episode_0701

“Kkaaah-!!!”

A scream of pain echoed throughout the laboratory.

Clank!

Bam!

A faint smile appeared on Chris’ lips as he watched him writhe in pain, his limbs bound in restraints.

“Don’t be so surprised. This is a special blade made for research subjects like you.”

The magical blade at Chris’s fingertips was a technique created to cut through the inside of a body without cutting it.

“I can’t just point a knife at a one-of-a-kind test subject like you, right?”

Sometimes it’s necessary to dissect the body in order to understand it.

But that doesn’t mean you can just thrust a knife in and damage someone’s body.

It’s impossible to destroy a test subject with only one sample like Kim Do-jin in a short period of time, right?

A longer and more in-depth experimental period was needed for a more complete understanding.

The blade of magical power at his fingertips, Inner Mess, was developed with that purpose in mind.

“It only reads information by projecting the inside of the body that has been dug into, and does not cause any damage to the outside of the body.”

It was a similar principle to how Kim Do-jin immersed his sword energy deeper to cut the flow.

However, the direction was divided depending on the usage and purpose.

Also, this particular scalpel contained Chris’s deep malice.

“It might be a bit painful, but I’m sure Hunter Kim Do-jin can endure it.”

It is none other than pain.

The pain that accompanies the process of digging into the body and projecting was not necessarily there.

It could have been excluded at any time, but it was left in on purpose.

No, they even intentionally changed the design to make it feel more painful.

Because extreme pain opens the door to more opportunities.

A blade filled with dark malice slashed into Kim Do-jin’s left eye.

A look of doubt appeared on Chris’ face as he read the vivid information transmitted to his brain through the blade and fingers.

“Hmm… , I don’t think there’s anything special about it, except that my eyesight is a bit better than other people’s… .”

There was no special content in the optic nerve information that was dug up piece by piece.

Except that their eye-related abilities are all far superior to those of other people.

‘Isn’t it snow?’

It’s too early to tell.

‘Maybe a specific trigger is needed.’

I decided to move on for now.

It’s the most probable part, but we shouldn’t get too caught up in it.

“Let’s take it slow now…, let’s savor it very slowly.”

There’s still a long way to go.

No time to trample on my opponent, no body parts for my malice to invade.

“Okay, where would be good next?”

Chris pulls out the blade that was piercing his eyeball and shakes it, looking Kim Do-jin up and down in thought.

Kim Do-jin, who had been unable to come to his senses due to the extreme pain he had experienced for the first time in his life, finally opened his eyes and glared at him with a frown on his face.

The opponent in front of you appears blurry.

This was because the vision in the eye was temporarily lost after being cut internally with a sharp knife.

Kim Do-jin lowers his head weakly.

A faint smile formed on his lips, as faint as his vision.

“Ha, that’s not easy.”

It was a dangerous contract that, if not done properly, could leave permanent scars on the body.

Even though he knew that, Kim Do-jin accepted the offer.

Simply to protect Francis Meyer’s soul?

That was the biggest reason, but it wasn’t the only one.

‘I thought you’d be a good, if temporary, assistant.’

He said.

I want to uncover the secrets hidden in my body.

In fact, the same was true for Kim Do-jin.

‘I should start to find out too.’

Because he had to know too.

What exactly is this special eye that has been with me since I took up residence in this body?

Where on earth did it come from and what was the cause?

‘It’s not the ability that resides in this body.’

Even a three-year-old can understand.

How deceptive is the power of the eyes that can see intangible magic.

No matter how stupid the original owner of this body is, he is no more stupid than a three-year-old child.

If I had awakened this talent, I would never have thought of trading my body for it.

In other words, it is interpreted that this ability did not exist at the time when the characteristic called ‘equivalent exchange’ was developed.

‘Then it was manifested when the guy’s soul left and my soul took possession of this body.’

That makes sense.

‘But that’s all.’

I wanted to know because I didn’t know anything else.

Out of simple curiosity?

no.

To handle and maximize better.

Mastering everything through understanding.

Isn’t there an opponent who has become stronger by practicing this standing right in front of you?

Recently, his powers have become even stronger as he has acquired the trait of ‘the Eye of Perfusion’, but that alone is not enough.

I realized this as I looked at Chris’ blade piercing my eyes.

‘He can handle providence too. And he has been doing so for a very long time.’

The fact that I, who thought I was far ahead, was actually a latecomer.

Ma-an is the minimum qualification required to face the opponent in front of you.

A newly awakened power cannot overcome an already skilled opponent.

It cannot be surpassed by effort given a fairly equal amount of time.

So I accepted Chris’s offer.

To understand yourself more deeply, you need to have him as your assistant, who wants to know you as much as you do.

Hide it from Chris, and keep it to yourself.

