Black Badger - Chapter 402



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402. Pop-up store (2)

I had a dizzy dream.

I had to run straight to the bathroom to throw up. After groaning and spitting out stomach acid and catching my breath, I finally realized that I had been dreaming.

A dream as vivid as reality.

It’s always like this.

The dream about ‘her’ that I’ve been having so often lately is frightening.

I think your name was Cecil?

Simon staggered to his feet, washed his face, and thought of Hildebert.

My daughter’s direct junior, whom I would not mind putting in my eyes.

Hildebert Taleb, like himself, was dropped from the portal, but unlike him, he lost his memories of being in the portal.

The Badger, who had been gaining popularity like crazy recently, suddenly contacted me one day through my daughter.

And she asked me to let her know if I had any unusual dreams about her.

The name must be Cecil… .

Simon cooled his face with cold water and leaned against the bathroom wall.

Her dreams always leave her feeling exhausted after waking up.

I couldn’t figure out why at all.

Why does it feel so hard when it’s just a dream?

Even Simon was happy to see the woman with the bright yellow eyes.

A woman named Cecil was his benefactor.

It was only thanks to her that he was able to escape from that ashen world.

Simon Diamond still remembered everything from their first meeting to their last. The woman standing empty in the ruins. The being who climbed over the rubble and jumped several times but failed to die. The way she sometimes approached me as if she was tired of trying to die, and stared at me like an animal in a cage.

Simon desperately searched for an exit within the portal.

Because my wife and daughter were in the center core.

There was an entrance, so there must be an exit somewhere in this vast ruin. With that in mind, I continued walking. Strangely, in a place where I was neither hungry nor sleepy, I pushed forward through the rubble until my hands were torn.

It was a gloomy and strange world.

There was little color and nothing seemed alive, except for the occasional strange illusion.

Illusionary fragments that make you feel like you’re looking into someone else’s memories.

Simon had been in a world where only they had color for quite some time.

During that time, Cecil continued to be a moon-like presence to Simon.

No matter how far or in which direction he walked, she was always there.

A mysterious person who approaches you whenever he feels like it and heals your wounds.

Showing mysterious things that can only be called magic….

‘hi.’

Of course, we also tried human interaction.

‘Hi, hello. I’m Simon.’

But it didn’t work out well. First of all, she was mentally unstable. Even when she came back to a fairly stable state of mind, she didn’t try to talk to him.

From beginning to end, she communicated only with facial expressions and gestures.

Whenever you try to stop him from committing suicide, he makes a disgusted face.

Or waving your hand and telling them to come and heal their wounds.

It wasn’t that she didn’t have a voice. When she became mentally unstable, she would often utter what seemed to be foreign language monologues. There definitely seemed to be a pattern to the sounds the woman would make while curled up in a ball.

But why do you never open your mouth when you face me?

Besides that, she had many unique points.

Facts Simon discovered while closely observing the only human in the ash world.

First, she seems to be waiting for someone.

Second, when you feel that waiting is useless, you seem to be attempting suicide.

Third, it seems that he has made a home of his own in these ruins.

Fourth, she absolutely hated him coming near her.

Fifth, it is good.

Sixth, it seems like you know how to use magic.

Seventh. When the mind becomes unstable, the body is confined to the shadows… .

Various facts continue like this.

Simon, who had been wandering the ashen world collecting them, finally found the exit.

The exit back to Earth looked like a save point from a game my daughter often played.

There was a circular hole in the floor. The floor inside was not visible, and the rim of the hole glowed with a golden glow.

The bright light was visible even from far away.

I would never have found this out if I were alone.

Because the exit was under the remains of a fallen spire.

Underneath the rubble so huge that not a single ray of light can escape.

Of course, it was Cecil who removed the spire.

One day, she suddenly approached me with a determined look on her face and, in a way that could only be described as magic, removed the ashen tower.

Then he stood in front of the exit and pointed to the golden hole with his finger.

Simon clearly remembers the look on the woman’s face as she turned to him and pointed toward the exit.

Deep envy.

The joy of finding out what the other person wants.

The sadness of parting.

“You haven’t come back yet?”

Simon Diamond muttered to himself, thinking of the woman he had met in his dreams, who was falling apart.

“The person you are waiting for is….”

The person who made me look into his golden eyes with a heavy longing.

“You never met in the end?”

So you ended up going crazy?

I’m tired of waiting.

Have I been consumed by a bleak world where I can only see color if I look into something like someone else’s memories?

Is that why you screamed so desperately just now?

Simon sat there blankly recalling Cecil’s screams until his strength returned.

A scream filled with profound loneliness and despair.

Fingers that were tearing at her beautiful silver hair.

