By Zephyria 
The corners of my lips tilted up.
“That’s more than enough.”
I felt like I could finally breathe.
I gathered all the Secrety members and told them everything about me, about ‘An Ga-hyeon’.
What happened in my past life, how I died, and how I woke up and moved with the goal of avenging the guys who killed me.
The story continued from night until dawn. During that time, the light in the living room brightly illuminated the darkness.
They could have been sleepy, but no one went to their room first and listened to my story until the end.
I tried to leave out the story about Jae-ha because these guys would be in danger if they heard it… but without Jae-ha, the story wouldn’t progress, so I had no choice but to tell most of the story about Jae-ha.
When the story was over, the Secrety members’ faces were filled with confusion.
Seo Yun-chae ruffled his own hair and met my gaze.
“You’re really the Guide who died in the front lines 20 years ago?”
“Yeah.”
“But I thought schools and textbooks said that Ability Users voluntarily went to solve Dungeons….”
“That’s all lies. Among the people who were sacrificed back then, did any Ability Users return home safely?”
Seo Yun-chae stammered at my question.
“Well, come to think of it… I heard that there were a small number of surviving Ability User soldiers, but other than the fact that they complained of mental and physical pain after being discharged and were hospitalized, I haven’t heard anything else.”
That was to be expected. Even if there were surviving Ability Users… they would either be crippled or severely mentally damaged.
“Those people probably won’t be able to leave the hospital for the rest of their lives. Even if the treatment is all over, the government will have the Management Bureau monitor them all the time.”
Ra Ho-yeon frowned at my cynical words.
“Do they really go that far? They’re heroes who saved the country, after all?”
“If they treated the heroes who saved the country well, my original partner, Hyeon Jae-ha, wouldn’t have had to run away for a whopping 20 years.”
“……”
“The government’s hands aren’t clean. That goes for the Management Bureau as well. It’s better not to have any expectations for the guys who cover up and conceal the truth of what happened.”
Because the government is using the Management Bureau to chase after Hyeon Jae-ha and his White Tiger Unit colleagues even at this moment.
“Besides… it seems like they’re trying to hide a monster who steals other people’s abilities, just like how I died.”
I told them the story of Hyeon Jae-ha without any exaggeration, so there was no need to say anything about the culprit X.
Ra Ho-yeon’s face was filled with seriousness.
“…So that’s why the Jin Eu-tteum Hunter death case happened?”
“That’s right. X was involved in that too. And the culprit was the same guy during the Ability Measurement Center incident.”
I could see the hairs on the back of all the Secrety members’ necks standing on end at this statement.
“…We almost died.”
I replied indifferently to Shin Tae-beom’s words.
“If I hadn’t hidden my Ability stats, they probably would have taken only me and left you guys to die, making up excuses like simulator malfunctions or something.”
“……!”
The members’ faces were stiff, but I didn’t stop talking.
“My unique additional Ability, ‘Resurrection’, is probably the only Ability that X doesn’t have.”
“Resurrection? You said Resurrection?”
Cha Si-yoon asked, and I answered.
“Yeah, Resurrection. I originally only knew about Self-healing. The higher-ups lied.”
“That’s…”
“Thanks to the Ability, I was able to come back to life, but maybe because the original body was damaged beyond repair, I ended up possessing ‘Yeon Yu-jin’s’ body like this.”
When I pointed to Yeon Yu-jin’s body and shrugged, the members’ gazes changed slightly from wariness to pity.
Cha Si-yoon muttered sadly.
“You must have had a hard time. Yujin… no, An Ga-hyeon.”
“I wish you’d stop giving me sympathetic looks. It’s true that I suffered and died, but now that I’ve come back to life, I’m going to repay the guys who killed me with a sure revenge.”
[ That’s right! ]
Potato above my head also raised his arms high into the sky and burned with the will to avenge.
Ra Ho-yeon washed his face with his hands and asked me.
“…How?”
“As you already know from the story, I cooperated with Hyeon Jae-ha, the leader of the White Tiger Unit, to copy the Ability Users’ Database from the Management Bureau last time.”
