I Picked Up the Hero and the Demon King

36 – Transformation (1)

Tumble. Tboob.

A man is walking down the corridor of a building.

The lights crackle, illuminating a dark hallway though.

At the end of the hallway, where ghosts seemed likely to come out with a gloomy atmosphere, there was a door that boasted thorough security even from the outside.

“Open.”

Cheaps of iron.

Clap. Thud. Chiyi…

The door creaked open at the man’s low, deep voice.

Then an incredibly spacious laboratory appeared.

In the flask, a bizarre creature, whether human or animal, was submerged in a green liquid.

A variety of sizes were lined up, and I didn’t know what they were.

But there is only one person here.

The dark-haired man turned around at a certain distance and called the scientist.

“Doctor. Prepare to evacuate. The risk of being discovered has increased.”

The black-haired, dark-eyed man spoke in a cold voice as if commanding.

An atmosphere that seems to overwhelm everything.

If there is a ruler, it would apply to this man.

However, the man called the doctor stared at the screen without saying anything.

“Doctor. Can you hear me? He told me to prepare for evacuation.”

“…”

“Dr.”

“…”

“Doctor!”

A short, bold cry.

When the dark-haired man shouted with a slight frown, the man called the doctor reacted by moving his body little by little.

However, the dark-haired man instinctively sensed that it was not good.

“Kuhhh… Daffy. Daffyra… Puh hahahahaha!!!”

I looked up at the ceiling and started laughing.

The doctor, who looked a bit older in a white coat and glasses, stopped laughing abruptly before slowly turning around.

“Kick. Hey. Builder. Surely this is against the terms of our contract?”

“…Calm down for now. Dr. Heyman.”

“Calm down?! Calm down?!”

Dr. Heyman gritted his teeth with a furious face.

Then he slowly moved towards the builder.

“Your condition was to supply me with test subjects!! I was to make whatever you wanted as you said. But the situation right now is really messed up!!”

“Dr.”

“I don’t know what you’re trying to do, but everything has failed!! Not enough, so I’ve been harmed. All of my precious test subjects and laboratories have been destroyed, leaving only this place!!!”

“So be prepared to evacuate. Heroes will come in soon after they are discovered.”

“Daaa?! The shameless bastard is talking only about it!!! It’s not enough to avoid him, so he’s going to give orders to the end?!”

Dr. Heyman got angry and grabbed the builder’s black coat.

At that moment, someone jumped out of the shadows and aimed at Dr. Heyman’s neck.

“Stop it. Go there. Dr. Heyman. I will not allow you to disobey Builder’s orders any longer.”

A red haired ponytail woman wearing a mask.

The shadow moved and was aiming at the doctor.

It was a situation where he could run away, but the doctor just laughed.

“Keuk keuk. Atrixia. You’re still good at being a bastard who protects your master.”

“…Follow orders.”

Then Dr. Heyman threw away his hand violently and turned around again.

“Get out of the way! Villain alliance? I’m going to leave a place like that assortment of heroes that doesn’t even work.”

“Are you going to leave without permission?”

“Leaving without permission? Since when did the villains bow down to whom and cooperate with each other? It seems like they are trying to do something by tying up those who acted on their own… There is no need to be in a group of trash that fail and only cause damage.”

“Watch your words. Dr. Heyman. Right now…”

She slightly frowned as if the words had just offended Art Rickshaw.

I was thinking of moving the shadow right away to pierce her limbs.

“Stop it. Atrixia.”

At the words of the builder, Atriksha immediately stopped what she was doing and bowed down.

“Yes. Builder.”

“Kuh-kuh. That’s right. A bastard should listen to his master.”

Looking at Dr. Heyman laughing at him, the builder slightly frowned.

“…Are you sure you want to leave? If you are in the alliance, you can help enough.”

“Shut up. It doesn’t matter how many heroes come. Villain alliance? My test body is better than those guys.”

Dr. Heyman snapped his hand.

Then, in a space that didn’t exist before, experimental objects with various shapes came out.

Men, women, children, adults… Five test subjects of various sizes.

After taking a quick look at them, the builder sighed and turned around.

“Good luck.”

“Be good to yourself. Builder. Design? Stop talking nonsense.”

“…”

Dr. Heyman laughed and giggled until the end, but the builder just left the laboratory without saying a word.

※

Atrixia followed the builder as she passed through the lab hallway.

But I was worried because she didn’t seem to be very well planted, and in an attempt to ease her mind a little, she spoke cautiously.

“Anyway, he was useless. The number of alliances is increasing little by little, so he will definitely replace the doctor…”

“Atrixia.”

Insipid voice.

When the builder stopped while walking, Atrixia immediately lowered her head, even though she didn’t look at herself.

“Yes. Builder.”

“You don’t need to say anything to comfort me. My design won’t collapse just because one small part is missing.”

“Yes, I understand.”

Once again, the art riksha bowed her head deeply.

But despite what she said, did something get stuck in her heart?

The builder frowned at the tightly closed lab door.

“…But it looks like we need to change our plans.”

“Can I find someone?”

“No. You don’t have to. It’s a matter of designing a new plan and it’ll take care of itself. Rather…”

The builder’s eyes widened significantly, and he turned around and started walking.

“The swordsman who stopped the bombing?”

“Yes. I certainly said that. I didn’t expect fools to mess things up like that.”

“Okay. I didn’t mean to negotiate anyway. I was just trying to damage the image of a hero.”

“Is that so?”

