episode_0045

45.

Lee Seong-han is the type of person who cannot stand silence.

“There’s no way he’ll die.”

“Dead.”

“I said there isn’t any!”

“Really? I saw it with my own two eyes.”

“You must have seen wrong. He’ll be alive.”

“You don’t believe it, right? At first, I did too. To be honest, it’s hard to believe. One S-class died, and the other is a traitor. Heh, even a soap opera would be more believable than this. ”

Baek Ji-seon’s empty laughter. It was as cold as ice. Her words, her actions. She sat on a dead log, and she looked like a witch.

Of course, the boss died. The Republic of Korea has a system that distributes military service when a person dies. In other words, it is a task for each group.

Besides, isn’t Kang Mi-young at her peak power?!

I’m now a permanent military service member!─Lee Seong-han wanted to say that, but he had something to say in front of the child.

I swallowed the anger that had risen to my throat. The excitement subsided, and my senses returned to their original state. I began to have doubts about other things.

‘Is it a ghost? Or some other type of monster?

Among the demon species, there were also the mind-altering Phantoms and Eros. They are all of the type that touch the mind and create illusions.

However, the practical examination center does not cultivate such types in order to always maintain the best condition.

Why else would the four major guilds, who lack practical experience, ask to be allowed to use it for training purposes?

“Right now, you can’t believe that I’ve been completely slaughtered by a doll.”

Lee Seong-han sighed after hearing those words.

“There’s only one puppeteer in Korea. Of course, you can’t help but be suspicious.”

“Because he was arrested?”

“Think about it too. Does that make sense?”

“It’s enough.”

After narrowing down the suspects, I finally stopped thinking about it. The answer was already decided. I skipped the annoying process.

Hong Seo-min.

The woman moved. Whether it was the original or a copy was only gradually revealed.

“That’s a replica. I saw it. ”

Baek Ji-seon spoke calmly.

“How do you know?”

“It’s my intuition. I’ve seen it a lot.”

“S-class.”

“No, similar monsters.”

Lee Seong-han snorted.

“How was it?”

“What is it?”

“Behavior. It’s just like that.”

Baek Ji-seon explained it in detail. As I wrote it down and compared it with the annotations and the image in my memory, I concluded that it was very similar to the original.

Are you good at using top dolls?

Even if it’s a replica, it will have a high synchronization rate with the original.

Moreover, it is not that the low-level puppets were seen at the time of the conquest of each market. It means that they were deliberately preserving their power. Some of them were used for terrorism.

It was fortunate that there were no casualties.

Lee Seong-han had a serious expression on his face, his hands clenched.

‘If necessary.’

… … I don’t like it, but I have no choice but to use the things in my backpack.

It might be rat poison to Hong Seo-min, but it would also have a big impact on him. It seemed best to handle it as quietly as possible.

Lee Seong-han quickly cleaned up the place. He put out the bonfire and removed all traces.

I can’t just sit here like this.

Hong Seo-min – Replica – is here, and if the Kang sisters are dead… … ?

“The next target will be me.”

“Why?”

“There are quite a few bad relationships.”

Baek Ji-seon ate the military rations cheerfully, hiding the rotten logs in the bushes. He eats the jjambbap so deliciously. He really has the constitution of a military soldier. That kid.

I put my hand on her cheek. Her body temperature has returned to normal. It’s okay to move for now.

“Hehehe.”

When I touched Baek Ji-seon’s cheek, she let out a sinister laugh.

This kid is not normal either. I would say he is excessively calm.

He’s actually smiling, as if he’s been waiting for this kind of situation.

Although covered in dirt, the area was small so the white robe retained its original color, and the face was smooth without any blemishes.

“How are you alive? But.”

“Can you answer my question first?”

“If something comes, something goes.”

Why didn’t Hong Seo-min touch it?

This kid is not normal. Like the Kang sisters, he is lacking something.

His back was hunched like that of an old man, and his head was drooping forward, as if he had a turtle neck. He looked like an old man. It wasn’t an act, it was real. Was he numb to emotions?

Or… … there could be a mental problem. Baek Ji-seon strode through the forest with large strides.

“Is there really a need to be sad? In this day and age, everyone dies the same. He wasn’t my real father anyway. Ahem.”

He’s not my biological father. It’s true. After the Great War, all kinds of war refugees came in. There were people everywhere who couldn’t even register their birth or obtain citizenship.

Baek Ji-seon coughed and then continued speaking.

“Okay, that’s the end of the answer. Now it’s your turn. Oppa. You’re the awakened one, right? Something related to Hong Seo-min! I didn’t think that woman would look for you like that. ”

“Brother?”

“Then should I call you sir?”

Lee Seong-han was terrified.

“No.”

mister?

