episode_0062

Some information is very dangerous.

> Pink cover: Very dangerous information disaster.

> Khaki Sign: An information hazard that can be tolerated if you have an appropriate level of anomalous resistance.

> Light blue cover: A meme that keeps ringing in my head. Caution is required in cases where there is no tolerance or mental instability.

What I picked up was a pink cover.

The book that contains the most dangerous information in this library.

While being careful not to attract other people’s gaze, I opened the book towards Choi Se-rim.

“Huh?”

Choi Se-rim froze in place.

“Stay still.”

“Uh, yes… … .”

Choi Se-rim answers with blank eyes.

It’s still not moving.

“What is it? What happened?”

“Shhh.”

Pushing Jeong Hae-won back, I waited for a proper response.

After a while.

A stream of nosebleeds flows from Choi Se-rim’s face.

“Huh?”

After briefly opening her eyes and looking around, Choi Se-rim collapsed on the spot.

As if the power went out.

“That’s it.”

I stretched out my arm and held on to Choi Se-rim to prevent her from falling.

Now my sister is leaning in my arms.

“This is it.”

Da-ju runs in late and tries to understand the situation.

“Sister!? What did you do, brother?”

“I felt like I was possessed by something, so I knocked him out first.”

I lifted up the book I was holding and showed it to him.

Jeong Hae-won shudders after checking the color of the cover.

“This is it! The color that people said you should never open because it is the most dangerous!”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Then what about Serim? Aren’t you going to die?”

“Don’t worry. Because I won’t die. If it had been such dangerous information in the first place, it wouldn’t have ended with me fainting like this.”

Choi Se-rim is lying on the floor and breathing colorfully.

I added a little explanation.

“What was strange about my sister earlier was that she tried to follow the monks. I also said that we had to prevent the bookshelf from collapsing.”

“Yes.”

“So, I was possessed by the thought that I had to do something.”

Daju nods.

“You could say so.”

“Yes.”

This time, I turned my attention to the book I had left at my feet.

This is the book with the pink cover that I only showed to Choi Se-rim earlier.

“And, this is information that makes people helpless.”

“Ah! So what you’re saying is that these things cancel each other out?”

Jung Hae-won seems to have already gotten the hang of it.

“That’s right.”

Hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide are both dangerous substances.

One side is strong acid. One side is a strong base.

Just touching your skin can result in a long trip to the hospital.

But what if you mix the two?

It is neutralized and the risk drops.

“This is roughly the principle.”

“Umm… … . I guess so.”

Daju pretends to understand vaguely.

The explanation ends here. I got ready to leave right away.

“Let’s get out of here for now.”

Choi Se-rim has been subdued, but the situation is still urgent.

Huge bookshelves falling like dominoes.

Monks were flocking from all over to stop it.

They’re ignoring us because they’re busy with other things right now.

Monks don’t like invaders. So much so that as soon as they found it, they immediately tried to tear it to death.

We need to get out of here quickly.

“Haewon, please help me.”

I stood up, supporting Choi Se-rim.

Jeong Hae-won came next to help.

one two.

We worked together to pull up Choi Se-rim’s body.

Meanwhile, Da-joo is pacing around and getting restless.

“Sister… … . It’s probably okay… … ?”

“Yes.”

“Is there anything I can help you with?”

“You should be at the front and fight. If someone runs in, protect us.”

You never know when a monk might rush in.

At least one person must be free.

“Now. Take it.”

I handed the book over to Daju.

It is a ‘pointer’ pointing to the location of [Extinction Scenario: 5000].

“If you move in the direction of the arrow, you will reach a village. Let’s rest there for a while and then move.”

“How did you know that?”

“I saw it earlier. When I climbed on the bookshelf with Haewon.”

Once you reach the village, you can hide there.

If you are lucky, you may be able to get help from survivors.

“Let’s go quickly.”

I quickly quickened my pace.

Even now, monks were still flocking in.

[Must be protected… … .]

[no… … .]

More and more monks flocked in.

In their wake were rotten flesh and sticky blood. And a bad smell remained.

“Ugh… … .”

Jeong Hae-won frowns heavily.

He looked like he was about to pout, so I patted him on the back.

“Uh. no. It’s okay, sister.”

Daju is very nervous.

Standing at the front, I keep watching to see if I might encounter an enemy.

Trudging. Trudging.

Between bookshelves. Just as I was about to leave the long hallway.

[Stat Rosa.]

I faced empty eyes.

Reaction too. There is no voice.

The monk stared quietly for a few seconds.

“Oppa.”

Daju lowers his voice and turns his head.

