253 – [5] Abyss of Darkness
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I could only feel the cold air.
The sky was endlessly bright.
The white and neat place was like oppression made tangible.
It was difficult to open my eyes and see.
It was gloomy.
There wasn’t even an ounce of hope in sight.
I feel like I want to leave right away.
The reality was that this was not possible.
I sat down helplessly and clicked.
Tap again while looking ahead.
At a level unprecedented in human history.
The mouse and keyboard worked miserably.
The sight of revealing everything about oneself was like looking into the insignificant insides of an onion.
Fear, sadness, disillusionment, trickery, all kinds of thoughts, and even intuition.
“I, I, have to go home right away!”
“Give up.”
Someone tried to run away, but was stopped.
However, even if I succeeded in escaping, it was meaningless.
I’ll have to come again anyway.
Running was not an escape from duty.
In the end, everyone was pressured into compliance.
Not long after, a piece of paper was handed out to everyone.
He continued to give instructions while shaking the pan next to him.
Most people don’t really know what they are doing here or what they are filling out.
The good news is that even though it was oppressive, it wasn’t all that bad.
I didn’t particularly want it from everyone, but a card that wasn’t too bad was handed out.
“Fuck… ….”
“But this is my first card. “I’ll have to use this for the time being.”
“Huh? Am I the only one who chose this bank? “Everyone has different card designs, right?”
Regardless of men and women.
Both hunters and non-hunters.
So everyone finished something.
But as is the case in modern society, when one thing is done, something else is bound to follow.
Trudge, trudge.
Every time I got up from my seat and took another step, everything seemed to fall.
And this was a feeling that many people felt together.
I was shaking with fear and started measuring things one by one.
Many people’s gazes crossed, and some revealed their weaknesses.
Whether it is a weakness in the body.
Hunter-like weakness.
Whatever.
Is that why I became sensitive?
People began to display incredible confidence that had never been seen before.
“…… What, what! I’m 159.7Cm?! “I’m sure I was 160cm last time?!”
“Yes? Come back later? “There were no problems with the documents—”
“The expected hunter grade is E?! “Me going to Seoul Academy?!”
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“No! It’s definitely wrong! I can’t believe I weigh 120kg! “I’m not that heavy!”
“Everyone! You can’t do that! “Please everyone regain their senses!”
However, it wasn’t long before my confidence hit rock bottom.
Anyway, they were small individuals, and the people looking at them were a triple X-size group.
I could only vent my dissatisfaction and not go any further than that.
After completing all the measurements, I just went to the ‘judges’ who were sitting in a row.
Those who determine the quality of those who have extracted and processed information.
They were like livestock quality assessors who decided the fate of slaughtered animals.
“Skin problems…… “You don’t have one.”
“You don’t have any bronchial problems, right? If not, next time.”
“Recent accident records…… There are quite a few. “Do you have any problem with your bones?”
“Umm…… Well, at this level, there won’t be any problem. Pass.”
“Something I usually specialize in…… It’s Hunter’s side. “By the way, are you interested in the Marine Corps?”
“Hmm, you have a record of assault?”
Is this what the hell that Buddhism talks about looks like?
Or is it a scene that shows a side of militarism?
If there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that the person who suffered either side was very rude.
This was especially true for young people full of fear about the future.
It may vary depending on the definition of youth, but the reality is that the number of youth according to the traditional definition has reached rock bottom.
As the number was small and the reality was confusing, there were too many people with fear.
“Kim Gyu-hyun! 1St grade!”
“No, no! I! I’m level 1…… ! Hehehehe… ….”
There were cases where I was overcome with emotion as soon as I received the results.
Poor thing.
But there was no other way.
‘Damn! You are a great Chun-sik! ‘I can enlist right away!’ And the quality that has been decided will not change in any case.
That was the end.
There was no next time.
Only after that was I able to leave the most terrible place in Korea.
Whether you are a man or a woman, no matter what inconvenience you are experiencing.
‘Welcome to the military.’
This is the place where the military physical examination is conducted.
It was the military service examination center.
“You fucking enlisted! “It’s so fucking shit!”
“You idiot, don’t speak loudly.”
It was a moment when the life-size statue of the military mascot erected next to the entrance to the military service examination center felt particularly hateful.
I had to stop a thousand birds from destroying it.
【Chapter 5 – The Abyss of Darkness】
Originally, I planned to return from Ireland to Arecibo as soon as work was over.
However, when I thought about it carefully, there was an issue that was so terrible that I half-erased it from my mind.
It was none other than the upcoming medical examination date.
It was possible to postpone it further, but then it would have to wait until winter vacation.
I looked it up and heard that there is a temporary body examination period starting from the end of November.
No matter how I looked at it, getting tested at that time was not a good choice.
I knew what would happen during vacation.
If possible, it would have been better to do it now.
So as soon as I broke up with Shannon, I rushed to Korea.
Of course, if you perform a medical examination without any preparation, problems could arise.
It really wouldn’t have happened, but wouldn’t it be possible for someone to have a physical or mental problem?
I had a hard time remembering where and where I was hurting, and I started by getting a medical certificate from the hospital.
“Hey, why are we so healthy?”
“That’s what I want to ask.”
But there was no problem.
Maybe because it was a hunter, there wasn’t a single angular part.
No, how can you be so healthy?
Every human being has to feel sick sometimes, but it was absurd to not even have that.
I feel like if I get a new medical examination right away, I will get a level 1 rating.
And it actually happened that way.
“You’re screwed.”
“Yes.”
For your information, Cheonma-ri, who has always been healthy except for her mental condition, scored level 1 just like me.
If I had known this would happen, I would have broken my legs.
“Gangsi, is there anything wrong with you?”
“Me? “There’s no problem?”
