181 – 181. Imminent Danger
The day before that. Sunday.
The previous day’s negotiations with Sung Yu-jin seemed to have ended smoothly. However, because An Su-ho was like that, she thought that she could not be relieved.
Even though Seong Yu-jin accepted his proposal, people’s thoughts can change at any time.
Perhaps he could betray him belatedly after handing over all the information he presented in exchange for the primordial silver.
I hope not to do that, but in reality, she may be lying and pretending to accept her offer.
Perhaps she was overly concerned. However, it was the best thing to do to prepare everything that could be done in case of an emergency. Especially in a world where Ahn Su-ho is blatantly malicious towards himself.
So.
Ahn Su-ho met with his two lovers on a Sunday morning, one day after the negotiations. To directly explain the situation so far, and to have insurance in case.
“………… So this is the insurance?”
At Ji Ye-won’s question, Ahn Su-ho nodded. Ji Ye-won, who had been looking at Ahn Su-ho with suspicious eyes, soon looked at the table spread out on the floor with even more suspicious eyes.
-Hello.
On the table was Sylvie in the shape of a cute 4-headed girl. Her size is about the size of a smart phone, just the right size to fit in her pocket.
-Hello.
-Hello.
-Hi, how are you?
But the problem was that it wasn’t one. Ye-Won Ji collapsed at the sight of three identical girls waving each other on a table.
“What the hell is this?”
“The beginning of silver. When I tried it last time, even if I separated a part like this, it moved well while maintaining my self.”
The actual cost can be divided. It was already confirmed through an experiment before heading to the meeting place yesterday. After returning from the meeting, he conducted further experiments and found the following facts.
1. The part that fell off Sylvie’s body basically returns to plain silver. However, if the dropped mass is more than 20% of the total mass, it will function as an independent alter ego while maintaining its self.
2. The ego of the main body and the alter ego are basically the same. However, the experiences after separation are not shared, and accordingly, as the separation time increases, differences in the self begin to appear little by little. Also, the separated alter ego is in a state where the mental connection with Ahn Su-ho is severed.
3. When the main body and the alter-ego are reunited, the main body acquires the memories and experiences of the separated alter-ego, and accordingly, Ahn Su-ho can also confirm what the alter-ego saw and heard through the main body connected to it.
Aside from that, Ahn Soo-ho explained the small facts he found out through the experiment in a coherent way.
“Sylvie on the table right now has one main body and two clones. The mass of the alter ego is 25% of the total. I plan to assign these two as escorts to the two of you.”
As an insurance policy against Seong Eugene in case he harms the two people related to him.
As Ahn Su-ho gave the order, the two clones walked away and stopped in front of Ji Ye-won and Kang Ha-neul.
“Wow, that’s really cute. It’s like a well-made doll.”
Kang Ha-neul’s reaction was very favorable. She placed her alter ego on the palm of her hand and poked and stroked her alter ego with her curious eyes. The alter ego also radiated her cuteness by getting tangled in her touch like a pet riding on a human hand.
“Okay… ….”
On the other hand, anyone could see Ji Ye-won’s awkwardness. Like Kang Ha-neul, he doesn’t want to put a finger on it, let alone handle it. In response, the alter ego assigned to her sat down on her table with her sullen expression on her face.
When she saw that, Ji Ye-won thought that she was a bit pathetic, but she couldn’t treat her alter ego as kindly as Kang Ha-neul did.
“Why is that, Yewon? Is there anything you’re having trouble with?”
“No, just. It’s kind of embarrassing to think that this is the monster that ran amok at the amusement park.”
“There is no need to worry because there is no need to worry about running out of control anymore. He now obeys my orders unconditionally.”
-That’s right. I listen to my master’s orders.
“Did you hear that?”
“Okay… ….”
No matter how much the owner says, ‘My dog doesn’t bite,’ it is not easy for a person who is afraid of dogs to overcome that fear. Ji Ye-won’s situation was exactly like that.
“It’s okay because I also have this cross you gave me… ….”
“The defensive abilities of the Cross of Cold Flame are disposable. I’m not sure about that.”
“I can protect at least one part of myself.”
“I guess so. But there is an if.”
In the end, Ji Ye-won had no choice but to take a step back from her firm attitude. When she slipped out the back of her hand, the alter ego climbed up her arm with a gleeful expression on her face.
“…… Hee-ik.”
Ji Ye-won’s shoulders trembled once. Seeing this, Ahn Soo-ho sighed in relief.
“Sylvie says that after about three days with her alter ego detached, she will cease to be active. So take your time and come see me once every two days.”
It was because Sylvie’s fuel was Talisman’s mana. At Ahn Su-ho’s words, the two nodded.
“Good. She has a reason to see her brother often. Actually, he felt a bit sick to his stomach when his brother said he would live with Yewon unnie for a while. Even though I reluctantly allowed it because of the circumstances.”
At that, Suho Ahn awkwardly turned his head. It’s been two days since Xiaomei entered his house. In other words, it was the second day since Ji Ye-won and Ahn Su-ho started living together.
