episode_0092

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When I came to my senses, the situation was over. Why does it feel familiar? I thought this was already the third time that a mysterious doctor has infiltrated a pharmaceutical company.

… what? Isn’t that fainting rate too high? If you’re serious about it, you’re a rear guard, right?

If this continues, no matter how many lives are left, there won’t be enough. We need to find the cause and solve the problem urgently.

Well, the reason is that he is now excitedly explaining the situation in front of me.

“Anyway, that doppelganger? They say the villain ran away. Still, I think I was able to protect the items needed to maintain the barrier.”

“Is that so… .”

Raon’s words make me sigh. Ah, I committed it. I committed it.

This is a completely different incident from the current one of grappling with minnow villains. This is because they have properly disrupted Genesis’s operation, which is an important task of seizing the sacred items of the priestess.

What happens to me now? Torture to your heart’s content and then go straight to the research center? Or will it go back to the main body, Lilith?

… In the first place, would it be possible for me to return to my original self?

When you turn your consciousness inside yourself, you can feel that there is soul there. It’s just such a weak presence that it’s hard to record anything.

Probably because he refused to imply an absolute command. If things continue like this, the confusion will soon disappear. If that happens, the main body and I will probably become completely different entities… Do you want to do it?

I do not know.

“Ha… .”

“… ? Are you still in pain? The military doctor said that all physical injuries have healed.”

“No, it’s not like that.”

Feeling of loss. It’s not nonexistent, but it’s not that big either. That makes it feel even more strange.

Even though the soul connection is broken, there is only a vague sense of loss. In the end, what is the relationship between the powder and the main body?

It’s funny that something that isn’t sad is sad.

When I raise my head, I see Raon looking at me curiously with a bandage wrapped around his head. When our eyes meet, I smile brightly.

Wandering around aimlessly. Do you know? Because of you, I’ve done something I can’t take back?

I was so angry that I grabbed Raon’s cheeks tightly and pulled them from side to side. I feel like I’m addicted to this soft texture.

“Apyapya! Gapddagi muya!”

“This is punishment for not listening to what I said. I’ll spare you the cheek, so please answer me properly. Why on earth did you stop the doppelganger there?”

“That’s in that person’s arms──”

“I heard that just now. But you can’t be openly hostile there.”

Raon has noticed the doppelganger’s infiltration through one clue. There’s no way I didn’t know the difference in capabilities between him and me. The fact that the doppelganger’s surprise attack was prevented means that Raon was also making the best preparations.

In that case, they should have sent me away and contacted the other side afterwards. There is no need to take the risk of retiring with me.

Raon’s answer to that was half expected and half unexpected.

“But Bobbin asked you to save him.”

“… Yes?”

Well, that’s probably because the desire to save me took precedence. I thought the answer would be something like that.

But what do you mean, I asked you to save me?

“I never said that.”

“That’s not true. I did it with my facial expression.”

“I’ve never even made that face!”

“I built it! You said you were fine, but you were really shaking! My hands were so white they were holding onto my skirt!”

“Sure! Li… , Huh?”

I thought it was absolutely not the case, but if I think about it carefully, I feel like it was. I don’t really remember. He was desperate to reassure Raon.

“Well, I did it because I thought Raon was going to do something. And if that were the case, we would have had to find a different number, right?”

“The message magic was blocked. They probably put up a barrier around the dormitory. If I took you with me, I would have blocked your entry.”

It seems that Raon has been quite busy in places I don’t know. So, it’s not like I just jumped in without thinking about what’s going on, but it was the best move. It’s hard to say anything like this.

“Because I had the feeling that if I didn’t catch it then, I would never see it again.”

… Ultimately, that is not a wrong decision. Because I had no intention of sending me back to my doppelgänger.

Then, even if you say, “Please abandon me,” it won’t work. I sighed because I had nothing to say, and Raon smiled triumphantly. No, I’m not really admitting defeat, right?

Feeling a strange sense of defeat, I pulled on Raon’s cheek once again, and this time the counterattack came back. As we look at each other’s stretched faces, laughter comes out.

