Superstar From Age 0

Translator: MarcTempest

Editor: AgRoseCrystal

Chapter 617

“Here.”

As Seo-jun touched the wall of the barracks cafeteria, a shimmering pattern appeared on it. Jang Hyun-jun, who had never seen or felt that pattern before, opened his mouth wide.

“…This looks more like a magic circle than a talisman.”

“Well, you can think of it as something similar. Touch the wall with your bracelet.”

“Ah. Okay!”

Jang Hyun-jun pressed the green bead of the talisman bracelet, which he had cherished more than his life since yesterday, against the wall. He felt the energy stored in the green bead decrease until it stopped at some point. At the same time, the pattern briefly lit up.

“Is this how it’s done, sir?”

“Yes.”

Seo-jun examined the pattern filled with mana and nodded.

“Usually, the energy runs out every two or three months, but since you can’t check the energy, Hyun-jun, it’s better to do this once a month.”

“Yes. I understand.”

“Shall we go somewhere else then?”

Seo-jun, a sergeant who was one day away from discharge, and Jang Hyun-jun, a private who could see ghosts, wandered around the White Tiger unit.

“How much energy is left?”

At Seo-jun’s question, Jang Hyun-jun touched the green bead.

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“About half is left.”

“Then…”

Seo-jun looked at the sky.

“Shall we practice filling up the energy too?”

“Huh?”

As Jang Hyun-jun blinked his eyes with a puzzled expression, Seo-jun collected the seongi he had placed around the White Tiger unit. And he released a little bit of magi to lure the lowly ghosts.

Woo woo woo-

Seo-jun and Jang Hyun-jun clearly heard the sound that ordinary people could not hear.

“They’re coming.”

When the soldiers nearby felt a slight chill that was not like July, Jang Hyun-jun saw the lowly ghosts that were drawn to his soul like candy and the cozy magi and was terrified. It seemed that all the lowly ghosts nearby had gathered.

“Ugh…!”

Jang Hyun-jun unknowingly stepped back.

The peaceful White Tiger unit.

He felt like he was the only one who had fallen into the middle of a battlefield. No, fortunately, there was this sergeant who could see the same thing.

“There are too many of them, sir!”

But unlike him, who was flustered, this sergeant had a peaceful expression like the other soldiers.

“Let’s use this opportunity to collect some energy and use the purification ability. You have to try it once so you don’t panic and use it next time.”

It was a better sight than the undead-type or ghost-type monsters anyway.

Seo-jun, who had once fought a war with those monsters as a Cavant priest, said with a smile.

“Ah, no. But still…”

“Try it. Once.”

Jang Hyun-jun, who was flustered, took a deep breath and exhaled as he looked at Seo-jun, who was smiling.

‘Yeah. What’s there to be afraid of?’

When he thought of the sight he saw when he first came to the White Tiger unit, the bracelet on his wrist, and the abilities engraved on the buildings, he knew that this sergeant would win no matter what came.

He felt reassured because he had some trust.

“Hoo.”

He took another deep breath and exhaled, and looked at the lowly ghosts that were rushing in with a creepy sound. They looked more disgusting and repulsive than ever.

“Hmm. Isn’t it a bit cold?”

“I felt that way too.”

The lowly ghosts started to cling to the soldiers who were in the same rank as well, and the soldiers who were attached by the stronger lowly ghosts felt a chilly sensation.

Of course, the one who attracted the most attention was Jang Hyun-jun.

Right next to his candy-like soul was Seo-jun, but strangely enough, none of the lowly ghosts targeted Seo-jun. It was as if they couldn’t even find him.

Seo-jun was clean as if he was in a different world.

“Should I use purification first?”

“Whatever you want.”

His hand was a little sweaty, but his heart was pounding.

His ability was certain from the situation so far. More than anyone Jang Hyun-jun had ever met.

So the power of this talisman must be amazing too.

He suddenly thought of the movie [Evil Spirit].

The baby shaman and the giant god who helped the baby shaman, played by Seo-jun.

He thought he and this sergeant were similar.

‘Thinking that way, I feel like I’ve become the protagonist of the movie…’

In his twenty years of life, he had never seen so many lowly ghosts flocking, but somehow his mind was calm.

He couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Then I’ll start with absorption!”

