episode_0155

“Dabin, is it really okay for it to be like this?”

“Yes, it keeps happening.”

“Ugh.”

Sister Se-rim is hugging me tightly with the radio inside her clothes.

“It’s so cold.”

“Just hold on a little longer and it’ll be okay.”

A worldwide occult society.

It is a secret organization comprised of people with supernatural powers, wizards, reality benders, and shamans.

From the Foundation’s perspective, it is a ‘sapient entity with anomalous abilities’ and an object that must be contained.

However, they reject the Foundation’s isolation and aim to build their own society behind the scenes.

In other words, it is a group that did not have a good relationship with the foundation from the beginning.

This is especially true now that the Foundation has gone completely crazy.

Even if it is a secret organization, the Association cannot just sit back and watch the destruction of humanity.

Since the Foundation has already declared war, it is certain that there will be some movement on this side as well.

A typical example is the psychic network.

The World Occult Society has a communications system that can contact all supernatural beings.

This will allow the Association to recruit new members and protect young gifted individuals from the Foundation’s containment measures.

This is exactly the call I’m waiting for now.

Normally, Sister Se-rim would have been able to detect the communication without any special measures, but things are a little different now.

Perhaps the Foundation is trying to sabotage it.

Chijik-

Chijijik-

Noise comes from a turned-off radio.

A completely turned off machine that would normally make no sound.

Noise comes from here.

Normally, you should receive a call from the association, but it means that something is blocking it.

So what should we do?

Just like when you have trouble connecting a call, you need a way to increase the sensitivity of your phone by raising it higher.

The way I thought of it was to increase the area where the radio touched Sister Se-rim’s bare skin.

Because the Occult Society’s contact is made through a communication device that comes into contact with the body of a person with supernatural powers.

So I made Se-rim hold the radio.

So that it touches the bare skin under the clothes.

“Ugh.”

“Is it still cold?”

“No. It’s ticklish because of the sound… … .”

“Just hold on a little longer.”

Chijik-

Support-

There’s still only noise coming from the radio, but the call is sure to come.

Because in the future, it was the Global Occult Society that led the refugees against the Foundation.

Meanwhile, Heo Yun is wrapping a bandage around my ankle.

Since I didn’t have a proper splint, I used a wooden chopstick taped to it.

Talk.

Heo Yun cuts the bandage with scissors.

“Okay.”

That’s all there is to it.

But this is also one of the good cases.

If Heo Yoon hadn’t been a nurse, she wouldn’t have been able to bandage it properly.

“Okay. The bandages are all wrapped.”

“Thank you, sis.”

“But now that I think about it, it feels weird when you call me noona? Is it because I haven’t seen you when you were a man? When I saw you, Dabin, you were a woman from the beginning.”

“That’s right. Well… … .”

I felt a bit embarrassed so I gave a vague answer.

Let’s just change the subject to something else.

I turned my gaze to Seok Hyeon-min, who was next to me.

“You worked hard, hyung. You brought everything you needed from around here. It must have been hard.”

“Yeah.”

“Haewon, you worked hard too. You brought everything you needed from around you.”

Of course, I had brought some stuff from the apartment, but I still had a shortage of supplies.

Ice. Bandages. Radio, etc.

Seok Hyeon-min and Jeong Hae-won were credited with bringing in the necessary new items.

“Yes, sister.”

“Look. Jung Hae-won calls you noona. You’re the only one who calls everyone else backwards?”

Heo Yoon doesn’t miss the opportunity to tease me again.

“Ahahaha… … .”

“Call me Unnie. Unnie.”

“Ah. I can’t do it because it’s awkward.”

“Dabin. To me? You called me sister, didn’t you?”

This time, even Se-rim joins in teasing me.

“Really? You called Se-rim unnie? Why didn’t you call me?”

“Ugh… … .”

This time, it’s Yoon Da-joo too.

“I should call you unnie, not oppa.”

He’s having a blast being surrounded by three women.

“Sister Dabin!”

“Call me Unnie. Okay?”

“Dabin. Me too, sister.”

“Eeee… … .”

I’m so embarrassed I could die.

You want me to say ‘sister’?

With my own mouth too?

I did that to Se-rim before, but that was just because I was going with the flow… … I couldn’t help but do it for a little while.

Yes, just for a little while.

I’m not ready to accept this yet.

After all this, when a lot of time has passed, I wonder.

I will never do that right now. Absolutely not.

Chijik.

Chijichichichi.

[… … to those with power… …]

Just then the radio connection was established.

“Okay! Shhh, everyone.”

The noise suddenly died down.

[This broadcast is available in all languages around the world… … using … .]

Rico, Robin, and Dan face each other.

The thick man’s voice continued reading the instructions in the silence.

[The Association is currently… … carrying out activities… … in the case of… … moving through the method of… … … … in relation to… … … … … .]

The signal is still not picked up properly.

I quickly urged Se-rim.

“Sister. Radio! Hug me tighter!”

“Okay!”

Sister Se-rim hugs the radio tightly.

Without even thinking about covering up the skin exposed under her clothes, Se-rim pressed herself as close to the radio as possible.

