The Origin of Species

You think you've met me before? No. How would the Nersons know that? I can only guess from the notebook. I have no memory at all. He looked at my face as if it were pierced, pinching the back of his nose and pressing down on the corner of his eye.

“Hmm, no. I think I just saw a resemblance. ”

“Where? ”

“Hmm, there are many people who resemble this world. · · Never mind. ”

I asked him about someone who looked like me, but he didn't answer me blurrily. In fact, when I heard that they were similar people, the first thing I thought about was my parents. As long as they died in the plane crash, there was a good chance they were in the world.

Anyway, I didn't think he would open his mouth if I asked him any more, so I pushed what was about my parents into the corner of my heart. I thought what was important now was the whereabouts of the key. Let's not get hung up on vague things.

“Sir, so where are the keys? ”

“The sixth floor of the thermal tower. I hid it in a secret place only I know. ”

“No, Grandfather. What if you hide something that's important? ”

A child suddenly entered into our conversation. She was sorry she couldn't even look me in the eye. She thought she could get the key right away, but there was an unexpected ambush. Nerson rubs his temples and finds his forehead.

“Ha. How did Iran turn out like this? Your grandfather's wounds don't seem to come to your attention anymore. ”

“You're almost done, aren't you? Hurry up and bring the key! I have to keep my promise soon! ”

Nerson has not been able to defeat Iran. He was only getting smaller when he stood in front of his granddaughter. Between the two of them, I calculated the date into my mind.

‘It's almost 3 years away · ·. ’

It's been three years since I came here. I had to go to the Tower of Rights. So it was hard to get the key to the heat tower, like Nerson. Iran first mentioned it to Nerson.

“Grandfather, don't you know the place for the first time? Why not send the first one? With his powers, he'll be back in no time. ”

“Ah, Iran. I didn't know it there for the first time. ”

“Then hurry and bring the key! I'm so sorry right now. He's all better now, isn't he? ”

As she said, Nerson's face was somewhat improved. However, even the refined stones in Class S restored all of Nerson's bodies, but they were unable to do so. Then Lindsey asked Nerson.

“Hey, can I fix you an eye? I don't know if that's possible.”

“Oh! You're a friend of our Iranian friend. Haha. My mind is good. But you don't have to fix it. It's a memory for me now. ”

Maybe it's a memory of the Sutra he loved. Nerson looks at me with one eye wide open.

“I will keep your promise to your granddaughter. It might be useless to me anyway. ”

“Sir, please bring it back in just two months. ”

Time to enter the next tower has been scheduled since you checked the Tower of Rights. I thought I'd get the key, check the tower of rights, and then climb up the tower. Wouldn't a tower with tactics be better off than a tower with incomplete information? Then Nerson asked me.

“But if you need a key, you're going to Cederesis, right? ”

“Yes, sir. Is that so?”

“If you went up to the sixth floor, you'd know a little bit about the murals. Besides, there was also Iran. ”

Suddenly I was curious. How many tiers did Nerson climb? How much do you know about the murals? I also asked directly.

“How far up did you go? ”

“The entrance of the ninth floor. The mural is up to eight layers.”

“Well, what are they? ”

“Well · · · ·. ”

He scratches his head for a long time.

“Just for the record, It contained our history. How the stem was born, how the sines were born, and why the tower was created. Things like that. I was able to extrapolate our history by looking at eight hierarchies of ancient texts. Did you know that we all lived in the same world once? Origins, stems, thins. And a divine being called man. They all lived in this world. But one day, it was just a duck. And the reason for that is presumably in the ninth floor. In fact, I think everyone except for the origin is banished. And the Sins are summoned from that exiled world. And it's also our ancestors who called themselves human. But even if you see the same thing, you can think of different things depending on who you accept. So you'd better go see for yourself. ”

Nerson's words are long enough for me to think about them for a moment. So you want me to find out for myself? He put his forehead down for a moment and told us.

“Don't you want to go to Noneh? I was going to take Iran. ”

“Senior, isn't your stomach full yet? ”

“Yes, it is. I'm just saying someday. Tsk, there's no power source. What are you going to do about it, by the way? Are you going to follow your grandfather to the heat tower? ”

Nerson was secretly expecting something. But Iran said he was determined to follow us. I'm also going to Cenred's. So hurry up and bring the keys. Nerson said it was useless to raise his daughter, but it wasn't a bad look.

“Yes, Iran. Maybe it's safer to stay away from me than to be with me. You don't know how a dragon will turn. ”

“Who else is a dragon? ”

“There it is. The rigid waves of my tissue. He's dreaming of a reversal. ”

“You're strong, aren't you? Seeing as how the man on the bench speaks? ”

He narrows it down.

“Tricky. He has a vision of the future. He's also learned systematic martial arts in the world of the Sins. I saw enough of his skills as he went up to the eighth floor. But even he and I couldn't penetrate a nine-story wall. Haha. You may have been through this, but monsters have reason, and there's a huge difference. ”

I thought you might want to climb the tower. Although the difficulty of the armtop is much more convenient, it required terrestrial deformation in the ninth layer. According to the blueprint, I broke through nine layers of terrestrial deformation.

