episode_0154

“I understand. After what has happened to you so far, you probably won’t believe it easily.”

Rep. Park raised the corners of his mouth sympathetically.

And then he came to me and held out his hand.

“Would you please follow me for a moment? I will explain slowly.”

My ability that surrounds her entire body, Angelic Hand.

The moment that ability connects with my weak light.

I could tell that there was no malice from Rep. Park.

Are you really not planning on killing me?

I swallowed deeply and looked at her.

Congressman Park whispered in a soft voice, smiling like an angel.

“Don’t be afraid, I’ll send it out right away if you want.”

Eventually, her hand interlocks with mine.

Then the whole world began to blur with a soft light.

The world melted away, as if I was watching a 3D movie.

The red night sky soon turns into blue day.

The broken penthouse has been transformed into an oasis on the sand.

“What the heck is this… .”

It’s ridiculous.

You said that the skills you stole from me included such skills?

Just read the heels and memories.

Various elemental magics through cocktail potions.

I thought this much would be possible.

Even teleporting is amazing, it’s scary.

It’s already strange that Rep. Park’s hair has turned white.

I couldn’t believe it when I saw this ability with my own eyes.

“Are you surprised? That your abilities can be used like this?”

Park Shin-ae spoke calmly, as if she had read my thoughts.

She bent her knees and placed the red sand on her palms.

And now, as if to prove to me that this place was not fiction but reality, it was thrust into me.

I stare down at the red sand.

The sight of sand pouring through her fingers was too real to be a hologram or virtual reality.

“This is an oasis that I created with my own abilities. I modeled it after the Sea of Galilee.”

“You can also create virtual spaces with your abilities?”

Park Shin-ae did not readily answer my question.

I just stared at the torn wasteland.

“You really don’t know anything about your own abilities.”

The image of Park Shin-ae from afar disappears for a moment.

and….

She appeared behind me in an instant and whispered.

“Shall I tell you? The secret of Angelic Hand.”

“Secret?”

I turned my head and looked up at her.

Then Park Shin-ae nodded calmly.

“Every ability has its conditions.”

She threw the sand she was holding into the air.

Then, the technology of Vice President Na Hyeon that we saw a little while ago appears as a hologram.

“One Mind, One Heaven. Choi Na-hyun’s ability. It’s an ignorant technique that gathers one’s own life force into the tip of the sword and detonates it. ”

Does that mean that every time the Vice President uses technology, his lifespan is shortened?

You’re using such great skills for me…

“As such, Angelic Hand also has a price to pay for its use. Furthermore, its penalty is more difficult than any other ability.”

Park Shin-ae extended her light-filled hand toward me.

The light was dozens of times brighter than what I currently had in my hand.

“There was a penalty to my ability?”

I never thought about it that way.

After writing, I thought I would just feel a little tired.

What price have I paid so far?

Park Shin-ae raised her finger as if answering this.

And then he pointed his finger to his temple.

As if he were committing suicide with a pistol.

“Happy memories.”

The moment I heard that, I was speechless.

Because it was an answer I never thought of.

“Your first love was a girl named Jisoo, right? The girl who was my test subject.”

“… .”

“As you spent time with the enemy and Anna, didn’t your feelings for that child gradually fade?”

Your memories of Sister Jisoo have become blurry?

What the hell are you talking about?

There’s no way I could forget that…

I kept repeating it in my head like crazy.

And I start to recall memories with my older sister.

but….

No matter how much I search, the only thing that comes to mind is the blind words that I loved my older sister.

The memories I had with the two of them are blurry.

Rather, there is an enemy inside.

The days I spent with them were just repeating themselves.

This was one of the reasons why I couldn’t tell my older sister that I was Do-Hyeon and ran away.

“You need to use happy memories as fuel, and a good heart as the fuel tank to use them.”

Good heart?

It’s already scary to think that my memories are being erased, but to write that, I have to be a good person.

That’s nonsense.

If that’s true, then it means that Rep. Park, who is stealing my abilities right now, is also a good person.

“Don’t lie. If you have to have a good heart to develop your abilities, there’s no way you can use it!”

I pushed her who was standing behind me.

But instead of being pushed away, Park Shin-ae grabbed my arm tightly.

And then he speaks softly.

“No, that’s not true. Because I love this world more than anyone else.”

The congressman grabbed my face and forced me to look into space.

Fixed gaze.

In front of him, scenes from all over the world appeared as holograms.

“USA, China, Europe, Africa.”

She marks each country with her finger.

And the sight that unfolded at the place where the picture was taken was….

Chinese hunters fighting monsters.

Terrorist attacks by crime hunter groups across the United States.

European countries blocking immigrants from countries destroyed by monsters.

Even in Africa, where there is a ritual of sacrificing one’s own children to put monsters to sleep.

They were all dystopian.

“Now, you see? These are the events that are currently eating away at this world.”

I tightly closed my eyes to avoid seeing the sights I couldn’t bear to open.

Then Park Shin-ae whispered to me like an angel.

“Open your eyes and see. I will show you what will happen when Angelic Hand is fully restored.”

At those words, I slowly half-opened my eyes.

The world that unfolded after that was….

A scene of everyone laughing, chatting, and trading peacefully in the market without fighting.

