Chapter 174 – The Reappearance of the Monster

It smells.
The characteristic pungent smell of chemically treated photos.
I was sitting on the sofa with my legs wide apart, smiled and asked when the doctor who handled the albums and frames entered.

“It’s over?”

The doctor replies with an excited expression.

“Yes. It’s over.”

“How are you feeling?”

“It’s just… I’m sad? I think that’s just about right. It was something I was attached to… Of course not now.”

It was a doctor who hurriedly added more words to make me feel bad.
After washing her hands, she sticks next to me and sniffs at her.

“It smells. Shall I open another window?”

“It’s okay. It will fall soon.”

“I’ll call the antiques dealer tomorrow and have them pick it up.”

I gently massaged the doctor’s leg, which had climbed onto mine.

“Don’t report each one to me, your sister can take care of it.”

“I still want to tell you.”

“Then do it.”

When the doctor with a sullen grin tried to hold my hand,

Kurleung!

There was thunder outside, and then it started to rain.
The doctor got up from his seat and closed the window, leaving only a small window open.
In that state, she quietly listens to her rain, then turns her head after stretching her.

“Rainy days are nice because you are here… Do you want some coffee?”

“It’s good to give.”

“Anything warm? Or is it cold?”

“Something warm.”

“I see.”

While the doctor brewed coffee, I checked the TV for any news worth listening to.
Until last week, there were no monster stories that came out from time to time.
Now it’s just completely routine news. It was proof of a peaceful world.
Isn’t it all thanks to this demon king? Humans should thank me for being merciful.

I’m passing the time by switching the channels, but at some point the doctor who finished coffee gives me a mug.

“It’s done.”

Taking the cup, I sipped my coffee.
The taste is deep. You changed a lot of beans.
It’s much better than the mild coffee I drank for the first time when I entered this house.
Let’s laugh thinking about the past, and the doctor widens his eyes.

“What’s the matter?”

“No… Nothing.”

I, who was watching the doctor closely, wanted to bring out the business I had in mind.

“Should I make a device tomorrow?”

“From tomorrow? Okay.”

“And I want to put one constraint on it when I make it.”

“Restrictions? What restrictions?”

“Let us control Aether.”

The doctor, not understanding the meaning of my words, tilted his head.

“What are you talking about?”

“They say we have to agree to make the device work.”

The doctor put his hand over his mouth.
Shocked by her sensitive words, she soon put on her calm face and tried to convince me of her.

“Is it really necessary…? It’s a restriction of freedom… So far there’s been no problem. Even Sehwa and Yuria only transformed when absolutely necessary.”

“Sylvia and Adele are very strong. The capacity of Aether itself is much higher than Sehwa and Yuria’s… If it could be charged and used freely, I don’t know what it would do.”

“You don’t trust those two?”

“To be honest, I doubt it. Since you’re not an Earthling, it’s impossible to investigate what you’ve been doing before. Adele uses the power called divine power and has the power to purify monsters, so even if it’s okay, Sylvia-san is a problem.”

“What’s wrong?”

“It’s hard to read the inside. You seem to be hiding something.”

The doctor thought it over and denied me.

“She didn’t look like that when she talked to me… And Sylvia is a fit for Aether. She basically has a good heart.”

“Your sister knows. Those who firmly believed that they were on the good side tried to overthrow the United States. No one knows what humans are like.”

“Yeah, yes, but… But…”

“If you are really worried, would you do this? First, you secretly plant a device you can control, observe the situation, and then decide whether to remove it or not. How is it? Remove the device once you have determined that you can completely trust both of them.”

“Well…”

The doctor, who was deeply troubled, nodded his head as if he had decided to take a step back.
The doctor has complete trust in me now.
However, since he had not been corrupted by magic, he did not want to do anything to kill him.
Even now, I decided to follow my will, but I couldn’t understand it.
Time will solve this.
It wasn’t long before the doctor assimilated into my values.

**

From the next day, we started building the device.
Thanks to my understanding of future science, I quickly learned how to make it, and sat side by side with the doctor and smoothly built the framework of the device.

For the first three days, I only worked, so the production speed was very fast.
But after that it slowed down.
This is because the doctor said he would learn yoga and went to the academy from morning to noon.
Also, the fertile period came and asked me for a relationship without even trying.
Her libido was so strong that she often got wet before she even started.

It is the same today, the fourth day. The doctor, who had been to yoga, stopped making devices and was staring at him with his eyes wide open, asking for a game.
Sensing her gaze, I took off her microscope and let out a helpless laugh.

“Do you want to do it now?”

“Yes…”

“Let’s go back home. We are working now.”

The shy doctor’s expression changed completely.

“Even though I was reluctant, I did your favor.”

It meant making a button that could control the device.
It was a word I used yesterday, but it was both funny and absurd to use it today.
Putting down the polymers-only welding machine, I said.

“I asked you to go to sleep? What kind of deal do we have?”

As my voice rose, the doctor stung.
But he didn’t back down at all.

“Sorry if I misunderstood. But you also promised. I promise to do a lot during my childbearing years. Since it is infertility, let’s try together.”

“Your fertile period isn’t just today, so why? And when I get home, I don’t stretch right away… I do it with my sister until dawn. Yesterday, I did it three times in the lab, and I went back and did more.”

