Episode 385
Lee Jae-heon leaves and the three of them gather in the room.
“I think I asked for no reason.”
Hong Gyeong-jun muttered with a somewhat bitter look on his face.
“If I had known it would end up like this, I wouldn’t have asked at all….”
“What question do you regret asking? Jaeheon Lee’s abilities?”
“There is that, but I wasn’t asking about his bad memories in the first place.”
Jaeheon Lee said that the level of monsters in his dreams changes depending on his physical condition. Perhaps Hong Gyeong-jun’s question about his trauma had a big psychological impact. If I hadn’t been reminded of that, the period of time Jaeheon Lee was asleep might have been shorter.
In response to Hong Gyeong-jun’s reaction, Jeong In-ho said with his characteristic neat smile.
“Even before I asked you, you weren’t in a good condition, but Detective Hong Gyeong-jun’s question definitely seemed to have dealt a decisive blow. “As expected, it’s the detective’s fault this time.”
“After listening to Mr. Jeong In-ho’s words, it certainly doesn’t seem to be my fault. thank you.”
“Where do you listen to people?”
“Anyway, I’m better than Jeong In-ho.”
Hong Gyeong-jun, who had finished consoling himself admirably, raised his head.
“If Jaeheon Lee’s previous ability was regeneration, then the strange appearance he has been showing so far can be explained to some extent. “If you had a body that wouldn’t die even if you openly wanted to die, it would be natural for you not to feel the importance of your body.”
“In addition, the surrounding environment may have been a problem. The underworld is a world where ethics are difficult to exist, and the survivors who were influenced by it would have framed Mr. Lee Jae-heon, who is almost immortal, as a scapegoat…”
Ha Seong-yoon sighed.
“Did you say you were tortured?”
“You said so. They said they were tied up and locked in a dark, damp room full of corpses and blood. “It wasn’t something that happened in just one or two days, but an incident that happened several times.”
“Yes, it is truly a miracle that his personality was distorted to that extent in such an environment.”
Although his good and sacrificial side appears to have been achieved through coercion and brainwashing, it was surprising that he still tried to save people and avoid harm as much as possible.
“Of course, at this point, I wish we would just cause harm, but…”
“To begin with, the manager calls us chicks.”
“I don’t know if the day will come when you will rely on us. “He’s such a twisted person.”
The information that Hong Gyeong-jun asked Ha Seong-yoon, who had guessed that the main reason for Lee Jae-heon’s trauma was the snake-like police officer, was truly mind-boggling. Even young teenagers or young adults who call themselves police officers. Are you saying you torture and brainwash that foolish thing?
It was a misunderstanding that would have been quite unfair for him to hear, but it was an unavoidable conclusion for Ha Seong-yoon. Jeong In-ho, who heard about the police officer, seemed to have similar thoughts to Ha Seong-yoon.
‘The problem is whether I can tell this to Detective Hong Gyeong-jun…’
Ha Seong-yoon’s eyes narrowed.
The police officer wandering by Lee Jae-heon’s side looked quite young, but he was either very young or a ghost-like remnant of his prime years. Hong Gyeong-jun’s career as a detective does not seem to be very short, so there is a possibility that he is acquainted with that snake-like police officer.
‘…This is a problem that needs to be solved in reality, not in an underworld. Let’s put it away for now.’
It would not be good for another confusion to arise at a time when the exploration of Eonhak High School should soon continue, and Jeong In-ho seemed to have decided so as he made eye contact with Ha Seong-yoon. Ha Seong-yoon nodded slightly and opened his mouth.
“I don’t know what kind of monster I saw in this dream, but it was probably a monster related to trauma. Considering the rare reaction it showed upon waking up, there is a high probability that it was a monster that was very difficult to look at. “The person who harassed Lee Jae-heon came out.”
“Anyway, in the other world, I should try to avoid recalling bad memories as much as possible. After all, no matter what Song In-myeong says, it would be better to exclude the manager from the 4th floor investigation team.”
“I agree.”
Jeong In-ho said, touching the corners of his mouth with a neat smile.
“But if coming back from the dead isn’t your ability, then what is?”
Why do they die in the first place and why do they come back to life?
“If the manager’s dream has a clear purpose…” “
…the purpose may be to reduce mental strength.”
“Even though you can die as much as you want, if you wake up from a dream, you will definitely come back to life, won’t you? “If someone said it was intentional, I don’t know what it was for.”
“….”
Ha Seong-yoon said, rolling his eyes.
“Are you thinking about the manager?”
The title ‘Administrator’ was once used by a crazy man who came to kill Lee Jae-heon while he was on the mountain behind the school. It was clearly referring to one person.
And the manager wants Jaeheon Lee to die.
“…I said it was a generational change.”
“yes?”
“I heard that Jaeheon Lee and all his former colleagues died, so a new main member called us was created. Jaeheon Lee described it as a generational change.”
“….”
“But you said that the person who came to kill Lee Jae-heon was a former colleague…”
Ha Seong-yoon said with his characteristic soft smile.
“So, this means that the ‘Administrator’ can even bring dead people back to life?”
It was truly something that only a god could do.
* * *
Lee Jae-heon also roughly knew.
‘The one who wants to kill me is the manager, and the one who saves me is Mana.’
He doesn’t know what’s going on in this world or what kind of war of nerves the administrator and the writer are engaged in. Anyway, the manager was trying to kill Lee Jae-heon using a possessor, and if he dies in a lucid dream, dying in real life could have been the bastard’s ability. It would be the writer’s job to bring it to life.
Jaeheon Lee, who was leaning against the door and listening to the disgusting chicks’ reasoning, moved to his seat.
