Chapter 144: Happy Happy Idol Worship (3) (1/2)
Kaeul inside the video gave an awkward smile at the 30-man special force squad.
– Hello…?
She repeatedly looked away from the camera and twirled her hair with her fingers, and constantly fidgeted.
– Uh, umm… this is my first time making a video message for someone.
– So like, umm… uhh, sorry… So… umm…
– Ah, I can’t do this…!
Her face turned red.
All Yu Jitae told Kaeul was that there were people who loved her. “Hukk, really!?” And ever since that, she was in that state and became even more nervous once the camera started rolling.
– I, I can’t do this. C, cut! Cut it!
– Cut what. There’s no such thing.
– Uaah…
Yu Jitae’s flat refusal inside the video caused the audience to laugh out loud. The 30-man special force squad was currently sitting closely next to each other inside the ‘prayer room’, watching the video of Kaeul.
The heavy pants of both male and female inside the cramped container were hot.
– Uhh… I heard you were exercising patients. I haven’t seen you before but… thank you for looking kindly on me.
“Holy…”
“I’m being cleansed by her…”
“Heavens… I’m being melted… Like, like…”
“Like your pen*s…?”
Santos, who had an erectile dysfunction due to the overuse of roids, showed Judie his middle finger.
– Living in a hospital would be hard and exercising would be hard as well… I don’t really know what it’s like but I’ll always be cheering for you. Please don’t be sick…
It’s been around half a year ever since they were locked inside the underground labyrinth. Called the ‘Claws of the Association’, the 30-man special force squad had been freer than any other squad in the past.
They killed monsters, bashed up criminals and spent the rest of time with their family at home. Yet those people were suddenly forced into a small location. They didn’t perceive it fully because of their unstable minds but unknowingly, they were slightly sick of it.
Due to that, the agents were feeling rather consoled.
– I hope you stay happy.
A gentle smile and a warm voice. Hearing that, Bell Baryon shouted.
“From today, our squad is happy… Got that!”
““Yes…!””
– Please don’t work out too hard and injure yourself.
Bell Baryon shouted yet again.
“From today, any bastard that overdoes their training will die in my hands… Got that!”
“Ouh no, Bell…!”
“That’s…!”
Being happy was easy but that was difficult. Their devotion to Kaeul and devotion to exercise – those two desires clashed head-on as the mental patients pulled their hair out in distress.
– Ah! But muscles are very cool…! I looked into them a bit, you know? You’re all bulky and huge…!
Once again, Bell Baryon shouted.
“Ignore what I said just then…! Press those weights away. As safely as possible…! This is the command of your Goddess!”
““Guooooh–!””
Having finally been freed from their agony, the special force agents screamed out loud. As if they were having a party at a pub with country songs, they drank water like alcohol and cheered and danced.
Once they all began jumping around, the entire container started shaking from its core. The ruckus did not end until BM came and yelled at them.
*
“…”
The Regressor showed the response video of the special force squad to Kaeul. In that 20-minute video, Bell, Santos, Judie, Ha Saetbyul and the rest of the 30-man special force agents were contesting against each other to introduce themselves to Kaeul and appealed their affections.
I love you. I get stronger seeing you. Don’t be hurt from seeing bad people. I got SBD blah blah blah thanks to you…
Although there were some words that she couldn’t understand, she could clearly sense the emotions embedded within.
“…”
Wearing a blank expression and her mouth vacantly open, Kaeul watched the video till the end without saying a word.
Excessive empathy, and immersion.
Those were negative aspects that caused Kaeul to despair at this point in time but it fundamentally existed for the gold race to be loved and for them to be happy.
The video ended and the hologram display turned dark.
Drops of tears flowed down her two cheeks.
His guess was on the mark.
A restricted relationship with a selected few that had no hostility against her, caused Kaeul to feel an unbelievably large sense of joy.
“…”
“Are you alright?”
Kaeul swallowed her tears and nodded. She then gave a bright smile, but had trouble holding the overflowing emotions inside as her lips twitched.
Soon, she reached her arms out and wrapped them around his waist while he stood still.
“What should I do…?”
“Why.”
“I’m too happy…” the child murmured.
Suddenly, he started feeling something strange. But since this was the third time he was feeling it, he had gotten somewhat used to it already.
His senses that were covered by a thick fog were revived with clarity. The meagre arm strength of the child hugging his waist and the fingers that were touching his back vividly reached his brain.
It was the same as when Bom was whispering on his lap, and when Yeorum was giggling with a cigarette in her mouth in the alleyway.
“Thank you. Ahjussi…”
He sensed once again the Apocalypse visibly going further away.
***
It was two days later that BM notified him that he was ready.
‘I’ll go if you allow me to, my lord.’
No. He decided to go himself.
This was regarding chimeras, and there were plenty of memories that even the clone had not received regarding them. In the underground labyrinth, in the workshop attached to the inner room, Yu Jitae met BM, who had a serious look on his face.
“I’ve prepared everything. Please have a look.”
BM bit his lips. As the saying went, there was no end to learning. However, him being at this age and position having his homework task checked wasn’t the best experience.
As always, Yu Jitae walked to the table with an indifferent non-human-like expression. He then started going through the items BM had prepared.
“Are they fine? I tried everything I could to obtain these.”
BM was nervous, but Yu Jitae did not return the reaction he was expecting.
“…”
Drop–
Yu Jitae tipped the leather container carrying ATTN essence over the edge of the table.
“We can’t use this.”
“Sorry? What’s the reason.”