Chapter Index

    Misha took me, staggering, into his room.

    Her room also had ’03’ written on it, as expected.

    Misha sat me down on her bed and poured me some cold water from the water purifier in the corner of the room.

    And then he talks about that room in a nonchalant manner.

    “The 9th test subject lives inside me.”

    “Are you a girl?”

    “Biologically speaking, yes.”

    My heartbeat gets louder as my predictions become more and more accurate.

    A trembling voice slowly leaks out through quivering lips.

    “Black hair…and red eyes…?”

    “How did you know that?”

    Misha, who was fetching water, suddenly stopped.

    Her expression became very serious, unlike the smile she had been showing until now.

    “…”

    I couldn’t easily answer her question.

    He just stares at the girl with bloodshot eyes.

    ◦What happened with %◦09?”

    “No. I just… I think I mistook you for someone else.”

    When I finally came to my senses, I denied ever thinking of her.

    I can’t bring myself to reveal my past to Misha, and even if I did, what would change?

    Besides, if Misha is a member of the same Counters, she will bend her arms inward.

    There’s a high chance that you’ll side with 09 and not me.

    Even though she admires me.

    If you’re a human, wouldn’t your family be more important than your favorite idol?

    “I’m sorry for worrying you.”

    I shook my head with a pale face.

    However, Misha still didn’t look happy despite my words.

    She came over to me and sat on the bed as if she knew all the evil deeds 09 had been doing.

    And then he thrust his bright blue eyes into me.

    ◦What happened with %◦09?”

    “No, really. I must have mistaken you for someone else.”

    “Well, that’s fortunate, but…”

    Misha looked away with a sullen face.

    I gently patted her shoulder.

    “Hey, Misha.”

    “Yes, Siho.”

    “Can we please stop using the expression ‘Your Majesty’?”

    “Then, what should I call it?”

    I thought about the appropriate title for a moment.

    Then suddenly I thought of the students I had met at the academy.

    “You can call me sister.”

    “Hmm- I guess that’s right, Unnie. I don’t think it’s right in terms of age, but if Siho-sama really wants it…”

    Misha pursed her lips and rolled her eyes for a moment before gently wrapping her arms around my shoulders.

    And then he looked up at me with a smile.

    “Yes, Siho Unnie.”

    I nodded in response.

    I hated being called ‘Unnie’ and it was very awkward, but it was much better than being called ‘Sir’.

    “I’m so thirsty, can you make me some warm milk?”

    “Of course. Would you like to wait here for a moment? I’ll make it for you in the lounge bar.”

    Misha shook her head, clenching her hands together and telling herself to trust only her.

    I patted her confident head.

    “Please make it as hot as possible.”

    The blonde girl said she understood and left the room.

    I listened to her footsteps walking away for a long time.

    And then when it becomes completely inaudible.

    I slowly got up from the bed.

    And then, holding the magpie’s hooves, he headed down the hallway very secretly.

    The hallway of Lab 2 is very quiet.

    I look at room 09 in question.

    My thighs tremble at the number of deaths I witnessed once again.

    But I couldn’t stop walking.

    If the being in this room is really the one who killed me, my colleague, and my sister…

    If it’s really him…

    I grabbed the doorknob with my pale hands.

    And then I turn it carefully so that no sound is heard.

    The doorknob slid smoothly and made a ‘tick’ sound.

    It opens.

    As the cold iron door cracked open, I pushed myself in.

    Inside, there was a lab so large it was hard to call it a room.

    Unlike the small room in room 03, it is very spacious.

    Plus, the lights are on, as if someone was there a moment ago.

    I swallowed the saliva that was gathering in my mouth and slowly walked to the center of the room.

    In the center of the room, there are several glass tubes on display.

    And inside the glass case, there were several iron bars on display that looked like weapons.

    Is that a missile…?

    As I was staring at the missiles, I approached one glass tube that particularly caught my eye.

    And the moment I realized what it was, I fell backwards.

    The object inside that glass case looks so familiar.

    Because it was scary.

    How could I forget?

    The gravity bomb that tore apart Hyunsoo and Kyuhyun.

    A breathtakingly sleek and sharp gravity staff is displayed proudly in the center of the room.

    “This…this…”

    A gurgling sound comes out of his mouth.

    It’s the moment when everything you had been suspecting comes true.

    My side hurts like crazy.

    Just like I remember the wound from when I was stabbed with a dagger.

    My left arm is shaking so badly.

    As if I remember the feeling of being torn apart.

    I collapsed, curled up, and muttered like a madman.

    Why is this coming from the facilities of an association that is supposed to protect the country?

    When I witnessed the truth that I didn’t want to believe, my complicated thoughts were sorted out.

    And the conclusion that comes out at the end of that organization is escape.

    I have to get out of here first.

    I somehow managed to get up.

    And then I quickly moved my feet to go outside.

    But the moment you reach the door, you hear footsteps coming from far away.

    Is Misha back already?

    Misha’s footsteps, which I had only found cute until now, are now terrifyingly scary.

    I’m so scared, like a little devil.

