episode_0077

Beep.

Genie and Shavant returned to the lab, their bodies exhausted, after attending a seminar attended by numerous scientists from the Northern Continent.

[Mother. Are you okay?]

“Ughhh… … .”

Shavant, who returned as a half-zombie, collapsed on the sofa in the center of the lab.

Genie sighed and continued speaking as Shavant looked very tired today.

[Haa… … I told you to try exercising.]

“I don’t like exercising… … .”

Genie shook her head at the sight of Shavant falling asleep as if he had fainted.

I had no choice but to turn Shavant over and lay her down on the bed I had made in her room in the lab.

Genie summarized the work she had done over the past few days at the seminar, made a file, and saved it in the cloud. She spent the rest of the time eating and recharging her batteries.

Hold on.

While I was recharging my calories by eating, I turned on my smartphone and looked closely at Enoch’s face, which I had set as the background.

I couldn’t help but smile at the sight of him, who looked like a small Pomeranian puppy, but my heart ached when I heard nothing from him after we said goodbye.

[Enoch… … .]

Genie had a crush on Enoch, the only man she had spent the longest time with since birth.

He knew that the probability of his future self being by his side was low because Seirut had spent more time next to him, but every time he calculated the probability, he drew a picture of his future self by his side, hoping that there would be at least a 1% probability.

And then I despaired at the reality that was coming and the dire odds that it could not happen.

Beep.

After a while, I went to the room where Enoch was.

Enoch’s room still showed traces of his use.

[Haa… … The bed is soft and nice.]

Genie, who had recovered from her fatigue by lying on the bed and breathing in Enoch’s scent, recalled the moment when she had collected Enoch’s sample there.

That moment was deeply engraved in her data, in a secret file that could never be deleted and that no one could arbitrarily open.

Genie played the file and recalled the time when she had manipulated Enoch as she pleased.

Even if she handled it as she pleased, she could only take samples by hand, but since that was the only evidence that she felt conquered by Enoch, she couldn’t help but feel excited.

[Huh… … Haa… … .]

So she left Enoch’s scent with her own scent.

And the genie fell asleep, having realized human pleasure for the first time.

Genie was gradually growing into a real human being.

***

It’s an unfamiliar ceiling. No, maybe I should say it’s familiar.

Swish.

The glitter surrounding my body and the fifteen people sleeping next to me.

I felt at home in this familiar landscape.

And somehow, my body felt more refreshed than before.

Is it because I slept soundly and did nothing?

Certainly, the habit of sleeping well is helpful for one’s health.

Crunch. Crunch. Crunch.

A crashing sound was heard from somewhere.

I was intrigued by the sound and slowly walked towards where the sound was coming from.

But surprisingly, there was an older sister there who was assaulting a man with a wooden handle.

“Hey. Hurry up and put Enoch back to how he was. Or else I’ll wake him up.”

“Ouch! It hurts! That’s a root!”

“What the hell do you want me to do? What are you? Just shut up and turn it around.”

“Ahhhh! Petals! Petals! No matter what, touching a petal is crossing the line!!”

Oh, what are you two doing right now? Is it okay to do that in front of everyone else who is sleeping?

I saw my sister picking at the flowers, which are the seeds and fruits of the trees.

And I was shocked and horrified by that action.

To put it simply, how scary that behavior was was like tearing and stepping on a man’s private part so that he couldn’t even use it.

Of course, it doesn’t really matter if a few flower petals are stepped on, but if they aren’t there, bad seeds can come out, so that behavior was serious.

I don’t know much about wooden people, so I don’t know what the consequences would be if they were stepped on, but in the case of people, I think it’s something that should be stopped because there’s a risk of them becoming eunuchs.

“Sister!”

I called my sister’s name loudly.

Then, my older sister, who was beating the wooden man, turned to me.

“Melting!”

Hug.

My sister ran to me and hugged me tightly.

I hugged my sister tightly as she gave me a warm hug.

My sister and I were hugging each other for a long time, so the picture was strange, but I remembered my sister in the dream and decided not to let go unless she did.

But my sister felt the same way, as she also held me and did not let go.

The two of us hugged each other for a long time, enjoying the joy of our reunion.

At that moment, an oblivious shepherd who had been watching our embrace spoke.

“Hey… … So it’s over now?”

The older sister glared at Mok-in, perhaps angry at the voice that broke the mood.

The mok-in spoke again in a trembling voice, saying how sharp those eyes were.

“Ha… … Ha, haha. Po, can I help you with the point payment?”

[go away.]

A wooden man who immediately turns around and leaves the place at his older sister’s words.

As the tree disappeared, we hugged each other again.

This time we changed the location and hugged next to a large tree.

