By Zephyria 
[Originally, I planned to guide the Returner toward the quests slowly, according to changes in the Returner’s environment and situation, but since the Returner is so curious, I shall impart a ☆★Special Grade Secret★☆ just for you!]
[You’ll find out naturally as time passes. ㅇ_<] “…….” Just as a vein was about to throb on his straight forehead, another message hurriedly followed from the system window. [The above was a joke intended to narrow the psychological distance with the Returner.] [Because there is a massive flow of destiny leading up to the destruction of Earth, I cannot reveal everything. If the flow were to be twisted by the Returner's premature intervention, the future predicted by the system would also change. However, thus far, there have been no meaningless or unnecessary quests. Confirming the survival of your half-brother was in the same vein.] [However, I can provide a direction for the future. Go to Seoul. Everything began in Seoul, and everything will end there.] [Whether the vision I first showed you will become the future or remain a mere prediction depends entirely on the Returner.] The tone was clean and devoid of emoticons, unlike its usual self. Seoul... Kim Si-baek tapped his chin with his index finger. While a clear solution wasn't provided, the goal had become simple. He sensed that he wouldn't get any more answers even if he pushed further, so he decided to be satisfied for now. The system window remained still, as if inviting him to ask more questions if he had any. Taking this opportunity, Kim Si-baek brought up a matter he hadn't completely forgotten, though he hadn't been dwelling on it constantly. “When I returned to Earth, Edokus was swept up and came with me, didn't he? Won't Edokus's presence have an effect on this place?” Although Edokus's power had become extremely weak, he hadn't completely lost his abilities. He didn't know about the Management Center, but the amusement park was likely his doing. While sprouting one or two magical beast seeds was considered his maximum, it could still be a dangerous attack depending on the situation. He asked because he felt it could be a threat to some extent, but the system's reaction was indifferent. [ㅇ_ㅇ)?] [Ah, right. There was that.] [He may be an unpredictable element, much like the attack on the Returner a while ago, but his power is extremely meager. I have calculated that he will not have a significant impact on a macroscopic scale. Since his existence is irrelevant to the destruction of Earth, no related quests will be assigned, but feel free to eliminate him if he bothers you.] Kim Si-baek asked again, addressing the system that had unnecessarily rambled just to say "do whatever you want." “……Is it certain that a Chaos Grand Warrior like Edokus exists on Earth?” The system's answer to this was brief and clear. [Servants of Chaos have existed since 21 years ago.] As if signaling that the Q&A session was over, the system window disappeared after this message. Kim Si-baek summarized the system's explanation for Biyendwe, who was curious, and Tae-un, who was pretending to be curious. [Death and Beauty click their tongues, noting that Servants of Chaos indeed existed. They speculate that the individual in question must also be a Chaos Grand Warrior.] “If they've existed since 21 years ago, they must have been born around the same time as the Great Cataclysm.” Since Edokus had spent a considerable amount of time disguised as a human, it wouldn't be strange if a Chaos Grand Warrior born on Earth had also stayed quiet for 21 years before beginning to act. Tae-un clapped his hands once to change the mood. “Anyway, whether it's that guy or this guy, there's no way to find them right now, so let's put that aside. It said to go to Seoul, right? Does that mean we should reclaim Seoul immediately?” “If it's just infiltrating, I could probably do it alone... should I give it a try?” “Hmm, what if something that causes the end of the world appears because you went alone, Hyung?” “……That would be difficult.” His divine power was recovering steadily and quickly, but he still lacked certainty. “It's not like a quest to go to Seoul immediately has dropped, so let's prepare step by step. Actually, next year... which number was it? Anyway, I heard the government is going to resume the N-th Seoul Recovery Operation that had been postponed. It's classified for now, though.” “The Han River monster's name was Kun, right? Can you show me some videos or data?” “One moment.” Tae-un brought a tablet from the room and tapped his finger to access a secure site. “Since we got absolutely crushed—I mean, suffered—so miserably, the strategy videos from back then are private, but they're shared with the large guilds. It's a subtle way of pressuring them to study how to hunt Kun while watching.” Dozens of strategy videos were uploaded to the secure site. Of course, it wasn't that they had attempted to raid Kun dozens of times, but rather that original, unedited footage filmed from various angles had been uploaded. Kim Si-baek's eyes widened as he saw Kun for the first time. 