Seoul's Fanatics (2)
“Do you believe?!” “I believe!”
“How much do you believe?!”
“I believe even if the world collapses!”
Approximately ten people in the room were shouting enthusiastically in unison, following the words of one man.
What on earth is this?
Min-seong had followed Kim Mi-seong inside, yet the scene that greeted him defied any reasonable person’s understanding.
“Deputy Brother. Good day.”
“Ah, sister.”
Min-seong approached the figure on the raised platform and introduced himself to the deputy.
“Good day. My name is Min-seong.” “Welcome. We are glad you have joined our gathering.”
After exchanging light greetings, Min-seong was told that the lecture was currently in progress and to wait a moment. He found a corner and watched the lecture unfold.
“Everyone. The world is changing. You all know this well, do you not? The end of the world is approaching.”
“That’s right!”
“Indeed!”
The deputy began his lecture.
Hearing the deputy’s words, Min-seong found himself nodding along, at least partially agreeing.
“And two days from now, another disaster will strike here. We know this.”
Two days from now.
Just as the scenario video had shown, the timing the deputy mentioned aligned with what the leader had spoken of.
What kind of disaster was coming at that time?
Min-seong wondered how these people could possibly know.
“Excuse me, but how do you know when the disaster will arrive?”
That was the question he had asked.
The moment the question left his lips, the expressions of those around him hardened.
It was as if they were saying, “How dare you interrupt the deputy’s words?”
“Haha. Everyone, please calm down. He is new here, after all.”
The deputy soothed the group and began explaining the reason to Min-seong.
“You probably haven’t met our leader, but if you had experienced even a fraction of his power, you would believe.”
“His power?”
“Yes.”
What exactly was this power that made people follow the deputy like fanatics?
“What kind of power is it?”
“Our leader possesses the ability to see the future.”
“The future?”
The ability to see the future.
It must have been a power gained through awakening and class acquisition. But could one truly foresee the future?
“Yes. Everything the leader has prophesied has come true.”
“Prophesied?”
Min-seong saw that Kim Mi-seong was also nodding in agreement with the deputy’s claim about future sight.
After all, it was only natural for someone who had witnessed the deputy’s words become absolute truth before their very eyes.
“The most recent prophecy was that a powerful monster would appear near Seokchon Lake. And it was true.”
“Really?”
“Of course. If we hadn’t prepared as the leader said, we would have suffered quite a few casualties.”
With Kim Mi-seong speaking so emphatically, Min-seong began to suspect the deputy’s claim of future sight might actually be true.
If one can truly see the future, then the disaster coming this time is also real?
The talk of a disaster approaching.
If that were true, the situation seemed far more dire than he had imagined.
Perhaps it would involve monsters too powerful to handle.
The deputy’s lecture continued, and Min-seong found himself nodding along to more and more of the deputy’s words.
“Right now, you, Min-seong, stand at a crossroads.”
“Me too?”
“Yes. You must prepare before the disaster begins.”
The deputy spoke and then approached Min-seong holding a sheet of paper.
He handed him a pen and gestured for him to write something.
What is this?
- Awakener status:
- Level:
- Class:
- Abilities:
- Possessions:
“Why?”
“This is the procedure to verify whether you are a talent capable of escaping the disaster.”
“What?”
“We need to confirm if you have been chosen.”
Just moments ago, Min-seong had been nodding along to the deputy’s words, but now this made no sense no matter how he looked at it.
It was dividing people into those who could escape the disaster and those who could not.
It seemed like they were only selecting those with special abilities or items.
It’s suspicious.
Min-seong began writing in a slightly distorted direction, ignoring the truth.
Class: Swordman.
Level: 15.
Abilities and items: None special.
After finishing, he handed the form to the deputy.
The deputy looked it over, nodded several times, and approached Min-seong.
“It seems I cannot offer you the ‘fruit’.”
“Is there a condition for receiving the fruit?”
“Yes. There is a limit to the quantity.”
The deputy’s expression turned apologetic as he escorted Min-seong outside the door.
“I’m sorry.”
Kim Mi-seong also looked apologetic, explaining that he simply wasn’t qualified.
“It’s fine.”
