217 – Monsters and People (3)
“I came to save you.”
“f*ck you, you bastard. “I survived despite being bitten by a lion.”
“hahahaha, is it because you got the wrong colleague that your words became harsh?”
“I usually swear when I see you.”
“Why?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know? You’re a walking disaster.”
Who do you think brought the scorpion?
“Thanks to you, I got the Life Hyper Burning Event and cleared my life three times earlier than others. What’s that supposed to say?”
“Why is it my fault?”
“If only you hadn’t brought the scorpion… Oh my, that’s a damn mess.”
He is a guy who only communicates with language, not with words. No matter how angry he gets, he will only hurt himself, so Han Jaejoong stopped talking.
“I see. But it was a necessary step.”
Whoosh! The spear of contradiction drew a quick stroke, and the chains that were restraining Han Jae-joong were cut in two in an instant.
“Because you are the talent I need. “It would be difficult if I died here.”
And then he held a water cup with an unusual design in one hand. It’s a force I’ve seen before.
The abilities of a drinking monster.
Mosun tilted the glass and poured it over Han Jaejoong’s head. Minor wounds, such as marks on my skin from chains, healed and my stamina increased.
The wound on his side had already healed, and it was presumed that Libra had healed him when he lost consciousness.
“Now, here is the item you lost.”
After throwing the glass on the ground and crushing it by stepping on it, Contrary then threw some mechanical device at Han Jae-joong, whose arms were now free.
“Belt… Did you have it?”
“No. “I stole something that was carefully stored here.”
“I’m proud… No, that’s right. “This is something worth bragging about.”
“Thank you for the compliment.”
“While I am grateful, can’t I just commit suicide?”
“That’s a bit much.”
“It’s so cheesy.”
It was a terrible shame that I would be ridiculed for generations to get help from Contra, but there is nothing I can do about it now.
Han Jaejoong grabbed the belt given to him by Contrarily and stood up.
I will definitely forget this grace.
“Now then, you are wiping out the rest so I can escape.”
“Yes? “That is troubling.”
“Why?”
“That’s because it’s unbalanced.”
Footsteps are heard beyond the gap in the door opened by Contradiction. There are many people. Judging from the heavy sound of each sound, they are not ordinary people.
“They are clearly weak. If I were included here, it would be overbalanced. “The balance is upset.”
“There are many of them, and there are only two of you and me?”
“But that’s still true. Can you watch a fight between two people and two ants with interest?”
“Uh.”
Han Jaejoong answered immediately.
I think poison ants would be quite fun.
It was definitely something I thought about seriously before answering.
“Not me. “Please respect my opinion.”
“A bastard who doesn’t respect others really wants his opinions to be respected.”
“I have so much respect for you, but what kind of slander… Anyway, I will step away from here. “My help ends here.”
Mosun laughed and hid in the shadows.
“Wouldn’t it be right to overcome the crisis with my own hands?”
A scale hung on both of his shoulders. It was a tool for making Libra transactions. Soon, a sticky black mass like oil erupted from the scale and enveloped the contradiction.
The black mass disappeared like melting snow, and the contradictions also disappeared.
“Thank you, you damn bastard.”
If I’m going to help you, I’ll help you until the end.
Han Jaejoong frowned and attached his belt to his waist.
“…I need to finish this in 10 seconds.”
This is not a bluff; it really has to be that way.
I am not feeling well. If you delay the transformation for too long, you will die or at least faint. I will be caught by Libra once again.
Boom! The door opened wide with someone kicking. At the same time, dozens of guns were looking at Han Jaejoong.
Libra’s subordinates.
Han Jaejoong shouted while making direct eye contact with them.
“Transformation.”
Green starlight enveloped Han Jaejoong’s body.
I have to get out of here right away and go see Seolhwa.
**
After Yun Seol-hwa transformed, she established a communication connection with the central control room at the headquarters. Secretly so that others don’t notice.
I received a location briefing delivered by Orange in real time. In addition to Orange, other magic girls involved in detection also actively participated and relayed the location where Han Jaejoong might be.
Receiving the report in real time, Yun Seol-hwa quickly ran through the sky.
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-[Wait a minute, Sirius. You didn’t wake up, right?]
-[Sister, are you awake?! No, why are you here? You should still be in the hospital…]
No matter what, it was not possible to hide the vast radiance unique to the nova, so several panicked voices were heard over the communication line.
Of course, I ignored everything.
I can clearly see that if I answer for no reason, it will become a hassle.
