Episode 482
Jeong Eun-woo was a person who never questioned things.
It’s not conscious. There was little curiosity in his nature. There were questions about the reasoning that any human being would naturally have to make, or the question of what superiors would think so as not to interfere with work, but other than that, I didn’t bother to wonder if it wasn’t necessary.
Jaeheon Lee’s situation is similar. Although there were questions about ‘how’ he had the skills to beat a Majang-dong businessman, he did not wonder ‘why’ he was so crazy.
There was a big difference between being curious about the principles of behavior and being curious about a person’s past.
“….”
However, after coming to this deep blue place called the underworld, Eunwoo Jeong’s doubts increased.
“Can I ask about your past, Manager?”
It felt like a part of my brain that wasn’t being used had awakened from sleep.
It was a clumsy question for Jeong Eun-woo because his skills were still inexperienced, but Lee Jae-heon did not find Jeong Eun-woo strange or troublesome.
He organized it in an easy-to-understand manner for Jeong Eun-woo.
“…You seem to be curious as to why I was so good at killing people on the boat that day and why I don’t dwell on killing and dying. How long have I known about this world and how much does that have to do with me going crazy like this?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I will let you know.”
Lee Jae-heon’s face, smiling like that, was dry and cool.
“Not now.”
It was clearly the laugh of someone who excluded Jung Eun-woo.
“understand.”
Eunwoo Jeong lied.
Actually, I didn’t understand. I don’t know if it’s ‘exclusion’, but it’s ‘exclusion’.
It seemed that Lee Jae-heon was not bitten because he rejected a person named Jeong Eun-woo. It just seemed like they were really going to tell me later rather than now.
‘When will that later be?’
It seemed as if the entire situation and future were already in Lee Jae-heon’s mind. He was certain of the ‘later’ that Jung Eun-woo did not know.
“….”
Jung Eun-woo couldn’t define what he was feeling right now.
Even whether you like it or not.
But it also seemed strange.
“…Then what should we do this time?”
“Let’s go to the third room first. The only thing I have in the kitchen is a knife, but it doesn’t even cut, and if I stab it, it explodes. “It would be wise to go to the document warehouse where there was at least some color connection.”
Lee Jae-heon’s face was cold and shiny, as if it were made of silver. In contrast to his rugged appearance, his cool, reptile-like face showed that he was a very calculating person and that he was treating Jung Eun-woo as a tool or a pawn.
‘I guess this is because I’m from this party, after all.’
He was equally cruel even to himself, and Lee Dang’s unique cold-bloodedness seemed to be going nowhere.
“Can I hold the door again this time?”
“Yes stay outside. “If you don’t know, don’t even put your hand in it.”
“All right.”
Amazing person.
Until now, Jaeheon Lee had been busy getting hurt by only himself. This is because the manpower named Eunwoo Jeong must be intact and there is no problem even if he is wasted.
It was too cold to be a sacrifice and too dull to be considered efficiency.
“…Since they have mouths and teeth, I think it would be okay to feed them…”
He was seen saying that and holding out a red ball for the red ball to eat.
“….”
Actually, it’s cold and squishy. Even this sentiment was unfamiliar to Jeong Eun-woo. And all of these unfamiliar impressions made him curious about the person named Lee Jae-heon.
Since Jung Eun-woo is not a machine, he was naturally able to make visual inferences. I knew what was right and wrong and who did poorly and who did well. There was also a common sense that shook one’s head when one saw the evils that deviated from social ethics. However, Lee Jae-heon was a very difficult person to define.
‘The karma of Lee Dang, who went crazy due to bullying.’
This was the definition given by the secretary of this party chairman.
‘A murderer with strong immunity to death, both self and others.’
This is a definition given by a crazy person with ties to the industry.
‘A survivor who has adapted to the world of monsters.’
This is the definition given by Jeong Eun-woo, a human who has only seen Jae-heon Lee a few times.
And…
“Ah.”
“…What’s going on?”
“I think feeding them is the right answer.”
“What do you mean, just for now?”
“Seeing as how you can lure Pilecheol with food, I think you can just drag it outside the warehouse and neutralize it. “I can see that the further away I get from the bookshelf, the weaker it gets.”
“okay.”
Lee Jae-heon understands what he has to do in a dry tone, as if he were handling paperwork. It seemed boring at first glance, but at the same time it seemed fun.
Eunwoo Jeong asked.
“Is this similar to the fish being dragged out of the water?”
Lee Jae-heon, who was luring the monster crawling on the floor with a ball, looked up and saw Jeong Eun-woo. In an instant, eyes full of human vitality stared at Jeong Eun-woo.
“…seeing that you know how to say quite convincing things, Eun-Woo Jeong will quickly adapt to the secret world.”
“That is an overstatement.”
“It looks like what you said. If these are fish, you can probably prepare them in the kitchen. “It was a good guess.”
He had to be conscious of Jung Eun-woo’s presence to recognize it. It seemed as if he had decided on the necessary lines, spoke them, and made facial expressions. It looked far from human and seemed kind enough to be a monster.
Looking at such an opponent, Jeong Eun-woo finally defined Lee Jae-heon.
‘…perhaps an excellent actor.’
Lee Jae-heon would have been an actor who could deceive everyone in the world by mixing lies and truth appropriately.
The evidence had already been found in reality. Lee Jae-heon was an outcast in this party and a murderer who could not be controlled. Using his notoriety, Lee Jae-heon eliminated Seong Dae-young through the hands of his brothers.
So, is it false that Lee Jae-heon is a bastard? Is it a lie that he is a murderer? Or was Seong Dae-young’s murder attempt on Lee Jae-heon a lie?
That is not true.
‘It was all true.’
It was just intended.
“Jung Eun-woo.”
