The Origin of Species

“No, that's it. What difference does it make? ”

The formal woman twists her arm with a dull face. Thanks to this, the chest valley is plumped even further through a slightly loosened white blouse. But you really don't know the difference? I asked again.

“Are you sure you don't know? ”

“No, of course not. Of course not. But I like you... let's just be a team! ”

“Hmmm, they told me to get lost from this. ”

“Hmmm. It's right to be honest at times like this. ”

Huh, as confident as this woman's knife wrinkles. The soldier man nods and looks at her, making sure he's already in that position.

What do we do, anyway?

Honestly, I like these two. Maybe it's those sons of bitches he was talking about. Or she could be the head bitch.

You pretend to think for a moment, then open your mouth.

“May I make a condition? ”

“Yes!”

“Then I'll do the team leader. ”

“Yes?”

The gleaming eyes shake. Look at her, greedy. Why did you want to lead? I'm already ahead of them. The existence of a notebook gives you an advantage over all else. So they will have to thank me just for being with me.

“Let's make a quick decision. We'll be done in an hour. ”

“Oh, that's... wait a minute! Then we're on your team. Can I make a deal? ”

Hey, check it out.

“Condition?”

“Yes. Condition. You're sweet, too.”

“That's it. They scouted you. You and I are not on the same page. ”

“Oh, you never give up. ”

The formal woman scratches her nails and nods.

“Phew. It's tighter than it looks. ”

“I don't think you have anything to say. ”

“Is that so?"

She smiles as she reaches out one hand.

“Shake hands with us. ”

“What does that mean? ”

“I'm going in there. No conditions.”

You grin and hold her hand.

“Nice to meet you. Thirty-two gardens. I used to work at a hospital. Now it's only a few.”

“Well, I'm a swan now. Nice to meet you. I'm 29 Kim Surin. It was the sixth year prosecutor in Korea. ”

“Prosecutor? You don't happen to have a nickname for Gibbeth, do you? ”

“Hoho. Keep that head down. You just saw me. Do you know what they call me? ”

“What do you call it? ”

Surin whispers a little.

“Post It.”

“Is that a piece of paper? ”

“Yes. I'll do it if you ask me. I'm introverted.”

“Ha, that's the funniest thing I've heard all day. ”

Post-it? It's not a nickname, though. I'm a little suspicious. Why would he use pronouns to confuse me? Surin smiles slightly.

“Should I call you brother? ”

“Brother? I'm getting fat. Hmm, Prosecutor Kim. I'll call you Prosecutor Kim. You just call me Chung. Because it's convenient.”

“Prosecutor Kim? Hmm. I didn't know you'd hear that here. ”

The wind shakes her head slightly. A white blouse, about 5 '3 "tall, with a black suit, gives it a refined feel. Plus, her lips are thick, her nose is sharp, and her eyelids are big, so it's a fairly sharp image.

Then the man in uniform intervened in the conversation.

“Hey, guys, have you gotten to know each other better than me? ”

“Oh, Sam. This is Bonaparte. Hoho. ”

“My friend, my name is Bonapaadi. Just call me Bonaparte. As you can see, he was an American soldier. ”

“Oh, I saw you on the plane, right? ”

“I did. Hahaha. ”

I folded my arms looking at the two smiling.

“By the way, Why did we become a team? ”

“Hmm.”

“It · · · · ·. ”

Surin and Bonapar scratch their heads awkwardly. In fact, it's too early to form a team now. I haven't received my powers yet, and there's nothing set in motion.

“Just. I like you. ”

“Me, too."

Ha. That's right. I don't see any strange intentions from the look on their faces. In fact, since you've seen my act in the open, it's only natural that you want to act together. But there was one obvious problem.

“What if?" as long as I get garbage power. Is it the same as it is now? ”

“So are we. ”

I looked him in the eye and asked.

“Bonaparte, what does that mean? ”

“Let's be insurance for each other. Isn't that power? It could be of use anywhere. ”

“That is, when we gain weak power, let us protect each other. What, like this? ”

He nods quickly.

“Yeah, that's good for you, too, isn't it? ”

Hmm. Yes, it is. The notebook clearly represented the power I had in the past. But it was also inaccurate. Combined, it's good for cooking, it's good for genocide, it's good for borders. What kind of power is that?

When I turn my head, I don't think of one thing for sure. Besides, the biggest problem is that the future is changing.

Can I really get the same powers I used to have? I thought about it and told them.

“Sure, sure. If we have weak people, let us protect them. ”

“This guy's pretty depressed, too. Isn't that right, Surin? ”

“Well, I'm a person. ”

It's a promise, actually. No contract, no law. Either way, these two may be colleagues in the notebook. There was no definite assurance, but I felt something. If these were my associates, I would never have gained such bad power.