Anyway, the conversation with him is almost over. Nerson says he wants to talk to Iran. Then I'm going straight to the heat tower.

The clan members sit back on the couch and close their eyes. I felt like I was chewing on the stories Nerson told me, and I just fell asleep. However, Surin did not hold back his fingernails, whether there was a new concern. Her gaze turned to me and back to the other side.

What is it?

For now, people were bugging out in a narrow wooden house, so I guess we should talk later. Is it because of the story of Iran's pregnancy? Surin doesn't care about that kind of thing.

Taking a closer look, Lindsey's expression was not that good. Suddenly, Surin smiled and approached me.

“Sir, can I borrow your silencer? ”

“Why?”

“Hehe, can you just lend it to me? I need to talk to some girls. ”

I didn't ask for any more reasons, I handed him the silencer. That's when Nerson summoned me as Iran entered the house. Let's talk alone. At that moment, I saw Surin's eyebrows erect.

Hmm. What the hell is wrong with him?

First, you follow Nerson out of the house. One night, the world was still snowing in the dark. Wind Out of the Cold. Nerson hits the wind with his whole body and stands firmly in the snow where his shoes sink.

A thick snowflake falling on a wide back.

His back was completely different from when he was with Iran. Suddenly, I felt my heart beat roughly.

It was then.

“Did he say two-way? I once thought it was impossible to conceive between Origin and Sin. Because I failed. ”

“So?”

“But I realized that as I climbed the tower, It's just a matter of low probability. Maybe a child will be born between Sin and Origin. And that would be to announce the advent of a new species. Can you handle it? ”

The advent of new species? I didn't think of that. But I'm not just any scene, am I? I looked at the snowballs piled up on his shoulders and replied.

“Isn't this a family, a new species or something? I'm not going to throw it away because it's different, like an origin. like a stem.”

“Hmm · · · ·. I don't know what choice Iran will make, but I have a feeling he'll follow you to the end. · · · Not me. Will you hold my granddaughter accountable to the end? ”

“When you grow up, you're responsible for yourself. ”

“ · · ·, ”

A brief silence. I slowly opened my mouth.

“But I think we can be happy and sad together. ”

“Haha.”

He smiled and looked up at the sky. There was no more talk between us.

...

Surin called Lindsey and the sailor while Nerson and Two-won were away. Of course, so was Iran. They gathered around the corner of the wooden house, gazing at Surin with a curious look. Surin turned on his silencer and said in a serious voice.

“I gathered you here because I wanted to ask you a question. First, Iran.”

Iran looks into Surin's eyes. Eyes that don't shake by a single inch. She opens her mouth without hesitation.

“Surin. Ask me anything. I can answer as many questions as I want. ”

“What's this pregnancy you were talking about? Just tell me the truth. ”

“He seemed to feel sorry for me for hearing my story. That's how I felt at the time. He's pitying me. In fact, even though such sympathy could feel bad, I didn't sound at all bad at the time. I wanted to believe it. ”

Surin nods and asks.

“Iran, did you tell her you love her? ”

“Love? I never said that. ”

“So what does Iran think of Sam? ”

She replies, blushing slightly.

“Like I said before, I want to have his baby. And I just want to be by his side. There is no other greed. ”

“I see. I see. ”

Surin's gaze turned to the front this time.

“What about you? ”

“Prosecutor! Are you crazy? I don't even know why I'm here! ”

“Hoo. Officer Kim. You're still showing off. I knew it.”

“Eek! What a nugget! ”

Whether the sailor growled or not, Surin's gaze was towards Lindsey.

“Lindsey, I always knew you liked Sam. I knew you were jealous. Then I'll ask you the same question as Iran. Chung said she was going to get Iran pregnant. How do you feel? ”

Lindsey pressed her nose and replied.

“Sis, I'll be honest with you. I was actually jealous, but I was tolerant. ”

“Tolerable? Already? ”

“Yes. Is there a problem?" ”

“Did you tell her that you love her? ”

“Well, that's · · · ·. ”

“You did?”

“Yes · · ·. ”

Surin's eyes twitched.

“Hmm, I shouldn't do this. ”

“What's the trouble? Mr. Prosecutor, and what exactly is this situation? ”

“Sunbae!”

Lindsey pierces the sides of the stern, but her eyes widen and she does not stop.

“What about you? Do you like him? Why are you doing this to Lindsey? ”

“Qualification?”

Surin folds his arms and looks down at the front.

“I'm his first woman. And I have an obligation to keep him out of the way. Pregnancy, love? These things don't stand in his way. At least you can't be shaken by a woman until she's the best. I can't have you blinding me. Do you understand me? And I want him to bring more women. Strong women like you. ”

It was then that Iran spoke out.

“Surin, you seem to be speechless today. You like him, too, I see. Hehe.”

Surin stops speaking, she says. And then I bit my lip.

“Shit · · ·. I don't want to do this.”

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