A Healer's Hidden Ending Strategy - Chapter 203
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Episode 203 A day when you want to get drunk (5)
What role is the strongest character in the virtual world of creation? If he is a villain, he will take on the role of the final boss, and if he is a good character, his position will usually be that of the protagonist or a helper close to the protagonist.
Just like the rapidly changing world, trends in genre novels have also changed rapidly, but because Ssangwol’s Jewel is an ‘old novel’ that has already been completed, there are parts that follow the general schema to some extent.
One of them is the protagonist who is a minor, and the person with the strongest view of the world is the protagonist’s teacher and protector.
And one more thing to point out is that the element of ‘death of a teacher’ was used in the protagonist’s awakening – improvement of various abilities, including mental growth.
‘I was shocked and upset when I read the novel, but the shock was quite big when I played the game… .’
How bad would it be that I went to all sorts of strange places to try to save Association President Shin Yeo-wol, even if only in the game?
It may be true, but in a game with an already planned path, I knew that no matter what I did, I wouldn’t be able to see a different ending, but I couldn’t let go of the regret. When I think about it now, I think I played really recklessly.
‘Well, it’s a good thing because it helped me in some ways.’
For example, is it like knowing the results of things you’ve already done in the game without having to do them in real life?
Of course, the world is always full of unexpected events, and when you run it in real life, you may get different results from the game.
So, I agree with the saying that life is fun, but since I am in a position to prepare for the future, even minor changes are just a pain in the ass.
In particular, I became more sensitive because I was in a situation where I had to deviate from the path that was thought to be set, and one of the ways to ease those sensitive nerves even a little was to create a new record of the past based on Jin Ye-shin’s diary.
‘It’s not yet complete, but… .’
There is quite a bit of variety. Originally, I had a ‘strategy’ that I wrote little by little whenever I had time, but isn’t there a limit to a person’s memory even after playing the game over and over again?
I pride myself on having a pretty good mind, but I can’t remember all the little things – for example, low-level rifts that I didn’t participate in in the game, or the names of people I passed by.
So, the strategy book I was writing alone had some blank parts, so I started filling them in by comparing them with Jin Ye-shin’s diary, and although there wasn’t much left, I had organized all the contents for this year and the first half of next year.
‘The end of the year is busy and I’m glad that immediate matters have been confirmed.’
Thanks to the series of timelines written so densely that it made me feel full just looking at them, I felt somewhat relaxed and had more time to think about Pungwolju’s plan. At the same time, I also did a lot of research on Go Song-chan, who was suspected of betrayal.
Is Go Song-chan really a subordinate of Pungwolju? If so, how did he, who was a police officer, join hands with Pungwolju? Is the reason for joining the association a lie? Or are the guesses just concerns? Goh Songchan is just a subordinate under him. Isn’t there a possibility that he was a victim of being swept away by .
In the busy daily life of the association, I thought about it countless times for a lot of time, but no clear answer came out. I have never felt so much sympathy for the saying, “You may know ten ways of water, but you don’t know one way of people.”
‘So I was thinking about going solo… .’
I know this because I worked as a middle manager at a well-known company, but I couldn’t bring myself to call in because I knew how heartbreaking it would be to have my boss suddenly say, “Let’s talk about it separately,” right before a big job.
In particular, Go Song-chan had already finished reporting to the security team led by him, and I had given him a stamp of approval, so there must have been even more chaos.
Anyway, I was looking forward to this day very much – it was a part that had to be kept a secret from Yang Shin-ah – but the time had finally come to reap the seeds of doubt that had been sown.
Ko Song-chan, who was nervous but widened his eyes as soon as he heard my question, tilted his head in embarrassment as if he had heard something wrong and then cautiously opened his mouth.
“So… , what the manager said… “Are you saying that I knew about Mr. Damhongdo before I heard the elder’s request?”
I nodded lightly in affirmation. Dam Hong-do, who was busily fiddling with her fingers while looking frantically from side to side, glanced into my eyes and then quietly avoided her.
Wait, no, I suppressed the urge to sigh at the non-verbal expressions that I felt I could understand even without clearly hearing the answer.
“Mr. Go Song-chan must have had his own reasons, but I will not ask him why he did that now. It would be inconvenient if it interfered with future work, so we can talk about it separately afterward. “But I brought this up because I wanted you to give me an answer.”
“Huh, what do you mean? “I’ll answer anything!”
In the end, Go Song-chan, who had been keeping his head down as if he had committed a crime, suddenly raised his head as he spoke solemnly. Finally, I looked directly into Go Song-chan’s eyes and asked him what I had promised to do after checking this one thing, even if I didn’t know anything else.
“I found out while researching about Mr. Damhongdo, that one of your brothers had an encounter with Mr. Damhongdo. So I unintentionally checked again the family relationship of Mr. Go Song-chan, and although the records of the five siblings, including Mr. Go Song-chan, remained, the records of the brother who had met Mr. Dam Hong-do had been erased.”
“What is that… .”
“You said that you often go to your hometown on weekends, holidays, and holidays, and that you are in contact with other family members, so if a major incident occurred, Mr. Ko Song-chan would definitely have submitted a vacation report. But there was nothing like that, and looking at Go Song-chan’s appearance now… .”
