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The crazy villain regains his sanity - Episode 1

The return of the crazy, disastrous villain

The crazy villain regains his senses / Kim Hyun-woo

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Drunk with power, I went on a rampage and became a beast that thirsted for blood..

I killed and killed what I could see, what caught my senses, and what bothered me..

I killed everyone, including those who had murderous intentions, those who were greedy, and those who tried to take advantage of me..

Hematoma, Blood Master).

This is the name the world calls me.

Sometimes I came back to my senses, but only for a moment..

The thirst for blood quickly took over and took control of my body..

An indelible self-loathing swept over me..

If I hadn't been greedy for power, none of this would have happened. I just wanted to become stronger than others and do better than others..

The price was hands that never dried..

At some point, I felt like I didn't even have a thirst for blood..

Is it because the goal of staining the world with blood is achieved?.

When you have doubts about a situation you don't understand.

I started to lose consciousness again.

* * *

The feeling you get when you are consumed by madness and control of your body is taken away is the same..

The world becomes hazy, as if there is fog, and a heavy pressure presses down on my chest. Inside, I struggle, unable to move. Another me, who has gone crazy as if laughing at me, runs out without any hesitation and satisfies my thirst for blood..

I tried again and again, but what came back was ridicule..

Hematoma is ultimately a monster created because I could not control myself. Only I can erase this monster.

Every time I struggled, I was repeatedly swallowed by this guy, but I didn't give up and took advantage of the opportunity..

Hematoma is another me. Hematoma's abilities, experiences, and thoughts were both his and mine..

Then, at some point, I felt that my blurred consciousness became clearer and the senses around me became clearer..

I no longer felt the madness of the guy who was piercing my brain..

Did I overcome him? Or is he trying to deceive me in a new way?.

What made me relax my guarded mind was the nostalgic smell that seeped into my nostrils..

Mother's soybean paste stew.

My mother's food that I thought I would never be able to eat again.

I was looking forward to tasting it again, but I couldn't bring myself to visit for fear that my family would be harmed even more because of me..

I was driven crazy by blood, pushed my family into the quagmire, and lived with repeated regrets..

I call him a ‘guy’, but in the end, it was all my karma. In a situation where I cannot die on my own, the best I can do is to regain my freedom, atone for myself, and kill myself..

Aside from that, it is a great blessing for me to be able to taste my mother's food again. Even if it's a dream, even if it's just a deception on his part, it doesn't matter..

I thanked God and reflexively reached for it. And he licked up the contents he felt in his hand, just like he licked blood..

It's definitely my mother's soybean paste stew. It was delicious.

“······Junho!”

A sound heard at the same time.

The moment I heard the sound, the surrounding scenery began to change..

What was in front of me was my parents’ faces..

“Junho!”

Is it a dream??

The reason I thought it wasn't real was because my parents were too young..

My parents thought I would keep that image for the rest of my life. However, as he caused several bloody scares and lost his body to the guy, all I could do was occasionally watch from afar..

My parents were getting older all the time. I shed tears of blood as I watched him weaken day by day..

You could say it was a dream. I was grateful to be able to see this scenery once again..

However, what the senses accepted was as vivid as reality..

When you can't distinguish between reality and a dream and make a confused expression.

My parents were looking at me with devastated expressions..

“It's Junho. Why do you eat soybean paste stew with your hands??”

“by hand?”

When I reflexively lowered my head, my hands were covered in soybean paste stew soup and ingredients..

I thought it was a dream.

But what is this sense of reality?.

“no way······.”

Once again, I scooped up the soybean paste stew with my hands and put it in my mouth..

I can feel the taste. From the savory taste of soybean paste to the taste of gently crumbling tofu, potatoes, and zucchini..

The dream couldn't have been this vivid.

The image of my parents as young people, and even the image of myself that has not been consumed by madness..

It's not just his deception. I have returned to the past before I made a mistake..

“Oh my, Junho! Why do you eat food with your hands?!”

It was the reason I was able to smile despite my mother's surprised voice and my father's gaze that looked at me like I was crazy..

“Because it’s delicious. It tastes better when you eat it with your hands..”

I once again ate soybean paste stew with my hands..

My mother's food, with a spoonful of seasoning called longing added, was really delicious..

* * *

When I woke up the next day, the world hadn't changed..

I never went crazy again, nor did I have a thirst for blood..

“I really came back to the past?”

I was grateful to be able to soak up the sunlight sober..

