Episode 7
When I was very young.
I remember the first time I went on a slide.
A dizzying(?) sense of speed and gravity that I felt for the first time in my life.
As I went down the dark passage, I was able to recall memories from a long time ago.
Udangtang.
Of course, there are also differences.
The final destination of this slide was not a soft sandy field, but a cold concrete floor.
Even though my body was strengthened with black ether, I was unable to overcome inertia and fell to the floor.
“pseudonym… … Seed.”
If he had been weak before awakening, he might have already gone to the afterlife.
I barely got my throbbing body up and checked my surroundings.
A dark square room with no lights.
On the other side of the slide(?) I floated down was a large iron door.
If I open that door, can I go inside?
I went to the door and grabbed the round handle that looked like a steering wheel.
Kuuk.
Even though I applied quite a bit of force, it wouldn’t turn.
It seemed difficult to open it unless it was opened from the outside.
“hmm… … ?”
Despite its smooth appearance, the handle had small curves.
Rather than looking like that from the beginning, it feels like impurities have dried on the surface of the handle.
I soon realized what the impurity was.
“blood… … !!”
Dark red blood, like the cries of the dead, clung to the handle of the iron door.
I didn’t think it was a friendly place to begin with, but I felt a chill remembering the situation in which I would have turned this handle with blood-stained hands.
Hey Kirill.
Why did you send me to a place like this?
Giiing-
As if answering my thoughts, a small mechanical sound is heard above my head.
I looked up and saw a small jet pointed at me.
And soon, black gas came out of the vent.
Chwiiiiiiik-
Judging by its color and smell, it clearly appears to be a harmful gas.
“What the f*ck.”
The ground suddenly disappears.
Aren’t they going to spread poison gas?
Even though he was an uninvited guest, his welcome was legendary.
I reflexively lifted my sleeve to cover my nose, but soon realized there was no need to do so.
I am not immune to the toxicity of poison monsters.
If I were to be hit by this much poison, I would have died ten times over.
“… … .”
As expected, there was no special abnormality in the body.
Far from being strange, it felt like a welcome feeling.
‘go… … .’
At first, I wanted to show off my normal appearance, but I soon changed my mind.
“Ugh… … !!”
I fell to my knees, clutching my chest.
Then he trembled with his arms and fell face down on the floor.
There was no need to act out facial expressions.
Just thinking about the pain I often felt before awakening made my face distort.
How much time has passed?
Suuuuup.
The surrounding air was ventilated, and a ‘clunking’ sound was heard from the iron door.
At the same time, a bright light came on.
Is that right?
It took well.
Sigh-
I narrowed my eyes and looked at Inyoung walking towards me.
He was a man with a rather stocky physique.
He was still wearing a gas mask, perhaps because of the poison remaining in the room.
His worn-out check pattern was covering his bulky body, and his curly hair had grown haphazardly, making him reminiscent of a mountain animal.
A ‘doctor’ who lives alone?
It was truly a different image from the doctor we commonly know.
Tuk-tuk.
He seems to be a very cautious person.
He touched my body with his foot, as if to check if I was really dead.
“Is he dead?”
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He took off his gas mask only after checking for a while.
The face of a middle-aged man who looks to be in his 50s.
The fact that her cheeks are full is exactly like her own body type.
That person is Dr. Jin.
He squatted down and looked me around, and I knew it was time.
Even if you weren’t invited, would you still release such dangerous gas?
I suddenly stood up and roared at the man.
“Ugh!!!”
“Hey!!”
surprise.
Although he felt weak for having inhaled poisonous gas, considering the age of the other person(?), he decided to stop the prank at this level.
“eww… … Ugh!!”
“reel.”
The problem is that the other person’s reaction was much more violent than I expected.
Dr. Jin fell backwards and was struggling on the ground, twisting his limbs.
The eyes were covered with white, and foam was boiling at the corners of the lips.
It may be surprising, but I had no idea it would be such an extreme reaction.
Sensing that something was wrong, I urgently approached Dr. Jin.
“mister. It’s a joke. joke!”
“Ugh!! help me!! Kirill!! “Save me!!”
Crazy eyes are looking at me, or rather, at something behind me.
Only then did I realize that the source of the fear was not me.
What on earth happened with Kirill before?
The priority was to reassure him.
“mister! Come to your senses! “I came here because Kirill told me to come here!”
“Hi!! go away!! help me!!”
Dr. Jin, in a panic, swings both hands roughly.
Although it did not touch my skin, the hood I was wearing was pulled back.
“ah… … ?!”
Dr. Jin, who was shaking his limbs and crying, suddenly becomes quiet.
I don’t know what the sudden harmony is, but I’m glad.
If I wasn’t careful, I would have sent one person into the goal with one surprise.
“Kiril… … !! “It’s Kirill!!”
f*ck.
What does this mean again?
I tried to ask the man, but Dr. Jin was crying and hugging me, so I missed the right time to ask the question.
“Ughhh!! “I missed you, Kirill!!!”
It seemed like it wasn’t just because he was crazy.
Dr. Jin seemed to have seen ‘something’ in my exposed face and decided that I was Kirill.
Dr. Jin sobs like a child, despite his age.
His shoulders suddenly feel small.
“… … sorry. mister.”
I patted Dr. Jin’s shoulder for a while.
