Resurrection Chapter 34 - Call me your boyfriend

On the other hand, the one who had transformed into a neat appearance as if he had come out for a date, looked in the mirror for a while and tidied his hair. As if he was going to meet someone, he did not leave the front of the mirror for a while, but then, perhaps feeling it was getting too late, he hurriedly washed his hands and went outside.

The place he headed to by tram was Sejong Tower.

There had been a lot of talk when Sejong Tower was being built. What is the point of a tower in times like these, it is for show, a waste of taxes, the opposition was unusually fierce.

However, once it was built, it became a landmark of Sejong City, as high-rise buildings were on the decline in preparation for monster breaks. There was no other place like it to view the nightscape of Sejong City, which was said to be the last city that never sleeps.

The observation deck was bustling with families, lovers, and friends who had come out holding hands. It felt a little crowded, but he walked straight ahead without getting lost.

The place he walked to without hesitation, as if swimming through the numerous people, was not the night view, but a person standing and looking at a three-dimensional photograph hanging on the wall.

He was wearing a souvenir baseball cap that seemed to have been bought in a hurry, pulled down low, so his face was not clearly visible. Nevertheless, he recognized him at once and stood beside him.

Just that alone brought a surge of all sorts of regrets.

Gathering the emotions that were deepening like a bottomless swamp, he opened his mouth.

“Yo, Kim Yitae.”

At the mention of his name, which he had never given permission to use, Kim Yitae, who had been looking at the photograph, turned his head with a scowl. Despite being stared at with hostile eyes, Min Gongchan grinned as if he had met a welcome person.

“Have you thought about what I said?”

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The three-dimensional photographs showing the history of Sejong City were quite worth seeing as they incorporated hologram technology. However, the reason I was looking at the three-dimensional photographs instead of the night view was not because I was admiring them.

The window area with the night view was bustling with people and chaotic. I was on the relatively less crowded side by the wall, listening to the Golden Emperor’s complaints.

—The Golden Emperor suggests that since you have dressed presentably for once, how about taking off your hat.

‘Your Majesty, I am here on important business.’

—The Golden Emperor emphasizes that increasing my recognition is also an important matter. He laments how little buzz there is that no one recognizes an A-rank magic swordsman when he appears.

‘Your Majesty, not everyone in the world is interested in awakened beings. The awakened population is only 1% of the whole world. As I have told you many times, if you want to spread the Emperor’s name far and wide, you should take in more apostles. If the number of apostles increases, wouldn’t the number of believers naturally increase as well?’

—The Golden Emperor says he does not want to engage in a vulgar competition by simply increasing the numbers. He simply wants his number one and only apostle to be revered by the multitude.

I swallowed the words, how about you just admit you are an attention seeker and stop playing with avatars.

Unexpectedly, these transcendent beings, called gods, secretly enjoyed human attention.

It was a funny thing, but the gods originally called only those belonging to the awakened system their believers, but nowadays they lumped all followers together and called them believers.

This was all because of the White Goddess.

Originally, when the transcendent beings first appeared on this earth, the backlash from religious people was extreme. They despised aliens playing god and denied the awakened system. Considering that the earth had become this way due to their appearance, it was in a way, a natural reaction.

However, as those who became their apostles took the lead in defeating monsters and creating wealth, the evaluation of the transcendent beings changed rapidly. People did not hesitate to call the transcendent beings gods and even revered those who were active as apostles.

Especially in the case of the White Goddess, she had a moral sense closer to that of humans, unlike other transcendent beings. The White Goddess loved the just, the righteous, and the good, and bestowed more abilities upon them.

Naturally, the apostles who served the White Goddess took the initiative to practice good deeds. Many people were impressed by this. As a result, even ordinary people who could not originally become believers began to call themselves believers of the White Goddess.

A kind of fandom for the White Goddess took on a form similar to religion and spread like a trend. Now, even ordinary people did not hesitate to call themselves believers of so-and-so.

In my view, it seemed the Golden Emperor also secretly wanted to be revered. If so, he could make his name known by creating more apostles besides me, but he did not want to do that either.

What am I supposed to do?

I swallowed my surging complaints and stared meaninglessly at the three-dimensional photograph in front of me. Just then, someone came up beside me and abruptly opened his mouth.

