episode_0070

“Wow~~~! This is Natasha~~!“

“Hello, kids~~!“

The front of an orphanage located in Gwanak-gu, Seoul.

Natasha visited this place after a long time, feeling exhausted.

Empty—!

thud…!

“It’s been a while, Natasha!“

“How are you all? The kids have grown so much~!“

Numerous gift packages were piled in the blue porter luggage compartment.

These were all gifts I carefully selected, even wrapping them myself last night.

She quickly turned off the car, untied the rope tied to the luggage compartment, and

Immediately, the staff at the orphanage and I began handing out gifts to the children one by one.

“Wow, thank you~!“

“Thank you, sister!“

“Wow…! This is what I wanted…! Thank you!!“

“Hehe, yes. Everyone should take this and listen carefully to what the teachers say?“

“Yes!“

The young children began to open the gift boxes with happy expressions.

New clothes, shoes, toys and even the latest portable game consoles.

These gifts were chosen as best as possible within the budget after researching each child’s tastes.

“Natasha, you’ve worked really hard too…so much…“

The staff all smiled at her and kindly guided her to the guest room.

But Natasha smiled happily and watched the children playing,

Soon, he put the can of coffee the teacher handed him into his jacket and waved his hand.

“I also want to stay for a long time. There will be another gate clearing request in a little while. I have to go soon.“

“Sister Natasha, are you okay…? I think you’re overdoing it…“

“Ah, I’m fine. It’s worth doing, but…“

The children were just happily running around the playground and playing.

A child welfare facility operated under the name of a religious denomination.

To be precise, it was a facility run by Natasha and her church members.

Natasha and her followers were putting in all their efforts to run this place.

Although they were not receiving much financial support from the denomination.

As she, the only level 4, earns money by completing gate requests day and night,

The church was barely able to survive on the income and donations voluntarily made by church members.

“We also want to do the gate request ourselves…but we are still at level 2…“

“There is no need to be too hasty. Sooner or later…a big change will come.“

“That means…!“

Natasha smiled cheerfully.

Then he clenched his hands and raised them to the sky.

“Finally…! We will seize the nectar tomorrow. Then you all… can become level 3…!“

“Oh…!“

“Oh my goodness…!“

“Then…now we take turns taking requests…you won’t have to struggle for money…!”

“Hehe…yeah, that’s it.”

The church members at the orphanage clapped and cheered with joy.

Soon, I heard a child crying in the playground.

Immediately, several people quickly ran towards that place.

“When that day comes… you too will be able to make money with me and make the children richer.“

“I hope it comes quickly…sigh…if my family was in a good financial situation…I would have graduated from the academy and would have already been level 3 by now.“

As one of the teachers sighed and fiddled with his coffee cup,

Natasha smiled brightly and patted her shoulder.

“Don’t worry, we are Korean family. I will take responsibility tomorrow and make sure to get the nectar.“

“Well…everything will happen as written in the script. Yep. I believe in you, sister.“

Several church members smiled brightly at Natasha.

The people here were literally like family to her.

Several years have already passed since I escaped from Russia and came here.

The days of the past, when I lost all my colleagues due to the gate explosion and wandered alone in the snowy fields.

And the moment when I was buried in that avalanche and was about to face death as days passed by.

I received the call of an ancient god whom I met as if by fate.

Those were the days when I arrived in a distant land called Korea and lived as a foreigner.

But now, these church members who follow him,

Even children in orphanages who grow up obediently and spend happy days.

I was spending every day with a new family I never had before.

He sacrifices his life to save himself and atones for the comrades he let go before him.

To receive atonement and salvation while feeling guilty as a survivor,

According to the words of the Great Old Mother, according to the scripted guidance of destiny.

Natasha lived in the warmth that the children gave her, a stranger.

“Anyway…I can’t see Eunji. Where did you go to play?“

“Oh, that’s right! A few days ago, Eunji…finally found a new family!“

“M…what…?“

Natasha was so surprised that the coffee she was drinking almost made her laugh.

The other church members sat down next to her with happy expressions and started talking to her.

“An attractive couple visited the orphanage. They happened to be one of the new members who joined the organization!“

“Oh….! So…so?“

“So what those two people said…is that they decided to adopt a new child as written in the newly received script…!“

Natasha began to carefully read the information written about them.

