128 – Life of Downfall (1)
Bam!
The rusty iron door opened roughly and let out a loud noise. Violent noise was unnecessary for a task that required careful handling. Libra expressed her displeasure at the uninvited guest who brought something unnecessary into the room.
“Get out.”
“Uh… Gasp… Gasp…”
The identity of the uninvited guest was an archer. It wasn’t a particularly surprising fact. The only people who entered this workshop with this level of frivolity were archers.
However, I was a little surprised at what the archer did. Most of the armor that made up his body was dented and broken. At this point, it seemed more appropriate to call him rags rather than armor.
The face also had a similar appearance. The helmet, which is equivalent to the outer skin of a human being, was cracked and broken, exposing part of the face inside the helmet. If it were a human being, it would be as if the muscles or bones were exposed.
Fortunately or unfortunately, the inside of the broken helmet was covered in blood, blocking the inside from being seen.
Libra quietly glanced at him and muttered.
“That’s terrible.”
“f*ck… Give me the syringe…!”
Ignoring the archer’s words, Libra turned her gaze to the test tube in her hand. Of course, it was not a drug to give to archers.
He was merely continuing the experiment he had been conducting earlier.
“f*ck you… You heartless bastard.”
The archer sighed and threw himself onto the sofa located in the corner of his room.
“Don’t worry. I’ll just give you treatment.”
“Don’t do anything like that… Just give me a syringe… Give me some medicine!”
Without saying a word, Libra poured the liquid in her test tube into the beaker.
It was quite comical to see him carefully handling a small experimental tool with a hand the size of a pot lid, which could hold two or three watermelons at once, but no one was laughing.
“I guess you got hit by that guy?”
“Who is that guy… Oh, that bear? Oh, he got hit. How do you know this? Who’s going to spread rumors…?”
“That’s a new thing to say. How many eyes and ears do you think this city has?”
“What, do you have the ability to copy your body infinitely?”
“…Stop talking, idiot.”
The archer was confused. I haven’t heard that he has the ability to extend his eyes and ears. Well, you can make it with that trading ability.
After he was convinced in his own way, Libra’s ridicule continued.
” Even in the only fight he was useful in, he became like a moron. Why is the archer fighting in close combat?”
“Hercules, who was said to have fought on equal footing with his teacher, was also an archer. There’s no reason why I can’t fight in close combat….”
“He was both an archer and a warrior. Don’t compare yourself to the idiot who was an all-rounder at both close and long distances. There is a degree to not knowing shame.”
Tsk tsk. Libra clicked her tongue as if she was pathetic and turned her eyes to the archer.
“So, how was it?”
Unlike before, there was a strange expectation in those words. The archer was able to immediately recognize the object of his expectations. This was because he knew the person he was expecting so much that even he who had no sense of sense could not have known.
Han Jae-joong.
A person who uniquely uses the power of a monster even though he is human.
A person who has lost his or her lifespan due to the side effects.
“No, there was nothing special….”
Archer was bluffing as usual and tried to tell Han Jaejoong about his ending, but soon changed his mind.
‘It’s not fun for me to tell you the deadline like this. More than anything… I don’t want to see that guy doing anything good!’
If Libra doesn’t know about Jaejoong Han’s lifespan, he will focus even more on developing new drugs.
Afterwards, he will regret the time and resources he invested in development as he watched Han Jae-joong die in an awkward manner.
For someone who always calls for rationality, it must be heartbreaking to see investments that have become meaningless.
“…It was so strong! I thought I couldn’t even move?! If I were an ant, that guy would be a bear. Bear! Wow, that was amazing. Oh! Very! Huh? It was so awesome!”
Try some sh*t. The archer swallowed a sinister laugh inside.
If the truth was revealed, Libra might stop development and go back to producing the original drug, but Archer couldn’t even think of that.
“Hmm… I guess it’s not that bad. Well, as arrogant as I was before, I guess it came back as a big shock…”
Libra accepted the archer’s exaggerated praise with suspicion and put the beaker down on the desk.
