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I borrow language. Choi Se-rim uses the ability to convey thoughts.

We reported what we saw and heard.

“If what Dabin said is true, then our role is one.”

in the end.

Shim Ji-hee understood her fate.

“To endure here until the end and die. Right?”

I nodded silently.

“I couldn’t understand everything Dabin said. But I know what I have to do.”

All fates are already decided.

The only ones who can choose another option are me and those who have been with me.

It was a story that was created that way from the beginning.

“My role in this story is that of an extra. Not a variable, but a constant. No matter what I do, I can’t escape the established story. ”

I couldn’t even guess.

A person who has come to know that everything has already been decided.

The heart of a person who knows that the end is a terrible death.

What on earth will happen?

“Look.”

But Shim Ji-hee did not break down.

He even gives me a faint smile.

“Whether Dabin told me about fate or not, I would have fought to the end and died. For everyone gathered here.”

“Fate or not, the result is the same, right?”

“So, Dabin, do what Dabin can do.”

Shim Ji-hee places her hand over mine.

Hands smaller than mine.

But above all, it contains a sublime spirit.

“… … Yes.”

In front of him, this time too, I could only nod my head.

“Oh. And there’s one more thing.”

Shim Ji-hee’s gaze turns elsewhere.

It’s the side where Se-rim is sitting.

“Ugh… … .”

Because she overused her abilities, Se-rim is dozing off, leaning against the sofa.

Shim Ji-hee slowly approaches him.

“Our Se-rim.”

“Yes!?”

Se-rim, who had been sleeping for a long time, wakes up with a start.

“Why. Did you think I wouldn’t know if you didn’t tell me?”

Shim Ji-hee looks at Se-rim with affectionate eyes.

It’s also like suddenly stopping talking.

I feel like there’s something between them, but I can’t figure out what.

After thinking for a moment, something occurred to me.

Sister Se-rim was born in an apartment.

And the first people to enter the apartment were people from the worldwide occult association led by Shim Ji-hee.

Looking at it this way, the two people look quite similar.

In terms of height, Se-rim is taller, and their personalities are very different. In fact, their appearances are also very different.

But, there was a feeling between the two that they could easily overcome anything.

I thought Sister Se-rim was hiding this.

The flow of time that the Seven had distorted made possible a meeting that would have been impossible originally.

“Oh, no. That’s… … ”

Sister Se-rim awkwardly avoids eye contact.

It’s my first time seeing my sister so flustered. She’s cute, too.

“Now that I think about it, you look exactly like me.”

Shim Ji-hee lifts her chin and affectionately pats Se-rim’s head.

“Choi Se-rim. Our daughter.”

Shim Ji-hee and Se-rim. The two were mother and daughter.

Of course, this was before Se-rim was born.

“I really wanted to name my baby Se-rim since long ago. If it was a boy, I wanted to name him Se-jun. I knew that before we even started dating, so of course I couldn’t help but know.”

“Ah… … .”

“But if you’re Choi, then I’m marrying that pedophile Choi Won? Even if it’s fate, I don’t like it.”

“Yes!?”

“Just kidding. Me too.”

Shim Ji-hee, who was speaking with a smile, turns her gaze slightly.

“I like it too. Ugh. It’s hard to say that.”

The previous tense atmosphere has long since relaxed.

Shim Ji-hee smiles and tells me.

“Anyway, Dabin. Please take good care of our Selim.”

“Yes. I will take good care of Se-rim noona.”

“But why older sister? Isn’t it right to say older sister?”

“Ah.”

I was embarrassed so I didn’t say anything.

I didn’t want to say it because I’m a man, so I just made up a story.

“Just. It just happened that way.”

at that time.

The office door opened and a man in a suit hurriedly came inside.

It was Kim Jong-sik.

“Mr. Chairman, we need to go to an emergency meeting now.”

“Okay, see you later!”

Shim Ji-hee waved her hand this way.

I followed Kim Jong-sik out of the room.

***

The hut floating between the dimensions is the headquarters of a global occult society.

Now, thanks to Shim Ji-hee’s activities, the entire headquarters is covered in interpretation memes.

People from different countries can communicate without any problems.

And the radio also had to be interpreted.

I was just sitting up in bed resting.

The sound of a radio was heard from somewhere.

[They say there is a clock that tells us the end of the world. They say that when the clock strikes twelve, the world will end.]

The radio voice gets closer and closer.

Robin was coming this way, holding a small radio.

Next to him, Rico walks, organizing the auxiliary battery cables.

[It feels like there’s less than a second left until twelve o’clock.]

