The President is Going to America! - Chapter 139



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139. The eye of the typhoon

“… Is it a pig this time?”

Oh Hyeon-seong, standing there dumbly, looked down at the stairs.

In front of his house, a large, dead pig was lying there.

If you look closely, you can see that there is a bite mark on the nape of his neck.

It was obvious who did it.

At first there were rabbits, deer and even pigs.

I thought that if I kept doing this, a seagull might come and ask me.

Oh Hyeon-seong lifted the pig’s carcass and moved it to an appropriate place to prepare it, and with skillful cutting, it became meat.

And that evening.

He took the grill out of the storage room.

Chewy!

The meat was cooked golden brown with a mouth-watering sound.

At first, I wondered if it was okay to eat the meat brought by the mutant, but since it had already been purified by Alyssa’s hands, there was nothing I couldn’t eat.

A piece of well-cooked pork belly.

Oh Hyun-seong lifted him up with tongs and put him straight into his mouth.

“hmm…!”

A taste that makes you nod your head in agreement.

I had already tried the meat he asked about, so my expectations were high, but this time it was even tastier than I expected.

‘It’s definitely better than what I’ve had before. How can it be so delicious?’

With the help of the spirit of light, Alyssa, I was able to drive out the turbid energy within the meat, and thanks to that, I was able to eat delicious meat through hunting.

But even with Alyssa’s abilities, there were clear limits.

Even if you remove the pollutants from crops that have already been harvested, it cannot compare to the taste of crops that were originally grown in an environment without pollutants.

The same was true of meat.

Of course, the meat that has passed through Alyssa’s hands cannot be compared to the crude synthetic meat of today.

However, it can be said that it is relatively inferior to the real taste of meat in the past.

At first I thought it was a perfect reproduction, but it turned out to be just a plausible imitation.

Considering that the crops growing in his fields today are not only as good as those grown in the past when there was no turbidity, but are actually tastier, the gap between the ingredients is quite significant.

So, this is a fact that has become more prominent than before.

However, this time, the meat that the mutant brought back was almost identical to the real meat of the past.

I had prepared two kinds of meat in advance in case this happened.

When Oh Hyun-seong personally compared the pork he caught on the mountain behind the house with the pork he brought back and grilled it, the difference was even more dramatic.

“Where on earth did you get this stuff…”

Since they were hunted and brought from the wild anyway, where does this difference come from?

With such doubts, Oh Hyeon-seong chewed the meat in his mouth.

“…”

But next to him, the spirit of light with shining eyes, Alyssa.

Oh Hyun-seong, who felt ashamed at the sight of the boy quietly looking up while swallowing his saliva, picked up his chopsticks.

“Oh, sorry. I was just thinking about something else.”

Wow.

Alyssa ate a piece of meat with gusto.

A guy who mumbles with satisfaction, the corners of his eyes curling.

“How is it? Is it delicious?”

“huh!”

Oh Hyun-seong burst into laughter at the sight of her innocent smile.

Unlike the other spirits, Alyssa was a newbie who had only made a contract after arriving at Changyeong-ri, but she definitely felt closer to me than when I first met her.

Unlike the first time when he tried hard to hide his face, he does not avoid eye contact or trail off when speaking.

“Should I give you one more?”

“please.”

Alyssa’s mouth wide open like a baby bird.

Oh Hyun-seong even put a bowl containing a few pieces of meat in the boy’s hand.

“thank you.”

Although the higher spirits, who originally had high pride, can speak human language, they tend not to speak the languages ​​of other races.

But Alyssa didn’t seem to have much resistance to using human language.

Blea, who originally had a hasty personality and would speak human language without hesitation, was a special case, but Alyssa, who was quiet and reserved, used language.

Certainly, he felt that she was different from the other spirits he had known in many ways.

Boom boom!

“Yeah, yeah. You guys should give it to me too.”

He shared a delicious meal with the spirits.

*

Oh Hyun-seong decided to confront the mutant directly.

It wasn’t because I was worried that the guy would have an accident right away.

If it were a normal mutant with the nature of a monster, it wouldn’t do things like periodically bringing back prey, and it even protected humans from attacks by other mutants.

Honestly, I was thinking about observing the guy’s behavior a little more.

But, rather than just watching, I was curious about the source of the beasts that were nipping at me.

Also, how did such a difference in taste come to exist?

So he ended up standing in the middle of the forest.

I have roughly figured out the time when the mutant will arrive, and I am waiting in advance at a path in the back mountain that he will come over from.

“But… what are you guys doing here?”

Oh Hyun-seong glanced to the side.

There, Yoon Seol-ha and Choi Jeong-il were having tea time, having even spread out a mat.

“I’m curious. A mutant that doesn’t attack people.”

Nod.

Choi Jeong-il also nodded as if he agreed.

A case that has not been reported anywhere in nearly 20 years.

It was news that went beyond mere curiosity and turned the academic world upside down.

“Okay, senior, come and sit here too.”

Yun Seol-ha said, hitting the mat hard.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong shook his head and sat down.

“Well… I guess that won’t be a problem.”

Somehow, the three of us ended up going sightseeing together, but nothing much changed.

The only good thing is that time flies when the three of us get together and talk about this and that.

I thought it would have been quite boring if I had been alone, as the guy showed up later than expected.

