Episode 27. Still time goes by (2)
The contact came about three days later.
“Oh, here you go. come in.”
“… … .”
The place Kang Ah-ram called me to is none other than the studio where she stays. She seemed to be welcoming me in a sports bra and shorts, probably without any hesitation.
“What are you doing? It’s not coming in.”
“The contact was a bit late.”
“Ah~ did you get hurt because of that? Sorry sorry. I was going to contact you right away, but I forgot for a moment while doing something else.”
While waiting for her call, I thought about the number of cases.
Could it be that he’s trying to check his liver against me? Or are you doing this with the intention of having a fight? If not him, if he was going to do some more research on me before contacting me, etc.
In the end, it was all useless worry.
‘Come to think of it, he was originally like this.’
However, if it was okay to relax just because I showed myself like this, that wasn’t the case.
“I have a lot to say to you. First of all, spit out what you know about my brother.”
Inside the room you finally entered. Kang Ah-ram sat down on the sofa and looked at me with sharp eyes.
Her hair was flowing as if it were not affected by gravity. It was a phenomenon that occurred when the mana spouting out of the body of an adult caused a wind.
‘Will it be prepared for battle?’
In the original work, it was an on-off skill that any adult had by default. It was a skill that increased natural resistance by continuously consuming mana when it was activated.
Kang Ah-ram is doing that to resist my mental interference through that technique.
‘It was like this when we first met on the roof.’
It didn’t matter. Rather, I raised her vigilance. The work she will help is the type that her withdrawn personality can never handle.
In front of her, I explained step by step how I had come to know my brother.
‘I can’t explain that I know it because I played the original game called Psychic Age.’
Working as a psychological counselor, you have the ability to develop naturally. Just speaking skills.
“Isn’t it known to the public that I was attacked and nearly killed by a Septagram executive? The reality is different. It was just camouflage.”
“A camouflage?”
“I’m in a septagram right now. It’s my job to be Signal’s snitch and cooperate with their plans. Because of this situation, I was able to receive the identity information of people related to Septagram from Signal.”
I joined hands with Septagram. Usually, hearing this will only make you more wary, but Kang A-ram’s case was different.
I added before she responded.
“Are you like that too? It must have been a suggestion from Septagram asking if he was willing to side with him. It’s even a worrying situation.”
“Tsk. From what I know, it seems to be real.”
As time passes, Aram Kang becomes an offender and is expelled from Signal. The reason was this.
“Then how is the guy who became a member of the Septagram going to get my sister out? If you do that, you will be branded as a traitor.”
As befits an evil organization, Septagram manages its members in a very typical way.
Due to their nature as multinational criminal corporations, they cannot manage each and every member of the organization.
Even they are managing the organization in the form of a point organization so that their tails are not easily caught.
To make up for this, they set up a device to prevent members from betraying easily.
“Did you know Septagram puts a safety net on its members? So that you don’t betray easily.”
“I know that. I was reluctant to do that, so I just said that I would continue to think about their suggestions.”
The safety device is to force an adult into a Halo state so that if it is revealed that a member of the organization has betrayed them, they will self-destruct. They called it the ‘Super Nova Virus’.
“I can free the device from your brother.”
“what? really?”
“Strictly speaking, when the device is activated, it should be considered that it has the power to safely calm down.”
Kang Ah-ram looks at me with a doubtful expression.
“Have you ever seen an adult when the device was activated? i saw He entered the final stage of Halo without even having time to use his hands.”
“are you okay. i can As proof, I already got rid of the supernova virus in my body. Or would you go around taking drastic actions like this, not knowing that I was wasting my life?”
“Um… .”
Aram Kang frowned as if he had a headache. A look of concern was evident.
Her younger brother, Kang Hyuk-woo, is a guy who has a lot of temperament just like her.
The difference is that the younger brother, unlike his older sister, has clearly crossed the line. Could it be that he fell for the sweet temptation suggested by Septagram and became involved in their unethical crimes?
“Let’s summarize what we have said so far. I’ll get your brother to wash his hands of the septagram, and get him out of the safety net they’ve put in place. In return, you will cooperate with me.”
“no. This is not a matter that can be decided so easily.”
“Are there other problems?”
Kang Ah-ram sits crookedly on the sofa and looks out the window. It was a gaze that probably reminded me of a younger brother who was somewhere over there.
“What if you clumsily try to get my brother out and they find out? What if that failsafe went off and my sister died because you couldn’t stop it?”
“… … .”
“My dad cheated on me and left the house, and my mom threw me on the street saying she couldn’t raise us and ran away. I don’t want to be like those irresponsible parents. so… . No matter how much I live a life like human garbage, I promised myself that I would never abandon my family.”
“I see.”
Kang Ah-ram’s gaze slowly turns to me.
“He is my only family. If I couldn’t get him out of the septagram, I was even thinking that I should join the organization and protect my immature brother. That’s why I thought about the recommendation.”
“I see.”
“That’s not true. Don’t answer so easily. This is a matter of my family’s life at stake. What would you do if you rushed to save him and he died? Can you bring the dead back to life?”
Coincidentally, there was such a talented person among my acquaintances.
“In other words, you need confidence in my abilities, right?”
“hypnosis. I think it’s an intention to do something with that great power. I honestly don’t know If it’s that great, honestly, shouldn’t it be at the level of brainwashing me?”
“In short, you need to prove my abilities before saving your brother.”
Kang Ah-ram gets up from the sofa.
“that’s right. It’s simple. Prove it in front of me. Yes, I want you to feel that your hypnotic ability is as good as the rumors say.”
“How can I prove it? Still, shouldn’t we set standards that are easy to understand?”