-[Speak out, sister! Ji, are you going to see Jaejoong now? Right?! Why did it happen already! Are you planning to save Jaejoong and increase his favorability? You don’t have to! Because you are already fully loved by Jaejoong!]
It’s like this even now, without saying anything. If you speak carelessly, you will be swept away by a barrage of endless questions and appeals.
[If I rescue Jaejoong, I will of course show it to her older sister. We also get enough time to meet and talk! First of all, my sister wants to make people feel safe….]
How many times do I mention Jaejoong? She seemed to be implicitly revealing her closeness to him.
The identity of the Watcher must have played a role in Red Vega and Han Jaejoong becoming so close. When she saw her before, she was more embarrassed than surprised when Han Jaejoong appeared from Watcher.
The emotional disturbance occurred not because the identity was known, but because the identity was revealed.
As Red Vega knows Han Jaejoong’s identity, their relationship was bound to be close.
Since we shared secrets, we had an environment where we had no choice but to become close friends.
‘I’m jealous….’
Jealousy goes beyond simple envy.
Yun Seol-hwa had no choice but to acknowledge the period that she felt deeply in her heart.
‘How happy he must have been… He must have made people into trouble at times and enjoyed those perplexed faces, right? I guess they played around secretly making eye contact with each other…?’
I gritted my teeth. A scene from everyday life that warms your heart just by imagining it passes by, stitched together like a film.
I was so envious that someone could enjoy this happy fantasy as reality.
That strong feeling of sensuality quickly turned into self-reproach.
It was soon possible to guess why Han Jaejoong did not share the secret with himself.
‘Because I kept saying… That all monsters should be killed. ‘
Yun Seol-hwa’s hatred was exceptional even among magical girls.
That hatred was also her defense mechanism.
It not only provides motivation to continue this difficult magical girl job, but also brings mental stability. You can fill this shallow self-esteem by criticizing them.
She got rid of her parents and that of her lover. She can get rid of them and feel like she is helping her lover.
Han Jaejoong must have known better because he had seen it up close.
For Yun Seol-hwa, the need for beings to hate.
He couldn’t have revealed any more. She will wreak havoc on her emotions and cause confusion.
As predicted, Yun Seol-hwa’s emotions were extremely close to chaos.
Like the starting point of the universe where light and darkness could not be distinguished, the line between good and evil is thin and emotions follow the principle of uncertainty.
Every time you become aware of your mind, the emotions that fill it constantly change.
Although she is slightly angry at Han Jae-joong for hiding his identity from her, her guilt overwhelms her anger, leading to self-blame.
Continued self-blame leads to feelings of self-destruction, and when self-destructive desires become stronger due to feelings of self-destruction, the body instinctively seeks out someone to turn its hatred toward in order to prevent them.
Everything around me seems resentful. He seems to be blocking me from meeting him.
Monsters and people, animals and insects, the trees and flowers of the land, the sky and clouds, even artificial buildings and terrain.
I resent everything.
I know it is a victim mentality. But I can’t get through it without thinking like this.
‘What if Jaejoong doesn’t want to meet me… I might be doing something stupid right now. The numerous insults he has received may still be sticking to his mind like tar. Now I am no different from the perpetrator meeting the victim. No, actually it does. What if I don’t even want to see your face…? If my knife marks had even cut into his heart…’
I’m afraid. This was the mechanism of countless changing emotions.
Fear consumed Yun Seol-hwa.
‘Well, I still have to find it… I have to save it… I can’t have it taken away by anyone. Hey, you can make strange sounds. If other kids save me, my sincerity may be distorted in a strange way. I have to prove it. I’m still loyal. I have to prove it…!’
Location information transmitted. We narrowed down the places by sifting through the eliminated candidates.
My eyes rolled constantly.
[Guardian, please calm down. There are no enemies for you. I’m sure Jaejoong would also like to see Guardian…]
“Be quiet!”
He cut off the mascot’s advice in a nervous voice.
“Be quiet… Please… Please.”
Yun Seol-hwa touched her forehead. Do you have a fever? The body temperature, which was always cold, is now hot.
“I’m sorry. “I’m going to be out of my mind for just a moment… So if you don’t want to get into trouble, just stay still.”
[It is already correct. And considering the Guardian’s current mental state, there is a possibility that the time to lose consciousness will not last ‘just a moment’…]
“I told you to be quiet!”