I never thought the world would be this happy just because I didn't go crazy. I can't remember the last time I slept well because I was always being chased and my life was threatened..

He always whispered to me. Give up any more resistance. You and I are separate, but ultimately we are the same. He whispered to become completely one with himself and become the only being in the world. I refused and tried to get everything from him..

Every time that happened, what came back was his ridicule. And as if to show off, he caused a bloody panic and got the blood of countless people on his hands..

That's how I became the worst villain in history..

In reality, I was an incompetent 25-year-old unemployed person..

I got up from my seat, made up the blanket, did some stretching, and came out to the living room. I was greeted warmly by the smell of soybean paste stew bubbling in the kitchen and the sound of knives cutting ingredients..

I took a deep breath and accepted the smell into my stomach. The more it happened, the more her mother's expression towards me became depressed..

“Good morning.”

“okay. You woke up so early?”

“Yes, how can I help you??”

“No, it's okay. But it's really okay?”

“What?”

“That's not it. no.”

“haha.”

It's because I dipped my hand in soybean paste stew yesterday. Even when I thought about it, I thought he was crazy..

No, since he was originally called a crazy person, does that make him a crazy person who did something crazy? While dealing with hematoma, I never thought I would be normal. If he wasn't broken somewhere, he wouldn't have been able to survive his ridicule and deception..

Both he and I were broken. So, the top priority was to avoid showing as much damage as possible. How can I look normal?.

Should we catch at least a level 7 harmful monster right away? Then wouldn’t you be happy to see your son’s skills??

“Eat..”

“yes.”

“Wash your hands. Eat with spoon and chopsticks.”

“all right.”

After yesterday, there was an unusual sadness in his eyes when he looked at me. I guess my behavior was immature.

Even though I was treated like a child, it was still nice to be back in the past..

“······.”

My parents didn't say anything during the meal. After the meal was over, even though I was told he would clean up, he just stopped me and finished cleaning up before going to work..

Left alone, I sat on the chair in front of the computer and lost in thought. Do we really need to catch a level 7 harmful monster? But wouldn't you be surprised because it's so big? Were there any of the 7 levels of harm??

I tried my head, but it wasn't there..

In an unavoidable situation, I erased my plans and focused on the current situation first..

“It was a time when I was unemployed..”

10Determined to be a suitable awakened person in college, he attempted to apply for public recruitment at large corporations and guilds from the age of 20, but suffered hardships for three years..

After that, he was despondent and locked himself in his room, spending two wasted years, driving a nail into his parents' hearts..

That was me, 25-year-old Choi Jun-ho..

It may seem pathetic in the eyes of others, but my perspective as a person with 25 years of experience as a rare massacre was somewhat different..

“I was a harmless guy. How could it be this great?.”

At least they didn't kill me because it was annoying, kill me because I was bored, just kill me, or suck my blood when I didn't need to..

It was a moment when I felt very proud of myself for not doing anything..

“But has this kind of life sucked the blood of my parents??”

Still, it's not real blood, so wouldn't it be okay? It'll be okay.

As I looked back on the distant past, which is now a distant memory, many old memories came to mind..

I don't think I had any thoughts at this time..

I just blamed others.

I blamed the world and myself for being incompetent. It seems that this led to a thirst for power and that he did whatever it took to become stronger..

Because I thought that if I gained strength, wealth and power would come to me..

The result of this immature thinking was the birth of the worst villain, Hematoma..

I gained the power I wanted, but it was not without a price. My family suffered great harm because of my choice..

Parents who have been under surveillance for the rest of their lives for misbehaving their son..

A younger sister who, despite her talent, was unable to develop it due to the sin of mistaking her older brother..

No two mistakes are the same. He wanted to be a proud son to his family, not a blood-crazed villain..

So what does a proud son look like?.

What comes to mind at this moment is hunting harmful level 7 monsters..

“I'll ask you later.”

I lay in bed and waited for my parents.

* * *

“···What do you want to happen??”

Choi Jin-gyu and Lee Young-hee, who returned from farming, blinked at their son's question..

It was the same yesterday, but I couldn't get used to my son's changed appearance..

At first, I thought I was crazy, but I thought it was better than being pointlessly angry and blaming the world..

And instead of having a stiff expression, he was now smiling quite a bit..

“You've been worrying me for so long. I'm going to come to my senses and do it right..”

“······.”

“I want our Junho to become a civil servant.”

Unlike Choi Jin-gyu, who remained blank, Lee Young-hee quickly expressed her wish..

