episode_0148

Kamseul, who is proud of her round and plump body, suddenly turned into a key.

And that too with the key he grabbed and ate during our first meeting.

“… “What is this?”

I was taken aback by something unexpected and tried poking Kkamsuli, which had turned into a key, with my finger.

“It’s hard.”

Not only did the shape change, but the material also changed.

The only thing that hasn’t changed is the color.

“I thought it was just a pet that was good to eat… .”

I guess that wasn’t it.

If we were to infer his abilities… .

“Is it possible to change into something that has been absorbed?”

It seems that it does not simply end there.

Although we cannot be certain due to lack of information, we predict based on the meager evidence that its changes may include more than just changes in form.

“… “I really need to experiment.”

It was such a mysterious guy that there was talk of an experiment to find out its identity, but it wasn’t something that was urgent at all, but now the situation has changed.

Since it seems to be a very useful ability, it must be discovered through accurate experiments.

That way, you will be able to get a rough idea of when, where, and how to use Kkamseul-i.

“Let’s solve this door first.”

This is not a problem that can be solved just by standing anywhere and thinking about it for a moment.

It would be right to finish the task in front of you and then go back and take your time and think.

Holding a faint trace of tension in his arms, he pushes Kkamsuli, who has turned into a key, into the hole.

As if to say that he was born to enter this place, the anglerfish was correct.

This makes it clear that Kamseul’s ability is to change his body into the objects he absorbs.

I twist my wrist to the side, inserting a piece of the complicated puzzle in my mind into a corner.

Slam!

Soon the door opened.

The gap in the dark door that I saw a moment ago seems to be beckoning me to come.

I take a step forward, adding another layer of anxiety and wariness on top of the tension in my arms.

Every time my body sinks into the darkness, I feel like I’m being sucked somewhere.

I slowly open my eyes with the feeling of having passed through a long tunnel.

“This place… .”

The first thing that caught my eye was the huge statue attached to the wall across from me.

A statue that appears to be kneeling on one knee with hands clasped in prayer.

It has a large hood on its head, and both angel and devil wings sprout from its back.

If you look at her slender lines, she may look like a woman, but if you look at her firm posture, she might look like a man.

The sight of him praying makes you feel pious, but looking at the black face covered by the hood fills your heart with uneasy feelings.

I barely took my gaze away from the mysterious, yet powerfully impressive statue, and looked around lightly to vent the strange emotions that were boiling over me.

On the left are infinitely despairing pictures, and on the right are infinitely hopeful pictures.

Human screams and joy.

End of the world and peace.

The left and right sides of the statue are clearly contrasted.

“I’m not a symmetry obsessive sufferer, but what is this…” .”

I feel dizzy from the level of preparation that suggests mental illness.

As I was walking to the left to take a closer look at the painting, a loud sound suddenly echoed throughout the room.

[Come closer.]

[Come closer.]

“… … ?”

The voices of men and women, big and small, rough and soft, strong and soft, cold and warm, etc. simultaneously disturb your ears.

The source of the voice that fills the entire room is the statue in the center.

[Thank you for your hard work to get here.]

[You managed to find a way here.]

“It wasn’t hard?”

Actually, it wasn’t that difficult.

I did use up a bit too much magic power when I threatened it 496 times, but it has already recovered a long time ago.

[…] … .]

[…] … .]

Voices that suddenly became mute.

[The reason I called you here is because I have something to tell you.]

[Haha… ! I have something to give you.]

“… … .”

It seems like they agreed to just ignore what I said and move on.

[Take this.]

[Hey, take this.]

Suddenly, a faint light began to emanate from the statue’s eagerly clasped hands.

The light that leaked through the cracks in my hands gathered in front of the statue, forming a small lump, and then fluttered in front of me.

Is this what you want to receive?

As I naturally stretched out my hand, the cluster of lights that had stopped in front of me approached and wrapped around my wrist.

Faaah!

The right wrist where the light stayed was covered with a bracelet.

It looks like it is made of red, blue, black and white, colorful threads woven together in a neat way.

At the bottom of the bracelet, two beads as transparent as glass hang from the end of a thread.

“What is this?”

[The name of the bracelet is the scale of karma.]

[Its name is the scale of karma!]

