Seoul Object Story
Chapter 221: The Labyrinth (15)

Rumble-!

Like a signal that the Gray Reaper had entered the crack in the space, the huge space made of flowing sand began to collapse as soon as the Gray Reaper disappeared.

The flowing sand sky that supported the space like the sky began to pour down like a waterfall. Wherever the girl looked, there were waterfalls of sand everywhere. Those waterfalls of sand filled the surroundings like a castle wall made of sand and gradually approached the girl.

She had no place to escape. It was an extremely dangerous moment. A torrent of sand that was much heavier and harder than water. A waterfall of death that she wouldn’t survive the moment she was swept away by it.

The sight was simply too overwhelming for the girl to react.

The torrent of sand arrived right in front of her in the blink of an eye, so the girl couldn’t even think about running away and just stared blankly.

Biiii-!

Fortunately for her, the Black Reapers around her created a huge dome to protect her and the dog meat uncle. The moment the black dome wrapped around the girl, a torrent of sand began to shake everything. It was like riding a ride, flipping over and causing chaos, but she managed to stay alive.

The inside of the dome, which seemed solid, was softer than expected. Many small hands held the girl’s body, and it was not as dark as expected. The Black Reapers’ eyes sparkled like stars in the night sky.

The girl smiled faintly as she looked at the odd-eyed white and yellow starlight, which gave off a unique presence.

After a while, the vibrations that had been shaking everything stopped. Then, cracks began to appear in the pitch-black dome as if it was an egg breaking. Then, sunlight began to seep through the cracks.

As the girl slowly walked towards the sunlight, the pitch-black dome dispersed into small Black Reapers again, creating a passage for the girl to pass through..

As the girl stepped outside the dome, she saw a large stone monument that she saw whenever she was about to go to the labyrinth. However, the labyrinth beyond the monument was no longer visible.

In place of the labyrinth, there was a sand vortex that seemed to reach the sky. In addition, the fake sky that always looked the same was gone. There’s also a huge ring of light all across the sky, radiating its presence over the city.

Tap-! Tap-!

At that moment, the odd-eyed reaper on her shoulder tapped her cheek.

“?”

When the girl turned her head towards it, the odd-eyed reaper waved its hand as if saying goodbye.

I have to go back to my mother!

The girl could not feel the will that the reaper was sending, but for some reason, she could tell what the odd-eyed reaper was trying to say.

“Okay, hurry up and go.”

The odd-eye reaper nodded with a bright smile after hearing the girl’s words. It then threw itself into the vortex of sand with the other Black Reapers.

Seeing the departing Black Reaper, who had always been with her, the girl felt a little lonely. However, she still hoped that it would return safely as she gazed towards the violently swirling vortex.

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Inside one of Sehee Research Institute’s containment rooms which was left by the Object it should have contained, Yerin was sitting on the bed, feeding pudding to the Mini Reapers while watching the TV.

A commercial for a cat head massage machine was playing on TV, and Yerin was watching it with interest.

Wouldn’t it be fine to use that on Reaper?

Yerin was imagining how the Reaper would react if she secretly massaged its head with that machine later, when the TV commercial abruptly stopped.

“!”

The commercial that she watched was cut off, taking its place was a breaking news that conveyed the news that Yerin was even more interested in. It was news about a big change that happened on Red Lightning Island.

[ Close-up photography still hasn’t been done because there’s a high probability that it’s still dangerous, but it has been confirmed that the clouds that were covering the Red Lightning Island have disappeared. ]

[ There’s also a high probability that the ‘Red Lightning’ that was blocking entry towards the island has also disappeared, so the Japanese Object Association said that they will begin rescue operations after confirming that entering the island is safe using a drone. ]

It was news about the disappearance of the clouds that had covered the entire island in Japan.

[ Now, there’s a large vortex in the center of the island. Moreover, a huge ring of light is seen in the sky above the island. ]

The moment Yerin saw that ring of light, she had a feeling that the Gray Reaper must have gone there and was doing something.

She had never submitted a report about it because it was too much trouble, but she knew that every time the Gray Reaper went out, it was always related to the mini moon as well as the ring of light.

“Seems like Reaper is over there, huh?”

Yerin said so as she placed a Black Reaper on her hand as it was its turn to eat the pudding. However, the ‘biii’ sound that always came whenever she asked a Black Reaper didn’t come this time.

Finding it strange, Yerin stopped scooping the pudding and looked down at the Black Reaper.

“Huh? What’s wrong with you?”

Then, what Yerin found was an unexpected scene. The Black Reaper was curled up as if it was in pain. At the same time, It looked like it was forcibly enduring the pain that was assaulting its body.

