-SIX MONTHS LATER-
A girls voice was roaming around the castle of the elven kingdom of Reivendell . It was the princess of the kingdom Cereyl Von Reivendell . She was asking the maids in her castle if they knew where her big brother was . The maids replied that the young master was in the training hall . Cereyl rushed towards the training hall and heard sounds of explosions and crashes from outside . She opened the door but to her surprise a huge piece of log rushed towards her . Cereyl closed her eyes but the log didn't hit her , she opened her eyes and saw a barrier surrounding her . She looked to the side and there stood Jinhyuk with one arm forwarded as a green mana was leaking from his hand and his face was one with nervousness .
Cereyl rushed towards him and punched Jinhyuk on his chest . He didn't feel pain or any strike affected him but he still bend forward to make Cereyl happy . Cereyl was still pouting her face when she asked
"Why are you still training ?"
"U-Um , I didn't have any more work to do" said Jinhyuk (scratching the back of his head)
"You didn't have any work ?"
"N-No , I am probably gonna return to my world today . So , I was revising the training I did in the last six months"
When he said these words Cereyl's face returned from pouting state to her normal state with a surprised look
"Y-You are gonna return today ?"
"Yeah"
"But why ? You know that 1 year you spend here is equal to 2 days there"
"Yeah , I know but I am really missing my sister there "
This words made Cereyl drop a few tears on the ground and this made Jinhyuk extreme nervous
"W-Why are you crying ?"
"A-Am I not a good enough sister for you , brother ?"
"That's not it . You are a very nice sister but I have some work left there . I promise to come back once in a while"
"You promise ?"
"Y-Yeah , I do "
"Okay , I will let you go but on one condition"
"And what's that ?"
"You have to bring a gift for me once you comeback"
"Alright , I accept"
"Thank You , brother"
Jinhyuk patted Cereyl's head . In these , six months Jinhyuk grew too close to the royal family even to the point where the king accepted Jinhyuk as his son . It was surely a nice time for Jinhyuk but he has to return home , he is already 1 day late to get out of the gate . If he uses more time then its quite possible that a big news will be announced to the whole world .
Jinhyuk went back to his room and packed up his belongings which includes nothing rather than his sword , his old pair of clothes and some new clothes he bought from here . Jinhyuk inserted all the item in his inventory and went towards the main hall of the castle where the king is present . He entered the hall as he caught everyone's attention . Jinhyuk faced the king and said
"Your Majesty , I thank you for your hospitality until now but I must inform you that I must leave the kingdom and return to my own world"
"Hmm , you want to return to your own world "
"Yes"
"Alright , I shall give you the permission to leave but I must ask a question first"
"Yes"
"Will you return here ?"
"I promised Princess Cereyl that I will return some time later"
"Alright"
"Thank you"
"But before you leave , I must give you something"
The king raised his hand as a person came and handed a cube to Jinhyuk . The cube was small with a dimension of about 15cm but it had many lines across it and which was glowing blue . The king said
"This is an item which we received from one of our newest dungeons"
"May I ask what this is ?"
"We don't know and our technology isn't that much advanced to decipher it . So , I want you to take it with you . Will you accept it ?"
"Of course , I humbly accept your present"
"Good , you may leave"
Jinhyuk left the hall and went towards the exit of the castle . He saw that Cereyl was standing on the front gate , accompanying her were some maids of the castle . Cereyl came forward and handed Jinhyuk a white flower and said
"Take it . Its our token of promise"
"Thanks for that"
"You have to visit again after your work is finished . I will be waiting brother"
"Sure"
Jinhyuk went forward leaving the castle and he saw that Cereyl was still standing there while Jinhyuk was on his way . He smiled a bit and turned as his smile vanished . He thought
This is over . Now lets head back
Jinhyuk went towards the mountain he came from and climbed up with more swiftness . His agility was much faster than last time and now he can run with the speed which he used to run along with his skill back in the days . Jinhyuk entered the cave and saw the gate was still intact . He touched the gate and a system notification popped up
-Ti-ting
-[You are the first to conquer a gate without defeating any monster]
-[Would you like to be the administrator of the gate ?]
-[Y/N]
Jinhyuk thought for a while then said "Yes"
-Ti-ting
-[You are now the administrator of the gate "Elven Kingdom"]
-[You are now free to summon the gate anywhere you want]
-[Title : Gate Conquerer] obtained
-Title info :
-The rate of drops received in a gate is increased by 50%
-Attack damage inside a gate increased by 80 %
Jinhyuk smiled at the thought and walked through . He reached the outside and saw that 5 people wearing the Association uniform were standing in front of the gate along with hundreds of reporters . The entry of Jinhyuk completely wore them off as all of them screamed in excitement and started taking pictures of Jinhyuk . His sudden exit from the gate startled even the Association workers . They all came towards Jinhyuk and said
"Welcome back , Hunter Sung Jinhyuk"
"Thanks" said Jinhyuk
"Did you successfully conquer the gate ?"
Jinhyuk didn't reply as he pointed his left thumb towards his back and everyone present there saw that the gate was shrinking as it completely disappeared . All the members along with the reporters were shocked . This was the first time any hunter single handedly conquered an orange gate . The crowd gradually grew bigger and bigger . Jinhyuk said
"I cleared the gate . I will send the information report tomorrow . Now can I leave ?"
