episode_0158

Purpose of Worship (4) – One Mind Salvation Church Republic of Korea Branch

A single white dot on the black night.

A deep sense of heterogeneity and wariness precedes mystery.

Kang Bada looked down and frowned.

“… … What’s going on here?”

The residential areas of the Republic of Korea and the residential areas of the One Mind Salvation Church must be completely opposite.

She looked at the Republic of Korea branch on the other side, which was shining brightly even at night, and then looked down again.

The leader of the Salvation Church smiled and answered his own words.

“It was a way to pick you up after a little night walk with number 2.”

“Ah… … .”

I desperately held back my face from crumpling again.

When I pictured the head of the Guwon Sect taking a walk at night with his mother, something felt very strange.

The images of them sharpening their teeth and exchanging abusive language are vivid, but how did they change so quickly?

Every time something like this happened, I started to doubt whether what my brother was saying was really true.

Moreover, he was in a position to give hasty advice to the sect leader, who, strictly speaking, was the winner of the proof event.

Kang Bada remembered herself telling her to leave with a confident look, and forced a shaky nod.

“Ah, yes. Go in well and have a good night.”

We weren’t even close to each other face to face, and since I had advice from my brother, there was no reason to continue the conversation.

A strange gaze that stings my back even when I hurriedly open the terrace door.

In the end, Kang Bada returned to the terrace and faced the Guwondo Bridge, who was still looking upward without taking his steps.

“… … Aren’t you going?”

“I wouldn’t have come to you without any reason in the first place.”

“I don’t have anything to say? I’m a little embarrassed by this sudden visit late at night. Please leave.”

The moment I said that clearly and was about to open the terrace door again-

“I would like to talk about Gangsan.”

I stopped as if I was being restrained by the voice I heard.

… … This is a story about your brother?

As she pondered with trembling eyes, she pursed her lips and walked back to the terrace railing.

Below, there was the head of the Salvation Church still standing there, looking upward.

“What are you talking about?”

“… … .”

This time, the leader remained silent and smiled softly.

The cult leader suddenly floats up with a brightly shining body.

My eyes widened as I watched the religious leader naturally settle down on the terrace.

Kang Bada hurriedly widened the distance between him and the leader and extended his finger towards him.

“No, ah, why bother coming up when you can just talk about it below?!”

The leader just smiled and shrugged his shoulders casually.

“It seems like it will be a bit of a long story.”

After those words, the leader did not say anything.

As if admiring the night, he leaned his arm on the railing and looked at the night view of Minguk as he did.

‘Why are there people like that?’

It’s so outrageous, how could it not be like this?

Now, the man seemed to have casually stepped into my brother and sister’s nest.

In the past, I would have reported it to the police right away for trespassing.

It was a meaningless sound now.

Because that man was the one who abolished the ‘citizen police’ that had survived.

“Haa―.”

Kang Bada sighed loudly, as if to deliberately listen, and leaned on the terrace.

My brother’s worries had been lingering in my head since before, but that was actually why I needed to talk to that person.

Now, the man who can control my siblings’ future with a single word mentioned my brother.

As my brother’s guardian, this was a situation I couldn’t just ignore.

And if I wanted to do something that worried my brother, something would have happened when I secretly visited the mansion over there.

“Can you see it?”

One word flows into my spinning mind.

Kangbada gazed together in the direction where the leader’s eyes were looking.

An electronic display board that continues broadcasting with bright light regardless of whether the night comes or not.

[We are looking for proud ‘Daehan’ comrades to achieve this great cause together! We promise tremendous rewards and benefits to comrades who join with meaningful information and majors!]

[A new world where everyone can become strong. ‘World’ awaits you!]

… … .

Advertisements from cities occupy the screen in a chaotic manner.

“As soon as there was room for points, there was such a fuss.”

“Can’t we just get straight to the point? … … Uncle.”

A name that came up after much deliberation.

As soon as the leader heard that name, he looked at himself with a shocked face.

“… … Uncle?”

“Well, why don’t you talk arrogantly and informally, and now that we’re part of the team, what’s the point of calling you “oppa”?”

He ends up laughing at a sentence that serves as a reminder of the truth rather than an excuse.

“It was a title with its own logical order.”

“That’s right. Are you not upset?”

“… … It’s ambiguous.”

The religious leader laughed again.

“Still, it’s strange that there is a reason and order. I was also taking my own steps.”

“Huh? What order?”

“… … It’s not that great. It’s similar to having a light chat before bringing up a heavy topic.”

Well, seeing as you got scolded, I should have just gotten straight to the point.

He shook his head and looked at the river with a slightly twisted head.

“Do you know the conversation we had with Kang San?”

we.

The river and sea immediately reminded me of the face of the woman the religious leader called us.