They were a fairly well-to-do family, and one member was even a level 3 hunter.

The other one was one of the rather famous store owners at Hunter Market.

If it was such a wealthy family, then Eunji was preparing to enter the academy.

It might be possible to cover all tuition fees so that she could enroll.

Of course, even if she wasn’t adopted, Natasha and her church members had promised to help her.

However, there was nothing more gratifying than finding a new family, receiving their help, and becoming independent.

It’s not that Eunji wandered around without being able to adapt to the orphanage,

Because she was a good child who always wanted to have a new family.

“Really… it went really well…! Eunji found a new family… ugh… “

“Sister…! Do not cry…! Now, here’s a tissue.“

“I’m sorry…I suddenly got emotional…“

A girl named Jeong Eun-ji and Natasha had a very close relationship.

Among the many daycare centers on the list, the little girl said she wanted to go to her own daycare center, which was in danger and was on the verge of closing down.

He was also one of the first children to enter this orphanage.

If a year passes like this, the child will be out of the orphanage.

Because I entered the academy and had to overcome a difficult battle with rich girls.

Of course, we train together whenever we have time so that we don’t lose due to our skills.

She hoped that the child would someday become a great paladin belonging to the church.

“It’s really…a good thing. So, has Eunji already moved into the church members’ house?“

“Yes! But don’t worry. I told those two that we should at least have a party one last time!“

“Yes, yes… It’s a really happy day… Really…“

Natasha stood up, wiping away her tears with a tissue.

The children were running around the playground happily.

One believer was busy walking around among the children, afraid that someone might fall.

The guilt of surviving alone after losing my colleagues.

And he walked around the snowy field, giving up on life, saying he could die at any time.

As written in the script and as the high priest said, several months passed by working day and night.

The children were growing up well, and Eunji found a new family.

In a little while, church members at level 2 will grow to level 3.

If that happens, soon, other than here,

I didn’t know if I could help by donating to other orphanages.

The Great Mother’s words to spread love to the world.

And a promised future that fits exactly according to the script.

As Natasha watched these scenes, her heart began to pound more and more.

“Ah… That’s right! And this time, we received a huge donation!“

“Huh…? support…? That’s a bit strange.“

Natasha checked the ledger with a skeptical look.

This time, quite a lot of donations came in in the name of a new company that developed a therapeutic elixir.

And thanks to this, the financial situation of the orphanage, which was always struggling financially, has improved significantly.

Although I don’t know who donated because it was anonymous.

Recalling the story that the Taebeom brothers gathered together heads of politics and companies and held a meeting,

She was guessing that the donation must have been made by a wonderful businessman who was devoted to the church.

“Oh my god…if this is really…this money…6 months’ worth of rent…!“

“Things are going really well…!“

“Okay…! Today is a very…a very happy day…!”

Natasha walked out to the playground with the church members.

And there, he hugs the children running towards him,

After carrying the wooden horse on my shoulder, I looked at the scarlet sunset that was gradually setting.

The script was always right, and it guided me when I was lost.

And it will be the same this time too.

Tomorrow, after we raid the academy and steal the nectar.

That we could save more people and spread love in this world.

In this world, if you don’t have money, you can’t even enter the academy and it’s hard to graduate.

And destroy this sick world that has prevented awakening to level 3.

Spreading love in the world with his followers.

He said he would help the weak in need and live his life devoted to the script.

Natasha thought that and smiled.

With my new family.

So without any worries.

——

Again and again…

The sound of high-heeled shoes echoed sharply in the basement.

Squeak—!

“Ah, are you here?“

“It’s been a while, Seojin.“

Beatrice opened the basement door and went inside.

The huge warehouse where the nectar was supposed to be stored was filled with piles of fake boxes.

Several tool boxes were placed next to Han Seo-jin.

I was working hard to assemble something.

Click—!

Drurrr!

Weeeeing—!

He was sawing hard, wearing work clothes and a tool belt around his waist.

Inside the basement, the only source of light is a simple lamp mounted on the ceiling.

The blood vessels protruding from his thick forearms protruded,

Beatrice, seeing such a wild appearance, swallowed her saliva without realizing it.

Traps made of wood or wire were being installed here and there in the passage.