“Are you hurt? I’ve never heard of an Object being sick due to illness, so, is there a manual for this kind of a situation?”

Yerin carefully stroked the Black Reaper, who looked sick, and thought about a solution.

Mini Reaper being sick for an unknown reason?

This was truly an unprecedented situation.

Yerin looked around the containment room in a panic, then she realized that the situation was more grim than she expected.

All the Black Reapers were lying down as if they were sick. In addition, probably because the pain that was assaulting them was so much, they couldn’t maintain their form properly. Their body looked like it was melting and disintegrating.

Big problem! What should I do?

Yerin was panicking, but she still sent a signal to the security room that the Objects was acting strangely. At the same time, the other Mini Reapers were checking to see if there was anything wrong with their siblings.

The Golden Reapers, who always smiled brightly, stared blankly at the Black Reapers who were in pain before suddenly looking up at the sky and stood still. It was as if they were looking beyond the ceiling and beyond the universe.

As they looked up at the sky like a doll that suddenly stopped moving, the only body part of them which was still moving was their antennae.

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The Golden Reaper was looking down at the Black Reaper who was in pain.

!

In fact, the Golden Reaper wasn’t looking at the Black Reaper at all. It was looking to a certain place through the Black Reaper.

What it saw was the sight of its mother covered in pain as well as the sight of a Black Reaper who shared the pain with it.

And then, all the Golden Reapers looked up at the sky and began to emit their will.

Mom needs help.

The Golden Reapers near the Black Reapers began to shake their antennae left and right and emit their will.

Needs Help.

The Golden Reapers who heard that will, also looked up at the sky and began to emit their will.

In Japan, the US, China, and Korea. The Golden Reapers who spread across all countries stopped what they were doing and began to look up at the sky.

Mom needs help!

That will also began to spread to all Mini Reapers.

The Red Reaper who was bending over.

The Blue Reapers who were peeling an apple to give it to its precious human.

The Bud Reaper who was sleeping in the flower pot.

The Orange Reapers who were floating around in the bathhouse.

The Yellow Reaper who was doing a puppet show based on the story of the Phantom Cat.

The Hungry Ghost Reaper who was cutting off its own finger to make a lunch box.

They all looked towards the sky above.

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A halo suddenly sat above my head.

As I looked at the Black Reaper while enduring the weight of that crown, the Black Reaper who was wearing a small halo smiled at me.

It’s fine now! Mom!

Even though there’s only one Black Reaper, it felt like all the Black Reapers were giving me courage.

Yes, even if the true killing condition of the Labyrinth was < Die in this world. > I should die while climbing the dais.

I looked at the Black Reaper and slowly put my foot on the next dais.

Thump-!

At that moment, I felt as if something was pressing down on my body. Because of it, It felt like my body would explode at any moment.

My body, which was barely held together like porcelain, cracked. It wouldn’t be strange for it to shatter into pieces at any moment.

Is this the end?

The moment that thought occurred to me, a bright will that felt like the sun burst out from my other shoulder.

Mom!

The smiling Golden Reaper was wearing a Halo over its head, clenching its fists and encouraging me.

The Golden Reaper’s heart contained the wishes of countless Golden Reapers.

The Black Reaper’s heart also contained the wishes of countless Black Reapers.

Yes, I had millions of Golden Reapers and Black Reapers.

I tried to smile through the pain and took another step forward.

Crunch-!

At that moment, I heard the sound of my ankles, which had been cracked, breaking apart. However, at the moment I was about to fall, a new ankle appeared. It was an ankle made of the reddest and hottest flames.

Revolution!

Then, the Red Reaper appeared, holding a large red moon in its arms. Above its head, there’s also a Halo hovering.

As I took one more step forward, even though my body was about to fall apart into pieces, the Blue Reaper’s stream of water knitted my body back together.

I went one more step, and even though I fell down the dais, the Bud Reaper rewound the time to the point before I fell.

Even though I couldn’t bear the weight of my body anymore, the Orange Reaper held me in its arms and lifted me up.

Even though I lost the strength to move forward, the Yellow Reaper’s doll costume pulled me forward.

Even when I felt like I was going to fall backward, the Hungry Ghost Reaper supported my back.

The Black Reaper, the Golden Reaper, the Blue Reaper, the Bud Reaper, the Red Reaper, the Orange Reaper, the Yellow Reaper, the Hungry Ghost Reaper, and finally the Gray Reaper.

With the help of the children, I was able to climb all nine steps of the dais.

When I arrived and looked down at the throne, everything began to turn to dust and disappear.

The throne, the dais, the Halo, and the Mini Reapers.

As if everything had been an illusion.

That was the end of the adventure.

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