episode_0182

Unable to grasp (1) – Paradise of One Mind Salvation Church

The noon sunlight penetrates the glass window in beautiful colors.

The warmth that covers my body like a blanket automatically makes my whole body feel drowsy.

Let’s go… Let’s go…

It seems like it’s been a long time since I last visited the vice principal’s office.

A soft sofa and the sound of a paper being turned at regular intervals.

I decided to overcome the environment that seemed to help me sleep and stretched out my hand.

White mana flowing from his fingertips pulled a document scattered on the office desk.

A document fluttered in and landed on your face for easy reading.

“… … It’s a faith recovery room.”

While I was reading the document, I quietly thought about a word that caught my eye.

Composed mainly of believers from Korea, a white band on the white believer’s uniform, a secret space in the basement of the Daehan branch. Focus on repentance and restoration of faith.

“… … Hmm.”

This is so… … .

“Why? There was a time when we excitedly approved something like this, saying it was necessary.”

“No, it is true.”

He turned his head, chewing something in his mouth.

Before I knew it, I spoke to Seong Ga-eul, who had stopped reading the document and was looking at me.

“Strangely, it feels like we have become an axis of evil or an evil empire.”

“… … Yunan. It was something that had to be done and was necessary.”

“In dramas, the villains always say that before they run away.”

“Haa―”

Seong Ga-eul held back something that came up and let out a deep sigh.

Now, as a habit, he is busy shooting lasers.

“Why are you doing this again all of a sudden? Where did you miss out?”

“No, that’s what the vice-president says—”

“―That’s it. It’s really, really absurd for me to say this to you, but simply think of me as a heresy inquisitor, the religious leader who has taken a step back and become more sentimental.”

… … How did know?

Are you secretly using spies as well as heresy interrogators?

“… … Tinana?”

“Ha- This is really not something you should say on a bright sunny day when you suddenly burst into the office! It’s really scary—!”

Seong Ga-eul presses his temples with a frowning expression.

“Let’s just create the axis of evil and the empire of evil. Just talking to the leader pollutes my mind. If this isn’t an evil empire, what is it?!”

The look in his eyes is full of disdain, and a mirthful laugh naturally pops out.

Wow – I’ve completed the daily quest.

“Soori.”

“… … I really want to kill you.”

I clenched my hand into a trembling Seong Ga-eul fist.

After catching a glimpse of the document fluttering back to her, she laid her head down on the soft sofa again.

A white ceiling that fills the eye.

I whispered quietly, looking at the white color without a speck of dust or dark spot.

“… … It’s been a while since I felt comfortable.”

“… … .”

“Well, the Holy Knights also functioned well as vigilantes when there was no system backup, so the Inquisitors would have no problem. As our vice principal said, it was absolutely necessary.”

When I tilt my head from the sofa and look back, I feel her gaze quietly looking at me.

Her upside-down lips slowly opened.

“… … Is it difficult?”

“What? It’s almost over now.”

I raised my hand and used my fingers to express the words 1, 2, and 3 in that order as if I was showing her.

“Exhibition No. 1 has subdued No. 2 and eliminated No. 3, so the race is almost over. The unification of Seoul is just around the corner, Vice President!”

“… … .”

She looked at me for a long time without answering and held out her hand as if following me.

Then he expressed 4, 5, and 6.

“We haven’t crossed the finish line yet. Keep in mind that the numbers given at the fair are the order in which the cities were founded. The order in which a city was founded is not a measure of strength. Maybe there are still irregulars like the beginning.”

“But in general, doesn’t the fact that a city was established quickly mean that it is a threatening competitor?”

“… … That’s right.”

When she nodded and agreed, he gestured with his hand to indicate numbers 2 and 3.

As she watched her fingers noisily switching between 2 and 3, she laughed and shook her head.

“Is this something like an occupational disease? Now I’m trying to convince you too.”

“Why? Strictly speaking, aren’t you also a One Mind Salvationist?”

“Eolssigu―”

“How are you? Will I come to my senses after experiencing the bitter taste of the faith recovery room?”

“Eolssigu Jeolssigu- Where is the person who made a fuss about the evil empire and all?”

“Hehehe― That was because it was a waste to use a zombie cure for non-believers.”

“Well, the point is to overflow. If not at times like this, when would you use it, leader?”

A small smile flows from the wordplay that is passed back and forth as if passing a ball.

While they were looking at each other and smiling with similar expressions, Seong Ga-eul once again expressed the numbers 4, 5, and 6 with both hands.

“Anyway, it’s definitely not the time to let down your guard yet. These days, there are a lot of new forces entering broadcasting. World and all-”

“Then right now―”

“Again! Also, if I say something like this, my religious leader will try to deal with it right away!”

As if she had expected this, Seong Ga-eul immediately interrupted me and stopped me.

He looked at me as I stood up from the sofa and stopped, and said one after another.

“What you just said is not wrong. We are currently unable to fully digest Korea and the Republic of Korea.”

She took out one of the piles of documents lying on her desk and showed it to me.

Areas of the newly updated One Mind Salvation Church.

Sanctuary Incheon, the original home base, and Guro-gu, a paradise that actively returns to the center.

Yeongdeungpo-gu, which was the territory of the beginning, and Mapo-gu, which was the territory of the Republic of Korea.

And Jongno-gu and Seongbuk-gu, newly incorporated areas of Daehan.

Looking at it with one eye, I realized that the area had expanded considerably, not just a little.

“I ran really hard, but if you look closely, there are more than one or two creaky sections.”

She opened her mouth, pointing to each area of Salvation Church with her finger.

“It is not possible to completely use the original chieftain as desired, and although he appeased the Republic, it is a bit ambiguous to say that he subjugated it.”

furthermore-

“Although I got the reward, all the essence of it was burned by the believers.”

