Episode 99 A blizzard.
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Sokcho was the place I chose as my travel destination.
It is not because there are special things to see here, but because I remember that it was relatively quiet compared to other travel destinations.
An area full of relics and cultural assets would not be bad as a tourist destination, but it would be unsuitable for a resting place after an exam.
The same was true of downtown areas full of shops and shopping centers.
Both of them are children from well-to-do families, but there is no way they can fall for the common luxury items.
He didn’t seem to have any intention of getting along with people.
Therefore, I had no choice but to choose a quiet destination.
It’s also my personal favorite place.
However, the place I arrived at was very different from Sokcho in my memory.
“If that’s the case, why are you here?”
“No, this is not what I was thinking… .”
I didn’t know it would be like this either.
No matter how futuristic the world was, I didn’t expect it to change so much.
It has transformed into a city reminiscent of the Marina of Dubai, where there is no port city full of romance, and high buildings and luxury hotels are everywhere.
Rather, the last time I visited, Edinburgh, Scotland, had more of the past.
Fortunately, the northern beach still had a villa, maintaining the feeling of a resort, but even that was not the image I had envisioned.
“It’s like coming to see the winter sea, huh?”
“Are you tired of watching the sea at Trinity Academy?”
“I can’t help it. I have already come.”
Priscilla is said to be my defense, but I can only think that this trip was a failure.
The only characteristic of this place that sets it apart from other regions is the snow scene unique to Gangwon-do.
It had become a meaningless trip that neither Aina nor Priscilla could satisfy.
Did you mean to do some rehearsals for the grandeur?
“Sorry.”
“done. Let’s have dinner.”
“Do you want dinner?”
“No, to go around the city and find a decent house. When you go on a trip, you have to try real local food.”
f*ck you.
I don’t know the famous cuisine of the area, nor the seasonal food of this period.
I’ll try to find out asap.
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In the end, dinner was decided on a decent grilled clams.
It was an overly simplistic choice, but it had no choice.
Because that was the best idea I could come up with.
I’m glad I don’t think I made a bad choice though.
It’s a dish that everyone is familiar with, and it’s scallop season just in time.
“Is it worth eating?”
“It’s delicious. I think scallops are delicious whenever you eat them.”
“you?”
“it’s okay. It’s a pity that it’s so easy.”
lived
Also, my choice wasn’t wrong.
After all, there is a reason why it is a popular food ingredient in the East and the West, regardless of age or gender.
Sweet yet salty taste.
A texture that combines softness and chewiness.
Even the intense flavor of the sea that spreads in your mouth.
“Oh, do it.”
“What are you talking about.”
“Open your mouth. Can’t you understand?”
Oh, I understand.
Was he envious of Priscilla’s kiss during the day?
It was not Aina-like behavior.
His personality was worse than before, but he didn’t show affection very often.
Of course, all I had to do was be grateful and eat it.
“… I thought it would be a hindrance.”
“what?”
“No, it was about Priscilla. I thought I was going to steal it.”
“I thought Seongjin wouldn’t give it to you and you would eat it.”
The world of women is difficult to understand.
How can such a complex and profound psychological warfare be added to such a light daily life?
With a typical male brain, this is unimaginable.
All I could think of was that if I gave it, I would receive it and do the same.
“Then, you too, do it.”
Aina made a worried expression for a moment, then opened her mouth slightly.
It was a shame to become a party.
In the end, I took it well.
“… Look back.”
Aina pointed behind me with an absurd expression on her face.
When I turned my head, Priscilla with her mouth open was poking her face at me.
With a face full of wretchedness that he couldn’t lose.
I haven’t even said I’ll give it to you yet.
Of course, I was going to do the same to Priscilla, but I didn’t know that I would react like this in the first place.
Seeing her cute face, I burst into laughter.
“What is funny?”
she said with a wrinkled mouth.
“Just because it’s cute.”
“If you know, do well in the future.”
Of course you should be good.
No, it shouldn’t end at the level you’re good at.
you have to bow
“It should be.”
“I?”
“Not to mention you or your child.”
Checks are flying all over the place.
It’s a pity that the target is me.
Of course, I was solely responsible for creating this situation, so I had no right to say anything.
“By the way, Park Seong-jin. What are you planning to do after graduation?”
“me? Well. I want to be a hero.”
“It really doesn’t fit. There are a lot of teams that will accept it.”
“I want to work alone, but it’s difficult.”
hero.
I know it’s a word that doesn’t suit me either.
But, what if that’s the only way I can choose?
Once you save this world, you will be able to either live here, or return to the original world.
To do that, I had to become a hero first.
“What do you want to do?”