“Now I can understand why I am paying attention to him. I will obtain CCTV footage of today’s battle and use it as valuable reference material. I will not forget your sacrifice.”
“I’m not dead yet?! And if you’re grateful, give me a syringe. An injection.”
Ignoring the archer’s words this time, Libra quietly looked at the documents scattered on the desk.
The document contained photos of various people and the personal information of the people in the photos. The document, in a format that resembled an interview document, was a list of major test subjects compiled by Libra with her own information.
“If that guy can be harmed, the next test subject should be more careful…”
The archer touched his forehead as he looked at Libra who was looking at the pile of documents.
I thought it was a shame that I barely escaped and came here. It would be better to go to Botis’s, where just looking at it will make you feel hot…
‘No, that’s not it.’
The archer immediately changed his thoughts.
‘Libra, you just have to give as much as you get. It’s neat because there’s no backstory. The treatment may not be cheap, but it is better than not receiving it at all. But not that Bottis b*tch.’
The benevolent laughter and eyes that give you goosebumps just by looking at them. Although he had never caused any harm before, the archer felt uncomfortable with Botis for some reason.
I guess it’s because he was the first monster I met around the time I lost my memory. She couldn’t get rid of the thought that she was the one who erased her own memories.
“Master, why do you have a friend like that?”
Thinking of his teacher once again, the archer fell into memory.
“When did I first meet Master…?”
I can’t remember a single thing, but it’s definitely a good memory. It must have been a fateful first encounter, such as when my teacher tried to kill me or when I saw my teacher slaughtering a monster from behind.
As the archer thought about death, he remembered again that he almost died today. How long has it been since his life was threatened?
Despite the fact that the opponent inflicted serious injuries that made it difficult for him to even lift a single finger, Archer could not even feel resentment, let alone fear, towards Han Jae-joong.
I just felt regretful.
“It’s a shame, it’s a shame….”
How will a woman react when she hears the tragic fate of her loved one? The meeting between love and tragedy is romance.
“It’s a shame….”
The archer seemed to have regrets and kept repeating his regrets.
**
“Jaejoong, are you okay?”
The evening of the day I met the archer. Seolhwa Yoon came to visit Jaejoong Han. She seemed to have come with a transformation, and her appearance was not in everyday clothes, but in magical girl clothes.
“Huh? Uh…”
I was suddenly contacted asking where I was, and to be honest, the phone was hung up. While I was wondering that, he came right away within a few minutes. Today is the day when a monster directly attacks the Magical Girl Association, so it must be quite busy.
While the number of question marks in Han Jae-joong’s mind gradually increased, Yun Seol-hwa grabbed both of his arms.
“It’s really okay, right? Are you hurt anywhere? Have you ever been threatened or threatened with something that makes you feel uncomfortable with your body? He said he had something like a bomb planted in his body. I heard you felt a lot of attention today. “Isn’t there something like that?”
Her hands urgently groped Han Jaejoong’s body. This strange appearance made Han Jaejoong worry rather than think he was a pervert. Han Jaejoong grabbed the wrist of Yoon Seolhwa, who was caressing his chest and waist, and pulled it away from his body and asked.
“…What happened?”
“Ah, well, that’s right…”
Yun Seol-hwa’s fingers, holding her wrist, bent inward. While she had been touching her body eagerly just a moment ago, she was now avoiding her gaze and writhing her body as if she were embarrassed.
‘…Jae, Jaejoong’s eyes are cool… Ah, I shouldn’t be like this.’
Yun Seol-hwa, who had been mesmerized by his deep gaze for a moment, endured her shyness and raised her head again. It was a determined attitude, as if focusing one’s eyes on the sunlight.
“That’s….”
Yoon Seol-hwa looked directly into the eyes of his Han Jae-joong with tense eyes and realized one thing. There was doubt and embarrassment in one corner of his eyes.
‘…Did I really make a sudden move?’
Yun Seol-hwa reflected on her own actions. At the same time, she tried to keep him from worrying too much about her.
