Chapter 553 – Life’s Aspirations

“Do you know what your physical condition is right now?”

Lee Choa did not think deeply about Roman’s question.

I just give the answer that comes to mind right away.

“I get a health checkup every year. There was nothing wrong.”

“Hmm…”

An answer that goes far beyond expectations.

Damage to the congenital Qi is not something that can be observed with machines in hospitals.

While observing Lee Cho-ah’s reaction, Roman began to formulate several hypotheses.

Roman, who sat across from her, stroked her chin and continued to think.

Ichoa asked, fiddling with her can of coffee.

“Aren’t you asking about your health?”

“No. That’s right. Then, are you aware of the power you use?”

Roman showed an example with a slight spark of energy at the tip of her finger.

Because it was her familiar energy, Ichoa did not hide it and expressed her positivity.

“Similarly, I also use mysticism. However, it is difficult to understand what you mean by awareness of power. I am sorry.”

“It’s nothing to be sorry for.”

Roman understood that she had to first check with the woman in front of her.

‘It’s grandiose. This is called mystery.’

I definitely knew the name, and now is the main point and important moment.

After neatly emptying the contents of her can, Roman made eye contact with Lee Cho-ah.

“Do you know what the source of the power called mystery is?”

“···Isn’t it spiritual power?”

A serious reaction, not a joke.

Atra, who was quietly listening to the conversation next to her, closed his eyes tightly due to her sadness.

‘You really don’t know.’

Using one’s life force to deal with a ghost was neither courageous nor courageous.

Simply ignorance.

Among the hypotheses Roman had in mind, this was the worst direction.

“I wonder why you think that. Who taught you how to use this power?”

“···.”

Lee Cho-ah’s mouth was tightly shut.

The man across from me knows how to use mysteries, so how can he ask about the source?

“Is this data impossible to leak externally?”

Roman spoke out again to her, who was unable to hide her complicated mind.

Lee Choa nodded slightly, saying yes.

“···I’m sorry.”

“I understand.”

Even though Roman lived as a mercenary living and dying based on information in his previous life, he did not know the other side of her society.

They must have strict rules regarding concealment.

Now that I’m faced with people who are presumed to be of the same type, I’m probably opening my mouth a little.

‘In that case.’

Roman abandoned the conversation style he had been sticking to. This requires a different direction.

The priority is to arouse interest and scrape information through responses.

“As the conditions for obtaining this power in a vacuum are limited, it is only possible to predict, but it becomes a problem if someone is intentionally training this.”

“···.”

“The possibility of flowering in a straight form is like this.”

Dismissal──!

“!!!”

The vitality burning at Roman’s fingertips disappears.

A dark red current ticks in that spot! Tick! It flashed and made a sound.

‘Is that from the video from that time…?’

Lee Choa stared intently at the small brain flower growing on the tip of his finger.

It is small, incomparable to the thunder that rumbled in the sky, as seen in the community, but its immeasurable intensity is intact.

Except for herself, all women are very familiar with that power.

I swallow dry saliva alone.

Lee Cho-ah tentatively put his mouth on her empty can and cautiously opened her lips.

“I am embarrassed to not be able to answer the previous question, but may I ask why mystery is a problem…?”

“Of course. I’ll explain briefly.”

It’s a good trend for Ichoah to show her interest and ask first.

Returning the current inside her, Roman sat down and tilted her upper body slightly forward.

“The power that is simply called mystery is the power that burns life into firewood and creates light.”

“···.”

The reality of mystery, the only weapon and means of the Special Forces Department to deal with ghosts.

The true identity of something that I had thought I could only rely on and not understand for the rest of my life was poured into Lee Cho-ah’s ears so easily.

“It is easy to understand that it consumes accumulated stamina and energy. If the output is increased or the time of use is prolonged, the fundamental vitality is damaged, causing problems such as short life.”

“···.”

“You can trust the information I give you, or you can doubt it. Isn’t it difficult to take it literally?”

As the saying goes, it is hard to believe the information given by the person I met for the first time today.

It was actually the right decision, but when I mentioned that it was an ability to burn life and use it, it came to mind in a corner of my memory.

Abnormal phenomena occurring to Lee Cho-ah and the members of the special department.

Sudden death unexpectedly happens to veterans.

No matter how hard I try, my physical strength is rapidly decreasing rather than increasing.

Fatigue and desire for sleep began to eat up my days off.

Among the special forces members working in the field, there was even talk that it might be caused by exposure to ghost energy.

‘Maybe what I’m hearing is a lie and my prediction is correct…’

Ichoa, who was chewing her lower lip, looked for an answer without avoiding Roman’s gaze, which made her body flinch.

“I want to know why you are telling me this.”

In the end, the most important thing is this.

Why did he suddenly give me this information and bring me to this room?

If the purpose was to dig up information from the special department, they wouldn’t have even allowed him to use his cell phone.

‘They probably tortured him in the first place.’

Let’s wait for Lee Cho-ah’s answer, who is very nervous with that assumption.