“Well… I do not know. Originally, I had no dream other than to become the head of the family, but these days I want to live my own life.”
“It must be a lot of trouble.”
“It should be decided as soon as possible.”
It was Aina’s expression that looked relieved for a person with a lot of trouble.
Well, it must be a happy worry for Aina.
I am able to choose my own life of my own will.
“Priscilla, are you?”
“It’s not a special goal, but I want to know where my brother is. either dead or alive. Just a trace.”
brother?
Did she have a brother?
It was the first thing I knew.
“Did you have a brother?”
“Yeah, I have an older brother with a lot of age difference. He is now missing.”
“How did you go missing?”
“I don’t know the details either. Except that he disappeared on a mission. I was from the Cosmos Special Forces.”
Cosmos Special Forces.
Naturally, in this world, there are various spy agencies in reality, such as MI6 in the UK, CIA in the US, FSB in Russia, and the National Intelligence Service in Korea.
Nevertheless, if people were to pick the most famous spy agency, ‘Cosmos’ would be the most popular.
Cosmos Special Forces is the name of the special forces belonging to that Cosmos.
If it is difficult to understand, it is convenient to think of SHIELD of the Marvel series.
“Wait, your brother isn’t Leon Carlyle, is he?”
“Okay, how did you know?”
“He is a legend in the shadows. Few people know the name, though. Oh, it’s not that he was famous for the bad. It meant that people in the shadows were shivering and hating people.”
Leon?
Is that Leon I know right?
“Is your brother the one who invented the doppelganger?”
“How do you know that? Even though my brother is from Trinity Academy, he wasn’t famous enough as you know. It’s been a while since I graduated.”
“… stay alive Surely.”
Leon is a character who appeared as a minor villain in the original story.
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My younger brother, Priscilla, is a hero, but my older brother is a villain.It sounds ironic, but it’s true.
There is good reason for that.
It’s painful enough just to lose all of your squad members during the mission, but since the superiors put all the blame on Leon, it’s likely to turn black and become a villain.
His abilities are also deceptive, and he is a character who left a pretty strong impact, so I still remember him.
His representative ideological power is ‘doppelganger’.
It is possible to create a target’s doppelganger on the premise that it has the opponent’s biometric information.
You can even control the doppelganger yourself.
Anyone familiar with the doppelganger legend will understand why this ability is so good.
Objects that come into contact with their own doppelganger are immediately destroyed along with the doppelganger.
As such, it is a very useful ability for long-distance assassination, so he was the best agent and worst assassin in the work.
In fact, he used this ability to pose a great threat to the main character’s party.
However, considering that he appeared as a villain after graduating from the academy, it was highly likely that he had not yet fallen.
“In the future I saw, he was definitely alive.”
“really?”
“I can assure you.”
“thank god… .”
Water drops formed in Priscilla’s eyes.
It started out as a small sob, but it grew louder and louder.
All I could do was hug her and comfort her.
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Priscilla, having managed to regain her composure, fell asleep as soon as she returned to the hotel.
It seemed that he felt a great burden mentally.
“In the future you saw, would Leon appear as a villain?”
“Yeah, right.”
“Your expression was serious.”
“I don’t know what to do.”
“It is not a problem we can solve at our level. You’re an active-duty agent of the Cosmos Special Forces. Besides, even I know very little about Leon.”
“I know.”
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Meeting him who appeared as a villain would be the worst reunion.However, I couldn’t think of any way to stop it.
In the first place, even the subject is unclear, and there is no way to do anything just because he knows the subject.
Even if we manage to get in touch with Leon, it is doubtful that he will listen to us, but no matter how we convince him, another problem remains.
Will the Cosmos Special Forces condone the act?
To be honest, that’s unlikely.
Rather, it would be nice if it didn’t get monitored by the Cosmos Special Forces.
“Looking at the atmosphere, it doesn’t look like it’s going to happen right away… It seems like it happens after a while, so it’s better to get attention now. It is not something that can be solved by thinking about it.”
“Should I?”
“Think realistic. This isn’t about fighting the crappy villains from last spring. It’s not enough to deal with the former (?) Cosmos Special Forces agent. If you’re unlucky, you may have to turn the entire Cosmos into an enemy. In that case, no one can stop you. Forget it, and we have to live our lives. Priscilla only has to check whether he is alive or not. I also said thank you to you.”
“It’s difficult.”
“Just go to sleep.”
Aina didn’t want to talk about this anymore, so she went into the futon and closed her eyes.
I know that Aina is right.
However, it was difficult to ignore Priscilla’s situation like this.
What should I do.
Outside the window, a blizzard was blowing.
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