episode_0030

“…”

The sound of a lighter flicking on the table is heard.

It was a habit that Jexa often had in the office.

Gradually, the sound became quieter.

Then it completely disappeared.

Instead, the table chair moved.

“Is anyone here?”

Her heels hit the concrete floor.

As the sound subsided, my heart once again lost hope.

In response, Jae-hee boldly explores my body further.

Her fingers dig through the bra.

And firmly caress my stiff chest.

Submitting to the warm sensation, my breasts soften.

Like an idol enjoying the sensation, she breathes heavily.

Lost in pleasure, she moves her body and accidentally kicks the lime with her foot.

Jexa’s footsteps halt upon hearing that momentary sound.

Soon, her footsteps start getting louder towards the counter.

Alright.

Finally…

“—!”

That was the moment.

When the inn’s front door shook violently.

And my last bit of hope completely crumbled.

Jexa stands still, gazing towards the door.

In that moment, Jae-hee pulls me towards the darker side.

“Is this the place?”

A voice I remember from my memories.

And I know who he is.

The man Jae-hee feared.

He entered the shop with two men and women.

“This scent… It must be our Jae-hee’s.”

The middle-aged doctor inhales the scent wafting through the shop.

And shivers as if in ecstasy.

“Sorry, but it seems like business is closed for today.”

Jexa sarcastically remarks to them.

“Is that so? Doesn’t matter. I don’t have any business with this cheap place anyway.”

The doctor loosens his tie nonchalantly.

“So what’s up with this bar? Bringing even ruthless Rankers along.”

“We’re looking for someone. Shorter than you by about half a head, younger, more fragrant…”

“I haven’t seen anyone like that.”

The killer interrupts, finding the man’s blunt description repulsive.

“Really? This scent clearly belongs to Jae-hee. Even though it’s in the smoke, you can’t smell it at all?”

Right.

Come to think of it, Jexa must be smelling this crazy scent too…

Why is she acting normal?

“Is that so? I’m not sure.”

Jexa casually lights her lighter.

And takes a drag of her straight cigarette.

The doctor confidently enters the shop.

But soon, he hesitates at the strong scent coming from the counter.

Instead, he calls out kindly.

“Jae-hee – The doctor is here. I’ve come to take you. It’s been tough since the boss died, hasn’t it?”

As if coaxing a small animal, he asks, and Jae-hee cowers.

She was trembling.

“At this level of concentration, Jae-hee must be in a very good mood. The more excited she gets, the sweeter the peach scent becomes.”

The doctor reminisces about their memories with a blissful expression.

And orders the hunters to quickly investigate behind the counter.

“Doctor, we can’t go in at this concentration either.”

The male and female Rankers refuse calmly.

They exude composure and professionalism.

“These damn Rankers…”

The doctor clicks his tongue as if expressing disdain.

Instead, he turns to Jexa standing idly and asks for her help.

“Could you check behind the counter for me? There might be something hidden underneath.”

“Me?”

“If you find Jae-hee, there will be a reward waiting for you.”

The doctor eagerly peeks behind the counter.

However, Jexa chuckles at his proposal, seemingly puzzled.

It appears the doctor doesn’t know who she is facing.

The woman highly regarded by the Association.

Jexa places the cigarette butt on the counter.

And leisurely tilts her head in the direction he indicated.

“…?”

Soon, a dark shadow looms over me and Jae-hee.

Finally, I could face Jexa, whom I missed so much.

I plead with my lips.

“Save me.”

Seeing that, Jeksah’s eyebrows involuntarily furrowed.

Me, lying down completely disheveled in my uniform.

A girl leaning against me with her skirt halfway undone.

Even the sight of her thin hands delving into my underwear.

The scene is enough to startle even the killer, Jeksah.

When Jeksah met my gaze, I covered my face with my hair.

And she pressed closer to me, shyly concealing her exposed breasts.

I felt the sensation of flesh pressing against me.

I flinched as if caught watching adult videos by my older sister.

Even though I was clearly the victim.

In response, Jeksah calmly relaxed her expression.

Then she raised her head to look at the doctor.

“So, are you there?”

The doctor asked with certainty in his eyes.

But the answer from the killer returning from her mission was completely unexpected.

“No, nothing here.”

The doctor frowned at her composed face.

Then he completely undid his loose tie.

“It won’t do, I need to check myself.”

The doctor strides down the shop corridor.

Jeksah, with a hesitant red gaze, asks him out of the blue, “What time is it now?”

Taken aback by the sudden question, the doctor makes a puzzled expression.

