episode_0370

“Heeeing-!”

I looked down at Rain quietly.

It seemed like he had managed to get the horse ornament he had been playing with there earlier.

Lane, who is having a hard time playing horse racing, moving his horse in the air.

I wonder if they really got permission to bring it?

It seemed like he really liked it, as he even imitated the sound of a horse’s neigh with his mouth.

“Rain.”

“Huh?”

“Did you say it was okay to take that?”

“You weren’t saying anything?”

I sighed at Rain’s words.

At my sigh, Lane stopped playing horse racing and hid the horse ornament behind her back.

I thought, stroking Rain’s head.

I thought I should buy him a horse toy on the way back.

As I walked past Rain, who was hesitating and looking around, Rain, holding a horse ornament in her arms, followed me out of breath.

I walked like that for a long time.

The place we arrived was a shopping street selling various things.

This is where Shine’s photo was taken.

I took out the photo and looked at the alley between the buildings.

It was a dirty, smelly place, in such bad condition that it was hard to believe Shine had come.

“Hehehe…”

Rain also stepped back, holding his nose because of the stench.

By the way, were there really this many people on drugs?

I looked around and thought.

Where Snake Heart’s building used to be, there were still plenty of people walking around normally, but this place was almost entirely filled with people who were drugged.

Even the people walking down the street looked like they were under the influence of drugs and their gaze was not clear, so it seemed like there was a place selling drugs somewhere here.

“Did everyone take drugs?”

“I guess so? Of course, there are people who are drunk, right?”

“Is that really going to make you feel good? I heard that it makes you feel so good that you get addicted…”

“Want to feel better?”

If you just wanted to feel better, I could do that.

Rain, who had been showing interest in the medicine, stepped back in surprise at my words.

“Oh, no!”

“That’s not what I’m doing. Don’t even pay attention to me.”

From Uncle Jeff’s memories, I knew very well what their end would be.

Rain swallowed hard at my words and clung to my waist.

I thought about showing photos of Shine to people around me and asking for information, but there was no way I could talk to people in such bad condition.

I sighed and headed into a nearby building.

Inside a dark and smelly building.

The lights seemed to be broken and flickered, but no one inside the building thought it was strange.

The inside was a bigger mess than the outside.

As he walked forward, passing the drooling man sprawled naked in the hallway, a man with his face covered by a thick hood stood in front of him and blocked Lane’s path.

“What brings you here?”

I looked behind him without answering his question.

The smoky smoke coming from inside the room told me they were on drugs.

Beyond the blurred vision, a slow movement was captured.

A woman swaying back and forth and a man on top panting.

My eyebrows naturally furrow.

“If you’re interested, please join me.”

I hear a word mixed with laughter.

I shook my head and took the photo out of my bosom.

“Have you seen the person in this photo?”

“Huh…?”

The man who had been blocking the way lifted his hood and began to examine the photo closely.

After a while, he nodded as if he understood something and opened his mouth.

“Ah. I know. I know it well. I was a guest here a few days ago.”

“Guest…?”

“Yes, sir.”

“Is that true?”

“We do not disclose our guests’ information carelessly.”

He said so and pretended to stuff a zipper in his mouth.

In short, they are asking for money.

What should I do in this situation?

Uncle Jeff’s memory didn’t contain any information to deal with this guy.

I sighed and took a wad of bills out of my pocket.

This is a place where cash or its equivalent is used more often than cards, so bring it with you before you come.

“Is this okay?”

“Oh-”

He smiled brightly when he saw the wad of money I handed him.

“Thank you for the good deal, sir.”

After receiving the wad of money, he took a notebook out of his pocket, wrote something in small letters on it, tore the paper up, and handed it to me.

“Go find that address.”

“Is this the end?”

“Okay. That’s the end.”

I immediately took out my phone and entered the address.

The place that appeared on the map was pointing to a small building not far from here.

It doesn’t seem like you gave a false address.

But I couldn’t help but look at him with suspicion.

Really? Are you saying that there is shine in a place like this?

The man in the hood chuckled at my gaze, took a cigarette out of his pocket, and put it in his mouth.

“Go and check. If it’s false, why don’t you come back and check again?”

He was right.

I nodded and turned around.

“Is there a shine at that address?”

“Hmm. I’m not sure.”

I shook my head in response to Rain’s question.

It wasn’t certain.

But I guess I should go anyway.

After exiting the building, I walked down the street for a while.

Rain and I were able to arrive in front of the building indicated by the address.

The old and shabby appearance of the building only amplified my suspicions.

Is it really true that Shine is here?

I held Rain in my arms, who was making a rattling noise with her horse ornament.

“Rain. Stay quiet, I’ll play horseback riding with you later.”

“Ma, horse riding…?”

“Yeah.”

Rain nodded to my words and put the horse ornament into his bag.

As I headed towards the entrance of the building, holding the raincoat in my hand, the man guarding the entrance turned to me.

His strange gaze scans my body.

The moment I frowned in slight discomfort, he lowered his head and stepped aside.

Do you know me?

Really shine?

So I headed inside the building.

Inside the building, where not a single light was turned on, a strong smell of dust wafted.

We walked like that for a long time.

There’s a thud behind my back – bang!

I heard a sound.

The door is closed.

“Jeff, Jeff! The door’s closed!”

“I know.”

It’s a trap.

There was no shine here.

I had expected it to some extent, but when I realized that I had actually been tricked, my insides started to boil over.

I looked around calmly.

It was dark, but not so dark that I couldn’t see what was around me.

