NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 34
Han Yu-seong hesitated slightly but quickly reached a conclusion.
For now, stopping them is the right move.
Well, I can understand their feelings, but what they’re trying to do is ultimately a massacre.
Depending on the type of [Skill], at least the average [Streamer] or ordinary people would not be able to win against the firearms they possess.
It’s not like the bear is specifically giving the quest to [Streamer] but telling me to go instead.
“Um… what should I say?”
After sneaking in and observing, I found that the majority of this rebel organization’s members are ordinary humans.
Just good soldiers who have been brainwashed by [Abnormality].
If everyone had simply died, I could just wipe them all out without a second thought…
No, it’s not that I couldn’t do it just because people are alive, but isn’t it a bit wasteful to handle it that way?
It’s a rare chance to acquire modern weaponry in bulk and gather trained personnel.
Huh?
You’re saying that the soldiers aren’t stronger than the entities they face?
That’s true, but when it comes to controlling people, soldiers are definitely better than entities that can’t even get away from the appearance of civilians or students.
And honestly, beyond their usefulness…
It’s sad, isn’t it?
Just when they turned 20, they were dragged into the military to suffer ridicule, and this is the result?
I’m capable of that level of empathy.
‘Should I just try to persuade them with words first?’
For that, I need to deal with the [Abnormality] brainwashing the soldiers first…
“Hey there?”
“Ugh?! Who are you?!”
Thud—
Since a soldier with a similar physique just happened to pass by, I knocked him out.
First, I stripped off his uniform.
Hmm, it fits perfectly.
“What about the kid?”
If I leave him naked by the roadside, it will look weird, right?
Even if I hide him, there’s still a chance he might be found.
“Ah.”
Then that’ll work.
Thud—
I attacked another passing soldier to knock him out and took off his clothes.
And by stacking the two stripped soldiers together…
“Now, no matter who discovers them, it’ll just look like they were secretly meeting, right?”
If they go missing for a few hours, I’m sure everyone will understand given the situation.
Still, just in case one of them wakes up mid-way and spills the beans, I should tie them up…
Done.
With two soldiers who might completely ruin their social reputation hidden away, Han Yu-seong began to stroll around the barracks.
So then.
“Where could the [Abnormality] be?”
Well, if I check all the suspected places, I’ll surely find it in at least one spot.
*
Han Yu-seong is not a military man.
No, it’s obvious he hasn’t been to the military at 20.
The reason I’m explaining this here is to emphasize that Han Yu-seong knows absolutely nothing about the military.
In other words…
How could a person who doesn’t understand how a military organization is structured or how it operates, not even knowing the ranks within the barracks, possibly infiltrate successfully?
“Don’t you salute?”
“Private! Han Yu-seong!”
“…? Your name tag doesn’t match your name?”
“Oh no…”
Thud—
It was like this.
Getting ranks or names confused.
Getting suspicious while poking around here and there.
Each time, I knocked them out and hid them, but this couldn’t go unnoticed after happening more than once.
You might think it’s ridiculous for someone who’s been reincarnated seven times to mess up like this, but the military ranks and structures differ from one world to another, and since Han Yu-seong himself has kept his distance from the military, it makes more sense.
In fact, from some point onward, just by training my body a bit, most situations have generally been resolved, which makes such operations unsuitable.
Long ago, I might have had to overexert my mind due to my lacking physique, but…
Looking back now, that was a long time ago.
“Intruder!”
“Search for them!”
“Whoa, I’ve been found out.”
Han Yu-seong scratched his head at the sounds echoing from outside.
Well, I was too fidgety while trying to infiltrate, right?
But at least I recognize that I was too reckless.
However, there should be tension.
In the first place, even if I get caught, it’s not like there’s any real threat, so it feels even less so.
I’ve been under a lot of stress lately and wanted to let loose a bit.
“Well, at least I found it.”
Han Yu-seong looked at the [Abnormality] in front of him.
“You, what are you?!”
The [Abnormality] looked panicked, its eyes darting around.
What can I say?
It looks like the weakest [Abnormality] of all time.
Claiming to be a [Ghost], with a semi-transparent appearance, this guy has the insignia of a private.
This guy is the one responsible for the chaos happening in this barrack.
“The one who looks most like a ghost isn’t even a [Ghost].”
Though he has the appearance of a deceased recruit, this dude has no actual connection to the dead recruit.
If a [Ghost] were summoned then, it would’ve been at the barrack where the incident occurred, not here.
It’s simply the result of feelings towards Korean women gathering due to the loud incident back then, forming the representative image of [Abnormality].
“Well, it’s okay. It seems like you’ve arrived from outside. But you’re a guy, right? Isn’t it embarrassing to see all the commotion the women are causing? The country’s going off the rails.”
The [Abnormality], having grasped the situation with the ruckus outside and my appearance, spoke up.
“I see, so it was like this.”
The way [Abnormality]’s every word penetrated my ears.
A disturbing feeling naturally surfaced.
A gradually rising irritation and anger towards women.
“I take back what I said about you looking weak.”
“Huh, what do you mean by that?”
Boom—
“Ugh!”
Before [Abnormality] could speak again, I grabbed it and threw it onto the floor.
“What a dangerous fellow this is.”
I’d rather prefer a physically strong [Abnormality].
Every time it opened its mouth, I could understand and empathize with its words, and my thoughts were being adjusted according to its desires.
It’s not brainwashing.
It’s comprehension and empathy.
People just find it a little easier to resonate with and empathize with [Abnormality]’s words.
