S-Class Hunter Heals with Monsters - Chapter 192



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192. Prison Island in the North Sea

A combined attack by Dodaki and Kim Na-ri.

It was around sunset when the man was freed from that endless loop.

“Heh… heh heh.”

The man smiled with a haggard face.

Who am I? Where am I? What is that rib dome and what is that fluorescent house?

I don’t know. I don’t care. That doesn’t matter.

I would do anything if I could just get out of this infinite loop I’m in.

The man thought with a blank expression.

“Is that okay?”

The siblings who were watching while drinking tea asked. Cheon Do-woon nodded as if there was no problem.

“Because I’m an awakened person. It’s okay.”

No. It’s not okay. The awakened are people too. The man wanted to shout that.

The reason he couldn’t do that was because the eyes looking at him were cold.

“That’s right. That person was someone who absorbed the life force of others.”

“That’s right. Killing others to extend one’s youth. It takes a person of average mental strength to do something like that.”

The Coconut Family chimed in one by one.

It was true, so there was nothing to refute. But the man felt wronged.

They are, as they say, vicious criminals.

But those who were drinking tea in this situation looked more vicious than him.

“I… I was wrong. I’m serious. Please ask me questions. I’ll answer anything.”

“You’re answering anything?”

“Yeah, yeah! Anything!”

“Are you reflecting on your actions?”

“of course!”

“What did I do wrong?”

The man rolled his head. Here he had to give a good answer.

An exemplary answer. An answer that shows remorse. An answer that a good person would like.

“I will go and apologize to those whose life force I have absorbed.”

“What about people who are already dead? There must have been many instances where you absorbed life force until the opponent died. What are you going to do about that?”

“I’ll go to the bereaved families and confess my sins and beg for forgiveness. I’ll even go to their graves and beg for forgiveness. I’m sorry about what happened at the lab. It was all my fault.”

Of course, it was just lip service.

He had been absorbing the life force of others to maintain his youth for decades. The man could not remember the faces of his victims.

But I couldn’t say that here.

“Please. Give me a chance to apologize.”

Will his acting work? The man was nervous. Cheon Do-woon looked at him and nodded.

“Okay. Let’s stop here then.”

“Really?”

“Yeah. It’s time for Dodak to sleep well.”

Cheon Do-woon said while looking at Dodak-i.

In the end, the reason the interrogation was stopped was not because they believed the man’s words, but to help Dodak sleep.

‘Am I worse than that grassroots?’

The man was embarrassed, but didn’t show it.

Any reason would be fine as long as I could get out of this endless loop.

“Dodak, are you starting to get sleepy now?”

Cheon Do-woon asked Dodak-i.

Dodak, who was swinging his cane on the table, his majestic eyes were now half-closed.

Dodak, who had been nodding his head, jumped onto Cheon Do-woon’s palm and lay down as if this was his bed.

-Huh… .

The king’s sleep is important. That was the reply that seemed to say so.

“Sir, I think Dodak is sleepy.”

“It looks like that.”

You need to sleep well to make the leaves green. The quality of sleep determines the moisture content of the roots of the trunk.

Cheon Do-woon patted Dodak’s stomach.

-Eung, euung, euung…

Cheon Do-woon laughed at the rustling sound. The man couldn’t laugh and was nervous.

“Okay. Now tell me. How many people from the lab can you contact right now?”

“No, not now. The last time I contacted him was with the head instructor. We lost contact about a year ago.”

Instructor General. One of the founders of TDA.

“If that’s the case… was it D among the initials of TDA?”

Cheon Do-woon opened his notebook. He turned the pages one by one and stopped at one place.

“Here he is. The Instructor General. One of the founders of TDA. Nicknamed… Dagger. I guess the D came from that pronunciation.”

“That guy’s nickname was Dando? I don’t think he was a swordsman.”

“Didn’t you use your gun more often?”

The siblings asked, searching their memories.

Cheon Do-un also didn’t remember anything about that part.

“I don’t know why it’s called that. It’s just written that the director of the research institute called it that.”

Cheon Do-woon said while looking at the notebook.

Awakener rank is B. A person with the ability to strengthen the body, and possesses incredible strength that can break through steel plates with one finger.

“Age 45 at the time. Height 190. Mustache, square jaw. Eyes slit like a fox. Burn mark on the left forehead.”

