed the barbed wire and entered the restricted area.
Wheeing~
I hadn’t walked very far when a chilly wind blew.
What unfolded before my eyes was a ruined land.
A horribly broken building, polluted land, plants growing haphazardly. Devastated land and animal bones.
I walked along that road and headed to my destination.
It was only two years after the First Gate incident.
Humanity has not recovered even a fifth of the land it has lost.
Apart from that, it was a dangerous area where entry was prohibited to civilians.
“That abandoned land will grow hundreds of times in value in just a few years.”
If I received the deposit from the White House Guild, I was definitely going to buy the land first.
“Hehehehe~.”
I found myself humming.
Something in the future that only I know.
About a year from now, Earth will connect to a new dimension.
Gaia continent.
A fantasy world where swords and magic exist.
As dimensional gates connecting to the continent of Gaia open across the globe, humanity encounters a new civilization.
Only one place in Korea.
Right here, on the ground where I am standing, a fixed gate is created.
Naturally, this area becomes a center where the two dimensions interact, and land prices rise tremendously.
So I was thinking of buying them all.
If you build a building here and become the building owner,
“He’s a beggar who makes a lot of money by sitting down.”
Of course, there were quite a few problems that needed to be solved before that.
Contaminated areas also need to be taken care of, and flies that smell like money need to be removed in advance···.
“Well, let’s think about that later and pitch a tent.”
I put the load I was carrying on my back down on the floor.
A tent that can accommodate up to 24 people.
I bought the biggest one because I planned to make this my home for a while.
The installation wasn’t that difficult. I don’t know if it was before I woke up, but I’m a superhuman now.
After quickly setting up the tent, we sat on a rock eating canned food for dinner, when a few wild animals approached us after smelling our scent.
Krrrr!
Here, animals abandoned by humans or escaped from zoos formed a new ecosystem.
I, too, intended to respect the laws of that ecosystem.
Of course, I’m saying this from the perspective of someone who enjoys the food.
“That’s a good thing. I was feeling weak because I didn’t have any meat.”
I stood up, holding the knife I had placed to one side.
And after a while, I gulped as I watched the meat being cooked on the grill.
“It looks like it’s almost ripe.”
I was about to take a big bite of meat.
-If you don’t turn it off, I’ll kill you!-
“···!”
I was startled and turned in the direction where the voice came from.
It wasn’t the screams that startled me, nor the gruesome content.
The language used itself was the problem.
“Gaia continent language?”
A language that no one knows at this point.
The common language of the Gaia continent was just heard.
I put down the meat I was eating and looked in the direction where the voice came from. As I tilted my head, wondering if it was a mistake, the voice came again.
-I warned you! If you come near, I’ll kill you!-
It was certain. It was the common language of the Gaia continent.
But how? The gate hasn’t opened yet?
It wasn’t something that could be figured out just by thinking about it. In order to resolve the question, I had to check it out myself.
I flew in the direction where the scream was coming from.
WHEEK!
at the same time,
Slurp.
He used his personality to hide himself.
ⓒ Ganjjajang