“A civil servant?”

“okay. Even hunters who aren't that powerful can become public officials, right? Because not all public servant hunters hunt monsters and apprehend villains... Yes.?”

“what does your father think?”

In response to his son's question, Choi Jin-gyu felt Lee Young-hee's hand poking him from the side..

It was a silent signal to go along, but I couldn't ignore my son's eyes that looked as if they were observing the world..

It was still strange to see things change overnight, but as a father, how could I stop him when I wanted to envision a better future than the present?.

“I hope it gives meaning to trying again. To put it bluntly, it would be nice to do what you want to do..”

“There's nothing I really want to do?”

“So why not think about it now?.”

“What are you saying when you see Junho trying to get his mind together?!”

Lee Young-hee shouted from the side, but Choi Jin-gyu's eyes were fixed on his son..

“I'm not just saying this. Junho hasn't found a way yet, but if he finds the right way, he can get a decent job..”

“I say that even though I know it's not easy.?”

“It depends on what Junho does. what do you think?”

“Before that, I'm curious about what my father thinks. How about a civil servant hunter??”

“It's not bad.”

“is that so?”

“They are sent to relatively less dangerous missions, serve their country, and receive a decent salary. If you like stability, this will be the ideal job for you..”

“Then I will do that..”

“I don't think about anywhere else?”

“Because it looks the easiest. It's also like being at home more..”

The son paused for a moment, looked into his and his wife's eyes, and then spoke..

“And since my parents said it was good, I wanted to do it too..”

“······.”

A moment of silence fell over my son's sincerity..

Choi Jin-gyu was overcome with emotion, and his wife also seemed to be so moved that she had tears in her eyes..

My immature son became mature overnight.

“Hehehehe!”

“of course. It's just that the income is not big, but it's nice to have stability! Junho, you will do well.”

“However, to become a civil servant hunter, you must be at least level 1..”

Choi Jin-gyu continued to speak despite his wife's hand poking his side again..

“Level 1, can you do it??”

Level 1, that was Choi Jun-ho’s betrayal. Of course, Choi Jun-ho, who returned, didn't care at all..

“It's level 9 too.?”

* * *

“Our Junho has changed a lot..”

“Because men grow up at some point.”

That's what I said, but I didn't know that my son, who was a troublemaker, would change so suddenly..

When I was eating the soybean paste stew with my hands, I thought I had reached a point of no return..

I was quite satisfied with the dignified appearance he showed after that..

“Can I do well??”

“I will do it. Because I probably didn't say it with a normal mindset..”

“But it wasn't easy to be recognized as an awakened person.······.”

“I'll have to find a way. All we have to do is believe and watch over us..”

“That's right.”

Trusting and watching over my son. It was never as easy as it sounds, but the two decided to believe this time..

“By the way, at level 9, Junho is also really bluffing. Who does it look like like that?.”

“Wow!”

* * *

I decided on my career path after listening to my parents, but I think it was a pretty good choice..

Considering that he was unable to control his abilities before returning and suffered from persistent tracking after being labeled as a villain, becoming a civil servant hunter is the best choice..

A civil servant hunter is a proper civil servant..

Guaranteed stable employment and moderate work intensity.

Although it is only a small amount, it also holds public power..

Public power, what an ecstatic sound. As I live a new life, there was no clearer proof of my determination to change than to stand on the side of public power..

For money, you can catch a few monsters when you have time, and there is a bounty on the villain's head as well. There is no need for money if you become a public servant hunter..

Now that I had decided, it was time to put it into action..

My plan is to go to Seoul and take the civil service hunter exam. At the Seoul house where she stayed two years ago, her younger sister, Choi Yoon-hee, is currently preparing for a job..

My sister, another sore finger. This time, I need to help you do well without blocking your path..

However, I have never taught anyone before, so that part was a bit awkward..

“If you roll until you're about to die, your skills will improve.?”

The guys who didn't improve their skills are all dead, so they have no choice but to improve their skills. Since she is a younger sister, moderation is key..

I made a plan for the future and trained myself by going up and down the mountain to wake up my body that was sluggish. Then, I suddenly stopped at the sight of my parents' orchard and headed there..

“I was indifferent.”

Just because you don't kill people or suck blood doesn't mean you've reformed..

The size of the orchard, which is not easy to see at a glance, shows the hardships my parents went through..

A world transformed by the appearance of monsters.

