46 – Childhood story-3 (past side story)
Yeah, it’s nice. You and your one and only friend have the same name, right?
The greed in Sua’s eyes? it’s just a feeling It’s just that I was mistaken when I saw her happy because she gained strength.
“Ah, I must have warned you, don’t get too attached to your emotions.”
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No. 97… No, as soon as I got out of the room where I was talking with Sua, No. 1 came up to me and said.
There was a little worry in his eyes as to what he didn’t know.
Sua hugged me. It was as if he belonged to me, a situation that would normally be interpreted as a child’s characteristic possessive desire, but my mind couldn’t do that.
I unconsciously pushed Sua away because I felt like she was trying to cut me off from No. 1.
“what are you doing?”
Sua glared at me with a ferocious expression.
I wasn’t this kind of kid… I relaxed with a helpless feeling.
In the end, I had no choice but to be confined to her arms until the instructor took Sua away from me to teach.
‘No, No. 97 is No. 97.’
I walked towards the child who I had to protect and who depended on me, who would still be standing still without understanding the instructor’s words.
“Huh? Suhyeon, did you come here because you wanted to see me?”
“No… to help with training…”
“I’m fine now.”
Sua’s eyes looked straight at me.
“You don’t have to help.”
‘I don’t need help like you.’
“I can do it alone.”
‘I don’t need you now.’
My legs trembled at the hallucinations that came from my ears.
“I understood everything.”
I couldn’t catch Sua perfectly following the instructor’s movements. It wasn’t even tears, but it was out of focus.
“Is this right?”
“Uh… that’s right.”
***
“Sua, I brought rice.”
“Ah, there’s no need to do that.”
I’m slowly going mad I was obsessed with helping Sua somehow.
I thought that I, who was useless to Sua, had no right to live.
“No, it’s useless if you don’t do these things.”
“Oh gu oh gu, our Suhyeon is nice.”
Sua stroked my hair.
yeah, that’s what it was…
“I’m going to the bathroom for a while, so don’t go anywhere and wait.”
“Um… uh.”
Sua used to struggle not to fall away from me for about a week, but these days, she seems to be somewhat relieved, and she endured well even when she was away from me while sleeping or going to the bathroom.
While I was just staring blankly at the table to match the pace of eating with Sua, someone approached me.
“Ahahahaha, let’s talk for a minute.”
“I have nothing to say, Sua hates it when I talk to you.”
“Is the meaning of your existence only for Sua?”
Of course, something that should be useful to her, something that shouldn’t become useless, I don’t want to be abandoned.
“It seems that No. 97 has awakened a very dangerous ability.”
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Number 1 frowned.
“Then, isn’t it you who can’t help No. 97?”
“Of course… Gap!!”
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Number 1 suddenly punched me in the stomach. Hit by an overwhelming speed that I couldn’t even react, I had no choice but to grab onto my stomach and dig up the ground.
“Do you think Ahae can help #97 now?”
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No. 1’s foot pushed my shoulder. I was pushed from a prone posture to a posture looking at the ceiling.
“If I indiscriminately assault Ahae now, I’ll probably end up desperately wishing for No. 97 to save me. Do you really think that you are useful to No. 97?”
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Number 1’s foot stepped on my shoulder.
“Admit it, you are of no use to Unit 97, and only then will you be able to find Ahae’s true self.”
“Hey! What are you doing?!”
Sua’s voice was heard from afar, and it came closer in an instant.
“Even if you look at it like that, your ability won’t work on me, so don’t lose your strength.”
“Are you okay, Suhyun?”
Sua gently lifted my body and looked intently as if there were no injuries.
There were no serious injuries except for a red fist mark on his stomach.
I mean physically.
“From now on, I’ll just do everything for you. Don’t step out and stay still, okay?”
I am of no use.
It is just an existence that Sua has to protect.
no? I am worthy enough and great existence??
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No. 1’s attack could not even resist. As No. 1 said, he is a weak being who can only pray until Sua comes to protect him.
I am just a burden to Sua.
I can’t do anything for Sua.
I am an existence that Sua does not need.
I don’t have to stay here.
That day, I decided to escape this facility.
***
“Are you a little out of your mind?”
What… are you talking about? I must have been sleeping…
“Wake up, ahahahaha.”
When I opened my eyes to the sound I heard outside, No. 1 was looking at me from outside the water.
‘how?!’
The test subjects basically have their own room. And to prevent escape, all the rooms were separated by walls and doors made of great strength.
When I turned my head in the water and looked towards the door, I saw that the door had been completely destroyed and was rolling on the ground.
It was a door that was intact even when the instructor hit it with all his might…
“You’re up.”
