episode_0082

I couldn’t help but listen when I heard that it was an incident where people with abilities that were incomparable to those of ordinary people, although not as good as those of the old man, died in groups.

There was no way the target wouldn’t be the old man. I don’t know what the old man thinks, but it wasn’t for the purpose of revealing the truth, but rather to make sure that such an incident wouldn’t happen to the old man.

“An incident at the research lab…?”

“It wasn’t because of some weird experiment. It’s just that the front door was breached, right?”

“Pierced? There?”

The old man asked back as if he didn’t understand what the lieutenant was saying.

“As I said earlier, since the power supply was urgent, we had a lot of people dispatched to nuclear power plants and thermal power plants. If the enemy had planned to come, there was no way they wouldn’t have been able to break through.”

“Who is your opponent?”

“I don’t know. When the kids and I received the order to return and arrived, it was already a mess. And there were mutants running around.”

The old man frowned. It was not that I didn’t understand his feelings. It was like hearing that a friend who had been through thick and thin with the old man had a sudden accident and the perpetrator didn’t know the cause.

“Even if it’s a research lab, isn’t it indoors anyway? It would have been possible to hold a sit-in… If the superhumans get together and block a single entrance, it’ll be hard to break through even with a barrage of force.”

“We thought about that too, but when we actually saw the scene, it must have been difficult.”

The lieutenant’s subsequent explanation mainly contained content that was somewhat far removed from common sense.

The walls and ceilings had collapsed as if the thick reinforced concrete had been hit by a bomb, and many of the staff members who had been affiliated with the research institute had already been mutated.

“Well, we didn’t share any pleasant memories, but I felt uneasy because the people I ran into once or twice were doing that.”

Then the lieutenant shut his mouth tightly. His gaze was fixed on a distant point, and it seemed as if he was thinking of his dead comrades.

“Anyway… The recovery that was made was half-baked. We missed a few. Anyway, the person who emerged after gathering the few survivors was Hayura, the leader of the shelter we are currently in debt to…”

It seemed like a lot of the intermediate steps had been skipped, but it was not a good memory to rush into the specific details, and it seemed pointless for this lieutenant, who, like the old man, didn’t seem to have much on his mind, so I decided to skip it.

“How many people were dispatched to each power plant?”

“I don’t know, I couldn’t contact him because I went later. He must have strength. He might have decided to live as a wanderer like Sergeant Kwon…”

The two seemed very interested in the whereabouts of the dispatched personnel. However, it was a story that had little relevance to me.

Rather, what interests me is the fact that the survivor is Hayura.

In my view, there were many shady aspects. It was a situation where the beneficiaries of a series of emergencies were clearly revealed. I don’t know what the parties involved think, but I have deep doubts about whether Hayura is completely unrelated to such incidents.

“The story goes that we are still suffering because of the few guys we missed back then. If those damn guys were dead, they would probably show up at the ancestral rites table. They even torment the living.”

The old man playfully blurted out words to lighten the mood that was starting to get a little heavy.

“Haha! Sergeant Kwon, this humor has improved a lot? Now, cheers to the idiots who left first!”

The two men poured their beers. I just joined in. I was afraid of what I might do if I rushed into alcohol.

Well… I guess there’s no point in doing more here. There’s no going further… Ah, that kid suddenly barged in and left behind some remnants.

The place was soon torn down. The old man who had been humming along with the lieutenant returned to the quarters with me, but the atmosphere was calm and subdued, as if the scene from earlier was an act.

“Ugh… This is difficult.”

But sometimes he would say things like that. When I watch him from the side, I often get the feeling that he lives without thinking, but when I see him like this, I feel like that’s not the case at all.

“When do you feel good about eating?”

“That’s that, and this is this. Don’t you know the short story?”

The old man answered me like that and patted my head roughly.

I wasn’t upset. My hair was probably a mess, but I was going back to my room anyway and I could just wash up and tidy up after I came out, so there was no need to get angry.

“Are you thinking of helping me?”

I had been vaguely expecting it since the old man started groaning.

Even if he was meeting someone for the first time, he was the type of person who would rush in without hesitation when faced with trouble, but since it was not just people he knew, but people who were once comrades, who were in trouble, it was impossible for him not to get involved given his personality.

“No…well…that’s right.”

The old man answered like that and looked at my face. It was a reaction that came out because he knew I would hate it. And he knew that I hadn’t given permission yet.

