Chapter 154
Rejuvenation.
It's the dream of humankind, but no one has succeeded through science yet, so in reality, no one has truly experienced becoming younger. But in this ghost story world, I am experiencing it... that very rejuvenation! ...Though my height has been cut in half, mind you.
"Achoo—"
"Hey, be careful. Kids get cold easily, you know."
I fell into momentary silence as I watched Agent Choi grinning under a blanket.
It was so absurd that I was speechless.
'This doesn't feel real.'
I'm... eight years old!
Being in the body of a lower-grade elementary schooler felt bizarre.
All those cartoon protagonists who instantly adapted to being kids again were total liars. A child's senses were magnified several times over, and their stamina surged in strange ways.
I thought I'd waddle clumsily because of the shorter reach, but to my surprise, I didn't.
"It's because it's a dokkaebi trick," explained Agent Bronze smoothly. Of course, that's only a clear explanation if you're a veteran of the . To a rookie like me, it was anything but. So I responded as expected.