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◈ The Seven-Time Hero Goes Live ◈
Chapter 55: Gangnam Station Gate (2)
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“Damn it! He found the phone after all!?”
Ram was horrified.
She was no fool, so by this point, she had figured out Yulian's strategy.
He intended to stick close to Kang Hae-il as the Porter, Moon Jun-il, then turn into L4GS at critical moments and snatch the benefits for himself.
Why he was doing something like this was beyond her, but what he was trying to do had become clear through the chain of events.
Hadn't she seen him beat Hae-il senseless in the L4GS mask, then take it off, come back, and spray him with potions?
‘That bastard is truly terrifying.’
Ram shuddered.
Kang Hae-il now saw Moon Jun-il as his benefactor, even though Jun-il had beaten him senseless and killed his father twice.
-What the fuck is this...
-Is it really right that he can't recognize him???
-Fuck lmaooooo
-This is completely insane
-This is the most frustrating development ever, seriously lmao
The Constellations had no choice but to go wild.
No viewers were leaving just yet, but she could not leave things as they were.
If this continued, the viewership might plummet.
So Ram came up with several strategies.
The first was to make sure Kang Hae-il and Moon Jun-il never met again.
Or at the very least, delay their meeting.
“Sam! I told you to get rid of that phone properly!”
“R-right... I hid it pretty well, though.”
“What!? Hid it!? I said get rid of it! Destroy it, damn it!”
“I wanted to... But that phone's role in the story has gotten too big now. It'd cost too many Coins.”
The story was gradually slipping out of Ram's hands.
That was how all stories worked.
The only part entirely under a fairy's control was the beginning.
“Ah... D-daaamn it!”
In the end, Kang Hae-il found the phone Sam had hidden so diligently through sheer force of will.
Bzzzzzz...!
Only then did Jun-il receive the call.
* * *
“Ah, seriously. Haeili Ham~ Calling me at last.”
Jun-il looked at his phone and waited for a moment.
“If I answer right away, I'll look too available.”
He deliberately said it out loud for the Constellations to hear.
How infuriated would Kang Hae-il's Constellations be if they saw this, even for a moment?
-Fuck lmaooooo
-What, are you playing hard to get? lmao
-Damn lmao
-Die die die die die
-Are you in sales or something? lmao
-Fuck, what kind of bastard is this...
-So what even is this guy's goal?
-Die, you L4GS bastard
The Constellations' comments had split into two groups: Kang Hae-il's furious fans and Moon Jun-il's delighted fans.
Ah, actually, there were three groups.
-Is he really L4GS?
Quite a few Constellations still did not know he was L4GS.
They were influenced by Kang Hae-il's perspective, after all.
-Jun-il saved his life... Why are you all like this???
-There's no Supporting Character as helpful as him
-Isn't he just Robin to Batman's Batman? Why are you all losing your minds?
‘That's right. Fight amongst yourselves.’
Whether the Constellations started a Three Kingdoms war here or a world war, Jun-il benefited as long as his viewer count rose.
Smiling, he answered Haeili Ham's call.
“Yes, hyung.”
“Yeah, Jun-il. Nothing happened to you, right?”
The way Hae-il addressed him had changed from Porter to Jun-il.
“Of course not. What could happen to a Porter? Nobody even calls for me.”
Jun-il was quickly trying to remind Hae-il to call him along as promised, but...
“Because you're a Porter. Isn't trouble more likely to happen? Well, anyway... I'm glad nothing happened.”
‘What kind of worldview does this guy even have?’
-Hey lmao
-He never misses a chance to roast F-ranks lmaooooo
-???: Rank is just a number... But the world runs on numbers...
-Haeili Ham's savage~
-Lmao, he's telling the F-rank punk to keep his head down
“So, I was thinking. Want to go together this time? I heard something big happened downtown.”
“Huh, an incident!? Where?”
Jun-il already knew where it was, but he pretended otherwise.
-That acting tone lmao
-His acting is insane;
-Ugh, disgusting
-Die die die die die die
“Gangnam Station. Apparently some things called Orcs showed up. It must be rough.”
“Oh dear. We should get to Gangnam quickly. The land prices are expensive there.”
No matter what else he hid, Jun-il's true feelings always slipped out when real estate was involved.
“?”
“Ah, no, I mean... This is good! Soaring housing prices will finally come back down.”
“...?”
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-Orc bros are fixing Gangnam housing prices instead of politicians lmao
-Lmaoooooo
-He's just money-crazed
-Breaking news! Orcs enter the presidential race to fix Gangnam housing prices!