Still, whatever. If I had gone back to Genesis, I wouldn’t have felt this way again.

I think that’s fortunate enough.

“You seem to get along well.”

“Ah, Teacher Sia!”

“… !?”

Why is Teacher Sia here!?

No, wait. There is no need to panic. Teacher Sia is in charge of us. It is only natural to come to check on an injured student.

I said Genesis to avoid restrictions, but if you say that it was just an act to call out Teacher Sia, you can make as many excuses as you want. If it turns out that I was a spy, there’s no way I could be alone with Raon like this.

But what if this was something like the Last Supper? What if the doppelganger exposed both Miju and Gojual as revenge for me?

… Ji-ji, calm down. If you check it, it will become apparent quickly. Teacher Xia must have come here to see the student’s condition.

“Woman, what are you doing here? Are you here to see our condition?”

“Huh? No, it’s something else.”

“Heeek! Sorry, sorry, sorry!”

The ending of being discovered as a spy after barely surviving is too much! But now is the time to prioritize life over injustice.

First, to show that we had no intention of resisting, we bowed three times to Teacher Xia. width width width. The sound of my forehead hitting the bed is soft.

I don’t do bare bottoms because it hurts.

“It’s okay if you don’t worry too much. It’s okay to use the contract in that way. Of course, if you use something strange, you will be scolded.”

“Yes?”

“Huh?”

Teacher Sia and I look puzzled as we look at each other. It feels like something isn’t coming together.

So, if Mr. Sia thought my apology was an apology for using the contract carelessly… .

… Ahhh!

“Then what about prison?”

“I told you it’s okay if you don’t worry. On the contrary, since you saved Raon, I want to give you a reward.”

“What about the string of restrictions!?”

“Hmm. Unfortunately, I don’t think we can get rid of it. I will suggest whether the period can be shortened.”

“Congratulations, Bobbin!”

Raon congratulated me on having my restrictions reduced–of course he was happy–but for me, just the fact that my identity wasn’t discovered makes me feel like I’m flying. Long live the status quo!

What is it? There is nothing special about the association. Well, surprisingly, wouldn’t it be possible to live peacefully as a hero even if the connection to the main body is lost?

No, maybe Genesis doesn’t have any intention of abandoning me either. So, I didn’t necessarily reveal my identity. Well, it would be a shame to throw away the agent who had infiltrated Cheonmyeong High School after so long.

Well, what if passionate love calls come from both sides? As I was thinking such happy thoughts, Teacher Sia’s hand was placed on my shoulder.

“Please just do it. Just like that.”

“ㄴ, yes… .”

But why? When I look at Teacher Sia’s smile, I feel a strange chill.

… It’s probably because of my mood. Look, when you rub your eyes and look again, you see the gentle smile of a true god teacher who is proud of his student.

The image of the Slaughter Queen still remains in me. So I guess I took it too seriously for no reason, obviously.

” Bobbin is like that. Then, teacher, what brought you here?”

“Ah, that’s right. I forgot. ARMY and Hwain are back.”

“Really!?”

“The condition doesn’t seem to be bad. Well, at this rate, I can go see you right away.”

“Wow!”

Teacher Sia told Raon the news about Ami and Hwain while quickly removing the bandage from Raon’s head. Aside from Hwa-in, I am also happy that Ami returned safely.

“Look, I said nothing would happen, right?”

“Yes!”

I head straight to the lounge with a brightly smiling Raon. There, the two classmates were already surrounding someone, celebrating their return.

But the atmosphere is somewhat uneasy.

“What’s going on?”

“Hwain, look at his head.”

Raon is already starting to understand the situation. When I looked at the place that Jeongyoung pointed to when he answered the question, I saw that it was indeed true. There is a line of yellow bridges on the artist’s head that were not visible before.

“Hey, tell me honestly. What happened you guys?”

“So it’s not like that!”

A male student interrogates him by poking him in the side with his elbow, and a painter denies it while half-angry. I think I know roughly what the situation is.

The swing bridge theory that I proposed to Raon is a situation that any boy or girl in their prime would think about. Originally, it would have ended up as a delusion, but the sudden appearance of the yellow bridge may have ignited that delusion.