“Okay. Check the range first.”

“Okay!”

Seo-jun looked at Jang Hyun-jun. He looked tense, but his face seemed a bit happy.

How hard it must have been to think that he was different from others.

Seo-jun was used to reincarnation and having different abilities from others, so he could adjust and hide them and fit in with the crowd, but when he started reincarnation, he didn’t know the ‘degree’.

It was the same for most of the books of early life.

When they used abilities beyond what their ‘race’ had, or used abilities that were completely different from what their ‘race’ had, or showed a completely different way of thinking. Every time, they faced eyes full of fear and horror.

And it ended up in ostracism.

‘So I wandered a bit in the early days of reincarnation.’

Why he had such abilities, what he was supposed to do by being born again, how long this reincarnation would last.

Sometimes he gave up on life early, sometimes he tried to live longer than ever. Sometimes he saved the world, sometimes he destroyed it.

Seo-jun looked at Jang Hyun-jun.

Jang Hyun-jun’s life must have been full of such confusion.

Then, a change occurred.

It started from a step away from Jang Hyun-jun.

As the bloody hand that flew first crossed the boundary of that step, it turned into smoke and disappeared in an instant.

“Huh?!”

“It was absorbed by the bead.”

At Seo-jun’s calm explanation, Jang Hyun-jun regained his composure and touched the green bead. He felt a slight increase in energy. The lowly spirit absorbed by the dark blue bead turned into seongi as it met the sunlight shining from the sky and filled the green bead.

“Wow…”

He thought it would work, but seeing it really did.

He was amazed by this sergeant’s ability.

Jang Hyun-jun, who was ecstatic, kept absorbing the lowly spirits that rushed at him.

But only one step.

The range of [Line/Production: Photosynthesis of the Lurum Flower] was only that far, so he couldn’t repel the lowly spirits behind them.

“Then I’ll purify them now!”

Seo-jun smiled faintly at Jang Hyun-jun’s cheerful voice.

He understood. He had finally gained the power to fight back the beings that had tormented him for twenty years without any power.

His face was so excited that he seemed to shout ‘Purify!’ like a magic spell, but he didn’t forget that this was the army.

Purify.

At Jang Hyun-jun’s whisper, a green bead engraved with [Line/Production: Purifying Bead of the Cavant Priest] sparkled. And a sharp but warm wind spread in all directions.

A human-shaped ghost that had been watching the disappearing lowly spirits warily vanished without a trace. The other lowly spirits of various shapes that followed also disappeared, leaving behind smoke-like things, as if water had been poured on a blazing fire.

It was complete annihilation.

Annihilation. Death.

The reincarnator watched them disappear quietly.

‘…Is it because of the work?’

He had been thinking a lot about it these days.

“Sir! Did you see that?!”

Jang Hyun-jun said with a bright face.

“They’re all gone!”

Of course, since the base was large, not all of them were gone, but they had definitely decreased a lot.

Even the lowly spirits that had been clinging to the other soldiers. His life, which had been unreal, seemed even more unreal. But it wasn’t bad. No, he was happy.

“Good job.”

Seo-jun smiled and said.

Jang Hyun-jun laughed heartily, holding the talisman bracelet that had become the first prize.

“Sir, how about I become an exorcist after I’m discharged? Like an exorcist, you know.”

“It’s not a bad idea, but I don’t think there are that many ghosts to exorcize.”

“Oh. You’re right.”

If they weren’t sensitive, they wouldn’t normally feel them, so there wouldn’t be many clients, and they couldn’t prove that they had exorcized them, so they might be called scammers.

Sigh.

Jang Hyun-jun looked around with a regretful expression.

There were still lowly spirits here and there, so it didn’t seem like the sir was using his power. The lowly spirits that had been a burden for his whole life didn’t stick to him as if they were watching him.

Quiet, peaceful,

And normal.

He choked up.

Something hot seemed to rise in his stomach. It quickly turned into tears and seemed to spill over.

“…Thank you so much, sir. How can I repay this favor…”

He was too great a person to do anything for.

Seo-jun smiled brightly at his sincere gratitude.

“Just watch my work every time it comes out. That’s enough for me.”

“I’ll definitely do that!”

That obvious thing was the most important thing for an actor who shone with the public’s attention.

“That’s enough for me.”

