Chapter 91 – Sewer Monsters

Sewer monster

Squeaky, soggy, soggy, soggy, sticky.

“El, Leah… Eh, El, Lena… Eh, Elena… Eh…”

Crunchy square, jjigeukjjigeuk, kkadeukkkadeuk, well well.

Trudge.

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Kagak- Kagagak-!

While frantically stepping on the accelerator, I managed to get over one of the jumps. As soon as I hit the ground, my butt hurts in pain. The impact was so strong that I was worried that the car body would collapse. Coarse stone dust splatters in all directions with sparks.

‘No, how is this a ride!’

Is this the taste of the daughter of the chairman of Sungkwang Group? I’ll turn around.

Right next to it, with a thump, a bumper car lands. Seol-Ah gritted her teeth and stepped on the accelerator to overtake the bumper car in front of her with the light on in her eyes. He seems to enjoy it openly now. Once again at a speed that does not know whether this is a bumper car or a sports car.

“Haha…!”

Jump over a terrifyingly high jump. I have long forgotten about fear. Only running. Other than that I don’t know

[There are three jumps in total. The last jump is ‘especially’ big! It’s so big it’s going to pierce through the ceiling!]

Yes?

Exchange glances with Seol-ah. At the same time.

Kwagak-!

The two bumper cars land at the same time and start running toward the endless jump in front of them. Looking ahead, I see a glowing arrow pointing up.

“Wait, this…”

Floor?

I’ve seen this a lot… Wait a minute. Isn’t this the Null Group’s ‘Non-Magnetic Railgun’?

Both eyes light up. I want to stop but in the end at a speed that I can’t stop. Step on the floor

“Sir, foot…!”

A military technology that uses the ‘magic’ contained in the magic stone to shoot bullets in the desired direction at ‘ultra high speed’. It is a technique that is consistently applied to the firearms that the Null group releases by default. Driving me crazy. No, why military technology-

Are you using it for rides?

The vehicle body leans forward at an incomparable speed. I don’t know if I should call this a bumper car. Missiles, not bumper cars. It’s a rocket I look up and see that the ceiling is open.

Two bumper cars cut through the wind, popping over the open ceiling.

It shoots like a cannonball.

“Uh, uhhh…! Taehoyah…!”
“Ugh, heh…!”

The clear sky touches my head. The terrifyingly glare of the sky obscures the view. A very short flight time.

“Heh, hehe, what is this…!”

After one word from Seol-ah, the bumper car starts to fall down again. I can’t hear what the relay team is saying. The fear that was eaten by adrenaline and forgotten once again encroaches on the heart. The feeling of being close to ‘real’ death.

Slightly on the bank.

It cracks.

“Ah.”

At the end of the death sentence, the memory is cut off.

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I don’t know what happened after that. All I know is that I was caught up in madness while running and overtaking over and over again. When I came to my senses, I was already on the podium. When I came to my senses, everything was over.

“Haa… It was so much fun…”

Seol-ah smiles as she holds the sleeve of my dress with her fingers. 1st place was… Seola.

She adapts in an instant and shows crazy cornering and is said to have passed her goal… Was Seol-ah this talented as a racer?

Seol-ah grabs my wrist.

“Where shall we go this time…?”

Seol-ah smiles and asks me. First of all… I want to rest.

“Let’s go to a cafe and take a break.”

Seol-Ah nods her head, saying she understood. With her fierce face, she raised her head and looked at the electric signboard in the distance… The race she ran earlier is playing on repeat.

The moment you open the door and enter the cafe. The atmosphere changes completely. Silence. All eyes are on me, and as if promised, she turns her head at the same time. The sound of talking again fills the café.

A gaze closer to respect than contempt. I feel that the atmosphere has definitely changed since that civic group.

“Shall we just get some coffee and leave?”

“Ugh… Then…”

To be honest, it’s a bit embarrassing.

She simply makes a coffee and sits down.

“Where shall we go next…?”

“Next?”

