Chapter 790 – 790. What No One Can Stop 2
Hayul was more persistent than I thought.
At the request of Director Jeong, the Ark was visited frequently again.
Even though there wasn’t much to do, I just went. I went… Every time I went, Hayul was in my room.
It looks like I’m using it like my own room.
One month, ten days, seven days, thirteen days, twenty days… Even if you visit randomly, there is always a place to go.
Why on earth is he doing this? Is this really going crazy?
“Hey. Don’t you think what I’m saying is right?”
“No. It sounds like a horse.”
“No… Why on earth are you using this place like your room? Huh? I told you not to do it, right?”
“I don’t use it like my own room.”
“You’re using it!”
“I’m using it like my brother’s room. Why am I mistaken?”
“It’s not my brother, it’s my uncle.”
“What does it matter what I call you?”
Ah. I don’t know. I just hate talking too long.
There hasn’t been anything like this since the world went down, right?
If we couldn’t communicate, we killed him, and if we had to communicate, we charmed him.
There were many other methods, and I always had the upper hand when talking to women.
But this one is a little different.
I can’t touch it carelessly, and I’m reluctant to use skills.
It’s quite annoying that I can’t deal with it.
But if we ignore it, I don’t think this guy will give up.
In the end, I decided to interview my parents.
I feel like I’m embarrassed by a young girl and scolding her parents… It can’t be helped.
Since I don’t know what to do, all I can do is tell them to control it on their own.
“How can I stop him? He’s an adult now.”
Seunggyu looks at me and smiles. Unexpected reaction.
Moreover, the same goes for Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law next to her.
I didn’t think about it seriously and tried to stop him, just like Seunggyu, I just smiled.
“Yes?”
It was so absurd that I gave a dumb answer, and Yoo-jeong’s sister-in-law looked at me and said.
“I like Seongcheol, right? Hayul, of course, has an eye for men.”
“No. Is that what the child’s mother would say now!”
“Hayul doesn’t look like you’re missing anything, does he? He grew up beautifully because he resembles your sister-in-law.”
“Ah! It’s not like I’m selling my daughter off!”
“Uh huh. You wouldn’t say something like that. We’re not that bad of a people.”
“No, that’s what you’re doing right now, isn’t it? A 20-year-old kid… He doesn’t know how old I am, right?”
“Are you forty? Is it around that time?”
“Maybe.”
“Are you now at the age where you don’t really count your years?”
“That’s right. I’m an old man now. The age difference between me and Hayul is double. Twice. But my daughter is making fun of an old man like me, so I have to stop her! What on earth are you talking about? Huh? I’m her. You know, I’ve been watching since I was four years old!”
“Yes. Since I’ve seen you for so long, I’m sure you’ll treat me with respect.”
“Ah! I’m really going crazy!!!”
Ah. This… I came here to ask for a chance for my parents, but ended up throwing a tantrum.
These people know what kind of person I am.
Killing people, raping them… Ah. Don’t you know I was raped? But there’s no way you wouldn’t know that.
Besides, I know for sure that there are other women. You’ve seen Se-ah and Anna too, right?
But my daughter, who has just become an adult, reacts like that to a guy like that.
“Seongcheol.”
Seunggyu opens his mouth to me who is grinning.
“I know you.”
There is a profoundness to the way he speaks quietly.
The man who started hiding in the subway and decided to protect his family went from leading a group of about twenty to becoming the leader of a group of over six hundred.
Of course, he is said to be a co-leader with Director Jeong, but he did not play around.
In fact, I worked harder than Manager Jeong.
When Director Jeong made a plan, Seung-gyu handled the people on the front lines.
Because he has lived like that, his voice has gained strength.
The power to move people. The power to persuade listeners.
“There are many men on the ark, but none look better than you.”
“Oh, really. Please don’t talk nonsense. What are you talking about?”
“In a world like this, I like people who are capable even if they are not necessarily good, rather than people who are good and naive but incapable. Besides, that standard of goodness doesn’t mean much either. At least you don’t treat women rudely. As Hayul’s parent, if it weren’t for that… Well… It doesn’t matter.”
I want to bring Go Seong-yeon right in front of me, but… I can’t do that because it would be digging my own grave.
Anyway, I want to refute it, but I don’t think it will make sense no matter how much I say it.
“Why are you doing this to me? What did I do wrong?”
