#Episode 16
The secretary of the Salvation Guild led by my older sister emptied a bottle of soju in an instant.
I didn’t drink it from a glass. I drank it from a bottle. And it only took me two seconds to finish it.
“What kind of alcohol are you drinking like water?”
Yoon Young-soo smiles faintly.
“The Awakened don’t get drunk easily. Don’t you know that?”
“I know, but did something bad happen? Are you just feeling bad about spending money to buy me food?”
“How could that be?”
Then he ordered another bottle of alcohol and downed it all.
At first I thought it was a really smart image, but this one looks a little different.
I asked him.
“Is it crowded?”
“Yes, I’m still single.”
“You should find a partner soon. It’s because you’re lonely. Because you’re lonely.”
Yoon Young-soo picked it and laughed.
Then he said to me.
“The master left the country today.”
“Where to?”
“It’s America. I’ll probably be there for a week or so.”
Yoon Young-soo checked the time.
“You may not know this, but unlike in the past, means of transportation such as airplanes have developed exponentially.”
“is it so?”
“Yes. It’s been about 4 hours since the Master left the country, so he should have arrived on the mainland by now.”
He tilted his head.
“But why are you here, sir?”
I was just asking out of curiosity. Yoon Young-soo answered right away.
“The master told me to stay.”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. And I was just about to contact you because I had something to tell you, but I didn’t know we would end up meeting on a murder case.”
I ended up laughing too. Yoon Young-soo slowly started grilling the meat. I asked him.
“Aren’t those four people coming? I think we can eat together.”
“I think it would be in their best interest to hear the conversation I have with you. I believe you will agree.”
There is nothing new about this.
The 200th apostle who used to pretend to be me and the current me are different people. I heard that he was some kind of genre novel writer and broadcaster, but I don’t know anything about that.
I didn’t want to explain the difference, nor did I want to act it out.
Yoon Young-soo took out a small box and handed it over.
“What is this?”
“Open it and you will see.”
I opened the box as is. Inside was a card.
A card with a black background. And something written in English on top. I don’t know English very well, but I know this much.
American Express.
“This is a Centurion Card. If you need anything or want to buy something, you can use it.”
I know this is a credit card. And I’m not the type of person to refuse to give something. It’s true that I’d get sick if I picked up anything and ate it, but my stomach is strong. I can eat this much.
“And this is the watch that the 200th apostle used when he was pretending to be Mr. Jin Shi-hoo. It was opened under Mr. Jin Shi-hoo’s name and is still usable. The number and such were not erased or anything. You can use it as is or make a new one.”
I stared blankly at the watch that Yoon Young-soo had handed me.
That’s the watch that the apostle bastard was using…
But it’s strange that I’m not using it since it was opened in my name.
I guess I can say thank you later. I put the card and watch in my pocket and asked the question.
“Is this the main point?”
“It’s the main point, but I think there’s a little more to it. Is the house you currently live in JAE Apartment in Heungdeok-gu, Cheongju?”
“I’ll be staying there for the time being.”
“Can I help you find a house? I can help you find one in Seoul or Pangyo, anywhere.”
Before answering, I took a bite of the meat. Meat is delicious, after all. Meat never betrays.
He asked, chewing on the words.
“Why are you saving me? My sister asked me to save you.”
“That’s not it.”
“But why?”
“I think I should ask you this question before that.”
“What is it?”
“What do you plan to do in the future?”
I ended up laughing.
“Well, wouldn’t you do anything?”
“In the future, will you be dealing with ‘doppelgangers’ like in Kim Min-jae’s case?”
This part needs to be done for sure.
They go around calling themselves apostles, but to me, they are not apostles, they are just doppelgangers.
The 200th doppelganger, the 189th doppelganger.
I killed these two doppelgangers. Now there are 198 left.
“If I tell you the answer first, I think I’ll try to deal with it. There are quite a few people who have asked me to write wills.”
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“All 199 people except Jin Shihou?”
“Let’s make this clear. It’s ‘Marie,’ not ‘Myeong.’”
“… … Yes. Are you going to deal with all 198 of them in the future?”
“Surely not all of them? Confucius is said to have said that when five people gather, one of them is bound to be a piece of trash.”
“… … Isn’t that what Confucius said, not what a cartoon character said?”
“Oh, really?”
“Yes. Confucius said something similar. When three people walk together, there is sure to be a teacher. It was probably the three-person journey. It is in the Analects.”
“Hey, I learned something strange from Minjae hyung. You’re smarter than him. Have you read anything like the Analects of Confucius?”
“Eastern and Western literature. I read some of it during my college years.”
anyway.
Let me start by answering the question.
“There were a lot of guys there who were like thugs, so not all of them were allies. In fact, there were more guys who were like scum.”
“What side was Jin Shihou on?”
“Me? I was, like, a murderer.”
Yoon Young-soo flinched at this answer.
so.
“Why are you curious about this?”
In response to my question, Yoon Young-soo took out a pen and a piece of paper from the ‘subspace’, wrote something down, and handed it to me.