“I hope you find your younger sibling.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
Min-seong left the place after talking with Kim Mi-seong.
Kim Mi-seong said she still had work to do there and would stay behind.
Min-seong had wanted to leave with her, but he didn’t want to forcibly drag out someone who didn’t recognize him. He didn’t know what might happen if he did, so he left alone.
What exactly is the disaster, and what is this fruit?
Min-seong walked out of the place at a leisurely pace when he spotted a familiar face.
“Min-seong oppa?”
“Huh?! You’re Kang-mi?”
Kang-mi.
Kim Mi-seong’s best friend.
She was the main reason Kim Mi-seong had come to Seoul, and she had appeared in the scenario video as well.
“Yes. That’s me. Did you meet Mi-seong inside?”
“That’s Mi-seong, right?”
“Yes. It’s Mi-seong. But how could you not recognize oppa?”
“I didn’t.”
“What on earth happened?”
Min-seong suggested they move to a quieter spot a short distance away and began telling Kang-mi what had happened with Kim Mi-seong.
A few days ago.
They had gone to the lecture hall after hearing about the leader.
The leader’s prophecies about the future had proven 100% accurate, and he had also spoken of the coming disaster.
Because of that, they needed the fruit to escape the disaster.
They had been trying to find the fruit when the deputy approached them.
The deputy had approached them exactly as he had approached Min-seong, checking their profiles.
According to the profile, Min-seong had been accepted, but Kang-mi had not.
Min-seong wondered why she hadn’t been accepted.
Well, it was probably the same reason he hadn’t been.
The deputy had given the fruit to Min-seong because his class was special.
“And since then, Mi-seong has become strange.”
“After receiving the fruit?”
“Yes. Suddenly he didn’t recognize me.”
“Is there something in the fruit?”
Min-seong had shown her the fruit.
It didn’t seem like it was just a gem.
“Yes. It’s suspicious. Not just me. Other people inside the house have also become strange after receiving the fruit.”
“Everyone?”
“Yes. There are many people watching from nearby because they’re worried about the others inside.”
Min-seong looked around at Kim Mi-seong’s words and saw several people circling the blue gate house, watching from a distance.
“But is the leader really able to see the future?”
“Yes. It was true during the Seokchon Lake incident, and it was true here too. Monsters appeared exactly as he prophesied.”
“Really?”
The leader’s words seemed true.
Even people other than those who had been brainwashed were saying the same thing.
But is he only guessing when monsters will appear?
It felt a little off.
Of course, correctly predicting monster appearances made sense in the current situation, but if he could truly see the future, there should be many other prophecies.
But right now, Min-seong had no time to worry about whether the leader could see the future or not.
Kim Mi-seong was in this state. What did it matter?
“Do you know how to return him to normal?”
“No, I don’t know either. I thought maybe breaking the fruit would work, but it didn’t.”
“Why?”
“As you can see, it’s hard to approach them, and those who have the fruit are extremely obsessed with it.”
Kang-mi had tried to break the fruit to return Kim Mi-seong to normal when he had first changed.
But Kim Mi-seong, who didn’t recognize her, attacked her when she tried to break his fruit.
“I’m sorry.”
“No, oppa has nothing to apologize for.”
Min-seong’s wounds on Kang-mi’s body flared with guilt for what Kim Mi-seong had done to her.
Those bastards!
They had turned his brother into this and even hurt Kang-mi.
If the leader’s future sight was real and the fruit was truly necessary to escape the disaster, he had no intention of forgiving them.
Was living without one’s self, unable to recognize friends or family, really a meaningful life?
He didn’t know what purpose they were serving by distributing the fruit, but this could never happen.
“White Dragon.”
“Huh?”
“Can you do what I tell you?”
“Why?”
Why was this bratty White Dragon refusing to obey?
Perhaps he had been scolded for wandering around last time and was sulking now.
“If you help with this task well, I’ll give you Rainbow Mushroom steak. How about it?”
“Master, please command me! I will do anything!”
White Dragon, who had transformed into a Rainbow Mushroom enthusiast.
Was the Rainbow Mushroom steak that delicious?
A dragon could change that quickly…