Episode 527
“Why are they causing so much trouble?”
Lee Jae-heon’s nonchalant muttering gave Song In-myeong goosebumps.
“You probably don’t know that my method is right… but I don’t know why you hate it so much.”
“….”
“Are you sick, In-myeong?”
Song In-myeong bit his lip and nodded shakily at the cool question in a soft tone.
My arm, which had been caught by Lee Jae-heon and bent backwards, hurt as if it were torn. Normally, the police’s subduing methods wouldn’t be this bad, but I don’t know where Lee Jae-heon learned this. This seemed like a technique that was much more focused on inflicting pain rather than subduing. It seemed like I had intentionally broken it so that it hurt, but it hurt so much that I broke into a cold sweat.
Jaeheon Lee was calm as his arm stood at the crossroads of whether or not the joint would be completely destroyed.
“I shouldn’t have listened to you like that. I don’t want to scold a sincere and capable team member like Inmyeong like this, but you have friends who have to be scolded like this to listen to you, so it’s really difficult for you….” “….” “Did I make things too
difficult
? ? However, even if what I said was difficult, I am sure that Inmyeong would have understood it correctly, so it seems like the reason he is rebelling like this is just to torment me. “Isn’t that right?”
“…Oh no….”
“It’s okay to be cocky on a regular basis… I understand. Since it is my role to embrace and lead such things, I am able to smile enough. But if you interfere with what should be done, it is bound to be a problem.”
My arm, which was bent in an angle when I put a little weight on it, screamed.
“Ugh…! evil…!”
“Song In-myeong is smart, so you understood everything, right?”
“….”
“Why is there no answer?”
“…Oh, I understand….”
“Right?”
Lee Jae-heon, with a small smile, released the restraints and got out of the way, and Song In-myeong stroked his arm, which was so numb that it seemed to be half jointed. Song In-myeong whimpered from the dog-like pain and injustice.
“Oh my… are you crying? “I don’t have a knack for soothing people.”
“The man is trash….”
“Oh, this is really unfortunate, because I hear it all the time, so it doesn’t really hit me. “If you want a proper response, I recommend finding a more novel swear word.”
“….”
“…Inmyeong? “Where are you looking now…”
Song In-myeong, looking for an opportunity, jumped out again with the doll.
Still, this time he was caught in 13 minutes.
Wow, that’s a huge improvement compared to 5 minutes!
“Are my words funny?”
“Nooooook!”
“It’s not? “Do you think it’s funny?”
“Ahhhh, save the person!”
“Where does the dog bark?”
In the end, Song In-myeong, who was caught, was strangled by Lee Jae-heon and was shaken for a long time.
“It will come back to life anyway, so I can’t kill it… This is really troublesome.”
“Cluck, cough, cough…”
“Are you done coughing?”
“Oh, not yet…”
“I know everything is done, so let’s have a productive conversation.”
Lee Jae-heon sat in front of Song In-myeong, who was sprawled out.
“How should I explain it so you understand my method?”
“…Still trying to persuade me…? “I thought they were going to beat me up and try to physically persuade me.”
“Song In-myeong is a good teammate, so I don’t want to cause animosity if possible. Antipathy among team members has a negative impact not only on the individual concerned but also on the entire team, ultimately slowing down progress or leading to failure. “I decided that I needed the sincere consent of my friend Song In-myeong.”
“…AC….”
In response to Lee Jae-heon insisting that he would try to persuade, Song In-myeong made a fuss but adjusted his posture and sat down.
To be honest, it was because Song In-myeong was in a disadvantageous situation to compete in a hand-to-hand combat. Very surprisingly.
‘I never thought I would be treated like this by an office worker in my life…’
I just thought it had a monster-like vibe to it, but I never thought it would really be as strong as a monster.
No, I thought it would be like this. I’ve heard that physical abilities in the other world depend on mental strength, but isn’t this too much?
‘…is not it? In the last episode, I was in a somewhat similar context.’
Anyway, Lee Jae-heon was so strong that he was confused as to what he had eaten wrong, and Song In-myeong had just left the souvenir shop and was in a state of lack of energy.
