248 – New Dilemma (1)
[Last night, 39 people died and 55 were injured in a monster attack….]
Jo Ayun turned off the TV screen with mixed feelings.
“Damn it….”
A monster attack incident that occurred last night.
A monster appeared on the road, caused multiple casualties, and then fled before the magical girl arrived.
Among the victims was the former store owner. He was, with a very high probability, the holder of the belt.
Jo Ayun gritted her molars at the bitter taste in her mouth.
It wasn’t bitterness that came from feeling like I couldn’t get what I wanted.
She felt guilty that it was her own fault that she died.
When she found out that she was a former magical girl, she treated her kindly and said that she had worked hard. Despite the evening contact, she responded kindly, saying she would grant her request without a single complaint. She must have a grandchild because she can hear her child on the other end of the phone.
Her original plan was to get confirmation that she had such an item and then go get it from her herself. It was late and she thought that if there was something far away, she would find it when daylight came. The idea was to meet her at her cafe during the day, and she would escort me up the street.
But, if you went to look for that item that day with your typical kind heart.
What if her misfortune happened while she was driving to find the item she asked for?
If it were her fault that she died, her family would be able to return.
Joa Yoon lowered his head in regret.
The two hands held each other put so much force that the tendons popped out. Because I put on heavy makeup, my already scary impression got even worse.
“Because of me….”
“That’s not true.”
Han Jaejoong placed his hand on Joa Yoon’s shoulder and offered her comfort.
“You can’t live your life expecting something like this. Even if we were the reason he was on that road that night, the one who created nightmares on that road that night was a monster.”
“…I know.”
I know. The absolute perpetrators are monsters. Still, he couldn’t shake off his uncertain feelings.
“It is arrogant to blame everything on yourself.”
Seeing her like that, Yun Seolhwa opened her mouth.
The place they were in was the conference room of the Magical Girl Headquarters. Han Jaejoong was clearly a little nervous as it was his first time coming to this place.
“As expected, it has a different weight because it is an experience story!”
Of course there was a day as there was him. One day, she tapped Yun Seol-hwa on the shoulder and expressed her admiration for his comfort.
“Be quiet.”
It meant to bite.
Huh, Yun Seol-hwa sighed for a moment and then parted her lips again.
Even if it was true, Haru was disgusted with it.
“Just like Haru said, I know from experience. People should be responsible to the extent they can. “You can’t predict or defend against such a disaster.”
Whether it is natural or man-made, a disaster is a disaster.
A monster is a disaster that takes the form of a living creature. No one can stop its appearance.
“If you still can’t relieve your guilt, find that monster as if you’re dying. And take revenge. If it’s someone you can’t handle with your own hands, borrow your strength. “Can you do that kind of favor between us?”
Yun Seol-hwa said that while looking at Jo Ayun.
“…I will give you slaughter.”
Joa Yoon raised the corners of his mouth and nodded.
“That’s the attitude.”
Yun Seol-hwa also laughed together.
[Now, the number of people has slowly gathered. I’ll start the meeting.]
At that moment, a unicorn’s voice was heard from the speaker in the conference room.
[The agenda, as everyone knows, is about the unknown monster that appeared last night.]
An image of a monster appeared on the huge monitor in front of the conference room.
[This photo is the CCTV footage of the monster that appeared yesterday. Like any monster, it has a unique appearance.]
Bipedal walking. A body as gray as cement. The entire back has bumpy, barnacle-like pillars. The pillars swelled and shrank with the monster’s breathing. Each one of them was like an active volcano.
[It probably emits a colorless, odorless toxic gas through this pillar on its back. The particles are so small that they can quickly reach the inside of a closed car.]
Autopsy results showed that the cause of death was respiratory distress due to poisoning.
The moment you breathe in toxic gas, your airway swells and you become suffocated. At the same time, the entire body becomes paralyzed and falls down without being able to move properly.
“Is it the power of poison…?”
[I have the ability… You know what I mean, right?]
Not a direct attack using starlight like low-level monsters, but an attack using one’s own abilities.
I can perform miracles by stars at will.
A never-before-seen appearance and never-before-seen abilities.
In other words, that monster is a newly appeared S-class monster.
[A new S-class monster spewing toxic substances… Yes, this is enough to deal with.]
The monitor showed the video of the monster playing repeatedly and the next scene.
[The problem is that there is a possibility that this monster’s ability is not just poison.]
The sight of a monster spewing toxic substances suddenly disappeared without any trace.
[Is this an ability resulting from the application of poison, or is there another ability, or…]
“Do you have a collaborator?”
Han Jaejoong muttered inadvertently.
When all the eyes of the magical girls were focused on him, he looked away as if he felt burdened.
[Yes, he is right. The possibility of a collaborator cannot be ruled out. Monsters definitely have a group called Dilemma.]
The unicorn agreed with Han Jaejoong’s words.