And then our long hug ended because I had to lower my arm because it hurt.

It was so long that my stomach started growling, so I said everything I wanted to say.

Anyway, when my stomach started growling, my older sister picked a fruit from a large tree and handed it to me.

I filled my stomach, enjoying the fruit’s overflowing juice and crunchy texture.

And the remaining fruit seeds and tops were buried well under the large tree.

It was in my hope that I would use these as nutrients to grow further later.

[Constellation, ‘The Resting Giant’ looks at you.]

[Constellation, the ‘resting giant’ smiles at you.]

hmm.

It seems like the constellation that owns this giant tree also likes it, so it seems okay.

Looking back at my sister, we shared the joy of our reunion once again.

I hugged her tightly, lay down on the floor, and closed my eyes.

It felt like my sister’s scent was entering deep into my nostrils.

It was fragrant.

“Melted.”

I heard my sister’s voice.

I turned to look at my sister at that sound.

“Why are you calling me?”

“No. I just wanted to hear Noki’s voice after a long time.”

“Really?”

“Yeah.”

Long time no see. How long has it been?

I was curious, so I asked.

“How many days have passed?”

“One month.”

A month? That much time has passed?

I realized anew how much I had been inside it.

And I tried to remember what had happened there.

Ugh.

But for some reason, whenever I try to remember, my head starts to hurt.

When I thought about it carefully, I couldn’t quite remember what happened there.

Why is that? Is it because of my sister’s trauma?

I was proud of myself for remembering the Yongkwae trauma, but then I began to wonder why I only remembered that.

But it didn’t matter because it ended well anyway.

“Melted.”

“Huh?”

My sister continued speaking, stroking my head.

“Thank you for coming back.”

Thank you for coming back. I don’t know because I was with you in my dreams.

I didn’t know that saying thank you would feel so unfamiliar, but maybe it’s because I haven’t heard it for so long, but I feel good.

Shh.

I smiled inwardly at my sister’s words.

My sister held me like a baby and fell asleep, probably because she was tired.

I also fell asleep when my older sister fell asleep.

My brother and I fell asleep together like we did when we were little.

*

“Take this and get out.”

“Yes, yes. Okay, I understand… … .”

There was a wooden man who looked much more intimidated than before, as if he had been hit by his older sister while I was sleeping.

He accepted the wad of bills his older sister had handed him and greeted her politely as she left.

As we left there, we took the portal my sister had created and went to a nearby city.

I don’t know when it became possible to create portals and move through them, but it seems that this has filled some of the void left by Seirut.

I didn’t like the idea of Seirut coming to mind every time I looked at the portal, but there’s nothing I can do about those who have already gone.

I looked at this portal and was lost in memories, but then came back to my senses and walked down the street.

“Melted.”

“Huh?”

“Use Inpimyeon-gu. Sister, I think it’s time to go now.”

“Ah, I see… … Goodbye, sister.”

[Recover the holy relic, ‘Clone Body’.]

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ returns to the Sanctuary.]

Ugh.

I feel bad that my sister has to go and cross the street alone.

But since my older sister can’t be with me all day, there must be many things she can do by herself.

Although I wasn’t feeling well, I put on a face mask for the first time in a long time and walked down the street.

As I walk through the city by the beach again, I can’t stop thinking about Seirut.

I’ve walked through a city like this with my older sister before, but it was radioactive so we couldn’t just walk around, and not long after we arrived we were dragged into a strange parade so it wasn’t a good memory.

ha.

“It was fun and nice walking with Seirut.”

We haven’t even talked that much yet, and now that he’s dead, how could I not remember him?

Hmm.

‘Should I just cut his face with a knife?’

Then, it is clear that Seirut and everyone else will have less interest in me.

Cutting your face with a knife… … doesn’t seem like a bad idea.

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ says he sees strange thoughts.]

“Ugh. What was I thinking?”

[Constellation, ‘The Corpse of the Falling World’ looks at the sinister face and nitpicks.]

“Ahem. Ahem. Ahem.”

When I was talking to myself and suddenly coughed, people around me started looking at me strangely.

Since this city is not a city of incarnations but a city of non-incarnations, it is difficult to see incarnations, so it seems that no one thought I was an incarnation.

It’s embarrassing. It’s shameful. It’s annoying.

It was fortunate that his red face was not visible thanks to the mask.

Ssuk.

I have a cruise ticket in my hand right now.

This cruise ticket was a ticket to the largest ultra-luxury cruise on the Eastern continent, and with just this ticket, I could return home with peace of mind and body.

My goal was to return home no matter what anyone said, so I had to get off the cruise midway without anyone finding out who I was.

ha.

‘I want to go home quickly.’

It’s been several months since I lost my memory.

Finally, I’m going back home.