She originally planned to start with a roller coaster, ride a gyro drop, a dark ride, etc. There is no such thing as a specific choice. A zoo if you have to?

“Let’s eat something first. Then… How about a zoo?”

I take out her cell phone and roughly look for food nearby.

“Zoo?”
“Yes, do you have any other animals you like besides cats?”
“…An elephant?”
“There’s an elephant here too, so let’s fill our stomachs first and go see it right away.”
“Is there an elephant too?”
“Everything is there except for the monsters.”
“I-I see… Then where are we going to eat?”
“Umm… How about a restaurant?”
“Uh, uh huh? Isn’t it a bit expensive?”

Seol-ah is a little embarrassed.

“It’s okay. I’ll pay for it.”
“No no no…Then I’m sorry…”

Seol-ah and our eyes meet. Seol-ah says it’s okay and shakes her hand.

“Should we just eat a hamburger…?”

‘…Don’t you have any real money?’

A little strange.

Still, Seol-ah’s father is a lieutenant. Need to save this much money? There’s no way you’ll run out of money… Why?

“Okay. Then let’s eat a hamburger.”

Nod her head let’s get to know

Doesn’t your father give you a lot of pocket money? No, it can’t be. Because when she said that she only had a daughter, I could feel her sincerity. Nope, still…

“Ah.”

The bell rings.

“I’ll bring you coffee.”

Get up from your seat and receive the coffee the waiter hands you. She sits down again and hands Seol-ah a cup of coffee.

“Ah, thank you…”

Drinking coffee and thinking.

…Is something going on?

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As soon as she ate the hamburger, she hurriedly entered the zoo with Seol-ah.

“Ummm…”
“Hmm…”

Wherever I go now, eyes follow me.
While walking, a kid said, ‘Huh! Uncle, are you Kim Tae-ho? I’m a fan!” My sister’s academy student! Isn’t she a witch by any chance?’ Saying something like that and clinging to it. If you try to enjoy something, someone else will interrupt you in the middle to break your colic.

“Daddy, shall we go somewhere else soon…?”
“Let’s go, let’s go.”

About 30 minutes to do this. I feel like a monkey that has escaped from the zoo. The eyes do not break in all directions.

“Should I hide somewhere?”
“I’m worried…”

She wasn’t riding a bumper car. She glances up and looks at the billboard. She should have noticed when she even relayed it. I never dreamed that it would all be visible on that billboard. Afterwards, she contacted the customer center and hurriedly took down the video… But it was too late.

Most of the guests at this amusement park know me. Recognition is piercing through the ceiling that he did it right once as a knight. Dozens of cell phone lenses point at the two of us.

“Haha…”
“Whoa… Whoa…”

Barely avoiding people’s gaze, he runs away to a place where people are rare. Riverside nearby. A place where there are no people except for the rare floating duck boats.

Take a deep breath and sit down on the bench side by side.

“Rather than this… I think it was better when I was cursed at…”

“Really…?”

“No, it’s not real… I’m half serious. I didn’t expect people to flock to this extent. Is it okay to have to stand up?”

“I’m fine…”

I slowly look up at the sky. The sound of chirping sparrows echoes everywhere. If you look down along the slowly flowing river, you will see a small lake.

Because of the protruding tree branches, the already small lake looks even smaller. In the middle of the lake… There is a statue of the mascot of the theme park. Looking back at the source of the river… I can see a place where you can ride a duck boat at the end.

“You have to stand.”

“Yes?”

“Do you want to ride our duck boat together?”

Since I came to the theme park, I have to pick out some mulberries… But I can’t even ride a proper ride. The passing time is not worth it.

Seol-ah’s cheeks turn red.

“Oh, in a duck boat?”

“Yeah. Do you like it?”

“No! Oh, no, I don’t hate it… Uh, uh, no! Let’s go for a ride!”

Seol-ah jumps up from her seat. Then he grabs my wrist and lifts me up. Seol-ah moves her stiff legs and heads for the duck belly, hiding her reddened face.

“Are you okay?”