[Since this is a newly appeared monster, we will have to look into various possibilities. Everyone should not let down your guard and strengthen patrols for a while…]
“No, I think it would be okay to confirm that we are collaborators.”
Han Jaejoong declared.
The reason why he was so confident was simple.
‘I’ve seen this guy before.’
Because this is the guy I saw in the original.
In fact, there is no need to limit it to the original work.
I regained memories of all parallel worlds and saw countless monsters. In the process, he gained a large amount of information about enemies and monsters that he could not obtain in the original work.
‘That’s why the Argo and the sea serpent are so unique…’
Those two monsters could not be observed despite all the possibilities.
It was because he could only see his own memories. Because his memories will inevitably end in the end.
Those two monsters were unable to appear due to the limitations of their lifespans. My discomfort doubled because I couldn’t see the monster who could cause the destruction of the world.
But right now, that monster is important.
“Oppa, do you know that?”
“Uh. “I saw it in Dark Matter.”
It seems complex to talk about parallel worlds and would be beyond the scope of the current discussion, so Han Jaejoong said that he remembered seeing it in Dark Matter.
“That is Ophiuchus….”
Han Jaejoong glanced at Haru. When his eyes met, Haru tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
“It is a tool.”
[…Tool?]
“Yes. As you know, Ophiuchus is a constellation named after the mythological figure Asclepius… The god of medicine who can even revive the dead.”
A monster’s abilities originate from his or her dreams. And that ability is awakened by being given the most suitable constellation.
As a result, the monster’s abilities are deeply related to the constellations.
“It lives up to its name. “It has the ability to create monsters using corpses.”
“Oh, isn’t that Pakuri!”
Han Jaejoong shook his head.
“It’s a little different. It uses corpses, but cannot be controlled. Then, they modify the corpse to their own devices so that it can emit their own drugs. “It’s more like creating an out-of-control walking poison gas machine.”
“I feel bad….”
One day, I rubbed his arm as if I had goosebumps.
“He has no ability to control or summon the corpse monsters he created. Of course, they don’t have the ability to move.”
“So, there is definitely a collaborator.”
As Joa Yoon continued talking, Han Jaejoong nodded his head.
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Then who is the collaborator? What is its purpose in the first place?
Han Jaejoong rested his chin and pondered for a moment.
Last night’s incident not only resulted in casualties but also missing people. Maybe he picked up a few corpses while transporting the corpse monster.
Is the purpose of Ophiuchus to increase the number of corpses for his own use? He came all the way down to this city for that?
‘Monsters are not fools. Obviously, they are not stupid enough to attack Seol-hwa and A-hee.’
Han Jaejoong denied that possibility.
‘…Wait a minute, what if you’re not stupid… What if you just don’t know? What if you are using people you don’t know?’
The monster in the Ophiuchus constellation was, as far as Han Jaejoong knew, a monster that appeared quite late.
As the lives of existing S-class monsters diminished, a new S-class monster acquired a new constellation to fill the void.
‘Among the monsters, there are a total of two who are good at negotiation. One is Libra, which has almost all-round trading skills. ‘We can easily give them what they want.’
And one more thing, I know someone who has almost omnipotent abilities.
‘…Contradiction.’
Han Jaejoong gritted his teeth.
‘You gathered monsters to test the power of folk tales…!’
In order to find out if the power of the supernova can be gathered into the strongest shield that he wanted, he plans to gather up new monsters and throw them away like a piece of paper written as a solution to a problem.
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“You must have figured out what I was thinking by now.”
Mosun chuckled and muttered.
“Because I know you, so you know me.”
His blue and red eyes looked at my palm. In his hand was an iron ball. It was an unsightly piece of metal with no special features except for the LED light emitting panel.
But contradiction knows that this piece of iron is not an ordinary object.
‘It is a necessary tool for humans to become monsters….’
Even though I didn’t know why something like that was found in the old man’s car, I couldn’t just leave it alone once I saw it.
So, contradiction used the monsters that were brought in. We were asked to bring iron balls to inspect the roads and take advantage of the chaos to remove belts.
“Hey. “Why did you ask me to bring something like that?”
“There is no need to know, Mr. Pump. “You wouldn’t have the loyalty to tell me all that, right?”
A monster at the air pump.
Mosun responded coldly to one of the new monsters found in Dark Matter.
I didn’t even call his name. Because these were beings that did not need to be respected. Tools to use to test the power of Yun Seol-hwa. Those were these monsters.
Moji was not a monster who was affectionate enough to show respect to Tool.
“Pfft, air pump… You actually picked an unfashionable constellation… Are you embarrassed?”
“Shut up. “It is not a power acquired for the sake of fashion or anything like that.”
“Oh, yes, I guess so.”
“Please don’t bother to argue. Mr. Clock. “You didn’t gather here to fight.”
The monster in the clock constellation.
The monster carrying a huge pocket watch grumbled and nodded.
“Yes, yes, I understand. You’re so handsome. But hey, who is it that gathers us up and drags us along like that? “They say time is money!”