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“Well, it’s really not that big of a deal! Just because your story came out of the mouth of a monster today. “I just stopped by after thinking about it for a moment… Yes, this is really it!”
“It’s not that big of a deal.”
Joa Yoon sipped his coffee, frowning as if he was dumbfounded. When Yoon Seol-hwa called Han Jae-joong, the place he was at was Jo Ayun’s house, so of course she was there too.
“Those monster bastards did the damn thing again… Ah, but don’t worry too much. Because my brother and I lazed around at home all day today. “Nothing particularly bad has happened so far.”
Jo Ayun made that excuse while sending a meaningful look to Han Jaejoong.
It was a look that meant, ‘Something happened today, damn it.’ Han Jae-joong pretended not to see that and looked at Yun Seol-hwa again.
“Really…? “Nothing happened today, right?”
It was looking up at him with eyes like a large dog looking at its bleeding owner. While worrying about the owner, I could also feel the determination to avenge the target.
“I say it’s true. “There were no problems today.”
Han Jaejoong felt something strange about these words he uttered. It was literally like that. There were no problems today. I really just acted like I normally do.
Follow the quest, transform, go out, and battle monsters. It was a daily flow that had now become a habit.
There was no lie in these words themselves.
However, this day is probably more precious than others.
For a wealthy man with 1 billion won, 100 won would be a value that he wouldn’t mind throwing away, but for a poor person with 1,000 won, 100 won would weigh more heavily.
Han Jaejoong has not yet realized how little time he has left in his life. But he only expected it. The value of this day will now become heavier.
“…Thank goodness….”
Yun Seol-hwa was breathing a sigh of relief. There was even a little bit of moisture mixed in on one side of the sigh. She could guess how much she cared about her own well-being.
But the meaning of that sigh did not mean that everything was relieved.
Yun Seol-hwa stared into his eyes and then nodded as if she had decided on something. I felt a much stronger resolve than before. Sparks flew within the icy clear eyes.
“But just in case… Ugh, that’s… Jaejoong. Let’s live at my house. Come stay with me for a while. Huh? If I feel better, I’ll send it back to you… Huh? Huh? Isn’t that okay, Jaejoong?”
“What do you mean, senior… It’s practically the same as imprisonment.”
“Go, confinement?! What kind of scary sound is that? Ayun. I’m not that bad of a person… Oh, that’s right, Ayun, you come to my house too. You never know. Now that I think about it, a monster using a monster similar to your starlight has appeared, and I wonder what harm it will do to you…”
“That’s enough. That’s Oba. “It’s an overreaction.”
Yun Seol-hwa did not lose.
“It’s okay to overreact, and it’s okay to overreact. Originally I thought I shouldn’t do that, but not anymore. “I’m just going to be a sensitive and insensitive person.”
Yun Seol-hwa trembled as she held Han Jae-joong’s hand.
“If Jaejoong thinks he gets hurt because I can’t protect him, I really don’t think I can bear it…”
Han Jaejoong thought as he felt her trembling on his skin.
How should we convey this issue? How should I say it? Can I say it? Like a fire spreading, my heart became completely black.
That night. She barely succeeded in stopping Yoon Seol-hwa, who tried to forcefully take Han Jae-joong and Jo Ah-yoon to her house. However, she could not erase all of her anxiety, so he persuaded her by staying with her Jo Yoon at his house.
“Jae, Jaejoong. “That’s… shower… you’re next…”
Yun Seol-hwa, who covered her face with a towel as if embarrassed, came out from next to the wall, said only her business, and quickly disappeared. Han Jaejoong watched the scene with a smile.
Plump.
As I got up, I heard a knock on the window. Jaejoong Han turned his head and looked at the window, as if puzzled.
A peculiar bird with a goat’s head was banging its head against the window. There was something like a note in the bird’s beak.
Han Jaejoong looked at the contents of the note.
‘I think the explanation is insufficient. I’ll tell you everything I’m curious about. Ask. -Botis.’
Once again, his mind became confused.