After carefully inspecting each of them, he leaned back and drank coffee from a tumbler.

“You’re late. I thought you weren’t coming.“

“Ha…how stubborn those old guys were. Thanks to the President’s words, we were able to send those people back as you said, but they poured out their complaints mercilessly.“

“Ahaha…I’m sorry. You got caught up in something tiring for no reason because of me.“

Beatrice smiled softly and sat next to him.

Soon, he crossed his legs and watched with interest as Han Seo-jin worked intently.

“Hmm…your complexion has improved quite a bit. Your muscles seem to have become more toned, and it seems like Mari has helped quite a bit?“

“Well…yes, things happened…but somehow it worked out well.“

“Really… Seojin, you are great. I never thought I could kill a level 4 monster so quickly… Although I was worried because I couldn’t contact him, I was relieved to hear that Mari was taking care of him. “

Seojin Han soon started sawing while wearing industrial safety glasses.

With an eager expression on their faces, they began assembling wooden parts and wires to set up traps.

“Anyway…what are you making now? I don’t feel any magic power…“

Beatrice looked around while drinking the warm coffee that Seojin Han brought.

Wire traps to tie your ankles in each passage, and thorn traps sticking out from the walls.

An oil drum was installed on the ceiling, and bear traps and other traps were being elaborately installed underneath.

In addition, there is a cover made of sandbags at the far end of the huge warehouse,

On top of it was a huge sniper rifle that looked like something you’d see in a movie, and boxes of ammunition were piled up.

“Hmm… Well, I think it will be difficult to freely use magical power in the future. First of all, since the magic bullets were injected with magic power in advance in the laboratory… members with low awakening levels will be easily subdued by these traps.“

Seojin Han took off her mask and sat next to the chairman.

Then, slowly but with a serious expression, he told me the facts he had learned.

The curse he is currently experiencing, as well as his plans for the future that need to be slightly revised.

She swept her purple hair and made a distressed expression.

Then she took his hand and stroked the back of it as if to reassure him.

“I see…I see. Hmm…don’t worry too much, no matter how serious the curse seems, there must be a way to offset it somewhere in this world.“

“That’s right, I still have a lot of work to do… After all this hard work, I don’t want to die in vain after 5 years.“

“…That’s right, you worked the hardest…and leaving like that…I think such a tragedy should never happen.”

Although Beatrice was trying to console him while hiding her expression.

Rather, let’s see her hands shaking and fidgeting.

Han Seo-jin leaned his head on her shoulder without saying a word,

He was smoothing out his black gloves.

“You will have to work harder in the future, do you mind? The matriarch is currently busy suppressing the president and the level 5 gates… so the only person she can rely on is Beatrice.“

“Hehe…Okay, if that’s what Seojin wants. You can count on me anytime.“

She smiled softly, pulling his shoulder with one hand.

Even if what he said is wrong and the church doesn’t attack today,

And even if board presidents across the country shoot at him and everyone takes out their anger on him.

The smile he is making next to me right now.

That smile that looks somewhat sad but also strong-willed.

Because it warmly touched the depths of Beatrice’s heart.

She intended to do whatever he asked.

Weee—-!

Let’s spend some warm time with our eyes closed for a moment,

The red siren began to blare like crazy and echo inside the basement.

Beep–!

When Han Seo-jin activated the remote control he took out of his pocket,

Through the CCTV footage, images of church members intruding began to appear.

The sight of guards who had previously announced something and explained something without even resisting.

And even the actions of church members who fell into that trap, thinking it was right.

It seemed like those people didn’t even suspect anything.

What kind of trap awaits her in this labyrinth-like basement?

“Then…let’s go out and greet the guests.“

“Yes, I guess so. Don’t worry, just stand behind me. The battle… will just go as planned, right?“

Click—!

He pulled the loading handle of the anti-materiel sniper rifle.

Then he smiled and said to her:

“Please leave the cover to me. Because I am confident in shooting.“

bang—-!

With the sound of a bomb exploding in the distance.

Heading here, one of the church’s executives,

Natasha and the monster she was accompanying were getting closer and closer.

‘This time… I won’t be taken lightly…’

However, the existence of Beatrice, a level 5 awakened person,

And since I know all their plans,

I wasn’t afraid of anything.