But the guy eventually showed up.

“Senior, over there…”

“Yeah. Looks like you’re finally here.”

Their heads turned as they sensed approaching presence.

And a little later.

With a rustling sound, a mutant appeared between the bushes.

Oh Hyun-seong and the guy who ran into each other.

Bam.

The guy dropped the chicken he was holding in his mouth, perhaps because he was flustered.

A somewhat wary look at the unexpected encounter.

It was even more so because there were people who were seeing it for the first time, not just Oh Hyun-seong.

Swish.

Then Oh Hyeon-seong stood up from his seat alone.

At the same time, when he gestured to the back, Yoon Seol-ha and Choi Jeong-il nodded and remained seated quietly.

Grrr…

“Don’t worry. I’m not doing anything.”

Oh Hyun-seong slowly approached and took out the rice ball he had prepared in advance.

As he knelt down on one knee and extended his arm, the flinching fellow sniffed and approached cautiously.

And then he started eating his rice ball.

“… It’s true.”

Yoon Seol-ha and Choi Jeong-il looked at that sight with curiosity.

A mutant that doesn’t attack people.

I had heard the story beforehand, but seeing it with my own eyes was so surprising.

If we just count the mutants that each of these people killed in China, it wouldn’t be enough even if we brought in dozens of large trucks.

But still, I have never seen or heard of a case like this.

They got up from their seats and approached him, but the guy who was busy eating his rice ball didn’t pay attention.

Even animals, not humans, know the difference in taste.

After eating only wild things that taste just as bad as factory-made meat, I couldn’t help but lose my mind when I ate rice balls made from rice grown in his fields.

“…”

Yun Seol-ha carefully reached out and stroked the boy’s head once before stepping back.

“Looking at it like this, it looks kind of cute. Should I take it home?”

“Arthur. Everyone in the town is going to have a heart attack.”

“Do you have a name for this person?”

“Probably… barley.”

The mutant’s ears perked up for a moment at his words.

Looks like the guy’s name is right.

Perhaps because he realized that he wasn’t going to hurt me, the guy didn’t leave even after he finished eating his rice ball.

He sat down and didn’t even refuse my touch.

‘… Is there no hostility towards humans at all?’

Just by looking at its appearance, it wouldn’t be strange to say that it’s some kind of monster.

Although it did not have the form of a terrifying monster, its large size and physical development gave it a strange feeling.

You can tell right away that this isn’t an ordinary Earth creature.

“It doesn’t seem to be aggressive towards people at all. I thought it would be at least in an unstable state. How can this be…”

Choi Jeong-il, who was observing the guy closely, said.

It’s not surprising.

It wasn’t just a simple change of scenery, it was a complete transformation, yet he’s so calm.

He didn’t seem to be suppressing any impulses or aggression, and just looked comfortable.

Suddenly.

The mutant, Barley, rose from his seat.

Now that the food it caught has been delivered, it looks like the guy is about to go back.

Oh Hyun-seong quickly prepared to follow the guy.

Because that was the original purpose.

Then, Yun Seol-ha also prepared to follow, but Choi Jeong-il stopped her.

“Two people should be enough to follow along.”

“Huh? Why all of a sudden?”

“You might be able to enter the restricted area. The expected concentration of turbidity is also very high in this area, and it wouldn’t be good to be exposed to it.”

Yun Seol-ha’s condition was much more stable than before.

It was unlikely that a brief exposure to the turbid atmosphere would cause mental problems to flare up again.

But it’s understandable to be worried.

That’s because I wasn’t a third party who could just pass it over.

“…Thank you for your concern.”

Yun Seol-ha had a strange expression on her face for a moment, but she soon smiled and said.

And then he slapped them on the back.

“Okay, then you two guys have fun! Leave this to me.”

They were pushed away with a sharp pain in their backs.

Yun Seol-ha waved her hand, smiling brightly at them as they left.

“He’s still the same.”

As she disappeared from sight, Oh Hyun-seong snickered.

Her original personality was like that, although it was buried due to a series of incidents caused by psychosis.

A bleak and bloody battlefield.

Even when everyone else looked tired, she would smile brightly and become the mood maker, and quite a few male agents fell in love with her because of that.

However, she continued to pursue him by boldly approaching Choi Jeong-il, who was known to be very blunt.

“At that time, it was really fun to watch. Watching you not knowing what to do.”

“That…stop it.”

Choi Jeong-il’s face stiffened as he recalled his dark history.

I feel this now, but this guy has become a lot more human compared to before.

“Seol-ha may have seduced you just for the fun of seeing you like that.”

“…”

Choi Jeong-il decided not to answer and walked away with brisk strides.

Even though his expression didn’t show it, his ears were clearly red and he could see it from behind, so Oh Hyun-seong laughed inside and moved on.

Meanwhile, Bori was seen taking the lead, glancing back occasionally.

A guy who realizes that they are following him and takes the lead as if guiding them along the way.

‘Is it headed this way after all?’

The direction they are moving.

We were heading towards the restricted area near Sunyang-ri.

It also appears to be moving towards the very center, not an indirect sphere of influence like where the village was.

Barley strode towards the space that was probably filled with the most terrible turbid air.

‘Well… okay. Let’s see what’s there.’