"Oh? Maybe they've fought against those choppers before."

Jinpok was amused as he saw the monsters frantically running away from the helicopters.

"It's over."

The fight was over, but there was a lot to do.

As people tended to the wounded and repaired the walls, the helicopters slowly landed.

"Wow, one of these should be enough to unite the entire world," Jinpok commented and Doral nodded. The helicopter in front of them was that powerful. The door to the helicopter opened and a man who seemed to be in his mid-fifties appeared from within.

Jinpok gritted his teeth, but Joonb.u.m smiled. It was a face he had longed to see for a long time.

"STOP!"

The Ainos Guards stopped the man. He stopped and raised both hands, but he was looking beyond the guards.

Park Taesoo was much older than how Joonb.u.m remembered him, but so was Joonb.u.m.

"Back off," Joonb.u.m ordered and the guards backed away from Taesoo. Joonb.u.m slowly walked up to Taesoo and spoke.

"Taesoo, it's been a long time."

"This… this really… wow."

Taesoo was speechless by what he just experienced. It was Jinpok who broke the silence.

"Can't you see me?"

Taesoo flinched as the giant man approached him. However, his expression was that of confusion as he looked closely at Jinpok.

"W-who are you?"

Jinpok smiled and shook his head. "Hah, I can't even be angry if he can't remember me."

Taesoo didn't seem to remember Jinpok at all.

"He's Jinpok."

"Jinpok?"

Taesoo frowned at that name, but he still didn't seem to remember.

"Remember the one that I asked you to take care of? It's him."

"Take care? Who are you… wait. WHAT?!"

Taesoo was shocked and turned to Jinpok again.

"B-but, that man was much younger and…"

"Hah."

Jinpok frowned as Joonb.u.m smiled.

"It seems that time runs differently through the gates. He arrived in this land years earlier than me."

"What?"

Taesoo was shocked, but Joonb.u.m just continued smiling.

"It's been 10 years since I arrived. How long has it been for you?"

Taesoo then came back to his senses and replied calmly.

"It's been 13 years… oh."

He moaned and glanced over at Jinpok again.

"We'll talk elsewhere."

Joonb.u.m then moved.

End of Chapter