* * *
“… … Something like that happened. Kirill… … .”
Dr. Jin stopped crying and soon came to his senses, and I explained what had happened.
After listening to the whole story, Dr. Jin told me something unexpected.
“Did you say Haeseon? “It really resembles Kirill’s childhood.”
“yes?”
“Kiril looked just like you when he just finished awakening. “Red-and-brown spots covered her whole body.”
“… … !!”
I heard quite a few stories from Kirill, but I had never heard anything like this.
“It must not have been easy to live like that. “It must have been a lot of trouble.”
Dr. Jin, who came back from the panic, treated me like a warm neighborhood guy.
When I saw that, I felt even more sorry about what happened a little while ago.
“I also have birthmarks, and I’ve been unable to go to school because I’m not feeling well on a regular basis.”
“I guess so. If it were a normal person, he would have left this world long ago before he even woke up. But it will be okay now. “Your spots will soon disappear like Cyril.”
Dr. Jin pats my shoulder once and nods toward the door.
“Let’s go in. “That’s the house I live in.”
When you open the iron door and enter, a view 180 degrees different from the previous location appears.
“wow… … .”
I can’t help but exclaim in admiration.
An alloy gauntlet that looks sturdy just by looking at it.
Various weapons and unidentifiable electronic devices that give you a chill in the stomach.
All kinds of cool devices were hanging on the walls, and a large table was lined with what appeared to be cutting-edge equipment.
It was a better looking environment than most guild labs I saw on WeTube.
“Rather than a house, you should think of it as a collection of my nasty hobbies.”
Dr. Jin smiled wryly and guided me towards the sofa.
“It’s been 5 years since someone came to our house. Sometimes uninvited guests would come targeting me, but I lost my life in that room a while ago. Oh, by the way, the floor is not open to civilians. Since you can’t catch a living person, the trap device is opened after determining whether or not they are awakened.”
The blood on the steering wheel-like handle came from an ‘uninvited guest.’
“There is someone targeting Dr. Jin.”
“okay. I transformed the black ether that Kirill had and created poison gas. “There is no better weapon than that to deal with uninvited guests.”
ah.
That’s why I felt welcomed by the poisonous gas.
There was a reason why Kirill did not give me any warnings.
There was no way I would die in that space in the first place.
“Who on earth is targeting Dr. Jin?”
“… … To tell that story, we have to go back a long time ago. But now… … .”
A slight twitch occurs in Dr. Jin’s cheek.
Just talking about it felt like I was getting PTSD.
“no. If you’re having a hard time, you don’t have to say anything. “Please let me know later when you get a chance.”
“okay? “Thank you.”
Of course I’m curious.
What happened between lifesaver Kirill and Dr. Jin?
And what exactly are these beings called ‘poisoners’?
But now there was something more important than that.
“My sister was poisoned by the poison monster. Kirill said that if I see Dr. Jin, he will be able to get an antidote.”
“okay?”
Dr. Jin laughs brightly.
I can feel a strange nuance in laughter.
“Can’t I get it?”
“no. You can make it right now. “I am the one who invented the MMPT test.”
“Oh really?”
“okay. You can make as many antidote pills as you like. but… … .”
Did he think of Kirill?
Dr. Jin smiled mischievously.
“I think your sister has already been cured.”
“yes??”
What does this mean again?
If you did the treatment, why did you ask me to bring the antidote… … .
wait.
If so… … ?
“Do you want to meet Dr. Jin?”
“I guess so. Healing the symptoms of addiction has nothing to do with the person’s physical condition. “It probably healed the injured body and also restored the poisoned body.”
“That damn fool again… … .”
“Hahaha. “It’s been a while since I’ve seen your face, but Kirill still seems the same.”
Dr. Jin smiles brightly and claps his hands.
Perhaps this appears to be his original personality.
“Why is that so? “I don’t know why Kirill even lied and sent me here.”
“Perhaps Kirill wanted you to meet me as soon as possible.”
“yes? why?”
Instead of answering, Dr. Jin asked a strange question.
“Hunter test. “You haven’t seen it yet, have you?”
“uh… … . yes. “It’s only been a few days since I woke up.”
“That’s it.”
“yes?”
“From the time Cyril became an Awakened until now. “Because I was the one who improved his abilities.”
oh?
That’s quite an interesting statement.
Dr. Jin’s story did not end there.
“Kirill and I have been good friends for a long time. “He would know very well what kind of life I am living.”
“If it’s life… … .”
“okay. “I was making devices perfect for Kirill in case I met him again someday.”
A device suitable for Kirill.
In other words, a device suitable for ‘poisoners’.
“Ah, then… … .”
“It would have been better if you came with Kirill, but I think the reason I sent you away alone was because of these guys.”
Dr. Jin pointed his thumb behind his shoulder.
Numerous cutting-edge devices hung on the walls.
If I understand Dr. Jin’s words correctly, he means that he will give me those devices.
“The symptoms of addiction may have been cured, but my sister will still be worried, so I won’t keep it for long. “Stay here for two days.”
“… … “I will do so once it is confirmed that my sister has recovered.”
“In the meantime, I plan to give you two things.”
“Two things?”
“okay. First, I’ll set up a device that suits you well. And another one… … .”
Dr. Jin looked at me with a younger look.
“I will teach you Cyril’s training method.”