And he calmly shook his head.

My older brother did not tell my younger brother the details.

However, Kang Bada only inferred the result by looking at her brother’s expression.

“Still, I know that Kangsan hates us.”

“… … Yes.”

The leader asked with a strange smile at Kangbada’s affirmation.

“Then, do you know the reason for that hatred?”

“… … Why are you asking that?”

A blunt question that comes out naturally.

“It seems like we had a similar conversation at the mansion at that time? I also personally expressed my gratitude.”

Quickly, the answers poured out.

The leader shook his head without erasing his characteristic smile.

“Don’t you know very well that that is not the reason?”

A valley of emotions that is too deep and dark to be simple sentimentality.

“… … .”

Kangbada did not bother to answer the religious leader’s question.

Avoiding the strangely eerie, deep gaze, I focused my gaze on the night view again.

“There is a reason for everything. The reason Kangsan hates us, the reason Nakwon and Minguk must join forces, and.”

I turn my head when I hear the leader’s voice suddenly cut off.

The leader was quietly looking at himself.

“The reason why I use Kangsan as an excuse to talk to you.”

As soon as the leader’s whisper ends, goosebumps run through my body.

To her, who was taking a step back with a stiff expression-

“I’m trying to scout you.”

A strange story was heard.

“… … Yes?”

The leader narrowed his eyes and calmly answered her question.

“After spending time with you, I naturally understood why you believed and followed number 2 so much. He is truly a good person.”

Before he is a good leader, he is a very clear and warm person.

“That is probably the biggest reason why the Republic of Korea was maintained. As the field expands and more people join, the need for good people like Ha Chae-kyung is needed.”

The leader looked down at the spot next to the river with a small smile.

A small child who was always there, clutching the hem of Kangbada’s skirt.

“I heard that the awakened boy is particularly following you. We also have a young awakened person.”

It was only then that Kangbada was able to understand the leader’s words in her own way.

Therefore, I firmly shook my head and refused.

“If that’s the reason, you’ve come to the wrong place.”

“Why?”

Awakener.

The unlucky face that comes to mind as soon as you think of that name.

I thought of a cocky high school student who was rude and barked at her older brother whenever she got the chance.

“You know very well that you are also an awakened person. Awakened people are not beings that can be managed with words.”

In the first place, something equally special was needed to manage special people who were different from ordinary people.

And they were mainly ‘power’.

It was so abominable that the politeness that had been shown in front of brothers Yunhyeon and Yoonkang and the old man completely disappeared in front of my brother.

“I also don’t want you to be in charge of all awakened people. Jinwoo? Was his name Jinwoo? People of similar age to that child are sufficient.”

“No. Still, you came to the wrong place.”

Kang Bada firmly shook her head again.

She knew very well that there was nothing special about her.

The process of becoming close to Jinwoo was also the result of a particularly strong influence of environment and luck.

If Jinwoo hadn’t lost both of his parents to the zombie outbreak in the first place, and had suddenly woken up in a shelter and not been misunderstood as a ‘pre-infected person’.

Also, if I hadn’t been a softie who couldn’t talk well to strangers, a lot could have changed.

Moreover, no matter how young one is, an awakened person is an awakened person.

If Park Jin-heon’s dream tree were there, no matter what he said, it would be ignored.

“Don’t hold on to a strict non-awakened person for no reason. Try finding out about other awakened people.”

Even though he deliberately answered in a somewhat cheesy manner, the religious leader did not erase his mysterious smile.

He was silent for a long time, then spoke again.

“If the problem is that you are not an awakened person.”

The leader’s right hand gently extends out.

“Won’t this problem end when you become an awakened person?”

A white jewel suddenly appeared in the palm of one’s large hand.

Paaa!

A crystal of purity and purity that instantly saturates the terrace with light.

‘It’s the ability to turn ordinary people into awakened people!’

Park Jin-heon’s cry echoes in Kang Bada’s head as she looks at the jewel.

She just looked at the city power in the cult leader’s hands with slightly trembling eyes.

“I will get it.”

A jewel that leaves the cult leader’s hand and flutters towards you.

The brilliant light of the jewel slowly faded from her hand, which she suddenly took.

It lost its light as if the power source had disappeared, but just looking at it was beautiful, like looking at a beautiful work of art.

“Why is this?”

I try to stay calm, but I can’t help but squirm.

In response to Kangbada’s question, the leader again gave an unexpected answer.

“This is the order and reason of my thoughts.”

She managed to steady her shaking eyes.

He held out the jewel again with trembling hands and lowered his tone.

“I thought it was a joke, but such an explicit suggestion is a bit burdensome. Take it back. I won’t necessarily tell my mother.”

