70 – Monster Hunter
The rain from the sky was heavy.
The clothes soaked in the heaviness were even heavier.
But even he had no weight here.
“Black… Whoa….”
“Jung Yoo… black….”
“Hyunwoo… What are you doing here… Huh? What are you doing here….”
The bereaved families were calling desperately because they could not let go of their loved ones yet.
The anger in those cries, the sadness in those sobs, and the love in those heartbreaks were too heavy.
To the point where even the heavy rain pouring down from the sky doesn’t feel any weight.
I was just standing in the rain without an umbrella.
It was the moment I was looking at the tombstone, since it was so far away.
As if blaming me, the rain that had been pounding all over my body stopped.
To-do-duduk.
No, it didn’t stop there.
Someone had put an umbrella over my head.
“Hey, hehehe…” .”
My bereaved family, whose eyes were red from how much grief I had poured out, was holding an umbrella over me.
The bereaved family must think that I am an acquaintance or family member of the person buried here.
“Thank you, I do…” .”
“Hey, hehehe…” !”
I don’t deserve this umbrella.
The 13 victims here were people who could be saved as many times as I chose.
I am disqualified from being a hero.
The moment I realized that the author was dead, the only thing that came to my mind was regret.
If I hadn’t become a hero, the author wouldn’t have died.
Only that thought dominated my thinking.
I couldn’t do anything while Grid saved the author.
Greed said the author was safe.
So, originally, as soon as I moved the author to the hospital, he had to go find other people.
No, it was a situation where I could have left the author to another hero using the hero emergency call.
But at that moment, I put the author first.
Grid said he was just doing what he was supposed to do as a human being.
Even now, on the other side of the globe, a huge number of people are dying.
But most humans don’t really care about that.
Because they are strangers.
So he said he couldn’t criticize me for acting out of concern for the death of someone close to me.
I’m sure Grid’s words aren’t wrong.
But… I was the kind of person that shouldn’t be like that.
Because I am a hero.
That’s why I turned away from people who were in danger of dying.
That means that he has become an existence that no longer deserves to be called a hero.
I had no qualifications to attend the director’s meeting.
There is no right to hold an umbrella over these bereaved families who are crying as if the sky had collapsed after losing a loved one.
I lost strength in my legs.
I knelt on the floor as it was.
Too many people died because of my instantaneous judgment.
“Black, power, give it….”
The bereaved family put an umbrella over my shoulder and left in the direction of his family.
I folded my umbrella neatly and set it down in front of my lap.
Because I don’t have the right to use this umbrella.
It rained endlessly from the sky, probably to commemorate the deceased.
And the rain hit my whole body heavily and coldly, as if blaming me for my fault.
I was just standing still in the rain.
Even this is superficial.
Just because I blame myself in the rain doesn’t mean that the dead will come back.
It’s not like the hearts of those grieving families can be healed.
Even so, I couldn’t escape the rain.
How much time has passed….
The rain that fell from the sky stopped.
I slowly stood up and looked around.
I tried to find the owner of the umbrella I had put down, but there was no one in the cemetery, probably because all the bereaved family members had already passed away.
ㅡ It will be 6 o’clock soon. It’s time to go back.
I nodded at Grid’s words and started walking again.
It was a long way home.
At least, it was a distance that normal people wouldn’t even think about walking.
I started walking anyway.
It was a selfish thought that if I punished myself, I could wash away the sins I had committed.
I could feel the strange gazes of the people.
Even though he was holding an umbrella, he was looking at the wet day with a strange gaze.
The more painful and painful that gaze was, the more comfortable I felt.
The sky, which had been in a lull for a while, began howling again.
People rushed to use umbrellas in the pouring rain.
But I still couldn’t use an umbrella.
Because this umbrella was one I couldn’t carelessly use.
Even though I have an umbrella, people look at me as I walk in the rain holding an umbrella in my arms as if it were precious.
It wasn’t a good look.
Someone looked at me like a madman.
Someone else looked at me with eyes like looking at someone who is sorry.
I walked towards the house feeling the gaze.
It was already midnight when I arrived home after walking for such a long time.
I didn’t even think about taking the elevator and trudged up.
As I walked up like that, the elevator door opened and Yuna-san came out.
“Jinwoo… Seed?”
“Hello.”
“….”
Ms. Yuna was staring blankly at me, perhaps shocking me that I was like a drowning mouse.
Thinking about it, today was the first time we met face-to-face after taking an extended vacation since the attack on the research center.
Sometimes KakaoTalk messages are sent asking if it’s okay.
“What happened… Was there?”
“No, it’s fine. It will be fine.”
“Why is a decent person….”
Ms. Yuna glanced at the umbrella in my hand, then looked at me drenched in rain again.
“Soon… I’ll come back Rest well.”
Mr. Yuna tried to catch me, but she didn’t want to see anyone’s face now.
I went straight into the room and shut the door.
As if it was still raining outside, I could hear the noise of the raindrops.
ㅡ Wash.
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Nodding.
Following Grid’s words, I headed to the bathroom.
When I turned on the shower, lukewarm water flowed out and washed away the rain on my body.