    The sound of footsteps is coming closer and closer to here, not to room 03.

    I looked around the room quickly.

    Damn it, what should I do…!

    “—.”

    Room 09 opens curiously.

    The doorknob banged loudly against the wall.

    Soon the room is filled with loud singing.

    A woman leisurely walks in with music playing on her cell phone.

    She is wearing a T-shirt and tracksuit, and has a white towel wrapped around her neck.

    He’s covered in sweat, as if he’s been working out.

    I barely managed to hide in the locker and spied the woman through the crack in the door.

    Long black hair and red eyes.

    It’s the same color match as the enemy, but it has bangs and even the rest of its hair sticks out a lot.

    Soon she threw the towel around her neck onto the bed.

    Then… the ’09’ tattoo on the woman’s neck comes into view.

    When I see the enemy who killed me, my colleague, and my older sister right in front of me, I can’t help but feel breathless.

    I watched 09 closely, barely keeping my panting lips shut.

    She soon threw her cell phone, which was playing loud heavy metal music, on the bed.

    Her sweat-soaked T-shirt clung stickily to her body.

    09 starts to nervously take off his clingy T-shirt.

    “Oh my… I’m still not used to it.”

    During the undressing process, her left arm was twisted bizarrely.

    I’m focusing especially on that arm.

    Soon the clothes began to stretch and fall off her body.

    Then, smooth white skin is revealed without a single bra.

    From her small breasts to her curves that clearly show her ribs, she is impressive.

    It’s like seeing myself before I was dragged to Chinatown.

    But what’s important isn’t her body.

    The sleek body of the 09 is covered in stitches that are almost too noticeable.

    Especially the left arm that has been moving strangely since a while ago.

    The moment I slowly raised my gaze to that left arm.

    My brows furrowed completely.

    Because 09’s left arm had a different skin color than the rest of his body.

    The appearance is also rough and the color is darker.

    Like a man’s arm…

    When I realized that, my body flinched without me knowing it.

    Perhaps because of the vibration, a faint shaking sound could be heard from the water tank.

    “…?”

    09 immediately caught the sound that could have been easily ignored.

    Her red-hot eyes turn to the water bowl.

    I froze as if I was pierced by that gaze.

    Soon she began to gradually approach me.

    What should I do?

    Yeah, let’s kick the door open the moment we get closer.

    And then you just run straight outside.

    Because Misha had already broken down all the doors anyway.

    As soon as I get to the elevator, that’s it.

    But… can I escape from 09 with my dull running?

    What if I get caught by Misha or 04 in the hallway?

    My heart feels cold.

    But I can’t help it, this is the only way to survive…

    Count to five in your head.

    The moment you turn five, you kick open the door and run out.

    one…

    two…

    three…

    yes…!

    “09!”

    The moment her bizarre left arm was about to touch the water jug.

    09 just stood still.

    Because someone called her from the hallway.

    Before 09 can even leave, Misha comes into her room.

    The girl was holding a steaming glass of milk in her hand.

    “What, why aren’t you wearing a tight suit today?”

    “Didn’t I tell you not to call it that? It’s a great invention.”

    “Well, anyway. What are you doing in my room?”

    A woman with her breasts exposed encounters 03.

    Misha frowned at her appearance.

    “Is Siho here by any chance?”

    “Siho? Who is that…?”

    “Don’t you know? I thought my sister knew you…”

    Misha rolled her eyes and licked her lips.

    09 shrugs his shoulders as he looks at the girl.

    “Who else but Counters knows me?”

    “Well…even if there were, would you have killed them all?”

    Misha smiled brightly, saying that he had asked a stupid question.

    09 asks 03 if she was offended by being called sister.

    “But that person, how old is she if you call her unnie? She’s almost like a grandmother.”

    “No, I’m 21. I’m about 160cm tall. And I’m very cute and have a nice body…”

    Misha smiled strangely as if she was happy just imagining it and described me.

    With my other hand, I use waves to trace my body.

    “Oh, is that the bartender you wanted so badly?”

    “That’s right-. You managed to remember.”

    Misha nodded her head in thanks.

    The cup containing white milk also ripples along.

    “Ugh- Who the hell taught you to act like a kid and flirt… That girl really fell for a bad guy.”

    “What are you talking about now?”

    Misha’s face turns serious at 09’s nagging.

    It gives me goosebumps to see Misha, who always shows a smiling face, with such a serious expression.

    “You always said you fell in love at first sight, but you brought me here under the pretense of getting a job.”

    What the hell is this?

    I listened to the ominous words.

    “That’s right, I really liked them. But this time it’s different. Siho is the last one.”

    Misha opened her eyes thinly and smiled lewdly.

    It’s the kind of arrogance that would be hard for a fifteen-year-old to express.

    “That’s why we have to find it quickly-. If we wander around and die, it’ll be a problem!”

    “There’s CCTV. You can search with that.”

    “Oh, right-. There was CCTV.”

    Misha smiled sinisterly.

    Soon the girl put the milk on the table and walked over to watch the CCTV.

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