[Episode 14] Vampire (3)
While closely monitoring Jegal Seong-gyu by attaching a mouse to him, he also closely observed the scene of the disaster.
‘These are people who have recently received citizenship as the territory has expanded.’
People at the very edge of the realm.
These were people who had not yet received proper supplies or relief goods.
These are people who have been granted citizenship and entered my territory, but do not even realize that this place is safe.
‘What should I do with all these people!’
Most of them were likely to be unaccounted for.
They did not burn the bodies because they thought there might be families there.
‘But how do I find my family, and how do I show them the body in this condition?’
Those who were touched by the relief team were not only made aware of the safe zones, but were also given basic knowledge such as how to make money by hunting monsters and how to use it at the store.
But these are different.
These people somehow managed to survive, but they didn’t even realize that they had entered a safe zone free from monsters.
‘No, now it can’t even be called a completely safe zone.’
You can’t call a place where people-eating monsters can come and go a safe zone.
‘I’d rather you hate me’
At that moment, everything could have been easily resolved.
It was as if the heads of the lowest-level vampires who tried to attack me had exploded.
In the case of Jegal Seong-gyu, it was an instinctive choice for survival, and he did not show any hostility toward me even when I gave him a gun.
Maybe it was because of my skill at maintaining dignity that I gave in mentally.
‘Normal monsters are eliminated as the area expands.’
What differentiates the lowest-level vampires, including Jegal Seong-gyu, from ordinary monsters is that they are ‘individuals that can be granted citizenship.’
‘While monsters are generally eliminated, are you only eliminating entities that can be granted citizenship if they have direct hostility towards me?’
You could say that the system gave me a kind of choice.
Among them, there may be useful species that do not prey on humans like vampires.
‘Like Owen’s case.’
Strictly speaking, Owen Ju was in a similar situation to a vampire. When she was personified, she took on a form closer to a monster than a human.
The fact that Grandfather’s tree giant only responded to Owen Ju was also proof of this.
‘Are you leaving me with the option to accept those people?’
Considering the benefits I gained from accepting Owenju, it was definitely a loss for me to just kill those people.
But as with everything in life, it’s not always all good.
‘What a disaster’
The pale skin from having its blood sucked by the vampire was grotesquely ugly.
‘If I had filtered out vampires from the beginning, this tragedy would not have happened.’
I intended to take full responsibility for this situation.
[Ms. Dabin.]
[Yes, Jaehyun.]
I explained this to Kim Da-bin and asked for her advice.
[How can I find these people’s families?]
But the answer I got back from her was very realistic.
[…As of now, there is no way. There is no computer database left to check the identity of the person, and the communication is not alive.]
[okay.]
[I think there are few people among the citizens who are their family members. If they were that close, they would have visited them even before the area expanded. So, at this point, it seems safe to assume they are unaccounted for.]
Every word was correct.
[Isn’t there any way?]
Kim Da-bin seemed to think for a moment and then answered.
[First of all, I think we need to find out why people were gathered there. Or, if there is something like a resident registration card among their belongings, wouldn’t it be possible to find out their address?]
If the address was around here, there was a chance that the family was there.
[Thanks for the advice.]
[Don’t be too heartbroken.]
I searched through the corpses’ belongings, desperately trying to find something to lose.
‘The Eyes of the Absolute’
Instead of searching through each corpse individually, he used the Absolute’s eyes to scan the entire space.
Because it was much faster that way.
There were fewer people carrying wallets or ID cards than I thought.
However, it was easy to understand why they were gathered here.
Because food was stored on one side of the building and there were traces of fires here and there.
Traces of their lives remained everywhere.
They have gathered here to survive.
That was when.
‘hmm?’
There were survivors in the building.
It was young children sitting huddled together in a corner of the room, shivering.
I had a gut feeling that they were the remaining family members of those who had died right here.
At the same time, you could tell that the people here were trying to save at least those young children.
Even if it means sacrificing their own lives.
‘Is it right to inform you?’
I thought about it for a moment.
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Among these, there will be parents or family members of those children.
Would it be right to announce their deaths, or would it be right to burn everything and tell white lies?
I couldn’t figure it out.
There were also some children who didn’t even seem to understand the concept of death, so should we show them this cruel scene?
After much thought, I came to the conclusion.
Step step step
The corpses that had been carelessly left were cleaned up and laid out neatly.
For efficiency, it would have been wise to use the invisible hand, but I insisted on cleaning up their bodies with my bare hands.
People who had their eyes wide open closed them.
‘It’s better than before’
Their faces certainly looked more peaceful than before. At first glance, it seemed as if they were just asleep.
Then I walked slowly towards where the children were.
Through the eyes of the Absolute, I could clearly see the children who were frightened by the sound of my footsteps.
So I approached it more cautiously.
And then there was a knock on the door.
dripping
“Eek!”
“Shh! Be quiet!”
The sound of panic and the sound of someone stopping him were heard almost simultaneously.
They seemed to have kept their voices as low as possible, but in the silence even the smallest sound could be clearly heard.
He spoke cautiously towards them.
“Can you open the door?”
I felt like a wolf targeting the three little pigs, but I thought there was no point in delaying any longer.
“I’ll go in.”
The door was locked in an analog manner, but when I used the Door of the Absolute, I was able to open it without resistance as if it had been open from the beginning.
