episode_0287

This wasn’t a leap of logic.

It wasn’t that I was wrong or made an error.

Rather, it was a conclusion reached after thorough logical thinking.

Something is happening in Seoul.

Up to this point, it was possible to infer whether or not there was knowledge of the original work.

No, just anyone who has survived up to this point can do it.

But why is this connected to the coming of the saint?

Since I had my memory back completely, there were a few pieces I could plug into.

If I were to list them in order, it would roughly go like this.

first. The word ‘deal’ mentioned by Count Viscount, who fought during the unification of Busan.

Originally, Count Viscount would have handed over the nest he had built to fable to that pseudo-cub.

And he must have become a count through the nutrition provided by the cult.

second. Kang Si-woo mentioned that the pseudo-realist had moved up to the north.

In conclusion, the cult should have been completely eradicated at that time.

At that time, I neglected it even though I knew it had gone north.

It was less threatening no matter where they occupied Gangwon-do or Seoul.

Gangwon-do is a cold place with a very small population.

Of course, it was obvious that even if I tried to do something there, it would take a lot of time.

The calculation was that then we could gather our strength and eliminate the cult again and that would be enough.

It would be absurd to say that Seoul is a proper place.

No matter how much fraudulent ability you have, it’s the place with the largest population, right?

So, it was naturally calculated that his power would be lost in the process.

So, while I was in a hurry to put out the fire, I looked away for a moment.

…Personally, I hoped he was dead, but whatever.

It seems to be alive and well when you hear sounds like it’s a church or a paradise.

It was obvious that Seoul had been successfully taken over thanks to the elder’s ability and strength.

Or maybe he was just holding his breath and became active recently.

Whatever it is, this is what’s important.

third. It is said that it appeared as if they were preparing an elder’s fable in Seoul.

Yes, the important thing is that the damn cult came this far for its own purposes.

Are there green structures all over downtown Seoul?

It wasn’t strange considering that the structure was for supplying nutrition.

Among the original works that I remembered perfectly, there was a plant with a similar role.

It was enough to see that they had succeeded in improving it.

Is the bridge strangely clean?

It wouldn’t be strange to say that everything was cleared out in order to supply the materials needed for hatching.

Above all, the elder’s ability is to brainwash zombies, so he must have used that.

And the obstacles created while clearing would have been put to good use as bricks to build a nest.

If you add the words “cocoon” and “months” that the girl said, it was obvious.

They say that polar opposites work together. It’s even more obvious if it’s the girl’s personality that I guess.

She worshiped Noh Chang-Hoon almost like a god.

Of course, you would think that this world should originally be in the hands of God.

So, it seemed like he was going to lay the foundation and hand it over to Noh Chang-hoon.

He himself acts as the Holy Spirit and the elder becomes a saint.

There was also a possibility that the intention was to appoint Noh Chang-hoon as the priest.

Whatever it is, there will be an idea to conquer the whole world, starting with Korea.

Well… Noh Chang-hoon may not agree, but that’s not important to him.

You probably don’t even think about being rejected.

A pseudo-psychopath who can sacrifice anything for his own goals.

There was a reason to add quicksand in front of psychopath here.

I know it well.

Those guys usually couldn’t sacrifice themselves.

If he was a really thorough guy, he wouldn’t know.

This would be especially true if you were at best an idiot on the Internet.

This is a strategy that will only succeed if you include yourself in the hand.

But you leave yourself out of the calculation because you don’t want to sacrifice?

So this operation was bound to fail.

I don’t know if there is no limit to the brainwashing ability.

You wouldn’t know it if you made everyone who joined the church into your faithful slaves.

But Noh Chang-hoon doesn’t like fraudulent abilities like that?

No matter how much you hone your abilities, there will be limits.

At least it won’t be enough to brainwash every human in Seoul.

Then it was over at that point.

From the moment one realizes that paradise is not, in fact, a true paradise, the community will collapse.

If that happens, the pseudo-operation will be completely destroyed.

Of course, it wasn’t without problems.

One thing, no. There were a few things that bothered me.

It was good to deduce his plan, but it was still not enough.

I’m sure he does, but no one else does.

Whether it’s Noh Chang-hoon, Kang Si-woo, or someone else.

