The Anti-Intellectualism Demon King’s World Invasion - Chapter 94



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Episode 94

Suho asked back in surprise.

“Really?”

“Oh. You didn’t serve in the military. You don’t even know how to handle a gun. Do you think you can shoot a flying bird with a gun? I was a top marksman when I was in the military. And you know that older sister who’s so strong. She was a national youth archery team member. If you can’t shoot with a gun, I’ll shoot with a bow. Don’t worry.”

“Yes! It was good.”

Suho was as happy as a child.

I said, rubbing my thumb and index finger together.

“As you know, catching birds is not easy. I guess I should get paid for my efforts.”

“What do you want?”

“I thought the frozen fish was good. Give me some of that. But we don’t have a freezer on our ship. Could you fill the cabin with some ice?”

“That’s not difficult if you catch the bird.”

“Okay. Then, as a deposit, build a freezer first. Then, after we catch the birds, I’ll take the remaining amount in frozen fish. What do you think?”

“A deposit plus a balance. This is truly an adult’s deal. Well, go ahead. All you have to do is catch the bird.”

Suho turned his head and spoke to Yeongmi.

“Youngmi, since you couldn’t catch that dirty bird properly, this is why Mr. Ttak is coming, so go spread some ice. Got it?”

“Oh, okay. But can’t you just leave the bird alone? I’ll climb up to the top and clean up all the poop.”

“I told you before. No! I can’t just leave someone who sullyes my family name. Even if you weren’t my friend, I’d kick you out of the group. Seriously!”

Youngmi lowered her head and apologized at Suho’s sharp gaze.

“I’m sorry. It was my fault. I’ll do better next time.”

Youngmi, me, and two boys went to Hallasan Lake.

The two boys were the ones that Suho had assigned to watch over me, probably because he thought I might do something.

The two boys chattered and asked me about the outside world while we were on our way to Hallasan Lake.

“There really is an island where trash gathers?”

“Hey. Even if it’s an island, you can’t walk on a pile of garbage. We have ice, so it’s slippery, but you can still run.”

“What? You can drink milk too?”

“Hey, are you lying to tease us?”

“No, does that make sense? All the things from the previous world, like ramen, were submerged in water. And there’s no fire to boil ramen. You idiot! You’re joking a bit.”

The kids were both amazed and skeptical at what I said.

It was as if he had lost all his memories and common sense from the previous world after living on a deserted island for so long.

On the other hand, Youngmi followed along silently, dragging her feet, without saying a word.

When we arrived at Hallasan Lake, I showed them the evidence.

The children who received the milk in the glass cried out in surprise.

“Wow! Look at this white stuff. It’s real milk!”

The kids kept rolling their eyes and gulping down the milk, even though no one was stealing it from them.

“Kids, you’re going to have a hard time. Drink slowly. I’ll give you more.”

When Nurse Jang brought out more milk, the children finally took their glasses off their lips.

Now the kids couldn’t help but trust me.

“So it was true that the Ark Church flooded the world?”

“Are you talking about the garbage island and the apartments floating on the water?”

The kids were as confused as little kids who were told there was no Santa Claus.

I asked the kids.

“Then what do you want to do? Do you want to go down to the cabin together and watch the ice-breaking process? Or do you want to eat the ramen that Nurse Jang makes for you here?”

“It’s carrot ramen.”

The children shouted in unison, as if they had never thought about the truth.

One child looked back at Youngmi and said.

“Youngmi, can you do it by yourself?”

The children followed Nurse Jang down to the cafeteria without even listening to Youngmi’s answer.

I took Youngmi to the cabin.

Only Bomi and Jin followed us.

As soon as Youngmi entered the cabin, she spoke in a small voice.

“You can make ice by collecting moisture floating in the air, but if you have water, you can make solid, clean ice.”

Ah! So that’s why when the adults built the ice wall to keep them from running away, it cracked so easily.

If so, ice frozen by moisture would probably be vulnerable to fire as well.

I might be able to use this fact later.

Bomi said as if she didn’t like it.

“What are you saying? I can’t hear a thing.”

“Uh. I asked you to get me some water. Jinman, can you get me some water?”

At my direction, Jinman went out to get water.

Now, it’s just me, Youngmi, and Bomi left in the cabin.

Yeongmi lowered her head, seemingly at a loss at my gaze.

I asked, deliberately avoiding eye contact so as not to burden Youngmi.

“Youngmi, you don’t really want to catch a bird, do you?”

“That’s… so, that’s what Suho and the kids want… … .”

Youngmi’s voice became smaller and smaller, becoming unintelligible.

“What are you talking about? Speak clearly!”

Bomi, who had been listening quietly, seemed annoyed and frustrated.

Then Youngmi apologized with tears in her eyes.

“sorry.”

This is not good.