Roman raised the corners of his mouth and gave a cool answer.

“I received a favor from a close friend.”

“···Yes?”

“We will train you to use the right strength. And we will fix your broken body.”

An unexpected answer.

Ichoa blinked her eyes blankly, and Roman added one more word to her.

“I will do everything assuming you want it. I will not force you to do it.”

If the truth is true, it is a good opportunity.

But how many people can bite into this without any doubt?

“Who is that friend?”

“I can’t tell you. You won’t know until I tell you.”

Lee Cho-ah’s expression turns ambiguous at the immediate answer.

Roman didn’t say anything at the frustrated look on her face.

Because I understand.

A conversation that was cut off for a moment like that.

Looking at Lee Cho-ah, who had finished managing her expression, Roman began to persuade her in a low and serious voice.

“I’ll tell you this bluntly. If you leave it like this, you will die within 10 years.”

“···.”

It was expected that it would be a shocking statement to her party, but surprisingly Lee Cho-ah’s reaction was bland.

She doesn’t have a face that you think is a lie or that you don’t understand.

Even though she accepted it, she was close to being calm.

“You’re not surprised at all?”

“Ah, I was surprised that it was longer than I thought. I never thought I would be alive 10 years from now…”

Isn’t the job very dangerous? So I might die today or tomorrow.

She ponders that she has that mindset.

It is clearly visible to Roman and her wives.

‘I have no aspirations in life.’

I could feel Rin’s heart sinking with sadness as she watched in her image.

Separately, this was a big problem for Roman as well.

Regardless of her talent, if she does not have the desire to learn and the thirst to quench, there is no answer in teaching.

Conversation cut off once again.

Roman, who was tapping his finger on the chair, went off-topic and started talking.

“How do you spend your day?”

“···I just work and exercise when I have time.”

“What else do you do? On holidays?”

“I tend to sleep as much as possible on holidays to maintain my stamina.”

Sleep to fill the increased sleep time.

There is nothing else to do.

“The increased sleep time is most likely due to the damage I mentioned earlier. What would you do if you didn’t sleep?”

Lee Choa was speechless.

Because there is nothing I really want to do.

Roman stared at her as she closed her lips and couldn’t open them.

“Assuming everything I say is true, are you willing to learn from me? No, I’m curious to know if you have the will to at least receive treatment in the first place.”

“···.”

If everything that man said is true, it would be a miraculous opportunity that will never happen twice in your life.

Nevertheless, for some reason, I think it’s okay if I don’t receive it.

Ichoa couldn’t come up with an answer, but Roman seemed to have already read her inner thoughts.

“If it is difficult to give an answer right away, please make a decision and contact us.”

“I understand…”

Roman wrote down her cell phone number on her notepad and handed it out.

Ichoah got up from her chair and took the paper with a look of disapproval on her face.

Aside from her empty spirit, there are also parts that make it difficult to trust her, so Roman thought the same thing.

“I hope you don’t mention anything about us to the outside world.”

“Yes, I will.”

“Of course, I would also like to ask you to do the same thing that happened at the park.”

“I understand…”

Lee Choa, who was packing her bag, suddenly stopped.

“Why are you doing that?”

“Wasn’t there anyone else in the park?”

“!”

Roman’s eyes widened at one word.

“It’s not the people here, it’s the black hair… Ugh!”

Ichoa felt a headache coming on her.

Between the itch that feels like a hole in my memory will be filled.

A pinprick-like pain surged through her, and she squeezed her eyes shut.

“Ugh…”

Her lips trembled, and her tears fell.

It wasn’t because of the pain in her head.

It’s because emotions that she doesn’t even understand are rising in her heart.

“Hah, haa…!”

Her breath catches in her throat as she realizes that she is forgetting something she should never forget.

She is now a half-hearted person who has cut out the memories that are more precious to her than anything else.

Obvious. Lee Choa can assure you.

She’s forgetting something.

She must get this back

“Are you okay!?”

Atra and Chloe supported Lee Choa, who was staggering.

Roman stood up, pushing the chair, and stood in front of her.

“Resolving your curiosity and doubts comes down to your own capabilities. If you don’t understand your current situation, you can increase your strength.”

“Power…?”

When she finds a solution, her crying stops. The tears stop like a lie.

Motivation and determination shined in Lee Choa’s eyes, and Jaroman smiled with a mixture of satisfaction and admiration.

‘That’s amazing.’

Lin assured me that Ichoa wouldn’t remember her. Even the moment she faced it.

If you repeat the act of forcibly pulling up information buried deep in your soul while you are in a weak state, it is dangerous because it can destroy or affect your current personality.

If she were left alone, she would bury Ichoa’s memories of her deeply to protect her body and her spirit.

She asked Roman not to comment directly until she confronted him.

Still, isn’t this a happy mistake?

A reality that her transcendental, Dokgo Rin, missed despite her rants.

The strength of the relationships she had in her past life was amazing.

“Have you made up your mind?”

Roman asks again.

Ichoa wiped her tears with the back of her hand.

She nodded.