Robin suddenly starts talking, as if he wasn’t even listening to what was on the radio.

“It’s been a long time since we had a conversation like this.”

“Ah. Mr. Robin.”

[I have previously explained the strange phenomena occurring in the world following the declaration of war by an unidentified group called the Foundation.]

“But what about this radio?”

“We used some of the communication technology that the Foundation had. Rico played a big role. ”

“It wasn’t a big role. But Dabin should have seen it. It was a shame that after joining, she only showed her incompetence.”

“I’ve never thought about that.”

The conversation turned back to radio again.

“But is this radio connected to the outside world?”

“Yes, that’s right. This is the broadcast that ‘normal’ people are listening to in ‘reality’ right now, and it will be translated into each person’s language.”

[The five countries recognized as nuclear weapons states – the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia and China – have declared that the current disaster is the work of each other and have begun random nuclear attacks against the other side.]

Robin speaks in a gloomy voice.

“I think a nuclear attack is about to begin.”

“Could this also be the influence of the fifth apostle?”

“The leaders of each country and government officials are also human. They may have been influenced by the desire for destruction spread by the fifth apostle. However, it is more likely that the Foundation secretly moved. ”

“You did something more.”

“Yes. Inciting people, or controlling the minds of leaders. If it’s the technology the Foundation possesses, it’s easy to do. It was once part of the technology used to hide the Foundation’s existence from the world. Now, they’re using it to destroy the world. ”

[News just came in. China has launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, ICBM. The missile appears to be armed with a nuclear warhead… … .]

There is a moment of noise mixed in.

It was because Rico brought another radio.

“I’ll turn on other channels too.”

Soon, multiple channels begin broadcasting simultaneously.

Numerous media outlets are speaking with one voice about destruction.

[The number of deaths due to suicide impulse syndrome caused by the genocide has exceeded 100 million worldwide. This is the first time in history that a disease has taken so many lives in such a short period of time.]

[Is the end of the world approaching?]

[The President of the United States was attacked and killed by an unidentified creature a short while ago. We will provide more information as soon as we have it.]

While everyone is tense, only Se-rim is sleeping soundly.

Jeong Hae-won mutters as if he has lost his mind.

“Can this be stopped?”

“We can’t stop it. Instead, we have to evacuate as many people as possible.”

“Even so… … . It’s meaningless… … . The world is going to end… … . Even if people gather here… … .”

“No. Then we can start again.”

Let’s say it with certainty, and this time Rico reacts.

“Ms. Dabin. What does that mean? You mean starting over.”

“You’ll find out later.”

There is always a last resort.

It would be nice if we could avoid using it, but that’s pretty unlikely.

This too needs to be prepared in advance from now on.

On the other hand, as Shim Ji-hee said, we have to do what we can.

Things that can save the world more ‘safely’, without resorting to last resort.

“Let’s do what we can first. Robin? Are you still unable to contact the Foundation?”

“Yes. All my authority is temporarily suspended. I can access it if I authenticate myself, but if I try to access it rashly, I may go crazy like other members of the Foundation.”

“Still, there are things I have to do.”

“We need to get to the Foundation and get a window to get their news, Robin. That way we can deal with it. ”

“But now… … .”

Robin is lost in thought.

“Okay. I know how to access the Foundation’s main facility, so I’ll use that. But know that it’s dangerous. It might be better to use the last resort that Dabin has.”

“No.”

Robin’s words, which still contained hesitation, were firmly denied.

“No method is more terrible than the last resort I have.”

And he reached out his hand to her.

“So. Come with me. Let’s go and find out information about the Foundation.”

But the opponent still seems to be hesitating.

“But we can’t do it alone. Even if there were a way to access it, we wouldn’t be able to actually enter the Foundation’s facilities.”

“Then, let’s gather people with special abilities here and form a team.”

“Is it possible? Everyone here is a refugee. They are not experts from the Foundation, nor are they the leaders of the Occult Society. The leaders of the Society are all focused on evacuating people, so they are not here. It would be impossible to gather them in the first place. Who would volunteer to go die when they are barely alive?”

Robin pauses for a moment, then starts calculating in his head.

“Ah. Are you thinking of using Se-rim’s ability?”

Sister Se-rim is fast asleep.

I have no intention of using Sister Se-rim’s abilities to brainwash and exploit sane people.

“No.”

I just got up from my seat.

I have nothing.

Also, your ability as a librarian.

The abilities you have too.

He doesn’t even have the eloquence to speak clearly or the speaking skills to captivate people.

But, get up from your seat and go into the crowd.

I headed.

“I’ll try.”