episode_0159

The clock strikes 12 o’clock.

But a new day does not dawn.

Because that day will be the end of humanity.

Beneath the grandfather clock that announces the end of days.

Add more shaking slowly.

And, a woman standing in front of a clock wearing a suit.

Although he looks like a middle school student at best, he has an air of class around him.

Chairman of the Korean Occult Organization, KOO.

Shim Ji-hee sensed that the world was coming to an end.

The Foundation has declared war on all of humanity.

The Foundation began releasing beings that should not be released into the world.

Disaster has struck.

But what we fear most of all is ourselves.

They are easily swayed, easily deceived, easily seduced, greedy, reject others, and even justify it all.

Country, people, immediate gain, the atmosphere around you, long-standing bad habits, a cause.

All kinds of logic support evil deeds that should not be committed.

In the end, we ended up strangling ourselves.

The nuclear weapons possessed by mankind are already sufficient in quantity and power to end the world.

The fifth apostle.

A number of dangerous anomalous entities have been released by the Foundation.

They simply lit the fuse.

The end is near.

“Chairman.”

A voice calling oneself.

Shim Ji-hee looked back.

This middle-aged man named Kim Jong-sik is, as always, noticeably sweating.

“The number of refugees is increasing.”

“In Korea. And from abroad. Many of you must have come.”

“Yes. It’s hard to control because everyone doesn’t speak the same language.”

Kim Jong-sik answers while wiping away sweat.

He, too, is wearing a suit, just like Shim Ji-hee.

“First, let’s find someone with interpreting skills. Then I’ll take care of it.”

“I already found it. Should I bring it here right now?”

“Yes, please.”

After a while.

An Arab man appeared before her.

He also has an anxious face.

Shim Ji-hee asked in a quiet voice.

“Are you sure you really have the ability to interpret?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

As Kim Jong-sik explained, the Arab man’s ability was ‘interpreting’.

People of different nationalities will be able to converse as if they were speaking the same language.

“But, all I can do is one-on-one conversations. It would be difficult to control everyone else.”

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

“Follow me. Don’t let go of my hand.”

In one hand, Kim Jong-sik’s hand.

In the other hand, he holds the hand of an Arab man.

Holding the hands of two men, Shim Ji-hee walks into the crowd.

“My ability is ‘ability amplification’.”

Kim Jong-sik’s ability is message delivery. He can convey messages into the minds of people nearby.

The Arab man’s ability is interpretation.

And, Shim Ji-hee’s ability is ability amplification. She can amplify the abilities of those with special abilities who come into physical contact with her.

Both abilities are amplified simultaneously.

The headquarters of the global occult association. The same message rings out in the heads of countless refugees gathered in a hut floating in a corner of the dimension.

“To all of you who survived the worst situation. Thank you for your hard work.”

A slight sense of relief spread across people’s faces.

Shim Ji-hee conveyed her will to everyone with a determined voice.

“Before I say anything else, let me say this first.”

All circumstances point to the end.

Maybe not everyone will survive.

but.

“We will not be defeated.”

***

[We will not be defeated.]

[To survive, we must combine our abilities, no matter how small.]

I lay in bed and focused on the voice.

Dajudo stopped moving and just stared into space.

Finally, the moment of the final battle approaches.

A slightly different view from the future I saw in the apartment.

But one thing is certain.

We will not be defeated.

no.

Cannot be defeated.

Having the will to not be swallowed up by nothingness.

Not being frustrated when faced with a set future.

Survive somehow and continue the story.

It is our duty to all, and the way to save the seven worlds that lie ahead.

“Dajuya. Let’s go.”

“Where to?”

“I need to find the person who sent this message.”

“But how?”

“Uh… … . Okay.”

My mind was too ahead of itself.

Still, it’s fortunate that I was able to escape from Daju’s embrace.

How long has it been since I felt like I could stand on my own two feet in front of the bed?

“First, let’s find Se-rim noona.”

“This time, it’s communication between people with superpowers.”

“Not a superpowered person, but a person with special powers.”

Each person with this ability has their own abilities, and they can use their abilities by consuming mental power.

Their course of action is one of two things.

Either isolated by the Foundation or protected by a global occult association.

This is why people with real-life powers, or superpowers, are dismissed as nothing more than nonsense.

The Foundation and the Association. Both organizations are extremely strict about keeping secrets.

The ability of Se-rim, the superpower we know, is to exchange thoughts or interfere with them.

Even now, the hut is bustling with people.

Injured people.

People crying in pain.

Healers who rush to provide treatment while going back and forth between them.

It is impossible to find people directly in this crowd.

Communication will be possible only if Se-rim is present.