“So, are you enjoying the sweet cohabitation life you enjoy after ostracizing me?”
“I thought so, but nothing special. It’s not like I’m enjoying anything in the first place.”
Ji Ye-won weakly answered Kang Ha-neul’s mischievous question.
The two started living together on a Friday night.
However, I was busy with housekeeping that day, and Seol Ah-hyun and Ekaterina came from the morning the next day. It was a situation where I could not enjoy the sweet cohabitation life.
‘It’s not like this is our first time living together.’
In the midst of living together, Ji Ye-won had already experienced enough to get tired of when she was detained in a safe house. Of course, back then, unlike now, we weren’t lovers.
“Still, I’m envious. To be able to be with her brother 24 hours a day… ….”
Kang Ha-neul pouted his lips with an expression of half dissatisfaction and half envy. Still, the reason she stopped complaining at that level was because she also knew that her current situation was dangerous.
‘Shall we go on a trip somewhere later?’
The trip scheduled with Kang Ha-neul was canceled due to this situation. When the situation is over, I thought it wouldn’t be a bad idea to properly plan the trip. Of course, that was only when the situation was over.
‘Things should work out this way.’
Ahn Su-ho looked at the alter ego clinging to the two lovers.
Even if it is only a quarter of the original self, the original silver is the original silver. If they had them, they would be safe from any physical threat. Ahn Suho thought so.
However.
Contrary to Ahn Su-ho’s expectations, the first obstacle they faced was not a physical enemy.
A day later, now.
“Mmm.”
Early morning. Ahn Soo-ho, who was sleeping with a blanket spread on the floor of his room, lifted his heavy eyelids at the sense of discomfort transmitted to his senses. The identity of the sense of incongruity was a kind of warning sent to him by Sylvie, who was covering the entire house.
“What is it? … ?”
Ahn Soo-ho’s face soon turned into astonishment while asking about the situation. Leaving behind Ji Ye-won, who was still soundly asleep on the bed, he headed towards the window.
Now then.
“What the f*ck is this… ….”
The next moment he couldn’t help but doubt his own eyes.
TV stations jammed into a narrow alley. And reporters and cameramen busily going back and forth between them.
During the untimely uproar that broke out in the early morning, residents around the village were poking their heads out of the windows like An Su-ho. However, there was a crucial difference between them and Ahn Su-ho.
It was the difference between being a party to the commotion or not.
‘Why are there reporters gathered in front of my house?’
At that sight, Ahn Soo-ho felt a strange sense of déjà vu.
Yes, when Chae-yeon came to cover her from all kinds of media outlets because of her uproar in America. The situation at the academy’s front gate was exactly the same as it is now.
However, Vegetable Yeon was not here now. That means that the cause of that crowd of reporters is someone else.
Ahn Soo-ho became anxious and immediately turned on his smart phone. He was going to search the news, but he didn’t have to.
—–
-The suspect in the ‘Neverland Crisis’ is an academy security guard? Netizens are shocked by the identity of suspect A…
-“The parasitic monster was not removed.” Conflict with police announcement. “We will find out the truth through an internal investigation.”
-Initiated an investigation into the anonymous bulletin board where the first report was posted. However, it is difficult due to the location of the server.
-Suspect A is an unauthorized hunter?! A shocking revelation from the gate management staff!
—–
News headlines stuck in the main portal site. The moment he saw them, Ahn Soo-ho understood the situation at once.
‘This is Seong Eugene.’
Seong Yu-jin used her hand. That Sylvie still remained in her own right hand. She told the press that he had been released and that she had been released in a sinister way through her Min Chae-ryeong.
If it wasn’t for that, there was no way there would be a fuss after coming out of the detention center and being quiet for a few days.
-Piririririri!
At that time, Ahn Suho’s smartphone started ringing. A phone call from Min Chaeryeong.
At the three characters of the name displayed on the screen, Ahn Su-ho’s face turned bright for a very short time. He quickly answered the phone.
“Yes. Manager.”
-…… It’s still early, but I’m awake. So, do you know what’s going on right now?
“Yes. It seems that Sung Yu-jin leaked information to the media.”
-There are probably a lot of reporters in front of the house right now. Never go outside and stay inside the house. Ignore all calls from unknown numbers. I’m still figuring out what exactly happened…….
Ahn Soo-ho had a faint hope in his calm voice even in a sudden situation.
Obviously the situation was serious. But if it was Min Chaeryeong, wouldn’t there be something, a way? Ahn Suho thought so.
However.
-Haaa……. Damn.
That hope collapsed at once at the helpless sigh that came from the other side of the receiver. Ahn Soo-ho, who became anxious about her, asks her. What should I do now?
At that earnest question, Min Chaeryeong weakly answered.
-…… What to do, what to do what is over I don’t know if it was before the sidewalk exploded, but it already exploded like this.
Unlike her, a helpless answer that was 180 degrees different from Ahn Su-ho’s expectations.