Chapter 9 – Episode 9. When the Snail Jumps, the Goby Also Jumps.
Episode 9. When the snail jumps, the turtle also jumps.
“You know it was almost dangerous, right?”
“Did you? Haha…”
I lay down on the operating table, exposed my shoulders and part of my chest, and smiled at the doctor.
Even though he is a doctor, he is not an officially licensed person, but I can entrust my body to this person.
“… Don’t laugh like that. “It’s pointless.”
Choi Song-hee looked at me, her face slightly dazed from the effects of her anesthetic, and with the help of her sophisticated mechanical arm and robots, she pulled out the bullet.
With a clattering sound, the insertable bullet was pulled out without the slightest sound and placed on the tray.
“…Are you sure it doesn’t hurt? “No matter how much anesthesia I used, it was only a partial anesthesia and the wound was quite deep.”
As expected, Choi Song-hee is kind.
Although I gave up my shoulder to Paramas’ unexpected surprise attack, I did not panic, which was a reaction that was only possible because I had a helper like this.
She wore her curly hair pulled back in a big ponytail, but with a bit of hair flowing down her sides.
Like a curtain, it hides the face, no, the expression.
Her focused eyes remained on my affected area being sutured.
The unique atmosphere of taking everything seriously was particularly aggravated by his bare face without any makeup.
Now I can hide it on my own, but when I first saw it, I could see her mechanical arms and legs, which were so surprising.
“What are you looking at so closely?”
Choi Song-hee said without even raising her eyes.
“Ah, haha, I got caught. I didn’t mean to look at it on purpose, but… The movements were so precise that I was amazed. Haha, it’s beautiful. “This too.”
“Lie. “You’d rather compliment my face.”
“Omg? Wasn’t it forbidden to criticize appearance? If the ban was lifted, you should have told me a long time ago. And since Song Hee’s beauty is always beautiful, it’s strange that she talks about it in detail, or something like that. Haha.”
“…”
“Songhee, you are beautiful.”
“… It’s noisy.”
She only asked for a facial compliment and did so, but Choi Song-hee spoke bluntly as if she was embarrassed.
“You had a hard time.”
“No, it’s hard work. Songhee-“
“No, not surgery. “Ahn Byeong-guk and Jo Baek-chan were dealt with.”
“Oh, that’s it. I just did what I had to do. “You also signed a contract with Song Hee, right?”
As soon as her wounds were sutured, the words Choi Song-hee spoke lightly to her and the words “U-Dada” Came out of her mouth.
Actually, I don’t want to talk about it this much, but this was also due to Kim Do-jin’s sly character.
To put it worse, it’s the habit of manipulating anyone.
Several months had passed since she was in the same boat as me, and Choi Song-hee was apt to criticize my words.
It’s so thorough that I feel a little hurt.
Still, it’s a lot more harmful than before.
Without saying a word, she placed the insertable bullet she had removed from my arm into her analysis device, and her blood was drawn separately.
Paramas’ technology is superior to Earth’s, so this will upgrade Choi Song-hee’s technology.
This too was part of my contract with her.
“The response has been very enthusiastic.”
Choi Song-hee said as she sutured the wound.
“The tone is a bit dirty.”
“…”
Choi Song-hee regains her poker face that had been lost for a while.
She was lowered from her operating chair, supporting her body with her mechanical arms, and then mounted on her mechanical legs, her lower body still alive only to just above her knees.
Finally, she was able to stand upright.
Except for her face, chest, stomach, and thighs, her entire body was a silver mechanical device.
Even though it was possible to camouflage it by attaching protein, fat tissue, and leather on it, Choi Song-hee refused with the attitude of ‘disguising the body.’
Of course, when I first came in and out of this secret laboratory, she was reluctant to show those mechanical limbs, but not anymore.
I don’t think she started to think of me as a mean person, but she was proud of herself.
Anyway, doesn’t that mean she’s starting to feel comfortable with me?
She can be a bit ignored thanks to her endless, inane and disarming jokes and puns, but thanks to that, she also gets to hear funny things from time to time.
There are times when a woman who has no interest in anything other than killing recoveries picks on me for no reason.
I don’t think that’s bad either.
“Her debut performance was solid. Now, at least among Koreans, there is probably no one who does not know Smile Face. “Because they killed the chairman of a conglomerate.”