“It’s because I’m anxious… I’ve never had children, and I don’t have time…”

A doctor who expresses complicated feelings by turning the chair left and right.
I moved closer to the doctor and stretched out my arm and rubbed the back of her neck gently.
When she seemed to calm down, I asked in a gentle tone.

“Sister, did you receive an ovulation inducer prescription at the hospital today?”

“Yeah… I have to take it for four days from today.”

“Did you get an ovulation injection?”

“They say you’ll get the injection the day after tomorrow.”

“The reason my sister couldn’t get pregnant even though she tried before was because she didn’t think about trying something like this. Don’t worry, everything will be fine. I bet you.”

The doctor’s complexion brightened a little.

“Yeah… Sorry for pushing…”

“Come on.”

I spread her arms wide, and the doctor comes into my arms as if jumping off a chair.
Originally, I would have moved carefully as it was a place where I was making devices, but seeing them rushing at me, I felt like I had fallen a lot.
I said as I gently stroked her back.

“Shall we go see a movie we haven’t seen today?”

“I like it…”

“Then make a reservation…”

Beep-! Beep-!

An alarm that goes off at the right time to speak.
Surprised, we looked at the monitor at the same time without anyone saying anything.
The word [Caution] Appeared in large letters on the monitor in the center of the dashboard.
Then, a woman’s voice mixed with mechanical sounds was heard.

[Ivelian energy has been detected.]
[Ivelian energy has been detected.]

The doctor’s eyes widened.

“Ji… What is this…?”

In the past, when the alarm sounded, we would have prepared for it immediately.
However, due to the long peace, Dr. Spread couldn’t calm down for a moment.
Without saying a word, I pushed my chair to the dashboard and looked at the location where the portal would open.

“It’s Argentina.”

“Argentina? It’s a country on the opposite side of Korea…!”

“I can go right now, so what’s the fuss? Calm down and check the status of the portals in Argentina.”

“Ah Okay. Wait a minute…”

Shaking her hair and coming to her senses, the doctor tapped her keyboard.
The doctor who checked the portal’s condition nodded.

“It’s okay. It’s running normally. What about the Evelyn Gauge? What rank monster is it?”

“It stopped at 54 percent. It’s grade C.”

“Then you will need a Beast Slayer. I’ll call YuRia.”

Doctor, why did you leave out Sehwa? You can see the whole inside.
Why don’t you just pluck up the courage and ask? How is your relationship now?
Of course, now is not the time to talk about that.
Putting the wireless communicator in his ear, the doctor immediately connected it to Yuria’s device.

-Doctor, tell me.

Yuria’s clear voice.
The doctor asks in the most calm tone possible.

“Did you hear the beep?”

-Yes, I saw the information on the device. Class C, located in Argentina… Right?

“Right. Can I go now?”

-I’ll leave right away.

“We too…”

The doctor, who was about to say something, hurriedly corrected his words when I shook my head.

“Since it’s a C grade, it will be enough alone. I’ll be watching you on the monitor.”

-I know.

The doctor who ended the communication stomped his feet and looked at me.

“Jihyeok, shouldn’t we go too…?”

“Done. It’s grade C. If it is 54%, it is a low-ranking monster among them.”

“But it’s been a while since a monster appeared. The World Alliance and Argentina may not be able to get the response process right.”

“You should be grateful for helping out for free. I think we did enough to let YuRia go. The rest is their business. Besides, even if you take a fighter jet, it will take hours to get there. Our bodies can’t stand the portal. So it’s better to just watch from here.”

“Ha…”

The doctor sighed and leaned back in his chair.
Even though he must have lost his temper because he was fed up with the World Union, it seems that his love for humanity still remains.
I wish I could turn my back on humanity soon… But I can’t help it.
The doctor did not instill malice, so let’s understand.
Until she becomes a saint of mine, at least until she can’t use her powers, she has to be very careful.

Approaching the doctor with her worried expression on her face, I put her hand on her shoulder and pressed it gently.
Then he reassured the doctor.

“If Yuria-san goes quickly, she might end up without any sacrifices.”

“Yes…”

“Are you unfamiliar with me doing this?”

“…. No. I agree with you…”

“Don’t stress. It is a very important time.”

“Okay… But is Tyrat going to be active again soon?”

That’s right, try to be active. Our pretty monsters are thirsty for blood.

“Because the monster appeared… I guess so, right?”

“Where on earth is it that I can’t find it… It’s a big deal, really…”

“There is a possibility that it is not on Earth, but in space.”

“Well… Since he uses portals similarly to us… It’s understandable.”

While chatting with the doctor, I manipulated the monitor to illuminate the portal closest to the monster.
Shortly thereafter, Yuria in a beast slayer state appeared from the portal that was lying in the middle of nowhere.
She looked around her in a tight leotard and skirt, with her hair in a light green braid tucked down one of her shoulders.
It’s been a really long time since I saw that look. I remember the day Astaroth died.

-Kooooo!!

The roar of a monster can be heard from far away.
YuRia, who kicked the ground vigorously once and flew into the air, kicked the air as if she were stepping on her transparent stairs and flew in the direction of her sound.
I piloted the drone I had set up next to her portal to follow Yuria.
Afterwards, I sat in her chair and watched the monitor leisurely.