Mouth open in a daze, eyelids blinking slowly, twitching as if trying to run out of the room at any moment. It’s no different from the reaction of someone who heard news they had no idea about.
It’s a realistic reaction that doesn’t look like acting. Of course, if it’s acting, you have to ask why it’s not a good idea to go beyond being a spy and turn into an actor.
“I think this is my first time hearing this.”
“yes… . My family didn’t say anything… .”
“You went down for Chuseok, didn’t you? “Didn’t we meet then?”
“I just got a call from my mom saying it was difficult this time because I was busy… . I thought they were really busy because they even brought perfume… ! Oh, what should I do? I didn’t even know this happened… !”
Wait, perfume? In context, it seems that Yoon Hye-ah is referring to the perfume she gave me as evidence, but does this mean that the person who gave it to her is the brother with whom Dam Hong-do is currently believed to have replaced her body? It looks like you didn’t receive it directly, but received it through someone else’s hand?
I feel sorry for Go Song-chan, who is feeling serious blame for not being able to properly detect the abnormality in his family, but I am very anxious right now.
Since Damhongdo is a servant of Pungwolju, we have to somehow catch his traces and find out what they are after!
In particular, I had a strong intuition that the reason Damhongdo chose Go Song-chan’s brother as the next body to use was because Go Song-chan belonged to the association.
“Mr. Go Song-chan. I know you’re confused, but I hope you can answer me properly. If Go Song-chan’s brother is an innocent civilian, the Association will take responsibility to save him. So please speak calmly. When was the last time the late Mr. Song Chan met his brother?”
“ah… , that’s definitely around my mother’s birthday this year, in mid-July. “The family gathered together and we all had a normal party.”
“I guess you didn’t fill out a separate vacation report because it was summer vacation. Have you seen each other since then?”
“We didn’t see each other in person, but we kept in touch. He asked me how I was doing often, and no matter how infrequent I was, I always shared my daily life about once every 10 days… .”
Go Song-chan answered faithfully, “Ah!” He made a noise and took out his cell phone and flicked through the screen several times. He then handed me the entire cell phone to take a look at, so I took it gratefully.
What is displayed on the screen is a contact number named ‘Second Brother’ and several records of conversations with him. As Ko Song-chan said, the detailed records showed that their relationship was close, and their contact, which had become less and less frequent, finally disappeared completely with a text message the week before Chuseok.
I wanted to respect the conversation between the brothers because it was private, but I wanted to see at least the text messages from around Chuseok, which is the closest to mid-November when this person is presumed to have gone missing. So, when I cautiously asked Go Song-chan, he willingly opened the text box and showed me the contents of the exchange.
-Starting today, I will be participating in an important project. I think it’s going to be very busy.
Shortly after the early morning call, Ko Song-chan sent a reply asking, ‘How busy are you? Will you be coming down for Chuseok?’ Then another reply came some time later in the morning.
-I think I need to work to find out. I think I might be able to come down for Chuseok.
-Oh, I heard that a high-ranking person is coming in the afternoon, so I am in charge.
-I’m telling you in advance because I’m going to be busy for a while so it might be hard to contact you.
This was followed by a text message from Go Song-chan asking him not to overexert himself with concern, but there was no reply. He returned the cell phone to the late Song Chan, memorizing the normal text messages that good brothers would share without making a single mistake.
Go Song-chan looked at me earnestly, wondering if he could figure out something from this, and I smiled as calmly as I could as I sensed Yang Shin-ah, who had stayed away from the place, slowly coming back.
“This is enough to find your brother. However, we need to investigate further whether the brother was involved in the situation or participated voluntarily. Do you know anything about this person’s workplace?”
“What part can I tell you? “You told me a lot of things, so I can write it up and give it to you in a report!”
“You can search at the association level, so all you need to know is where you worked and what field you were in charge of.”
To be honest, I can’t quite predict what the answer will be, but it’s better to be certain about anything. As she looked towards the door while waiting for the late Song Chan’s answer, she saw Yang Shin-ah, who had quietly opened the door, stick her head out, and gape at her, asking if it was all over.
Today’s harvest was sufficient, as Ko Song-chan’s suspicion of betrayal becomes clear once he finds out about his brother. So while he lightly nodded his head, the late Song Chan, who was deep in thought with his eyebrows furrowed, stretched out the end of his sentence slightly and spoke.
“The company itself is small, but the parent company is Serim, so they said they were treated well. My original major was biotechnology, so I worked there, and I heard that I recently moved to a newly created department… , that’s probably… .”
“uh? “I know that!”
Yang Shin-ah shouted cheerfully, cutting off Ko Song-chan, who was hesitant as if he couldn’t remember. She naturally came out and Song Chan’s eyes turned to Yang Shin-ah, and Yang Shin-ah, who was used to being in the spotlight, narrowed one of her eyes and continued her words cheerfully.
“Aion Extraction Department! “Quack, this is a business that my former boss accepted after receiving kickbacks~!”
Yang Shin-ah walked over and sat next to me, saying it was an unforgettable name. Go Song-chan said that was it and looked happy, but when he heard that it was bribery, his complexion darkened, but my mind was even more messed up.
‘Why is this guy’s case still coming out no matter how many times I criticize him? .’
It’s a day when I really want to close my eyes, order a whole box of alcohol, and pass out.