I said while watching the news video displayed on the huge screen on the wall that Choi Song-hee operated with the remote control.
“Haha, I’m embarrassed. “He’s not that great of a person.”
Not just one, but several.
It doesn’t discriminate between public broadcasts and YouTube channels.
Although there was no sound, the subtitles were fully processed, so the panelists’ reactions and real-time chat were fully readable.
Although I may say it myself, these days, Smile Face is more than just a magical girl or Paramas.
One stone that will truly destroy the balance of the rivers.
“Isn’t that like being treated like a hero?”
Choi Song-hee said.
“… Danger will continue to arise in the future. No, it’s more than that. Paramas’ technology, magical girls’ magic, and infrastructure will attack Smile Face’s name. “Can you handle it?”
“I don’t like that-“
I said jokingly.
“But you have to do it. “Because I promised.”
“… My revenge is over.”
Choi Song-hee was calm.
“The moment Mr. Do-jin really killed Ahn Byeong-guk and Jo Baek-chan, revenge was over. Pastor Ahn Byeong-guk, who abused me as an orphan and sold me to a conglomerate, and Jo Baek-chan, who took me in and tried to treat me like his slave, are dead. There is no longer anyone to vent your anger on. “If I had to force it, it would be people who have recovered, but…”
However, Choi Song-hee’s limbs do not return.
She can’t turn her life around either.
Watching that cold and rational woman keep her mouth shut, I also became emotional for no reason.
Revenge is over.
But is revenge really the end?
In the future, there remains the task of surviving the past years on one’s own, without anyone to seek revenge on.
And that will be more difficult than the office counseling.
Because I have to avenge the disappearance of the target.
“It’s the end for Songhee, but not for me.”
I said with a grin.
“I will expel Paramas from the Earth. It’s okay even if you are hated by magical girls. “If we cooperate for no reason, we end up losing strategic flexibility.”
I added.
“Well, won’t they find out later?”
Part of this statement was a lie.
My goal is to expel Paramas from Earth and eliminate all brainwashers disguised as restorers.
But after that, I have no intention of being recognized by public authorities such as Magical Girls, B.H., UNAA, or the government.
In the process, she will gain notoriety and become the magical girl’s greatest nemesis, and then die naturally.
Only then will this possession be resolved.
However, when she says that suicide is her final goal, there is no way Choi Song-hee, who only pretends to be ruthless on the outside, will help her.
So I also brought up the cause.
Peace in the world and all, but it’s a nameless thing that I don’t even remember now or that will soon be forgotten.
“I will handle more.”
It’s been a while since I made a serious comment.
Is it because I am so serious and earnest that even Kim Do-jin’s character cannot be filtered? That being said, even people with narrowed eyes often show moments like this.
As expected, as soon as I saw Choi Song-hee, whose eyes were strangely shaking at my words, her nonsense words came out.
“I’m going to become a hero, hug a lot of pretty girls, and have fun, right? On a safe and peaceful Earth?”
“…”
Choi Song-hee turned her head with an expression that said, “Okay then,” And finally said as if she had made up her mind.
“Then I will continue to help.”
“… Really?”
“Of course. I think it was like that in the first contract, wasn’t it? In exchange for you helping me get my revenge, I agreed to help you with your goal. Or, is there no longer a need for high-quality personnel like me?”
“Oh, no. Is that possible? “I really need it.”
I said, laughing out loud.
“This time, breaking into Jo Baek-chan’s chairman’s office, reporting to the media at the right time, broadcasting on YouTube, and sending an anonymous email to Kang Ga-hyun, all of this is thanks to Song Hee. Songhee is my brain and limb, so of course she is very welcome.”
“I have no limbs.”
“Ah, ah…”
This is called ‘tallulah’.
When I froze, she made a funny face saying she would never make a sound.
This was Choi Song-hee’s unique cynical humor.
It’s self-deprecating, but it’s fun to see Choi Song-hee, who always smirks, laughing at the expression on my face when I get punched, so she’s enjoying it like a rakugo.
Although she was a sadist, Choi Song-hee became a human weapon thanks to Jo Baek-chan, who recognized her genius talent and forced her to educate herself on various things.
In fact, it is the world’s best in terms of hacking, etc., Rather than weapons handling (especially).
Later, she personally sought revenge on Ahn Byeong-guk, Jo Baek-chan, etc. She also studied chemistry, including how to manufacture poisons, so she has considerable knowledge in this field as well.
