21. Threats are scary, but the future is even scarier
21. Threats are scary, but the future is even scarier
A dark, damp room.
Cold floor temperature.
In the light that illuminates only seven people. Chained to me, I watched them silently.
“So, there must be a good reason? They said they wouldn’t pay me because they were dissatisfied with what the commissioners handled as a missing person..!!”
“Let’s kill it cleanly. We don’t have enough funds these days. Do we have to live?”
People who think my life is as easy as flipping a coin.
My life, which I thought was important, seemed absurdly light to them.
Only then is it no different from the beast.
Beings who pursue only their own pleasure and despise the lives of others.
How could you put them on the same human line?
However, the only thing I could do between them was to put up with my body trembling at the pressure and listen to their stories.
Han Yu-wol had to explain to her gang why she had to save me among them.
“The reason to live. Of course it exists. I guess I didn’t think about it?”
“..I suspect that there is no action.. First, let’s hear the story.”
Opinions should be heard
If I die, shouldn’t I know why I died?
I wanted to know who the people who commissioned my death were, and why Han Yu-wol broke the request and saved me.
What happened to Yoo Ha-yeon after I passed out.
The last time I saw her eyes, it struck me the most.
Before she could begin to speak, I cut off the flow of the conversation.
“So, why did you save me?”
What remains of me, who is tied up, is my humble self-esteem.
I am also well aware that pride does not feed me.
But if I lose my pride, it’s just an empty shell.
Shortening the name. A daring act that doesn’t make you think you’ve been kidnapped.
In response to the question directed at them, the woman with a blunt tone opened her mouth as if absurdly.
“Ha… you don’t understand what’s going on right now, do you?”
“…do you understand exactly? I’m tied up, and everything including the fact that I’m going to die.”
“He doesn’t have a lot of things. That’s a lot. I’m in favor of killing him unconditionally.”
Yeah, I’d rather kill him.
Even if I wanted to live, it wasn’t enough to beg for my life in vain.
It seems that Si-Jun Han’s self-esteem in this world was much higher than I thought.
In the face of death, pride was never bent.
Han Yu-wol said as if satisfied with my appearance.
“Han Si-joon. There is a reason why I liked him. Unbreakable heart, pride. It’s different from that woman.
Yoo Ha-yeon.
I had to ask her whereabouts right away.
“..how did you do with Yoo Ha-yeon?”
“Are you worried? Please don’t look at me like that. I didn’t do anything, is it unfair?”
According to Han Yu-wol, Yoo Ha-yeon’s life seems to be without any problems.
I was able to put my mind at ease.
But what is the symbol of destroying it without breaking it?
I’m not really crazy.
With those words, she came forward with a squeak in front of me.
Again. again.
‘..the sound does not spread out.’
The sound of shoes echoed in the room.
When it rings, it means that no sound is leaking out.
Perhaps this is a hidden room under the space where the organizations of the Black Dawn live.
That was conjecture.
She whispered softly to me, with the little light behind her, towards the dark me.
“It’s good to have pride…and then you really die…? No. I’ll make you cry out to kill me.”
Her voice was cold.
For a moment, her heart seemed to stop under the pressure of her pressure.
“Just as wine is delicious when aged for a long time, human blood also becomes more fragrant after a long time, right?”
Moderate warning.
When we’re talking, don’t interrupt.
The appearance of Han Yu-wol with a faint smile felt similar to a scene from a thriller movie.
Once you hear it, you have to see it.
I decided to keep my mouth shut for a while following her words.
“Um.. How far have you been talking?”
“The reason to live. You have to tell it.”
“Ah. That’s right. The reason to live.”
Han Yu-wol put a finger on his chin as if thinking for a moment.
Its appearance boasted the same elegance as the noble movements of old times.
For a while, she started explaining to them with a confident expression on whether she had finished organizing her thoughts.
“First of all, I like it. I have a smooth face, the blood is top-notch, the twisted relationship is fun, and it’s much better to be alive.”
“Vice-Captain, that’s of no benefit to us.”
“I just kill and get paid. I don’t need it because I’m a man, and I don’t drink blood, so…”
A hard-spoken woman and a frivolous man.
Their stance was closer to killing, even before starting the ‘Will you save me’ meeting.
But killing was not the only mark.
“It’s better to save it. I guarantee.”
“…the vice-chief must have an idea. Maybe not, but…”
Hwang Pil-doo and the woman with a quiet voice are on the side of Chansung.
They seemed to have a corner where they believed in Han Yu-wol.
Han Yu-wol continued to explain.
“And second. The youngest’s education is so garbage. It’s saying that he’s not appropriate for his age.”
“..are you talking about me?”
The Black Dawn turned to Han Yu-wol’s words.
There, a girl with pink hair was hugging a doll of a rabbit.
A woman of the same age as me, a skinny woman with a cute face resembling a rabbit.
Contrary to her pure smile, she was a villain who blew up half of Seoul in the future.
She shouted at the same gang members as if it was unfair.
“My..what about me..!! I’m smart..!?”
Seeing this, the members of the Black Dawn organization nodded as if they were convinced.