Then he remembers the watch on his wrist and bows his head.

“It’s twelve o’clock?”

“The shop is closed. So come back tomorrow or something.”

The doctor’s expression contorts upon hearing Jeksah’s words.

“Then what are you doing here? Are you the shop owner or something?”

“Well, considering I already own 80% of this place, you could say so.”

Jeksah smiles mischievously.

Seeing her smile, the doctor ponders deeply.

Eventually, he straightens his distorted face.

He understood her intention to refuse something unrelated to him.

“Oh, is that so?”

He smiles mischievously like Jeksah.

“Women, they’re so complicated.”

The doctor takes off his thick watch.

And tosses it lightly onto the table.

“If only they could always speak honestly instead of beating around the bush.”

His jovial voice becomes somewhat serious.

As if handling a woman in a room.

“Move.”

Reacting to his command, Jaehui whimpers.

Thanks to her whimpering, the intensified pheromones gradually begin to fade.

In contrast, Jeksah’s face remains calm.

Her red eyes stare intently at the doctor.

His thick jaw trembles at her eerie gaze.

It was the first time he had seen such a grotesque look.

Like reptilian eyes embedded in a woman’s body.

Yet, as a member of the Association, he cannot retreat.

He raises his hand and signals the security hunters.

After all, it’s just one woman.

He thinks he handles women better than anyone else.

However, his arrogant thoughts will come to an end today.

Two hunters approach Jeksah.

They wrinkle their noses at the unpleasant scent but focus on their opponent.

The man is a swordsman.

The woman is a spear bearer.

Both are Rankers.

“I remember those red eyes. Ranked 85th, Jeksah, right?”

The swordsman asks.

“Association Rankers, huh? Hanging around a minor and causing trouble,” Jeksah mocks with folded arms.

Then the woman with the spear interjects as if challenging her.

“Was there still law left in this world?”

“Yeah, none. Thanks to that, people like me can live so comfortably.”

Jeksah shrugs with a contented expression.

The two Rankers charge forward.

To subdue the impudent 85th ranked Ranker.

The swordsman’s blade aims for Jeksah’s head.

The spear bearer’s weapon heads for her side.

Yet Jeksah doesn’t move.

She simply stares straight at their charging path.

At that fleeting moment.

Someone falls from the ceiling, stomping on a sword.

Someone rises from the ground, clutching a spear.

“That’s right, I’m a lower-ranked Ranker, 85th.”

Jeksah places her palm on her face.

Then she clenches her features tightly.

She tears into the flesh.

Then, a familiar face catches her eye.

In the past, it was a pile of men Anna had cut down with a single stroke.

Originally, they hadn’t come here as themselves.

“But what if all my dolls are Rankers too?”

A gentle female voice comes from a man’s face.

The eerie atmosphere in the shop chills.

Rank: Former 61st.

Occupation: Association-affiliated Killer.

Rank: Former 67th.

Occupation: Association-affiliated Raid Tanker.

Rank: Former 68th.

Occupation: Association-affiliated Boxing Champion.

They all died in the war between Ilsim and the Association.

And now, they were all flesh dolls of the enemy.

The reason she didn’t respond to Jae-hee’s pheromones.

It was also because they were not enemies but human piles.

The faces of the Rankers contort completely.

Because they are all dolls and puppets of the enemy.

“Dae-hyuk…?”

The inspector asks the pile that rises from the ground.

But the pile doesn’t respond at all.

The female spear user is the same.

She lifts the helmet that seemed unbelievable on the boxer in front of her.

The two Rankers are facing the corpses of their comrades, bizarrely intertwined with flesh.

“Oh, it looks like everyone is each other’s enemies.”

Seok-hyun, who mimicked the enemy’s main body, says.

In fact, he knew them.

Due to the endless confrontation between the Association and Ilsim, he had investigated most of the Association-affiliated Rankers.

And she had been collecting the bodies of the Association Rankers she had killed.

“But it’s strange. If they were all comrades, where were these guys when they died?”

Seok-hyun asks with a smirk.

The Rankers cannot answer.

They just glare at Seok-hyun with resentful eyes.

Even though he is not the enemy’s main body.

In response, Seok-hyun says.

Very boldly.

“They probably abandoned these guys and ran away during the war, right?”

The moment they hear those words, the Rankers lose their composure.

They rush towards the piles that have crossed the line.

Seok-hyun gestures as if conducting an orchestra.

Then, the flesh dolls twist their bodies and rush forward as if dancing.

Towards the comrades who abandoned them.