The sir was really a great person.

Seo-jun patted Jang Hyun-jun’s shoulder, who was moved to tears.

“The bracelet. It won’t break easily, but if it does, contact me. I’ll make you a new one.”

“I’ll keep it safe! I’ll pass it down for generations!”

Jang Hyun-jun, who didn’t even think that his great-grandson would accidentally break the bracelet someday, said with a trustworthy face.

That’s how he taught Jang Hyun-jun how to use his power, and he spent his last day at the White Tiger Unit, greeting the officers and other soldiers.

***

“Wow…”

A sigh of admiration came out of the entertainment reporter’s mouth.

“…There are so many people?”

“There are foreigners too, senior.”

July 14th.

At an early hour, not even eight o’clock.

The spacious open space a little away from the White Tiger Unit was crowded with entertainment reporters, broadcast cameras, fans with bouquets and gifts, and many people.

“Foreigners? Didn’t they announce Seo-jun’s discharge date at dawn today?”

“I guess they were planning to stay in Korea for the whole month of July, so they could come anytime.”

It was Cocoa Entertainment, who had announced the discharge as late as possible, at dawn today, to prepare for the people who would flock in. (The broadcast stations and reporters had run all night.) They didn’t expect that there would be foreign fans who had to take a plane.

“That’s amazing.”

“That’s what I’m saying. But maybe it’s because they’re Seo-jun’s fans. The atmosphere is good and strangely orderly, isn’t it?”

“That’s true.”

The Sprouts, who were disappointed that they couldn’t deliver the gifts directly to Seo-jun, gave the bouquets and gifts to the people who looked like Cocoa Entertainment staff, saying ‘Please deliver them well’, without much complaint. It didn’t matter if they were Korean or foreign.

“They’re doing a live broadcast too.”

“It’s a Hollywood star who secretly went to the army and is discharged, so they want to show it even for a short time.”

The three terrestrial broadcast stations and even the cable channels seemed to have come.

The two reporters looked around the open space and kept tapping their laptops.

The fans of Seo-jun who gathered on the day of discharge, the placards that the Sprouts had hung up, the broadcast stations and reporters who came to interview, and the huge interests that didn’t need to worry about the military flag.

They knew that today was the day of actor Seo-jun’s discharge, and they uploaded diligently to satisfy the public who were curious about the news here and for the views.

Then.

The entrance to the open space became noisy.

The people who were buzzing soon screamed!

The people who heard the sound stretched their necks and looked that way.

A car was entering the open space.

“Is that Seo-jun?”

“I guess so?”

The car that passed through the flashing flashes stopped behind the placards that the fans had prepared, which were installed as the background for the interview. Someone seemed to be getting off.

A very short time, as long as a year, passed.

A man in a military uniform and a beret appeared next to the placard.

Oh my god…!

The Sprouts clenched their mouths without knowing. It was worth staying up all night!

They had seen Seo-jun’s military photos that came up with eyewitness accounts and the photos that Cocoa Entertainment had posted every day, but the feeling of seeing him in person was different.

His face was so mature that they felt their hearts beat faster, their faces reddened, and their eyes teared up. They even felt moved.

‘I like this Seo-jun too…!’

More flashes burst at the appearance of actor Seo-jun. 

“Seo-jun!” 

“Jun!” 

He looked around at the voices shouting and raised his right hand.

“White Tiger!”

Seo-jun showed the salute that the squad members had envied.

The natural but sharp salute made groans erupt here and there.

“I report.”

A soft but strong voice was heard.

The discharge report was almost disappearing, but the celebrities who were discharged did not miss this event.

The sparkling eyes of the fans, the flashing cameras of the reporters, and the broadcast cameras that Andaho had told him were live.

Seo-jun’s eyes shone, starving for such direct attention for a long time, a year and four months. And he showed a more dazzling performance than ever.

“Sergeant Seo-jun has received the order to be discharged as of July 14th.”

The effect was tremendous.

“…Wow. Crazy…”

He heard a voice from somewhere. He seemed to have blurted it out without knowing.

“I report this.”

Everyone lost their words, and they looked at the superstar who was shining more than ever, as if to say what the military blank period was. The people who watched him on TV were the same.

“White Tiger.”

July 14th.

Seo-jun announced his discharge to the public.