Chapter 193 : Chapter 193
Chapter 193 - Combo (3)
"Are the zombies inside these capsule-shaped containers?"
"Yes. That is correct. Usually, we just call them capsules."
There were four capsules in total.
The four improved zombies the researcher mentioned were slumbering inside.
"Do you know the purpose for which these zombies were created?"
"…The purpose of their creation?"
"Yes. Do you know why these monsters are being created in secret?"
"Haha! How could someone like me know that? I am satisfied with just researching the interesting monsters called zombies."
I suppose it was unlikely that a mere researcher would know what was happening at the top level.
To him, zombies were probably just another type of monster.
However, I was somewhat appalled that he called them 'interesting' even though humans were being used as the material for the zombies.
That a person with such a lack of ethics was conducting research.
"Then, do you think zombies are dangerous monsters?"
"Wouldn't they be quite dangerous in an uncontrolled situation?"
"Then, what if a few zombies were released in a densely populated area?"
At this question, the researcher waved his hands in dismissal.
"Oh, that must never happen! That would be an absolute disaster! A disaster! Zombies don't just kill living things and end it there."
"You know well."
"I would have to run a simulation to be sure, but if such a thing were to happen, major cities across the country would be finished within days."
"In conclusion, you are doing quite dangerous research. Perhaps one that might bring about a disaster."
"…Pardon?"
After chattering away about simulations and such, he wore a blank expression at such a question.
The human instinct to evade responsibility was being revealed quite clearly.
"It was a joke."
"Haha! I thought so!"
"You, step out for a moment. I have urgent business to attend to here."
"With Unit Leader Yoo Seong-jin?"
"Of course."
Rosie looked at us and nodded.
The researcher did not dare ask further.
As Rosie scowled once, he hurriedly left the laboratory.
I could feel Yoo Seong-jin’s usual way of working.
Thus, I was left alone with Rosie once again.
"Unit Leader Ji-han, what do you plan to do now?"
"I am thinking. About how to handle these monsters."
"No, I mean Yoo Seong-jin. He's scheduled to return here soon."
"What do you mean 'what'? I have to go out and greet him."
I had considered the method of having Rosie polymorph into the Family Head of the Gwangun Sword Family, but I eventually dismissed it.
"Why?"
"Because Yoo Seong-jin might be plotting something else behind the Family Head's back."
"Isn't that just your conjecture, Unit Leader Ji-han?"
"Perhaps."
"Because of that reason that Yoo Seong-jin’s father was purged by the current Family Head?"
The security document the Haewon Sword Family had about the Gwangun Sword Family.
It certainly contained that information.
"It is just my intuition. It might be a conjecture, just as you said. I don't know what else happened between Yoo Seong-jin and the Family Head after that."
However, Yoo Seong-jin’s actions were a bit suspicious.
Even putting aside the fact that he brought zombies to Earth, signing a contract with the Demon King was an unreasonable move no matter how I looked at it.
The reason he had to go that far.
It was an act one would never do unless there was something more important than life itself.
"Argh! I don't know! Just do as you want, Unit Leader Ji-han."
"Yeah. And I've formed a plan for how to handle these zombies."
"What are you going to do?"
"First, I have to take them."
"And then?"
"I have to return them properly."
"Return them?"
"There is a place I want to turn into chaos."
The corners of my mouth curled up slightly.
"Rosie, these four capsules. Can you take them?"
Since it was impossible with my inventory, I needed Rosie's help.
"Of course. I am a dragon, after all."
As Rosie placed her hand on the capsules, they vanished one by one.
"How did you do that?"
"Subspace magic."
I felt once again how useful it was to have a dragon with me.
"Is it possible to continue providing electricity to the capsules?"
"I already did that, Unit Leader Ji-han."
This time it was lightning magic.
She truly was a cheat-like race.
***
Yoo Seong-jin.
He smiled while sitting alone in the back seat of the car returning to the family.
Everything was proceeding smoothly.
Most of all, the fact that Family Head Kang Jae-gu trusted him implicitly was satisfying, and as a result, he had been delegated full authority over this matter.
'He doesn't even know that it will eventually come back to bite him.'
The achievement in his swordsmanship was also quite remarkable lately.
He had received a significant amount of mana through the contract with the Demon King, and his enlightenment regarding swordsmanship increased as his five senses were opened.
He was no longer afraid of anyone.
If his swordsmanship continued to progress at this rate, the level of a Sword Expert was not far off.
If he had his way, he wanted to draw his sword for revenge right this moment.
The car shook slightly from the killing intent he momentarily released without realizing it.
"I-I am sorry."
The driver seemed to have mistaken it for his own mistake.
At this, Yoo Seong-jin replied while feigning kindness.
"It is fine. It was nothing."
"I will be more careful next time!"
Yoo Seong-jin wore a slightly venomous smile at the sight of the driver sweating.
Silence hung in the car for a while.
And as the car nearly reached the family, it jolted once more.
But this time, it had nothing to do with Yoo Seong-jin himself.
"What are you doing! Drive properly!"