Clearly, she felt like a child to me, alone in pink among the drab, black people.
“Still, that’s not the reason that it’s better than money.
“I hate to admit it, but you’re right.”
There is still a sense of rejection towards me.
Han Yu-wol shakes her lips.
The last reason she offered sounded quite surprising to me as well.
“Finally, this child. Si-Jun Han doesn’t have a magic core. You know what I mean, right?”
“”…!!””
The last reason presented by Han Yu-wol.
Absence of a magic core.
I don’t know why they have to save me, but there was no further objection among them.
‘..why? What does the absence of a magic core mean to them…?’
I didn’t understand it at all.
The situation in which everyone in the Black Dawn group silently agreed to save it.
It was said that Han Yu-wol had the desired result.
“..So, Vice-Captain. What are you going to do with him alive? You know, our organization has a maximum of seven people.”
Black Dawn is an organization that always maintains seven members.
If it weren’t for the seven people in front of me right now, they would immediately disband the group.
Helplessness, intellect, wealth, power.
A group that achieves this balance only when all of them come together.
An organization that has no flaws.
There was no space for me to fit between them.
Han Yu-wol began to explain concrete plans to them.
“Let’s keep it simple. It would be convenient if everyone thought of it as a pet.”
“…you’re talking bullshit.”
Pets.
When she said that she wouldn’t treat me even as a person, bad words came out of my mouth.
Life is life, but I was more comfortable choosing death to live with that kind of treatment.
Born as a human and die as a human.
That’s the reason for life
He shouted to them in a sharp voice.
“Aren’t you taking me out of your family games? I don’t want to be among the criminals.”
“…”
Aggression.
As soon as I spoke, I could feel the air suddenly cluttered.
If I hadn’t had high willpower, I would have been crawling on the floor today.
Seven pairs of eyes stared at me, and I sensed death.
Bang!
Thick bricks torn apart with a loud sound.
He cried out in anger.
“If a dog barks at the owner, it’s a big deal. I’ll take care of the education.”
A 2M-sized Pil-Doo Hwang was turning his wrist and approaching me.
If he just slaps me softly, I’ll be half dead.
It would have been much easier to die without pain.
“Just kill me, you muscle bastard.”
Even if I become a criminal, I would rather die.
It’s my stubborn belief.
It was the strength of the weak.
The moment you see Yu-wol Han’s hardened expression and Hwang Pil-doo, a huge body, walking by.
The Black Dawn leader, who had not said anything during the meeting, began to speak for the first time.
“Stop it, Hwang Pil-doo. Talking with his body will be of no use.”
A man with a high-pitched tone.
His voice looked quite old, and it made the world’s Hwang Pil-doo stop at once.
He sat on the chair, touched the ground with his cane, and stood up.
The sound of his steps always reverberated with the sound of a staff.
Widely. widely.
The vibrating sound of the cane resounding on the floor.
As far as I know, he has lost his sight before.
And it had disappeared into the glory of the past.
“Han Si-jun. That’s a really good name. Did your parents give you a name?”
“..That’s right.”
He came up to me and spoke to me, looking like an ordinary old man.
He lost all his eyes and couldn’t see, but I had a feeling he was looking at me from somewhere.
‘A man of insight. New Year’s Day.’
A hero who worked under such a nickname in the past.
He had a rating of S-class and was now the worst villain.
“As your parents… Seeing that you are not discouraged in this kind of situation, they must have always been good people to you. You grew up strong.”
“.. are you threatening me now?”
Away from the Hero Academy in Seoul, Si-Jun Han’s parents live in an ordinary family home.
My heart towards them was not a lie, so I spoke like a thorn in my heart.
That action was enough to upset the hearts of others.
“..be polite in front of elders. If you don’t want to die.”
“.. why don’t you just poke it?”
A woman with a quiet voice moved behind me in an instant.
A cold, sharp blade touched my neck.
In her voice, there was a life that made her skin tingle.
Shin Hae-il said to her in a friendly tone.
“Stop it. You must not kill this child. You know that well, don’t you?”
“…I’m sorry. Old man.”
After releasing the strength she was holding on the dagger, she returned to her place at a speed that could not be seen with the naked eye.
It didn’t seem like he had any intention of killing them, no matter what I did.
“Han Si-jun.”
The leader of the Black Dawn softly calls my name.
Shin Hae-il looked at me with closed eyes.
He was old, but he had a kind face.
It had an appearance that didn’t make me feel like a villain.
At that moment, his dry lips opened.
The words that came out of his mouth were close to intimidation.
“Child of Miracle Han Si-jun. You must go with us.”
What is a miracle child?
“Without the bottom or the end, what is that…”
“Yoo Ha-yeon. Aren’t you worried about that child?”
“…!”
If you die, the child will fall down into that darkness.
Shin Hae-il’s remarks close to prophecy.
He is the one who sees everything.
He said as if he was looking into the future.
“You want to die, but we have no intention of killing you. And if you die.”
Yoo Ha-yeon.
That little child will mess up the world.
Ha-yeon Yoo’s villainization and the future of childhood friends.
Shin Hae-il’s remarks make the two weigh.
It was close to intimidation.