Bottles of medicine and cigarette packs fallen on the floor, and black marks.

I recalled the face of the man who had handed me the address and chuckled.

It’s unpleasant.

Phagejik-

Blue electricity begins to bloom from the tip of your finger.

At that moment, when the surroundings were brightly lit by blue light, the sound of dozens of footsteps could be heard outside the building.

I said, lowering the rain I was holding in my arms.

“Rain. I’ll handle it myself, so stop playing around.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

“I’m mad.”

Rain swallowed hard at my words and stepped aside.

I passed the lane and climbed up the long hallway.

People start to flock towards the firmly closed door.

A faint voice can be heard.

It was all disgusting.

Phagecic-!

As if responding to emotion, blue lightning begins to envelop your entire body.

The mind accelerates.

In a world that has suddenly slowed down, the body begins to move slowly as if adapting.

Dismissal- Dismissal-!

Knock knock-

The moment the closed door opened, bright light poured into the hallway.

The tension that was tightly pulled is released.

The moment her long legs stretched out and she jumped up, people who had been waiting outside came rushing in in an instant.

The moment my eyes met with those of the people coming in ahead, my body turned to the side.

The body tilts slightly, and something transparent passes by above the head.

Dismissal-

I didn’t intend to finish it quickly.

I wanted to cause pain to all of them, to those who deceived me.

The body, which had been moving slowly, started to run, sticking to the wall of the hallway.

I could feel people being confused by my strange movements.

The moment he ran over the wall like that, he spun around and hit the jaw of the man standing in front of him.

puck-!

Phagecic-!

With a loud thud, the man’s jaw falls off and his body turns around.

Then, a blue lightning bolt burns his entire body.

In an instant, things happen, and others start to panic.

I didn’t miss that gap.

Take a step forward and extend your fist.

One at a time.

Immediately after the heavy impact of the fist is felt, the man standing in front is pushed backwards and falls down.

“, it’s the reinforcement system! I have the item! ”

The person who saw my appearance let out a scream.

There was no need to correct his misunderstanding.

I immediately turned my body around.

Stretch your legs to match the body that rises while spinning quickly.

The moment the long leg struck the opponent’s head, his head flew and crashed into the hallway wall.

Kwajik!

With a terrible sound, warm blood spurted onto his face.

I stopped for a moment and looked ahead, and the remaining guys started to back away as if they were scared.

But we haven’t even started yet.

I can’t miss a single one.

I stretched out my hands and drew up my power.

Phagecic-!

A magnetic, blue lightning bolt slams shut the door at the entrance of the building, then crushes it.

“Whoa, the door! Hey! Open the door!”

The man standing at the very back knocks on the door in confusion as it suddenly closes.

The door, made of thick iron, was so dented that it could not be opened with ordinary force.

I walked forward slowly.

“Ugh, eww!”

The terrified people fight back.

But the resistance was too weak.

As they were in the lower zone, their abilities were very weak.

It is a society where status is determined by ability.

There was no way that those living in District 15 would have any real abilities.

At that moment, the remaining guys started taking things out of their arms.

A heavy, black lump of iron.

It’s a gun.

The moment I realized that fact, my body accelerated.

Taang-!

A body that moves as if it is gliding avoids bullets by a mere sheet of paper.

Immediately after that, a blue flash appears before your eyes.

It stretched out in a straight line, creating a path as if to predict the future that would unfold.

“Hoo-”

The moment I exhaled and took a step, my body followed the blue flash and reached the entrance of the building.

The blue lightning that burst out silently engulfed people.

Screams erupt at the sight of people lying down, charred black.

“Hee, heeek!”

The last man left looked back at me, scratching at the door.

His face was pale and blood was flowing from his broken fingers.

“This is the last one.”

Wipe your cheeks and lift your legs.

He shut his eyes tightly as if he sensed his end.

bang!

I frowned at the damp, sticky feeling on my toes.

As soon as he lifts his foot, a man with his head blown off as if he had been hit by a bomb falls to the ground.

“Rain. It’s over.”

As I wiped the blood off my cheek and spoke, a horse ornament popped out from inside the room.

“Is it really over?”

“Yeah. Clean me up.”

Only then did Rain stick his head out and look around.

She looked at the people lying there in horrible state, then came over to me and examined my body here and there.

“Can’t you just deal with it in one go? There’s no need to get this on your body.”

“But you made me mad..”

“Ugh. Jeff is really angry. I’ll make you some cocoa later, so calm down.”

“Yeah.”

Rain did as I requested, blowing water droplets up and cleaning my body.

The blood-stained clothes returned to their original color, and the walker that had been covered in a sticky jelly-like substance became shiny black again.

I pushed open the dented door and came out, looking up at the sky.

The sky was dark, but there were no clouds.

“Rain.”

“Ugh!”

Rain reached out his hand straight to my words.

A short hand stretched out with all its might trembles pitifully.

At that moment, dark clouds began to gather in the sky.

Dark clouds completely engulf the large moon.

Preparations are complete.

I immediately raised my hand.

The hand raised above the head calculates the coordinates through a weak electric current field.

The location is the building you gave me a false address for earlier.

The moment everything was ready, I grabbed his hand.

The sky flashes – a lightning bolt appears and a dragon descends from a distance.

Quagga River!

A satisfied smile appears at the sound of lightning striking that comes late.

“Are you going back now?”

“Hmm. Let’s look around a bit more.”

I answered Rain’s question and started walking again.

This time too, we headed to the place where Shine was discovered.

When I returned to my original location, I found a building that had collapsed and was completely charred.