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[Search term: Im Soo-bin]

All you see before your eyes is ordinary information.

Among the countless letters lined up, there is no trace of the ominous feeling from before.

There is not even any connection to the Foundation.

This time, I searched by adding the scenes I saw.

A video taken with Dr. Chen.

A contract of some kind that enabled the transmission of information about the end times.

We narrow down the search scope as much as possible by mobilizing every single scene.

This time it’s the same.

You can’t find meaningful information in a sea of information.

[No results were found that matched multiple search terms.]

“… … .”

There is only one thing that sticks out.

Someone is pretending to be my brother.

Or, he swallowed his brother’s existence and took his place.

But since when?

It takes too much time to search for each and every strange feeling.

It is impossible to search and analyze everything.

A person’s life is long, and with every action, new information is created.

What exactly are you looking for?

What about my brother who was with me when I moved into the apartment?

This is already a thing of the past. If my brother were still in front of me, I wouldn’t know, but it’s too late to analyze the information.

Or, a being that resembles my brother?

The being that ate my brother and took his place?

A being who could offer a contract to Dr. Chen?

These are all just possibilities that I’ve speculated on.

Possibilities alone don’t tell us anything.

If you don’t have a clear search term, you’ll be swept away by the waves of information.

The last thing that came to mind was a scene I saw unconsciously last time.

A piece of the world line where I succeeded as a webtoon artist.

When my brother came home, he tried to change me into the opposite gender.

The strange thing happened after we met and some time had passed.

When my brother confirmed that I had already become a woman, he accepted that the world was falling apart.

It also leaves room for the possibility that it may have been directed by the Foundation or another force.

What on earth was it that I saw?

This is a story from another world. It’s also a completely discarded story.

Searching for information later won’t yield anything.

There is only one thing that can be salvaged.

‘If things had gone wrong, there was a chance they would have approached my brother.’

About this much.

The link is empty.

***

The late afternoon sun illuminates the asphalt.

Seoul, 2011. Near Heo Yoon’s studio.

It’s a place I’ve never been to, but it’s still a charming street in many ways.

“Now we’re going to go downtown and break into the Foundation branch facility. Then we’re going to get our weapons.”

Robin took on the role of guide.

As I was an executive at the foundation, I am well aware of its internal affairs.

“First, let’s split the team into two. To get through the security of the Foundation facility, we need two teams: an infiltration team and a breach team. ”

Robin turns to me and asks.

“There are 7 people out now. Is that right?”

“Yes.”

Even as I answer, the empty space feels huge.

Seven people came together to this place, but three people stayed behind in the studio.

The biggest reason is, of course, Heo Yun’s condition.

The death of Dr. Chen, her benefactor who saved her life and was like family to her.

No matter how I think about it, it’s impossible to participate in a life-threatening operation right after confirming that.

So the first one left is Heo Yoon.

I stopped him from going because he insisted on following me.

Seok Hyeon-min also decided to stay in the studio and stay by Heo Yun’s side.

These two people are missing.

The reason I even included Yebin here was entirely my decision.

‘Yebin is also staying here.’

‘Yes? Me too?’

‘Okay, please.’

Yebin’s pitiful voice holding onto me still lingers in my ears.

‘Why should I stay when the couple is staying? I’ll stay next to Dabin. I absolutely hate that. I won’t stay!’

He was sobbing and shaking his head, like a puppy whining because he didn’t want to be left alone.

Still, there’s nothing we can do about it.

It’s not safe here either.

‘It’s dangerous if there are only two of you. You’re the only one who can deal with the anomaly.’

Although the two have overcome numerous crises together, both have average resistance to anomalies.

If I come into contact with a strange anomalous entity, I might go crazy again like last time.

I can’t just leave the two of them alone, I have no choice but to keep Yebin by my side.

Yebin is as tolerant as I am. Even if the two of us are possessed by anomalies, I think we can handle it well.

‘I still don’t like it! I want to go with you. Yes?’

Yebin looks up at me with her silver hair messily tousled and her bright red eyes sparkling.

It kind of hurts my heart, but there’s really nothing I can do.

‘Sorry!’

I left Yebin at the front door and ran out of the studio.

Again now.

There are now seven people out on the road near the studio, three of whom are missing from the original ten.

“Now we will divide these seven people into two teams.”

“Huh? Aren’t we all going together?”

“Yes. Even though it’s 2011, the security system of the Foundation’s facilities uses cutting-edge technology. It won’t be easy to get through.”

Yoon Da-joo and Robin.

For some reason, an excited atmosphere spread between the two.

“Wow. This looks like it’ll be really fun.”

And Rico too.

Even if Dazhu and Rico are like that, wasn’t Robin someone who rose to the leadership of the Foundation?

He’s plotting his own way into their facility, and his eyes are glowing with life.

“And let me tell you in advance that I cannot use my position within the Foundation to bring in weapons. Even if you are a member of the Council, there are procedures you must go through to remove weapons.”

“They’re saying that Mr. Robin also had to sneak in.”

“Yes. Even if it were me, if I got caught by the people in the facility, I wouldn’t be able to get away with it cleanly.”

Robin got back to the main topic.

“So, to infiltrate a Foundation facility, you need two teams: an infiltration team and a breach team.”

This is a story about a specific method of intrusion.

“First, the infiltration team. These people have to hack into the facility’s security system and turn off the power. It’s hard to hack into it, but if you know the structure in advance, it’s easy.