[Originally, loyal subjects are persecuted…]
The mascot looked disappointed and closed his mouth. I feel sorry for him, but the annoying sound actually disappeared and my mind and body calmed down a bit.
‘What if I’m hated? So I’ve done something that can’t be forgiven. I’m a terrible sinner. I’m a devil who should burn in hell. Still, I can’t ignore Jaejoong’s safety….’
Perhaps.
This is the result of looking around obsessively like a person possessed by something.
A factory area in the corner of the city.
There, Yun Seol-hwa met Han Jae-joong.
“Jaejoong!”
“It’s a snowflake! Uh… Um…”
Han Jaejoong scratched her cheek awkwardly when he saw her. He even avoided eye contact.
Did I really not want to meet him?
Until now, I have never done that except when I was embarrassed…!
“…Should I bite my tongue and die?”
“Why does it happen like that?! It’s not because of you… Ah, if you really want to be honest, it’s because you came…”
“It’s because of me!”
“No, that’s not it… It’s a folktale. “I’m in a bit of trouble right now.”
Just before the tunnel collapsed, Yun Seol-hwa succeeded in checking the surrounding scenery.
When she saw that, she realized the reason why Yun Seol-hwa was also said to be in trouble.
There were traces of a fight all around him.
Black traces of explosions visible all over the floor, remains of buildings, ricocheted bullets, and holes in the walls. Not only this property damage.
Even a few people fell.
Traces of disaster that are often seen after a battle with monsters.
I wasn’t interested in whether they were still alive or not. Judging from the bleeding, it looks like he was quite injured…
In the first place, it was difficult to identify all the men around Han Jaejoong because they looked like ants. He was lying there, so of course it was hard to recognize him.
Now he was ahead of these things.
“Jaejoong, are you okay? “Are you hurt?”
“Everyone can see that I am the best here… Are you really okay? Wound on arm…”
“This is nothing. That ship. Are you okay?”
Yun Seol-hwa approached him as always and stretched out her hand to touch his stomach, but stopped just before that.
He wondered if he could do something like this.
“…It’s okay. Being a prisoner here was quite acceptable, and I was able to receive treatment. “There’s no problem, don’t worry.”
“Ha, but….”
“I told you not to worry?”
Han Jae-joong grabbed Yoon Seol-hwa’s wrist and dragged her.
He then attached it to his stomach.
Yun Seol-hwa was startled, as if she had been burned, and tried to take his hand away, but Han Jae-joong blocked her and she could not. Of course, if you put your mind to it, you can’t remove it right away with the power of a magical girl.
But I couldn’t do that.
I didn’t want to do that.
“I have no idea. “It was a well-deserved situation.”
As I get closer, I can smell the unique male scent of flesh. Firm skin felt through a thin shirt. There are blood stains and burn marks on the shirt, making him realize what he has done. However, no matter how much I touch him, he does not react in pain.
“So, first of all, you…”
“Are you really okay?”
Yun Seol-hwa asked, crying. At the same time, the distance became smaller by one step. It was provocative. Like experimenting.
Really, as if asking if I could approach you.
Han Jaejoong did not refuse.
“Are you really… Okay?”
Yun Seol-hwa approached her footsteps again. This time she was a little more courageous.
Our hearts touch each other. The belly button was literally about a palm’s length away. She can feel not only the sound of her own heart but also the sound of other people’s hearts.
Yun Seol-hwa raised her head. She sees the same gaze as herself. Her eye color and her eyes are different, but they are the same.
She’s a little scared. She can see some joy beyond it. Although she is scared, she is happy that they are touching each other.
No answer comes back. However, a stronger heartbeat can be heard, and saliva can also be seen moving the neck duct. You can smell the sweat flowing and realize that your body temperature is getting hotter.
It was silence, but it was not an uncomfortable silence.
The feeling that was disappearing comes back to life.
“Hey, over there….”
At that moment, someone spoke and the silence was broken. Yun Seol-hwa was startled and took a step back. Her wrists were released from her hold.
“What are you doing now…?”
Red Vega has arrived.
She held her breath as she saw Yoon Seol-hwa caressing Han Jae-joong’s stomach. She let out her breath again as she looked at the scene unfolding around Han Jaejoong.
“What is this….”
People are falling down. Their clothes are that of ordinary factory workers. Looking at the floors and buildings showing signs of battle, it seems clear that there was a physical conflict between them and someone.
According to the circumstances, the culprit was Han Jae-joong.
“…Huh?”
As a result, it was an incident where a monster injured someone.