“That’s quite detailed. Where did you get that notebook?”

“I wrote this when I was young.”

“you?”

“Oh. I brought it because it was in the library. This is a copy, and I think the original is in the museum.”

If it’s a small fortune, then that’s a death note. The siblings laughed at the thought that occurred to them on its own. Joseph couldn’t laugh.

‘A, a death note…? What if I’m also written in that notebook?’

Now, he is surviving under the pretext of being Mandragora’s attending physician.

But Joseph became anxious about how long that would last.

It’s best not to ask about this. It’s best to just let it slide.

That was the thought, but Joseph, who was born a researcher, couldn’t suppress his curiosity.

“Am I by any chance written in that notebook?”

Joseph decided to open Pandora’s box.

He flinched when everyone’s eyes turned to him, but he had no regrets.

Cheon Do-woon looked at Joseph and then handed over the notebook.

Joseph swallowed dryly as the notebook turned each page.

I wonder if my name is written in that death list.

‘There isn’t any.’

Cheon Do-woon laughed. In fact, he had somewhat expected Joseph’s name not to be mentioned.

‘In terms of timing, Joseph left the institute before this notebook was written.’

I wonder if they forgot about Joseph and didn’t write about him, or if they excluded him because they didn’t think he was worth killing.

Now, decades later, I can’t figure out why they didn’t write their names down.

Whatever the reason, Joseph was ultimately not on the list of dead.

Of course I didn’t intend to tell you that straight out.

Cheon Do-woon closed his notebook. Joseph swallowed dryly at his expressionless face.

What on earth would he say? I waited for an answer, but Cheon Do-woon quietly turned around.

“Where did I leave off just now?”

Cheon Do-woon looked at the man and asked. Joseph’s heart sank at that.

‘What, what? Why won’t you tell me?’

I wonder if he has his own name. That’s why he doesn’t tell me.

Joseph became sullen. On the other hand, the group laughed.

‘I guess not.’

Given Cheon Do-un’s personality, if he had a name, he would not hide it.

If so, then he was just teasing Joseph. The group noticed and laughed.

Of course, no one told Joseph that fact.

The Coconut Family all had good personalities.

* * *

“―… So, this is all I know.”

The man told Cheon Do-woon everything he knew.

All I can say is that it only concerns the instructor and the headmaster.

It’s been decades since that happened, so most researchers have lost contact with it.

“The instructor general must look young. I only talked to him on the phone, but… his voice got younger and younger. On the last call, he sounded like he was in his twenties.”

The man saw Cheon Do-woon and his group.

“Maybe I broke through the wall and reached a higher level like you guys. Maybe my body cells became younger as they became more active.”

Even 60 years ago, it was a B-grade.

If he had not neglected his training since then, the man’s words would have been possible.

“The last time I saw you, you were working for the government.”

“government?”

“Yeah. He was a combat-type Awakened. He probably joined a special force that favored Awakened people… or something like that. I don’t know anything more than that.”

The man felt a little relieved as he spoke.

The personal information of the agents is not available to the general public.

He would see those who tortured him groaning. He laughed at that thought, but Cheon Do-woon remained calm.

“He’s a government agent. That’s good. I can just have Park Soo-kwon investigate.”

“Hey, Park Soo-kwon? Who is that?”

“A S-class awakened person from the government side.”

The man’s mouth opened at Cheon Do-un’s words.

What on earth has that guy been doing that he’s on friendly terms with government agents?

‘Oh, no. Even if we know each other, there’s no way I’d leak information about the agent.’

Even if you have connections, it won’t be easy to get information, the man thought.

But when I saw Cheon Do-woon’s calm face, that thought gradually subsided.

‘I will cooperate.’

‘I will cooperate.’

‘I guess you’ll cooperate.’

That’s a face that will make you cooperate regardless of the means and methods.

The group prayed for a moment for Park Soo-kwon, who was feeling chills beyond the gate.

“Okay. Now, last question. Where is the page you tore out of this notebook?”

“Tear it up?”

The man asked back. Cheon Do-woon observed his physical reactions.

Pupillary response, breathing, heartbeat. There was no wavering in any of it.

‘I really don’t know. Isn’t it that the interest was ripped off?’

So that means there were more people who read the notebooks at the library in the past few days.

