Episode 67
Chapter 15 To the New World (6)
While returning to Seoul, I contacted the homeroom teachers of the two boys.
Due to family circumstances, I asked for the palm to be removed today.
I texted the kids too. Come out right after class.
I had already made up my mind to some extent. Let’s ignore whatever the kids say.
Still, a sigh comes out.
But time is so fair.
It does not flow slowly because there is no proper way.
Hearing the unfamiliar bell and checking the clock, it was time for regular classes to end.
I glanced at my phone before getting out of the car.
Fortunately, the traces of divinity that had been maintained for more than four hours had faded.
It looks like light brown at best.
‘This should be fine.’
If you’re a twin who’s been watching me all along, you might feel a sense of incongruity.
It’s not to the extent that it gives off a distinctly different feeling.
Maybe 15 minutes after getting out of the car?
Yeonwoo found me from the school gate and sprinted.
I couldn’t see the expression on his face because he was carried straight away.
At least it was that he looked very serious when he came running.
The expression of Jin-woo, who approached at a fast pace, was also not good.
I hit the head before they both opened their mouths.
“Let’s go home, then go talk.”
“… … huh.”
This bought me a little more time, but I already knew.
Delaying the explanation won’t change anything.
Maybe that’s why it was especially difficult to swallow a sigh.
* * *
“So, you’re saying I’m going to stay with Mr. Jong-hoon for a while?”
In response to Yeonwoo’s question, I nodded calmly.
“okay.”
The younger siblings decided to stay at Jong-hun’s house while I was away, so we ended our conversation.
-If you need to go gear, let’s clean the house. I can’t leave it alone with the kids because I’m anxious.
I was also anxious about being alone with the kids, and I could trust Jong-hoon.
The director is scheduled to do so tomorrow.
Today, I just emptied my time to explain the situation to my younger siblings.
‘It wasn’t even a proper explanation.’
There’s no way people would say that I’m volunteering to do something dangerous.
So I just said I had to leave, that’s all.
After that, all I had to do was go to Jong-hoon’s house and tell him to stay.
From the twins’ point of view, I know they’re doing really bad things.
But even after thinking about it many times, I didn’t feel like telling the truth.
After my notification was over, Yeonwoo quietly lowered her head and wiggled her hands.
It was Jinwoo who ended the rather long silence.
“okay.”
He didn’t ask why he had to leave, and he didn’t ask where he had been.
That one word that I just wanted to know was all.
‘… … Aren’t these guys like this?’
How much did they nag me about staying out overnight when I was hooked up with Nam-gyu?
The twins I knew weren’t the type to go over this easily.
As he narrowed his eyes and looked at the two, Jin-woo and Yeon-woo exchanged strange glances.
‘What just happened?’
Did you feel strange? Before I could point out anything, Jinwoo hit the ball.
“We are no longer children who can’t do without hyung. Don’t worry and go.”
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Jinwoo had a face quite similar to the one I had in the past.
I was the only one who was speechless in an unexpected situation.
Even if I refute here, I will be the only one who says I will leave my seat and leave my children.
One way or another, it is certain that I will be absent.
So it’s fortunate that the kids let go and follow my decision.
‘Why is it so embarrassing?’
There must have been something going on between the two guys while I was away.
If it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be able to go through this quietly like this.
The moment I was thinking about how to dig up the plot of the two guys.
Yeonwoo, who had been bowing her head for a while, straightened her posture and said,
“Since Aurabang seems to have difficulty explaining, I won’t ask for details.”
“… … .”
“Promise me instead. I will definitely come back.”
This time, I was a little shocked because I was bewildered.
I can’t get used to what the hell was going on between the two guys.
‘If it was like before, I would have cried hard.’
When did guys that were small enough for me to carry say something like that?
I looked at the twins with complicated eyes and sighed.
Whatever those guys were talking about, I’m not qualified to dig into it.
You can’t brush up on why you can’t hold on to it or ask why.
No matter what the kids say, I’m going.
So it was time to be silent, grateful for the twins sending them away quietly.
‘It feels strange.’
I patted Yeonwoo’s hair and answered calmly.
“Yes, I promise.”
“Yeah, that’s fine.”
After hearing my answer, Yeonwoo sniffed and came into my arms.
“Because Aurabang keeps its promises.”
I covered up the situation with a conversation that didn’t sound like a conversation, and I started to organize things as soon as the sun came up the next day.
In the evening, Jaehyuk, who came to help with the move, joined in.
‘I’ll have to stop by the real estate later.’
I looked down as I was sorting out the things I had to do before leaving.
「Progress rate 12.71%」
We must finish preparing to go to Bihar before that number is full.
* * *
As always, Rifay pushed the mop and glanced to the side to check.
But there was nothing there. At least in the eyes of others.
Because only Repay could see the chat window floating there.
– Diamond: I think it’s X if you just get caught.
– Lollipop: What the hell happened?
There were many people who could answer the questions of Lollipop, who joined the chat room for the first time today.
– By World: At first, they seduce you with money.
– DIAMOND: Then blackmail them into their families.
