Chapter 79: A Problematic Research Center

Chapter 79: A Problematic Research Center

“Come to think of it, there were instructions on the back....”

As Han Seori muttered to herself while watching me and the slimes eating ramen from a large pot, she turned around with an unsteady gait and went back to her room.

Why did she rush all the way here?

Since I couldn’t understand, I focused on the task of distributing the ramen to the slimes.

It was an unavoidable choice as it would be unpleasant if I just shoved my hands in and ate one of the slimes by mistake.

I regret not bringing some bowls.

Going back again would be very troublesome, so I made up my mind to bring them next time.

I fed the noodles into Jungsik’s body.

Inside the body of the whale-like creature.

...Seeing the wiggly noodles floating inside his body gave me a weird feeling.

It’s not something strange, but those wiggly noodles... reminded me of parasites.

Especially since I heard that whales have a lot of parasites.

Jungsik ate the ramen I fed him without knowing I was having such thoughts.

Since everything inside could be seen at a glance, I had to watch all the wiggly noodles melt away.

Daesik came out of Alice and ate enthusiastically, while Sosik seemed happy to have me feed him as he extended his body.

It feels a bit strange since he looks similar to me.

Anyways.

As I was distributing ramen to them and shoving noodles into my own body.

Suddenly, I had the desire to slurp noodles.

When I saw it on the Internet, I used to think, “Why do they like eating in such a vulgar way?”

But now... as I’m shoving noodles into my body, I really miss eating like that.

Hmm...

I’ve already recreated chewing, so couldn’t I do this too?

I felt somewhat excited after calculating and distributing the slimes’ portions of ramen.

I put the ramen in front of me and racked my brain to figure out how to recreate slurping.

But when I actually tried to do it... I couldn’t figure out how.

To be exact, it felt like being asked how you breathe.

In the first place, you just naturally breathe. You don’t understand the principle and then inhale, right?

If you delve deeper, concepts like the autonomic nervous system and such would come pouring out, much like the tubers hanging off the vines of a sweet potato plant, but...

...I don’t really know.

Since those things all disappeared when I became a slime... I have no idea what to do.

So, I first attached the noodles to my mouth.

Then, I tried to pull the noodles with the slime near my mouth.

The difficulty level of this was easier than creating teeth inside my mouth to chew.

It wasn’t like I was creating something... I was just pulling something from inside.

But the result wasn’t very satisfactory.

It felt like playing a meat grinder in reverse.

Instead of slurping the noodles, it looked like snot or saliva going back into the nose.

As the noodles touching my body were dragged up, my body got covered in soup.

It didn’t matter since it would seep inside anyway... but it was a very disappointing sight, and my slime drooped.

While attempting this and that... it hit me anew how complex the human body was.

Trying to manually recreate everything I unknowingly enjoyed... was very difficult.

Was chewing and slurping this hard?

In the first place, the problem seemed to be that there’s no empty space inside my body... but this body doesn’t need that space....

Ugh, my head hurts.

Giving up on slurping noodles, I obediently ate the remaining ramen.

While I was pondering, the ramen had gotten very bloated.

But to me now, it felt like the quantity increased, so it was rather good.

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I approached Kim Cheonsu, who was sitting in the control room looking at something.

Behind me, the slimes, Jungsik and Daesik, wriggled as they followed.

But it seemed the problem wasn’t that simple.

While I was dazed, Kim Cheonsu’s goal seemed to be recording that thing’s movements as he manipulated the panel to do something.

As I watched Kim Cheonsu, I wished in my heart.

Please don’t let us get tangled up with that thing.

I called upon all the gods I knew, wondering who I should pray to.

Gods are probably all somewhere, too, now that I’ve become like this, no?

Or not?

I don’t know.

Anyway, it’ll be fine as long as they grant my wish, right?

A few days later.

As I was wandering around the facility, I witnessed Han Seori and Kim Cheonsu looking at the screen with grave expressions.

I tried hard to think that it seemed like they were just watching a movie, but.

The two people’s faces as they looked at the screen appeared full of concern.

Seeing their faces that had cleared up after busy work become dark again...

...It seemed something was about to happen.

Could it be that none of the gods listened to my wish?

Or maybe... I shouldn’t have done that?

As I approached the two people without realizing it, I could hear them talking in sighing voices.

“You said it seems to be getting closer?”

“Yes. I’ve been observing it for the past few days... Its range of activity has been gradually expanding. If my calculations are correct... It seems to be heading straight for this research center.”

“...Hmm.”

So... that thing is coming here?

Why...?

Like someone who heard the news of a tsunami hitting in the middle of the night, I unknowingly held my forehead.

Han Seori, who finally noticed my presence, picked me up and held me to her chest.

Han Seori held me close as if to relieve stress.

As I felt her body heat, I became embarrassed, and then...

I saw Kim Cheonsu looking at me with strangely envious eyes for some reason.

Seeing eyes that seemed envious... I wanted to tease him a bit.

I smirked at him, and he blinked and fake coughed.

I was disappointed by his reaction, which differed from my thoughts.

Then, Han Seori, who held me and relieved her stress (at least I think she did), said in a low voice.

“For now... the fact that this research center began operating itself may be the cause. If so, there’s only one way.”

“What is that?”

Han Seori spoke as if feeling chills, shivering.

“We’ll have to lower the facility’s operating rate to a minimum.”

“You mean...?”

“No heating or anything for the time being. We’ll try that and... if there’s a reaction, we’ll have to find the right level.”

Han Seori sighed.

“But if it keeps chasing us... Well....”

Han Seori looked at my knowledge pouch for some reason.

...No, she’s looking at me, right?

Uh... so she’s telling me to somehow deal with that thing?

Has she lost her mind?

I mean, I can act like a friendly neighbor, but I’m not a superhero, you know?

I wanted to go back to my room.

God, Buddha, Allah... who else is there.

Hoping in my heart that Han Seori’s prediction would be right, I searched for the gods who didn’t listen to my request.

Please listen to me this time.

But before the future of facing off against that huge thing.

Bitter cold found us first.