Episode 9
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If you are Korean, you will know the fear that the sound of birds chirping in the morning brings.
When you are sleeping soundly and miss the alarm and are late for school or work.
Also, when I miss my chance to sleep and look out the window at the sunrise with my eyes wide open all night, etc.
The birds of the peninsula would sing clearly only at certain moments.
“Covenant… turn off the alarm.”
Geo waved his hands, using his voice as if he was calling Siri on an iPhone.
The sound of birds chirping was like that, and something kept flashing annoyingly in front of my eyes.
But wait, a bird’s sound?
Do birds cry during the day these days…?
The average waking up time for a third-time test taker, Kyeonji-o, is as early as 11 AM and as late as 2 or 3 PM.
Now that I think about it, it seems a bit too artificial to be called a bird’s sound…
Geo suddenly felt goosebumps and opened his eyes wide.
As expected.
Babel Network
[Rankings are subject to change.]
[Currently, Kyeonjio’s domestic ranking is 2nd, and overall ranking is 4th.]
……
……?
“……Is this a dream?”
Yeah. It must be a dream.
This is a perfect dog dream.
Kyeonji-oh covered himself with the blanket again.
Jiing jiing.
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Wow. My KakaoTalk is going crazy and my dream is becoming more and more realistic. I thought it was Inception.
Geo, praising himself, simply reached out and roughly unlocked the door.
Mom’s Son│010-7351-xxxx
━ xx month xx day ━
hey
Hey, are you okay?
Hahahahaha
I knew you’d do this somedayㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
While others were working themselves to death, you were just lying around lol I told you, if someone saw you, they’d think you were an Egyptian mummy; Oh, cider; Finally, justice is realized lol This is society lol
But you’re not thinking badly, are you?
Sister
A person can’t live by being number one every day. Sometimes you have to breathe the air below. That’s how you live.
He was a bit inhumane during that time
Don’t contact me right away
If you don’t contact me before this afternoon, I’ll put up a warrant on the real World Channel and expose your identity.
I’m not kidding, I said
I’m serious
What the heck, give me back my number one spot.
Am I really a bean? Am I really a bean?
“Sister, explain.”
You said you’d free me from the stress of rankings. You said you’d make sure my path was smooth.
Is this the result of fooling an innocent elementary school student who didn’t know anything and ruining his life?
‘This is such a terrible, shitty discrimination that it’s a shame to scrap this car.’
[Your covenant, ‘Reader of Fate’, must be suffering from the personality that has been pouring down on you since morning.]
[Of course I said that, but I protested, saying, “Would I have ever imagined that my baby, Goyoung, would not step on the stairs of the tower even once for 10 years?”
Okay.
I don’t have time to listen to excuses from a pathetic traitor.
It hasn’t really sunk in yet, so this is about it. This was actually quite a shocking incident.
That’s understandable, as this is the first time that a reversal in ranking has occurred since Gyeonjio became a ranker by listing his name on the Babel Network.
Geo sat up with a serious expression.
Her bobbed hair, which had been styled like a magpie nest, was disheveled due to her rough sleeping habits.
Let’s pull up the ranker channel and check, it’s on fire there too.
Everyone was very excited, wondering what kind of big event was happening so suddenly.
From domestic rankings to world rankings, Hunter Intranet, etc.
Only after checking everything without fail did I see the stopwatch emitting a strong presence in one of my fields of vision.
[Tutorial D-DAY]
[Opening Soon….. 00:02:15:49]
‘Two hours……’
The 40th tutorial walk begins today at noon sharp.
Twice a year, every year.
The tutorial walk that produced new Awakeners was nothing short of a national event.
Not only is the opening day a nationally designated temporary holiday, but even the Tower of Babel is temporarily closed to the public, except for the plaza.
Besides, this tutorial is about the ‘9th section of the devil’.
As the event was held when the 39th floor opened, it was obvious that those who had received ‘tickets’ but had not entered the tower would also flock to the event.
Even if you just look around the ranker channel or intranet, today it’s all about tutorials and ranking changes.
Geo walked over and read the note stuck on the kitchen refrigerator. Even the handwriting was neat and tidy, it was Bit Do-hyeon.
[I made some sushi, so please take some. If you open the fridge, there is also some apple juice that I made. For the laundry, just put the socks away.
If you need anything, I’ll leave my card, so please use it.
I’ll be back.]
– P.S. Don’t eat all the ice cream in one day.
– P.S. 2. Be sure to brush your teeth before going to bed! 🙁
It doesn’t feel like it’s been that long since I left.
Before I could even read, my hand, which was already peeling off the plastic wrap on my plate, picked up a third piece of fried tofu sushi.
Geo chewed on the words and slowly began to sort out the situation.