“I’m just curious. Do you hate Hayul? He’s not lacking in anything in particular? Even though I call him a hedgehog, objectively speaking, Hayul was raised well?”
“Oh really!”
“Having Se-ah and Anna by her side makes her eyes look higher.”
Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law interjects from the side.
Shit. This couple… I think this is planned.
It makes me think that Hayul doing something like that may be something that this couple has been planning for a long time.
“It’s okay. I’m going. See you later.”
“Think about it carefully! I also say that my daughter is the most precious thing in the world! I’m allowing it because it’s you.”
The problem is that the world is ruined.
It’s because the world has gone crazy that I casually offered my daughter, whom I raised with great care, to a guy like me.
No matter how long we’ve seen each other… That’s not normal, right? Does that make sense?
Even though I did all kinds of crazy things… I don’t think this is right.
However… Why?
After returning to the Starcheva mansion, I lay quietly on the bed in my room and thought.
Why do I feel rejected by Hayul?
In fact, if a woman jumps at you and says you like it that much, you can just say thank you and eat it up.
Is it just because I’ve been watching it for a long time? Because I’ve been watching you since you had a prickly nose? Because I am wealthy because I have many women?
No. That’s not it.
After thinking about it for a while, I figured it out. I’m scared.
I don’t want to expand the scope of my relationship. My own grade that I created with great difficulty.
Seunghee is steadfast. And the equivalent ones are Mina, Se-Ah, and Anna.
They are precious to me. We confirmed each other’s feelings and shared many things.
Minhee had no shortage of participation there.
Minhee is also special. Her relationship with her is also deep, isn’t it? So, there is no problem in joining the ranks of Seungmi Se-an.
Haruka and Aki… To be honest, it was a bit lacking.
If you look at it calmly, it’s not the same as Seungmi’s facial cleansing. But Haruka and Aki are also precious to me.
That’s why I was accepted into the Starcheva Mansion.
Seven like this. These are the women I recognize so far.
Shinyoung… It’s a little complicated. That’s why she can’t be there.
Because there is a mistake that cannot be resolved at all.
No matter what she thinks of me, I feel guilty toward her.
So I can’t completely accept it. Just… A relationship that we have no choice but to bury and live like now.
And other women. The women of the Ark, Coins, Lena and Cain, the women who mixed themselves with me.
Few men there. People who have been watching for a long time. Even them.
Those who are considered special and precious, but have limitations.
If Hayul had been alone, I would have hugged her.
I will listen to what you want, show you what I want to show you, and covet that child’s fresh body.
But, Hayul has parents, right? Seung-gyu and Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law.
That’s what makes me different from other women. She said the child had her own family.
If I give up Hayul, she will have to take care of Seung-gyu and Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law even more than she does now.
She doesn’t like that. I don’t want to adjust the area I made difficult.
When Seung-gyu and Yu-jeong’s sister-in-law take a step further in, many things change.
Director Jeong should also allow that much. Miyeon is also with Director Jeong.
Some people get it and some don’t… If you leave it like this, it will be quite annoying and a pain in the ass.
I don’t like that. Crossing the line of a shared relationship.
Actually, there is no need to live this tired life.
It wouldn’t be a problem to please an immature girl and get what you want.
The line created by me, who finds human relationships difficult, is what holds me back.
Because I don’t want to make it more complicated. Because I don’t want to be bothered anymore.
Ha. I don’t know. I think it’s so pathetic that I’m worrying about something so useless.
There’s no need for it to be this complicated. You just have to live the way you want.
That day.
Lying in bed, I thought about many things.
About what I should and should not do in the future.
And I made up my mind. I decided not to go to the ark anymore.
If others see it, they’ll probably say it’s really extreme.
But I can’t help it. I was extreme from the beginning.
If you think it’s going to be annoying and cumbersome, it’s easiest to just quit.
It’s a cowardly avoidance and a petty response, but… It can’t be helped.
I’m not that great of a person.
It won’t matter since there won’t be any problems with the ark now.
I am… I’ll just watch.
You just have to watch without worrying about what happens on the ark.
After all, as long as they know of my existence, they won’t do anything stupid anymore, right?
I believe that and will just watch. Like a god before the world falls.
Time passes.
An unstoppable force that no one can stop. Time.
One year passes, five years pass, ten years pass…
The seasons change, the sun changes, and everything changes.
Director Jeong occasionally glanced toward my room.
The face definitely looks older now. I am at an age where anyone can call me grandfather.
