Chapter 81 – Episode 81 – A Girl Who Graduates From Human Life and Wants to Become an Eumma.

* Episode 81 – A girl who graduates from being human and wants to become a demon

『Hey, what on earth are you doing there…? ?』

Immediately after work, I met Ian on a video call.

This witch cosplay is getting tired of looking at me.

“How do I know that? I didn’t want to cooperate with the Sex Cops or anything like that. I wanted to go down and find Leah.”

『No, I know that. Even if you know, you have no choice but to ask. How on earth could you get caught up in something like that on the 15th floor?』

“I don’t know either. It’s the guys’ fault for going out like that in the first place, not mine for stopping them.”

『That’s right, but you’re also trying to stop it again.』

Ha.

『Are you hurt anywhere?』

“Not at all. If there were no hostages, we would have won even if we had fought head on.”

『You call yourself a D rank. When you have time later, go to the association and ask for a new rank adjustment.』

“The top doesn’t control it, so what can the association do? I think it’s cool for the lower ranks to beat the higher ranks, so I’ll just leave it alone.”

『… Otaku bastard.』

Beyond her video call, her Ian was pressing the corner of her eye.

While wondering what to do about this, she nodded repeatedly, saying she understood.

『Thanks to you, I’m glad we didn’t go to war with the 15th floor. I didn’t want to mess around with them.』

“Looking at it, they are organizing an army, and it is even connected to the gimmick of the upper class. They are at the provincial level now, but won’t they appear at the national level later?”

『You noticed it too?』

“I just shook hands with Eumma, who is volunteering to be governor, and received a certificate.”

『It’s really absurd. Even if I search the whole world, you would be the first person to receive a certificate from Eumma.』

We were laughing haha, but inside we were cold.

Fuck. Is Eumma forming an army?

What happens when this comes down to earth?

It’s absurd.

『I will take care of this, so you can keep doing what you are doing. Just in case, I’m telling you, don’t follow me around to get a thank you.』

“Are you going to get eaten as expected?”

『I’m just saying this just in case. The 15th floor demons are ambiguous children where reason and instinct coexist. Even though the situation is like this, I will serve you without any hesitation, but just as there is no animal in the world that doesn’t bite people, Eumma is all the same bitch in front of her dick.』

Judging from the way you spoke, it seems like you were selling a favor appropriately.

『Did you just say [Kids World]? We didn’t receive that information. As you said, the search for missing persons on the 15th floor was left to a guild specializing in search, so they are monopolizing that information.』

“Even when the 50th floor opened three years ago?”

『So this action is also understandable. It must have been information that had been secretly released since then. The terrorists caught that information before we did.』

So, the crazy people who point their swords at enemies knew about the existence of that site.

It is understandable if the information was spread among the search guilds three years ago.

The speed of finding Leah is so fast.

“It’s so frustrating that the lower guilds know something that even the Demon Eyes didn’t know.”

『We don’t know everything. They’re already cooperating with the government’s information control. Do you think there are idiots who can tell us something?』

Well.

『You’re looking for Auntie Zita’s daughter. Is there anything you want to ask me?』

“Hey. Now that I think about it, I heard a very meaningful word earlier.”

『What is it?』

“What is graduation?”

『Where did you hear that?』

“Paguri police.”

He didn’t hide his surprise at my answer.

『That’s information that only adults in Eumma know and the kids who live there don’t. Only Eumma, who was a former civil servant, knows that. It’s only day 1, and you’ve caught it well?』

“Do you know this information?”

“Huh. That’s information my mom dug up. At the time, it was our guild that signed an agreement with the 15th floor, so I overheard it then.』

As expected, 1st place.

Other than a little fuss, I feel reassured.

I lowered my voice, thinking I could just sum up what I didn’t know about Kids World.

“What is graduation?”