“you. I heard you seduced a lot of women with that hypnotic ability? Then I’ll try the same twist.”
“Against you who raised your natural resistance in combat readiness?”
“Yumma. Do you think it’s different because you’re my brother? Will he resist stronger than this?”
I stared at my palms.
‘Come to think of it, I’ve always been curious.’
So far, I have always actively used the situation and atmosphere. So that the Emotion Implant has no choice but to work well. I have created an atmosphere where I can only feel certain emotions well.
How was it when dealing with Pyoyu-rim? At first, she was open to me.
In that sense, Kang A-ram was in the worst condition. Not only is she very hostile to me, but she also raised her natural resistance.
In this situation, it is practically impossible to create an atmosphere in which emotions can be felt well. As she said, you have to exert the power of ‘brainwashing’.
“good. Then I will prove it.”
can i do it I felt that kind of anxiety for a while, but I quickly shook it off.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
he had
What if I do it right now? In order to shake off anxiety, isn’t it offset by instilling the opposite emotion, confidence?
If it works for you, it means that there is a certain degree of possibility that it will work for others as well.
‘I’m thinking of accepting my power, so it might work well.’
It was something I should have tried at some point.
If you want to use the Emotion Implant more effectively in real combat, you need to infuse emotions that can confuse your opponent even in a tense situation.
For example, making an enemy stronger than me feel fear against me, making me shrink.
Until now, I didn’t dare to practice because I was paying attention to Signal.
It was different now.
‘Let’s do it.’
After I took a deep breath
Looking at Kang Ah-ram, he showed his natural strength with all his might.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
The emotion I want to give her is intense love. The same emotions that I recalled to calm down the runaway forest the other day are brought into Kang A-ram.
“… … ?”
Confusion begins to creep into her eyes. He didn’t seem to fully understand what he was feeling right now.
‘Demagog… … . Let’s not connect yet. This can only be misused and backfired.’
A demagog that further amplifies the emotions you are feeling. This should be delivered as a final blow when I am convinced that it has really come close to me.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
The power of an influencer that is demonstrated over and over again.
Kang Ah-ram also seemed to have begun to feel it after he had reached this point.
“now… . you… … . Are you trying to brainwash me? I feel strange… … .”
“You were the one who asked me to try it. Why are you scared? Are you worried that you’ll fall in love with me?”
“Gee, damn, it’s an oil fountain. With just this much power… . You don’t know who you’re trying to brainwash?”
However, it was not easy to force emotions into it. As expected, it was as expected.
‘Then what about this.’
I lowered the output of the emote implant I was using on her by one level.
“what. It seems that something has lost its power… . under! Are you tired already? Is this all it is? It would be very disappointing if it was only at this level.”
“No way. It starts now.”
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
“What is that… … . Ugh?!”
After several more attempts.
I was able to put on a smile of repentance.
indeed. It’s like this.
Thanks to Aram Kang’s easy-to-understand response, I accidentally got a good realization. I learned how to use the Emotion Implant.
‘It wasn’t a good idea to unilaterally infuse strong emotions.’
so-called dynamics control. In a way, it was in line with the tips of fishing.
In my eyes, I see a fishing line named Emotion Implant hanging in Aram Kang’s heart.
‘You can’t just pull it one-sidedly. Unlike the last time I dealt with the runaway wild forest, this time my mental strength is not infinite. If I use it ignorantly, my fishing line will not last and will break.’
In short, rather than overpower Kang Ah-ram’s emotions, wait until he is exhausted.
[Activates ‘Emotion Implant’.]
Perhaps it was thanks to the realization of a new direction for Emotion Implant.
I completely forgot the fact that I had to make Kang Ah-ram a colleague, and at some point I was enjoying the pure display of my nature.
“… … Got it!”
“… … .”
“… I did! That’s enough!”
“… … ”
Because of that, I couldn’t bear to hear her urgent cry.
“hey!!!”
“Ouch!”
Quadang!
At that moment, his vision flashed and his body leaned back. When I came to my senses, I found myself knocked down on the floor, kicked.
“How many times do I have to tell you! I told you to quit because I knew your skills were bad!”
Her face, breathing heavily, was already stained like an apple.
“Is this a deal?”
“Okay, so let’s get this back to normal as soon as possible… . Every time I look at you, I feel really f*cking weird.”
I checked my current status.
[Remaining Spirit: 21%]
“I’m sorry, but I’m almost out of energy. I’ll have to wait until he recovers.”
“what? this crazy… . madam. really!”
“Kuk-kuk. So who’s going to provoke you like that? I was thinking of doing it in moderation. You are the one who brought this upon yourself.”
“Who said what! Yes, you’re great, you bastard!”
Kang Ah-ram shouted and began to pick up the outerwear scattered around the sofa. I was staring at her, wondering if she was cleaning something, and she glanced at me.
“What you looking at!”
“I wonder why you are cleaning the house all of a sudden.”
“Never mind, you son of a b*tch! Trying to change clothes! why!”
“You’ve been doing well until now and then you suddenly get embarrassed?”
“It’s because you instill strange emotions, man!”
aha. In a word, because of the emotions I instilled in him, he finally became conscious of me as a man.
“Aram Kang.”
“why!”
“Seeing you again like this, do you think you’re pretty?”
“Ah! Don’t do that!”
“If you look closely, it looks cute… … .”
“I told you not to! crazy. Have you suddenly had an arrhythmia? What’s wrong with my heart, really!”
Kang Ah-ram hurriedly runs to the bathroom with the clothes he picked up. Seeing her like that, I laughed so hard that my shoulders moved.
‘The baseline suppression is complete.’
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