Resurrection Chapter 32 - Call me your boyfriend

“No, I understand you want to hurry, but….”

“It will not be easy, but it should be possible within three months. Forget about the boss monster raids, if we can just get his level up to 60…….”

“You promised you would not think of dying so easily!”

At my shout that cut him off, Heesoo hyung closed his mouth.

He did not seem to have forgotten his promise, but he also did not seem to have any intention of taking back his decision as he calmly continued.

“I am not saying this on the premise of Resurrection. Today, I was cornered because I was not used to using the Berserker’s abilities, but that will not happen again. If we prepare thoroughly and proceed calmly, it will be possible without dying.”

“……Really?”

Heesoo hyung nodded at my question. Still, when I showed signs of being half-convinced and half-doubting, Heesoo hyung spoke more frankly.

“Of course, I know it is a reckless endeavor, and I might have to use Resurrection once or twice. But if I just hesitate out of fear of death, I can never become stronger, nor can I protect you, Yitae-ssi. And then I would not be able to grant your wish either.”

He took a step closer, grasped my hand, and pleaded earnestly.

“Please let me live up to your expectations, Yitae-ssi.”

I bit my lip.

Everything Heesoo hyung said was absolutely right. This was not the time to hesitate just because the thought of seeing Heesoo hyung die was horrifying. We did not know when those demon-like bastards might appear, and if we dilly-dallied, there was a high chance that both he and I would be in danger. If I could not even protect myself, my plan to make Heesoo hyung reach the max level would also go up in smoke.

As I remained silent, Heesoo hyung spoke once more.

“Even though I can come back to life, I am afraid of dying and leaving you behind, Yitae-ssi. I can never take death lightly. Nevertheless, protecting you is more important.”

Since Heesoo hyung went that far, I renewed my resolve as well. Seeing Heesoo hyung die was more shocking than I had thought, but maybe that was the burden I had to bear.

I let out a sigh, phew, and said.

“Alright. But do not think that you are the only one protecting me. I am going to get stronger than I am now and protect you too. Isn’t the best outcome for you to get stronger and reach the max level without dying?”

Seeing me speak with forced cheerfulness, Heesoo hyung nodded.

Just then, the alarm I had set earlier started beeping. Beep beep beep beep. It was time for the dungeon entrance to open.

Woooooong――

With a strange sensation of the air rippling, the empty space split open and a pitch-black hole gaped open like a mouth.

As the worlds connected, the air mixed rapidly, causing a strong wind to blow. After waiting for the wind to die down, I looked back at Heesoo hyung.

“It is possible that the guys targeting us are waiting outside the dungeon. Teleport… it would be great if we can, but it might be difficult, so do not overdo it and stick close behind me.”

At my words, Heesoo hyung looked back at me as if to say not to worry. It was questionable how much he could fight, suffering from the aftereffects of the spirit possession on top of having exhausted both his stamina and mana.

On the other hand, I still had energy to spare. With the intention of blasting them all to bits with wide-area magic if it came down to it, I stepped into the black hole with him.

The feeling of my body being broken down to the molecular level and then reassembled was very strange. An unpleasantness that could not be described as simple dizziness or nausea. When it had swept over me from head to toe, I was standing outside the dungeon.

Since I had seen it when entering the dungeon, the scenery outside the dungeon should have been familiar. But the unfamiliar sight made me momentarily think I had entered the dungeon instead.

This was because a group of some bastards were collapsed in front of the dungeon. Looking at their mountain-like builds, they were clearly werewolves, but they were thoroughly beaten up and unconscious, as if they had been rammed by a herd of rhinos.

There were not just one or two of them, but dozens, so I had no choice but to believe a certain part of what Min Gongchan had said.

‘When you come out after slogging it out in the dungeon all night, there will be guys targeting you lying in wait. It is not because of my request; Yoon Younghyun mobilized the werewolves. So do not use up all your strength in the dungeon and leave some energy to fight. Yoon Younghyun is determined and even hired a dark magician, so running away with Teleport will be impossible.’

From the attacks of the alligator, frog, lizardman, and now the werewolves.

Everything Min Gongchan had told me turned out to be true.

I was confused, not knowing how to take that fact. Heesoo hyung, who had been scanning the werewolves in the meantime, spoke.