[From now on, karma from your actions will accumulate there.]

[The bracelet will tell you. What kind of person are you!]

[Save, help, save.]

[Kill, steal, trample!]

[Goodness will lead you to the right path.]

[Evil will lead you to the highest pleasure!]

“So, um… .”

Thoughts are organized quickly in my head.

“You mean that the results of my future actions will accumulate on this bracelet?”

[that’s right.]

[Yes.]

“And depending on which direction that karma points in, my ending will also be determined.”

[You are intelligent.]

[You’re quite smart.]

well.

I think any adult could guess this much.

“As far as I know, only those who have obtained the key can enter the sanctuary… , So those who don’t have the key are eliminated?”

[That’s not true.]

[no.]

“then?”

[All 504 selected people will receive a karmic balance.]

[Those who have the key can only accumulate karma faster.]

“aha.”

So, the true benefit of the key is that you can build up your career one step ahead of others.

Okay, now that we’ve gotten the basics out of the way, it’s time to answer the last remaining question.

“One last thing.”

I asked, pointing to the bracelet on my wrist.

“This is not very stylish, do I really have to wear it?”

Style is an issue, but the symbolism of the bracelet itself is actually a bigger issue.

Wearing this just means you’re showing off that you’re one of the 504 chosen people, right?

[If the user wishes, they can set it to be invisible to others.]

[…] Pull the bead on the right.]

After hearing the voice, I immediately pulled on the right bead hanging on the bracelet.

Then a message window appeared in front of me.

[Invisible mode ON]

“oh.”

It’s safe like this.

“Hmm.”

I think I’ve roughly resolved all the questions that were in my head.

While I was wondering if I was missing anything.

[I have finished everything I wanted to say.]

[That’s all I have to say.]

Suddenly they want to send me away.

“No, I’m not going yet… .”

[We look forward to your future filled with goodness and look forward to our next meeting!]

[Next time, come back even worse!]

“Uh, uh… ?”

Colorful magical energy pours out from the statue and envelops my body.

There is a feeling of floating, as if your body is floating.

A precursor to spatial movement that we have already experienced several times.

I think about 4 or 5 seconds have passed.

Before I know it, I open my eyes to the burning heat coming from the floor I’m touching.

Jump, jump, jump!

From my slanted gaze, I see a boiling electric blanket and a twinkle hopping on top of it.

It looks like I was forcibly taken to my room.

“Wow, it’s hot.”

Turn off the electric blanket, remove the blanket from above, and get up.

It feels very strange.

“It feels like I just woke up from a dream… .”

The sense itself clearly remembers all the moments I felt a moment ago, but my mind feels a little dazed, as if I just woke up from sleep.

However, I have something that proves that all those moments are not a dream.

Right on this wrist.

“Hmm… .”

It is an amazing bracelet in many ways.

Even though I’m wearing it on my wrist, it doesn’t feel comfortable at all.

“It is a scale of karma.”

It is an amazing and strange object.

Karma essentially refers to good and evil deeds created through words and actions.

In other words, different karma is accumulated in this bracelet depending on what actions and words I choose.

“It’s no big deal, whatever.”

I decided not to think about it.

I will not intentionally do good deeds or commit evil deeds.

Every day is too precious for me to be careful about my actions and only worry about things like bracelets.

The result?

Aren’t adults responsible for the consequences of the words and actions they choose?

All you have to do is simply accept the results and take responsibility for them.

“How did you get this life?”

uh… , Of course, it’s not a life I achieved through hard work, but anyway.

Image management started based on sudden fame.

The life I lived as a national hunter because of that.

Haven’t I already artificially changed the trajectory of my life and received the worst results?

So my thoughts are firm.

Even if someone threatens me with a knife, my life will never change.

If you get offended, you hit it, if you touch it, it takes double revenge, and it repays favors with interest.

and.

When you feel sleepy, sleep.

“Hey, come here.”

We call Kkamsuli, who has evolved from a cute and cuddly pet to a completely precious pet that has nothing left to throw away.

Jump, jump, jump!

I take the guy who runs towards me as if I’ve been waiting for him in my arms.

I slowly fell into sleep amidst the psychological stability provided by the bouncy, soft texture.