Hiding the House in the Apocalypse - Hiding the House in the Apocalypse chapter 53

36. transformation (1)

A sudden thought made me a red-faced boy.

It started with Failnet.

I didn’t connect to Failnet with a big purpose.

As always, while I was filtering through and eating mostly meaningless information without much thought, I caught my eye on a bulletin board.

[Guard examinee bulletin board]

This bulletin board is, so to speak, a gathering of friends who want to become my juniors.

The bulletin board ranking is a whopping 8th place.

It is a large bulletin board.

Users are a group of young people in their mid-teens.

They cling to the walls of government buildings or military facilities, begging for radio waves, barely accessing Failnet and posting trivial comments as their only pleasure.

In fact, I’ve entered this board before, but the level of users is too low and childish, so I came out for a while.

However, places where a lot of people gather have their own reasons.

There was also an interesting culture in this bulletin board.

That culture is none other than Ridge certification – certifying the sensory test paper hanging in our house and receiving a good evaluation.

If you search for certification tags on the bulletin board for guard examinees, you can see these young friends’ envy, desire for approval, insidious gossip, and sincere praise that seems to be sprouting in drought.

ㅇㅇ : Is Ritji out? (34)

ㅇㅇ : Ritge certification hahahahaha (12)

ㅇㅇ : Hee, is it white?! (8)

ㅇㅇ : Can I go to Jeju Island with this amount? (31)

ㅇㅇ : White appeared on the day my mother left behind hahahahaha (131)

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If you just search, it looks like you received a dog or cow or white, but when you actually open it, it’s all black.

There was also a white one, but it was not a ridge paper, but a white paper torn like a ridge paper and uploaded a false certification.

But even among these prank-and-fishing-filled posts, I was able to find real certifications quite often.

I know that Ridge has a difference in the tester’s psychic potential depending on the color, but I don’t know exactly what level each color means.

However, on this bulletin board, there were quite a few articles hinting at the Awaken Level that color means, albeit vaguely.

In one post I figured out what the blue color means.

It is level 1.

That’s why I’ve opened my eyes to the minimum of my psychic abilities.

I also found out that gray is level 5 or higher.

I didn’t know what level of white it was, but I was able to find interesting phenomena independent of the level.

That means it’s not just kids on this board.

When it comes to children’s education, it is second only to sad Korea, and many people who appear to be the child’s parents reside on this bulletin board of Amchang Life, which is 99% pure.

Klitschko: Is gray good? Can the whole family go to Jeju Island? (43)

Changmin’s mother: My child Ridge’s color came out like this. How much is it? (88)

Chefpadel: How can we get white from black? There are cases (132)

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However, this was too cold a place for their passion for education to work.

ㅇㅇ : Are you color blind? Can’t tell the difference between colors? it’s black! You crazy b*tch lol (9)

Changmin’s Mother’s Pillar Seobang: This is how the color of my lover’s child Ridge came out (certified) (33)

Take a look at Chef Father: Run Ai Gacha again (13)

As can be seen from the unreserved, primary mockery, these are not very important characters.

There was a separate “adult” that really mattered.

In this bulletin board overflowing with countless impersonators, aggressors, quarrelsome people, and undereducated psychopaths, the adult received a very special treatment.

REDMASK: How are you? I’m a guard admissions officer. I’ll give you a link, so click on it.

red mask.

He is the absolute master of this board.

No one makes malicious comments, sarcasm, or disputes with Red Mask.

Because this Red Mask can give people on this forum what they want most.

By the way, this nickname is Red Mask.

It has a slightly different meaning to me.

“Minhee Woo…?”

The first time I saw that nickname, I immediately thought of a repulsive woman with prosthetic arms and legs.

It is the same as the personal identification number used by Minhee Woo.

If I hadn’t entered her research facility, it could have been considered a coincidence, but in that research facility, more than a hundred children who wanted to go to Jeju Island were confined in small rooms, and some were lying dead on dissecting tables.

“…”

this red mask.

Undoubtedly.

This is Minhee Woo.

Unlike me, she was someone who enjoyed social media.

In particular, he enjoyed social media called Insagram, but rather than expressing his feelings through writing, he enjoyed revealing his daily life subtly through photos.

I know that she posted a post on her social media account suggesting her hunter status and was cautioned by the National Commissioner’s Compliance Department.

I, the team leader, heard the words written by myself.

Revealing that a hunter with an account with more than 10,000 followers is a hunter is a violation of the confidentiality oath.

