The Frozen Player Returns

at’s not polite? Waking up someone who was sleeping peacefully…”

 

He was moaning and groaning but had already gotten 6 hours of sleep.
With his fatigue having long been washed away, he slowly crawled out of his blanket burrito.

 

“Yawn.
I guess I need to do a press conference.”

 

“Okay.
When do you wanna do it?”

 

“Right now.”

 

“…Right now, right now?”

 

Deok-gu looked up and down at Jun-ho before asking again, “Are you sure you don’t need a bit of time to wash up?”

 

“Nah.
I’ve had enough of pretending to be cool and awesome to the public as ‘the Specter’.”

 

Even though he didn’t like it, back then, he had to put on an act.
It would have been unbefitting of the hero of humanity, the hope of mankind.

 

“I’m Seo Jun-ho now, not Specter.”

 

“…Well, if that’s your stance.”

 

Deok-gu promptly nodded.

 

“I keep telling you this, but you’ve earned the right to live however you want.”

 

“And what if I cause trouble living like that?”

 

“Immediately fired from the Association.”

 

“That’s not fair…”

 

Knowing that Deok-gu was joking, Jun-ho smiled as he got up.

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“Head on down first.
I’ll come after I wash my face.”

 

“I’ll get everything set up.
Be down in 30 minutes.”

 

After Deok-gu left the room, Jun-ho went into the bathroom.
He looked into the mirror and saw that his hair was messy like a bird’s nest.

 

“My life, you say…”

 

When he was the Specter, he charged forward non-stop.
He neither had the time nor reason to look around.
The Specter only needed monsters to unleash his anger on.
That berserk anger subsided thanks to his comrades.

 

Fast but not rushed.
Calm but not slow.

 

After giving himself a reminder, Jun-ho washed his face and straightened out his pajamas.

 

“Hey, good-looking.”

 

In his reflection, he could neither find the charisma nor the impeccable appearance of the Specter.

 

But I don’t really need them, do I?

 

A life of freedom, not caring what anyone thinks.
That was the life that Jun-ho desired when he was the Specter.

 

 

Clamor, clamor.

 

Countless reporters and guild intelligence agents filled the Association’s press hall.

 

“His first Gate was the Curse of Dawn.
Next was Leuf’s Garden… He seems like the real deal.”

 

“You’ll see guys like these every once in a while.
They’re wildcards, purposely choosing the road less travelled.”

 

“He’s one of those geniuses, huh?”

 

The eyes of the crowd were filled with great expectations.
Seo Jun-ho was like a gemstone to them.

 

Among the countless gemstones, few shine bright on their own.

 

Korea could have another star player on their hands—just like Kim Woo-joong or Shin Sung-hyun.

 

More than anything, he has a talent for attracting attention.

 

We’ve been short on news about players on the 1st floor… What a great turn of events.

 

Carrying all their hopes and expectations, Jun-ho appeared after exactly 30 minutes had passed.

 

“He’s coming!”

 

“Take a picture!”

 

Click, Snap!

 

“Huh?”

 

“Wha—?”

 

The reporters and intelligence agents paused their flurry of snapshots.
Their pause came from Jun-ho’s extremely oddball outfit.

 

What the? How is that public-appropriate clothing?

 

Is that a new trend, perhaps?

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That guy… He does know that he’s at a press conference, right?

 

He was the first person ever to appear at a press conference wearing pajamas and slippers.
And the disheveled, unkempt hair was the cherry on top.
Of course, that wasn’t the only reason for the crowd’s hesitation.

 

…Wait, is he actually a player? He looks even weaker than me.

 

Is that really the player who conquered two Uncleared Gates?

 

This can’t be right.
Did he accidentally sleepwalk into the press conference instead of his room…?

 

Setting his outfit aside, Jun-ho’s appearance was far from what they’ve been expecting.
They were all dumbfounded.
Their expectations of a strong, muscular man or even a cold-faced killer shattered to pieces.

 

While everyone was unable to hold back their shock, Jun-ho got on his seat and spoke while yelling out a huge yawn, “Huaaaam.
I am Seo Jun-ho.
I’ll be holding a press conference for 30 minutes starting now.
Anyone wanna ask the first question?”

 

Snapping out of their shock, all of the reporters raised their hands.

 

“Please tell us in detail about your experiences in the Gate!”

 

“What was your resolve when you challenged these Gates?”

 

“Is there any particular reason why you debuted with the Uncleared Gates?”

 

To the crowd that squawked like a nest of birds asking for food from their mother, Jun-ho answered their questions one by one.

 

“Let’s start with the Curse of Dawn.
The inside of the Gate was a graveyard.
As I’m sure you’re all aware, the Clear Condition was to survive till sunrise…”

 

They wrote their article in real-time, writing down everything he said.
Though none of them dared to say it, they all had the same thought.

 

He’s definitely exaggerating, saying he defeated 50 zombies by himself inside an Uncleared Gate…

 

A level 1 novice took down all those zombies and a Tricker? Who’ll believe this crap?

 

Shim Deok-gu is definitely behind this.
He probably came up with this story for the masses and made him memorize it.

 

I guess it doesn’t matter since the public is going to eat this up.

 

The barrage of questions and answers flowed smoothly like water.
Jun-ho’s veteran-level control over the press conference surprised the reporters.

 

Is this actually his first-ever press conference? This doesn’t feel like it’s his first-ever rodeo.

 

Most players end up stuttering from how nervous they are during their first press conference… He’s slier than he lets on.

 

He’s a natural.
There’s no other way to explain this.

 

They were fully mistaken.
Jun-ho had been in this exact situation more times than he could count.
However, their misunderstanding only benefited Jun-ho.

 

A player that looks weak at first sight accomplished something incredibly remarkable…

 

With a loose-screw personality, coming to a press conference in pajamas.

 

I kind of dig it.

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He’ll be a great subject for stories for now.

 

For reporters that were desperate for news, Jun-ho became the sweet rain in the midst of a drought.