That’s a bit harsh.

If the first digit was 3, I would have seriously considered the title of “Mister”. However, he is in his mid-20s.

I was dragged into the military, and my sister Kang kept poking me, saying she wanted to eat me, so my face got a little pale.

[They say they will restore it after the ‘regeneration’ is over.]

Yeah, you must be stupid.

Lee Seong-han ignored the chattering of the traitors.

“Anyway, no, not you, sir. Just you, oppa. Just you. Yeah? Even though I look like this, I think I’m pretty capable.”

“Oh.”

“I caught Hong Seo-min just like the world’s best Kang Mi-young.”

“Oh?”

Baek Ji-seon’s eyes opened wide. Her expression was one of genuine surprise.

Because this information was not made public.

The conversation that took place at headquarters comes to mind.

“Are you really not going to make it public?”

“Yes!”

“Really?”

“Yes!!”

Swoop.

“······Okay.”

Kang Mi-young’s dead face.

Kang Jin-young took pictures one after another with a camera. Click click.

“Poohahahaha!”

And then he let out a blank laugh.

I didn’t expect that I would end up in that situation 3 seconds later.

sudden-

Baek Ji-seon’s eyes are golden. They are the eyes of Pil Shi-jang-gun. They resemble Kang Mi-young’s eyes.

It’s a smile with eyes.

It feels like the Pocket Phone Master is shouting, “I found “!”

A gaze that scanned my entire body. It felt like looking at a product.

“You caught Hong Seo-min?”

“Yeah.”

I said it calmly. You wouldn’t believe me even if I told you.

“Huh. You look like you could beat me. And you don’t have much muscle mass. Are you strong, oppa?

“Yeah, it’s strong.”

Lee Seong-han looked at the map and answered dryly.

“Performance promotion and exam promotion are different, right?”

“I know. You have to do it to get promoted. The criteria for promotion for Awakened are strict, and they change every day. So you have to ride the line well. ”

“Global?”

“Yeah.”

“Are you planning to transfer?”

“Of course. I’m still young.”

I thought about my age. I am still young. I don’t want to waste my youth on military service.

“First, I meet Kang Mi-young again.”

“I told you he died.”

Baek Ji-seon’s words were lightly ignored. Even if my father died, I wouldn’t blink an eye.

What is the scariest thing in the military?

Sergeant, company commander, and specialist sergeant. These are things that low-level people do.

This is the Barogreen Camp preparatory and pre-qualification stage.

If they have a certain degree of mental illness, ignoring them is the answer, but you can’t do that to them.

This kid is the same. Lee Seong-han stared blankly at Baek Ji-seon.

‘They’ll be alive. What kind of people are they?’

Moreover, if you stay here, you will either get eaten by a monster or die.

“I decided on a better path.”

“Now?”

“Okay. Let’s go towards the emergency exit.”

Emergency exit. The only exit from the training ground, blocked by a bulkhead. And that is… … .

“In the town.”

The gathering place and farming location of the Blue Dragon Guild. Considering the screams heard, it’s obvious that something is wrong.

Well, what can I do?

We have to break through first.

***

The town looked like a rural area where an apocalypse had broken out.

It’s a good thing there’s no body. Well, I’m not the type of person to be surprised.

Lee Seong-han walked quietly along the town road. He checked the machine gun he was holding.

30 round box magazine.

Considering the rate of fire, the bullets will run out before the barrel even warms up. You’ll either have to reload or fight with a knife. Hey, I should’ve learned magic.

While Lee Seong-han is beating his past self.

“It’s quiet.”

Baek Ji-seon, who had been wandering around, said a word. Lee Seong-han also looked around. Naturally, he got the same result.

The hunters’ H’s were nowhere to be seen.

I can’t even see the monster’s face.

It was empty. Containers were strewn all over the place. I found the remaining ammunition and food. Thanks to that, I was able to put my mind at ease.

The emergency exit is at the end of town.

It was a ladder leading to the top of the bulkhead. The wall was visible from afar. It was a gray concrete wall. It was literally plastered.

“Is oppa always this calm?”

“That’s just how it is as I live.”

Kang Sisters made me like this! ─ Lee Seong-han didn’t want to give a detailed explanation like a villain from a slasher movie.

Clink.

“There’s something.”

Lee Seong-han pointed his gun at the front.

[‘Super-Reconnaissance’ says multiple movements have been detected.]

[‘Regeneration’ adjusts mana to increase body temperature.]

“Follow me.”

“Yes.”

Lee Seong-han leaned against a nearby farm machinery engine. It was abandoned on the road, but it was big enough to fit an adult and a middle school student.

“Ugh, ughhh!”

A person was dragged away right in front of me.

It was Kang Jin-young.