Seoul Object Story
Chapter 199: A Full Moon (8)

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I was lying on the rooftop railing of a fairly tall building in Mapo-gu under the bright morning sunlight, watching the crowd of people gather. Even though I was lying in the most sunny spot, the morning was still a little chilly, so I summoned the warm Red Reaper and hugged it tightly.

The Red Reaper was definitely the warmest.

The Red Reaper struggled inside my arms, feeling a little uncomfortable, but eventually gave up and laid down on my stomach, basking in the sun. It had been three days since I released the Golden Reapers into Mapo-gu, and the outside world began to notice the change, so the broadcasting station began to send a lot of people to Mapo-gu.

Right now, I could see that a fairly large broadcasting station was preparing to broadcast a story about Mapo-gu by sending a reporter to the place under this building. There was a researcher wearing a large helmet standing with a female reporter and people holding equipment like cameras.

It looked interesting…

I lifted the Red Reaper up, brought it to my face, and poked its cheeks to convey my intentions.

The Red Reaper nodded its head vigorously as if it also thought it would be fun. After jumping down from the rooftop, I hid behind the bushes in the park where I could see the broadcasting station staff and started watching.

Playing watching with Mom!

The Red Reaper seemed to enjoy hiding with me, it climbed on my shoulder and kept chattering away.

“Why don’t we change the interview location? Mapo-gu is too dangerous right now.”

The researcher wearing a tag that said Object Association and a large helmet looked around as if he was very anxious about something. The researcher in the helmet also looked very nervous as if he had entered the mountains where a tiger was hiding.

“That can’t be done.”

The reporter shook his head and refused.

The reporter then listed several reasons.

Other broadcasting stations come into Mapo-gu to report, so, how could they do it from outside Mapo-gu?

It was a coverage that had already been arranged in advance, so why did he keep refusing?

If it was that dangerous, the Object Association wouldn’t have given permission.

The reporter grimaced and refuted the researcher’s opinion with a well-organized opinion, as if this matter had been debated several times.

“But still…”

The researcher, who opened his mouth to voice his frustration, soon gave up and began to wait quietly for the interview. The moment they were preparing for the broadcast after finding a suitable position, a Golden Reaper jumped out onto the reporter’s shoulder in a cheering pose.

“Huh?”

Golden Reapers also jumped and rushed towards the broadcasting staff around the reporter and clinging to them.

They were the Golden Reapers who faithfully carried out my order to stick to every human in Mapo-gu.

On the cheek, on the hem of the pants, and in the pocket of the coat.

At first, everyone was surprised to see the Golden Reapers sticking to their preferred locations, but soon they realized the harmlessness and kind hearts of the children and began to welcome them with open arms.

“Oh, this must be the famous Object that took over Mapo-gu, the ‘Golden Reaper’.”

The reporter placed the Golden Reaper that appeared on her shoulder on her palm and looked at it with an expression as if she was looking at something new. It was the gaze of someone simply looking at a cute creature without any preconceptions,

Then, she slowly extended her finger and brought it near the Golden Reaper. Looking at it, the Golden Reaper grabbed her finger with both hands and smiled brightly.

Surprised by the Golden Reaper’s sudden action, the reporter pulled her finger back in surprise as if she had been bitten by a wild animal. However, the Golden Reaper held on to her finger tightly as if she would never let it go, so it ended up dangling from the tip of her finger.

The reporter let out a hollow laugh as she saw the Golden Reaper desperately hanging on with its eyes tightly shut as if to say, ‘This finger is mine!’

“It’s cute. Seems like there’s a reason for the association’s lukewarm response. It’s because it’s harmless, right?”

The reporter, who put the Golden Reaper on her cheek as if he saw something cute, looked back at the researcher with a joyful smile, but the researcher took a step back and said.

“Put the Golden Reaper on the floor quickly and step back. Fortunately, if you express yourself clearly, it won’t come closer to you, so you have to express yourself clearly!”

It was as if he was talking about a terrifying alien creature.

However, the researcher’s reaction had no effect and ended up as a meaningless cry.

The reporter, the cameraman, and the others did not understand the researcher’s reaction, and instead just looked at him as if they were looking at a strange person.

“You want me to throw this kind ‘Golden Reaper’ to the ground? How sad would they feel if I did that?”

Rather, the reporter was busy playing with the Golden Reaper, tickling its chin.

Seeing the attitude of the reporter who was completely enamored with the Golden Reaper, it seemed like there was no need for me to worry about slanderous articles like what the ‘Daily Object’ did back in the day.

It’s really fortunate.

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On a busy morning, the scent of coffee brewing in the pot and bacon sizzling on the pan spread in the house.