It doesn’t force compliance; instead, it allows them to believe and choose to follow of their own accord.
Like a religion.
“This is worse than brainwashing.”
I looked at the suffering [Abnormality].
What should I do with this?
If it were a brainwashing ability, I could have just killed it neatly.
It’s also a rare ability.
“Wait a minute! You’re a man too?! Aren’t you feeling wronged? As an innocent victim like me…!”
“No, you don’t even have a connection with that victim.”
Since he turned away and looked toward the door, it seemed he was hoping someone outside would notice and come in, but that was impossible.
[Ordinary Space]
It can be regarded as a half-hearted Ragnarok barrier.
Nowadays, anyone and everyone has been using barriers on me, so why shouldn’t I be able to as well?
Emerging from the process of [Ordinary Apartment] evolving into [Ordinary City], this space absorbed the [Skoll] that was inside.
A space to suppress [Abnormality]’s power.
Naturally, as a barrier, it comes with the function of isolation from the outside.
Because it’s used in a space rather than a city, it might be imperfect— allowing sounds from outside to be heard and the neutralization of [Abnormality] is rather ambiguous— but still, it wouldn’t let anyone penetrate that far.
“Alright, I’ve decided.”
“What are you doing?!”
I lifted the frightened [Abnormality] and approached the door.
Then I opened the door and threw it out.
“Aaaaah!”
And I shut the door.
With this, the collection is complete.
Since it expanded after turning into [Ordinary City], I can now access the [Back Room] through the barrier, regardless of its position.
Like a door to anywhere, I guess?
Sadly, it’s a one-way trip; I can open a door back to [Ordinary City], but not a door to go outside.
For now, I’ve dealt with the [Abnormality].
“Damn it, where is this intruder?”
“Don’t tell me a woman got in?!”
“Then we’ll have to make her suffer mentally.”
“If I find her first, can I have a taste?”
What should I do about them?
In reality, I thought that capturing just [Abnormality] would resolve everything, but those who genuinely believe it was right to act like this are hard to handle.
Should I handle them all?
Ding ding—
At that moment, the phone began to ring.
“Hello? What’s going on, Bear?”
“Well, there are women in the quarantine area…”
They made a zone to keep men out and live among themselves, but now they’re in an uproar over the lack of men.
Shouldn’t it be the men doing all the hard work like this?
Since it was a quarantine area, they can’t bother others, so they’ve been directly complaining to Bear.
What should I do about these women…?
“I want to go out and catch the women quickly.”
“Kill them! Just kill them!”
“No, I said don’t kill them; let’s share.”
At that moment, I heard the shouts of men from outside.
Upon hearing that, I thought.
If both parties want women and men, wouldn’t it be better to match them up?
Since they’re soldiers, they also fit perfectly as the laboring men the women desire.
“Oh?”
….
“What?! There’s plenty of water, electricity, food, and a lot of women?!”
“They said they’d give preference to those who are ex-soldiers?!”
“No way! Such a paradise can’t exist!”
There was no need for grand persuasion.
I don’t even have to move the soldiers to the city; all I need to do is project a ‘Female Quarantine Zone’ into this space.
The additional function acquired from absorbing the [Abandoned School of Ashen God] that appeared every time I crossed the space.
When it was just a single apartment, moving it wasn’t feasible, so it was a useless function, but now that I’ve absorbed [Alliance]’s [Asgard], it’s different.
Since separating and moving from the main city means limited scale, the strength of the divided [Abnormality] would weaken too, making it hard to expect the same defensive power as the main body; but there are no issues performing basic building functions.
At the very least, for soldiers who’ve lived in a barrack where even the capital and electricity were cut off and food scarcity existed, it’s nothing less than a paradise on earth.
And there would hardly be anyone willing to reject the seen paradise right before their eyes.
Even a past event misled by [Abnormality] could be resolved here.
With food, water, a place to sleep, and women divided among them, the loyalty of the soldiers soared to the heavens.
“Well, shall we just say [Ordinary Military Base]?”
The men would benefit by obtaining women without massacring, and the women get to meet the men they’ve desired, so you could say it’s a happy ending.
“Argh! Where’s that man touching?!”
“Aaaaah! Get away!”
I thought I heard some screams, but it must just be my imagination.
Anyway, it’s a happy ending.
A world where everyone is happy and unhurt.
“[Clown]’s location has been pinpointed.”
Just then, it appears Bear has finished his work as well.
“He’s been hiding behind the possessed one and causing trouble for a while now.”
It’s time to draw out the main body…!
Han Yu-seong gritted his teeth, thinking of the [Clown].
This time, he will definitely finish it…!
“But something feels off, doesn’t it?”
Is there anything I’ve forgotten?
*
The space that Han Yu-seong named [Ordinary Military Base].
Soldiers who have long repressed their desires were walking around with happy faces.
“Hey, but don’t you hear some strange sounds?”
“What, is it just the sounds of the ones in heat making a commotion?”
It’s understandable since there are abundant guys who are up to that all around, making it plausible to hear moans from everywhere.
“No, it’s a bit different from those moans, you know?”
Two soldiers searched for the source of the sounds…
“Ah! What are you doing, you bastards!”
“Oh? Found— Aaah! My eyes!”
Two men were discovered, embracing each other while completely naked.
In reality, they were tied up and unable to separate from one another, but unfortunately, their tied hands weren’t very visible to the two men.
“Mmmpmp!”
“Mmmp!”
Since Han Yu-seong had also covered their mouths, the two men couldn’t even plead their case…
For a while, rumors floated around the barrack about a gay couple enjoying outdoor SM play.