“Anyway, you can come, right?”
“Of course.”
“Then Exit 3... Assuming it's even still there...”
Kang Hae-il seemed to think for a moment.
“Let's just take my car.”
“Oh...! That'd be great.”
Just like last time, Hae-il would drive.
-Nice
-Haeili Ham is personally picking him up, damn
-Fuck, he's doing this much for him? lmao
-Well, Jun-il did save his life lmao
Click.
Jun-il ended the call and immediately got moving.
‘It finally... begins.’
Only now had he begun to be recognized as Kang Hae-il's companion.
‘The real thing starts now.’
He would finally be able to properly carry out Pam's request.
If he stayed by Kang Hae-il's side as a companion, he would have a chance to reach the Supporting Character limit of 5,000 Constellations.
‘Let's get ready.’
Whoosh, whoosh.
Jun-il packed his things with practiced movements.
The Constellations were impressed by how skilled he was.
-Damn
-Was he in special forces or something?
-He's practically an agent
It was not just that he packed things quickly.
The positions of his belongings and even the layout of his home were completely optimized for deployment.
Like someone who had done this countless times.
‘Mask, coat... boots...’
He opened his Inventory and checked everything one last time.
Then he opened the front door to check for something.
There were two things that remained unchanged in South Korea even if the world ended.
Gangnam housing prices and Rocket Delivery.
‘It's here.’
The product he had ordered earlier had arrived.
It was a fairly large box.
He ripped it open with his bare hands and put it into his Inventory.
-Why did he order that?
-What is it?
-What even is that??
As if it were quite an important item, Jun-il suddenly clasped his hands and prayed.
“Lord.”
-?
-...?
-Huh?
-He was religious?
This prayer was not truly directed to the Lord.
It was practically directed at the Constellations.
“Please allow me to be a righteous thief again today.”
He called it permission, but it was more of a declaration of war.
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-Ack lmao
-Lmao, looks like he's stealing again
-Lord, please kill this bastard for us ㅠㅠㅠㅠ
-Fuck lmao
-Angel Girl L4GS, damn
-Fuck...
-Ah... This is so damn annoying
-I seriously can't take it anymore
‘They're loving this.’
Grinning to himself...
Hooonk!
“?!”
A horn blared outside the window.
When he opened it, Kang Hae-il's car was there.
HOOOOONK!
As if telling Jun-il to come out, Hae-il honked even louder.
“Look at this crazy alpha male.”
Worried that the neighbors might notice him, Jun-il called Hae-il as he ran outside.
“Hae-il hyung! What's with you? Just call me!”
“Why? This is faster, isn't it?”
“...”
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-Alpha male, damn
-Fuck lmaooooo
-Alpha males don't care about stuff like that
-He's seriously such an easygoing guy lmao
* * *
On the way to the scene.
It was as if there were countless Kang Hae-ils around, with tremendous noise erupting from every direction.
HOOOOONK!
Honk! Hooonk!
“Haah... We're not moving at all.”
Kang Hae-il muttered as he gripped the wheel.
“Is it traffic? Or are we completely stopped? I can't see ahead, so I don't know.”
He kept dropping hints, but Jun-il did not move at all.
“Someone should go out and check.”
Kang Hae-il went that far.
The only other person here was Jun-il in the passenger seat.
-He's hinting so damn hard lmao
-He's telling you to go check
-Move, Jun-il
-Go, Porter
-Get out and look, damn it lmao
-Ack lmao
-He can't even say it directly lmao
‘What? He's telling me to check?’
Jun-il had always been the one issuing orders as a Hero.
He was not used to having to do trivial errands like this, but...
“Ah, yes, hyung. I'll get out and check.”
What choice did he have?
He was a Porter now.
“Huh? Can you do that? You're a Porter...”
“...”
* * *
‘Fuck.’
Thud.
Jun-il shut the car door and walked straight ahead for a while.
“Looks like we'll have to walk.”
No matter how he looked at it, traffic seemed to be blocked because of the incident at Gangnam Station.
He walked a little farther.
Then he saw police officers.
‘They were controlling the area.’
As expected, this was not ordinary traffic congestion.
“Citizens! You cannot go any farther! It is extremely dangerous! Please cooperate with the restrictions!”
The police tried their best to control the situation, but citizens were opening their car doors and shouting.
“What the hell is going on!? So we're supposed to stay stuck here?”
“Isn't it just Goblins, no matter how dangerous it is? Just call some Awakeners!”
Humans were animals that adapted.
That saying did not exist because humans adapted even to harsh environments.
It meant exactly what it said.