“It’s okay… Hee hee. I like duck boat…”

Seol-ah smiles broadly. Yeah, I’m glad you like it… Her face isn’t like that at all. I’m going to ask again if you’re really okay. Seol-ah grabs my wrist and stands in front of the duck boat.

“I’ll go in first…?”

I nodded and Seol-ah went inside the duck boat. I go inside and take a seat.

“I-I’ve only seen this kind of thing in cartoons…”

She says in a crawling voice as Seol-ah blushes on her cheeks.

“What?”

“Ah, oh, no…!”

Seol-ah shakes her hand.

“Let’s take a lap or two and think about where we’re going.”

“Yes…”

She puts her foot on the pedal.

“Have you ever been on a duck boat?”

“No, not yet…”

“Then I’ll let you know. I’m used to it because I’ve ridden with her girlfriend a few times.”

“Ah.”

Seol-ah’s face cooled rapidly. Hold on for a while Her face, which had hardened in an instant, returned to normal.

“Uh, ugh… That’s right… Yup.”

Seol-ah wiggles her leg.

“Oh, can you tell me…?”

A slightly subdued voice. Our eyes meet with Seol-ah. Then, Seol-ah smiled again. Umm… Are you okay?

“Then… Put your foot on the pedal.”

“Yes…”

“If both move at the same speed, it’s forward, if only you move, turn left.

“Yeah. I’ve never really done any exercise before…”

“Then turn right. See the mascot statue by the lake over there? Roughly go over there and do one or two laps? I’ll do two or three laps. I’ll go around at my own pace, but tell me if it’s still difficult. I’ll take a break in the middle.”

“Okay…”

Seol-ah looks at me and smiles. Seeing that, I laugh too.

“Then let’s go.”

Step on the pedal at the same time as Seola.

An old duck boat advances toward the lake. The boat shakes at the same time as the sound of splashing water. On a calm river, a duck boat plows through her leaves and moves forward.

“You have to stand.”

“Yes?”

“Sorry.”

“…Huh?”

Seol-ah puts on a puzzled expression for a moment.

“I just wanted to ride a bumper car…”

“Whew… Ugh, no need to be sorry… It was fun.”

Seol-ah sighs briefly and shakes her hand, saying she is nothing.

“Really? Then it’s good… It’s okay. But I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay. I’m grateful to be…?”

“Huh?”

“Because it was my first time. I had so much fun playing…”

Seol-ah takes her luck.

“I don’t have many friends… I can’t approach people well. It’s because Tae-ho was the first one who treated me without hesitation…”

She pedals slowly along the calm river. The duck boat is slightly pushed to the side by the thin tree branch that sometimes bumps into it.

“So there’s no need to be sorry… I like Taeho.”

“Do you remember Tehoya? When we first met…”

Nod her head Seol-ah smiles lightly.

“At that time, she was crying, so I thought she didn’t fit the original image… But it was just because Han Ye-rin was bullying me… Ah… I took her handkerchief as well.”

“The closer I got, the more I felt like I was. I don’t have friends like me, and like me… I have a normal family.

Seol-ah looks straight ahead and continues her story.

“All of them are similar. Only one thing is different…”

“What?”

“No…”

Seol-ah smiles broadly. A slowly flowing duck boat arrives at the lake.

“Do you remember that time, Tae-ho?”

“Huh? Which one?”

“Last time… When I was hurt. You carried me on your back…”

“Ah.”

I remember. When she sprained her ankle? Back then… I was so impatient… I feel dizzy even thinking about it now.

“It did.”

“…I don’t know if it was then. I started to like Taeho.”

The duck boat stops.

“…As a friend, as a gu…”

Seol-ah speaks in a crawling voice.

“It’s Taeho.”

Eyes meet each other.

“Thank you for being my friend. I will never forget it. Even if I die. Being by Taeho’s side… I’m happy. But, but… Why?”

“Huh?”

“Ugh, no…”

Again, pedal. A duck boat starts going round the lake.

