Episode 165
Song In-myeong has never attached much meaning to the monsters of this world.
‘At best, it’s a bunch of experience points.’
The other guys were busy whining about how sick they were and how painful it was just to look at them, but Song In-myeong couldn’t really feel it. To him, a monster was just a strange creature he had never seen before.
‘If I were to give it value, would it be something that could one day be used as material for a work?’
Most of the creatures he looked at could be used as materials, so he became interested in creatures that deviated from common sense. Although it felt quite cumbersome after I found out that I couldn’t catch it easily.
Anyway, the monsters were just idiots that attacked any living person.
‘It’s unpleasant because it feels like my precious hands are getting dirty with the wrong things...’
On the one hand, I felt pleasure. Even so, it was one of the few ways to relieve the stress of a busy life, having friends around and being looked at by suspicious detectives.
So, to conclude,
“...crazy.”
This means that Song In-myeong has never thought about communicating with monsters.
“What is that?”
Perhaps Song In-myeong was not the only one with such prejudice. Who would think that kind of thing when they see a monster that tries to kill anyone at the sight of a person? This was something that only someone who was quite crazy could not have done.
But the sight before his eyes was admirable.
“...How does that happen?”
Song In-myeong couldn’t even blink while muttering quietly so as not to be heard.
The frightened dog, which was begging awkwardly, slowly approaches the man. Even Song In-myeong, who was not impressed by the monster, found it disgusting to look at, but the man casually stretched out his hand to pet it. He didn’t even get angry right after being bitten.
‘How can a person be that insensitive?’
Song In-myeong’s eyes, hidden among the bushes, landed on the woman whose hands were shaking behind the man.
Even though the woman hurt her hand when she opened her mouth, all the man did was quietly warn her. He didn’t seem to have any regrets either about the monster that bit him or the woman who bit him.
“....”
That was really... shit.
“oh my god.”
Until now, I had only considered Kim Yeon-woo as my material candidate.
“There are things like that.”
Maybe that guy could also be born as a great material for Song In-myeong. I was just watching the man’s brief, crazy act, but that alone touched me. We’ll have to wait and see, though.
He quickly shook his head.
‘There’s a high probability that Munsan-gun and the kid are stuck over there.’
It is said that the ability to act is quite good enough to approach the monster, and not only the man but also the woman who followed seemed to play a role. Neither Munsan nor the baby seemed very strong, so they may have been attracted to the sound of their crying.
Detective Hong and Police Officer Kim had already heard that there were other groups of survivors, so they were open to the possibility to some extent. Still, I thought I wouldn’t be able to meet him unless I was very lucky, but it was quite unexpected.
‘Then did you tell my story? Or are you still hiding it?’
Given the nature of Munsan-gun, which I briefly understood, I could have kept my mouth shut, considering the possibility of harm to the group over there. The kid didn’t seem to understand the situation properly, so I don’t think he would have been the first to speak up...
“...Hmm.”
If I did well, it seemed like there would be room for coaxing.
‘All the bastards are like that.’
Munsan-gun was not a sacrificial person to the point of falling under Song In-myeong’s cutoff line, but he had the talent to dig his own grave. If you approach them before they tell you about this and make them feel guilty, there is a high chance that they will shut up on their own. If you talk about it, I can tell you that I will kill everyone who heard it.
Of course, even if I didn’t brag about it, I was planning to kill him at the right time.
“....”
“What should I do if I come across something dangerous like this?”
Song In-myeong tried to suppress laughter at the woman’s voice, but even it leaked out. Thanks to this, I had the illusion that the ‘dangerous thing’ that person was talking about was referring to me.
He opened his mouth, exposing himself from among the bushes.
“That is correct.”
“....”
“Wow... have you tamed the monster now? How did you do it? Doesn’t your hand hurt? “Just looking at those gave me a headache and I couldn’t stand it.”
“...You...”
For some reason, the woman was very surprised as she looked in my direction, but Song In-myeong could not hold back the words that came out at the sight of the man staring at me with calm eyes.
“It’s really cool.”
“....”
Right eye.
“...At least he had good eyesight....”
Kwajik didn’t even have time to feel sad
.
“...! Ugh ah.”
The monster bit off my eye.
If he hadn’t heard the story from Jeong In-ho in advance, Ha Seong-yoon would have missed the fruit he was holding in his hand by now. However, the reason why Ha Seong-yoon’s wish was granted was because of the fruit, so he tried to ignore the vivid pain.
However, it was not suffering that was entirely caused by pain.
‘...shit.’
The fear of having one of his favorite body parts ripped away and possibly not being able to work as a doctor anymore drove him crazy. Jeong In-ho said that he didn’t seem to have any major problems with his eyesight, but it was difficult to keep his cool even in this situation.
In the end, after shedding bloody tears five times, the skin returned to the statue.
“....”
And when he saw himself reflected in the statue.
“...Nonsense.”
He couldn’t even thank the snake skin for granting his wish.
“...Why not? “I heard it would be like this, but...”
“...You’re more surprised than I thought.”
“Then you won’t be surprised? I was having trouble with my eyes just now. How is this... my vision is not blank like this. “By what principle?”
The eye sockets that should have been empty were filled with new eyeballs. Ha Seong-yoon didn’t even feel the sensation of his eyes being filled. Hearing about the future from Jeong In-ho did not make it any less surprising.
Ha Seong-yoon had to take a breath to calm down.
“...hu....”
“....”
“Damn it.”
He frowned at the amount of information coming in without even considering the owner.
“...Jung In-ho?”
“Say yes.”
“Was it suicide?”
“....”
“No, rather than that.”
A strangely vivid memory crawls up through my eyes. It was as if something had sown a seed for parasites, and my eyeballs were burning rapidly, and I felt as if it was traveling up the nerves connected to the eyeballs and silently devouring my brain.
Before I could get used to the unfamiliar pain, Ha Seong-yoon continued.
“...I said that?”
I felt like my hands were stained with blood.
“I killed him like that...? “You killed him so casually?”
“...But he was a person who could do it.”
“This is ridiculous. This is not right. No matter how crazy I am, this is too much...”
“It was trash worth dying for.”
“Not that one.”
“....”
“Not that stupid friend, that one....”
A woman smiling and bleeding appeared in Ha Seong-yoon’s eyes.
Just like the snow-covered trees on fire, people are on fire and running wild. Among the already dead and motionless corpses, a green-eyed woman could be seen alone, smiling with vitality. It was truly a smile that would make everyone who saw it feel good.
Kang Min-ah, who was fine and alone, could be seen staring at her with a vain gaze....
There was no distinction between reality and illusion.
“...Garam.”
‘Ha Seong-yoon’ killed the patient.
He had a smiling face like Yoon Garam.