"My apologies. A child is blocking the road."
"A child?"
He was dumbfounded and flabbergasted.
Once they climbed this slope, it was the main gate of the Gwangun Sword Family.
This was not a playground, and it was a very strange sight for a child to be alone in such a place.
"The guards are the problem! They only know how to stand at the gate; I've never seen them patrolling the surrounding area. Isn't that right?"
"Pardon? Yes! That's right!"
At Yoo Seong-jin’s words, the driver hastily agreed.
Even if it were a joke, he could never disagree with him.
If he did, his head would roll.
"What are you doing. Honk the horn."
"Yes!"
HONK—
Despite the sound of the horn, the child did not seem to move out of the way.
"The parents of that kid are also a problem! What are you doing? Go out and clear the way yourself."
"Understood, Unit Leader."
Yoo Seong-jin clicked his tongue and scrolled down on his smartphone.
There were no news articles that caught his interest.
Everything was just boring.
He just wanted to go to the training ground, grab some random guy, and beat him up under the pretext of a guided duel.
But the driver who went out of the car was not returning.
By now, he should have easily chased that kid away.
Even when he looked out the window, the driver was nowhere to be seen.
"Where did this bastard disappear to!"
Anger preceded curiosity.
When he opened the door and went out, only a little girl was crouching in front of the car, digging in the dirt.
"What is this."
The girl looked up and answered.
"What about you, mister?"
No matter how young she was, she was a child who lacked common sense.
Yoo Seong-jin was simply flabbergasted.
He slightly raised his killing intent.
As a little girl, she might be overwhelmed by unknown fear and wet herself.
But her reaction was completely unexpected.
"Are you Yoo Seong-jin, mister?"
"What?"
"I'm right. Yoo Seong-jin."
It was sheer absurdity.
It was surprising that the child recognized him, but she was calmly speaking informally even while knowing who he was.
Moreover, as he looked closely at the girl's eyes, her gaze was indescribably deep.
"Kid, were you by any chance waiting for me here?"
"Yeah."
"This is crazy. Fine, let's hear the reason! Oh, before that, where did the driver go?"
"Ah, that mister?"
"Just answer me."
"Are you curious about that? Then give me a ride in your car for a moment."
It was getting more and more ridiculous.
No, the situation itself could only be described as crazy.
He had never hit a child before, but he felt he should start by giving her a smack.
But as he was about to lightly raise his hand, something amazing happened.
The kid grabbed his wrist to prevent him from raising his hand.
"Were you trying to hit me?"
"You crazy brat!"
At that moment, Yoo Seong-jin felt something was going wrong.
The wrist grabbed by the kid was twisted just like that.
"Ugh!"
A louder groan almost escaped his lips, but he swallowed it back as a sense of shame boiled up.
"Mister, don't scream and just get in the car quickly."
The kid's strength was unbelievable.
It felt like he was possessed by something.
He had never heard of such a child in the world.
"Let go of me! Aaaaargh!"
His wrist was twisted once more. A tearing pain rushed in.
"Gosh, you're a mister who really doesn't listen."
Yoo Seong-jin was moved by an unknown force.
An irresistible pressure.
THUD!
And finally, he was thrown into the car by a single kick from the kid.
The kid hopped in and sat in the seat next to him.
BANG!
And the car door closed on its own.
Come to think of it, he realized that the car door had automatically opened even before he was thrown in.
And a strange man appeared, opening the driver's door.
He spoke in a low voice.
"Yoo Seong-jin, let's go to a quiet place and talk."
The kid sitting next to him wore an evil smile.
"In short, you've just been kidnapped by us, mister."
It was a series of unbelievable events.
The suddenly vanished driver.
The monster-like kid.
And the man who appeared without a trace.
In the face of these unrealistic events, Yoo Seong-jin could only deny reality.
"Who the hell are you bastards!"
His voice finally came out properly. He immediately channeled mana into his palm.
He planned to take care of this kid first.
But that thought was never put into action.
"Aaaaaaaargh!"
Yoo Seong-jin screamed again.
An extreme pain felt from the top of his foot.
When he looked down, he had no choice but to doubt his eyes.
A translucent icicle-like object was stuck in the top of his foot.
In an instant, a chill that pierced from the tip of his foot to the top of his head rushed in.
"Mister. This is called an ice pick. If you curse one more time, it'll be stuck somewhere other than your foot."
Unbelievably, it was the kid's doing again.
The kid's gaze as she looked at him was extremely indifferent.
As if this were nothing.
Yoo Seong-jin tried to grab and pull out the ice pick with his trembling hand, but his palm had no strength.
"I know. I know what you're thinking right now, mister. It's absurd, right?"
It was beyond absurd.
He had never thought there would be a human who could treat him, who was aiming for the level of a Sword Expert, in this way.
"W-who on earth are you!"
At that moment, the man driving in front spoke in a low voice.
"Rosie, stick some more picks in him to make him shut up."
"Okay. I got it."
The pain came suddenly this time as well.
His vision grew dim, and Yoo Seong-jin seriously thought of the word death.