I Became the Head of Returners Gallery

8 - How a Returnee Survives as a Homeless Person (6)



2 years ago.
Noran returned only after living in Murim for 200 years.
After suffering humiliation at the Blood Church, she created a Demonic Cult and destroyed the Blood Church.
And she became supreme, known by the name Heavenly Demon, but home still remained in her heart.
She gave up even ascending to immortality to return to her dear, longed-for home.
“Mom… Dad…?”
But when she arrived home, there was no one to welcome her.
Her father’s body hanging from the ceiling, swinging.
And her mother’s body, left abandoned for a long time, emitting a terrible stench and—
[Emergency Missing Person Report]
[We are looking for our beloved child]
[Name: Cheon No-ran (16 years old)/XX Girls’ High School 1st year
Description: Height 158cm/XX Girls’ High School uniform (black blazer with white shirt, navy blue tie, gray vest, black skirt)/short hair not reaching shoulders/sneakers
Time of disappearance: Dec. 23, 2020 (Wed) 1 PM~2 PM
Location of disappearance: Back alley near XX Girls’ High School]
[Contact information: 010-XXXX-XXXX (parents’ contact)/112/119]
Only a few posters searching for her were scattered around.
Knock, knock, knock.
At that time, someone knocked on the door.
Too stunned to even think of suspecting whoever knocked at the exact moment she confirmed her parents’ deaths, she opened the door with a blank face.
“…Who is it?”
“We’re from the Hunter Association. Are you Miss Cheon No-ran?”

 

I blinked my eyes while looking at the Chinese character nickname.
She hasn’t killed anyone since returning?
The news said she nearly killed the missing returnee “Hero” and then killed 30 people.
Did the Hunter Association frame her?
Returnees were more valuable talents than even S-class hunters.
I couldn’t understand why they would frame such talent as a criminal and try to arrest them.
“This one has never even met the Hero. I’ve only seen him a few times in the gallery.”
“Are you reading my mind?”
“When one becomes a master like this one, child, one can guess what’s inside just by reading facial muscles.”
That wasn’t even funny.
‘Born in ’04 and talking like a scholar.’
“This one is not a scholar. I’ve never even been near a university.”
Her red eyes stared at me intently.
“Fine. Could you please stop reading my thoughts? It’s creepy.”
“I’m sorry. It’s this one’s habit, so I can’t help it. I’ll try.”
We both remained silent for a moment.
Even though she was a returnee, it was my first time living with a girl in the same house.
And a girl younger than me at that.
‘Ah, right. I haven’t introduced myself.’
I realized we hadn’t exchanged names.
“My name is Han Sin-hyeok.”
“This one’s name is Cheon No-ran. Please take care of me, Han Sin-hyeok.”
“Your room is over there for now.”
I guided the Chinese character nickname Cheon Noran to the room at the front of the entrance.
It used to be my father’s room until my parents passed away.
It was because my father was sensitive and couldn’t sleep with anyone else.
It was messy with clothes scattered around, but it would be livable after cleaning up a bit.
“Thank you.”
“If you’re thankful, just do your work well.”
The house I’m currently living in is a 60-pyeong apartment with four rooms.
Since I never left my room, the other two rooms had been abandoned for years after my parents passed away.
“My room is next to the master bedroom, so call me if anything happens.”
“I understand.”
“And take a shower. You smell.”
“I understand.”
“And wash your clothes.”
“I understand.”
“I’ll bring you spare clothes while you shower. I’ll give you points, so buy some clothes to wear.”
“I understand.”
Cheon Noran obediently listened to my words.
“Then this one will go take a shower.”
“Do as you please.”
After sending her to the shower, I returned to my own nest.
Familiar monitor, familiar bed, familiar takeout containers.
Since I’ve let Cheon Noran into my home, I’ll have to say goodbye to this familiarity for a while, but I would eventually adapt.
Humans are creatures of adaptation, after all.