"Sure , Hunter Sung . Hunter Sung Sumi and Hunter Cha Seol-ah are waiting for you"
"Alright , I will head to the guild right away"
Jinhyuk jumped up and flew through the air towards his guild building . He landed in front . He entered the building . The receptionists were busy doing their works and at that moment they saw Jinhyuk . All of them stood up and said
"Welcome Back Guildmaster"
Jinhyuk was startled with the sudden greeting , then he replied
"Uh , yeah , thanks"
"Guildmaster , May I ask a question ?"
"S-Sure , go ahead"
"What happened to your hair ?"
"Oh , Uh , Well its something I myself don't have an explanation"
"Umm , Alright then"
"Do you know where the Vice-Guildmaster is ?"
"She is probably in her office"
"Is she ? Alright I will head there"
Jinhyuk went as fast as he could and tried to hide from anyplace he had the chance of meeting his sister . Jinhyuk reached the office of Vice-Guildmaster and knocked before entering . A light "Come in" was heard from inside . Jinhyuk entered the room and went towards Seol-ah . She was shocked at first seeing the person in front of her but she eventually recognised
"Oppa !?"
"That's right . Its me"
"B-But , what happened to your hair and eyes ?"
"Well , it's a long story . First , tell me where is Sis ?"
"She went out for a bit"
"That's good . Please don't tell about this to my sister . I will get the hair dyed first before meeting her"
Jinhyuk was saying such things to Seol-ah but at that moment a voice was heard by both of them from the direction of the door . They both froze especially Jinhyuk . It was his sister's voice .
"What's going on ? What is not to tell me ?" asked Sumi
Jinhyuk looked backwards towards his sister . She saw him for sometime before saying
"Who are you ? You look familiar"
"It's me , Sis " replied Jinhyuk
Sumi looked at Jinhyuk with a shocked expression . She was suspicious of what she was seeing
"Jinhyuk !?"
"Uh , yeah"
Sumi's face changed to one with a smile but also a nerve popped on her head . Jinhyuk knew this expression too well . It was his sister's way of showing anger in front of her little brother . Sumi started to come forward towards Jinhyuk . She said
"What did you do to your hair , my dear brother ?"
"I-I can explain"
"Oh , you do need to explain yourself but first , let me give you a punch or two"
"Oh no"
Jinhyuk stood there with his eyes closed and waiting for a slap or something but instead he felt a hand on his head . He opened his eyes and saw that Sumi was patting her hand on Jinhyuk's head . She said
"I did want to beat you but you look way too cute right now . So , I will pass"
Jinhyuk looked dumbfounded for some moments then he replied
"Oh , thanks Sis"
They were discussing these things when suddenly an explosion occurred outside the guild building . All three were startled at first but Jinhyuk didn't waste any more time and headed downwards . He was thinking that it was again the work of demons . He reached outside followed by Seol-ah and Sumi . They all saw that many civilians were lying on the ground . They were either injured or dead . The cars on the streets were upside down and some were already blasted . They were thinking about who can be the culprit when a roar was heard and the three of them saw a huge beast type creature descending towards the ground with a punch ready to strike .
The strike was heavy and the creature descended down delivering the punch to Jinhyuk . Its pressure made the road broke and dust flies everywhere . The dust settled but Jinhyuk was completely safe . He put on his barrier at the last moment and the punch striked on the barrier . The beast retreated as Jinhyuk lifted the barrier . He saw the beast for some time . The beast had a face of a human but its eyes were red with no pupil . It body was huge and veins were popping here and there as it covered its entire body. Jinhyuk waited for sometime before saying .
"You are no ordinary beast . Who are you ?"
"Grr, Roar , Grr"
Jinhyuk was expecting some answer but the beast was only able to make the sound of roaring . Jinhyuk sighed and vanished from his position . He reached the side of the road behind the beast in almost an instant . He raised his hand as a green aura envelops it
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : Commander's Authority (EX)] activated
Jinhyuk raised the beast high up in the air and slammed him on the ground . He did it once again and repeated it again , again and again . He threw him off as the beast got buried below the burnt cars . Jinhyuk looked towards that direction as many undead soldiers came out of the ground and also the beast from behind the cars . The beast got covered in a deep green aura and summoned more skeleton soldiers . Jinhyuk rested there and smiled when he heard a voice from behind
"Jinhyuk move" said Sumi
Jinhyuk jumped sideways and at that moment a ball of blue flames flew towards the skeletons and crashed onto them burning them to ashes . Seol-ah jumped onto them as she unsheated her sword which Jinhyuk gave her . She mumbled
"Holy Blade of Light"
A bright yellow glow was seen on her sword as she swiped through the remaining skeletons and turned them into ashes . This enraged the beast as he released flames towards the both of the female hunters . Jinhyuk came in between and raised his hand towards the forwarding flame
-Ti-ting
-[Skill : HellFlame (EX)] activated
Jinhyuk released his purple-blue flames as it collided with the forwarding flames and started to push it . Jinhyuk's flames were more powerful and it subdued the forwarding flames as his flames pierced it and struck the beast . It screamed and roared in pain as its body was burnt to the crisp .