A list of missions that need to be completed immediately.
1. Finding out the truth behind the ranking changes
2. Contact the referee before noon
The only good thing is that the traitor who conquered his precious rank and the mother’s son are both obvious where they are by now.
Hmm. Is that the only way?
[The saint, the ‘reader of destiny’, comes running in, panting, and agrees, saying that it seems like that is the only way.]
[I start to pray, hoping that he will do as he has just decided, while worrying that he might change his mind.]
‘Oh, I understand.’
Geo put down the plate of sushi with a grim expression. Then he walked into the bathroom.
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[“Excuse me, sir. Do you have any visitors scheduled at your home today?”]
“The tutorial is about to start, what nonsense is this.”
[“I’m sorry. We haven’t heard anything about it either, but the residence security where you live has requested that we check.”]
“At my house?”
[Yes. Then I will immediately inform you that it is not there.”]
“The secretarial team is busy too, so don’t worry. Just listen to it yourself. Connect me.”
Click. The phone rings while I’m lighting a cigarette.
[Vice President, Vice President! I am truly ashamed to bother you when you are busy. I apologize…….”]
“You are busy, so skip the editorial and just read the content.”
[Oh, yes, yes! It’s just that there’s a visitor in the lobby right now looking for the Vice President. He’s not on our list, but he keeps urging me to at least speak, saying that the Vice President will know his name as soon as he hears it.”]
[We tried to handle it on our own, but this is a young, civilian woman, so it was difficult to handle……”
‘I guess the security needs to be replaced.’
“So what’s your name?”
There was a brief commotion on the other side, and then the security officer spoke hesitantly.
[It’s called Gyeonni…]
“This is the first time I’ve heard of it. Let me go.”
The cigarette that was crushed died down silently. The work of getting up from one’s seat was extremely boring.
A slow morning.
A moderate amount of sunlight bathed the spacious penthouse.
And then, the footsteps heading towards the bathroom across the sunlight suddenly stop.
Gyeoni, Kyeon… Wait. Kyeon?
“wait.”
[“yes?”]
“Just wait. I’ll be there right now.”
And when he got off the elevator, the scuffle was still raging in the lobby.
“If you keep doing this here, it will be difficult. If you keep insisting, we will have no choice but to use force to drag you out.”
A small girl squatting with her hood pulled over her head and a bunch of big guys begging in front of her.
It was so absurd and funny that he crossed his arms and leaned against the pillar.
I was thinking of going there and taking a look.
“Ahjusshi awakened?”
“Yes, Miss. That’s right.”
“Okay, I’m a civilian.”
“……”
“If you use your strength, you’ll end up in jail. Knock knock knock.”
“This is driving me crazy……”
It has been a long time since the standards and level of punishment for Awakened people were greatly strengthened due to various unfortunate incidents.
However, since there is a unique sense of pressure on the awakened ones, they tend to retreat on their own if possible.
This one was seriously messed up.
Even if you look hard, you won’t find anything scary about his small stature.
The security team looks like they suddenly want to go home.
The youngest, who couldn’t stand to watch, stepped forward with youthful enthusiasm.
“Okay, senior. This is going to be endless! I’ll just close my eyes and take up arms. I can’t keep doing this in the lobby where the residents are coming and going. Hey! Look at this!”
Oh, yes.
Hey, look…?
The youngest, who had been stepping forward with his arms crossed, hesitates and steps back.
Like a lion carrying a cub by biting its neck.
The hood that had been crouching in front of me just a moment ago was now dangling in the air in someone’s hand.
omg……!
Take a deep breath around you.
The lobby suddenly became quiet.
The security team quickly straightened their posture behind the frozen youngest.
Shout out to the tense workers.
“Vice President, Vice President!”
“Go and take care of things. I’ll handle this. I spoiled him… he’s a jerk who can’t handle people.”
A casual look with one hand in the pocket and a light white T-shirt.
At first glance, he looks like he came out of a convenience store, but no one can look down on him.
The top guild in Korea
The second in command of “The Lion King”, ranked 7th.
His nickname is Guiju (Ghost Lord).
This is the representative of the two evil spirits who make all demons obey him.
‘The tiger’ looked down with his head tilted and smiled.
“Right, ‘Joe’?”
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There are two cards that Gyeonjio can use at any time.
One is the second card of the younger brother, Gyeonjirok, who stabbed his mother without telling her because he felt sorry for her life. (He is now deceased)
Another one is a black card with unlimited credit that I received as a surprise gift to commemorate the issuance of my ID card.
Unlike the credit card that you can just swipe, this is the VVIP card that makes ordinary people nervous every time they see it, so you only swipe it secretly at the convenience store, when buying chicken, or in an emergency.
The tiger was the owner of that card.
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