When you say yellow hair, anyone will think of Ami’s pretty blonde hair.

Perhaps Hwain himself was conscious of this. When asked about his hair color, his face turned bright red and he looked embarrassed and said nothing had happened, which would have been perfect fodder for teasing.

“But isn’t everyone teasing me too much? Hwa-in’s face turns bright red. It’s not even a day or two.”

“… By the way.”

Jeongyoung swallows his words and says no more. Now that I see it, it’s not the usual frowning expression, but a very subtle expression.

What can I say, I saw something I couldn’t see. no. That feeling of seeing something you shouldn’t have seen?

This is a topic that will cool down if ARMY says no with a straight face anyway. Now that you think about it, what are ARMYs doing? With her Army personality, she wouldn’t just sit back and watch Hwa-in being teased like that.

“Hwa-in is not the only one who turned red.”

“Yes?”

“So, not only Hwain, but also Ami turned red?”

Ugh.

What does Ami say?

“Ami came forward just as Hwain was showing signs of genuine dislike. Of course we thought that would cool the rice cake.”

‘Don’t tease me so much.’ It is said that Ami was the same as usual until she came forward and said that. The reason something strange happened was when someone said, ‘Did nothing really happen?’ This is when I asked back.

‘okay. Nothing really happened.’

A brief gap. Ami’s face turns red.

I can only say that this is now definitively clear.

“Oh my god, it couldn’t have been Hwa-in… .”

“So, what about ARMY? Where did ARMY go?”

“When I told him that my face was red, I said no with a straight face… . After talking a few times, I said I couldn’t communicate right now and went to my room.”

In the end, the current situation is that only students who are close to Chinese people are questioning Chinese people.

It’s rude to ask too much, but honestly, I understand your feelings. I’m dying of curiosity too. What on earth happened to these two people?

But I don’t think there’s any need for me to ask that.

“What on earth happened?”

“So nothing happened──Ugh, teacher!?”

“Let’s go separately and talk calmly. Not one. Without exception.”

Sasasasak. The students surrounding Hwa-in move away like cockroaches due to the tremendous spirit shown by the S-class hero. It’s almost like I’m living, this is…

In particular, Raon and I are holding onto each other and shaking. That’s because we saw it. Teacher Sia’s expression when she heard that Ami’s face turned red.

“What should I do? I don’t think I can sleep today because I’m scared.”

“Me, me too. lol… .”

The name of the Slaughter Queen is passed down like a nightmare among villains. Although it was only for a moment, I think I saw a snippet of it.

So we could only watch the Chinese being dragged across the hallway to the teacher, sharing the same fear. Since I am a man, I have no intention of helping you, but I will pray for your peace.

I hope you will be born as a pretty girl in the next life.

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Ugh. Ugh.

“Can I not take it?”

“Okay… .”

I mercilessly hung up the cell phone call with Sia’s name on it. It may seem like a cold response, but anyone would do this if the number of calls approaching double digits comes in.

It was nice to be dragged by the terrifying Sia and talk about what happened with Hwa-in. Except for the fact that I was the one who noticed the potential, I have nothing to hide from Sia.

However, Sia seemed not to be convinced and kept calling me all day today. No, it would be better if I wasn’t convinced, but the last few calls were just small talk.

If that’s going to happen, why not use the painter’s work as an excuse in the first place!

Anyway, I’m talking to the priestess now. Since I can’t answer the phone while talking to someone else, it was a good excuse.

“So what did you call me for? I’m sure I didn’t call you just to chat.”

“No, I just called you for a chat.”

“You… .”

It’s actually quite risky for me to talk to a priest like this. I won’t be seen talking, but from my perspective, if I’m caught going to see a priest, the conversation will get complicated.

However, he also cold-heartedly turned away an old colleague’s request to talk to him. I sighed and picked up the teacup in front of me.

“ARMY’s little finger is stretched out.”

“Huh? Oh, when to hold a teacup? Sia said something about her skeleton, but I wasn’t sure.”

“My face turns red because I spent one night with a man.”

“Cough!”

