episode_0094

My sister and I headed towards the emergency stairs.

The stairs were very dark because they were not normally used.

We climbed the stairs blindly, relying on the dim emergency lights.

But when I got to about the fourth floor, my breathing started to get really heavy.

Could it be because I was working my already weak body too hard?

My body is gradually falling apart.

“Are you okay?”

“Yes… I’m fine.”

I closed my eyes tightly and controlled my breathing.

I barely managed to raise my head and look at the emergency lights.

Basement 6th floor.

There are still 4 more floors to go up…

As I was looking at the number 6, my thoughts suddenly stopped.

Because the numbers are obscured by the shadow of someone else, not us.

At that moment, I instinctively remembered.

In the past, when my older sister swung her sword, the black shadow that had been squeezing her body.

“It’s dangerous!”

Jisoo quickly twisted her body at my urgent voice.

Then the black hand barely passed her and hid inside the wall again.

“You guys…”

08 walks out of the thick darkness.

He doesn’t have a crush on me anymore.

The feelings of love for me turned into hatred and gave birth to resentful looks.

But he also drank Hypnos, so the area under his eyes was very dark.

I was definitely in the lab…

How did it come up so early?

The rankers didn’t give us any time to panic.

08, who must have felt the greatest betrayal, swings his fist at me.

But that fist is too slow and clumsy.

Because my composure and judgment have dropped due to Hypnos’ debuff.

My sister’s arm catches the rushing fist.

A powerful flame bursts out from her arm.

“—!”

Thanks to you, the emergency stairs have become brighter.

Only then was the older sister able to clearly see the face of the enemy who had killed her.

“It’s you…?”

Jisoo’s voice was very flat and cold.

08, whose arm was grabbed, glared at his older sister with a bewildered face.

“Yeah, I remember.”

A spark flickers in my sister’s brass eyes.

I’ve been treated so unfairly for so long.

Being hunted and made prey because they are weak.

You end up saying bad things to the person you like.

The small dream I held in my heart was trampled.

And the cause of all these events is right before our eyes.

“All of you should die.”

Just standing nearby makes my whole body feel hot.

Her body became so red that you could hear her blood boiling.

Jisoo released 08’s arm.

And he turned his body towards the staggering boy.

Soon her shin hits 08’s side.

Due to the strong impact, a loud groan bursts out from the ranker’s throat.

The boy is thrown straight into the number 6 written on the stairs.

He barely managed to get up, clutching his side.

“Test subjects and such…!”

The boy didn’t just take it as befitting a ranker.

As he gestures, the hidden black hands rush in again.

08 is concentrating so hard that the nerves on his forehead stand on end.

Then the shadows he summoned become one and become as large as a giant’s hand.

The black hand did not run away even in the bright flame.

Instead, he just threw himself at my older sister.

When her hand collides with mine, a loud noise is heard and dust rises up.

The stairs collapsed, burying her on the seventh floor.

“Sister!”

He shouted in a loud voice.

But on the 7th floor, all that was visible was a giant hand covering my sister, and there was no answer.

“Now is not the time to worry about food.”

08 glares at me with a grin.

His black eyes flutter.

As the sister’s flame fades, the hidden shadows engulf the stairs once again.

The emergency lights also went out completely, and the world was plunged into darkness.

Soon, 08 appeared behind me, riding the shadow.

His cold hands are strangling my neck.

“You dare to play with me?”

I was lifted into the air, hanging on to his hand.

I had no choice but to struggle because my feet were off the ground.

“I can never forgive you.”

The force strangling my neck is gradually increasing.

I looked at 08 with a dying face.

“…”

It was clear that death was imminent.

But strangely enough, I wasn’t afraid of 08 at all.

On the contrary, he is just funny.

“What’s so funny? Is this a joke?”

The boy asks me with an angry face.

Then I raised the corners of my mouth even higher as if teasing him.

“You guys know how to get angry too?”

The boy frowns, as if he doesn’t understand my question.

“What does that mean…?”

“I thought you had no feelings because you killed people like bugs.”

“You didn’t care when they killed us. Are you angry because of ‘betrayal’?”

Compared to Anna, you guys are all just children.

I grabbed 08’s hand that was strangling my neck.

And he sent out light from his fingertips.

Angelic Hand.

A bright light gradually begins to transfer to his hand.

08’s eyes sparkle in the light.

The boy quickly let go of me, as if avoiding the light.

But even though I let go, the light did not go away.

Instead, it goes up his arm more and more.

Could it be because the owner was embarrassed?

The black hand lying on the floor also begins to shake like 08.

Thanks to this, sparks burst out through the cracks.

My sister jumps through the crack.

She landed again on the floor we were on.

And he swung his fiery fist at 08.

A bright heat rushes over him.

08, who was hit straight by it, ended up getting stuck in the wall.

“…”

But I wasn’t at all happy or relieved that he fell.

I just stared down at my hands.

Just a moment ago when my hand touched him…

Just by transferring the light, it became a fatal blow.

If only everyone had had the courage to live back then.

Couldn’t my sister have killed 09?

“What are you doing?”

I was having stupid thoughts when my sister’s shout brought me back to my senses.

“We have to get out quickly!”

“That’s right… Let’s go out.”

Just then, the emergency lights came back on.

We quickly climbed the stairs, following the light.

I passed the wall indicating the first floor.

My sister opened the thick emergency door with all her might.

Clearly, the time spent underground was only half a day.

But the light on the ground was welcome, as if decades had passed.

“Where do we go now?”

“You have to go out of the resort and down the mountain!”

I pointed to the resort lobby with my finger.

