Chapter 436: Lily of the Valley (11)

Chapter 436: Lily of the Valley (11)

Chapter 436: Lily of the Valley (11)

“Seo-Eun, you’ve had a long day, so let’s go to bed early. We’ll talk more tomorrow, okay?”

“Okay...”

After Da-in’s long meeting at the Association, Han Seo-Eun walked weakly to her room.

After washing up, she laid down on the bed.

As she closed her eyes, she thought.

‘...Eun-eun, okay? You... hurry... Run away...’

Hmph.

Horrible, old memories.

“.....”

As she lay in bed, Seo-eun’s face grew pale and tired.

She vowed to take revenge on the HanEun Group.

She vowed to get revenge on them for their horrific experiments and imprisonment, especially on Kim Sun-woo, the man who had planned it all.

That’s what drove her but then the HanEun Group showed up and she found herself trembling, unable to do anything.

And it’s clear why.

It’s because of those fire masters she saw today.

‘...It’s obvious.’

She wasn’t convinced yet, that’s why she didn’t tell Da-in but the more I watched that video, the more she looked at the people who could control fire, Han Seo-Eun was convinced of something.

‘...That ability, for sure.’

Han Seo-Eun wasn’t the only test subject of the HanEun Group.

There were three other test subjects, who were like siblings to her, a total of four test subjects, including Han Seo-Eun.

The experiment was designed to give humans artificial, acquired superpowers.

In that experiment, she and three other test subjects were studied.

The HanEun tried to artificially implant fire powers into humans.

‘...Seo-eun, don’t worry. We’ll get out of this place.’

They had abilities so similar to hers.

The moment she saw them, Han Seo-eun felt nostalgic...and nightmarish memories kept coming back to her.

And she knew that they all failed, except for her.

Even the only successful experiment, Han Seo-eun, ran away, and the project of artificially cultivating superpowers, was thought to have been canceled.

However, Kim Sun-woo had finally succeeded and it was something she had to tell Da-in.

...We’ll talk more about it tomorrow, then.

Okay. Let’s tell him everything tomorrow.

And...about how to deal with the HanEun Group.

She had to tell Da-in about her resolve.

With that thought, she tried to drift off to sleep but...

-Run away, Seo-eun. Run away...

-Seo-eun, run away. Abandon us. Run away by yourself...

-Seo-eun.

-Are you happy that you survived?

“Hmph... Ugh...”

Of course, she couldn’t sleep.

As she lay in bed, she heard voices, voices, voices. Some were real, some were reconstructed in her imagination, and some were illusions created by her own guilt.

As she lay there, alone and in tears of anguish, she realized that she would never be able to sleep properly tonight so she thought for a moment.

Then, like a ghost, she crawled out of bed, grabbed her pillow, and made a decision.

I need to take extraordinary measures.

I need to start preparing in earnest starting tomorrow, so I can’t stay up all night.

How?

‘I need to find out more about this.’

That’s what I was thinking when Seo-Eun suddenly told me something.

“I, myself, want to take revenge on the HanEun Group.”

“?”

I wondered if she realized what I was wondering.

Seo-eun took a small deep breath, looked me in the eye, and began to tell me what she was thinking.

“You know what, Da-in. Last night...”

At such length, Seo-eun began to tell me what she was feeling and one conclusion.

“I think. I think I should do it myself.”

She wants to make her own suit and be on the front lines.

That only by taking down the HanEun Group with her own hands will this long-standing trauma go away.

“No, Seo-eun, it’s too dangerous. Just back me up from behind.”

Naturally, I immediately tried to object.

It was absurd. After all the trouble I’d gone through to keep Seo-eun safe, I couldn’t believe she would go into battle herself, but...

“.....”

I looked at Seo-Eun, who was looking up at me with anxious eyes.

...For a moment, I felt weak.

Actually, I don’t know how much trauma the HanEun Group has caused Seo-eun.

I tried to read the past through the original story, but that method has its limitations.

In fact, in the original, Seo-Eun’s resentment of HanEun Group eventually extended to resentment of this world, and she became a villain...and judging by her reaction yesterday...I can only think that it’s huge.

Probably the memory of this group will haunt her for the rest of her life.

She’d feel better if she smashed it with her own hands.

“...Hmm.”

Actually, now that I think about it, wasn’t Seo-Eun around this age when she debuted as the villain White Witch?

In the original, Seo-Eun had such overwhelming (technological) power that even Stardus could barely stop her, and she destroyed them all, if not injured them.

If I, who is no longer bound by the Star God and has become more powerful, can support her from behind, she shouldn’t be injured, assuming she’s wearing a suit.

The kid’s grown up, too. She’s still in high school, but she’s an adult, past her birthday...

I’ll let her choose.

I wonder if she read my hesitation.

“Da-in...?”

Seo-eun felt that this was her chance, and she held my hand tightly and looked up at me with eager eyes.

I thought about it for a moment, then sighed and said.

“...First, make the suit. I’ll see how it looks.”

“...! Yes!!!”

At my words, Seo-eun jumped for joy and flew off to the basement, promising to make the suit right away.

A few days later,

“Da-in, it’s finished!”

She grabbed my hand and dragged me down to the basement.

“Voila. Look!”

The suit she so proudly showed me was in the middle of the basement.

It shines silver, and it’s set slightly taller than Seo-Eun. The suit is made of steel, with no sign of Seo-Eun’s body at all.

“This suit is bulletproof, and can withstand any kind of bomb...The helmet has everything from night vision to infrared detection, the left hand shoots plasma, and there’s a small missile booster on the back...”

Seo-Eun explains intently, her eyes shining at me.

I couldn’t help but break out in a cold sweat and clap my hands.

“Yes...You passed.”

Seo-Eun must be a genius...