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Chapter 11
I’m a Returned Player from an 19+ Game
Chapter 2: Author, This Is a Romance-Less Fantasy Romance
[First Quest!
[Find the one who saved your life!]
“No, thinking about it again… this is ridiculous.”
Min Hye-mi, who had been about to fall asleep, suddenly sat up and muttered.
“What am I supposed to do after finding my ‘savior’?”
Was it supposed to be like, “Wow! Thank you!” and bow politely? Or was it supposed to turn into a romance plot? Either way, the quest made no sense to her.
And the fact that this so-called ‘savior’ was probably one of the Hunters from Security Team 1 made her almost lose her mind.
Unable to sleep, Min Hye-mi sat in front of her laptop to check information about them.
Maybe she could find a clue about her ‘savior’…
[Kwon Anna]
The first person she searched was Team Leader Kwon Anna.
- The only Hunter in Security Team 1 who isn’t a returned player.
- A model leader with outstanding charisma and a proper personality.
That was about all that was known about her.
Then, Min Hye-mi found an interesting video clip.
It was an interview of Kwon Anna, where she talked about her relationship with the Hunters of Security Team 1.
- “Ah, honestly, it wasn’t easy to form the team at first. Everyone has such strong personalities.”
- “I see. In what way, specifically?”
- “Seon Je-jun, for example, is so quiet that it’s hard to know what he’s thinking. At first, he didn’t even express his opinions properly, which was frustrating. But after spending time together, I realized he’s a kind person. Now, we can communicate just with our eyes.”
- “Oh, I see.”
- “Han I-an, on the other hand, has a friendly personality, so it wasn’t hard to get close, but sometimes he’s overly kind and surprises people.”
- “Come to think of it, Han I-an is known as a returned player who was a sub-male lead, right?”
- “Yes, I think that characteristic shows to some extent. And Kang Jin-hyuk is…”
- “Kang Jin-hyuk?”
- “He wouldn’t listen to me, so at first I just fought him and won.”
- “Huh?”
- “Since he came from a male-targeted game, there was a need to establish hierarchy, haha.”
Oh… so she’s not completely nice.
Indeed, to handle ‘Kang Jin-hyuk’, she probably isn’t someone with a simple personality.
Min Hye-mi raised her respect for Kwon Anna.
Since Kang Jin-hyuk had come up, she decided to search him next.
[Kang Jin-hyuk]
- Personality: Terrible
The evaluations of him were extremely consistent…
It was almost as if he was so transparent there were no hidden secrets.
Roughly summarized as: “Only me,” “SSS Rank,” “Legendary,” “Genius.”
[Han I-an]
- Sub-male-lead vibes
“Sub-male-lead vibes”? What does that even mean?
Min Hye-mi tilted her head but soon understood why after doing some research.
Han I-an often appeared on variety shows, and one of the shows he appeared in was a romance special.
Strangely, he was chosen as the “Everyone’s Missed Love” there, but he was never selected by anyone.
“As expected of a sub-male lead…”
She murmured in brief admiration.
Finally, she decided to search for the most mysterious person.
[Seon Je-jun]
Soon, Min Hye-mi discovered something astonishing.
“That… really was a secret…”
Seon Je-jun’s origins were nowhere to be found.
No wonder she hadn’t heard this story before.
So the fact that Seon Je-jun had been drained for 30,000 years as ‘Prometheus’ was truly known only to her and Lee Ruri.
Well, maybe some of his acquaintances knew, but what mattered was that she now knew his heavy secret.
“Well, now that he knows my secret too… maybe it’s better we keep this between us…”
She muttered, feeling uneasy.
Learning someone else’s secret was genuinely unsettling.
The next day, Min Hye-mi visited the HR department and encountered an unexpected figure.
“Uh….”
She looked at HR Manager Kim Mi-sook with a questioning glance.
Because in the room was none other than Kwon Anna.
The HR manager shrugged and gestured to her.
“Kwon Anna said she has something to tell you.”
“Oh… okay…”
Min Hye-mi nodded, a bit uneasy.
Something about this felt ominous. Her “ominous circuits” were already activating.
“Hello, Min Hye-mi. You’re the head of Probation Team 2, right? I’m Kwon Anna.”
“Yes, I’ve heard a lot about you…”
Min Hye-mi put on a calm facade and greeted her. In front of a strong Hunter, it was best to be careful.
“You entered the dungeon with our team member Je-jun yesterday, right?”
“Yes, that’s right…”
“Did he say anything unnecessary? He’s a bit worrisome in many ways.”
She roughly understood what this meant. Seon Je-jun sometimes seemed a bit spacey.
“No, there was no problem. In fact, he helped save our team member. We’re grateful.”
“That’s a relief. The reason I wanted to meet you is…”
Kwon Anna’s expression grew a bit troubled.
“You know about Exodus, the largest domestic terrorist organization, right?”
“Yes. They even raided the headquarters recently.”
“Exactly… Recently, our team members have been stalked by Exodus.”
“What?”
Even such strong Hunters were being stalked?
“We are tracking Exodus, but they are trying to find our weaknesses.”
“Ah…”
“In the process, they don’t hesitate to use people around us, so we try to reduce contact with others as much as possible…”
Wait, this feels ominous.
“I’m worried that entering the dungeon with Je-jun yesterday may have drawn their attention. If anything happens, please contact us immediately.”
“This is insane.”
Min Hye-mi muttered reflexively.
Her ominous circuits were giving off warning signals. This means…
“Does this mean I could be threatened or even kidnapped by Exodus?”
“Possibly, but the chances of an actual kidnapping are low…”
“Ugh… blegh.”
Min Hye-mi, sensitive to the word ‘kidnapping,’ reflexively gagged.
“Are you okay? The likelihood of being kidnapped is low, so don’t worry too much…”
“P-Please don’t use that word…”
“Huh?”
After calming herself, Min Hye-mi wiped her mouth and asked.
“Are people around the Hunters of Security Team 1 often threatened?”
“Yes. Not long ago, even buying something at a convenience store, the clerk tried to find out what we had bought. That’s why we warned you to be careful.”
She looked stunned.
‘I know this. This is a romance-fantasy plot.’
She would be threatened, and then presumably the male lead would come to save her…
As her mouth twitched involuntarily, Kwon Anna handed her a round gem.
“It’s a tracking artifact. If something happens, break it.”
“Oh… thank you…”
Damn. Her life really seemed to be heading straight into a romance-fantasy scenario.
Min Hye-mi took extra caution on her way home.
She avoided sparsely populated areas and stayed alert even until she got into her car in the parking lot.
“Phew…”
Only after the car started did she exhale in relief.
She almost felt like she was entering a kidnapping plot…
[Skill <Sensitive Presence> Activated!]
[Someone is nearby!]
The system window appeared before her eyes, and Min Hye-mi reflexively hit the brakes.
At the same time, she noticed a black figure rising from the back seat of the car.
“This insane…!”
Before she could do anything, her vision darkened in an instant.
Fainting, she muttered unconsciously.
“I… have a kidnapping allergy…”
“What are you talking about?”
“I also have a fainting allergy…”