My sister turned her head to follow his fingertips.

But her face hardened and became cold again.

Because soon two silhouettes appeared at the exit I pointed to.

They are women.

And both of their faces are familiar to me.

It would have been nice if Anna had been the enemy.

But they don’t even know I’m here.

then…

“Siho-ssi.”

Congressman Park walks in leisurely, carrying his luggage on his back.

Misha followed him with a worried expression.

“That’s amazing. My kids must have been blocking it…”

“How did you escape with that bug?”

A bug…?

Suddenly, I remember the times when they used to call me a class F bug.

Thanks to that, my eyebrows twitch.

“How could someone from the association… do something like this?”

I glared at her as if I was going to kill her at any moment.

But the congressman didn’t seem to be afraid of my gaze at all and instead smiled brightly.

“Association? They just cooperate for a while because they have the same goal.”

She speaks as if she and the Association are completely different entities.

“Actually, we have our own original agency. I was going to tell you when I fully recruited Siho-.”

She shrugged and avoided my gaze.

The congressman’s braided hair sways to one side.

“What- Since you caused such trouble, I guess I’ll have to use another method instead of recruiting you.”

Congressman Park’s mouth opens.

Her sharp teeth reveal their true form, drool dripping down.

“I need to extract that ability from your body.”

Extracting my abilities…?

I glared at Rep. Park with disgust.

“I see you understand from the expression on your face. That’s right, actually, from the beginning, I wanted your abilities, not you.”

The congressman placed a hand on Misha’s shoulder as she stood next to him.

Misha flinched at the sensation.

“I asked this child to watch over you. Until your powers awaken.”

Misha’s expression becomes gloomy.

Her hands, clenched tightly, tremble.

“Actually, if you succeed in awakening, I was going to kidnap you and turn you into a test subject. But…”

Rep. Park grabbed Misha’s chin.

And then he forced me to look at him.

“This kid has fallen head over heels for you. Please don’t kill him.”

“Sister… If you just extract the ability, they’ll give you back your body. I’ll take care of you safely for the rest of your life…”

Misha raised the corners of her lips and told me not to worry.

Her eyes are so longing, as if she truly cares for me.

“Mother promised me. So… Surrender now…”

03 seems to be afraid of Rep. Park.

Even the weakened rankers were so strong that even a healthy Misha was scared.

Misha stretched both hands into the air.

As she points her palm down, all the shutters on the first floor go down.

In an instant, all escape routes were blocked.

There was only strong sunlight pouring in from the second floor windows.

I raised my head to follow the light.

As the first floor was completely blocked, Rep. Park approached me with leisurely steps.

The sound of her shoes echoes clearly on the floor.

“Please join our hands right now. If you just give us your power, we will spare your life.”

“Is your life all you care about? I will protect you so that you will never have to worry about money for the rest of your life.”

As she approached, I gradually clung closer to her side.

And he mutters in a small voice.

“Sister, you should run away when you let your guard down like this.”

Jisoo slowly nods her head, saying she understands.

“Take this.”

She puts a small potion between her fingers.

My sister skillfully took it and held it tightly.

“When I give the signal, throw it at the glass window. Escape by riding the generated ice.”

I still don’t know Rep. Park’s abilities.

But it is certain that Misha is strong enough to be in trouble.

You have to move without variables as much as possible.

First, let’s approach her while she’s letting her guard down and stun her with Angelic Hand.

The congressman still knows that I can only buff things,

That’s what I’m aiming for.

I left the operation and walked to Rep. Park.

And then he mutters in his usual scared voice.

“Really..? Are you really going to spare my life if I take away my abilities?”

“Yes.”

The congressman nods at my words.

And then he extended a hand of reconciliation as if trying to persuade a child.

My heart races with each step I take.

He stretched out his arm toward her outstretched hand.

It’s now.

The two palms are interlocked.

At that moment, I shouted loudly.

“Jump!”

As I shout, Jisoo starts running straight towards the second floor glass window.

Misha and the councilman turn their heads towards her as she escapes.

My sister throws the blue potion she received from me with all her might.

The glass bottle shatters on the floor.

Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆(Artifact)

Effect: Summons a giant ice crystal in the affected area.

Information: The ultimate version of the Alaska cocktail. It completely freezes an area. It would take dozens of days for this huge ice to melt.

A large ice flower begins to bloom with a sharp sound.

Misha and the congressman’s lips part at the magnificent sight.

“What an amazing ability…”

The congressman mutters with a look of wonder on his face.

Her face looks ecstatic, as if she has already gained my powers.

In the meantime, the angelic hand flowed out through the tightly held hands of the congressman.

Like when I knocked out 09.

Then the congressman stopped all his actions for a moment, just like her.

As if I had entered another world.

Okay, let’s reminisce for a moment.

I don’t know if you have any happy memories.

The congressman’s body sways.

She staggered and fell to her knees.

Thanks to that, I was barely able to let go of our interlocked hands.

I barely managed to break free and ran as fast as I could towards my sister.

“Come on in!”

He reached out his hand toward her outstretched arm.

Our hands are about to touch.

Now it’s really starting again.

I can go on a trip with my sister…

I believed so.

I believed so…

Pain gradually increases from the hand that shook hands with the congressman.

The pain soon turned into numbness.

The numbness spreads up my arm and through my entire body.

My burning eyes are gradually starting to become clouded.

And then I…

He collapsed right in front of his sister whom he had missed so much.

I can see my palm that touched the congressman’s.

There was a glowing red pattern engraved on it, the meaning of which was unknown.

I was looking at it and I lost my mind.