episode_0198

Knock. Knock.

The main building of the cradle. The dull thump of low-heeled shoes echoed down the stairs leading to the basement.

“Hmm~Hmmmm~”

A pleasant humming sound, as if going on a picnic. However, it gave an eerie impression because it was combined with the faint emergency siren heard from the ground.

The girl in the white uniform took every step, her shiny brown hair swaying.

She looked further down, not paying any attention to the sign that said “Records Room.”

‘Class A confidential handling area’

“Hmm… ”

After going down dozens of spiral stairs, she finally found what she was looking for and raised the corners of her lips slightly.

Because the power to the machine room had been cut off, no alarms had been activated. The guards’ attention was focused on her dogs, who were running wild on the ground.

In fact, no one other than Haewolhwa herself would have been able to stop her.

The commotion today was purely because she wanted things to be as neat as possible.

“I wonder if Sadalmelik is doing well… ”

The muttering girl opened the heavy iron door with such ease.

And then I walked slowly down the old stairs that stretched further down.

“Speaker. Your powers are really useful, huh?”

She spoke in a friendly tone as if she were talking to a friend, even though no one was listening.

“That’s great. Stimulating the biological hormones of lower creatures and turning them into slaves of absolute obedience.”

She laughed heartily and ran her fingers gently down the curve of his collar.

“I never dreamed there would be such a fun game. If I had known sooner, I would have taken the initiative myself. Seriously, I can’t move because I’m just pretending to be a nest… No, no.”

The girl who had been expressing her regret soon shook her head.

“Everything is arranged for a cause, so how can you compare its value to something as simple as play?”

A bird talking to herself. Before she knew it, she was at the deepest bottom of the underground.

At the end of the stairs, there is a cave with traces of nature still intact. It is too vast a space to be called a cave.

The girl looked around for a moment, then her eyes lit up.

What he saw at the end of his gaze was a huge crystal embedded in the wide, open wall of the room.

“That’s what the old male pig was talking about.”

The girl who approached him let out a rare exclamation of admiration.

With her race’s innate particle sensitivity, she was able to immediately realize that it was not a simple mineral.

With each step the girl took, the inside of her lens rippled violently, almost like liquid.

This means that the particles flowing in through the veins have not yet completely crystallized. The female student who saw the unstable state seemed even more satisfied, and a line appeared at the corner of her mouth.

“That’s a pretty concentrated amount. Well, I think it’s been 100 years since this place was established… ”

The girl who approached put her palm on the lens and closed her eyes.

“At this rate… at least half of the capital will be blown away.”

Ss …

She had no reason to refuse.

Great undertaking. The greatest enemy that prevents unification. A species of lowly creatures that call themselves magicians.

It was a good means to blow away those in the most active age group among them alive.

“Okay. Then…?!”

The girl, who had made the decision without much difficulty, was just about to put her hand inside the crystal.

The body stopped moving as if rejecting the commands of the head.

The arm that was about to be stretched out was frozen in place and trembling.

“Speaker. You were quiet for a while, but now you’re doing this again. You still haven’t given up? Huh?”

The girl looked down at her arms and sighed as if she was annoyed.

“I should have listened to you earlier. I didn’t want to treat my sister like this.”

She made a motion with a little force. The strange repulsion that had been there disappeared as if it had never happened.

“I told you. The emotions you feel are an illusion. It’s because your logic circuit is messed up. I mean, why on earth would I have to cling to you… ”

With a squeak, the girl thrust her arm into the lens. Then, she stretched her other arm into the air, and soon, particles captured in the empty space began to flow through her into the lens.

“You can never be them. How would you put it in their terms? A wolf can’t become a sheep. Why can’t you understand something so simple? Stop it.”

The girl let out a small gasp at the feeling of her hand being full and took her hand out of the lens.

Thump. Thump. A low, beating sound, like a heartbeat, resonated from inside the ore. The pulse was growing deeper with each beat.

Soon the liquid inside began to churn violently, as if in pain. With each beat, an amber light flashed and emitted.

The female student, who had been watching the scene with satisfaction, rested her hand on her chin as if assessing something and became lost in thought.

“The amount is much larger than I thought. It will take at least a few days for it to become completely overloaded.”

But soon he shrugged his shoulders and turned around as if it was nothing.

“Well, that’s okay. There’s no way I’d get caught, and even if I did, it’d be too late.”

The girl who had been humming again let out a small complaint.

“If only Polaris had woken up properly, we wouldn’t have had to go through this trouble… Why did the egg have to break… ”

If things were to go as planned, Polaris should have been the alpha for this generation.

Polaris was an entity that possessed extraordinary powers that set it apart from others.

However, for unknown reasons, Polaris’ vital signs suddenly disappeared, and she took Alpha’s place in Polaris’ place.

However, even though he was carrying out his work more cunningly, inheriting the memories of the first generation, he realized that it was not an easy task.

Betelgeuse, who had tried to swallow up an entire stronghold by mobilizing the inferior species she had inspired, was killed by an unknown person while hiding in the city and trying to mass-produce artificial witches.

It was a tragedy that would not have happened if Polaris had been there too.

“Okay, okay.”

But the girl soon shook her head.

As the ground hardens after the rain, everything has its ups and downs.

Looking at the big picture, her other plans were still going smoothly.

The most powerful wizard will be slaughtered at the southern end.

The adversary will lose his life in the Holy Land in the East.

The sturdy walls of the north will crumble without a trace as they are trampled by the corrupted beasts.

And this little fireworks display will be the prelude to all that happens.

