episode_0063

“No, haa… But you still sleep for 6 hours, right?”

“Um, sometimes I do, but usually I sleep for about 4 hours. Since I’m active at night, I think my body has adapted to the night.”

“That can’t be true.”

“Well, this is my first time in a monster’s body. I don’t know what’s going on.”

“Okay… Then, you’ll take Hye-won with you?”

“Yes, isn’t it a bit too much to wake them up and take them away while they are sleeping soundly?”

“Okay. Then when is the date?”

“The sooner the better. Didn’t you just say you could go today?”

“Right…? Still, you should be somewhat less tired before you go.”

“She’s really energetic. If I tutor Arin 24 hours a day like this, she’ll still be of sound mind.”

“Yes, if that’s what you’re saying, then that’s what it must be. Then I’ll ask the president to make a permit for you.”

“Oh, do I need a permit? Then, it’s okay to go tomorrow.”

“No, if you said you had to go that fast, there must be a reason.”

“There was no particular reason, hmm… ”

“Why, Ellis seemed to want to go too. I just texted the president to ask for a permit, so get ready quickly. Let’s stop by the association first and then go.”

“Hwaaam… Phew… Alright. Let’s go, let’s go sometime.”

Yes, an unplanned trip to a new destination was about to begin.

* * *

About a week before the day when Vinega asked Blanc to go to Eden’s headquarters with him.

Deep in the mountains, where even the moon has not risen, the only light source is starlight, and city lights can only be seen from far away.

In that remote open space in the mountains, there was one place that was under extremely strict security.

Not so long ago, a man’s ambition, no, his ambition, attempted to take over the entire world, but failed. It is now under the control of the Association and the government.

Contrary to the impression of an old shack, there is a vast space spread out when you go down to the basement.

At least, even though it was known that it was a space that could not be created in that short a time with current human technology, it was a place that was off-limits to anyone but those with permission, for any purpose.

Yes, an uninvited guest had entered the place that was once Eden’s home.

The man, who was powerful enough to break through the strict surveillance force and infiltrate the headquarters, simply opened the door slowly as if it were his original residence and entered a large room.

What was placed there was a large round table and a chair, no, to show off its grandeur, as if to show off that only the leader of the organization could sit there.

It is worthy of being called a throne.

And the person who installed the device on the projector installed on top of it went to another room to do his work.

Maybe some time has passed.

The deep, deep darkness of dawn is gradually being pushed away by the dawn that announces the arrival of the sun that comes to embrace people.

Before the sun had fully risen, the mysterious intruder had finished his work and leisurely left his base.

Leaving a profound smile.

* * *

“Why are there such annoying procedures to go through when going to a base? Blanc, you said that the association president would make it right away.”

To my question filled with complaints, Blanc simply responded with a meaningless laugh.

“Haha… I didn’t know it would be this complicated. But I thought it would be easy to solve with some help from the association president.”

“If this continues, I don’t think I’ll be able to go even next week, not to mention today.”

“Hey, you really can’t do that?”

Ellie next to me also seemed a little dissatisfied, but she seemed more busy getting things sorted out before she went to Eden.

Even now, rather than eavesdropping on our conversation, he is enjoying himself by randomly reciting the things he will bring.

Oh, he’s having fun. You can definitely tell by the way he’s sitting on the sofa in the president’s office, swinging his legs wildly without even touching them.

If you roughly listen to what Ellie is saying…

“Hehe… I brought my computer and backed up all the photos and videos that I couldn’t take because I was in a hurry, double and triple backed them up… and took out the hidden ones… Hehe… Where should I put them at home… ”

Most of it was quiet muttering, incomprehensible unless you listened closely, but there were some important words that could not be missed.

These are photos and videos.

Sure… Yeah, I guess it wouldn’t be that great if I knew, right?

That kind of happiness of Ellie’s, we should definitely bury it in our hearts, or condemn it after knowing the contents.