Evidence was needed to report what was happening in Seoul.

You can’t send troops from Busan to Seoul without evidence, right?

But here another problem arose.

Because there was no time to gather evidence and go back.

Even if there was time for that, it wouldn’t have been resolved.

This world has already changed significantly from the original.

Neither Kang Si-woo, the regressor, nor Noh Chang-hoon, the original author, could calculate this situation.

It’s just a prediction based on knowledge about the future called the original work.

Of course, I didn’t know how the situation would turn out.

Collect evidence and return to Busan?

Yeah, good. Gather more people and launch an operation to restore Seoul! Good!

You could even bring the army up there.

Because it means saving the capital of South Korea from the hands of zombies.

If you prepare so thoroughly and go for it, the success rate will be high.

However, I wasn’t sure.

It takes at least a week to gather evidence, go to Busan, and come back.

There’s no way that pseudo-bastard wouldn’t recognize me during that week.

Even if you don’t recognize it, who knows what will change in a week?

The swear word I couldn’t say lingered in my mouth before disappearing.

I just wanted to quietly collect evidence and return to Busan.

Then, you can hand over the decision-making power to Noh Chang-hoon or Kang Si-woo and run away from this situation.

But I knew better than to do that.

Even if I was lucky enough to come to Seoul this time, will I be able to come again next time?

Will the church do nothing even though they know I joined?

So in fact, this is your last chance.

When you’re concentrating on hatching, you have to do everything you can to make a mess.

More than anything, I’m sick of living like I did before.

It’s also the same as the fact that I’ve continued to be a nuisance to my acquaintances.

That’s why I ran away whenever I felt a little dangerous.

Since entering the novel, I’ve kept choosing different options, so I guess I’ll have to do the same this time.

So I wasn’t going to run away, thinking that something would work out.

I planned to force my way through, rather than simply not running away.

Even if I tried to hide it anyway, I wouldn’t be able to hide my appearance.

In that case, it would be better to walk around Seoul confidently.

I didn’t feel stupid at all.

Now, objectively speaking, I am at least Margrave in the count.

No, maybe it was Duke.

I still didn’t know how far I could go after being mortally wounded.

Of course, at that point, I had no problem wandering around Seoul alone.

If Noh Chang-hoon or Kang Si-woo found out, they would yell, but whatever.

I am confident that I can take care of myself, and I don’t want to see my friends get hurt or die.

That’s how I reacted when Park Si-hyuk, who I had only known for a few days, got hurt.

What would happen if I saw other people I had known longer get hurt or die?

“Well, I can’t help it.”

Yeah, I really couldn’t help it.

I don’t know anything else, but from my perspective, this was the best option.

There is a saying that stepping back is one thing and moving forward is two things, right?

So, I was planning on moving on like I always did from last time.

Well, Noh Chang-hoon, who is waiting in Busan, will only be upset.

No matter what you say, you’re really selfish and you won’t have anything to say.

It wouldn’t be strange if I got hit once.

No, it will be a relief if it ends as it is.

But, well.

It’s not for nothing that the saying “pick and pay” exists, right?

If the results are good, we can somehow move on.

The best thing in the current situation was to postpone the hatching of the elder.

It wouldn’t be a bad idea to just collect evidence and then go back, but you shouldn’t do that.

At least the cocoon needs to be lit hot so we can have time to go down to Busan.

Well, I’m not stupid either.

I had no intention of doing such an impossible task as cleaning up Seoul or destroying the church by myself.

If I tried to do something like that, I would have lost even two lives.

In any case, the main goal is, yes. It’s sabotage targeting Kochi.

And the secondary goal is to gather evidence to persuade others?

Of course, it was obvious that I could do this on my own.

No, even if I couldn’t do it, I had to do this.

Only then will you be able to move forward with momentum or plan for the next time.

“Okay, operation time is over.”

On second thought, there was no better plan than this.

It’s unfortunate that I broke my promise to Noh Chang-hoon that I would only return after reconnaissance, but what can I do?

If we don’t do this right away, there will be too many variables.

So… I was planning on breaking my promise just this once.

And I will accept whatever punishment Noh Chang-hoon asks for in return.

If you do that, you can probably get the job done.