The religious leader did not return the jewels.

“I don’t take back what I once gave.”

“Then I’ll throw it away, uncle.”

“Of course.”

“… … Yes?!”

I couldn’t hold back a scream as I looked at the cool nodding head.

The person who knows better than anyone else how important the city power she currently holds is.

“Throwing away was a bit excessive. If you don’t take it, I’ll give it to someone else.”

“Do whatever you want. It’s already yours. As you said, it’s a bit of a blatant bribe.”

The leader casually floated his body again.

“With that, I’ll make up for the rejection from earlier. I hope you think about it and answer as carefully as possible. Wouldn’t there be plenty of time anyway?”

We will soon return to paradise after a festival commemorating the end of the proof event.

“There will be plenty of time to think about it until I come back. You will hear the answer then.”

Kangbada shouted at the back of the religious leader who was moving away again, as if chasing him.

“Unconditional rejection! Come and get it quickly! If you don’t come, I’ll give it to my brother, who you hate! Still not taking it?”

At that question, the religious leader slowly turned his head.

Then, without saying a word, he smiled softly and left again.

“That guy must be crazy! What did Bulyeosi say about this? A man gets so scared by a word from a woman that he does something strange! If this continues, I’ll even pretend to die!”

Fire! Fire! Fire!

Even if the provocation that the religious leader responded to continued, the white dot steadily moved away from the Republic of Korea branch.

In the end, I leaned against the terrace railing and whispered in vain.

“What are you really doing…? … .”

She stared blankly at the moonlit gem.

I don’t know the exact reason why the brilliant light from earlier disappeared, but this was definitely not a deceptive imitation.

“Haa―.”

In the end, I could only sigh, similar to when I first stood on the terrace.

Just when my head was dizzy with endless panic-filled thoughts-

Beep-beep-clack-

I heard the sound of my brother, who had run to comfort Park Jin-heon, returning home.

Kang San, who took off his shoes and looked around with a stiff expression, smiled softly as he looked at the river on the terrace.

“You were there, the sea.”

“… … Ah, brother.”

Kang Bada responded with a bright smile and quickly wrapped the hand with the jewel on it.

“The wind is quite chilly, so why is it like that?”

“… Ahaha, this is okay.”

“It’s okay, since she was young, whenever she was cold, she would immediately run to her brother’s blanket.”

The moment Kang San stood across from the terrace, his fists clenched even tighter.

I don’t know why, but I felt like I had to do it.

Kang Bada glanced sideways at Kang San, quickly checking to see if there were any protruding parts in the hand holding the jewel.

Kang San’s complicated eyes look at the night view of the terrace with a small sigh.

“Well, come to think of it, did you have a good conversation with Jinheon?”

“… … Ah, that.”

Fortunately, Kang San didn’t seem to feel anything wrong.

Although I was glad about that fact, I was also quite disappointed.

Kang San answered her question with a bitter smile.

“I don’t know. This guy whose confidence never dies keeps talking to himself as if he’s being chased by something, right? It’s impossible to have a conversation.”

“Is it very serious?”

“… … Well, I can’t be sure because I have such an unpredictable personality. If you do that, you might growl at me again tomorrow. or not… … .”

The anxiety contained in the end of Kang San’s words, which he spoke quietly.

“Then, I think it’s a problem that we can’t solve on our own… Mother or another awakened person―”

“It’s the sea.”

Kang San interrupted his sister and quietly observed her.

Naturally, the fist hiding the jewel is clenched tighter.

“I can do it.”

“… … Ugh, yes.”

After saying a short word, my brother looks at the night view again.

I couldn’t stop fidgeting in the rapidly cooling atmosphere.

“Ah, just like you said, it’s really a little cold!”

“… … yes? Shall we just head in, sea?”

“Hmm… … Other than that, can I sleep with you today for the first time in a while? Like when I was young.”

Kang San smiled brightly at his sister’s question.

And then he slowly walks towards her.

His hand slowly extends as he walks towards her.

A warm touch fills the pupils as they look at their older brother approaching with trembling eyes.

Sseuuk – He laughed lightly while stroking his head.

“How can a grown woman get into her brother’s blanket! So how do I see my future brother-in-law’s face?”

Kang San excitedly ruffled his hair as if scolding a mischievous person and opened the terrace door.

“Don’t cough later, come quickly, will you cook me something delicious for the first time in a while?”

A hand and a voice calling to you sweetly and tenderly.

Kang Bada quietly swallowed her cries and smiled with a familiar smile every time.

It’s a cliché story.

The story of a woman who falls in love with a man who loves her, is by her side, cares for her more than anything, and always protects her.

In that case, it would be okay to end it in a cliché way.

“… … Yes!”

Why is my love so special?