[Title: I’m alive!]
[Author: HawawaHighschoolGirl(Romantic Fantasia-005→Earth-314)]
[Content: Even though the 2-hour cooldown has passed, the distress level alert isn’t ringing! I’m alive!]
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-Congratulations
Killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme
-So who was the distress level 5 returnee?
└Author: Chinese character nickname
└??????? That’s a lie, right?
[★Title: Date Review]
[Author: GoldSpoonHiki(Manager/???→Earth-999)]
[Content: No proof, so believe it or not, it’s up to you.
(Picture of leg in a cast before healing with potion)
The Chinese character nickname who previously wrote about how to avoid the police and Hunter Association
That bastard broke my leg.
I brought them home out of spite and am now training them.
(Noran doing a dogeza)
Taking questions.]
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-What kind of training?
└Manager: First cleaning them because they’re dirty
└That’s not training damn it
-So the ordinary person the Chinese character nickname met was the manager lol
└The world is so small wow
└World (multi-dimensional)
-Are you really not a returnee?
└Manager: Have you been fooled all your life
-Tell us about meeting the Chinese character nickname
└Manager: I went to buy a spare phone and the Chinese character nickname came to sell me a phone, but it was a resale. I recognized it and was about to ask if they were a Returnee Gallery user, but they only heard “returnee,” broke my leg, and ran away, damn it.. Oh, thinking about it now, that’s really offensive
-Is the Chinese character nickname female?
└Manager: I’m HawawaHighschoolGirl and the Chinese character nickname is an over 2-meter-tall middle-aged man
└Manager, you spout lies whenever you open your mouth.. you’re the baby goddess
-Is the distress level possibly the Chinese character nickname?
└Manager: Yes, it said a returnee in my world was in danger
└??? There must be tons of returnees, how did it find that specific one?
└Manager: There are only three returnees here.. One of them, I don’t know if they’re dead or alive, one is in the hospital, and the remaining one is the Chinese character nickname
└A world with only three returnees, that’s interesting
-Killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme
└Manager: What’s wrong with you
└Seems like a newbie who joined yesterday and keeps writing this on every post, probably mentally ill
└Manager: I banned them for 1 day for now
└Ooh, quick action
-Ho ho ho,, I can see the future,, the manager,, will have many hardships and many blessings,,, this old lady,,, is a bit jealous,,
└Manager: Can I set fire to the World Tree? What kind of nonsense is this
└That’s not good,,, the World Tree Lord,,, protects our world~
└Since the manager is a baby goddess, you’re seeing a baby
└(Polar bear crying con)
[Title: Whybanyouwhybanyouwhybanyouwhybanyouwhybanyou]
[Author: FreedSlaveAlt(Cyberpunk-002→Earth-999)]
[Content: Thiswastheonlyplacethatcouldhaveskilledmeihatethemanagerihatethemwwhywon’tyouletmediewhywon’tyouletmediewhywon’tyouletmedie]
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-Crazy how did you get an alt account?
└Author: Killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme
-You can have alt accounts like some kind of spam? This is crazy, what the hell are you doing
└Author: Killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme
-Manager: Sleep
└Author: Killmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillmekillme

The S-class spam quieted down only for the “kill me” spam to appear.
‘Is this the law of conservation of spam?’
“I’ve finished bathing.”
As I was scratching my head after giving a one-week ban to the fixed nickname [FreedSlave], Cheon Noran came out of the shower.
“Uh…”
“Why are you silent?”
She was wearing only the t-shirt I’d provided, rubbing her not-yet-dry hair with a towel.
But my gaze naturally had to go towards her chest.
This was because her two breasts, freed from the constraint of a bra, were bouncing freely.
‘No bra…?’
I stared blankly at her chest and then shouted.
“Hey, you lunatic! Why aren’t you wearing pants?”
“It’s uncomfortable. This one finds this outfit more comfortable.”
“Come on, think about me too… Where are you telling me to look?”
“Anywhere is fine.”
“I should just stop talking.”
I entered the gallery shop.
[Gallery Shop]
[Recommended product for Manager!]
[Pajamas made by the Goddess of Return (includes blessing of recovery)]
[Price: 30 points]
I frowned as soon as I saw the recommended product.
The Goddess of Return must be the former manager.
She abandoned the unpaid slave position to me and ran away, yet she’s living well making pajamas?
I was annoyed, but I pressed the purchase button.
Pop—
Then a one-piece microfiber pajama was delivered.
“If pants are uncomfortable, wear this to sleep.”
“Thank you for your kindness, child.”
“I’ll tell you what to do tomorrow, so just sleep tonight. It’s late.”
“This one is older than you, child.”
“You were born in ’04.”
“That’s just my age on paper.”
“Go to sleep.”
After handing her the pajamas, I pushed Cheon Noran into the room.
Ding—
[You have helped a returnee in difficulty.]
[The returnee’s distress level is 5.]
[1,000,000 points have been credited.]
At that moment, a notification window appeared.
When multiple returnees in level 1 or 2 distress together gave me 120,000 points…
One level 5 returnee gives a million points?
Ding—
[Tip: Try adventuring in other worlds and helping returnees!]
“Fuck off.”
I gave the middle finger to the notification window giving tips.
Otherworld travel was too difficult for a reclusive loner.


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