Chapter 376

Episode 376:

Murder is truly provocative.

In what way is it so provocative? Killing creatures with the same intelligence as me? The point of killing similar-looking members of the same species? Or is it that I control the life of a living, breathing person in my hands?

There may be many reasons, but in fact, Song In-myeong was not very impressed by the act of murder itself. When I was younger, I think it felt good just to kill, but later, I felt greater joy from performing higher-level actions with the same material. And there was no end to art. Art based on murder was so provocative it was almost ecstatic.

Maybe that’s why my greed grew as the days passed. I wanted to create better works with better materials.

“I want to ask you something, uncle.”

In that sense, Lee Jae-heon was a work that someone had already worked on and was an excellent material.

“How do you feel about living?”

A polite tone came out automatically.

“Kim Yeon-woo feels an inordinate amount of reward when he saves people. Munsan-gun is a crazy person who can’t even hate anyone. The world that Kim Yeon-woo sees is clearly harsh, but there is probably a sparkling hope hidden within it. The world Munsan sees is sometimes sharp, but usually it is soft and soft like a marshmallow.”

“What nonsense...”

“But I can’t guess.”

“....”

“Why live? Why do you help people? Why do you pretend like nothing happened? Or is it really okay?”

At the park, I thought I had a pretty good grasp of the ingredients, but the more I learned, the more I realized that Jaeheon Lee was a person whose true intentions were unknown.

“I know. When I was in real life, you joined hands with Detective Hong Gyeong-jun and looked for me. They even tried to find me by imitating customers I didn’t match with. Are you Majo? Do you like being criticized? Oh, of course I know. It’s not that I really have a masochistic hobby, it’s just that I decided it was more efficient. “I know, I know.”

But would it really be human if one could always live efficiently?

“You’re not emotionally dull like me or my colleagues.”

Song In-myeong was like this from birth. I couldn’t empathize with the pain. I didn’t even feel the need. The suffering of others is just an efficient means to get what I want. Young Song In-myeong, who was bored with everything in the world, needed stimulation and eventually took this path.

‘If you think about it, that guy named In-ho Jeong is also kind of strange.’

Just by looking at him, I could see that he had a narrow range of emotions like Song In-myeong. I can’t believe I lead a boring life without seeking further stimulation on such topics. Although he was a difficult person to understand, he was a talented person that I wanted to attract to this industry even more.

Song In-myeong swallowed his thoughts and continued speaking.

“Well... I think we can figure this out little by little. “Right?”

“Anyone wants.”

“You were looking for me too. You know you can’t kill me anyway, right? Those of you who have an aversion to killing will hesitate to harm me and die by my hands. No matter how out of their wits they are, there is no way those professional police officers would allow something like that...”

“I’m sorry, but I’m not afraid of killing people.”

“But I also know that killing me in the other world would be a loss.”

The void left by a dead survivor in the underworld is replaced by a mannequin that imitates the survivor’s behavior. Even if you kill Song In-myeong here, the ‘Song In-myeong’ in reality will still remain and commit murder, and if it tries to hide, it will be more difficult to catch it.

“It would be better to talk to them in a hidden world like now and lure them in some way to induce a reaction or make a deal... because they know that the best thing to do is to set a trap and catch them in reality and put them in a cage. “There is no way Lee Jae-heon would kill me.”

Of course, there are other ways.

“Well, it wouldn’t matter if you cut off all of my limbs, deprived me of my mobility, and left me in a state where I could barely breathe. Anyway, when I return to reality, all the injuries I sustained here will disappear. Right? But what if I get scared and hide from reality? “If I go abroad, it will be difficult to catch me for the rest of my life, right?”

And I’m not sure if a person named Lee Jae-heon could be that cruel. Even if he could, would he really make that choice while his cute friends, whom he calls ‘chicks’, are watching? Song In-myeong decided that it was not.

He said with a grin.

“I didn’t show up proudly for no reason.”

There was no way Song In-myeong would die unless he was unlucky enough to be killed by a monster, and unless he was very lucky, he was unlikely to be killed by a monster either. That’s right, Song In-myeong was very fast on his feet. If you want to make a living with this job in this small area of land, you have to have the talent to run away.

“Oh, honestly, it’s nice to see. Our Bian doesn’t open up easily, but I guess only really good people gathered here. “He talks a lot.”

“...That’s not it....”

“If you capture those people and use them as hostages, you won’t be able to say anything, will you? Did you say it was Munsan-gun? I’m quite attracted to that too. There are a lot of babies that don’t look like they can even take a bite... Don’t you think they will cry loudly if you point out one finger at a time?”

“....”

“Aha, I’m not saying I’m going to do that.”

A smile came out on Vivian’s white face.

“Think about it, kid. “Why would I use such a troublesome method when there are talented people here who are full of humanity and would rather sacrifice themselves than let others mess with them?”

“...ah.”

“....”

“Shall I help you?”

“...if you help me.”

“I don’t want anything special.”

Song In-myeong grinned.

“Just three times when you meet me in real life... let’s just pretend you don’t catch me.”

Three editions.

In it, I had to win Lee Jae-heon’s favor.

* * *

Immediately after completing a non-transaction with Song In-myeong.

‘I didn’t expect this.’

Jaeheon Lee was dumbfounded. I had the intention of gently coaxing him into using him during the expedition to Unhak High School, but I never thought he would cooperate so actively.

Even the conditions were generous.

‘Meeting only three times in real life? It’s not difficult. It’s not that difficult....’

It’s natural that when things go too well, you start to doubt the way the world is going. Jaeheon Lee was able to calm his confusion only after recalling once again his assumption that the owner of this world would be his wife. I had been begging all my life, so unexpected luck was unfamiliar to me.

Well, that’s it.

“...Will Vivian want to talk to me?”

How dare this bastard leave me and go see Song In-myeong?

Lee Jae-heon, holding Vivian’s shoulders, began to rave under the guise of nagging.

“Do you have a mind or not? You knew what harm that bastard would do to you, so you went to meet him alone. You may think that I was bored and chased the student around like an obedient dog. You may not trust me, but I am an adult and you are a student. “Do you know how ridiculous it is to go to a natural disaster like that and try to solve it on your own without any help from adults?”

What was the reason for safely seducing Vivian and hovering next to her? Song In-myeong was to prepare a place to take advantage of natural disasters. I should have been careful as the purpose was to negotiate with a cautious fugitive, but I was so frustrated that I almost missed it while I was sleeping.

Lee Jae-heon, who had been longing for Vivian as much as his heart was pounding, made eye contact with the young man.

“Vivian, what I’m saying right now....”

“....”

“...Are you really listening?”

Lee Jae-heon’s expression became vaguely distorted.

The eyes are wide open, the corners of the lips tightly closed are slightly twisted. Lee Jae-heon’s eyebrows slowly furrowed at the strange face, not knowing if he was just trying to cry or laugh. By the looks of it, it seemed like he wasn’t really listening to me.

“Hey student.”

“yes.”

“....”

“I was wrong.”

“Uh...”

“Thank you.”

Lee Jae-heon blinked at the voice that fell as usual.

“I made a mistake because I was nervous. I’m sorry for causing you any inconvenience.”

“...No, not even to the lungs....”

“I will try to ensure that Song In-myeong does not harm Lee Jae-heon or others.”

“....”

That’s a great reflective attitude that reflects the feedback well.

“...okay.”

Why do I feel like my life is messed up?

Really why...?

(Continued in the next part)