I opened my arms and told them.

“Should we save more people than that? ”

“People? Have you thought about that? ”

Bonapas nods in response. The likelihood that Lindsey and the crew were colleagues was quite high, although no one else did.

“You know them. ”

Then Surin confronts him.

“Oh, them. I agree! I'm trustworthy. ”

“Who is it? Ah, ah. Those girls? Haha. I'm good.”

Obviously Lindsey was being shown as a good image for them. Now that I've stepped up first and shown the creature exactly what a favor it eats, who's against it?

“No objections? Then I'll go get him. ”

Bonapas and Surin. No one expected them to refuse. I only did it because I actively followed you in the open.

Where is he?

Some people are still talking to the origin. And the moment I turned my gaze, I was amazed. Look at these people. There are Asian men all around her.

As you approach, the road opens naturally. A kind of courtesy would be fine. After all, I saved their lives.

Lindsey looked at me. The broken men whisper. You two have something going on, don't you? I heard the sound in my ears.

Oh, come on.

Lindsey bowed her head first.

“What's going on? ”

“I have a proposition. ”

“Yes, sir. Tell me.”

She swipes her head, smiling. Then the wind smelled of blood. Heavy bleeding? Medifoam hardens like a red scab. Lindsey sleeps with her hair tucked in her arms, and her members are nowhere to be seen.

“What about the members?"

“Over there.”

Lindsey raised her chin with an impression. The rest of Iris is there. Of course, there were men wandering around trying to please you, too.

If there is a difference, it is atmosphere. There's a little bit of fireworks over there, but there's a lot of silence here. No one could get to Lindsey easily. Why don't you give up on a woman who's too pretty? It felt just like that.

You squat beside her. What should we call her? When I called my name, I felt too close. I liked the nickname that would make me feel a little distant. Godlike? Angels or sneakers? I made up my mind and said,

“sneakers. I'll call them sneakers in the future. ”

“Yes?”

“You said it was a trademark. ”

Then Lindsey closed her eyes and touched her sneakers preciously. I felt like I was going to have a long memory. A moment later, the word burst.

“Chi, but what are sneakers? ”

“If you don't want to. ”

“It's not like that. Phew. Okay. So, what's really going on? Is there anything else I can do? ”

“It's nothing. Join our team. ”

“Tim?”

“Yeah. You see those two over there. There are three of me.”

As they point to Surin and Bonapas, they wave their hands and raise their mouths. Lindsey nodded.

“We have to go. But here's the thing. ”

“What?"

“Hey, hey, hey. ”

Lindsey swept up her forehead. Then her necessities come to light. She wasn't as pretty as Idol in front of her eyes, but she had a different charm.

I have a small face. Lindsey has a small face, but she looks smaller because of her small size, which is less than 5 inches. The precisely placed necessities were a very harmonious proportion.

It was then that small, tightly closed lips opened.

“Hey, what are you thinking? Of course I'm going.”

“Are you feeling better? ”

“Phew, I think I'll live after a nap. Hey, Doc. ”

“Mister?”

“Yes, sir. ”

Vengeance for sneakers? But the word "uncle" was not bad. To be honest, I had to stay some distance from my team members. One of them might be a headache, and at some point he might have to sacrifice his colleagues.

The sailor glanced at me, winking and making a harsh voice.

“Okay. We'll go that way, go. ”

I don't know if it was forced, but it was a very husky voice. But the goal was solved, so I got them up right away. I was attracted to people, but did not hesitate. I looked at Bonapas and Surin with one hand.

I draw a circle with my fingers holding it. Then the two lips of the clown as compared to the clown.

Oh, what the hell is this?

One hour of freedom was over in a heartbeat. Survivors stimulated by our movements regroup. Of course, a lot of people came to us in the process.

“You know, together...”

“We're just friends. Friendly.”

“Still...”

“Once I have the power, I'll create a new one. ”

Surin's words make the man look sad. It's the baits that care more. It bothers me to gather in the corners of the herd, gesturing and jawing. However, it was the reality that there was no way to do it right now.

After all, there are now five of us. There had to be at least seven, so we had to save two more. In particular, it is considered that the recruitment rank is always the same as the treatment line.

No stars, no moon.

At some point, Bonapas snore. The hard work of the day suddenly touches me. I wrote it all down tightly on a new side of the notebook. I knew this behavior was an obsession and habit, but I never missed a day.

And the next day, morning dawned like a lie. Ridiculously, common sense didn't work in this world. It just lit up like a fluorescent light switch. Then I realized there was no sunrise or sunset here.