‘…I lost a lot of strength due to the fatigue from the last episode…’
Lee Jae-heon’s speed and strength did not seem to weaken even if he lost even one hand.
Therefore, the only option left to Song In-myeong was to ‘open his mouth’.
“So…”
He glanced at Park Da-hoon, who was looking down at us with anxious eyes from the glass box in the water tank. An unspoken agreement was reached between the two as their eyes met.
Song In-myeong opened his mouth.
“First of all, what is your argument?”
“I feel like I’ve been saying it forever, but… before Da-hoon dies, I’m switching places with that kid.”
“The reason is that?”
“The reason I am here is firstly to defeat the boss of this dungeon and secondly to help the students. It is presumed that the boss is inside the water tank, and student Park Da-hoon, who is trapped in a glass box, is the person I need to save. “If I enter that box instead of Da-Hoon Park, I will have a chance to get close to the boss and the student will be able to escape danger.”
“…Oh, the boss is over there? excuse me? Oh, I see. “It’s very logical, but if you look at it that way, there’s a lot to say about it.”
This time, Song In-myeong spoke in earnest.
“He said the reason he’s here is to kill the final boss and save the kids, but even if that’s the first reason, it’s hard to sympathize with the second reason. “Do you really think they’ll be happy if you save the students like that?”
“….”
“…I had a lot to say, but have I already gotten stuck here? Man, you really make people frustrated. I’m feeling upset right now. In the first place, it wasn’t my position to refute what the old man said, but damn…” “
…Wouldn’t you like it anyway?”
Lee Jae-heon, who was thinking deeply while wiping the corners of his mouth, spoke a beat late.
“As far as I know, those students have a strong will to live. I’m not the type of person who welcomes death or the type of person who enjoys pain, so I wouldn’t be able to hate it if you save me from it. “Of course I think they’ll like it, but I don’t understand why they’re questioning it.”
“I’m a little speechless, but if I were to say what I had to say, it would be absolutely not. I never like it. Do you know how much the students you are trying to save like you? Even if a man like that were to get hurt and die to save you, you wouldn’t like it, right? “I can really guarantee that.”
“How can you be sure of that? I know that it can be upsetting for someone you know to have been seriously hurt, but it can’t compare to your own pain. This is natural. “Compared to the pain you experience yourself, the pain you can experience from someone you know getting injured is only visual.”
Song In-myeong smiled brightly.
“Did you live on a deserted island alone? “You didn’t go to school?”
“It came out.”
“You didn’t have any friends, did you?”
“There was. It didn’t end well, but….”
“Usually in the world, that’s called not having friends. I knew it would be like this. “You lack social skills.”
“This is the first time I’ve heard this in my life.”
“Why did the people of the world not tell you that you lack social skills?”
Song In-myeong, who was smiling warmly, frowned.
“I mean, people are fucking social animals. Even dogs with lower intelligence than us know how to whine and show concern when their friend gets hurt or their owner is sad. Are you worried? “Do you even know the word worry?”
“I know that, but… the reason I didn’t go into the souvenir shop was because my friend Song In-myeong was worried about me.”
“Why would someone who knows the word ‘worry’ do this? No, do you think it’s right that I, who knew that the bereaved families would be sad to begin with but was flirting with me and making art using human materials, am sharing this story with you? really?”
Song In-myeong pointed his finger at Park Da-hoon in the glass box.
“Fucking fuck, I never thought I’d say something like this, but those bastards can’t do without you. “To quote my uncle, they are newborn chicks and need the utmost care.”
Lee Jae-heon smiled as if everything had been resolved.
“As expected, I don’t need it.”
“You didn’t listen to me like an asshole, did you?”
“Can’t you feel that my care is extreme?”
“What day is today? “A day when my insides explode and burn?”
Song In-myeong tried to beat his chest with both hands like an ape, but held back. Now, Song In-myeong had to win the war of words with Lee Jae-heon, and if I showed any emotion here, I would only lose the credibility of my remarks.
In order to achieve a sweet victory, Song In-myeong was able to endure his petty anger. What they needed was civilized conversation, not one-dimensional violence.