‘I guessed that conclusion would come from the moment the possessed person appeared. Lee Jae-heon’s colleagues should have already died, but they came out alive. How do you bring a dead person back to life if you are not a god-level being? I thought there would be a conclusion like that, especially since Ha Seong-yoon is sensitive to faith, but…’
It was an unexpected situation that involved the manager.
‘Who do they think the manager is now?’
It was obvious. The most likely suspect was a snake-faced police officer who was believed to have been Hong Kyung-jun’s killer, and that guy already had a long history of harassing ‘Lee Jae-heon’. Even though it was all a made up past, the chicks would have believed that. It wouldn’t be strange to say that such an evil police officer is trying to kill ‘Lee Jae-heon’, who is no longer the main character.
But it’s fucking weird. Of course it’s strange.
‘He created Lee Jae-heon as a tool to save everyone? Even though he is not the main character now and cannot return, there is no reason for that bastard to kill Lee Jae-heon, who is diligently taking care of the survivors as the police officer taught him. ‘It’s improbable.’
So, I don’t know who the manager is for them, but in any case, it’s not Hong Gyeong-jun’s dead gunner. That’s true both in reality and in terms of setting. Perhaps when we return to reality, the chicks who have regained their composure will remember that.
“….”
But he’s an administrator.
‘…I have to find that bastard too.’
The wife told me to kill it.
This means that Lee Jae-heon is in a place where he can kill him, and if he doesn’t, it will be detrimental to me and my wife. Lee Jae-heon had to find the manager as quickly as possible and kill him.
“…Are you sick, uncle?”
“…I have to stand.”
‘Lee Jae-heon’ laughed at the sight of the child pulling on his pants.
“No, it doesn’t hurt.”
“….”
“Why would I be sick?”
The first ‘possessed person’ that Jaeheon Lee remembers first emerged from reality, not from the other side of the world. Before the secret world opened, didn’t Lee Yun-byeol say that she saw the first possessed person holding hands with Choi Min-hong? The possessed person could have appeared in reality, not in the other world.
Managers can also have influence in real life.
“You do not have to worry.”
“….”
“It’s okay because Seo-ah is young.”
“yes.”
“That’s right… it’s pretty.”
Jaeheon Lee gently stroked the small child’s face.
“That’s nice.”
The manager may be real.
“It’s not good as long as you’re nice….”
“….”
“I have to protect you. yes?”
“yes.”
I naturally wrapped my arms around the child who hesitated and came into my arms. I felt the child’s unique warmth digging into Lee Jae-heon’s unusually cold body.
I have a strange feeling.
“Uncle, it’s okay.”
There is no way the manager could be in the form of a god rather than a human being. If Lee Jae-heon had been an intangible figure that could not be touched, the author would not have ordered it to be killed, and above all, wouldn’t this world have been created by his wife?
The god here was the woman he loved. I don’t know why, but there was no way that the power of God could be granted to a manager trapped in a world like this. It must have been one of the few managers who brought in a possessed person and tried to kill Jaeheon Lee.
“are you okay.”
Jaeheon Lee forgot the name of his previous life.
So what else have I forgotten?…
* * *
“I heard you were sick!”
“Why does it look good?”
“Are you feeling regretful? To be honest, I also wanted to see him in pain…”
Jeong In-ho said, laughing at Song In-myeong’s bold remark.
“Get away from me, you crazy bastard.”
“Ah, Mr. Jeong In-ho. “I didn’t give up on you either…!”
“Please shut up and get out.”
Even though he obediently turned the mute, Song In-myeong was shaking with laughter as if he was going to die, but Song In-myeong listened quite well anyway. Even though it had been a long time since we had seen each other, seeing him do this made me think that the trauma bait that Jaeheon Lee had thrown before going to sleep had worked well. I guess he thought it was worth buying ‘Lee Jae-heon’s favor by killing his personality.
The same goes for the fact that he didn’t even talk about the operation he had with Jeong In-ho in the park until the end.
‘Although the perpetrator, Jeong In-ho, apologized and the victim, Munsan-gun, is keeping quiet, it would not have been difficult to reveal what happened to Song In-myeong and Inseong. If we lose trust in the current survivors, it will be easy to drag them into the industry that Song In-myeong talks about.’
Anyway, Song In-myeong, who kept his mouth shut, was quite cute. It reminds me of a time when the crazy octopus chicks who didn’t listen to me in my past life listened to one command after his affectionate touch. It was so cute that I wanted to bite it so hard I wanted to see blood. Damn.
‘Why am I especially popular with those bastards?’
I missed Mana today.
“…Aren’t you going to move soon?”
“I have a question about that.”
“Try saying it again.”
When Lee Jae-heon nodded at Song In-myeong’s shameless question-and-answer request, he smiled and asked.
“Are you sure you’re going too?”
“I asked you to come, bastard.”
“I really didn’t expect you to come.”
“Every time you open your mouth, you spout.”
“Honestly, I knew it would come, but I really didn’t know it would come this quickly.”
“Don’t you know what I would do if it weren’t me?”
“aha.”
A smile appeared on his drowsy face.
“Well, you have a lot to worry about.”
“I can’t help but worry if I add a crazy bastard like you to the team…”
“Okay, let’s leave it at that.”
“….”
Jaeheon Lee slowly took a deep breath.
It was true that his condition had been bad recently, so even Song In-myeong’s smiling face was a source of great stress. I felt like I needed to quickly return to reality and clear my mind.
After calming himself down, Jaeheon Lee looked back at the Eonhak High School search team.
“Shall we go?”
“It’s really okay for Lee Jae-heon to leave….”
“Let’s go.”
It’s almost time to meet the final boss.
(Continued in the next part)