“… … Hmm.”

As she said, most of the awakened people who could be said to be the true essence of Korea were lost during the war.

“Thanks to the expanded area, the number of believers who can be rescued and propagated in one day has increased explosively, but the area that must be protected has also become too large.”

Double time.

At first glance, it was an event where the system was designed to increase the number of points available to latecomers, but we were not excluded.

“Thanks to this, we had to hastily break up and deploy the just-formed Holy Knights, and to solve the vacuum in security, we had to deploy Daehan believers in a similar way to the ‘citizen police’ that the Republic of Korea used.”

Well, since they are a very loyal group, they also serve as inquisitors.

“Also, the reason why the believers in Daehan were interrogated for heresy was because they could not manage all the new believers who had increased explosively. It’s a situation where you can’t filter out impure molecules by paying attention all day long. You have a lot of things to do other than being a teacher.”

“… … Hmm.”

The expression on his face as he lightly listened to her words gradually hardened.

Hearing it directly from her mouth, the numerous problems were quite serious.

“In the meantime, we were somehow able to plug the hole with hasty construction, but not anymore.”

“I don’t know what the current Salvation Church is like as a religion, but as a group, it is very close to 0.”

“Well, saying this to you is like spitting in my face… … .”

“… … No.”

I looked at Seong Ga-eul and shook my head.

“You are doing a good job, and there will never be a vice principal like you in the future.”

“… … Thank you, but it’s not over yet.”

… … Sigh.

“It’s similar to what I’ve said so far, but the leakage of manpower is so severe because we’re just trying to get bigger.”

“It is especially serious for executives. As you know, Ayoung and Joohye.”

“… … .”

“I don’t know how many months it’s been since I was floating around without any role under the name of executive.”

“Ayeong still lacks divinity, so she goes to the convent—”

“Remember what you said earlier. They created a vigilante group even when there was no Holy Knights, and even though there is no Heresy Inquisition, they are running it on their own.”

“… … Haha.”

Slowly, my head began to ache like a rat.

“Soyoung is too much of an awakened person to be an ordinary member of the Holy Knights. The same goes for Minguk. It is clear that Ha Chae-kyung and the brothers below are also within our fence, but they are the same floating around without a specific role.”

“In addition, the Republic’s city powers are not being utilized properly, and the landmarks obtained from the auction house are also ”

“I understand.”

Still, I could see her intention in telling me that the years we had spent together were years.

“Definitely. You couldn’t have decided all these issues on your own.”

It would have been quite difficult for Seong Ga-eul and the people she had already selected to handle the rapidly increasing workload each day.

These days, whenever I see her, the documents she always carries in her arms are still vivid in my eyes.

“… … okay. As I always say, in the end, the decision is yours. That is the way that everyone can understand, and above all, you are our—”

Her flowing words suddenly stopped.

She looks at me quietly, closes her mouth, and just nods slightly.

“… … So, to sum it up in one word, this is it?”

Without showing it, I stood up from the sofa I had been lying on for quite some time.

“It’s going to be really busy starting tomorrow, so get ready.”

It was time to tackle the things that had been put off or could not be done.

“… … okay. Now the good days are gone.”

Ah, it was nice to be away for a while.

Seong Ga-eul stretched out and complained, as if ending a long conversation.

“Why? I’m glad I won’t be bored anymore.”

“You should also know about my hardships in deliberately reacting more strongly to your words. Today’s quota is great, so would you mind leaving? There is a lot of work to be done.”

He turned his gaze back to the document and waved his hand.

I walked straight to the office door without disturbing her as she concentrated on her work again.

As I walked up to the door and quietly placed my hand on the doorknob, I heard her voice.

“… … There is no need to be perfect.”

When she turned her head and looked back, she was still looking down at the document.

“… … You know, right?”

“… … .”

I don’t know if she could see it or not, but I gave her a small smile and turned the doorknob.

Good! widely-!

“… … Well.”

After looking at the closed white door and muttering that, I walked down the wide hallway.

perfect.

In the first place, I was the person who was furthest from the word perfect.

I, who couldn’t be perfect at anything, didn’t have to be perfect.

What did she think of me now that made her give me such inappropriate comfort?

Tap- tap- tap-

No different from before-

The noon sunlight penetrates the glass window in beautiful colors.

The long glass window somehow resembled the stretched scenery seen from a train.

‘What were you like before the disaster happened?’

A conversation with Ha Chae-kyung in a memory that is quietly and uncharacteristically ruminated.

‘I am-‘

perhaps.

Just maybe, as I said to Ha Chae-kyung-

“Oh my, Mr. Guwon?”

A soft voice that naturally breaks your thoughts.

As I looked ahead, I made eye contact with Ha Chae-kyung, who looked slightly surprised.

“You’re here! I was already going to invite you to lunch!”

Gradually, the round eyes that looked up at me drew an arc and smiled.

Something catches my eye more than the flawless smile of such a beautiful woman.

“Have you eaten yet?”

A soft presence that cannot be covered up with a white dress.

gulp-

Even though I didn’t eat anything, my mouth naturally started watering.

“Heh- Judging from your expression, you haven’t eaten yet!”

Ha Chae-kyung, who had been quietly examining my expression, smiled brightly and took a step closer.

Two puddings moving together as she moves.

My mind, which had been stuffy and clogged just a moment ago, began to spin.

Now that I think about it, I wonder what I was worrying about.

“You didn’t eat it, right? Right? Right, Mr. Guwon?”

Well, that’s it anyway.

I looked at Ha Chae-kyung and smiled kindly.

“Our hearts were connected.”

This is it.