Players Who Returned 10,000 Years Later
Chapter 4. Foreign Lands with Familiar Landscapes (Part 1)
Whahuh? What do you mean? — Han Sol looked at Kang Yu with embarrassment.
This offer was so sudden, he did not know if he should be angry or grateful to the young man.
— Ah, forgive me. – Common sense returns to Kang Yu, and he shakes his head, releasing the girl's hand.
'Gather everything!' It was the person he wanted to meet so badly.
"I couldn't look crazy in the first place."
— My name is Oh Kang Yu. Did you say your name is Han Sol? How was the wound, was it very painful?
“Ya, that's right.. The wound is not too severe.” But suddenly the pain from the wound made him scream, and he fell. "Ouch!"
The moment he touched the ground, several square objects fell from his pocket.
"Smartphone," he murmured, his eyes sparkling as he watched the object fall.
He was sure it was a smartphone, something he still vaguely remembered.
'I guess... This is still Earth?' And his name on the phone is Korean. Han Sol's.
Moreover…
'While speaking!' Not in a demon language like in Hell, but Korean like ten thousand years ago.
The ability to communicate is proof that this is Earth, and he is obviously Korean.
'Good even there I practice.' In order not to forget Korean in Hell from time to time, Kang Yu forbade his servants from using evil language and taught them the basics of Korean.
- Are you okay? — Kang Yu tore off some of his clothes and tied them to the injured girl's leg.
It was not an ordinary outfit, it was a uniform made of cloth that was rarely found in Hell.
- Oh yes thank you. — She pulled her bandages and her cheeks flushed red, although the girl was suspicious of such kindness from strangers.
She looks very surprised and at the same time very wary of the advice of holding hands and the phrase about having children.
- Thank you for your concern. — If it wasn't for Kang Yu, he would have been dead by now.
And if he's taken prisoner, something worse could happen.
'After all, it is said that monsters are also attracted to humans.' Thanks to him, Han Sol was able to continue his life in peace.
The girl felt sorry for treating the young man with fear.
'Thank God,' Han Sol decided, and nodded again with a smile.
Although he had just become a Player, he had already heard enough about the gaming world.
For the benefit of the players, it is wise to throw a party, and then, to survive, betray a friend in cold blood.
Of course, not everyone did this, but players like Kang Yu, who was ready to rush when he heard shouts were extremely rare.
— Do not force yourself and sit down.
- Okay.
The young man looked at Han Sol's smile and gave a small smile as well.
'OK.' Winning his trust is important. Yes that.
Kang Yu wanted him to stay close. And not just because he's the first person he's met since he came back from Hell. He can give her important information.
'What are those monsters doing on Earth?' The difference between the Earth he knew and the one he came to was enormous.
And the girl sitting in front of him was a great way to find out what was happening on Earth.
'This is my main task now.' Kang Yu stepped towards the dropped phone. When lifting the smartphone, he immediately pressed the 'Home' button'.
That was how he learned one of the things he was interested in. It immediately appeared on the lock screen.
[22.05.2023 | 15:34]
“2023”? - she must have gone to Hell in 2018.
It turns out he's in the near future, just five years down the line.
"I didn't mess with the timing." Instead, he expects a bigger difference within 10-20 years.
He can assume his time travel was successful because his mistakes were much smaller than expected.
But in just five years, the Earth has changed too much.
'Does this mean that in five years, monsters have appeared on Earth?' Kang Yu was unaware of what could happen to Earth in just five years, with so many monsters roaming the forest.
"That's not enough information." There is clearly not enough information to understand the current situation here. The man turned towards Han Sol.
— I think this is your phone.
oh yes thank you.
— May I ask what you are doing here?
— Um... — Han Sol kept answering with more sluggish. — For some reason, I had to hunt by myself. Ha ha's. I was quite new, but I decided to pass through the gate to level E. It was a stupid thing to do.
It was clear from his voice that he was unhappy with himself.
