Seoul Object Story
Chapter 226: Jade Wall (1)

Why in the world is the Golden Reaper here?

The man who suddenly met the Golden Reaper began to carefully open the car door, his body tense with tension. He did it quietly, so as not to make a sound.

Now that I think about it, there was a warm, sunlight-like scent inside the car, and I just ignored it!

The man who suddenly encountered the special grade Object right in front of his face regretted ignoring the scent coming from inside the car.

Huuu… Huu…

He slowly breathed through his nose so as not to breathe heavily, and slowly pulled the door handle.

‘It’s done.’

Just before the car door opened, the man smiled triumphantly in his heart. But at that moment, the Golden Reaper, who had been smiling brightly inside the glove box, jumped toward the man.

“Uwaaaahhh!”

The man who had been extremely nervous opened the car door and jumped out, reacting as if a poisonous snake was attacking him when the Golden Reaper jumped toward him.

“Hyung-nim?”

The man’s junior, who had already gotten out of the car, looked back with a puzzled expression. Then, he quickly grabbed the Golden Reaper who was jumping high like a flea from the passenger seat and rushing at the man with his bare hands.

The Golden Reaper, caught in the junior’s large grip, smiled with admiration, as if he was amazed at how accurately and quickly it was caught.

Wow, what an extraordinary person!

The junior’s hand was so big that all of the Golden Reaper’s limbs were caught except its head, but it kept smiling brightly, as if it was enjoying this unusual situation itself.

“A-are you okay?”

“Yes, are you okay, Hyung-nim? As expected, this guy is as well-behaved as I heard.”

The man who had been falling over as he ran away from the Golden Reaper and rolled around on the gravel road had a bewildered expression.

How could he react like that to a special grade Object?

“I heard that the Golden Reaper is popular with kids these days. There are quite a few fan sites. Didn’t you know?”

Of course, the man also knew that much. He just thought it wasn’t actually popular or safe.

The government and the association deliberately manipulate public opinion to lower the danger of the Object and make it more friendly in order to calm social unrest due to poor object management.

That’s what he thought. Of course, even now, looking at the Golden Reaper who was being held captive, the thought of how dangerous it was did not go away.

The basis for his thought was a single photo. Photos of numerous corpses pierced in the shape of the Golden Reaper.

In other words, it was proof that the Golden Reaper who was smiling brightly was a dangerous guy who could tear a human apart at any time.

“Besides, I heard that even places like Mom’s Cafe are showing interest in them these days. They say it protects babies and such.”

The man looked at his junior, who was still talking about how popular and safe the Golden Reaper was, with a pitiful expression.

“Yeah, yeah. Let’s say it’s safe. By the way, didn’t that girl say that she successfully contained the Golden Reaper?”

After hearing that, the junior stopped praising the Golden Reaper and began to observe the Golden Reaper in front of him carefully.

“Hmm…. All Golden Reapers look the same, so I don’t know.”

“Really? Well, I guess we’ll find out when we visit next time. Then, let it go quickly and let’s return. I have to go see Viper Hyung-nim.”

At those words, the junior walked into the forest and threw the Golden Reaper into the fluffy grass as if he were releasing a sparrow.

Blink.

The Golden Reaper, who landed in the grass, jumped high again and landed on the junior’s palm.

Hihihi…

The Golden Reaper, who landed on the man’s palm, looked up at the junior and smiled playfully.

“I have to go see Hyung-nim now, you should go.”

The junior kept throwing the Golden Reaper into the grass as he said so, but the Golden Reaper kept jumping back.

Shake-! Shake-!

And then it shook its head vigorously as if it didn’t want to go.

Throwing, jumping back in, throwing again.

After repeating this struggle several times, an idea suddenly popped into the junior’s head. Deciding that it was a really good idea, the junior grabbed the Golden Reaper tightly and shouted at the other man.

“Brother! The Viper Hyung-nim said he needed a contained Object, can’t we just take this guy?”

The junior said as he lifted the Golden Reaper in his hand high.

The Golden Reaper was smiling brightly in his hand and following the junior, raising his hand and giving him a thumbs up.

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In front of the large mirror in the corner of the containment room, I opened my eyes slightly and tried to see something. My image was reflected in the full-length mirror I was looking at.

Soft-looking gray skin.

The light of firewood visible through the skin.

Long hair that stretched down to the floor.

Two eyes that emitted light like firewood.

I can’t see it.

The mirror still showed the same old same, but what I was trying to see was not visible.

What I was trying to see was my own killing condition.

Probably because I had repeatedly used my ‘eyes’ to see my own killing condition, all the Mini Reapers that had filled my containment room had run away.