– Clink!!!
The glass surrounding the water shattered at once.
The surprising thing is that No. 1 didn’t even touch the glass and just looked at it.
“What are you…”
“Didn’t Ahae tell you, it’s a monster?”
Did #1 also awaken? There’s no way the facility guys wouldn’t notice.
“I was sorry earlier. I used shock therapy to help Ahae come to his senses. Are you feeling better now?”
“… Yes, I am of no use to Sua… Even if I am by her side, I will only get in the way…”
suddenly became depressed. The despair that I would rather die came over me.
“It’s a little different from what I thought, but even if it’s that much, there won’t be a big problem getting out of her abilities.”
“But what are you going to do? You smashed the door down, so maybe the facility will notice your abilities?”
“I moved with the intention of escaping the facility. Just like you, I don’t need to remain here any longer.”
like me? Why don’t I have to stay here… Yes. f*ck.
“So you’re going to take me with you?”
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Number 1 just nodded without saying a word.
I followed number 1 without a word.
I knew it well, but No. 1 was really a monster. Doesn’t it smash a wall that looks over 1 meter thick with one light kick? He showed an eccentricity that is incomprehensible to common sense, such as cutting down one side of a wall without touching it.
It took less than 10 minutes for me and #1 to escape the facility.
Was there no pursuit by someone? did i ever say This experiment was too old-fashioned, probably because it was an early experiment, and there was no guard, saying that he was locked in a room he couldn’t get out of anyway.
“I’ll guide you to the great forest.”
“The Great Forest? What is it?”
“I overheard the conversation between the instructors. They say it’s a space full of monsters, but if you’re on the outskirts, there won’t be any problems at Ahae’s level.”
“Where are you going?”
At my words, No. 1 seemed to think for a moment, then immediately opened his mouth.
“I’m trying to go to midfield.”
“Jungwon? Where is it?”
“There is such a place.”
“Can’t you take me too?”
I looked at No. 1 with desperate eyes.
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No. 1’s hard eyes shook for a moment at my earnest gaze, but it was soon calmed down.
“Are you trying to replace the vacant seat in Room 97 with me?”
That was right. I was a human being who did not deserve to live if I could not be of help to someone, so I had to be of help to someone.
“Sorry, but Ahae is useless to me.”
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Number 1 looked at me with cold eyes.
“Rather, it’s just a distraction. If you move alone, you might have to walk a distance in a day, but if you’re with Ahae, you might have to walk for several months.”
“If it doesn’t work, just say no and finish it!”
“Okay. No.”
damn that’s so damn cool
I wiped the sweat from my eyes.
“You’ve become a very crybaby.”
“At least tell me your name before you go.”
“Your name? I’m number 1. Aha, don’t you know me well?”
damn,
“It’s not going to have a real name. I don’t know what you are, but you’re never childish? Shut up and blow.”
“How can you shut up and blow? Of course, this is possible, but normal people can’t talk with their mouths closed. Ahahahaha.”
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Number 1 laughed out loud.
“So who are you?”
“I don’t have a name. But if I have to refer to myself, there’s a good title.”
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Number 1 hardened her face.
I don’t know if it was actually serious or just to save the kanji, but No. 1’s serious expression was very cool.
“I have every thousand.”
f*ck that’s so damn cool
“Yes, I am Lee Soo-hyun.”
“No, you are a child. The name No. 97 gave me, I will not accept.”
What do you say, I’m Lee Soo-hyun.
“No, I’m Suhyun Lee.”
“It seems that No. 97’s abilities are stronger than I thought, so let’s keep moving for now, as the time for dawn is approaching.”
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Number 1 approached me, and I lifted it lightly.
He started off without any objection, and before he knew it, he came to a forest full of trees he had never seen before.
“I guess we can break up here.”
“Yeah, good luck to midfield or something.”
Some said bluntly.
“Before I go, I will give Ahae a present.”
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No matter where it came from, she had a dagger in her hand. It was not that small for my young body, but it was enough to be called a dagger in the general eye.
“What is it, where did you get it?”
“I just made it by cutting off the horns of a monster on the way.”
You monster, I’ve never seen anything like a monster…
“Then it’s time to part.”
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Number 1 came up to me and put a palm on my forehead.
“In order to forget me, I will keep your memories of me sealed deep in your mind until Ahae’s mind is completely freed from the restraints of Room 97.”
“for a moment…”
My forehead felt hot for a moment, and my vision blurred. A soft word flowed from No. 1’s mouth, who gently laid me down as I was about to fall.
“After I conquer the midfield again, when you recall your memories of me, I will come to pick you up.”