As soon as he heard this, Seo Yun-chae shouted.
“Ah, so the deal with that employee was all intentionally planned from the beginning…?!”
“I used it to my advantage. I didn’t expect that X would also invade the Management Bureau like me to steal information.”
“Haa…. So? Did you find out the culprit’s identity?”
“I’m almost there, but not yet.”
“Not yet?”
“I’ve compiled the data and Database that the White Tiger Unit has collected to narrow down the final list of suspects. To three people.”
But I didn’t know which of these three was the real culprit.
“If it’s three people, can’t you find them quickly?”
“No way. The opponent is a monster who steals other people’s Abilities and uses them as his own. Moreover, even just the ones that Jae-ha and I have confirmed are Brainwashing and disguise, which are Abilities that are advantageous for concealing his identity, so it’ll be difficult to catch him in the first place. The identity he has now might just be a fabricated fake.”
“…So he’s an incredibly difficult guy to catch.”
“Yeah.”
I couldn’t recklessly attack the X candidates. X, who had given up on living in disguise, might commit an unexpected act that would paralyze the entire city.
“If you recall the Jin Eu-tteum case… X may surprisingly have the Ability to cause a Dungeon Break.”
“Is that even possible for a person?”
“I find it hard to believe too, but I’m almost certain based on my assumptions.”
Shin Tae-beom, who had been silent, grabbed my shoulder.
“Then what should we do? To catch the culprit.”
“…What. Are you saying you’ll cooperate?”
When I said it in a reluctant voice, Shin Tae-beom was the one who was hurt.
“You said that you still consider us your partners in this life, didn’t you?”
That was true. If you’re okay with a rookie partner.
I held back because I thought Shin Tae-beom would get angry if I said this.
Shin Tae-beom sighed and expressed his intention to me, who was silent.
“The real Yeon Yu-jin has already left forever… but I, and the other members, are responsible for his death.”
“…So?”
Shin Tae-beom quietly knelt respectfully in front of me.
“Hey, what are you doing?”
“We can’t do anything for the dead… but at least Yeon Yu-jin’s body is still here. Please allow us to help you with your revenge with a heart of atonement for him.”
“What?”
I was about to retort that it was nonsense, but soon the other members knelt in front of me and asked for permission together.
“We want to cooperate.”
“Please let us help.”
“You’re not the real Yujin Hyung… but we want to fulfill our responsibilities, even if it’s late. We also want to believe that An Ga-hyeon-ssi entering Yujin Hyung’s body wasn’t just a coincidence.”
“……”
Now that I’ve told them all the dangerous stories, these guys can’t be free from the government and the Management Bureau either.
‘I can’t imagine what kind of expression Jae-ha will have if I tell him.’
I might get scolded for making young 20-year-olds who haven’t even dried behind the ears get involved.
But the members’ gazes were straight and firm.
Ra Ho-yeon conveyed the members’ intentions as the leader.
“We’re almost ordinary people, but we’re also A-Class Espers. Besides, we’re also people who the government and the Management Bureau don’t suspect at all.”
“……”
“So please include us in the plan. We want to participate in whatever ‘the current’ Yeon Yu-jin is doing.”
I thought it was ridiculous.
I’m not the real Yeon Yu-jin. Instead of denouncing me as a fake, they’re offering to help me.
I thought I should refuse, but my mouth was saying the opposite.
“Your lives could be in danger if you chase after X. Are you still okay with that?”
“Isn’t that what all the old Ability Users went through? Why are you asking something so obvious now…? The ones who made the current peace are the top contributors, so it’s only natural that we, the later generations, should step up.”
Shin Tae-beom added quietly.
“…To atone for the wounds we gave Yeon Yu-jin.”
Potato clicked his tongue.
[ There doesn’t seem to be any way to stop them. ]
“…Okay.”
Now that it’s come to this, I should contact Jae-ha and tell him that new members have joined.
I immediately sent a message to Jae-ha.
“Don’t regret it, you guys. Once you’re in, you can’t leave as you please.”
And time passed, and the day of the comeback showcase dawned.