“It hasn’t even been two days since all of you gathered together… I’m not dragging it on, so calm down.”
“48 Hours is a lot of time! “You don’t know the value of time!”
“Of course, time is precious. Just to achieve a better goal….”
“Even the words are dragging! Old people shouldn’t be like this!”
Tsk. The contradiction clicked its tongue.
“Well… Tsk! It’s unclear, but I agree… Shield, couldn’t it have started earlier if you hadn’t done that sh*t yesterday in the first place?”
Ophiuchus, which was chewing on a corpse, spit out bone fragments and glared at contradiction.
“Well, I… it’s nice to get a body, but…”
He spat out a single word and concentrated on the corpse again. The ravenous sound of a corpse being chewed rang out.
“Hey! Eat somewhere else! “The corpse you ate even poisons us!”
“I agree. You have to poop in the bathroom. “Do not spread poison regardless of time and place.”
“Don’t compare my sacred medical process to sh*t. Above all, those who are inferior because they have poor appetite….”
“What kind of bullsh*t are you talking about while chewing on a corpse… There must be food and poop in there!”
“Please don’t talk dirty while eating a corpse!!”
Like all monsters. For them too, unity was a long way off.
“Everyone, please calm down. Time, corpses… They are all mere values in front of this triangle. Only the triangle will lead us to the truth….”
The monster in the triangle position made a triangle with his hands and raised his arms high in the sky. It was a holy attitude, as if looking at this and admiring it.
“Oh… Triangle… Please give an answer to these insignificant creatures…!!”
A mighty light flashed from the triangle he had drawn with his finger.
“Kaaa my eyes!”
“You crazy bastard, stop!”
“You idiots… If you were looking at a dead person like me, nothing would have happened… Tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk…”
I gave up trying to control contradictions.
In this way, people worshiped the triangle regardless of time, place, or context.
“The Triangle says… Shield, your attack last night was foolish. Not only did it expose some of our strength, but it also gave the enemy an opportunity to defend against our attack. “Why did you do such a stupid thing, Shield?”
There was no need to answer the contradiction.
‘If you say, ‘I want to give you a gift…’, You can clearly see what kind of reaction you will get.’
It is obvious that there will be a huge backlash if they find out that all these warlike monsters only moved them for personal reasons.
“Let me apologize for that. “I was thinking of declaring a little war… But that was definitely a short-thinking move.”
Mosun put the iron ball in his bosom and instead picked up a shield. His handle extended out from inside the shield, forming a spear-like shape that made the shield into blades.
“But what does that matter? The work to do doesn’t change anyway. Of course, they won’t even notice you. How can we guess the abilities of those of you who have just become high-level monsters?”
I looked around the audience. A sinister look turned towards him.
“We are a new dilemma… We are beings in a dilemma who abandoned the old and obsolete alliance relationship and were born anew. What is important? “Don’t you and I both want to solve our own dilemmas?”
No one denied it. Dream proof is the essence of monsters.
The part that Contradiction stabbed to take advantage of them was also its essence.
“Promises do not change. Hit the target I indicate. Only one person who kills the target can receive the reward. My full cooperation… My full cooperation to be able to copy the powers of all monsters. “I will abandon all my beliefs and values and become a dog that only works for winners.”
Contradiction laughed. His laughter fell low to the floor.
“Of course, we will also provide full support to achieve that goal. “It’s not that I don’t trust you, but because he’s so strong…”
Boom! His spear hit the floor as if to erase the low sound of laughter.
Then, starlight flowed from the window and enveloped the bodies of other monsters.
“Oh… This is…!”
“Ha! Do you think you can barely make up for this much wasted time? But it might help! “I accept it without being grateful!”
“….”
“Thank you, triangle. “Your grace is so great….”
“Well, this should be enough to apologize for yesterday.”
The moment he succeeded in copying the lion’s galaxy-colored mane, Contradiction surpassed his limits.
There is no growth for monsters.
Because the moment a constellation is completed, starlight can no longer grow.
However, the contradiction has now clearly transcended its limits.
To be honest, he also failed to achieve growth.
Because this was not a growth in the amount or brightness of starlight.
This is an ability that grows on its own.
He was able to save the copied starlight.
And he copied the same starlight and developed the power to share it with others.
The starlight given to the members of God Dilemma is that of a lion.
It was a part of the galactic beast’s power.
Of course, it cannot grant the lion’s abilities themselves. What I gave was just starlight. As for a magical girl, it’s just magical power.
But that is enough.
Given it three times the power it had before. This would have significantly increased their output, range of abilities, and available time.
“My heart is pounding.”
How far will they be able to bring out Yun Seol-hwa’s power? Where is the limit?
And.
‘I feel like Santa.’
Will Han Jaejoong be able to regain his strength? If she gets it back, will her power surpass her?
A gift to give on a summer night, not winter. How should I accept this?
Contradiction laughed as she held the iron ball in her arms.