“More than that… The Sword Saint. The Sword Saint…”

While pondering the sword castle’s name, the builder stopped while walking.

I smiled as if something came to my mind.

“What a funny guy. A sword.”

“Shall we investigate separately?”

“No. You don’t have to. If he’s an obstacle anyway…”

After the last word, the builder said nothing more.

“We’ll meet eventually.”

※

My head hurts.

My body aches.

My vision was dark and I couldn’t see an inch ahead.

As I somehow managed to lift my heavy eyelids, I began to see a little bit of light.

“…This is…”

It’s an unfamiliar ceiling.

Just looking at the surroundings, this place seemed to be a hospital.

Luxurious single room. I rolled my eyes to see if anyone else was here besides me.

Two familiar faces were sleeping next to me with their hands clasped.

“Su-ah and Seo-eun?”

I was a little taken aback by the fact that he hasn’t changed as he has grown up.

Of course, it wasn’t the level of rapid growth, and originally, the two of them had a young side compared to their age.

Now, on the contrary, I was showing a more mature side for my age.

Of course, that didn’t mean he didn’t look young.

Should I say half and half?

I knew that if I became a superhuman, my body would grow, but… I couldn’t help but feel that the changed appearance was unfamiliar.

“Hmm…”

Was my gaze bothering you?

Yoo Soo-ah made a small noise and slowly opened her eyes.

She and when she made eye contact with me, the expression on her face was that she didn’t know what had happened.

“…Brother?”

“…Hello? Sua. It’s been a while.”

She tried to greet her with a smile, but Yoo Soo-ah moved one step faster than her.

She hugged me violently and she started to sob a little.

“Older brother…! You’re alive… You’re alive. Thank you. Thank you…!!”

“Soo. Suah?! What’s wrong?!”

As she looked at the sudden action, she was taken aback. This time, Yoo Seo-eun woke up little by little from the commotion.

“Hmm… Huh…? Oppa…?”

“Ehh…?! Ah. It must be Seoeun. Long time no see—”

“Brother!!!!”

As soon as she woke up, she stared blankly at me, like someone who had seen her, she was also so surprised.

Then, as Yoo Soo-ah did, she hugged her tightly and sobbed.

“Brother. I’m alive…! I’m back…! Thank you… Thank you…!”

“Ah. No. Guys…!?”

As soon as I woke up without knowing English, I couldn’t help but receive a warm welcome from the sisters.

After reuniting for a while, I announced that I was awake and slowly talked about what had happened with the two of them.

“You mean that happened?”

“Yes. Don’t you know how worried I am? Oppa?! Why did you use your body like that?!”

“Um… sorry.”

I was bedridden for a month.

I thought it was a temporary fainting, but I used too much force to the point where my life was at risk.

Even though he received excellent treatment, he said that he did not see any improvement because there was no sign of returning to consciousness.

Thanks to that, I’ve reached the point where I wished for a miracle.

I’ve heard that there are heroes who lose their lives by overusing their abilities, but I never imagined that it would be me.

“I’m glad though. I thought I wouldn’t be able to see forever.”

“…I’m sorry. But I couldn’t help it. If I hadn’t done it then, a lot of people would have died.”

“…Me too?”

“…Yes.”

Let’s look at it gently, Yoo Soo-ah nodded her head without a word.

She just smiled softly as if she wouldn’t ask any more.

“Anyway, I didn’t expect you to grow like this. You’ve changed dramatically?”

As we tried to talk about a different topic, Yoo Seo-eun put her body forward as if she was proud of herself.

“Really? How does your brother look?”

“Huh? What?”

“What is it! It’s our language that has changed. How does it look?”

Yoo Seo-eun looked at me with a meaningful smile.

No. I have no idea what to think.

She says she has grown up, but she is still young, and above all, sisters are like little sisters to me.

But what do you think? Just don’t mean to

But for some reason, she didn’t feel like saying that, so she just laughed.

“Just what… um… ahahahaha. I’m not sure?”

“What are you talking about… There’s a difference! Especially here!”

Yoo Seo-eun pushed her breasts out and she appealed to the fullest.

Of course, unlike before, her breasts weren’t flat, but now they were somewhat curvy, which made them look attractive.

That’s a story that can be said objectively.

From a subjective point of view, I had no feelings or thoughts.

“Uh… um… is that so?”

“What! That flat reaction… I thought her brother would like it because she’s grown up quite a bit…”

“It’s okay. Seo Eun-ah. My older brother just woke up. Your mind is still going back and forth.”

“Ahahahaha…”

I’m sane, but I think I’d better just stay still.

When Yu Seo-eun pouted her lips and expressed her dissatisfaction, I couldn’t help but smile shyly.

No. I don’t understand what you want to say, how should I react…

I think I should have just given compliments to women.

“By the way, didn’t everything happen? I couldn’t pay more attention to you guys while I was lying like this…”

“It’s okay. Sujeong unnie was considerate of me.”

“That’s right. Mr. Hoyeon helped us too.”

“…I see.”

Did you get help again while you were lying down?

When I think of the grace I received from those two people in my past life and now, I couldn’t figure out how to repay it.

“By the way, what’s happening these days…”

This time, I wanted to talk about the overall social atmosphere and what happened afterwards.

At that moment, the door slammed open and someone rushed in.

Perhaps he ran in a hurry, exhaling a rough breath.

“Haa… Haa… Senpai…!”

“…Sujeong-ah?”

When I looked up to see who it was, none other than Han Soo-jung was looking at me anxiously.