There is no reason why she, who is so familiar with the Internet, should not set foot on the largest Internet bulletin board in the era of extinction called Failnet.

However, it was not easy to guess her identity just by looking at her writings.

Instead of writing, she always commented.

The content of the comment was the same.

REDMASK: How are you? I’m a guard admissions officer. I’ll give you a link, so click on it.

The conversation seems to take place through that link.

The idea of solving the weakness of Failnet, which has no message function, by inducing connection to a private network was enough to remind me of the flashing creativity of Woo Min-hee, whom I know.

“······Woo Min-hee.”

At that point, I had concluded that the super named REDMASK on the test takers’ bulletin board would be Woo Min-hee.

I was curious.

What exactly does that woman do at the research facility?

I understand that they are trying to select students for a new school that is said to have opened on Jeju Island, but it is clear that they are doing miscellaneous research besides that.

Besides, Minhee Woo is a Level 12 Awaken.

There are only 10 Awakens in Korea that are over level 10.

It is a story that less than 10 talented people throughout Korea did not go to Jeju Island and stayed in Seoul.

She gave reasons for her dislike of Kang Min-min and Na Hye-in, but that alone does not allow the cunning Min-hee Woo to abandon the safe Jeju Island and remain in the danger-filled metropolitan area.

“…”

Clearly there is something.

But how can I find out what’s inside her?

It was a time when I was holding a bitter smile while looking at the picture of the rocket ax attached to my desk.

A truly astounding thought ran through my mind.

“ah.”

Yes, can I contact you directly?

Not with Gyu Park, Skeleton, or Professor, but with the pseudonym of Failnet named ㅇㅇ.

In other words, being one of the boys on this guard exam bulletin board, getting her to approach me and prying out the information I want.

There is a bait to catch Woo Min-hee.

It is the white rite of the gift.

Ridge has a gimmick like a banknote. Ridge’s gimmick has a school mark printed in black in advance, and the mark is revealed when the Ritge changes.

The white Ridge of the teacher was clearly visible against the pure white background of the school’s mark – a skull and a half-shattered shield that he had devised.

With this level of certification, it would be enough to attract Woo Min-hee’s attention.

It was because she appeared in person and made the “option” that everyone wanted, even with a proper gray certification.

However, the problem still remains.

That’s right, a conversation with her.

No matter how much I use anonymity, I have discovered through my Internet experience over the past two years that the language, writing, and subtle thoughts that I use are more specific than I imagined.

For example, if I take myself as an example, my specificity would be a well-respected header, a birth-not-drip, and a high-gag that was somewhat ahead of people’s tastes.

Compared to the users of the bulletin board for guard examinees here, the language I use definitely feels different.

In this situation, if I try to talk to Minhee Woo, in the worst case, my identity may be exposed.

Defender says I can’t even use the internet…

So, I decided to transform.

Professor Park Gyu, who might be the last human being, decides to become a boy in his early teens who works on the bulletin board for guard candidates.

That’s easier said than done.

Some say that the Internet makes it easy to fake one’s age by not showing one’s face.

Absolutely not!

Just because it’s a keyboard doesn’t mean it doesn’t smell like an old man.

Rather, it is the movable type that is the mirror of the spirit, and the smell of age and time is more strongly lingered than anything else.

As a test, I posted a post on the student bulletin board.

ㅇㅇ : Our peers are having fun hahahaha (3)

3 comments.

Let’s read it.

ㅇㅇ : What kind of same-age group ㅇㅇㅇ?

ㅇㅇ : How old are you?

ㅇㅇ : Ahjaeyo go and talk about politics;;

“…”

In order for a hard-boiled man in his early 30s who has experienced all kinds of bitterness in life to change into a frivolous and frivolous teenager, he needs a great determination and an attitude to learn.

Tak Tak Tak

Author Nickname: ㅇㅇ

First, instead of the unique nickname of Skeleton, wear the same ㅇㅇ mask as everyone else.

Tick tock tock tock

ㅇㅇ : Hey! Cheeks!

Deleting the headline that is like personality and writing meaningless nonsense in writing.

Tak Tak Tak

ㅇㅇ : There are no over 30 here…?

faking my age.

Tak Tak Tak

-Why are you here…?

Forgetting myself in my 30s.

“…”

This is perfect.

Fully prepared.

Now the time has come to contact Woo Min-hee.