『Graduation mentioned there refers to the stage of leaving the side of one’s parents. As you know, it is a place where orphans from all over the world gather. Currently, up to the 29th floor has been reopened and children without parents are starting to gather, so we are planning to change the structure slowly.』

“Water change? Wait, Worthing is a bit like that?』

What is independence from being away from one’s parents?

They’re all kids, right?

“Is it possible that the children suddenly grow into adults?”

『Similar. Because you stop being a human and become a demon.』

“…”

My mouth fell silent as the truth of anger came rushing in.

『To be exact, an onma apprenticeship. Even if you just graduated, you’re still a child at heart, so there’s nothing sexual going on. You get a new body, prepare to become a demon, and then become active when you become an adult.』

“Then the kids here… Will they grow up…?”

『Not everything.』

Ian looked at his surroundings beyond the video.

I told the truth while being careful to see if anyone would listen.

『Children raised here on the 15th floor do not grow physically or mentally. So, there are countless children who repeat elementary school for several years. Among them, there are rare children who appear who have become mentally mature, and such children are selected and encouraged to ‘graduate’.』

He gestured behind me with his point across the screen.

『Look here. You can tell from the eavesdroppers living on the 15th floor. They have instincts, but they still have reason inside. As time passes, the apprentice eumma becomes closer to the eumma, and when instinct and reason are in harmony, it is reborn as a real eumma.』

“Here… Downstairs…?”

『Be at ease. The demons below the 15th floor are mobs created by the tower. So, you act instinctively without reason and when you die, you disappear into dust. But this one is different. There are a lot of ‘former’ humans mixed in.』

“Fuck…”

I remembered it.

If you think about it, the eumma killed downstairs turned to dust, but the eumma here shed blood.

As if alive.

『Is it in front of the school?』

“… Okay.”

I looked around.

It’s a dark night.

The hunter who committed the crime was arrested and taken away, and I am standing here alone.

The streets where Eumma does not walk are literally no different from the scenery I used to live in.

『It is a society and a sand castle built by orphans abandoned by us humans. It is also an otherworld that existed before it descended here in Korea. When the tower didn’t appear here, it was in another world and took in orphans there too.』

The scale is getting too big.

My head hurts.

“The concept of the 11th to 15th floors is maternal love…?”

『It’s a kind of hint.』

“… Ha. I’m feeling guilty right now, what should I do?”

『Put strength into your shoulders. You didn’t commit murder on the 15th floor. The people below that level are truly characterless mobs. I think it is a sand monster created by the accumulation of remnants of emotions and desires that flowed here.』

“…”

“Calm down. You were liked by the sluts on the 15th floor and not criticized.』

It’s just as they say.

I don’t think I’m mentally weak enough to be shaken by something like this.

“Then what happens to the boy?”

『There are those in the upper class who clearly target women, so go through an apprenticeship and get a job there. Right now, on the 21st floor, an incubus appears targeting women. After that, when you reach the 25th floor, there is a layer like this where the incubuses who still have rationality live.』

“Is that also a treaty area?”

『Right.』

I brushed my chin.

After spending my adolescence as an apprentice eumma, I start working in earnest when I become an adult…

It’s a great place.

『But why graduate?』

“…”

『Who graduated and looks like that?』

“I’m your daughter.”

『Leah?』

“They said so.”

『Well, the child must be very mature. It was like that three years ago, but I can’t even imagine what it’s like now.』

“If what you say is true, it means that he is approaching his teenage years as an apprentice eumma somewhere in this large city.”

“That’s right. He must be pretending to be a saint in the body of a demon. Of course, it won’t be sexual, but it’s dangerous if you leave it for too long.』

“Fuck.”

I thought I was okay, but I was mentally shaken.

I immediately smoked a cigarette mixed with herbs.

Thanks to this, my head became clearer, but this reminded me of something else that could be a problem.

“Wait a minute, what happens if this becomes known to you?”

『You’re already a mental slut. Can you tell me this? Are you crazy?』

“No, not me. What happened on the 15th floor is now known everywhere. Besides me and them, there was another party that came to look for Leah. Didn’t they hear the news?”