Well, we spent some time chatting about trivial things, and eating the candy that the association president had painstakingly prepared made me feel a little better.

I just waited silently.

Of course, I didn’t just wait.

I asked Blanc to show me videos of the magical girls in the dormitory, their battle scenes, and their training videos, because I thought it was a waste of time waiting like this.

Well, I was told that I would be analyzed… but I didn’t really have any intention of analyzing it.

First of all, I tried to analyze Arin’s training and battle videos, but it was really annoying.

I wondered who made people such useless people, and the only conclusion I could come up with was Blanc…

Well, I decided to do something useless too.

Among the video footage I received, there were videos of me fighting.

I asked if they were giving me that much old data, but since I thought I’d have to look at all of it, I just gave them access to the Association Cloud, where they could view battle and training videos.

So, I looked into it… I was still curious.

It will be different from the composition of my videos that I took.

Right now, I can’t watch the videos I want to see because I don’t know where they are saved.

I’m not going to go to Eden’s headquarters and reminisce. I’m not going to say, “Oh, that’s how it was back then.”

That’s not the case. Absolutely not.

Who said that I sound like an old man reminiscing about my youth?

No matter what, that…

Oh, that…

It’s a bit much since I was a boy, but I was reborn as a monster.

I’m not that kind of old man, okay?

Anyway, scenes filmed from the perspective of magical girls are often edited and aired on TV or released on the Internet, so the compositions are often dynamic.

Well, the camera angles for serious analysis were really relentless in chasing Nana the monster.

The things that were going to be aired or released to the public were really… you could almost think of them as filming a movie.

Because of that camera work, even though I said that the technique wasn’t that powerful back then, its power seemed exaggerated.

No, if I remember correctly, the force of the explosion that blew up one building seemed like it would be enough to collapse a dozen or so buildings in the vicinity, so it’s definitely… different.

Maybe because I was having fun watching myself like that, time passed quickly.

While I was watching intently, he gave me a new name tag around my neck, different from the association entry card, saying that I had become the association president.

It’s really annoying, I wonder if it’s really necessary to do this, but…

It makes me sick to think of the people who are after Eden’s technology. Yeah.

It’s not like our technological capabilities are that much superior.

“Are you sure it’s all done? Did I miss anything? That complicated process. Even just explaining it makes my head hurt, but it’s not something that can be done so quickly.”

I must have asked Blanc, but the president of the association gave the answer.

He came to the back of the sofa where we were sitting and patted Ellie’s head and mine.

“Why, you’re the president of the association? If you don’t have this much power, you can’t call it the Magical Girls Association. I worked so hard to give the association this power… ”

When the president of the association suddenly patted her, Ellie got angry and threw a tantrum, fiercely pushing away his hand.

It’s annoying. An old man I’ve hardly ever seen is patting my head so friendly.

He was a child who already hated people.

“Well, if that’s what you want, then so be it. Okay. Blanc? Let’s go?”

“Yes, Mr. Chairman. Could you give me some tea too?”

“Really, eat the liver of a flea… ”

“Don’t you know that a flea’s liver is like a single strand of sheep’s wool?”

While complaining like that, I already told you below. Judging from the way you told me to get the key from the desk, it seems like you already expected it.

After saying goodbye to the association president, we got into Blanc’s car and headed to Eden’s headquarters.

The road was familiar to us, but since we hadn’t been there for a while, it felt like coming back to our hometown.

Well, I stayed still, but Ellie couldn’t keep still and kept looking out the window…

“Wow… This place has changed so much? The road has been paved? In that little while? Redevelopment? New town? What the… in this rural area? ”

“Ellie, sit down. What are you doing in the car without your seatbelt on?”

“No, isn’t it amazing? Even in this rural area… It’s not even Seoul. It’s such a shame! Why didn’t we have this when we were here?”

“Ellie. Shh.”

We’re not going on a trip.

What are you so fond of?