When she sent a letter to Kang Ga-hyun informing him of the true identity of An Byeong-guk, it was she who provided him with a protocol to avoid being tracked, and it was she who told him the shortest route to approach Jo Baek-chan with her unique ultra-small drone. All.
It seemed like he explained something, but no matter how much I thought about it, it wasn’t something I understood.
Anyway, she was acting as my ally in the murder case of the recovered person.
Even though it was a business, it was a pretty good fit.
I was the one who planned where An Byeong-guk and Jo Baek-chan would be and how to approach them, but it couldn’t have been possible without Choi Song-hee’s support.
Wearing a white sleeveless tee that exposed her breasts, the boundaries between her limbs and her torso were very clear.
She always stays inside her secret laboratory, so her skin is white and soft, but the machines connected to it are a stark silver and occasionally emit steam.
She had been smiling just a moment ago, but Choi Song-hee changed her words as if such laughter was not allowed.
“So boss, what should I do next?”
Songhee Choi asked me, uncrossing her arms.
I had something in mind in advance.
She took the remote control and switched the screen.
She was mentioning me on various relatively strong-spoken NuTube channels, declaring that she would bring peace to Earth by destroying the Restorers.
There are some quite serious people, but there are also some idiots who just want to run wild depending on their mood or be supported by like-minded people.
I guess I became a hero among them.
From the moment she used her supernatural powers, she made it known that she was not from Earth, but more importantly, she dared to ‘preach’ against magical girls.
That seems to have given me a strange sense of pleasure.
I expected that after putting the plan into action, these idiots would sell my name and cause trouble.
And I’m sorry, but what happens to the recovered people loose throughout society is none of my business.
They are villains anyway, and as long as there are restorers, Paramas’ influence will continue to grow.
Honestly, I don’t think it would matter if a terrorist attack occurs, because I can’t eliminate them all alone.
Of course, in some cases, for example, if they rebel against my magical girls or start an anti-government protest, I plan to stop them directly.
Just quietly deal with the recoveries.
The more they actively appeal their opinions, the more pressure will be put on the government to take action against recoveries, and at the same time, the more my notoriety will increase.
Feeling like an anti-recovery/brainwasher.
Then, the magical girls will make me their top target to prevent society from becoming chaotic.
First, let’s raise the name value.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say that we move up the weight class.
If Paramas does not kill me as Paramas does, their seeds that have taken root on the Earth will disappear.
They will try to attack me too.
As a result, magical girls will be less likely to suffer hardships due to Paramas’ evil tricks.
I become an urgent enemy of Paramas.
To do so, it would be good to have an appropriate communication channel to incite the public and intensify this reaction.
After thinking for a moment, I spoke to Choi Song-hee.
“You have a YouTube channel, right?”
“There are a few.”
“Let’s write that.”
In several communities, including YouTube, Choi Song-hee was working on forming public opinion by running macros or producing videos herself.
I took a picture of one of them.
“Let’s call it ‘Scarlet Fox.’ I will appear here. “I think Songhee could produce a video in which she interviews me using her voice.”
Let’s stimulate my followers using the Scarlet Fox channel, which currently has over 2.2 million subscribers.
Unlike the beginning of the invasion of Earth, change the strategy and ignite the public’s antipathy towards Paramas, who pretends to remain quiet, and punish the recoveries.
So finally the government changes direction.
Ultimately, this is to have the magical girl point out that I am the worst criminal who must be killed.
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“Wow, a video was uploaded to Scarlet Fox!”
Song Bo-yoon, who was born into a rich family and grew up with everything, felt her heart pound at those words.
The latest video shows her getting a right hook as powerful as a UFC champion’s heart.
Scarlet Fox was her favorite channel.
“… Smile Face appears!?”
She plugged in the A-Pod with a trembling heart.
“…”
Song Bo-yoon’s breathing gradually became heavier.
“… Also.”
She added a hint every now and then.
“Of course. “That is correct.”
A volume that is barely audible.
“That’s right.”
Even on the way home in a taxi after attending the academy and class, she muttered over and over again.
“… He is the one who will change the world.”
She gently touched the screen of her phone horizontally with her finger, showing the face of the person she was in love with.
Smile Face, who appeared on Scarlet Fox, was enlightening the public with a suspicious smile just like its nickname.