Chapter 87: Kkachisan - Aftermath (2)

Reaper (MC) POV:

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After defeating the Red Moon, I gained a new ability.

The ability to summon the Golden Reaper garden into reality.

It could either cover the entire area or bring over only a part from the garden, a pretty good ability.

Considering it was a downgraded version of the ability, it was still quite decent.

The things in the garden were fictional products created from the dreams and hopes of the Golden Reapers, yet they could be materialized and brought over!

It seemed that if the Golden Reaper started having practical imaginations, it would become an even better ability.

Well, for now, it was the ability to take out and eat snacks anytime, anywhere.

I summoned a bread from the garden and took a big bite, filling my mouth.

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Well, I wouldn't starve even if stranded on a deserted island.

Since I was bored, I might as well test this newly acquired ability.

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Yerin POV:

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In the late afternoon, at the backyard of the Sehee Research Institute.

Gray Reaper and I were lying on a mat, enjoying a picnic.

Omnomnom nom~

Reaper picked up a conch bread and took small bites, chewing it slowly.

With an indifferent expression, the Reaper picks up the bread and eats it.

However, observing its puffed-up cheeks, reminiscent of a squirrel, continually moving as it ate, revealed its evident enjoyment.

In a way, it could be considered an ordinary picnic time at the Research Institute, but today was a bit different.

Conch bread on a tree.

Hot chocolate flowing like a river.

Marshmallows floating in the sky like clouds.

A scene straight out of a fairy tale unfolded in the backyard of the Research Institute.

It would have been nice if Sehee unnie had joined us for today's picnic.

These days, Sehee unnie was so busy doing something in her office.

Such a fairy-tale-like respite was a rare occurrence, so it was a bit regrettable that she wasn't here.

The Gray Reaper eroded reality to create a new landscape, something that had never happened before.

Watching Reaper display an ability I had never seen before, one question came to mind.

I think there was a time when it suddenly showed an ability before, wasn't it when Sehee unnie was kidnapped?

After rescuing Sehee unnie, she suddenly started emitting an attractive scent.

And during the Dobong-gu incident, it suddenly summoned mini Golden Reapers.

I had forgotten because they were so adorable.

It seems like new abilities keep appearing suddenly, but what could be the reason?

No way, could it be that the Reaper has been hiding its powers?

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??? POV:

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In an officetel with thick blackout curtains.

A hideout secretly prepared by the black agent.

There, a blonde girl and the black agent sat facing each other across a table.

The serious expression of the black agent contrasted with the cheerful look of the blonde girl.

"Miss, could you share what you know? I think it's necessary to understand the current situation."

"I don't know that much. I was ambushed by monsters and lost consciousness, and when I woke up, I had suddenly turned into an Object."

The girl opened her palm and exhaled, 'Whoo', causing flames to flare up above it.

However, this new law introduced a 3-month grace period after which the license became mandatory no matter what.

But it's too difficult.

I had smugly laughed at the news that the licensing exams were getting harder to prevent mushrooming of Object Research Institutes. Little did I know such a trial awaited me.

I should have studied in advance instead of mocking others.

Knock knock knock.

It was an ordinary knock, but for some reason, it sounded like a knock I shouldn't open the door to.

Knock knock knock.

"Is Director Lee Sehee of the Research Institute there? Open the door quickly."

Ah, it was Seo-ah as expected.

Seo-ah came to bother me.

She said there would be an audit on the management system for the Object Research Institute, so that must be why.

I quietly approached and locked the director's office door and started a sit-in protest.

“I was just following protocol, I didn't do anything wrong!”

"Open the door quickly, Director!"

Bang bang bang.

The sound of knocking on the door is scary.

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??? POV:

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A private room in the Oh Mu-ryong mansion.

"Grandfather!"

A blue-eyed blonde girl hugged Oh Mu-ryong with a bright smile.

"Oh, my granddaughter."

Oh Mu-ryong smiled pleasantly as he stroked the blue-eyed girl's hair.

Knock knock knock.

A polite knocking sound reverberated.

"It's time for this old man to work. Go back to your room and play."

"Yes, Grandfather!"

As the blue-eyed girl left, a man entered and bowed politely to Oh Mu-ryong.

"Chairman."

"Yes, what is it?"

The man raised his head and began his report.

"We have removed all traces of the lady going to the Kkachisan Research Institute."

"Un."

Oh Mu-ryong made a satisfied sound and turned around.

The man bowed and left the room.

After the man exited, Oh Mu-ryong approached the fireplace and manipulated something.

A dark entrance appeared.

A grand, carefully hidden underground secret passage.

Oh Mu-ryong slowly began walking down the passage.

Using an elevator to descend deep underground revealed an advanced laboratory-like setup.

When Oh Mu-ryong appeared, the researchers in lab coats rushed over and bowed their heads.

Deep in that underground lab was Oh Mu-ryong's goal.

A cryogenic pod.

Inside it lay a blonde girl, devoid of any signs of life.

Oh Mu-ryong took out a locket pendant from his pocket and muttered while looking at it.

"I can't afford to lose her like this. I absolutely cannot."

Inside the pendant was a photo of a smiling blonde girl.