– Balloon: From then on, slavery is confirmed. Taking on all the illegal things.
– Balloon: The guy I know is carrying drugs, but he said his son is being held. He said he would let me talk on the phone once a day, but he said it was tedious.
– Lollipops: Family? Do you do that in this day and age?
– Balloon: It must be harder because of the people who are already attached to the bureaucrats. Totally loyal mode. You’re willing to blackmail other players’ families.
– By World: If you look at the posts posted on the community, the answer comes out, you’re busy sucking.
– Lollipop: Is that really happening?
– Emperor: We didn’t experience it ourselves either. Then they wouldn’t even be in this room. But looking at K’s post, there’s nothing wrong with being suspicious.
– King: He concluded that Chinese players should keep an eye on the government and not rely on it. Since the information you have been reported to is so contradictory, you should think about safety first.
– Lollipop: I can’t believe it… … Maybe it’s all nonsense?
Li Fei’s forehead wrinkled at the reaction of the lollipop that followed.
‘What is that bastard?’
It feels strange. Why do you keep repeating the word that it can’t be, like you don’t believe it?
It’s probably the same thing I’ve never experienced.
‘Am I too sensitive?’
No, no. This work is sensitive, so there is nothing strange about overreacting.
Li Fei crumpled her brow and bit her lip.
‘Already two weeks.’
There was a post on the player community saying ‘Chinese players must read’.
It was an accusation that government officials hired players like privates and then held their families hostage to put them on a leash.
The result of adding a friend to the player with the code name to confirm the facts.
‘Dead.’
The player who posted this has died.
The same thing was repeated a couple of times after that.
Then posts began to appear claiming that the accusations were nonsense.
Even that was quickly pushed back due to the number of posts by other players.
The problem is that Li Fei knows which of the two is the truth.
It was because I had many opportunities to pick up this and that while working as a janitor at the Great Hall of the People.
– If you don’t follow the instructions, we’ll blow up the locator. Here, in the spine and continuation, boom!
-What would they do if they put a monster on their head?
-you’re right. We need to stop the worms from rampaging with powers that are off topic.
-Location tracking is essential. When that is possible, it can be used a little more usefully.
-hahahahaha, you mean to give them a chance to devote themselves to the great People’s Republic of China?
Her hearing, which has become more sensitive than in the past, was enough to eavesdrop on the conversations of those whispering from afar.
It was a secret conversation among high-ranking officials who visited the conference hall.
I still vividly remember the expressions on the faces of those who exchanged those words.
– Rabbit’s foot: If it sounds like a rumor, run to the government and see it.
So in the end, I can’t just pass it over, and I bite it sensitively.
– Rabbit’s foot: Everyone, let’s be careful of that bastard. It’s like a slave that came in to fish for us.
– Lollipop: What? Absolutely not! Don’t drive me in a strange direction!
– By World: How about kicking it out of the room first?
– Balloon: Chansung, let it out and look at communication. If you’re a real slave, you’ll be active soon.
Perhaps because they became more sensitive to safety, everyone in the group chat room agreed to ban lollipops.
Soon the lollipop disappeared from the chat room.
But the anxiety deepened.
– Balloon: If he’s a real slave, we’ll have to assume that all of our code names have been stolen.
– Emperor: For the time being, we will refuse all friend additions and reduce community activities. It’s time to hold your breath.
– Rabbit’s Foot: Let’s listen to the king. Now the bureaucracy race is on fire.
Who gets more players?
Who takes the stronger player.
To China’s vested interests, players are mere useful chess pieces and private soldiers to play with.
That’s why I try to find and own more players than anyone else.
‘There is no answer if the government steps in and accuses them of being criminals.’
A man in his late 30s was arrested a few days ago for attempting to murder a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party.
How many people know that his true identity is a player who rejected recruitment offers from bureaucrats?
That his elderly parents and two young sons went missing overnight?
Li Fei wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t heard whispers from his superiors while working here.
‘In the first place, the article said that man was an orphan, but who knows?’
Once you get caught, you can’t escape. That’s why you should hide better than anyone else.
It’s fortunate that Lee Fei himself has nothing to protect.
Those who do not will all surrender before power one by one.
Even if you have a power that surpasses that of a human, you won’t be completely free as long as you have the things you’ve built up as a human.
Shall we say fortunate among misfortunes? The player has a place to run.
‘Bihar.’
According to Kei’s post, the official gate will open soon.
Then, it becomes possible to enter the world where the intelligent body lives.
‘I don’t have children, and I’ve never had anything like parents in the first place.’
You can be safe from power as long as you withdraw yourself.
Until then, you just have to stay calm and not cause trouble.
Afraid of raising suspicion or being tracked down, he did not stop working and came out steadily.
The progress rate that I checked with my eyes down has already exceeded 90%.
‘Just a few more days.’
That moment when I made up my mind and pushed the mop in a corner like a shadow.
A chilling feeling ran through the back of his neck.
Lifay was a player with a lot of experience in missions, to the point of clearing level 2 once the day before the server was connected.
That’s why I was able to make the best choice to protect myself.
My body moved before I could even think.