I calmly raised my hand and stopped Daju.

“Stay still.”

“… … .”

There was a tense silence.

The sound of Jeong Hae-won swallowing dry saliva could be heard loudly next to him.

A monk trapped in a library.

His eyeballs have long since rotted and oozed out.

But inside the empty eye sockets, there was a clear gaze.

There was a strange feeling of awe within him. It was like a child playing with fire looking at flames.

[You are our… … .]

Slurp.

How much time has passed?

It passed us by without doing anything. Leaving behind a single word that left behind a strange sense of discomfort.

“Phew… … .”

Jeong Hae-won stumbled for a moment and finally stood, leaning against the bookshelf.

Daju also sighed and asked, as if his tension had eased.

“Did you just pass by after seeing oppa earlier?”

“Yes.”

After that, I encountered the monk several more times, but I was never attacked.

We arrived at our destination very easily.

The village I saw.

Look at the scale or the structure inside. It was closer to a city than a village.

The city walls and buildings were all made of white bricks, probably made of wet paper.

Surprisingly, there was a river flowing nearby.

Brick making facilities were also seen.

A frame for shaping paper porridge, a simple lever device for squeezing out moisture, a drying rack for drying damp bricks, etc.

Although there were traces of a fairly advanced civilization, the inside of the city was empty.

We settled into a building that was as clean as possible and made a fire.

Choi Se-rim is still sleeping.

Slowly, night was coming.

“Oppa. I found something to eat over there.”

“Have you checked the expiration date?”

“Yes. Are you okay?”

I checked the food Daju brought.

Cup ramen, canned food, etc. The language was written in the alphabet, but I couldn’t tell which country it was from.

[Beef flavored cup ramen]

[Canned sesame seeds]

“Huh? The letters have changed.”

Jeong Hae-won makes a fuss again.

“I guess this is also translated automatically.”

The books in the library were like that too.

Perhaps there was no such thing as a language barrier here.

So, is it possible to do this?

I caught up with Jeong Hae-won and showed off my English skills.

“Then I will speak English, so listen.”

“Yes.”

“I like ice cream… … Huh?”

I said it without much thought, but I found out something amazing.

“What. I spoke clearly in English?”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“This is amazing.”

“Sure.”

“… … .”

“Sister?”

“Uh, Haewon.”

I answered, trying hard to suppress my trembling heart.

“But don’t you have to take care of everything? Let’s move our luggage together.”

“Ah, yes. I was planning to stay here for a while and then go again.”

“Okay. Please do me a favor.”

Da-ju Yoon has already left to search another building, and Hae-won Jeong will soon leave as well.

The only people left here are me and Choi Se-rim, who is sleeping.

I took out a book from my bag.

“… … .”

Since when did it start?

Choi Se-rim was not asleep.

Rustling.

Se-rim Choi opened her eyes and stood up, picking up the book I gave her.

[Jack Usher’s Notes].

To be precise, it is a tool that reads the thoughts of the person who owns it and automatically records them.

After a while.

Choi Se-rim’s thoughts began to fill the blank pages of the book.

Night has come.

The bookshelf stopped falling. This much was certain, for the roar was no longer heard.

If so, the monks’ interest returns to this area.

By eliminating intruders who entered the library.

[Please leave here.]

At least hundreds of monks gather in front of the castle walls and sing in unison.

[The library is not open to the ignorant.]

It feels like the ground is shaking every time I say a word.

Quad Deuk-

The gathered monks begin to tear down the castle walls.

“Sister. Aren’t we caught?”

“I think so?”

Jeong Hae-won asked nervously, but Yoon Da-ju just shrugged.

“No, what should I do!”

“I don’t know, me too.”

“You didn’t ask your sister, right?”

Jeong Hae-won clung to me this time.

“Shouldn’t we run away quickly now? There were a lot of them gathered outside.”

“… … .”

I gathered my thoughts.

My mind was already complicated, and a completely unexpected situation arose.

I thought I would be safe if I hid in the building.

Did you get caught?

“For now, let’s not fight as much as possible and go out across the city. First of all, take one flashlight with you and move around until daylight as much as possible.”

Confusing.

What I heard from Choi Se-rim. The situation that is happening now.

“Dabin. You know, right?”

“Yes, sister.”

“You just have to get out alive this time.”

I took out a baseball bat from my bag and held it.

Jeong Hae-won held an iron bar, and Choi Se-rim held a golf club.

“Let’s go.”

Everyone was ready to fight, but it was Daju who took the lead.

A hammer with a long string attached to the handle so that it can be swung with force.

Daju swung his weapon and went out of the building.