Just as a woman in the kitchen was moving food onto a plate, A Golden Reaper quickly lifted the plate from below and carried it to the table. After finishing its mission of moving the plate, it ran back to the kitchen and looked up at the woman with sparkling eyes, as if hoping for something.

The woman who saw that smiled cutely and patted the Golden Reaper on the head, then handed it a piece of well-cooked toast.

Then the Golden Reaper sat down with a very happy expression, holding a toast larger than itself, and began to eat it little by little with its small mouth.

Crisp-! Crisp-!

The sound of the toast being gnawed echoed through the kitchen. The Golden Reaper giggled, looking as if it was eating something very delicious.

After finishing a simple cleanup, the woman sat down on the couch, turned on the TV, and started eating breakfast while watching the news. The TV was showing a story about the current Mapo-gu situation.

Perhaps because there were so many Objects scattered in the middle of Seoul that it was difficult to determine the exact number, the story of the Golden Reapers was always mentioned in the news.

On TV, everyone was just repeating a neutral response, ‘We would just look a little closer’ like a parrot.

It’s so cute though…

The woman thought as he poked the chubby cheek of the Golden Reaper that looked like the cheek of a hamster.

In fact, the current Mapo-gu situation shouldn’t be faced with a neutral stance, but rather a situation where people should be concerned. but the woman who was completely immersed in the Golden Reaper didn’t even realize it.

The news showed a reporter and a researcher from the association, but the composition was a little strange. The strange researcher who was wearing a helmet kept claiming, ‘Mapo-gu is dangerous right now, so get out quickly.’

In the meantime, the reporter asked if it was really dangerous since there were no casualties and the serial killings had stopped.

It ended up looking like a debate between the reporter and the researcher.

In the end, the reporter ended the interview when the researcher did not give her the ‘Golden Reaper is friendly’ that she wanted.

The reporter ended with a comment that Object was dangerous, but the Golden Reaper currently spreading throughout Mapo-gu was safe.

As she said that, a golden antenna was sticking out of her pocket and swayed.

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It’s peaceful.

Mapo-gu was peaceful.

Only on the first day did I have to fight against the Yellow Moon Object, after that, nothing happened even when the Yellow Moon rose.

Even the full moon that used to give off an ominous light changed. It did not feel as ominous as before.

Did the killer run away because there were too many Golden Reapers?

I was bored, so I sat on the rooftop and spent my time looking at the TV that the Blue Reaper had brought. The news was broadcasting the announcement made by the European Object Association every day.

The gist of the announcement was this:

Seoul is currently in a very dangerous state.

Friendly objects have always betrayed humans in the most fatal way.

Golden reaper? Never trust it. If you want to trust it, you should not trust it even more.

Perhaps because of that announcement, tension began to fill Mapo-gu, which had been happy and comfortable. Since the European Object Association was known for making very careful statements, it had considerable influence.

Domestic broadcasting, which had been friendly to us, also began to take a cautious approach, and some broadcasting stations began to openly mention that it was dangerous.

In Mapo-gu, there were people who tried hard to ignore the Golden Reaper, and there were Golden Reapers who hid with a depressed expression because humans did not respond to them. Of course, those hidden Golden Reapers were using their Phantom Form, protecting the humans around them.

Today was the 6th day.

Tomorrow will be the last day.

If it ended like this, I thought that that ‘Moon’ was one boring moon.

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In a dark room where only a brightly lit TV illuminated the room, a man was lying under the blanket, staring blankly at the TV.

It was a one-room apartment that was not properly organized.

Although Mapo-gu had achieved one person, one Reaper that the Gray Reaper wanted, the man believed the announcement from the ‘European Object Association’ and threw the Golden Reaper out the window.

The announcement from the ‘European Object Association’ continued to be broadcast on TV.

“Mapo-gu is dangerous. It’s really a problem. Why doesn’t everyone know?”

The man was mumbling as if he was justifying his choice as he sprayed some disinfectant alcohol on the floor and his palms.

He did it as if he had to erase the traces of the Golden Reaper.

Then, the TV suddenly turned off.

“What? A power outage?”

The man was about to get up, holding his cell phone in his hand as if he was annoyed, when a suspicious yellow light shone from the window.

A silhouette that looked like the Golden Reaper was pressed up against the window, peering inside.

The Golden Reaper’s light, which had always been bright, flickered gloomily, and his skin was dripping like candle wax.

“W-what!”

When the startled man turned on the cell phone light, the Golden Reaper’s figure disappeared.

“As expected, I was right. The Golden Reaper is dangerous.”

The man turned on the flashlight to brighten the room as if trying to drive away the fear.

And as he walked around the studio, he began to look for traces of the Golden Reaper.

At that moment, the yellow moonlight streaming in through the window began to burn even more ominously.

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