“And there should be other people too.”

We need Robin in particular.

If there’s Robin, who came from the foundation’s leadership, we might be able to predict the foundation’s future course of action.

“That’s how information can be exchanged… … .”

After muttering to myself, I asked Dazhu.

“Dajuya. Do you know where the others are?”

“Yes. I was just there.”

“Thank goodness. Let’s move quickly.”

It didn’t take long for things to get underway.

First of all, Se-rim’s ability played a big role.

Through Se-rim’s ability, we were able to find leadership in that large crowd and convey the importance we had.

A man named Kim Jong-sik leads us into a small room.

It’s an office with a desk and pale pink wallpaper.

At the desk, the president of the Korean branch of the Occult Association, KOO, and the interim representative of the entire worldwide Occult Association.

Shim Ji-hee is sitting.

“So. This is the librarian. This is the person with special abilities. And these people are from the foundation.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“… … .”

Shim Ji-hee’s gaze lingers on Choi Se-rim for a moment.

But that was it.

There were more pressing matters at hand than focusing on the strange sensations brought about by the time zone distortion.

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

In a place where everyone is gathered, Shim Ji-hee first explains the current situation.

“Currently, I am in charge of the leadership role. Of course, our association has a central leader, and each branch has a leader… … . But as of now, all contact has been cut off. The ‘evacuation announcement’ and ‘phone booth’ that are currently in operation are the last traces of the central government.”

“Anyway, what I can tell you is that for now, we have to get through this crisis on our own.”

Shim Ji-hee is holding the wrist of an Arab man.

It seemed that the ability to interpret language was probably the ability of one of the two.

Shim Ji-hee asks Rico and Robin, the two from the foundation.

“You said you two were from the foundation?”

“Yes, that’s right. I’m from the leadership of the foundation. And this is,”

“I was a researcher.”

“Then do you know roughly the situation within the Foundation? Why is it suddenly like this?”

“I don’t know yet. The Foundation is currently under the control of a person called ‘Professor’. I have also lost influence in the Foundation.”

“Me too… … . I don’t really know.”

“Is that so?”

Shim Ji-hee lets out a deep sigh.

On her small, hunched shoulders, the weight she was carrying seemed to be felt.

“Currently, disasters are occurring simultaneously all over the world. This is impossible with the Foundation’s power alone. Perhaps the fifth Apostle has been released… … . Is that right?”

“Yes. It’s been a long time since I’ve been completely released.”

“As expected. That’s right.”

Shim Ji-hee’s expression becomes more serious.

“Then there really isn’t much time left. By any chance, Mr. Dabin, do you know what the fifth apostle is calling for?”

I recited blood, impulse, disease, war, etc., but Shim Ji-hee pointed out only one of them.

“There has never been a time when war was this powerful. Soon the whole world will be blown up by nuclear weapons.”

“With the fifth apostle released, the coming disaster is inevitable and cannot be stopped. We must evacuate everyone before that happens. At the very least, as many people as possible… … .”

“Then, let’s first look at the evacuation method.”

Robin suggests an alternative that seems familiar.

“Civilians who don’t have this ability won’t be able to receive the announcement itself. Even if they did hear the announcement, the requirement to find a phone booth is too difficult.”

“Do you know how?”

“Yes, it would be possible if I just applied a little bit of the communication device I have.”

“Then I will guide you to the technician side.”

Shim Ji-hee calls someone.

A woman wearing goggles soon appeared in the office.

The woman, Robin, and Rico talked to each other and discussed ways to improve the announcements.

“We are currently working on making it accessible to smartphones and other communication devices. If you have any technical skills that are needed here, please let us know. ”

“Ah. I know a little about communications technology.”

“I think it would be of some help to me in the field of anomaly manipulation or communication security.”

“Let’s go to the server room first. I don’t have time.”

The three of them disappear out of the office while talking.

The moment the door was about to close.

Robin’s voice is heard through the crack in the door.

“Dan!”

“What else?”

“Follow me.”

“You’re trying to make me do chores.”

“Yes, I know that well.”

And then there’s Dan.

The four people disappeared out of the office.

Now only the apartment survivors remain in the room.

Me. Daju. Sister Se-rim. Seok Hyun-min and Heo Yoon. Jeong Hae-won. Ye-bin.

Shim Ji-hee looks around at the faces of the people who are left behind and says.

“That’s all for our situation. Now, I’d like Dabin to explain.”

“Yes, I know.”

Now that I have the Occult Society’s information, it’s my turn.

apartment.

library.

seven.

The professor’s ending.

And finally, the ending I proposed.

Where should I begin to explain this vast story?

As I continued to ponder, I slowly began to feel better.