Humans adapted to anything.
They adapted to comfort too.
Perhaps even more easily than they adapted to hardship.
‘They had a Free Chapter for a bit... and they've already forgotten?’
When Goblins had burst out on Line 4 and blood was splattering everywhere, nobody had wanted to step outside.
“But I have an appointment!”
“Haah. Damn it. The department store's going to close!”
Now they refused to comply with restrictions even over matters entirely unrelated to survival.
They had already gotten used to it.
To that brief peace.
“You there, walking over! You cannot come this way!”
A police officer approached, pointing at Jun-il.
“Go back!”
“Ah. I'm an Awakener.”
Ding~
[F]
When he showed the symbol of an Awakener, the officer did not even hesitate before waving a light baton.
“Hey, are you kidding? No! Go back!”
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-No, lmao
-Why is he getting mad like Jun-il picked a fight with him? lmao
-Lmao fuck lmao
-So F-ranks aren't even Awakeners!?
-This is insane lmao
Jun-il knew how F-ranks were treated, but...
‘Still, I'm over Level 10.’
He had thought that being an Awakener would at least earn him some respect.
Apparently not.
“Come on, kid. Let's just go back. I'm having a hard enough time already.”
Just as the police officer grabbed Jun-il's shoulder to turn him around...
“F-ranks are Awakeners too.”
“...?”
A man said that F-ranks were Awakeners too as he displayed his own Rank.
Ding~
[S]
It was Kang Hae-il.
-This is insane lmao
-Teabagging lmao
-Ack lmao
-Yeah, F-ranks are Awakeners too. But I'm S~
“Huh... An S-rank!?”
The two police officers jumped in surprise as if they were about to embrace each other.
“Whaaaat!?”
They were not the only ones.
Citizens suddenly opened their car windows and shouted in astonishment, their eyes practically popping out.
“The only S-rank discovered so far.”
“K-Kang Hae-il...!”
“A national-power-level Awakener!”
Their reactions were so stereotypical that it seemed like they had been programmed.
This was the power of the protagonist appointed by Storyboard 3.0.
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-Lmao fuck
-The treatment is this different?
-Wow...
-It's legendary how different it is lmao
-This is insane lmao
Snap!
The police officer saluted and shouted.
“We'll escort you on a motorcycle immediately! Hurry, please!”
“I'd appreciate that.”
Vroooom!
In an instant, a motorcycle was brought over.
“What about him?”
Since only one motorcycle had arrived, Hae-il pointed at Jun-il.
“Huh? But he's F-rank.”
“...F-ranks are Awakeners too. He came with me.”
“Whaaaat!?”
The police officer jumped again.
‘Did you not hear that earlier?’
Jun-il was dumbfounded, but he kept quiet for now.
“Um... We only have one motorcycle at the moment...”
“I'll drive it, then.”
At that moment, Hae-il casually asked for the motorcycle as if it were only natural.
‘You think they'll give you a police motorcycle?’
Jun-il snorted.
The innocence of a first-run Hero was ridiculous.
If he asked a medieval guard to lend him a halberd for a moment, that guard would split his head open with it.
What nonsense was this?
Just as Jun-il turned around to consider another option...
“Yes! That would be best! Please take it!”
The officer actually handed over the motorcycle.
‘What?’
As if such treatment were only natural, Hae-il gestured.
“Hey. Get on.”
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-It's so different lmao
-What even is this lmao
-This is... the protagonist?
-As expected of the protagonist~
-Hey, get on lmao
-Fuck lmao
“Ah, yes.”
Even as Jun-il climbed onto the motorcycle, he took out his frustration on the police officer by tapping the officer's helmet as they stood there saluting.
Tap.
“Hey. Do it properly next time.”
“Yes, sir!”
-Lmao
-Is he getting cocky now?
-Fuck, Haeili Ham's a solid backer
-Lmao, this is insane
-Lmaoooooooooooo
-Fuck lmao
Vroom!
Hae-il started the engine at once and sped between the cars.
“Wait... That guy's F-rank!?”
Only after the fact did the police officer realize that the person who had scolded him was a Porter.
-No, why won't he acknowledge him? lmao
-Even with connections, he won't acknowledge him lmao
-He's not an F-rank. He's an S-rank's friend?
-At this point, being a civilian might be better lmao
-A cruel world... A Porter coughing blood...
Regardless, Hae-il and Jun-il raced to where the Gate was.
Before long, they arrived at the scene.
Footnotes:
“Haeili Ham” playfully preserves the Korean online slang pronunciation of “hyung,” an older-brother form of address for a male.
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