“…First, let’s look at why he thought that way. What on earth do you mean by what you just said? Why do you think your care cannot be extreme?”
“Who would welcome my care?”
“You really leave people speechless.”
“Then do you agree with my opinion?”
“Would you agree? Let’s talk some more. “I’m not finished talking yet.”
Song In-myeong, who got tired in an instant, knew it was a really stupid idea, but he started to miss Lee Jae-heon’s ‘chicks’. If those bastards had been around, I wouldn’t have been debating this shit with Lee Jae-heon.
Oh chick?
“…wait for a sec.”
“As expected, I agree with my opinion…”
“No, just sleep. “I’ll bring something.”
“Even at this moment, student Park Da-hoon is dying….”
“If we talk about dying, it’s not easy for us right now, so just wait a minute.”
Song In-myeong, who left for a moment, brought in none other than kindergarten students.
“…?”
Jaeheon Lee was confused.
“They’re children, aren’t they?”
“And they are your chicks too.”
“…Has Jaeheon Lee ever opened a kindergarten?”
“It really annoys me that my tone of voice becomes softer in front of the kids. Okay, it’s ready. The age range varies from those in their 40s to kindergarteners, but if it’s a kindergarten, it’s still a kindergarten. Anyway, there are two kindergarten students.”
“It’s not called kindergarten.”
“Are you ignoring our little ones now? “Are you ignoring me just because there are two kindergarten students?”
Minhong Choi confidently intervened in a topic about which he knew nothing.
“Ignore me?”
Jaeheon Lee corrected it.
“…the correct way to say it to an adult is to ignore it.”
“Are you ignoring me?”
“If I were to modify it just a little bit, ‘don’t ignore it’ would be a more effective expression.”
“Don’t ignore it.”
“Good job…”
Lee Jae-heon, who was talking to Choi Min-hong, blinked and covered his mouth with his hand.
“…? …??”
His face looked like he didn’t understand why he was having this conversation.
‘? ‘Does this work?’
Song In-myeong was delighted with this surprising discovery and gently pushed Jang Seo-ah towards Lee Jae-heon.
“Now go. “It’s time for you to step up.”
“…I, I….”
“Only you can do this. “Go and save him.”
“….”
Jang Seo-ah clenched her hands and nodded.
Jang Seo-ah, who was feeling restless, walked over and hugged Lee Jae-heon, who was sitting. Jang Seo-ah was hesitant, perhaps because the crazy zombie man was a bit unfamiliar to her, but when I held her, she started rubbing her head as if it was a familiar embrace.
Choi Min-hong also came forward as the cat seemed to be showing intimacy.
“! me too! “Hands too!”
“…Give me your hand, not your hand… No… Not this….”
“Give me your hand!”
“…Huh….”
Eventually, two kindergarten students settled down on Lee Jae-heon’s legs. In other words, Jaeheon Lee could not get up unless he cleaned up the kindergarten students.
‘…If I run around with the doll like this, won’t I be able to catch up?’
He had such hopeful thoughts for a while, but he felt like the situation would get out of hand if the kindergarten students got hurt, so Song In-myeong quietly gave up on the plan. I had no choice but to hold out until chicks with more stable power than kindergarteners arrived.
And thanks to the kindergarten students taking the time, Song In-myeong was able to figure out how to solve the problem to some extent. At the very least, he got a sense of how the conversation should proceed.
“Whoa…”
Song In-myeong took a deep breath and opened his mouth.
“mister.”
“…yes.”
“What kind of person do you think you are?”
“….”
Lee Jae-heon, who frowned as if it was a difficult question, soon gave an answer.
“…Villain?”
“That’s a bit heartbreaking, so what exactly is the villain?”
“All villains are the same.”
Jaeheon Lee looked quite delicate.
“Aren’t you someone who can make people happy when you die?”
“Oh yes, I see.”
“Was I wrong?”
“Let’s start from there.”
That’s how the second game started.
I never thought I would really think like this, but Song In-myeong decided to look into psychiatry once he escaped.
(Continued in the next part)