Every time I ate an eye, I felt my power grow considerably, so I thought, ‘If I’m this strong, won’t I be invisible?’, but I still couldn’t see it. It wasn’t because of the mirror that I couldn’t see it. After all, I could still see the Mini Reaper’s killing condition through the mirror.

Because of that, I thought about several reasons why I couldn’t see my own killing condition.

First, I could never be killed. I couldn’t see it because I could never die, even if I used up all the firewood. I could be resurrected or survive in some other way, so I couldn’t be seen.

It’s a comforting hypothesis, but I felt a little bad because there was no evidence. Also, I’d never seen an Object without a killing condition, so it’s a little strange that I was the only one.

The second hypothesis was that my ability was originally designed so that I couldn’t use it on myself. This was a reasonable guess, but it’s still impossible to prove.

The third hypothesis was that my ability only worked on Objects with a lower ‘level’ than me.

Should I call Objects ‘level’ or ‘presence’?

There are Objects with a unique sense of intimidation, but I’d never seen an Object with a greater presence than me. It’s been like that since the moment I opened my eyes in the Seoul Forest, when my skin was split by the grass and the soles of my feet were pierced by tree branches.

Though, it was a joke-like conclusion since my ability wouldn’t work because I’m the same level as me. Since I’d always had a higher level as an Object, regardless of my fighting power, it was a pretty possible guess.

Moreover, it was a hypothesis that could be verified if an Object of a higher rank than me was discovered.

Well, nothing was certain yet.

The moment I turned my gaze while thinking that, something strange caught my eye.

?

There’s something like this inside my body?

Something I had never discovered before existed inside my body.

Is it a ring of light?

It was completely integrated with my body and I couldn’t see it well, but there was definitely something.

It was something that looked infinitely similar to a halo.

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Even when the men forcibly abandoned him, the Golden Reaper kept chasing them with a bright face, so the men decided to take the Golden Reaper to the guy they called Viper Hyung-nim.

The junior said that a child who followed people well and was well-behaved was basically a contained Object, but the man absolutely did not think that way.

How many dangerous Objects were there among the Objects that smiled like that!

However, even if it wasn’t properly contained, it was impossible to shake it off, so it was an inevitable choice. Moreover, It would be better to say that they brought it on purpose rather than the special grade Object following them around.

The two men walked slowly toward the valley, holding the Golden Reaper, who had an innocent expression. When they arrived, they saw the Viper Hyungnim lying diagonally on a large bed, resting.

As the two men approached, the Viper Hyung-nim turned around and raised his hand slightly while lying down.

“You’re here?”

“Hyung-nim!”

Then, the man and the junior walked up to the platform and shouted out loud before bowing politely at the same time. The junior then tried to bring up the current business report and the Golden Reaper as he always did, but he couldn’t do so due to the sudden situation that was happening.

“!”

It was the appearance of the Viper Hyung-nim and the Golden Reaper who climbed up on the platform and glared at him with a fierce expression.

Bad object!

The Golden Reaper raised both of its hands on the platform where it received a good amount of sunlight and began to absorb it. It had originally been emitting a soft amount of light, but as the Golden Reaper received more sunlight, the light began to grow stronger.

And that light eventually became a brilliant light like a flash grenade exploding, filling their field of vision.

Even though It was such a strong light, it was a mysterious light that didn’t hurt his eyes. And when the light that filled the field of vision disappeared, only a blackened trace remained on the flat surface.

Neither the Viper Hyung-nim nor the Golden Reaper were anywhere to be found.

“Viper Hyung-nim?”

There was nothing left except for a blackened mark where the Viper Hyung-nim had been.

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Twilight began to fall on the quiet valley, which was devoid of people. The sky was red as if burning, dyeing the rippling valley water. Near the valley, there was a large flat surface covered in black soot that looked ominous.

At dusk, the sound of stones being ground resonated through the quiet valley.

Crack-! Crack-!

The pebbles that were scattered along the water’s edge moved as if they were alive, forming a circle. At the same time, it made sounds as they bumped into each other and ground. And after a while, the pebbles that had been grinding and breaking on their own drew many neat concentric circles.

Then, the sun that had been dyeing the twilight completely disappeared below the ground. The deep darkness and silence finally came.

In that darkness, a human figure suddenly appeared. It was a strange human whose entire body was made of green jade, appearing in the center of the concentric circles.

“…”

The jade-colored man who was wearing a shabby cloak did not say anything, but just silently stared at the traces left on the bed. The man who had been staring like that muttered with tears in his eyes as if he was overcome with emotion.

“Finally.”

“I have finally found the traces of that despicable god.”

The man kept repeating to himself with tears in his eyes that the time had finally come for his long-cherished wish to come true.

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