“But… Someday…”

Seol-ah speaks in a crawling voice. She pedals hard… And thinks of where to go. The result of circulating continuously for about 20 minutes and reconciling the different views.

“I don’t know…?”

Nothing has been decided Because the day is the day, all the places where people are crowded are crowded… I can’t see the answer.

“Hey, let’s dock and look around…”

She slowly pedals back upstream. Anchor the duck boat and get up from your seat.

“Ah, stand up.”

“Thank you…”

I took Seol-ah’s hand and took it out of the duck boat. A cool breeze sweeps across the floor once. Scattered leaves cling to the coat.

“Whoa… Let’s go.”

“Yes…”

Seol-ah nodded. Once you’re walking… If there’s a ride that’s missing a certain amount of people, let’s go straight. After stretching once and turning on the fallen leaves attached to the body. Slowly get out of the riverside.

Are you all busy having fun? I feel that my eyes are relatively reduced.

Now… All we have to do is go to the rides…

Familiar black hair. Voluptuous breasts. Sharp eyes.

“Hello.”

Yerin Han.

Why are you… Here?

“Eh…? Why is Han Ye-rin here?”

Seol-ah turns on the lights in her eyes and glares at Han Ye-rin.

“Why are you here? I’m just here to play.”

Han Ye-rin puts a smile on her lips. My expression is stained with bewilderment.

“With the dog.”

“Yes?”
“What?”

Seol-ah and I are embarrassed at the same time. Yes?

“Ugh, everyone, don’t come closer…”

I’ll break her arm if I come over.

Seol-ah makes a very faint magic formula in her hand.

“Huh? Here… Are you going to break it?”

Han Ye-rin smiles and slowly approaches me. No, why all of a sudden…

A cold sweat drips on your forehead incessantly.

“There are so many eyes around me. They say you’re breaking my arm?”

“Eww…”

“You can’t do it. So put your arms down.”

“…”

Seol-ah hesitates and then… Lowers her arm.

“Should I stand or stand?”

“Annoying…”

“Whoa…”

Yerin Han lets out a short sigh of relief. As Han Ye-rin slowly approaches me, Seol-ah immediately clings to her side.

“Ugh…”

Han Ye-rin stares at Seol-ah. At the same time.

“Aww…”

Seol-ah also glared at Han Ye-rin.

No, why is everyone doing that?

“Haa… I can’t drop this.”

Han Ye-rin lets out a sigh of relief. Can’t you just fall?

“Follow me. Are you worried about the long line?”

“Yes?”

Yerin Han pulls out a card of hers from her pocket. Black card…?

“I’m sorry puppy. I interrupted. I was having fun and ruined the atmosphere. I’m sorry for everything. But, still…”

I can’t stay still like this.

“Let’s go together.”

Yerin Han grabs me with a big smile and drags me to her ride.

You can’t… Stay still?

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“Is this… A black card?”

Everything is high pass.

I rode all the rides that I couldn’t ride because of the rope.

As Han Ye-rin came up to me, she always asked me what I needed… And if she wanted anything, she brought it right on the spot. In the meantime, everything she thought uncomfortable in the theme park… Disappeared.

“There will be a parade soon.”

It’s already 6:00 PM.

Han Ye-rin smiles and looks at me.

Yeah, to be honest. That, thank you, but…

It’s a bit burdensome.

It’s like the two of them fighting with lights on, it’s a bit scary. Also, while fighting like that, if Han Ye-rin and Seol-ah want something, she takes care of it right away without discrimination. Seol-ah said thank you again, but she pressured her with the atmosphere. It feels like a shrimp caught between whales.

Is this really a fight in the middle sometimes? The two of them play well enough to want to, but fighting is the default, so it’s very bloody.

When I went to the game room in the middle… Uh.

Touch your forehead with your hand.

I was worried that he might be having cheating sex after he suddenly came, but fortunately, such a terrible thing did not happen. Rather, it’s so comfortable that it’s embarrassing.

In the middle, he called me separately and said that he originally intended to be more patient with the ‘sow play’ that he did the other day, but he couldn’t stand it. I even apologized for being sorry.