The conversation between me and the old man ceased for a moment and silence fell. All I could hear was the sound of our footsteps and our calm breathing.

While I was busy thinking about going back to my accommodation, relieving my fatigue, and ending the day, the old man kept sneaking glances at me.

‘How could it not work?’

It wasn’t the old man’s words, but I kept hearing those words. What would happen if I said no? Looking at his reaction now, I thought that if I drew the line and said no, he really wouldn’t do it.

I felt strangely good. The fact that the person who never listened to me, who never moved an inch no matter how much I nagged him, was now waiting for my permission like a well-trained puppy seemed like proof that my relationship with the old man had progressed.

“Do whatever you want, mister. There’s nothing wrong with doing whatever you want. And the results are fine in the end. We’re partners, right? In many ways.”

I felt like I had made a bit of a mistake in my choice of words. My face felt a little hot and my lower abdomen started to tingle. I realized that I had gone too far, that I had become so sensitive to such things.

To cool down, I held the old man’s hand. His big hand grabbed mine. It was a bad choice. Unhealthy thoughts started to pop up in my head.

It’s all because I’m a grown man. I have strange thoughts about things that are useless and have grown up.

When I thought about it carefully, it was indeed so. It was clear that it wasn’t me who was strange, but that I was influenced by the old man. It wasn’t my fault, so I didn’t have to feel ashamed.

I wiggled the hand I was holding. The hard calluses tickled my hands and sent shivers down my spine.

“Ugh…”

I was out of breath so I took a deep breath. It certainly seemed like a shelter where people lived well. I didn’t know they’d turn up the indoor boiler like this.

Aside from the fact that Hayura’s back was dirty, I had to admit that she was very resourceful. The surrounding air was so hot that my body was burning up, and my face was burning with heat that I thought would fry me.

‘Click’

The door to the inn opened. I took off my shoes, ran in, and took off my clothes, leaving the old man behind.

“Da, short story?”

“I’ll wash first. I’m getting ready.”

“Huh…?”

It didn’t really matter to me whether the old man understood what I was saying. If he didn’t, wouldn’t he be stupid? Did he think I would just let it slide after trying so hard to seduce him?

I made a lot of concessions. At the same time, I was also very worried. Since I was always the one who gave in, if I didn’t get something like this, I would be greatly hurt.

When I followed the teachings of the ancient sages that the body has a lot of heat, so I cooled it down with hotter heat, my head became clear.

After I wash up and go out, what should I do first with the old man? As I was thinking about that, I suddenly remembered that I hadn’t packed any clothes to change into.

At the same time, I remembered the bath towel that was on the vanity table before I entered the bathroom. It was so wide that it was big enough to cover my body.

At that point, I concluded that there was no need to change clothes. Even if I called it pajamas, it was the same anyway.

“Hehehe.”

I found myself laughing. The fatigue of the day was completely washed away, and my heart swelled with anticipation. I also felt like my chest had gotten a little bigger for no reason.

In the past, I wouldn’t have thought it was a good thing, but now I felt a little different. After all, the breasts are a big part of a woman’s charm.

I thought that since people originally seek what they don’t have in others, this would definitely reduce the number of times the old man would look at other women.

I wrapped a towel around my body and turned my body around to see the fetus. Her plump chest proudly showed off its presence.

‘Drrr’

As I opened the door, I saw an old man waiting for me on the bed with an anxious look on his face. He looked at me for a moment, then looked away in surprise.

I guess you never expected me to turn out like this.

The corners of my mouth went up without me realizing it. I had the upper hand by taking advantage of the situation, so I needed to make the most of it.

“What the heck? When did you act so violently? Weren’t you secretly expecting it?”

“Keum, that’s a short story. Don’t you think we do it a little too often…?”

The old man said something stupid. Even if he was a superhuman, I thought that he should enjoy himself while he could at his age. At the same time, it was also the time when he should have a child quickly.

Rather, I should be the one saying that we should take things slow, but seeing him do that, I found the old man to be very cute in many ways.

Oh my god, I can’t believe I found an old man cute… Until recently, it was something I couldn’t even imagine.

“Dislike it?”

I boldly approached the old man and hugged him provocatively. A familiar smell enveloped me, and the chill that had briefly visited my body was driven away by the old man’s body heat.

“It’s not that I hate it…”

Look, you’re saying that for no reason when it’s good?

“Then give me a kiss, you idiot.”

It’s not too late to talk about work after you’ve taken care of the important things. Wouldn’t tomorrow morning be enough?