“These all seem to be werewolves… they must have been mobilized by that person, Yoon Younghyun, right?”

I slowly nodded my head.

“It is Younghyun’s doing. Only a clan executive could mobilize this many werewolves.”

“Then who could have taken care of these individuals?”

“It would have to be someone who knew they would appear here.”

“Are you saying the Special Operations Unit was dispatched?”

Heesoo hyung, who did not know Min Gongchan, said that, but I did not think they had acted. The Special Investigations Office would surely keep those targeting me in check, if only to control my ability.

Before that, verifying the authenticity of my ability came first. Even if Kang Cheoljun had reported my ability to his superiors, there was no evidence. Witnessing the resurrection skill by driving me into a corner would be their priority, so there was no way they would have taken care of the werewolves.

This was definitely Min Gongchan’s doing.

‘First, finish hearing my story, go to the dungeon, and then think about it. Whether you will believe my words or not.’

He was a crazy bastard who said Heesoo hyung would destroy the world, but with things having turned out this way, I could not ignore his words.

‘If you believe me, let us meet at Sejong Tower that night after you come back from the dungeon.’

……Dammit, it looks like I am going to have to lie to Heesoo hyung again.

For now, I hid my complicated thoughts and hurried Heesoo hyung.

“Whoever did this, it turned out well for us, so let us move before anything troublesome happens.”

Heesoo hyung nodded, and I teleported without delay.

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After returning home, washing up, and crashing, I slept for a solid eight hours. I woke up because I was hungry and saw that the sun was already setting.

I remembered my promise with Min Gongchan and shot up from my bed. There were more than one or two things I needed to grill him about, so with the intention of just picking the crust out of my eyes and bolting, I threw open my bedroom door.

As soon as I opened the door, the savory smell of oil wafted in. I hesitated and looked towards the kitchen.

Heesoo hyung was standing there. I hastily rubbed my eyes to remove a giant, booger-sized crust and approached Heesoo hyung.

“What are you doing? Are you cooking?”

“I was hungry, so I was making a simple dinner.”

“Is it fried rice?”

“There were not many ingredients, so not much went in…….”

Forgetting even to wash my face, I sat down at the table Heesoo hyung had set. The menu consisted only of fried rice and pickled radish, but since I had never cooked at home, it was no different from a magnificent feast.

I shoveled the fried rice into my mouth, gobble gobble, and said.

“Thanks, but do not do this kind of thing from now on. We can just buy food, why go through the trouble of cooking? Especially when your whole body must be aching from the divine sickness.”

After saying it, I found it strange. When you get divine sickness, the aftereffects last for a few days. It hurts like you have body aches, so you have to rest for several days. Even I had to recuperate at home for a few days as the price for summoning the Golden Emperor last time. I had to lie in bed and could not move, only eating the food Heesoo hyung brought me, so what was this about cooking?

As I looked at him with questioning eyes, Heesoo hyung answered.

“Perhaps because I am a Berserker… the divine sickness is not severe.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yes. I feel so light it is hard to believe I underwent spirit possession.”

No wonder. The burden must be small, so that is why Ulfheðinn was able to stick around for so long. Maybe spirit possession itself is one of the characteristics of a Berserker.

Even so, it was not necessarily a good thing for Heesoo hyung. Just because the aftereffects were minor, it did not mean his lifespan would remain unaffected.

As I was about to nag him not to use spirit possession, Heesoo hyung added another word.

“Even from my time as a Paladin, I was not one to suffer severely from divine sickness.”

“It is because it has always been like that for you that you think so lightly of spirit possession, isn’t it!”

“……In any case, I am fine.”

“That is a relief, at least.”

I said that and was shoveling down the fried rice when it got stuck in my throat. Seeing me pound my chest, thump thump, Heesoo hyung offered me a glass of water and advised.

“Eat slowly. You will get indigestion.”

“Ah, I have something to do. I think I need to go out.”

“Something to do? What is it…….”

“It is a personal matter.”

Unable to explain in detail that I had to go meet Min Gongchan, I just gave a vague excuse. But Heesoo hyung, who seemed very concerned about me going out alone, spoke to me with a serious attitude.

“I know I must respect your privacy, Yitae-ssi. But since your personal safety is at risk, how about refraining from personal business for the time being?”

At his polite words, I quickly shook my head.