Whoops, whoops. I was really shocked by the unexpected surprise attack. I tried glaring at him to see if he was targeting me, but this cultist just gave me a blank expression, as if I didn’t know why he was reacting that way.

“Where did you hear that before?”

“Sia came to me crying. I heard that my senior became strange.”

“That guy… .”

Go out and advertise for local shops, really. It’s not that priestesses are bad as counselors, but I wonder why there’s such a fuss about something like this.

The reason we blushed was simply because we were hugging each other naked for a long time. What was Hwain’s accident… . If you look at me from the outside, I’m a girl, so if I were a guy, I could be like that.

Something embarrassing happened, so if you think about it, you might turn a little red.

It is true that the timing was bad. When the kids asked Hwain if anything was wrong, he blushed. I know that there is room for misunderstanding from a third party’s perspective.

However, after calming down a bit, I went to talk to the kids, and the class nodded desperately, saying they knew nothing had happened. Isn’t it a bit weird for two grown adults to seriously discuss a misunderstanding that even children don’t have?

“Embarrassing. okay. Is that the perception?”

“Then what else is there?”

“It reminds me of the time when you conducted magical power. It would have been nice if you had felt some embarrassment back then.”

Now that I think about it, I see that I once preached magical power to a priestess. During the Gwonseong period, ‘will = magical power’, so there were many cases where there was room for magical power.

“It was an emergency situation at that time.”

“Wasn’t it this time?”

“Well, this time too──Huh?”

It’s an emergency, so I’m not embarrassed. Even in an emergency situation, being embarrassed is embarrassing. Although they are opposite words, both are what I said. A contradiction that even a fool can understand.

If you think about it emotionally, it makes sense, but if you think about it with your head, it’s strange. In the end, the reason I found was nothing more than a guess.

“I have often transmitted magical energy, but this is my first time maintaining body temperature… ?”

What is this uncomfortable feeling that won’t go away?

“Is it strange?”

“It’s strange, but… .”

“You can’t forget that feeling, Ami.”

I still couldn’t tell what the priestess was thinking, but I could sense deep concern in her tone. Perhaps the priestess called me to tell this story.

“Isn’t it a bit weird to keep having this uncomfortable feeling?”

“Try your best.”

“Is this somehow related to the change in the soul? They say if you keep thinking about it, nothing will change?”

“That’s not it.”

“What, then it’s no use.”

Instead of answering my words, the priestess picked up her teacup and took a sip. It was clear at a glance that his expression relaxed and that he was enjoying the car itself. I’m not even sure what the difference is between green tea bags.

The priestess’s attention was already completely removed from the main topic. The feeling of ‘I said it, so you take care of it’ is something that can be seen surprisingly often in prophet-type awakened people. I would get angry if it happened to me directly.

“If I’m done talking, I’m leaving?”

“Oh, and Hwain’s mind’s eye.”

One of the characteristics of prophets is to throw out something that cannot be ignored. You fucking secretists.

In the end, we ended up talking for a long time, praising ourselves that Hwa-in’s awakening was thanks to each other’s teachings, and feeling dumbfounded at the fact that my heart was being used as a barrier.

“I have to go now. Let’s talk a lot next time.”

“Next… . yes. I hope to see you next time.”

“So, if you say it that way, it won’t be a joke.”

“Oh my, I got caught.”

When I was in Kwonseong, I was caught in a similar prank and was made fun of a lot. No matter how good it is, it doesn’t work twice.

I stood up, leaving behind the priestess who said, ‘It’s a shame.’ Of course, there was no need to stand up just because the priestess came to meet us. Because he’s that kind of guy.

Still, should I consider it a gesture of gratitude since they at least waved their hands?

Several times, the priestess’s mouth opened and closed as if she was about to say something. This was unusual for a priestess who always said what she had to say at her own pace without hesitation.

But in the end, what she said was a simple goodbye.

“Goodbye, Hamin.”

“Yes. See you next time.”

Tuk. The door to the spacious hall closed. Next time I see it, it would be nice to see it in its original form.

Anyway, I guess the conversation is over. Now I have to go get ready to go home.

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