I briefly showed him the results sheet I received when I came out.
She stared at it and then at her own.
“Umm…… “I see.”
A somewhat awkward yet satisfying response.
It felt contradictory, so I took a quick peek at hers.
Then I saw something written in a certain part.
– Narcissistic personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder, paranoid personality disorder, semi… ….
As soon as they felt the gaze, Cheonma-ri turned over the results sheet.
I couldn’t read it all, but it was clear that her mental state was bad.
He looked a little unusual.
Then, Cheonma-ri glanced at me and showed an attitude of trying to cover it up.
“I don’t have any problems either. “Don’t worry~ This is a rough diagnosis anyway.”
“… ….”
“Even if it’s real, when I did a physical examination in my previous life, the results came out crazy. “This test is at a good level.”
“It seems so. “There is no particular problem.”
It was sincere, not pretentious.
It goes without saying that a top-notch hunter must have at least some mental illness.
In fact, one of the criteria for being treated as a competent person was mental illness.
It means that I have been doing this to the point where I am worn out.
It wasn’t for no reason that there were many people clamoring to become a pretty girl/boy above the A-level hunter level.
On the other hand, instead of living the life of a celebrity after retirement, there were not many hunters who lounged around at home.
Beings twisted by the long life of a hunter.
However, even though they are distorted, they live without causing much damage because they are beautifully distorted.
In fact, it doesn’t seem much different from office workers in modern society, but that’s the case anyway.
Anyway, Cheonma-ri also had such characteristics.
“But has anything else changed since you entered the academy?”
“What has changed since admission?”
“We measured various things back then as we do now.”
Cheonma-ri leaned against the backrest of the back seat of the car.
She then took turns looking at the results sheet with me, who was sitting next to her.
“Height and weight? “Hunter level needs to be higher to get accurate results.”
“…… You ate so well that you grew taller again? Are you gaining weight too?”
“No. “My weight actually decreased, and my height only grew by 0.1 Cm.”
“It’s terrible.”
Disgusting, gross.
This is why other people get scared every time they see a thousand birds.
I clicked my tongue.
It meant to please stop growing, but on the other hand, it was still too big.
“Ha! The trend these days is for tall women, right? “Something this big is several times better than something like a dwarf!”
“Oh yeah… ….”
“And the height and the hunter’s strength are proportional! “There’s a reason why I’m so crazy strong~ This is it~”
Narcissism is severe, severe.
I shook my head as if I was satisfied.
Cheonma-ri seemed dissatisfied with my attitude and continued to refute it.
But I had no intention of continuing to listen to this.
“Anyway, what should our military really do?”
I immediately changed the topic.
It was the original topic of conversation anyway.
“Mary, have you ever tried to exclude yourself from enlistment?”
“Uh…… It happened a long time ago. But this time, the situation or luck was bad. “It didn’t work out, including you.”
“Damn. “Now there’s no way to avoid going to the military, right?”
“Within the easy way? “There are still some difficult ways to go.”
The hard way.
However, it was not simply difficult.
“Is there any way?”
“For the world to perish. Sharelletea: Be on the front line as part of a company for a year. “Get married and have two children by the age of 30.”
“The easiest thing is to postpone enlistment and have two children before the age of 30. “It’s really fucked up.”
Is there anyone in the world who would say that?
Even for the reason of being absent from the military.
Once you come to the academy, this is impossible from the beginning…… Huh?
No, wait.
I stared at a thousand birds.
I thought it might be possible depending on the situation…… To be exact, I stopped listening.
“Umm…… “But not this guy.”
“Not this bastard? Hey, you just thought something strange, didn’t you?”
I narrowed my eyes sharply.
I was constantly looking at him with suspicion.
Of course, it was impossible to be honest.
Still, I have my own reputation, so how can I say that I thought that way about an idiot like this?
That kind of thinking is Jiji, Jiji.
The only excuse I made now was that I was the only one thinking about leaving the military.
“What, did you really think that I could give birth to your child?”
“Oh, how did you know?”
But oh my, it just came out of her mouth.
But there was not an inch of shame.
I thought that way, but it ended up happening so what can I do?
This is an issue that neither side would agree to in the first place, but hehe.
“…… Her.”
“No matter how you look at it, it’s an idea that doesn’t work─”
“Do you think it’s a good idea?”
Huh?
Wait what?
Is this a good idea?
What happened to this guy’s head?
“Not at all.”
“No, just thinking about it. It seems like a reasonable idea in its own way. Anyway, if we do well, both of us can avoid the military.”
“It seems really reasonable. “Except that both are shortcuts to ruining one’s life.”
I hated her, and she probably hated me too.
If you do something like that to get rid of the military, the only end result will be an explosion and stillbirth.
“What’s wrong with this? “I don’t think it’s a shortcut that will ruin your life.”
“Yeah, no. “I’d rather join the Marine Corps than have a child like you.”
“This bastard? I would rather understand the army or seppuku. Marine? “You’re really crossing the line.”
Cheonma-ri raised her middle finger.
Then he kicked me on the seat next to me with his leg.
I suddenly feel very irritated.
I also raised my middle finger and then pushed her away with my foot.
The fencing with feet took place in a narrow car.
The driver’s eyes kept rolling at the sight of us kicking each other, but we didn’t pay any attention and attacked each other.
“Yes~ You were betrayed by your childhood friend~”
“Huh? “If my kid does that, your descendants will never see the Eagles win.”
“No, I was just insulting the child. “Is this guy taking it out of greed?”
“Suddenly.”
“Suddenly.”
A heart-wrenching confrontation.
But if I step down, I will just become an idiot.
The battle to become the winning asshole continued until we almost reached our destination.
In other words, it was said to have stopped anyway.
It stopped when I saw something in front of Nartica headquarters.