Every time that happened, he let out a small sigh.
Are you secretly blaming me for stopping your steps again after saying you would often come?
I don’t know about that. But there were times when his expression became very sad.
Hayul is still in my room.
Are you waiting for me who never comes? Is she secretly blaming me too?
He may think he’s pushed too hard.
She is now a real woman, not just a young girl.
I naturally use my own room, but no one seems to stop me from doing so.
Seung-gyu and Yoo-jeong’s sister-in-law seemed to be blaming themselves.
Because I haven’t come since I met them.
They probably think they are the cause.
When I think about it that way, I was a bit cowardly. It seems like a burden has been placed on them.
But that doesn’t mean it can come back now. Just watching.
The women I held on the ark.
They also get older.
Although I have aged gracefully because of my roots, I cannot defy the flow of time.
Women looking at middle age. When I look at them and the women in Starcheva Mansion, I feel a sense of disconnection.
How would they react if they found out about state regression now?
What if you could go back to how you were before? What if you could go back to the dazzling beauty you had back then?
Wouldn’t you at least sell your soul? I think that’s quite possible.
Time passes again.
It’s been 30 years since I impulsively set foot on the Ark.
The first death occurred on the Ark. The good news is that death is due to aging.
It’s amazing that the ark returned without any problems.
Although there were minor disputes or fights, there was no harm to each other’s lives.
It’s probably because they know what they will experience if they get to that point.
In any case, we have only just reported the first death, but this is only the beginning.
The ark has already aged well. Hayul, the youngest person there, is already turning 60.
The people living on the ark now are full of people who wouldn’t be surprised if they died at any time.
A place full of old people.
A furnace that has lost its vitality and is slowly dying out.
Time passes quickly again… The number of people on the ark decreased, leaving less than half.
Since they have established a system and produced enough food, they do not need to do much labor anymore.
People who just take food out of the storage bin when the time comes, eat it, and live their day quietly.
There is no violent movement.
Quiet daily life. All I can do is watch the sunlight and quietly wait for the rest of my life.
And… Director Jeong’s death is approaching.
Manager Jeong is breathing heavily. Jeong Seon-gyun.
Many people gathered around him.
It is a blessing to be able to die comfortably with many people watching.
Just the fact that you weren’t killed by someone in this world is great, right?
Moreover, it is the same to enjoy the heavenly life in its entirety.
That’s why Director Jeong’s expression is gentle.
Many people quietly wait by his side to watch his death.
And I was there too. Because I have work to do too.
I’m glad it’s a sunny window seat.
Floating in the air outside the window, I invited Director Jeong to the party without the people inside noticing.
When he sees the invitation message that appears to him, his eyebrows twitch, and he accepts it with difficulty.
[Look out the window. Don’t let other people notice. Naturally.]
Manager Jeong quietly turns his eyes and looks out the window.
People in the room will think he wants to see the outside one last time.
[It’s late… But you… I see.]
Using state regression, I am still the same person I was in my 20s.
It seems like he realized something while looking at me like that.
[I’ve worked hard so far.]
Close your eyes for a moment at my words.
It’s a shame that it shines when it dies, otherwise it would be heartbreaking.
He opens his eyes again, looks straight at me with deep eyes, and speaks.
[You’re welcome… Thanks to you.]
[Aren’t you resentful?]
[Thoughts like that… It would be a lie if I said I didn’t do it. But I also have shame. Not now. Too much time has passed for that.]
[I’m sorry.]
[I understand.]
It’s just communication between parties, but you can hear his voice struggling.
It looks like it’s slowly gaining strength. You should spend your last moments with the people around you.
Then Manager Jeong looked at me and spoke.
[It looks like you’re leaving… Somehow, that is still very noticeable.]
[Iknow, right. I really haven’t made any progress.]
When I say that and smile, his expression also becomes warm.
A face full of age spots. But he looks cooler than ever.
[I’ll go. Now… Rest.]
I think the corners of Director Jeong’s mouth rose slightly at my words.
Then a message appears saying he has left the party, and he gestures to the people watching him.
After giving what seemed to be his last words to Seungju and taking a quick look at the people, he looked out the window one last time.
He saw that I still hadn’t gone even though I said I was going… I closed my eyes like that.
And the light explodes.
I didn’t give him death immunity or ascension, so he met a complete death.
Light explodes and cries leak out of the window.
Looking at the coin placed in his empty seat… I left right then and there.
