Chapter 1889 – 1889. Eternal Eden
“Quaaaaagh!”
David Kim squealed. It’s a little disappointing. Doesn’t the CIA have to keep its cool even if one eyeball is pulled out?
“What exactly is this bastard? Are you serious?”
“I’d like to say that it doesn’t seem like a serious ability, but it’s difficult to judge mental abilities because of lack of data.”
“Say it. What ability is it exactly?”
Na Chae-young’s information about David Kim was as follows.
「Entity Name: David Kim.
Potential: ★★
Awakening Ability: Warm Favor.
Attributes: Charm, Stealth.”
Warm favor.
According to Na Chae-young, it is the ability to make the other person feel like it and make them hand over the favor, she says. No big deal. You might think. It’s not like you completely control your mind.
However, as we just saw, Na Chae-young reversed her prearranged opinion here. She said that she had a strong crush on David. So much so that she wants to do the favor.
“This fuck dare to make my girl…”
Annoyed, she gave another blow to the head.
Charm, a characteristic, makes it easier for others to feel likeable, and Stealth is a characteristic specializing in hiding one’s presence. According to Na Chae-young, she is determined to be a person with the stealth trait, and if she hides, it is difficult for even experts to track her down, she says.
“Keuk… Me, my doctor! Please help! Man, this guy is crazy!”
Na Chae-young flinched. She has her face contorted. Na Chae-young doesn’t usually show her expression. The fact that she is now openly revealing her expression means that she is in a state of mental breakdown.
“It’s annoying. Even at this moment, I want to save that man. Eugene, I even think that your response is too harsh.”
“Are you playing tricks in this situation? You really ran around.”
On the spot she broke David Kim’s limb. Even though her muscles are loosened by her thunderbolt, she feels no pain. David Kim screamed like a pig at the bones being crushed. Then, at some point, it became quiet. He passed out from the pain beyond his tolerance.
She takes her gaze away from the stunned guy and looks at Na Chae-young.
“How is it? Are your abilities unlocked?”
“… No. I’m still feeling the favor I know it because I’ve been subjected to psychiatric abilities. It’s the worst. I think one of the parts in my head is broken. It’s my mind, but I can’t do it my way…”
“Could it be that even if I kill this bastard, my ability will continue?”
“That’s not right. When a person with mental ability dies, the ability disappears as well. Even in Eternal Eden, the easiest way to deal with mental abilities was to kill them.”
“I can’t kill this bastard this easily. Because it is so merciful.”
How to stir-fry David Kim. Dozens of ways pass through my head. Then I suddenly remembered my ability. Even if killed, it can be revived. You can use dozens or hundreds of methods that pop into your head.
But before that. I put my hand on Na Chae-young’s head.
“… What?”
“You have to restore your mind first.”
“Do you think that will happen? Spirit is not material. It’s not like your brain is damaged just because you’ve been affected by mental abilities. Recovering the brain can’t be so good…”
Ability is important to experience. The reason I can handle thunder and lightning well in this world is because I have already handled thunder and lightning in that way. The same goes for recovery. To rise from the dead. How many times have you experienced complete recovery?
‘Complete recovery is not just the resurrection of the body. It recovers all status ailments.’
I had enough experience.
I used recovery on Na Chae-young. Na Chae-young trembled at her flinch. But even for a moment, her eyes sank as calmly as usual. No, more than usual.
“… I hope you can restore your mind. It feels like I was forced to take a sedative.”
“Do you feel sorry for this bastard?”
Na Chae-young looked down at David Kim. If she had been the woman she used to be, she would have been embarrassed. However, the pupils of today, who have gone through their own experiences and grown up, are emotionless.
“Killing now is the cleanest thing. You just saw Mental abilities are dangerous.”
Know. That’s why I brought the absolute spirit. Because in this world, there are people with mental abilities that are much more dangerous than David Kim, who can manipulate people at will.
“… Of course, not to you who have an absolute mind.”
Simply speaking, in terms of ability, I was a hard counter to mental abilities. Because the ability itself doesn’t work at all. Well, the ability depends on how to use it, so there is a way to attack me by manipulating the minds of others other than my own. Na Chae-young could be manipulated like now.
“How to deal with mental abilities?”
“There is. Among the drugs Bionics can make, there is a drug called Antisper. When taken, it protects the mind for a certain period of time. I can’t be easily defeated because I’ve developed the resistance of my mental abilities. The problem is that it is difficult to obtain materials, so even bionics that receive state support will not be able to be made at this stage.”
“What is the material?”
“A corpse of a special strain.”
“How do technologists fight?”
“We need to discover and study substances that resist mental abilities. Or make a new substance like your galcinium.”
Galcinium was an accidental metal. Just because you want to create such a new material doesn’t mean you can make it right away.
“… Let’s interrogate this bastard first.”