“Don’t worry, Speaker. Even if you get caught up and die, I’ll bring you back to life.”

She hummed, feeling better again.

“That’s why I’m sacrificing this body to build a nest. Well, if I come back to life and get a new body, I might come back to my senses a little.”

The girl who had been mumbling let out an exclamation of “Ah!” as if remembering something.

“Come to think of it… ”

The girl who was searching through Speaker’s memories seemed to have discovered traces of someone who had been kept hidden.

“The guy with the mask. You said he was your friend, right? The one who interrupted our work last time.”

Almost as soon as she finished speaking, the corners of her mouth began to quiver, as if she were rebelling violently.

“You said you were the blood relative of the enemy? Anyway, that bloodline is annoying… ”

The girl who had been smiling wickedly looked down at her palm. Not only the corners of her mouth, but her entire body was shaking violently as if she had chills.

“Good. Let’s kill him together this time. If we leave him alone, he might interfere with our work again… ”

The girl turned her stiff head and stared at the groundwater that had pooled like a pond on the common floor.

“Don’t worry. You just have to bring the body to the nest. Wouldn’t that be better? You’ll become one with us in a true sense.”

Then, he looked at his reflection there and the corners of his mouth split bizarrely.

“Speaker, my lovely sister. I envy you so much. You can feel all these festivals vividly with your body.”

Knock. Knock.

The water droplets collected in the stalactites fell into the lake like tears.

***

A day after the social gathering.

The Academy, which should still be calming down from the chaotic heat of the festival, instead had a gloomy atmosphere.

“What the heck is going on… ”

Kwon Yuri, who was leaning against the desk in the empty classroom and shaking her body, let out a deep sigh.

“It’s fortunate that no one died… ”

Then he shook his head.

The school’s academic schedule was temporarily suspended. The atmosphere was chaotic due to rumors that the Board of Education was even considering a temporary leave of absence.

“This is really suspicious. I’m telling you, there’s definitely something going on. How can normal people suddenly go crazy… ”

“That’s right. That’s suspicious.”

Someone’s nervous voice came from next to her.

Choi I-re was still busy looking through some documents.

“If it weren’t for that, I would have arrested you right away, right? ”

At her words, Kwon Yuri stuck out her tongue.

“What? I said it wasn’t me? Is it that white rabbit or something?”

“I heard all the testimony.”

“Huh. You need to bring real evidence instead of testimony. If not that, then what the… ”

Kwon Yuri snorted lightly and glanced at Choi Ire.

The schoolgirl with pigtails looking through the documents had the face of a girl I had never seen before.

The blush that bloomed on her cheeks, the gentle smile on her lips.

Kwon Yuri, who saw him, showed a rare expression of emotion by pretending to vomit.

Of course, without Choi Ire’s knowledge.

“Not this person… This person too… ”

What Choi I-re was looking at was the list of visitors to the cradle during the last social gathering.

Choi I-re, who had obtained it with the authority of the leader of the vanguard, was for some reason meticulously examining the men’s personal information.

“Oh my, I told you to just give up.”

“As you wish.”

“I told you, if there was such a person, I would have seen it first?”

Choi I-re didn’t even pretend to listen to Kwon Yu-ri.

She leaned back in her chair, closed her eyes, and muttered as if reminiscing fondly.

“Tall stature, sharp jawline, high nose, low voice, kind attitude, even consideration… Haa… I think I met the one who was destined for me. I never thought we would be this close… ”

“Ugh.”

Then he jumped up again and muttered in a worried voice.

“What should I do…I wonder if he was hurt in this accident too…I should go visit him in the hospital… ”

“That’s strange… ”

Kwon Yuri’s doubts were still not resolved.

“Aren’t they just seniors or juniors whose faces you don’t know?”

“Absolutely not.”

Choi I-re declared.

“It was the first time I saw your face. I’ve never heard your voice before. I remember it clearly.”

Kwon Yuri tilted her head as she listened to her words.

“This really doesn’t make sense… No matter how much I think about it, I don’t remember calling that person… sigh.”

Kwon Yuri, who sensed a slip of the tongue, covered her mouth.

She slowly turned her head to the side.

Suddenly, a female student in the form of an evil spirit was glaring at her.

“… Hey.”

“Hehehe… Ireya… Are we friends…?”

“This is real!! Now they’re blatantly toying with me!!!”

“Hiyak… !”

Kwon Yuri quickly dodged Choi Ire who was running towards her and ran out into the hallway.

She was plodding around like a rabbit, looking for a hiding place, when she found something and smiled brightly.

“Seoyeon-ah!”

There was something I wanted to ask.

The incident happened around midnight. Even so, there were still a few hours to spare.

As the person who built the bridge, she was very curious about what sweet things had happened in the meantime.

“Where did you go! I looked for you for a long time. Even without that… Huh?”

However, Kwon Yuri, who ran while waving her hands, had a puzzled expression.

Baek Seo-yeon, with her empty eyes, was walking unsteadily without even looking at her. She looked like she couldn’t hear.

“Hey! I finally got it… ! Huh… ?”

Choi I-re, who caught Kwon Yu-ri late, was also able to immediately notice Baek Seo-yeon’s strange attitude.

The two of them, who saw Baek Seo-yeon disappearing down the hallway like a ghost, opened their mouths without saying a word.

“Didn’t Seoyeon just look at you…?”

“Me? Why did Seoyeon misunderstand me?”

Choi I-re shook her head as if it was nonsense.

Kwon Yuri tilted her head as if she didn’t understand even more.

“Huh…?”