“Yo, Kim Yitae.”

I frowned deeply at the familiar tone. When I whipped my head around, a detestable face with a sly grin came into view.

It was Min Gongchan.

“Have you thought about what I said?”

At his question, I bared my teeth and said.

“The problem is, no matter how much I think about it, I can’t believe you.”

He shrugged his shoulders.

“Why can’t you believe me?”

“Could you believe it if you were me! You…!”

It was then. A child ran past, shrieking like a dolphin. A young man and woman, who seemed to be his parents, chased after him, sweating profusely.

I continued speaking again.

“How could you…!”

This time, a group of middle and high school students passed by, laughing loudly. Undaunted, I raised my voice and said.

“You…!”

Flash!

An unexpected flash went off, dazzling my eyes. I flinched, thinking a paparazzi was on me, but it was just me being self-conscious.

A daughter who had come out with her parents was burning with artistic passion and taking pictures. Not even realizing we were standing right behind her, she contorted her body and shouted.

“Look here and smile! Ah, that expression is great. One, two, three!”

The flashes went off repeatedly, making me dizzy. I clenched and unclenched my teeth and got angry at Min Gongchan.

“Why on earth did you ask to meet in such a crowded place?”

Even though I was annoyed, he replied calmly.

“If it is too crowded, we can move.”

In any case, it seemed we needed to move to have a proper conversation.

Staring at the back of Min Gongchan’s head as he walked ahead, I felt inexplicably anxious. Crowded places are chaotic, but they are less dangerous. I did not know if I could trust Min Gongchan and go to a secluded place.

I did bring my magic sword, and this isn’t a dungeon, so I should be able to protect myself. But I do not know the full extent of that bastard Min Gongchan’s power.

Min Gongchan, stylishly matching a black knit sweater, black jeans, and leather walkers, did not look like an awakened being at all on the outside. He did not have any equipment that indicated his professional characteristics, so I could not guess what kind of abilities he had.

I stared intently at the back of his head and asked.

“The werewolves in front of the dungeon, did you take care of them?”

He answered easily.

“Who else would have taken care of them if not me? You must have had a hard time in the dungeon, it would have been tough to deal with those guys too. Think of it as a small gift.”

“What about Yoon Younghyun? I do not think he was there.”

“The guy is built like a mountain, but he is quick-witted. I missed him.”

“You missed him? Then he would have tattled to the Clan Assembly about what happened, you…!”

“No need to worry. The Clan Assembly cannot do anything.”

I could not understand why he was so confident, but after saying that, Min Gongchan suddenly stopped walking. I stopped along with him and, seeing the person who came out to greet us, I opened my mouth with a dumbfounded expression.

“Welcome, do you have a reservation?”

The place Min Gongchan had taken me to talk was a restaurant in Sejong Tower. It was a high-end restaurant that occupied half of the observation deck and was famous for using natural ingredients. Naturally, the food was ridiculously expensive, a place one would only come to on important anniversaries.

Perhaps misinterpreting my stunned expression, Min Gongchan looked back at me and said.

“Don’t worry, I will pay.”

“You bastard, I have money too. Who are you treating like a beggar?”

“Ah, of course you do, but as the one who asked you out on a date, I should maintain my manners.”

“What kind of bullshit is that? What date?”

“Weren’t we on a date today? You came all dressed up, so I thought so.”

“Shut your mouth before I pull out your tongue and wrap it around your neck.”

At my harsh words, the server who had come to guide us became flustered. Because of that, I could not curse anymore and just glared at him, but Min Gongchan wiped the sly smile from his lips and continued.

“This is the only place in Sejong Tower where we can talk quietly. If you want to wander around looking for a place to talk, I will not stop you.”

“……Damn it, you are paying for the meal.”

Was this the price for lying to Heesoo hyung? It really felt like I was on a date, and it put me in a foul mood.

I grumbled and sat down with Min Gongchan at a reserved seat with a great view of the nightscape. Min Gongchan quickly placed an order, perhaps worried that I would go back on my word.

After the server disappeared and we were left alone, I continued the conversation we had not finished earlier.

“Getting back to the main point, do you think I could believe what you said if I were you?”

Min Gongchan sipped his water with a slice of lemon in it.