‘So I endure it.’

The pain felt from the sword strokes filled with all kinds of malice.

The boredom of having to be with the enemy for a short if it’s a week, or a long if it’s a week.

“After… … .”

Kim Do-jin takes a deep breath, then raises his head and curls one corner of his mouth as if to say something.

“Come on, kid.”

If you’re going to do it, do it a little more slowly.

* * *

It was right after my younger brother looked at me with a strange gaze and said something meaningful.

My heart started beating fast.

Because my true intentions of trying to leave her behind knowing all the facts were revealed?

No it wasn’t.

What surprised her was the sight of her younger brother in front of her.

“You…?”

Everything was unfamiliar.

Eyes sparkling with all sorts of sticky emotions.

There was also a self-mocking smile drawn on the corner of his mouth.

Everything about my younger brother in sight, from A to Z.

For a moment, I began to doubt whether the person in front of me was really my younger sibling.

Her single words to me contained so much meaning.

“You knew it too.”

She knew it too.

The truth that Kim Do-jin’s true identity is his sister’s husband and brother-in-law, Son Si-woo.

That too, long before yourself.

“I knew it and did it that way.”

I felt strange from the moment I heard the news that he was going to work at the health center at a Korean university.

In terms of value, she was an A-class healer and buffer who could compete with an S-class dealer.

At that time, when I had a lot to think about, I just didn’t think much of it.

It’s just to spend some leisurely time volunteering before starting full-scale activities.

No it wasn’t.

‘The timing is perfect.’

I went to see Kim Do-jin, who had entered a Korean university.

I knew it from then on and approached him.

Without even letting yourself know.

He revealed his presence by watching him from a close distance.

In order to naturally go with the flow that he creates, standing out like an awl sticking out of a pocket, unable to pass on his habits to others.

“My suspicions were true.”

The reason why it had to be done that way.

“You… liked him.”

Because Han Joo-yeon loved Son Si-woo.

That too, from a very long time ago.

From the moment she first had her suspicions until now, surprisingly enough.

Han Joo-hee is astonished at the origins of emotions that can only be seen by going back a long way.

Han Ju-yeon nodded her head with an even deeper smile towards her.

“Yeah, that’s right.”

Han Joo-yeon easily turns her suspicions into certainty.

Now there was no reason to hide it any longer.

Because I became confident.

“I… , I’ve liked my brother-in-law for a very long time. Not as a family member, but as a man.”

Now that love has deepened.

No matter what happens, he will never let go of the hand he is holding.

I am now confident that I will no longer be able to compete with my older sister, who I used to think I would never be able to compete with.

“… Since when did you find out about this?”

“There was a day when we came back and had a meal together. That’s when I realized it. Oh, this guy is not the brother-in-law I knew… , I said.”

My wife didn’t know, but I, her sister-in-law, knew right away. What the heck.

The smile on her lips was speaking for the words that Han Ju-yeon could not bring herself to say.

She asked through clenched teeth, feeling overcome with emotion.

“Even though you knew he was your brother-in-law…, you approached him like that.”

“That’s right.”

Despite the unusual vibe she felt from her sister, she continued speaking.

“You’re not my brother-in-law anymore?”

“… … .”

“I’ve endured a lot, sis.”

She also had a lot to say.

“I shouldn’t love my brother-in-law, so I left for America, where I had no connections, to forget him.”

“… … !”

Han Ju-hee’s eyes widened.

Because it was the first time I learned that the reason he suddenly left for America was because of that.

“That’s usually the case, right? When your body grows distant, your heart grows distant too. That’s why. I loved my sister as much as I loved my brother-in-law. I didn’t want the two people I loved to be caught up in mysterious emotions because of me.”

But you know, sis.

“I didn’t know either.”

I never thought I would forget a single person even after living in a foreign land for over 10 years.

“That’s why I came to Korea. If I can’t forget you for over 10 years… , I’ll never forget you, so I wanted to hide my feelings and stay by your side.”

okay.

That was it at that point.

“But after I found out that my brother-in-law wasn’t my brother-in-law, I couldn’t control my feelings.”

So I looked for him, noticed him, and pretended not to know him as I approached him.

I expanded my contact points, delved into the weak points of his personality that I was familiar with, and infiltrated Shinaburo.

Share your hearts, kiss, mix your bodies, and tell the truth.

That’s how we got to this point.

Han Ju-yeon got up from her seat, went behind Han Ju-hee, hugged her gently, and whispered.

“I’m so happy right now, sis.”

She left to wish her sister and brother-in-law happiness.

Because I love you.

“Sister, don’t you love me too?”

Just as her younger sister feels the same way, her older sister’s feelings will not be any different.

therefore.

“This time, won’t you cheer me on, unnie?”