It seemed like everyone was praying at the same time in the cathedral.

“He lost all of his memories, but he lost one of the emotions of all humans on Earth: anger.”

I can’t believe it.

Can I erase every single human emotion on Earth with my power?

“I can give all my memories for all of humanity.”

Park Shin-ae put her hand on her heart and spoke confidently.

And then he looked me in the eye and said calmly.

“You can’t do that. Your head will be filled with the good memories you’ve made with Anna, Jeoksa, and Jisoo.”

That’s right.

Because I don’t want to lose my memories anymore.

I’ve already had enough of it through Hypnos.

That pain.

“—.”

Park Shin-ae clapped again as if her business was over.

Then at that moment.

The vast deserts and wastelands have disappeared.

And we’re back on the 24th floor of the collapsed penthouse.

There were still five angels there, pointing their swords at the Vice President.

Penetrated through the abdomen, she lies on the floor, gasping for breath.

“So please give me your power. If you give me your power, I won’t lose my memories.”

Park Shin-ae ended Angelic Hand.

Because of this, I no longer know if what she said is true.

Honestly, I’m worried.

It is true that I have survived so far thanks to my abilities.

However, you won’t completely die just because you don’t have the ability now.

Now I have precious people by my side.

And Park Shin-ae.

Although she has been tormenting me all this time, she clearly prides herself on using her abilities for good.

If it is true that my abilities will only be realized if I use them in the right way.

Moreover, it is also true that there will be no loss of memory during the process of transferring powers.

“Siho…, I don’t know what that girl is suggesting, but don’t listen to her!”

The vice president fell to the floor and shouted in a loud voice.

However, Na-Hyeon did not react at all to her interference.

Instead, he just waits as if he respects my opinion.

“If I don’t listen, will you kill the vice president? ”

I looked at Park Shin-ae and asked.

Then she opened her eyes thinly and spoke silently.

“I guess so.”

“Then, since you killed someone for your own selfish desires, you won’t be able to use your powers?”

Let’s try it one last time.

“It’s okay. If it’s for a greater cause, cows will be sacrificed. Many people have already willingly lost their lives to reach this level.”

As expected.

Park Shin-ae hasn’t changed.

No, his appearance may have changed, but his dirty insides were still the same.

Good heart? She was not good, but was actually using Angelic Hand’s condition of having a good heart.

“The reason I brought Siho to my own space a little while ago was to give you confidence. If I forcibly took you out, your abilities would be damaged.”

Park Shin-ae now seemed to be getting annoyed and took on a serious expression.

And then he picked up Na-Hyeon’s longsword that had fallen on the floor.

“You still don’t get it? I’ve been so kind to tell you my cause so far, so that I can relieve you of the guilt of handing over your power. So don’t bother me anymore and just hand it over.”

The sword raised into the air moves little by little.

And the trajectory of the sword is headed straight for the Vice President’s neck.

The shadow of the sword falls on the Vice President’s head.

I screamed at that moment.

“Wait!!”

Only then did the darkness finally stop.

Park Shin-ae slowly raises her head and looks at me.

Soon she was shocked and dumbfounded.

Because I had a shard of glass in my hand.

And the piece was pointed right at my neck.

“What are you doing now…?”

“It’s exactly as you see it. Just cut the vice president? I’ll cut my own throat with this piece too.”

“Are you trying to commit suicide now?”

“Why, do you think you can’t do it?”

I held the piece close to my neck as if it were nothing.

And the moment of giving.

The sharp glass blade dug shallowly into my neck.

Thanks to that, red blood drips down my collarbone.

“Stop.”

The area under Park Shin-ae’s eyes became dark.

She also seemed to have noticed the seriousness of the situation.

“Now you’re acting like me, you’re surprised that I really became a god?”

The corners of my lips are twitching.

I shouted at her proudly.

“I’ll follow you. I’ll pass on my abilities as well. So don’t touch the Vice President.”

“Sihoya!”

The vice president shouted urgently at my answer.

But I didn’t give in.

I slowly approached the vice president and whispered.

“Don’t worry. I will never die. I will definitely come back alive.”

Park Shin-ae stares at us intently.

Soon she regained her relaxed smile, as if she was satisfied with my reaction.

“You chose well. It won’t be painful or sore.”

She clapped again.

Then the surrounding air begins to ripple and blue portals begin to appear.

Inside the portal, the wasteland I had just been in was revealed.

Before waking up.

I handed the vice president a shaker filled with alcohol.

“If Park Shin-ae breaks her promise, drink this. It’s alcohol, but it will definitely help.”

After whispering to her, I got up.

And then I slowly followed Park Shin-ae towards the unfolding portal.

“Sihoya… .”

A sad expression.

It was a sad expression that the Vice President had never shown me before.

I tried to smile at her like that.

Because I can’t show a sad look until the last moment.

“Go, my little lamb.”

Park Shin-ae waved with a benevolent smile like a goddess.

And then he took me into the portal.

After that, the spacious penthouse became quiet as if nothing had happened.

Only Vice Chairman Na Hyeon, who is bleeding profusely, remains.

“Hurry up… I have to tell you.”

She dragged herself towards her cell phone, holding her aching body.

And then, out of breath, he called the enemy.