“Here’s my email. Please write down your list here and I’ll look into it and send it to you.”
I touched the paper I picked up for a moment.
Hmm.
“I’m really curious about this, so I’m asking. Maybe.”
Yoon Young-soo blinked at my continued questions and then burst into laughter.
That was understandable.
“Do you like guys?”
Since the question was like this, anyone who heard it would have thought the same thing. Yoon Young-soo answered.
“No. I like women. I’m completely heteros*xual.”
“But why are you being so nice to me? I don’t think my older sister would order me to do something like that.”
“To be exact, I was ordered to take care of it, but it’s not because of that order. It’s for personal reasons.”
“Personal reasons?”
Yoon Young-soo drank all the alcohol in his glass.
Then slowly, looking into my eyes, he opened his mouth again and again.
“I’ll be honest with you. I don’t care whether you’re the ‘real Jin Shihou’ or the ‘apostle.’”
“why?”
“Because I need it.”
“need?”
“If it is confirmed that you care for our Master, or that you will never turn away when our Master is in danger or when he calls for help, I intend to actively help you. And at least one of these three things has already been confirmed.”
He gave a strange smile. Look at this.
“What is the real reason?”
“… … .”
“If you don’t tell me, I’ll tear up this paper?”
Yoon Young-soo looked very serious at my words.
He said.
“I share the same dream as the Master. A world without gates, and the person who is currently the most free from the gates is probably Mr. Jin Shi-hoo in this world.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. I intend to achieve my dream in some way. I need Mr. Jin Shi-hoo’s help in the process. That’s all.”
I kind of understood it.
Well, this is enough. What can I do if I need it?
He put the paper in his pocket and stood up.
“I’ll send you the list by today. I’ll mark the names that need to be given top priority, so send it to me by tomorrow morning.”
“Yes, I will do that.”
He shook the card in his hand.
“I’ll use this well, so tell my sister that I’m grateful.”
“I will do that too.”
I just came out. I had already filled my stomach.
I just took out my smartphone. There were a few messages.
[What the hell are you doing? I’ll be at that police station for a long time.]
[A reference investigation? This is driving me crazy, really.]
[Is it true that you suddenly told me not to come? Brother, please reply.]
How should I explain it?
Personally, I felt a little sorry for Jeongbin.
I’m not sorry now, but I plan to be sorry in the future.
I stared blankly at the message and then pressed the call button.
Jungbin’s voice is heard. What’s going on?
I told him.
“Is there a gate near Cheongju?”
-……yes?
“Is there a gate?”
-Gates… … Of course there are. But most of the gates are already scheduled to be cleared.
“Are you planning to clear it?”
-Uh… … . I didn’t tell you this, but when a gate is created, bidding for that gate begins every day. The gate in Seoul is cleared by a guild located in Seoul, the gate in Cheongju is cleared by a guild located in Cheongju, and the guild that succeeds in the bidding clears the gate. Civil servants like me control the surrounding area until the guild bidding for the gate is finished. As far as I know, all the gates near Cheongju have completed bidding, and the only ones left are a few F-class or D-class gates.
I kind of understand it.
How the world is going now.
“Binah.”
-Yes, brother.
“Find out a gate that’s at least S-class.”
-… … Did you hear what I just said?
“Hyung, are you already deaf? I heard you.”
-I heard, but why… … . Uh… … No way.
That’s right.
-You want me to get an unregistered gate?
“Is it possible?”
-… … It is clear that the Gate Safety Management Department is the organization in the world that is the fastest to detect the appearance of a Gate. However, as far as I know, there were two S-class Gates that occurred in Cheongju this year, and one of them was cleared a long time ago.
I kept my mouth shut for a moment.
then.
“Which S-class gate is scheduled to be cleared?”
-The ‘Guild of Us’ event at Sangdangsanseong in Cheongju is scheduled to be cleared tomorrow at 6 PM, but… …you’re going to go in there?
“Thinking about it. Just hang up for now.”
I hung up the phone.
What should I do?
* * *
Yun Yeong-su, who was left alone, was talking on the phone with Jin Song-i.
-How are you? You’re not hungry or anything, are you?
“Yes, no. I just had some pork belly and soju.”
-You did well. Are there any other problems or anything like that?
“Yes, there isn’t.”
South Korea is currently enjoying an unprecedented peace after the great upheaval. It could be considered an era of peace.
This is true not only in Korea but also throughout the world.
A sudden increase in gates of S-class or higher?
The level of Awakened people all over the world is already at a level where they can easily clear an S-class gate without taking damage, and an SS-class gate can be cleared with only a little damage.
What Yoon Young-soo said was dangerous was not the present but the future.
If an SS-class gate were to appear like an S-class gate is appearing now, it would definitely be a serious problem. Let alone an SSS-class gate.
-It’s just that I get worried a lot because you’re far away.
“Is that so?”
-Our chief secretary doesn’t have a younger sibling, so he might not know.