‘That’s funny. D’s information is still there during TDA. It’s not like the instructor in charge ripped it off.’

Did the remaining T. or A come and tear it apart? Or did a third person tear it apart?

Even if I think about it now, I can’t figure it out. In that case, it’s better to take care of what’s in front of you rather than thinking about useless things.

“Sir, what are we going to do with that guy now?”

“Well, what should we do?”

Cheon Do-woon saw his siblings.

“You said you caught the chimera in the slums and released it on an island in the northern seas?”

“That’s right.”

“What if we just throw this thing on that island? What do you think?”

At Cheon Do-woon’s words, the siblings looked interested. On the other hand, the man’s face turned pale.

“Hey, wait a minute. The North Sea… That’s an area where people aren’t allowed to enter.”

“Yes. Try to survive on that island for ten days. If you survive, I’ll give you a chance to apologize to the victims.”

“Wow, talk some sense! Ten days! How can you possibly survive that inside the gates!”

“Can’t you do it?”

“I can’t do it!”

“Then why did the lab do such an experiment?”

Cheon Do-woon asked. The man was speechless at the quiet voice.

“You’ll survive inside the gate for ten days. We did that experiment, didn’t we? Have you forgotten?”

The man just smiled. Did he do such an experiment? I don’t know.

The content of the experiment changed frequently, and above all, it was so long ago that I couldn’t remember it.

“Well, thanks to that experiment, I met Dodak inside the gate. Considering that, I’m giving you at least a small chance.”

The man’s face darkened.

Although he appeared to have given up, the man’s head was spinning in real time.

‘There’s a building here. That means they come and go here. So there must be a place where they keep the return stone.’

If you can get your hands on the Return Stone, you can escape. You can survive.

‘It’s already late at night. I won’t leave now. Tonight is my chance.’

The man hatched an escape plan in his head.

Cheon Do-woon looked at the man and asked Yoo Beom.

“I’m going to go now. Can you show me the way?”

“Of course. Night flights are our specialty.”

The siblings spread their wings and laughed. Cheon Do-woon also laughed.

“That’s a coincidence. Our Blue is also good at night flying.”

Blue staggered closer as his name was mentioned.

The man’s mouth opened at that. He was also terrified by Cheon Do-woon’s words.

“Hey, why is the parrot here… Wait a minute. Are you sure you’re not going to ride that?”

“okay.”

“Hey, you’re going now?”

“okay.”

Cheon Do-un released a thread and wrapped it around the man’s body. He hung it long on Blue’s leg.

Blue looked at the man entangled in her leg and shook her head.

“Ouch! Sir. Blue is grabbing that guy’s head!”

“Yeah. It’s annoying.”

“Hey, put it in your mouth! I’m going to eat it!”

“Yeah. He’s going to eat it.”

“Oops. I spit it out. It must have tasted bad.”

“That’s right. It doesn’t taste good. Our Blue has a sophisticated palate.”

Cheon Do-woon and Kim Na-ri talked nonsense.

Although he said that, Cheon Do-woon knew that Blue was not trying to eat the man.

I just checked what I had to carry this time.

A man who doesn’t know that has a half-threaded soul on his face.

“Okay. Then shall we go?”

Cheon Do-woon climbed on top of Blue. As if it were natural, Kim Na-ri climbed behind him.

Number 49 is left for walking practice.

Since we need someone to assist, Nam Ki-seok and Seok Woo-hyuk also decided to stay.

“Sir, are the chimeras on the island violent?”

“Probably so. Considering the rampage in the slums.”

“Then does that mean I can’t become a member of the Coconut Family?”

Kim Na-ri asked with a gloomy face.

If it was a chimera raised in a lab, I wanted to bring it home. I wanted to pet it. To Kim Na-ri, the chimera was a friend and family member.

Cheon Do-woon looked at Kim Na-ri, who had become gloomy, and said.

“It’s okay. There will be some well-behaved kids.”

“Then what about the kids who don’t behave?”

“It’s okay. You’ll be fine.”

“Oh?”

“I’ll be quiet.”

“Oh oh!”

How can you be so sure? As expected, you are an amazing person who knows everything.

Kim Na-ri clenched her fist with an expression of admiration.

‘I think I just said something scary twice.’

The siblings had such thoughts but did not say anything.

An island in the northern seas where there is a docile chimera. Blue flew towards it.