Player who Returned 10,000 years Later

Thanks for some guy’s donation of 6$.

— I already told you nicely, — said the girl with the red short hair.

However, it was more like the angry growling of a beast.

— Huh? What are you talking about? — Kang Yu was surprised to look at the girl who was suddenly angry with him.

Her face blushed with anger and tendons appeared on her neck.

— What? You’re kidding me! — She pointed towards Kang Yu, shouting even louder.

The girl swung her hand in preparation to attack Kang Yu.

He frowned and dodged her attack.

— Huh? — The girl was surprised that the guy could avoid her attack.

Her eyes were wide, and she looked at Kang Yu closely.

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— What the hell…?

He kept dodging all her attacks.

His skillful dodging of strikes with just one body movement was more like a well-prepared circus performance.

— Phew… — A girl who couldn’t believe her eyes was looking at Kang Yu dodging each attack.

But it wasn’t just her who was surprised. Kang Yu also looked at the girl with perplexity.

‘She’s fast.’ Kang Yu was focused on her hands trying to strike.

It was fast. No, it wasn’t just fast. She attacked like a real snake, not in a straight line, but by drawing a curve. Her attack technique was excellent.

‘She’s strong.’ Kang Yu got up from the chair, looking at the girl with a cold analysis.

She was stronger than all the people he’d seen on Earth before.

Compared to her, even Dok Hyun looked pathetic.

‘Maybe…’ Kang Yu thought that she might well be stronger than himself.

Neither were fighting at full potential, but the Maryok she was using was very well capable of making Kang Yu gasp for air.

— Who are you? — Kang Yu wasn’t the only one who became interested in his opponent.

The girl with red hair, watching Kang Yu dodge her blows so swiftly and naturally lowered her voice and continued:

— Are you from some kind of guild? The guild of ‘World’?

— I don’t know what you mean.

— Are you fooling around? — Her cold look pierced Kang Yu. — Are you saying you don’t belong to any guild? You’re not? —

She put even more effort into the strikes. Of course, because it was only a game, she wasn’t planning to hurt him too much.

But at the moment it wasn’t the level of attack that a man who didn’t belong to any guild could avoid.

— Do I have to join a guild?

She didn’t say anything.

— On the contrary, I have questions for you. Who are you? Why are you picking on me?

— You know it very well!

— I can assume it was you who cursed in the chat room.

— Of course, I did! How can you not swear in this situation?! — the girl screamed again, and fire flared in her eyes. She was so angry about what happened, she threw her keyboard in the air.

When Kang Yu saw that reaction, he shrugged his shoulders.

‘Maybe it was because I was just standing there.’ He nodded lightly, remembering that he stopped playing and focused on the ramen.

— Sorry for dropping the game in the middle. It’s just that they brought me ramen.

— The problem is what happened before!

— Mm-hmm? Didn’t you know that money is given for killing monsters?

— No, I didn’t! That’s not the problem! — She was angry and tired of looking at Kang Yu at the same time.

Kang Yu, unable to understand the reason for her behavior, bent his head to a side.

When she saw his reaction, she frowned and asked:

— It’s not the first time you’ve played, is it?

— It’s the first time.

— A… ha… — the red-haired girl touched her forehead as if she had a headache.

He didn’t look like he was lying.

‘Rookie kid…’

— So, you really don’t know how to play?

— I don’t.

— Um… — She took a deep breath.

He just doesn’t know how to play, and she kept getting mad at him the whole time.

— So, who are you? I haven’t seen you among those who got a level A game ID.

— I’m not a Level A Player.

— You are, aren’t you? — The red-haired girl looked at him with a questioning look.

‘It can’t be.’ She hadn’t used her full strength, but she didn’t believe he could be below level A.

— Don’t lie. You can’t be any weaker than level A.

— Here, look. — Kang Yu gave her his Player ID.

Because he had just ordered a Level C card today, it still said that he had a Level D gate clearance.

— A Level D gate? — She looked completely lost, like Kang Yu, who showed her ID, was making fun of her. — How is that possible at level D? —

She was completely confused.

In fact, all she saw was his mobility.

That’s why the guess about Level A was based solely on his defense skill.

‘But level D is only the beginning.’ A player who can compete with experienced fighters and has level D — she couldn’t believe it.