After looking at the apple trees ruined by harmful monsters combined with native creatures, I walked around the orchard and went into the house..

“These days, the number of harmful monsters has increased..”

A bitter smile appeared on my father's lips at my question..

“It was fine until then, but they say monsters also evolve. It's time to use more expensive extermination equipment..”

“what is the price?”

“It's expensive. As the monsters evolve, the price goes up..”

“I'll solve it.”

“There is a way?”

“yes.”

“If it’s a dangerous method, you don’t have to do it..”

“It's not particularly dangerous. A little bit annoying?”

When you are chased, the awakened person is still an awakened person, but the monsters that come at you at any time are also annoying..

Having lived on the run many times, I knew well how to chase away demons. No matter how strong a villain is, eating, sleeping, and sleeping don’t change..

Actually, later on, I was so lazy that I killed every monster I found..

“Okay, please..”

“It won't take long.”

After going into my room, I changed into comfortable sweats, took my truck keys, and went out..

The purpose of an extermination organization is to drive out low-grade harmful monsters..

“Is level 3 harmful enough??”

* * *

My son left around lunchtime and there was no news until evening and night. Lee Young-hee's worries were not enough when she saw that she had left behind her smartphone, her means of communication..

“It's probably okay?”

“It'll be okay.”

“Isn’t that overdoing it? It could be that they are trying to act hastily to show that they have changed..”

“It didn't look like that.”

Choi Jin-gyu shed a sigh of relief as he remembered his son's calm appearance, as if he were going out for a drink around town..

“You even dragged it to the truck. You should have asked me where I was going.!”

Choi Jin-gyu shook his head at Lee Young-hee's voice, which became quite impatient..

“Let's wait a little longer.”

At that time, I heard the sound of a truck engine outside..

“Junho!”

Choi Jin-gyu followed behind Lee Young-hee, who got up from her seat and sprinted away..

The couple who came out could see a huge object loaded into the bed of the truck..

“Well, what is that??”

“Could you please turn on the light??”

Younghee Lee wanted to ask what that was right away, but she turned on the front yard light with the intention of checking and asking..

And I almost fainted..

“Me, wild boar?”

A huge wild boar, twice as big as an ordinary wild boar, was lying in the luggage compartment..

“It is an eco-friendly, harmful monster extermination organization. Wait.”

“······.”

When Choi Jun-ho went inside, the couple left alone was looking at the wild boar with blank stares..

The wild boar, which was level 3, was a ferocious monster that even experienced hunters had to risk their lives for..

Tough leather that can withstand bullets and vicious attacks that cannot be hidden is what causes the most damage to farms..

But you caught it.

At that time, the wild boar's body shook..

“Oh, I'm squirming now. It's not alive.?”

Lee Young-hee, who had become contemplative, made a fuss. Choi Jin-gyu didn't show it, but she felt like her heart was sinking..

After a while, Younghee Lee said as she caught her son carrying a basin..

“Joo, Junho! Isn’t that monster alive??”

“I caught it cleanly.?”

“Are you crazy now? Why did you capture the monster alive?!”

“are you okay.”

Choi Jun-ho put the wild boar in the luggage compartment on the floor..

“······.”

The couple was speechless at the sight of their son casually putting down a wild boar that weighed hundreds of kg, or maybe even a ton..

An even more surprising sight came next. When Choi Jun-ho grabbed the boar's neck and turned it, the neck turned once with a crunching sound..

Squeak! Kwiiyi!

The wild boar, with its eyes wide open, tried to make a fuss, but died in an instant..

Afterwards, the blood began to pour out into the basin..

“······.”

Choi Jin-gyu and Lee Young-hee gaped at the unbelievable sight..

The monster that should be avoided the most when encountered in the mountains was being treated like a toy by my son..

“This wild boar is level 3 harmful, so if you spray its blood on the orchard, other lower level things will not be able to get to it..”

If you hang up the bones, they will think there are higher-level predators and won't approach them..

“The extermination mechanism ultimately mimics the body odor of a top predator. It is structured so that the prey does not hesitate where the predator is..”

Choi Jun-ho's hand dug into the boar's stomach. Then, as if he was probing inside him, he pulled out his red-stained hand, brought it to his mouth, and licked up the blood. A deep smile appeared on my face as if I had tasted a delicacy..

“ah! The blood is fresh. The smell and taste are strong. I'm sure it's effective as an extermination device..”

“······.”

The couple could not say anything as they saw their son smiling brightly with a bloody mouth..