• • •
Lee Yeon-hee ordered his subordinates to keep an eye on Seongak Elementary School. It can be viewed as being monitored 24 hours a day from a distance.
S.
So, it was to keep an eye on and understand Seong Yu-jin’s actions. In fact, I understood it to some extent after listening to Taewang’s boss, Koo Tae-hee. However, due to Lee Yeon-hee’s personality, she could not completely trust Koo Tae-hee’s words. She needed a checkup.
And this time, David Kim decided not to come out of Sungak Elementary School. What Goo Tae-hee said was right. Seong Yu-jin was her madman. But she’s not that crazy. She has her own standards. So, as long as he keeps that standard well, he can negotiate smoothly.
‘David Kim must be imprisoned in a building and undergoing harsh work. There are players at Seongak Elementary School, and S won’t work well with mental abilities.’
Seong Yu-jin’s resistance against the mental system was quite high.
It is Seong Yu-jin who killed Brain D-Bau, who shoots mental waves at the War Weapons Research Institute. It was for that reason that she did not stop David Kim, who is believed to have mental abilities, and sent her to Vocal Elementary School. Seong Yu-jin’s personality she estimated would anger her from the moment she knew that she was a person with mental abilities.
T-ri-ri.
The office phone on the desk rang. Lee Yeon-hee leisurely picked up the receiver of the oilfield phone.
“What happened?”
-I got a call from the CIA. This is a call from Cale Munson, the CIA’s head of the Korean branch. I want to speak to the conductor.
At this point, the CIA had only one reason to contact them. David Kim. I wouldn’t want to lose a mental person who specializes in absorbing the Awakened so easily. The corners of Lee Yeon-hee’s mouth went up slightly. It was Cale who was subtly ignoring the National Security Agency. I was looking forward to what he would say.
“Connect.”
-… Lee Yeon-hee, deputy manager. This is Cale Munson. It’s been a long time since we talked.
“Yes. Have you been at peace?”
-… Well, you’re doing pretty well. I’ll tell you straight forward. Please help.
“It’s embarrassing to ask for help without giving a detailed explanation.”
– Don’t you already know? Are you saying you don’t know what happened to my country?
“Whoops. That talk is still there. Yes. I know. It must be about David Kim.”
– Seong Yujin. He’s illegally detaining CIA agents. Please bring David Kim. Should I be punished properly? That would be lenient on our side.
“The Security Agency is not a CIA subcontractor.”
-You know. Collaboration with the CIA. So I’m asking you to cooperate now.
“David Kim is a psychiatrist. Explain the situation to the Korean Awakeners he recruited and send them back to Korea. Don’t you think it’s over the line to capture and take away people through mental manipulation?”
-… Is David Kim a psychiatrist? I don’t know what you’re talking about. We’re taking him because he’s a CIA agent. The CIA doesn’t abandon its comrades.
“Then do you do it yourself?”
-Are you going to come out like this? We must cooperate even for the security of both countries.
“Is it cooperation to receive only what is received? And you seem to think we’re not doing anything either… The recent situation in East Asia is unusual. There are more spies sent down from the north. You’re busy, but do we have to clean up the poop you guys made?”
– Ha, I see. We take care of this. And… Sorry for the conversation now. Lee Yeon-hee, deputy manager.
Pop.
The phone is disconnected. Sensing the anger in his voice, Lee Yeon-hee smiled a little. She took her smart phone out of her pocket.
CIA and Sung Eugene.
Normally, I would have raised my hand to the CIA. But America today is not what it used to be. A zombie apocalypse caused by the D virus. All sorts of problems were brewing in the United States, a country where guns were readily available.
And if there are heroes, there are also villains. It was especially bad in the US.
‘It means it’s not as great as it looks on the outside.’
In addition, the attitude of trying to steal talent from other countries using dishonest methods and then brazenly appearing as if there was nothing wrong was also disgusting.
They say it’s for their allies, but in the end, only their own country matters.
What is more important to the National Security Agency now is the relationship with Sung Yu-jin, who is a powerful person, rather than the relationship with the CIA.
Lee Yeon-hee made a call. It was when the beep sounded three times. The other party answered the phone. Lee Yeon-hee smiled as usual and spoke in a soft voice.
“Hello, Seong Yujin. My name is Lee Yeon-hee, the 4th deputy director of the National Safety Planning Department. Sorry for the sudden call. Things are getting a little rushed. The Korean branch of the CIA is moving to Sungak Elementary School. The purpose is David Kim. We can help Yujin Sung. Need some help?”
-I’m a bit busy right now.
– Aaaaagh! That stop!!!
– Call me at this number if you need it later.
Pop.
Disconnected.
It seems that he is interrogating David Kim on his own. If the CIA knew this…
The relationship between the CIA and Sung Eugene could be said to be over.
‘No. There was anger in his voice. Maybe their relationship is already over.’