Tak Tak Tak Tak

I wrote with the feeling of Zhuge Liang, who is casting his vote.

201cm120kg28cm: Let’s test the ridge

-Ph?

Keep the text as short as possible.

It is to use initial consonants that are not even letters, let alone proper sentences, so as not to fall behind the trend.

I imitated the language of the bulletin board boys and at the same time posted a picture of my teacher’s Ridge exposed to sunlight in an outdoor camouflage house.

And waited.

201cm120kg28cm: Ridge test, I’m going to have a little pink (103)

“oh.”

There were over 100 comments.

ㅇㅇ : What is this?

ㅇㅇ : Isn’t it stolen?

ㅇㅇ : I think ㅇㅇ

ㅇㅇ : This bastard did some art

ㅇㅇ : Hey, does this look real?

Youngmin’s father: Excuse me, but where do you live? I have a Nintendo, a laptop, and a lot of food.

ㅇㅇ : Isn’t it synthetic?

ㅇㅇ : Compared to your height, your cheekbones are small…

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Even the younger ones seem to recognize the authenticity.

But what I’m waiting for is not their reaction.

There is only one thing I want to catch.

it’s red mask

*Transmitter rang.

“Skelton.”

If someone said it, it’s sweet.

“What? suddenly.”

“Is this the post posted on the failnet test-takers bulletin board by Skelton?”

“what? what text?”

“Two meters blah blah blah.”

“Do you have a bulletin board for test takers?”

“no? Did you see it at the fire?”

fire?

Could it be that my post was on the list of popular posts on Failnet?

how will we do it.

You don’t have to tell the truth.

Because this is a problem between me and Minhee Woo.

“I didn’t post it.”

“Well, I don’t think Skelton posted it. I tried to contact you just in case.”

“That, is it? Why do you think so?”

“Your nickname is the style I’ve seen before, but the way you posted it, the content, and the feeling that someone else posted it?”

It is only natural that a meaningful smile appeared on my lips after hearing what my brother Defender said.

Even that defender acknowledges me.

It recognized me as a 10-year-old boy.

Skelton’s transformation is innocent.

Now all I have to do is wait for Woo Min-hee to contact me.

just as expected.

A bite came.

REDMASK: How are you? New Guard Admissions Officer. I’ll give you a link, so click on it.

REDMASK: ＜link＞

clicked the link

Then, the Internet browser suddenly automatically connected to a site I did not know.

Extremely simple interface, like a story on a bulletin board.

The site followed the format of an old internet chat room.

＜ REDMASK has entered. ＞

REDMASK: How are you? My name is Red Mask, the New Guard Admissions Officer.

REDMASK: Please introduce yourself~

REDMASK: Please write your name and age in the bottom author (Example: Minhee 20) and press the entry button~~~

Woo Min-hee hit the chat first.

Even three times at a time.

This girl, how do you play chat?

I don’t have one arm. I can even paint the wave pattern…

Is Awaken able to do this?

No, after thinking about it, it seems to be using voice recognition chatting.

The recent voice recognition technology is highly reliable.

Anyway, this is the start.

“…”

Empty your mind and picture a teenage boy in your mind.

Not Professor Park Gyu, but a mischievous teenager, Skeleton.

and typing

knock knock

– Um Chang 11 entered.

REDMASK: ?

REDMASK: Uh, Umchang?

Umchang 11: Hello

REDMASK: What is it? Is that a name by any chance?

Umchang 11: Yes. A window to sing a song in the middle of the day. Kim Eom-chang. I am 11 years old.

REDMASK: Aha.

Um Chang 11: Why?

REDMASK: No, nothing. I just want it to be an unusual name.

Umchang 11: Yes

REDMASK: Umchang is 11 years old, right? only?

Umchang 11: Yes

REDMASK: Is Umchang really 2 meters tall…?

Umchang 11: I hear a lot of loud voices

REDMASK: Kids these days grow really fast. is that the right weight?

Eom Chang 11: No, actually, it’s Gurae. I lied about everything except the last one.

REDMASK: The last one is real?

Um Chang 11: Why?

REDMASK: Oh, no.

Umchang 11 : ?

“under!”

Minhee Woo Look at this guy getting flustered.

I must have met this guy for the first time.

Did you expect that a guy over 30 would act as an elementary school student who is about to go out?

I want to tease you more, but there are a few things I want to take this opportunity to find out.

Something I’ve been curious about for a long time.

For example, “Evacuation ship to Jeju Island”.