'I heard Kun was originally a legendary fish, but what kind of fish looks like that?' In any case, the footage began after the Seoul refugees had escaped. The government, confident that they had somewhat managed the chaos caused by the Great Cataclysm, marched north to reclaim Seoul, but they suffered a brutal defeat, unable to cross the Han River. Even in the low-quality footage from over a decade ago, Kun's massive size provided a considerable sense of pressure. After briefly skimming through the most recent strategy videos, Kim Si-baek quickly identified the critical problem. “The attacks are landing well, but the tanking isn't working.” Tae-un gave a thin smile. “Exactly. Because the tankers can't hold out and get torn apart like pieces of paper, no matter how many attacks from the back hit, the dealers are exposed to Kun and melt away. Ga-eun can hold her own to some extent because she has self-healing, but she can't draw aggro on her own. If the tanking is sorted, there's no problem catching Kun with Korea's current strength.” Since firepower wasn't the issue, it was hard to guarantee success even if Kim Si-baek joined. Without realizing it, Kim Si-baek repeated the lament he had felt when facing the anxiety fog at the amusement park. 'If it were Gloiuken, he could probably endure it... To save Earth, shouldn't Gloiuken have come instead of me?' But Gloiuken was not born on Earth, nor did he exist here. Kim Si-baek erased the hopeless thought and returned to practical matters. “Next year is only a few days away; how do they plan to break through Kun and recover Seoul?” “North Korea.” “North Korea? You don't mean they intend to pass through North Korea and move south toward the Han River from the north? What's the point of that?” Whether they attacked from the south or north of the Han River, Kun was still Kun. He even had the absurd thought that perhaps Kun had a weakness that made it weaker when attacked from the north, but that wasn't it. “Since they couldn't find an answer in the Kun raids, it seems they've decided to recover Seoul and the northern part of Gyeonggi Province first. After that, by narrowing Kun's territory from the north and south and installing a barrier centered around the Han River, they'll be able to recover at least half of Seoul. Because Kun's territory is skewed more toward Gangnam than Gangbuk.” “Aha, but wasn't land in Gangnam incredibly expensive?” “The people of Gangnam probably hate it.” Tae-un shrugged as if to say, 'But what can they do?' “But at this rate, Daejeon is about to become the actual capital instead of the temporary one. The government needs results, even if it's just a show for the public.” Given the symbolism and meaning of the word 'capital,' the government's decision was understandable. 'If exchange via the Han River is blocked, and North Korea is right there to the north, I wonder if it'll become isolated like an island on land...' Since Kim Si-baek, who had become quite dull to Korea's current affairs, could think of it, the government must be aware as well. Tae-un continued his lecture like a star tutor. For some reason, he seemed excited to be able to explain various things to Kim Si-baek. “I'm glad I grew a large guild, since I can blabber high-level state secrets to you, Hyung.” After several military coups following the Great Cataclysm, the North Korean government, whose Baekdu bloodline had long been severed, was currently no different from a puppet president of South Korea. However, they weren't such pushovers that they would overlook a foreign armed group of hunters crossing their territory to move south. “It seems they've been negotiating under the table for quite a while, but I only heard bits and pieces, so I don't remember the details. I think they'll start with North Korea cooperating in the recovery of Seoul and then move toward gradual unification. Since the North Korean economy is practically dependent now anyway, there probably won't be much noise.” “That's a decent method.” “The North Korean government also sold its value at a high price. Well, that part is off the record, but I heard there will be a big event soon to give the public a justification for bringing in North Korea's cooperation...” Suddenly, Tae-un's eyes sparkled like a child who had been given a toy. “It'll be a good thing for you too, Hyung.”