“Are you finished?”
Eunwoo Jeong saw the monsters that Jaeheon Lee had lured outside the warehouse. They were suffocating and croaking, and although they had the appearance of colorful plastic piles, they also looked like fish just before being prepared.
I counted the numbers. One, two, three…
“There are six in total.”
“The monster has already eaten the red ball, so I guess I’ll have to get it back from the pool. “I should have used it as bait instead of food from the beginning, but I made a mistake.”
“Is there anything I can help you with?”
“If you can take care of these files so they don’t run off somewhere, I’ll bring them to you right away.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Lee Jae-heon didn’t even ask to hold the door anymore. Jeong Eun-woo did not catch Lee Jae-heon and sent him away.
If Jaeheon Lee wanted to do that, Eunwoo Jeong respected him. What I needed was someone to give me orders, not someone to interact with.
Left alone, he looked down at the six monsters fluttering about with a still smile on his face.
“….”
Jeong Eun-woo was a person who could think logically, and most of the questions about Lee Jae-heon were resolved.
The reason Lee Jae-heon was so good at killing people on the boat that day was probably because he had gained experience in this world in advance.
If he had encountered such a monster or threatening survivor in real life, judging by his dry reaction, he would have killed him without delay.
The reason why we do not dwell on killing and dying is also in a similar context. Because I’ve killed too many people, it wouldn’t have any meaning, and because death was so close, it wouldn’t have been special.
‘So Jaeheon Lee is not a liar. There’s just a lot they didn’t tell us and they just made things up a little more cleverly. Normally that kind of thing would be called an actor… Then maybe my definition is correct.’
Nevertheless, questions remain.
It was the most interesting thing I’ve had in a very long time.
“…What came first?”
This is what made Jaeheon Lee crazy.
‘Whether his siblings or this monster-infested world would come first.’
Or, there may have been another factor or complex causes at work.
Eunwoo Jeong still doesn’t know much about Jaeheon Lee. Do you know how much you saw?
Humans were not easy creatures to understand at a glance, and Lee Jae-heon was a particularly complex opponent. Jeong Eun-woo guessed that there would be many questions that could not be answered until they spoke for themselves.
So, I didn’t know how long Lee Jae-heon knew about this world and how much it had in Lee Jae-heon’s dry madness until he told me about it himself.
“….”
In-ho must have come to this world with Lee Jae-heon.
“I hope you’re doing well.”
Jeong Eun-woo did not know how this hidden world worked, but he prayed that his nephew would be safe. Just wishing happiness implicitly was the greatest affection that Jung Eun-woo could have.
“Who are you talking to when you say you hope we get along well?”
“Ah, Manager.”
“Well, if it weren’t for Jeong In-ho, there would be no one to say such things to.”
“You know me well.”
“People like you rarely have people who care.”
Lee Jae-heon, covered in black water, smiled and headed to the document warehouse. Black water droplets dotted under his feet, but those that hit the floor soon turned transparent and disappeared.
Suddenly, Jeong Eun-woo realized that even if Lee Jae-heon ran away right now, he wouldn’t be able to catch him.
Jeong Eun-woo himself did not know why he felt that intuition.
“If you wait, I will bring the red monster out soon.”
Jaeheon Lee was smiling.
A dark, clean, dry smile. It seemed no different from the polite smile that Jung Eun-woo was wearing.
Suddenly, Jeong Eun-woo realized that Lee Jae-heon was in a much more raw state today than when he first saw him.
Is he worn out? Perhaps the dead people he saw in the black water may have been tormenting Lee Jae-heon. That’s why it was cut down like that.
“Please be careful.”
“thank you.”
The meaningless conversation was short, and Lee Jae-heon quickly came out dragging the red monster. In the meantime, Lee Jae-heon’s hands were soaked with blood, as if he had been bitten again.
The black water mixed with blood did not become transparent even when it fell on the floor.
“Now I guess I just have to go to the kitchen and get it cleaned up.”
“It looks like you’ll have a hard time lifting the monsters, so I’ll take care of them.”
“No, I will listen.”
“….”
Jung Eun-woo said after a moment of thought.
“That doesn’t feel like a particularly efficient division of labor.”
“I’m sorry, but I have no intention of entrusting the work to Jeong Eun-woo.”
The bright smile on his face as he said that was a bit obnoxious, so I was surprised at myself for feeling that way. As expected, this world seemed to make Jung Eun-woo’s emotions richer.
Lee Jae-heon held the monsters in his arms one by one, leaving Jeong Eun-woo standing blankly.
“Didn’t you keep saying it?”
Even though the monster bit Lee Jae-heon and pushed him, he looked very injured.
“Jung Eun-woo must be intact.”
“Because I have to help a student named Park Da-young?”
“That’s all I can do.”
“Boss.”
I don’t know why I thought that way.
“Are you going to die?”
I don’t even know why he said that, but Jaeheon Lee just burst out in admiration.
“Oh, you’re also capable.”
“How are you going to die?”
“I don’t know that.”
“….”
It was really funny and disgusting.
Eun-woo Jeong realized that he, too, was dead in Jae-heon Lee’s mind.
‘I don’t know if he’s planning to kill me himself or if he knows he’s going to kill me…’
Otherwise, there was no reason for that friendly monster to exclude me like this.
* * *
“Mom.”
Kwon Yeon-hee, who was fishing in the lake, cried out to her mother.
“who are you?”
“Hey, I, I… who…?”
“You mean you’ll meet a survivor here?”
“Wait a minute, who are you really…?”
“Would you like to eat fish with me? I’m cooking amazing fish again.”
“yes?”
“Ah, don’t go. I’m not a strange person.”
Kwon Yeon-hee meets doctor Seo In-young in a foreign country.
(Continued in the next part)