The pupils grew so large that they seemed to devour the golden iris.

Simon Diamond reached for his phone with trembling hands.

***

[There are flowers?]

Yoon asked in a voice that showed no emotion.

[At Dayshill Park?]

“yes.”

Carl replied as he ran down the stairs.

The knife he had been holding in his mouth was then put into his pocket.

The hesitation didn’t last long. As soon as he confirmed that the flowers were not a welcome sight, Cheong-an Badger jumped down the stairs four at a time. After reaching the first floor in one breath, he ran out of the building and into the park.

I knew it was quite a distance, and I knew there was a Badger covering the area.

But aren’t there only a few badgers who have actually encountered that flower?

Carl called one of them, Yoon.

Scientists with exceptional intelligence are now at the imaging center, making it convenient for them to quickly report to their superiors or monitor via drones.

In fact, after a moment of silence, Yoon answered back.

Senior sociopath who is quite self-centered.

[Confirmed.]

The low-pitched voice remained as steady as usual.

[But aren’t you on vacation?]

“I discovered it while observing birds.”

[birds?]

Even though I answered politely, there was no reply for a while.

You must have been lost in thought while watching the video.

Either he was reporting to his superiors or he was certain that Yoon would deal with it effectively, so Carl didn’t say anything.

Instead, he kept running without hanging up the phone.

The current time is approximately 3:00 PM.

Daisy Garden, where giant flowers grew, was located in an area where it was difficult to catch the subway or bus.

It was quite far from the subway station, and it was difficult to access by car because the surrounding roads were undergoing major construction.

Whether I ran or took public transportation, the time it took was similar.

So I kept running and Yoon came back.

[I guess I’m going.]

“yes.”

[What about the weapon?]

“I have a gun.”

[Then don’t enter the park and just wait.]

The senior seemed to have finished reporting to his superiors.

[Because the Badgers covering the jurisdiction are on their way.]

The sword thus waited in a suitable place.

I walked back to the building and stood in the shade, scanning the news articles and real-time search terms.

Naturally, reports of sightings came in from all over the place. Some told people not to approach the park, and others reported it to Badger headquarters.

However, because it was in the form of a plant, there wasn’t much of a fuss.

Because it wasn’t a disgusting looking plant. In fact, it was actually quite beautiful.

It’s so crazy big.

However, the fact that the flower bloomed at this time was by no means a good sign.

I should also contact Hildebert.

Carl accessed the message window with his hearing sharpened.

***

A space entirely pink.

A character with round ears was in a cup.

A colorful cup in pastel tones.

There were also some that were stuck in tubes or donuts. I stared at the various characters with unique appearances.

It’s a sample, so you can take a look.

As I picked up the rat in the small plastic cup, Ricardo straightened his back and looked at what I was holding in my hand.

We stared at the figure smaller than a fist for a moment, then turned our gaze to Shu.

She was carrying almost all of the figures in a small metal basket.

“What is this~?”

Ricardo asked me a question quietly.

“What are you going to use it for…?”

“Isn’t it just for decoration?”

“decoration…?”

“Isn’t it cute?”

Sugar listened to our conversation and answered.

Cute…?

The senior in the green field and I were confused.

Of course, I didn’t express my doubts out loud in a room full of people who came to buy this. It was even more so because many people were glancing at us as if they found it strange or funny.

But did everyone just come here to buy figures?

There doesn’t seem to be anything particularly practical.

“Don’t you have anything like clothes or a bag?”

“We don’t have any this season. I wish we had a T-shirt.”

“Then this is really the only thing you sell~.”

Ricardo indirectly conveyed his thoughts by saying, ‘But why so many people?’

I was also curious.

Of course, we didn’t say anything. We looked at the characters in various designs, and after hearing Shu say that we had them all, we headed to the checkout counter.

It really looks like the shoe has been swept up in every single item.

I was looking down at her in surprise.

But then suddenly I lost all feeling.

It’s not that the surroundings have become quiet.

Kyle’s emotions were cut off.

uh?

I immediately tensed my body.

what?

…but the sound didn’t come any closer.

He didn’t disappear. He was still outside the core. The distance didn’t decrease.

However, if you use space teleportation, you can shorten the distance at any time.

Are you trying to come in?

I was terrified and my senses were sharp.

Ricardo also noticed my change quickly.

“what?”

He asked, raising his hand, which was holding the shape-shifting weapon he had just bought yesterday.

“Why all of a sudden?”

Something strange has happened.

But others won’t notice.

I was going to tell him that I should try contacting Kairos first.

At that moment, a loud noise filled the surroundings.

***

The flowers bloomed dazzlingly and then exploded.

A white light that engulfs the surroundings.

There is nothing left where the park used to be.