“Gyaaaah!”
The children screamed in fear the moment the door opened, as if they were aware of the existence of vampires.
I smiled bitterly and greeted them.
“Hello? My name is Kim Jae-hyun.”
I introduced myself without even taking a single step into the room.
As I kept my distance, the children seemed to be interested in listening to my story a little.
and,
[Citizen Yang Ha-yoon’s trust level increases.]
[The reliability of the citizen rate increases.]
[Citizen Seo Min-woo’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Lee Seo-jun’s trust level increases.]
[Citizen Han Ye-jeong’s trust level increases.]
The moment the five children faced me, my dignity-maintaining skills shone through.
The largest girl among them approached me cautiously, perhaps reassured by my non-threatening attitude.
“Who are you, sir?”
She was a small girl with a physique that looked like she was only an elementary school student.
“hmm…”
After thinking about it for a moment, I spoke in a slightly uncertain voice.
“Should we call it a rescue team?”
“Rescue team? The rescue team is here?”
As the face of the child who was talking to me brightened, another child asked,
“Sister, what is a rescue team?”
“Yeah. You came to save us.”
“Really? So I don’t have to hide anymore?”
“huh!”
I felt guilty as I watched the children’s expressions brighten up in an instant.
“….Let’s go together, sir.”
I slowly headed there, listening to the sound of children’s footsteps following me.
I hesitated in front of him for a moment.
I was wondering if this was really true.
Even though it was a decision I made after careful consideration, I couldn’t be sure whether it was the right one.
at that time.
“mom!”
A child passed me calling for his mother.
“for a moment…!”
Before I could stop him, the boy checked the scenery in the room and his face hardened.
“…mom?”
The child asked without entering the room.
“…Why are you sleeping there?”
The speaking child’s face was dark.
I felt a sense of discomfort from the messy appearance of the room that I hadn’t been able to clean up. I hadn’t been able to clean up the bloodstains and scattered objects scattered here and there.
It was as if he had a gut feeling that something bad was going to happen just from the atmosphere.
But the child was still too young to understand the concept of death.
The girl who first spoke to me at that time, Yang Ha-yoon, looked at me with wavering eyes.
I couldn’t say anything, and Yang Ha-yoon ran in a hurry, taking in the miserable scene in the room with her small eyes.
Then he slowly walked towards one of the neatly placed corpses, a woman.
“…mom.”
Yang Ha-yoon, who was lying down in front of a woman who had turned pale, burst into tears like chicken droppings.
“Whoaah.”
The oldest child’s crying was quickly transmitted to the other children.
The children began to cry without even knowing what was going on.
“……sorry.”
I couldn’t bring myself to burn the body in front of the children.
I was worried that if the body was burned in front of the children who thought they were just sleeping, it would leave an even bigger scar.
Even though it did have a purpose to put on makeup, it wasn’t a nice sight to show to children.
It will probably leave a scar for the rest of your life.
Still, it was for their sake that I showed them the end of their families.
I was afraid that not being able to see the end of my family with my own eyes would remain as a lifelong regret.
“Grandpa! Wake up, Grandpa!”
It will hurt.
Still, I thought they had to handle it.
Because this harsh world they will have to live in from now on will give them countless wounds.
But we still have to live.
“Ugh.”
He spoke to the crying children.
“Hey guys.”
The children still didn’t stop crying.
“Now Mom, Dad, and Grandpa will go to heaven.”
I stored their bodies in the warehouse.
Jiiing-
I pray that it will look like you are really leaving for heaven, with much less pain than being burned.
“Mom! Dad! Where are you going? Don’t go!”
As I watched the crying children, I began to wonder if I had made the wrong choice.
Would it have been better to lie?
‘I don’t know’
There were too many children crying to hug them one by one.
“Eww!”
“Ugh, Mom.”
“Grandpa. Ugh.”
My heart ached at the sight of children shedding tears without even fully understanding what was happening.
Hwaruruk
I lit a fire where their bodies had been.
Be careful not to make it too hot.
They hovered around the children for a while, comforting them.
“…mom?”
If they actually had souls, wouldn’t they still be here now, watching over the children?
And he said it with very sad eyes.
They tried to speak their minds. The warm flames made sure that the children stopped crying and prepared to leave.
“ah!”
As flames escaped through the broken window, the children followed it to the window and looked up at the sky.
Perhaps because of the mysterious atmosphere created, the children’s crying had completely stopped.
I told a blatant lie to my children.
“Mom and Dad will always be watching over you from heaven.”
Maybe it’s not a lie.
“So let’s just stop and show our brave side.”
One child wiped away his tears and shut his mouth tightly.
His round face was filled with firm determination.
He was the smallest child among the five.
‘I’m sorry, guys!’
I forced my children to become adults, and they complied with my demands.
At least for now, it seemed like there was no child left to crumble under the hurt.
All I could do was pray that the children’s wounds would heal as soon as possible.
‘I will avenge my family on your behalf!’
In the sight of the mouse being handled by Seo Ye-jin, Jegal Seong-gyu was seen standing with a rifle, looking at an apartment complex.
‘Over there’
It seemed like we had arrived at an apartment where vampires were gathered.
[Episode 14] Vampire (3) > End