Originally, I brought her here to tease Youngmi, but it all went wrong because of Bomi.

Tears that had turned to ice fell from Youngmi’s eyes.

It was for nothing that Bomi followed me.

As I was trying to signal Bomi to leave the cabin, Bomi approached Youngmi.

“Why are you crying? I’m sorry I yelled at you. It’s okay. Don’t cry.”

Bomi hugged Yeongmi and patted her.

Youngmi’s body, which had been trembling slightly, calmed down.

Bomi, you act all strong by yourself, but you’re really weak in front of weak people.

Judging from the way he saved Hoyoung while being ticklish, he was definitely a tsundere.

If we do it right, Bomi might be able to appease Yeongmi.

“Why are you so cold? Wait. I’ll get you some clothes.”

“It’s okay. You don’t have to do that.”

I took off the jumper I had worn to climb the iceberg and put it on Yeongmi.

Thanks to Bomi’s comfort, Yeongmi’s face seemed to have relaxed a little.

Well then, I guess I’ll have to ask.

I felt curious, as if it was a detective’s occupational disease.

And in order to persuade England and America, it was necessary to understand their circumstances.

“Youngmi, weren’t you locked in the bathroom the day you got soaked in water?”

“Oh! That’s right. How did you know? Sir, were you in the Guro area that day?”

“No, I was at home.”

Youngmi tilted her head at my answer.

“Then how did you know I was locked in the bathroom?”

“I found a toilet door in a submerged iceberg.”

“Ah. I see. That day, the water came rushing in and the building collapsed. The pipes burst and the walls cracked. I screamed for help, but no one came to save me. I tried to escape somehow, but the door was locked and I couldn’t get out.”

Looks like the kids who were bullying Youngmi are locked up.

“I had no choice but to hold on to the door. The building split in two, and the door and I were engulfed in water, but luckily I didn’t get crushed or hit by the broken building. The door sank and rose in the water several times before finally rising to the surface.”

Yeongmi’s hands trembled slightly as the fear from that time came back to her.

Then Bomi comforted him.

“It’s okay. We survived in the end. That’s what’s important. We’ve almost died a few times because of monsters. We’ve even fought monsters bigger than apartment buildings.”

“Really?”

Yeongmi showed interest in what Bomi said.

“Okay. Two guys smaller than that guy are fighting, and then that huge guy goes, bang… .”

“Bomi, let’s talk about that later.”

I thought the story would be too long, so I cut off Bomi.

Bomi smacked her lips as if she was sorry, but she closed her mouth at my wink.

“Youngmi, did you by any chance eat the white pearl-like thing in the basket?”

“Huh! How did you know?”

Youngmi’s eyes widened even more than when she asked about being locked in the bathroom.

“If you eat that white pearl, you can make ice?”

Yeongmi didn’t answer and just stared at me blankly.

It was the first time that Youngmi, who had always bowed her head and avoided eye contact with others, made eye contact with me.

I met Youngmi’s gaze and said.

“Youngmi, your lower body is completely frozen, as if you have frostbite?”

Yeongmi kept her mouth shut and did not answer.

“That’s a side effect of the white pearl you ate. If you make more ice, your body will freeze even more. Eventually, your heart will freeze. So you shouldn’t make ice anymore!”

“What this old man says is true! I also looked at the documents regarding the white pearl. It was originally a test sample, but it was lost.”

Bomi gave me strength in my words.

Yeongmi sighed and opened her mouth.

“I also know that I can’t make ice if I want to survive.”

“Huh! How did you know?”

You probably don’t know about the experimental results that are in the documents.

“A woman passing by told me.”

“A woman passing by?”

What’s that sound? Is there anyone passing by in the sea?

But Bomi noticed right away.

“Does that girl have short hair and a mole next to her left eye? And when she’s not happy, she touches her nose with her middle finger or something… … .”

Bomi described Jiyeon’s appearance.

“Oh, that’s right. The woman looked at me and asked me like an old man. Did you eat a white pearl?”

Yeongmi answered with her eyes wide open as if asking how she knew.

No, why is there a delay there?

I couldn’t help but be surprised.

Were you perhaps escaping from the hatchery and heading to the Ark Tower?

Bomi thought for a moment, then tilted her head and asked.

“But how did you survive until you met Jiyeon? Weren’t you alone in the bathroom door? You probably didn’t have anything to eat or drink.”

“Yes, that’s right. I climbed down the toilet door and drifted across the endless ocean. I held on with a few candies in my pocket. Maybe if the bird hadn’t been there, I would have jumped into the water.”

After a week, a bird landed on the bathroom door.

“At first, Jonathan was wary of me and sat timidly on the edge of the bathroom door.”

“Jonathan?”

“Oh, it’s a seagull’s name.”

Yeongmi answered shyly.