Thanks to that, the radio sound is starting to come out a little more clearly.

[The Association has decided to protect… … against the Foundation.]

[That’s all.]

Nothing was heard after that.

All that can be heard is the faint sound of a radio broadcast from the Foundation.

The radio, now turned off, was no longer producing even a single sound.

“Has anyone heard anything?”

When I ask, Seok Hyeon-min shakes his head.

“… … I don’t know. I can’t hear anything.”

“What about Daju?”

“I also didn’t hear the important part properly.”

Sister Se-rim looks at me anxiously.

“Dabin. What should I do…? Am I too late?”

“No. This isn’t the only time this broadcast will happen, so there will be another chance. Just hold on until then.”

“Until when? I don’t think there will be much time.”

Heo Yun smiles bitterly.

Without saying anything, everyone sighs.

“You really haven’t heard anything? What about other people?”

I don’t think I’ve heard anything else from Jeong Hae-won, Heo Yun-do, or Yoon Da-ju.

Seok Hyun-min mutters with regret.

“If only it weren’t a movie.”

“Then you’ll be exposed to the strange waves. This was the best option.”

“… … I see. You’re right.”

Seok Hyun-min sighs deeply again.

Snap your fingers in the air.

“I want a cigarette. Anyone want to go for a smoke?”

Then he takes a cigarette out of his pocket.

When I went out earlier to get supplies like a radio, I think I brought cigarettes with me.

“Hey. Jeong Hae-won. Do you want to go for a smoke?”

“I’m a minor.”

“That’s right. I don’t think I can go alone.”

Seok Hyun-min must be desperate to smoke a cigarette, because he uses all his short English to do so.

It was at that moment that Seok Hyun-min was about to call Dan, saying, “Hey.”

Chijijijik-

“Shhh!”

Heo Yun covered Seok Hyeon-min’s mouth.

At the same time, Sister Se-rim takes off her top and lies down with the radio on.

Sister Se-rim, completely dressed in her underwear.

But no one paid any attention to it.

The broadcast from the association will begin again soon.

[This broadcast repeats every 5 minutes.]

Is it thanks to Sister Se-rim’s efforts?

This time the voice is clear without any noise.

A feeling of relief spreads throughout the theater.

[To all magicians, reality benders, psychics, and all other power users, the following is conveyed:

This broadcast is transmitted in all languages worldwide, using psychic contacts and ‘translation abilities’.]

[Because communications can be disrupted by various memes and strange radio waves transmitted by the Foundation, it is recommended that users with special abilities who are listening to the broadcast keep the device as close to their body as possible.]

[We are a worldwide occult association.

We are magical beings, excluded from reality and common sense.

We have been fighting the Foundation behind the scenes for our freedom.]

magic.

This is the term used by the Occult Society to refer to ‘anomalies’.

To be precise, there are different viewpoints on the same concept.

From the Foundation’s perspective, it is an anomaly, an abnormal object that must be contained.

From the association’s perspective, it is magic, something that needs to be liberated.

The long-running conflict between the two groups may soon end.

Since the Foundation declared war and announced the end of humanity.

One of the two must perish.

[Now, let me tell you the current situation.

The Foundation, which suppressed magic and imprisoned magical beings, now seeks to destroy humanity itself.

The reason is unknown.

However, there are just countless victims.]

The man’s voice became more determined.

[Against the Foundation, the Global Occult Society is currently conducting relief operations.

Of course, we must protect the lives of our comrades, the magical beings.

Furthermore, it will help the refuge of all humanity and all intelligent beings.]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

But I didn’t expect it to be this friendly.

The Universal Occult Society has, from its very beginning, sought to save all of humanity.

[Of course, we have not forgotten the history of persecution.

Witch hunt. Incarceration psychiatric hospital.

Magic has been suppressed in the name of common sense and normalcy.

But ultimately we are one.

The Association is a secret society that operates behind the scenes, but at the same time aims for a reality where everyone lives together.

The Association will stand up to the Foundation and save everyone.]

[In the case of refugees, they can move to a safe area by saying a specific number at a call booth.]

The numbers are 3-5-1-2-9

The number is updated every three broadcasts. Please try not to put down your communication device and listen to the broadcast steadily. That’s all.]

Click.

The broadcast is over.

Without saying who will go first, everyone starts preparing to leave.

Seok Hyun-min put the cigarette back in his mouth,

Robin, Dan, and even Rico quickly pack their bags.

“Let’s pack quickly too.”

I quickly tried to get up, but Heo Yoon grabbed my shoulder and made me sit back down.

“Dabin, stay still. I’ll take care of everything.”

“Me too… … !”

“Ankle.”

I was speechless at Heo Yun’s thoughtless remark.

I didn’t know it would be such a burden.

“That’s right. Have you seen a phone booth nearby?”

“… … You won’t find it by normal means.”

There aren’t that many phone booths these days.

No. It should be considered as having almost disappeared, especially in urban areas.

Now that smartphones have become widespread, there is no need to maintain call booths.

What he said on the radio was a little different.

I felt a little relieved.

Because I finally have something I can do.

I continued talking, helping her pack a little.

“You need to use anomaly observation.”