Then he reassured me that he would do it more occasionally from now on… Fuck.

Then it is.

I can see Han Ye-rin paying attention to every single thing I do. If I happen to say no… I’ve never done it since then. I hope Han Ye-rin…

Are you trying to be friends with me?

“What…”

Wouldn’t it? Probably not.

Try to ignore your thoughts.

“Tae-ho. Look over there. The parade is starting…”

“Oh…”

A parade with thousands of people. Since the chairman’s daughter had a first birthday party, it is said that the ship is larger than before and many people were mobilized… That’s how many?

“Let’s go quickly, puppy.”

Seol-ah and Han Ye-rin grab my wrists at the same time. Being dragged along, I walk the wide open road. I watch people approaching from afar. When I turned my head and looked at both sides, people were gathered at the end of the street, waiting for the parade.

The people in the middle are me, Seol-ah, and Han Ye-rin. And in the middle, it’s just a cameraman holding a camera and filming the parade.

“Wow…”

It definitely looks different from the front. Crowds come like waves…

It rattles.

“Huh?”
“…Yes?”
“Hmm?”

…Rumbled?

All three eyes are directed downward at the same time. I just heard something moving…

Ah.

“…Fuck!”

With Seol-ah and Han Ye-rin on her back, she quickly leaves her seat.

“Ugh, uh, go, puppy!?”
“Ahhh…”

At the same time.

Kuguagaga River-!!

A manhole rises from the floor with a roar. I hurriedly turn my head and look at the epicenter.

“Ugh, ah, ugh… Ah… Ah…”

Doubt your eyes

Why.

“Ugh… Eh, uh… Uhh…”

A ‘humanoid’ monster in front of me-

An eardrum-piercing scream echoes from all directions.

“Hey, hey, a humanoid!?”
“Humanoid! Fuck humanoid! Who, who…!”
“Eh, run away, damn it!!”
“Ahh… Ah, ah… Ah…”
“Where is the knight, ki, knight…!”
“Call, why can’t I…!”

Right. Seo, Seo Ah. You have Seola!

I hurriedly turn my head and look at Seol-ah.

“Whoops, whoops, whoops… Whoops, whoops…”

A face flushed red. A trembling shoulder. Covering his face with his arms, he trembled.

…Should I stand?

“Hey, hey, hey…!”

Dig-!

Seol-ah is enveloped in light for an instant.

Disappear

…Should I stand?

Should I stand?

No, fuck…!!

Should I stand up!?

Should I stand?!

“Ughhhhh”

In an instant, the mind is pushed to its limits. The strategic weapon that can kill that monster right away… Ran away! I managed to calm my trembling legs and look down at Han Ye-rin.

“Haa… Haa… Laugh, hee, oops, haa… Haa…!”

Completely consumed by fear, he collapsed on the spot, frozen as it was.

I raised my head again and looked at the monster in front of my eyes that was still ‘less’ completed – or higher than ‘high risk’. Except for the face, all parts are built up to the level of muscles- it is absolutely threatening. Looking around and sniffing. I’m smelling it.

I’m going crazy! Fuck.

Some time. If he recognizes a person in the middle – he’ll jump right in.

Tense state of tension.

“…Driving me crazy.”

It seems to turn around.

Han Ye-rin next to her is incapable of fighting. A state where you can’t do anything because you are captivated from the root by ‘fear’ rather than spirit.

If you stay still, you die.

Then.

There’s only one thing I need to do.

“Han Yerin, don’t worry.”

To protect Han Ye-rin from monsters. There are no other options.

“…I’ll do something about it.”

Han Ye-rin’s older sister, Han So-jung. She really fucking likes her brother, so here she goes she didn’t do anything stupid. She goes beyond vengeance. She’s out of her sight – she’ll come to kill me.

Not as much as that.

Cell phone is dead. Signal blocking to the outside. An intelligent enemy who can use EMP.

Kkadak- grit your teeth. At the same time.

Eyes meet with the monster.