tree frog (1)
Because there are no window handles in the Presidential Suite.
After a brief chase, I cornered the guy who had been teasing me with his snout into a small corner of the room with a fireplace and a picture frame.
Even if there were complaints, they were going to burn right away, which was a pity.
＜Oh, really. I don’t know either! Do whatever you want!＞
“… … .”
＜… But before that, would you like to hear a brief explanation? There is a good reason.＞
Instead of clinging to the wings, the parrot representing the goddess unfolds her own argument.
It is related to special ability.
＜Although the two traits of ostracism and denial have blossomed, they are strictly speaking low-level skills. Proper motivation is needed to advance to the highest level of ‘distortion’ or ‘unique area’.＞
“… … .”
＜In terms of the result, the other two, namely ‘revenge’ and ‘punishment’, are the same. It should bloom, but in the early days, it would stop at the line of ‘cutting’ in ‘hate dissipation’. Are you thinking of staying at the bottom for the rest of your life? In order to face the top level monsters, you have to rise to at least the same level as before.＞
For a current trend, the logic development method was quite good, but the core was missing.
So, why do I have to meet the man called my father?
＜Don’t ask me again. You know. That person is an important person. At least, it is a big axis that defines the human life of Lee Yong-soo. Like it or not, it’s true.＞
“… What will happen when we meet?”
＜I don’t know if it will change, but I’ll be reminded of it at least once.＞
“What?”
＜How much you hate your father.＞
The moment I tried to frown again at the incomprehensible sound.
A parrot stabs the lungs with a sharp tip.
＜You know, awakening comes from painful experiences. Specialization is no different. Look at Toya for example. Why did ‘hard skin’ bloom? because you wanted I don’t know who it was, but either the skin was torn to pieces in front of my eyes, or I was the victim. How about you then? Are you born entirely with your talents?＞
“… … .”
＜I know you don’t want to talk. But let’s just admit it and move on. Your specialized abilities began with your father’s actions. Suffering from violence every day in a small corner of a room, the ability to reject, denial, and emit hatred naturally sprouted. Over time, it developed into a unique area and distortion, but… It was like that at first anyway. isn’t it?＞
I vaguely understood.
Just like you have to pull the trigger to fire a bullet, taking on the role of a trigger in my life… was the father
＜And after that… I mean, since you murdered my father, there’s nothing to hold back. ‘Exclusion’ was completed as ‘unique area’ by combining the unique closedness with the desire for one’s own space, and ‘denial’ became ‘distortion’ to erase painful memories. I won’t mention hatred and cutting separately. That’s because from the moment you commit murder, you’ve risen to a higher level. But is there a problem here?＞
“… … .”
＜Your emotional line changed at the very moment you faced your second life. It is fundamentally different from the previous life.＞
This time it’s a false claim.
I still hated him, tried to kill him without much hesitation, and Marlin was also a goddess.
＜But I certainly didn’t hate it as much as I used to. You even expressed doubts about whether he was such an insignificant writer. Just from then… … .＞
“Is your plan messed up?”
＜Yes. According to the message of the goddess, I had to live without pitch. It was difficult for a lifelong opponent to die before all specialized abilities bloomed.＞
“… … .”
＜The Moon Goddess is definitely a bitch, right? Far from the good side… Keck!＞
Then, all of a sudden, the parrot twitches and falls to the floor, down to its two wings and tail feathers.
If it’s fortunate, it’s that I supported it with my hands in time, and if it’s unfortunate, it’s that I suffered for some time after that.
It’s not like I’ve insulted her once or twice, calling her a headless goddess.
I had no choice but to watch in a daze at the sudden change.
“… It’s fine?”
＜Ugh… This nonsense… … .＞
“… … .”
After a while, the macaw barely comes to its senses and removes the foam from its beak.
In the end, the appearance of not giving up on frivolous comments was a new leader.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden?”
＜During contract execution… I think it’s because I said something different. ＞
“contract?”
＜If you think about it, I’m in a similar situation to you. You told me last time.＞
I don’t remember.
＜Anyway, the important thing is to meet your father. You don’t have to put in a lot of effort. Even if you don’t come forward, you can’t be a nobleman.＞
“Is that all? Just to meet you?”
＜If possible, it would be better to come with a lot of desire to kill. Skills like ‘revenge’ and ‘punishment’ tend to start with extreme emotions.＞
“Then what about [rejection] and [denial]? Can’t you grow naturally like you did in your previous life?”
＜That’s correct. Well, there’s nothing wrong with negativity. My personality hasn’t changed 180 degrees, so it will develop into a distortion. But exclusion… We’ll have to wait and see. You have to take control of the space and go up to your own area, but the guy who lives in the mansion won’t want his own space.＞
“… Last question. Shall we give you the mission to keep the man alive?”
＜Perhaps. Reputation is power in human society. I will not allow your reputation to suffer. I’m actually benefiting from it.＞
Soon after solving the secondary curiosity, a road map is drawn.