— Well, I guess we won’t see each other again.

— Аh…

With those words, Kang Yu returned to his computer seat to pick up his things. Today was his long-awaited weekend after returning to Earth. He didn’t want to waste his precious free time on useless quarrels.

— Really… — said the girl as she extended her hand to Kang Yu.

The guy, ignoring her, slowly went outside.

And she left alone in complete silence, looked at the front door with a stupefied look.

Oh Kang Yu’s name, written on his ID card, was left in her head.

A player with such agility that it didn’t fit into level D.

‘Is he just hiding his powers?’ She even thought about the possibility of him committing a crime and changing his ID and hiding from the law. ‘But that’s weird, too.’

A player with a fake identity wouldn’t walk around like this during the day, more so in PC Bang, especially not far from the Players Control Department.

— Or… — she squinted and looked at the place where Kang Yu was sitting before that.

His seat, for a man who was repulsing the attack, was incredibly clean.

That’s because he only avoided being hit by his upper body.

‘He is probably a genius with certain talents,’ After all, each person has a different sense of battle.

If he really is a genius, he could have learned it in a few fights with professionals.

‘Who is he?’ She had a huge desire to learn more about Kang Yu.

To be more precise, she wanted to know if he was a genius with outstanding abilities.

‘If that’s really the case…’ Her eyes glistened coldly.

If her guess checks out, he could be the key to solving her problems.

‘But first I must make sure.’

She took the phone out of her inner pocket and called someone.

— Head of the team in the Red Rose guild, Park Hyun Woo.

— Hyun Woo, this is Young-Ju.

— Is something wrong, Commander?

— There’s a Player who I want to learn more about.

— Hmm… Is this about the Demon followers?

— Ah, no.

— Give me the information, I’ll find out everything.

— I’ll be at the guild’s office soon. — She hung up, still wondering about Kang Yu, and headed out.

At that moment, her monitor with the word ‘defeat’ glowing on it came into her sight.

— Ah… — She started to feel angry with Kang Yu again.

Frowning, she pressed the ‘confirm’ button.

[Promotion to Silver Failed]

— Aaaah! If I get him again, I won’t just let him go! — The red-haired girl named Chae Young-Ju screamed angrily when she saw her bronze rank.

***

— Ugh. — Kang Yu took a deep breath when he left the building.

‘She’s strong.’ Though it had been more like an equal confrontation.

What happened now could have been called a battle to determine the level of the enemy.

It was likely that if she had done her best, she would have been able to defeat him.

‘It’s quite possible.’ Kang Yu felt such a powerful flow of Maryok coming from her body when he fought the girl. The expression on his face became serious.

Having reached rank 3 and receiving more from the Andras Guild than expected, he had gained great confidence in himself that he could not lose to ordinary Players.

‘But that wasn’t enough.’ Excessive self-confidence gives rise to unconcern. A carelessness capable of inducing karma.

‘Well, I’ll be even busier starting tomorrow.’ Kang Yu was heading towards the station to take the subway.

He wanted to rest today, but meeting the red-haired girl changed his plans.

‘That’s fine.’ He’d rather have his confidence shaken when meeting another Player like that on a casual day than during a real fight.

***

After receiving a level C player’s certificate the next day, Kang Yu immediately went to the gate in the district of Maokdong.

Among the multi-story buildings in a row, there seemed to be space.

— Where is the gate…

Kang Yu took out his phone and looked online to see what monsters were waiting for him.

‘Orcs and trolls mixed together.’ The orcs resembled D-level cannibals but appeared at a higher level gate.

Kang Yu, who finally found the entrance and read all the information, wanted to enter the gate, but a man in uniform came up to him and stopped him.

— Today, only groups of more than five people can enter the gate.

— Why is that?

— The boss showed up today. When the boss shows up, no single entry is allowed.

Kang Yu didn’t say anything.

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The boss of the trolls.

Sometimes, there were ‘elite’ monsters at the Level C Gate that were superior to even Level B monsters.

— Hmm. — Kang Yu rubbed his chin and looked at the gate thoughtfully.

He looked at the gate thoughtfully. ‘A reason to be excited.’ A troll boss appeared at level C.

There was no way Kang Yu could miss this chance.