I stood for a while.
What came to my mind were the victims who lost their lives because of my wrong choice.
I washed off the dirt from my body and stood in front of the sink.
Ah, was this a face?
So Eunseong and Yuna must have reacted that way.
My eyes reflected in the mirror were congested, as if tears of blood would flow down at any moment.
***
I woke up and changed my clothes.
Today it is going to rain from the afternoon.
Then there’s a place to go before it rains.
I put on a black suit and left the house holding an umbrella given to me by the bereaved family.
The place I was going to was decided.
I had to arrive before the other bereaved families, so this time I took a bus and headed to the Cemetery.
Fortunately, I was the first to arrive, so there were no other bereaved family members at the Cemetery.
I headed to the place where the victims of this incident were enshrined.
And then he put down his umbrella and knelt down there.
“I know I don’t deserve to come here.”
They were people I could save as much as I could depending on my momentary choice.
“So I won’t be visiting for a while.”
This is a place only allowed for the bereaved.
“I will do my job.”
For all of you who worked for this society.
I should do what I can do for the present me.
I got up from my seat.
I still have a place to go.
I moved on again.
I arrived at the hospital where Flash was sleeping.
Flash had yet to open his eyes.
Flash’s wounds were quite severe.
Modern medicine developed thanks to psychic powers has evolved to the extent that it can save terminal cancer patients.
It is a modern medicine that is even evaluated to be able to cure almost all diseases except psychic syndrome if only breath is attached.
Still, the story of Flash’s wounds being so severe that he won’t be able to get out of the intensive care unit for a while and that there may be aftereffects flowed out.
ㅡ It might be useful if I use my ability. But if you can save a person who made that choice… You might make the same choice again.
If Flash’s life isn’t in immediate danger, let’s just leave it like this.
ㅡ … Surprisingly. You would say that
Because the moment Flash opens his eyes again, everything will be over.
I moved on again.
Grid.
ㅡ What is it?
You said that our meeting was inevitable.
ㅡ … okay.
I also think our meeting is inevitable now.
ㅡ Is that so?
I started walking again.
The place I arrived was a place that was presumed to be frequented by that calf.
When I opened the door and went in, there was still a noise that reminded me of an old man.
An old old man was washing glasses at the counter.
“Where is that bastard?”
“… Welcome. Wait a moment and he will appear.”
f*cking bastard.
Now is not the time.
You have to be patient.
After all, this bastard isn’t even that important.
I sat at the counter and waited quietly.
“What about your order?”
“No need.”
“… All right.”
The noise that scratches people’s nerves is annoying.
The subdued atmosphere unique to the bar reminded me of the summer rainy season, so unpleasant and sticky.
Was this place originally like this?
After waiting for a while, I felt someone appear next to me.
“Oh my gosh, Brave seems to be intoxicated with the atmosphere of the bar like ‘Flash’.”
As soon as I heard that sound, I hit the guy with all my might.
Paaang.
With the sound of the air exploding, blue electricity poured out.
Approximately 5m to the right of the counter emitted smoke as if it had been scorched by fire.
“Oh no, you have become a very dangerous person. Where are you afraid to come again? Can a person called a hero commit a crime like this?”
“Shut up, it’s a f*ck.”
“That expression, Brave.”
“….”
“That expression is what I wanted to see, Brave.”
“You look like a different person from the one I saw a while ago.”
“I missed that expression.”
“hahahaha!”
I grabbed the man who laughed wildly and pulled him by the collar.
“f*ck you….”
“Oh, you have a pretty mouthful. Are there any acquaintances among the victims?”
“Hey.”
“I’ll be older, but I hope you have the minimum courtesy, Brave.”
I gave more strength to the hand holding the man’s collar.
Then the man’s expression, which had been full of laughter, gradually hardened.
“That’s the look that suits you.”
“Oh… Did you finally understand what I was saying?”
“You said that future poetry has disappeared. And you’re looking for it?”
“Well, I did.”
“I understand….”
“What do you mean?”
“The reason why future poetry disappeared from you.”
After hearing my words, the man’s expression distorted for an instant, and then his face became full of laughter again.
“Is that so? Listen to the words For what reason do you think it disappeared?”
I used the electric power while holding the man by the collar.
Pajijijijik!
Sparks flew all over her, but the man didn’t feel much pain.
“Is this all over the place? Oh, did you intend to arouse my interest and distract me?”
“You have no future.”
“What?”
“Since you’re going to fall into my hands, you can say that the future poem is gone.”
“….”
The attack doesn’t work.
I haven’t been able to inflict any damage even with my strongest offensive means.
I need to be stronger.
“You, in my hands, die.”
“….”
I roughly let go of the man’s collar and got up from her seat.
“Yes, I wish I could. Keu, heuhuh, hahahaha!”
I think meeting with Grid is inevitable.
At least because I met Grid and I was able to hunt that monster.
The power given to me was not to become a hero.
From the beginning, it was the power to hunt that monster.
So our meeting is inevitable.
Die to the power of a monster made with your own hands.
That is your inevitability.