The necessary conditions for subjugation of the top monsters are 4 specialized abilities, and if only the top skills are mentioned, they are unique domain and distortion, revenge and punishment.
Of these, only [Eigenregion] and [Distortion] have sub-steps open.
The goddess seems to want to open the other two skills soon, but for me, the priority was to develop them to a higher level.
In particular, unlike the words of waiting and seeing, the line leading to [exclusion]-[space control]-[unique area] was important.
“Anything else, I must gain control of the space.”
＜Because of Venetus?＞
“Well. To stop [Drops of Corruption], we have to reach the second stage.”
＜To do that, you need to raise ‘Beginner Tissue Regeneration’ to Intermediate. Drop of Corruption is an attack that combines the mental and physical worlds, so you should definitely mix ‘space control’ with ‘denial’… Even if you can’t do it, you have to endure the side effects of the 4th grade.＞
Somehow, the more we talked, the more headaches got, so I turned my head and looked down at the night view of the city through the window.
No matter how late the subjugation operation was, it was early March.
At most, with two months left, at least two abilities had to be enhanced.
＜Still, don’t worry about the specialized abilities. Under the premise of not hurting my father, there is a secret plan to elevate exclusion to space control. Trust only the parrot you saw.＞
“What secret.”
＜In the end, it’s all about raising the urge, desire, and desire to have my own space to the limit, right? The answer is simple. Living in the same house with my father again! The place is a single room in Seongnam City!＞
“… … .”
＜Perhaps it will take a picture of the ‘unique area’ at once?＞
I want to make her pay for the absurd proposal, but I put it off until later because the slight spasm hasn’t subsided.
＜You don’t like it?＞
“… Do you really need to hear the answer?”
＜I don’t think that’s a bad opinion, aside from the joke. Take this opportunity to come out of the mansion. There will be money, there will be ID, there is nothing to take.＞
“… … .”
Come to think of it, I wasn’t wrong.
* * *
2 weeks later.
After a long persuasion, I was allowed to become independent under some conditions, and I was just about to come to Dongja-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul.
The independence period is until February, and it took many other restrictions, such as not leaving Seoul, but I accepted it.
The parrot is busy grumbling with horns.
＜I’ve been giving advice with all my heart, but what’s the case with not meeting people and only looking for rooms?＞
However, the tide’s rebellion doesn’t last for a day or two, so he quickly turns his attention and listens to the words of the HT Group lawyer.
behind a high-rise building.
There are as many as 1,200 jjokbang in a housing complex that is only 4 or 5 stories tall.
“Are you sure you want to stay here?”
“Yes.”
“… The Sillim-dong gosichon was poor enough.”
“Not enough.”
Soon, the lawyer glanced at Park Yu-jin as if to try to stop him, but that too had long since given up.
After making a deal with the chairman, it was beyond the manager’s control.
Of course, when I checked the building directly, my pupils shook.
“Yongsu-san, it’s not too late. I don’t know why they only go to shabby places, but the independence that the president imagined… It wouldn’t be this way.”
It’s okay, but it’s just annoying.
Only the smell of filth permeates the stair landing, the eyes of the residents passing by are blurry, and the cold wind blows fiercely.
“It is a room attached to the right end of the 4th floor, and the width is 30 pyeong-”
“30 pyeong? Are you going here?”
“Ah, I’m not talking about the room, but the area of each floor. It is divided into a total of 15, so each area is a little over 1 pyeong.”
“… … .”
Ignoring successive appeals, I go upstairs, and from right in front of the stairs to the end of the hallway, there are crude wooden doors clinging to each other.
First off, the look was perfect.
And the inside also met expectations from the outside. It is long enough to be full when you lie down with your legs stretched out, and it is empty without any furniture.
“Even though it’s narrow, it’s too narrow… … .”
“Contrary to what it looks like, it is quite expensive. It’s for sale in the first area, so the monthly rent alone is 950,000 won.”
“Isn’t this a good place for people to live?”
“In fact, except for this room, the rooms are full. I was able to see this because the timing was right.”
No matter what the two of them are standing in the hallway talking about, I lie down on the empty floor, feeling the cold rising through the soles of my feet.
Well.
Unfortunately, it didn’t feel as good as I thought.
“That’s not good.”
“Is that so? Ha, I’m so glad. my heart is set If you are looking for a small room, you should rather find a proper studio, and if you sign a contract here, the president’s disapproval order will fall. To make matters worse, if there is even a rumor… Ugh.”
“I wish the length of the room was a bit narrower. It’s hard enough to stretch your feet.”
“… … .”
Is it because the experience I had in Seongnam City was corrected, or was it because of my days outside the barrier?
It was so comfortable.
＜Hey, if it’s narrower than this, is that a nesting house? Why do you keep living in a place where even an ostrich can’t live?＞
“… … .”
＜Calm down. The reason you longed for your own place was not because of the place, but because of the people.＞
It’s the right advice, but it doesn’t seem like it was delivered at the right time.
on the other side of the hallway.
Everyone, including the residents of the room across the street, the manager and the lawyer, were staring at me like crazy.