Kang Yu's eyes shone as he listened: 'Gate', 'Player', so he is not on Earth, but on one of the levels.
'And the fact that he is a 'New Player'...' Kang Yu thought about the status window he had seen before.
— What is your level? - he asked casually.
— I'm new, so new 6. Your level is high, right? What are you doing here?
He would think it was strange considering he easily defeated a group of goblins, while he could not do it with level 6.
Of course, he judged his level inaccurately based only on his strength.
I have a reason to be here.
— Ah... so. — Han Sol did not ask further after Kang Yu's ambiguous reply, and simply nodded.
Although it was extremely rare for a high class player to appear at the lower level, he had no right to question a man who wanted to hide his reason for being here.
— Um…
can you stand up?
— Yes, thank you, I think I can walk.
- I'll be here for you.
— Ah, no need. I don't want to cause any more trouble.
— You don't need to say no if you need help — Kang Yu embraces the limped girl to support her.
Han Sol tilted her head awkwardly and her face flushed red.
— Where should you go?
— Through there, — said the girl as she pointed her finger towards. Embarrassed, he did not notice that the high-level man did not know where the gate was.
- Let's go. – Kang Yu holds the girl tightly and they leave slowly.
'It was fortunate that he did not ask any unnecessary questions.' She must have known nothing about him, but to avoid an unpleasant situation, she had to try not to arouse suspicion.
"If not, he'll think I'm crazy." He did not want to look like a total madman in front of the first human he met, and in front of such a beautiful person.
He should blend in with the locals.
Kang Yu thought about how he had accidentally met Han Sol, who was now walking with him.
- Here…
There was a snow-white gate in front of them.
It's about 30 meters high. If you compare it to the Black Gate where Kang Yu came from, this gate was many times larger and stronger.
'This is definitely not Earth.' If he came here through the gate, it meant this goblin-filled forest was definitely not Earth.
'Is this place...something like Hell?' The place that came through the gate was probably like Hell.
'Where did this gate come from?' Kang Yu looked at the gate with an excited look, opening his eyes wide.
It was not like the Gate formed in Hell with the power of the Seven Great Demons. Hugely.
—Kang Yu's.
- Ah yes. Let's go. — The words Han Sol pulled him out of his trance, and they stepped into the gate.
Flying through one world after another, their bodies moved within the tunnel very easily.
— Let's gather the herd to level E and hunt goblins.
— Have a tank?
— You don't need a robber?
- Sorry not.
When they came out of the gate, they saw a group of people shouting at each other. It was as if they were in the market.
Kang Yu looked at the people gathered at the entrance of the gate and felt a slight tingling in his chest again.
The people.
What he really wanted was for people to surround him from all sides.
"I'm really back." Although the earth was different from the one he remembered, the scenery remained the same.
Now that he was fully aware that he had returned, the remnants of his anxiety gradually disappeared, and satisfaction and excitement came in his place.
It feels like all the weight is lifted.
— Ahem, Kang Yu... — Han Sol neatly calls a man, and he turns to her. — If you have time, why don't you come and visit? At least I'd like to buy you lunch. —
He said it in a guilty voice, first looking at Kang Yu's torn clothes and then his bandaged legs.
Of course, it would be much more appropriate to offer financial compensation, but he did not have that opportunity. Moreover, he did not want to part with his savior just by saying "thank you".
Kang Yu was very surprised to hear his offer.
The girl he had just saved invited him to come and visit!
In the past ten thousand years, he could only see girls in his imagination. That was why, upon receiving the invitation, he felt a burning desire.
The excitement is so strong that you can compare it to a drink invitation at the bar.
(PP: In Korean version, “come to visit to eat ramen with”).
'This is ...' Kang Yu clenched his hands.
A strong desire spread throughout his body.
'Warmth,' his imagination played out.
She imagined the two of them raising three children in a warm and cozy house, making her face smile.
'How warm, ' he thought. The heart that had been cold for ten thousand years was once again filled with warmth.