Perhaps due to yesterday's conversation, the tension between the origins and the sines had faded from each other. But this mad march continues indefinitely. So we had to walk for three more days.

In the meantime, I listened to the conversation between the people and the origins and also checked the contents of the notebook. There were things I already knew, things I didn't know.

“Is there no means of transportation in this world? ”

“You know what?”

“Then why are we...”

The brown-haired man asked me a crazy question after a few days. We all looked at Origin's mouth nervously, but his answer was surprisingly kind.

“Hey, I'm having a hard time. I know all the ends are, but we have to do what they say up there. If it were normal, I would've arrived already and clapped my wife's butt... Phew, this is the first time my boss suddenly changed. So is walking like this. ”

“Does that mean there are others besides us? And they used transportation? ”

“Sin, not man. ”

“Yeah, I mean Sin. ”

“You know, too much. I wish I could reproduce. ”

The duck squeals and shakes his head. If you didn't see the head explode, someone put their hand on the shoulder of the duck and said, "Cheer up.” You might say.

However, people asked more carefully in the word "breeding," because the difference between them and us was clear.

“Hey, what's a tower? ”

“There are three towers on Lantis continent. Insect towers, armor towers, heat towers. Except for the Tower of Rights. The roles are different. Khh, you'd be surprised to see the tower. Just be careful not to fall off your chin. The tower closest to here is the tower. It literally says" Chung. "You can go in there and hunt. ”

“You'll bring me that shiny stone, won't you? ”

“Yes. The life chain, we have to bring it. Then we'll process it into Refined Stone. Of course, I'd walk the tax. ”

Their conversation reminds me of a notebook about Refining Stone. Did you say class 5 through S? The notebook also said that the grades were divided into statuses, middle and lower according to size.

In the past, however, I had seen a Class S lifechain before arriving in Cederesis. But no one knew how to process it, so I had to leave. At the end of the notebook was how sad it was.

[I should at least kidnap a Processing Origin.]

At that time, the Origin replied with a pitiful look on her face.

“Purified Stone. It's our destiny and our lifespan. All towers are during a time of" big emissions. "That's why I need you. Only you can get in there. ”

“Lifespan?”

A voice of surprise. I also did not know this. And there's no mention of mass emissions in the notebook. The duck looked at the gray sky with a hollow expression.

“Yes. We need it if we don't have a lifespan like you do. ”

“No life span? ”

“Yes. You will live forever if there are no accidents. ”

Does this mean I'm not old as it says on my notebook? The person who asked the question asked Origin back in a panic.

“Gosh, isn't this supposed to be a secret? ”

“Not really. Do you have any secrets to keep for your livestock? ”

His cause leaves people speechless. The origins grin, tickling their heads.

“Why, do you feel bad about livestock? ”

“No!”

People became the scene themselves. The fact that the origins exploded when they decided was quite a horror.

“You and I are different species. Paper! Are lions and cats alike? No, it's the same thing. But don't think about hitting the tower. In a way, livestock is more abundant than us. ”

“Yes?”

When people opened their eyes, the ducks gave a subtle look.

“Why, are you curious? This place just needs refined stone. Then you can live a really rich life. But you know what? You can have Refined Stone as much as you try. We can't. Strange, isn't it? With the Refined Stone from the state, we'll survive. ”

Is this some kind of communism? He continued to speak.

“Well, once you're in the tower, you'll have to come out with a chain of life. That's your money? It's the same thing. ”

After he finished, he sighed for a long time. Well, it's not easy living in this world or the one below it. When I thought about it, the person who appeared to be the leader of the origin shouted.

“Now, that's the Tower of Rights! ”

“... ”

We've finally reached the Tower of Rights.

“Is that a tower? ”

The foreman tilts his head. Then Surin scratched his nails and said.

“Looks like an underground building. ”

“Even to my eyes. ”

Bonaparte shakes his head.

“Come on, don't make a fuss and listen to the explanation! ”

In origin's words, people kept their mouths shut. When you're born on Earth, you get to decide on gold and dirt. This is the moment for us. What power you gain will determine the future of the rest of your life.

“The Tower of Rights is a nine-story basement building with 999 rooms on each floor. Different powers are given to different people. There will be 10 buttons when you enter the room. You will be able to see your power as soon as you press it. ”

I beg your pardon?

I remembered a sentence in the notebook in my head.

[9999-10? Why????]

A nine-story building with 999 rooms on each floor? And 10 buttons? I felt like I had a feeling.

The sentence that really felt like the east side of the apartment and the lake was literally the same.

Basement level nine, room 999, button 10.

The power I must have must be there.

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2017-07-23 Last sentence description added.