And I will definitely go into the infiltration unit. I am the only one here who has the authority to turn off the system. ”

“Then let’s assign personnel among people who are familiar with each other. Me and Daju. Selim noona and Haewon too.”

I quickly attracted people around me.

“These four people are the breakthrough team. The rest are the infiltration team.”

“Then, Dan and Rico will come to my side. ”

“Yes.”

I thought it would just pass, but Robin showed his true colors without hesitation.

“But, can’t you pass it over to Se-rim?”

“Absolutely not.”

A cold voice comes out that even surprises me.

But Robin didn’t back down easily.

“There are many abilities that Se-rim possesses that we can use properly. When we encounter guards, instead of fighting noisily, we can just stun them and pass by quietly, and if we avoid fighting as much as possible, it becomes easier to infiltrate without being detected. We need Se-rim’s abilities for the plan to work properly. ”

“Se-rim is mentally unstable. She needs someone to take care of her.”

To Robin, he may just be someone with a useful ability, but the price for that ability is much harsher than he thought.

I need to be there for you.

“Okay. Then I’ll go there.”

“Huh?”

Then Robin changes his strategy.

“Dabin, Serim, and me. We’re talking about forming an infiltration team like this.”

“… … .”

I thought about it for a moment.

“Then the remaining four will be in charge of the breakthrough.”

“Yes. How about that?”

The remaining four are Dan, Rico, Jeong Hae-won, and Yoon Da-ju.

Except for Rico, they are mostly specialized in combat.

Certainly, this might be a more reasonable distribution of personnel. Above all, I can take care of Se-rim noona from the side.

“Let’s do that.”

However, the look in Robin’s eyes bothers me.

After everything is over. That is, after preventing the destruction of the world, eyes that seem to be weighing its utility.

Me, Choi Se-rim, and Yoon Da-ju.

How can people with special abilities help the Foundation?

It feels like they’re debating how to use it.

Among them, there will certainly be the option of ‘using coercive means’.

Robin, a member of the Foundation’s Council.

She seems to act solely on feeling, but at the same time she calculates what is happening dozens of steps away.

“Get ready here.”

Robin stopped in front of a bank building.

No matter where you look, it’s just an ordinary bank. In fact, there are petition police officers there and they do their work.

Jeong Hae-won sticks his head out and looks around the bank.

“It’s amazing that there was a facility called the Foundation here.”

“Well, would you be more surprised if I told you that it happened much earlier?”

Robin preparing something in front of the bank door.

“I shouldn’t have told you all this.”

Approach the ATM at the far end and lightly tap it with your fingertip.

[Biometric identification completed.]

[6 people detected other than the connected user.]

[Passage permitted.]

[No outside observer exists.]

[CCTV distortion work in progress. If any movement is recorded in the footage, your passage permit may be revoked.]

Sentences that inevitably come to mind.

This is another kind of ‘door’ that uses anomalies.

It’s also interesting how reactions differ depending on each person’s ability to observe anomalies.

” and… … .”

Jeong Hae-won is looking into the sky in admiration.

Dan just looks up blankly, laughing hysterically.

On the other hand, Da-ju doesn’t seem to see anything, and instead looks at the people next to her with a subtle expression.

It seems like Choi Se-rim and Rico are also the ones who can’t be seen.

This is a phenomenon that can be observed because men usually have better observation skills.

Instead, women tend to have stronger resistance to anomalies.

There are only two exceptions.

me.

And Robin.

[Permission to pass.]

Words appear above the ATM screen

The doors to the Foundation facility were announced to be open.

“What? Are you done?”

Da-ju, who keeps looking around.

He must be really unhappy with the current situation, because he pokes Jeong Hae-won in the ribs for no reason.

“Hey. Are you done?”

“I don’t know either.”

But this time, even Jeong Hae-won responded that he didn’t know English.

“It seemed like everything was done just a moment ago? Shouldn’t a door appear and open now? Like a portal or gate? ”

It’s a natural reaction.

Because on the outside, nothing seems to have changed.

Observations of anomalies don’t tell the whole story either.

The door leading to the Foundation facility.

To discover a thoroughly hidden structure, we need to narrow down the scope a bit more.

[Petition Police]

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What has changed compared to before?

The key is to find the differences from before and focus on them.

“They split into two teams after they enter the facility, right?”

Robin nodded when I asked.

She checked the pistol in her hand, already preparing to enter the facility.

“Then let’s go in.”

I grabbed Choi Se-rim’s hand with one hand and Da-ju’s hand with the other.

“Have you already seen Dabin?”

“What? Are you seeing everything, oppa? Isn’t there something like a monster right in front of you?”

Daju waves his sword in the air, but there is nothing there.

There is no separate door leading into the Foundation’s facilities.

Just go in.

To the main entrance of the bank behind the ATM.

Swish-

I pushed the glass door open carefully.

Behind it is still an ordinary bank.

“What brings you here?”

But the moment you ignore the words of the petition police and take ‘any action’ –

Robin ‘opened’ the ‘petition police’ without saying a word. The human body opened up, creating a smelly entrance.

-All the scenery changes in an instant.

“Oh my.”

Jeong Hae-won is frozen in shock. Choi Se-rim’s hand also feels strength for a moment.

While everyone is shocked, Dorobin steps into the door as if nothing happened.

“Why? Changing your mindset is important.”