『Huh?』

“Does the Mechanic Guild know about graduation?”

『You are also a high ranker, and Auntie Zita is a member of the advance team that ran with my mom… There’s no way you don’t know about graduation…』

Ian’s gaze trembled.

She immediately dropped her phone and screamed beyond the screen.

[Hey! Is there anyone outside!?]

[Did you call me?]

[Gather people! Find all the kids who went up to the 15th floor today and contact me!]

[Suddenly?]

[There is no time to explain! Those who went up should have returned by now! Those bastards who are cheating on Aunt Zita today need to be punished!]

There was chaos beyond the screen.

Shouts are coming and going, and the nameless opponent is being swayed.

Not long after, Ian returned behind the phone screen.

『Are you okay there?』

“Not yet. They kept asking me what I was doing in the morning, but now I haven’t heard from them, and it’s quiet.”

『I’ll be going to the lady’s from now on, so you can take care of it. If anything happens, prioritize my phone call rather than Auntie Zita’s phone call.』

“We’ve signed a treaty, so what can’t Maan do for us? What they’re saying makes sense.”

『The treaty at the time clearly stated that all children who came to the 15th floor were their citizens. Even when I contacted you right after the opening of the 10th floor, my requests for Leah were completely ignored.』

“Why?”

『At the time of the treaty, a lot of residents on the 15th floor died due to the actions of ignorant hunters. I didn’t mention the 14th floor, but the 15th floor has doctors. The incident at that time was also treated as a genocide, so our relationship is not very good. How dare you return the daughter of Aunt Zita, who was involved-』

“It’s true that the top owner took this child as punishment, so they can’t help him?”

『… They say so.』

“Oh fuck, my bone hurts.”

In the meantime, the other side is preparing to leave.

This phone call is also coming to an end.

Just when I thought I should hang up quickly and go do my work.

『But how were you going to search in the first place?』

“What?”

『First of all, since I climbed to the 15th floor, I thought there must have been some clever move.』

“You seem to be misunderstanding something, but this company has been specializing in finding people for a long time.”

『Even though it is a specialty, it is definitely a corpse specialty.』

This witch stabs me where it hurts.

“Even though it was a corpse, I am confident that I will find the person now. I came here with the intention of catching the tail within a week at the latest, so don’t worry.”

The witch grinned at my assertion.

『Can I trust you?』

“I believe.”

『You can’t find it?』

“Find it.”

『Are you going to lose?』

“Win.”

『… They say they can’t find it.』

“You sound like you’re losing your temper just because I accepted your joke. Just go do your own thing and go do your own thing.”

『Ugh~ I have to go and please the lady as soon as I finish work~.』

I ignored No. 1’s whining about why her life was like this and greeted the night breeze.

I put the cigarette in her mouth into the portable ashtray and sprayed the potion again.

Hehe.

-Kung.

-Kkkk!

Hehe!

-Kung!

Even while I was on the phone, many dogs gathered around me.

To be exact, it is a bitch.

The reason I stayed here until late at night after the terrorist attack was over was no different.

At this point, I sprinkled the potion and continued to collect the dogs.

‘It’s quite a gathering.’

At first there were about 5, and he ordered them to be used to bring other bitches.

From there, 10 more bitches were ordered to be brought in, bringing the number to 20.

I repeated that, and now the number has exceeded 50.

‘Has it finally started to attract animals other than bugs? They even have better brains than bugs. If a bug gives you a vague sense of command, it behaves well.’

Dogs with a strong sense of smell are especially easy to collect and helpful for searches.

“Follow me.”

The bitches barked all at once.

“Woof! Give me your dick and cum too!”

There was something that wasn’t an animal mixed in along the way, but it was immediately kicked away.

In the early hours of the morning in a classroom, I stole a child’s belongings and left them in the hands of the dogs.

… Anyone could see that it was a pervert.