Seoul Object Story

Chapter 429

In the depths of the Mini Grim Reaper Garden, Milk Bingsu Snowfield.

I was watching the mass reproduction of hamsters happening there.

‘The Snowfield hamster, which was only one, has multiplied enormously.’

The hamster that was once trapped in a vending machine was now running around everywhere in the snowfield.

I wanted to put them all back into the vending machine, but it didn’t seem right to capture them just because they were hamsters, especially since they hadn’t really done anything wrong.

Then, what caught my eye was an exceptionally large hamster.

It was so large, waddling along like a giant hamster!

No, at that size, I should probably call it a nutria instead of a hamster.

Thinking of the size of the skewer object I had caught, that nutria must have been massive when it was the skewer object.

‘It’s too big... it’s a bit gross.’

But unlike my thoughts, that gigantic nutria was incredibly popular with the Mini Grim Reapers.

Thinking about why, I realized it must be because of the huge fruit hanging from its tail.

The Mini Grim Reapers were eagerly digging into the inside of the huge fruit and munching it down.

When they poked their faces out from the fruit’s surface, they would giggle with a bashful expression.

‘Mini Grim Reapers really love it when things are big...’

Could it be that the Mini Grim Reapers feed the affection humans with high-calorie snacks to make them grow bigger?

Thinking about it, the employees of Sehee Institute had started gaining weight recently, hadn’t they?

I stood in the snowfield, watching the Mini Grim Reapers happily chase the hamsters and play.

It was still a scene without the Red Grim Reapers and Golden Grim Reapers.

Well, with all the hamsters running around, I’m sure the runaway Golden and Red Grim Reapers are doing just fine.

Now, it’s about time to start worrying about the lamp.

I had been distracted by the disappearance of the Red Grim Reapers, but now I returned to the original problem.

The location of the lamp’s main body was impossible to track with the White Goby’s abilities.

As I cautiously moved around and scattered the lamps here and there, it seemed that the lamp had some goal in mind.

‘I guess I need to handle the lamps found everywhere.’

I picked up a grape the size of my head from the giant nutria and bit into it.

With the sound of candy coating cracking, sweet juice spread in my mouth.

As I slowly ate the grape, I sent my willpower to the Mini Grim Reapers around the world.

‘Find the lamp!’

Thud thud.

I was heading to the isolation room where the lead dolls were confined, intending to test my enhanced control abilities while the Mini Grim Reapers searched for the lamps.

As I slowly walked down the corridor of Sehee Institute, I couldn’t help but notice how much the atmosphere had changed.

Hanging from the ceiling were vertical banners with various kinds of Mini Grim Reaper illustrations, fluttering in the air, and along the sides of the corridor were exclusive passageways for the Mini Grim Reapers.

In the middle of the corridor, there were vending machines selling Mini Grim Reaper snacks.

It reminded me of a deer farm selling deer treats.

It used to resemble an institute on the outside, but now it had completely transformed into an amusement park.

It was an experience that made me feel like time had passed in a completely different way.

I marveled inwardly as I reached my destination.

A room of the same size as the one where I stay appeared in front of me.

But no matter where I looked, there was no sign of the lead doll.

‘It should be in this room…’

The isolation room was full of White Gobies.

It was almost like a goby jar!

But unlike the goby jar time, the White Gobies in the isolation room looked happy.

Ehehe.

Could it be that, since the Golden Grim Reapers ran away, the White Gobies were monopolizing the lead doll?

I continued to search the room for any signs of the lead doll.

Then, from between the gobies, with a pop, the face of the lead doll popped out.

The lead doll that popped out was surrounded by happy gobies.

‘So it was here.’

I carefully placed my main body in the corner of the isolation room and began controlling the lead doll.

This time, instead of remote control, I moved my consciousness as I would with a Black Giant.

As soon as I did, my main body’s vision went dark, and I was able to open my eyes from within the pile of White Gobies.

It was truly full of gobies!

But I couldn’t focus on the gobies now.

As I moved my consciousness into the doll, I felt a distinct shift in sensation.

Crack.

When I clenched my fist tightly, my fingertips turned black.

‘I can fully use my strength even with another body...’

It felt as though the lead doll’s body had become my own.

It was incredibly interesting that I could use my strength properly with another body.

If I had had this ability before... could I have prevented the scar on Ye-rin’s neck?

As memories of the past surfaced, a complex mix of emotions filled me.

While I was lost in thought, a strange willpower spread from within my body.

[Hello.]

A voice, devoid of emotion like a machine.

‘!!!’

I was startled by the unexpected voice and opened my eyes wide.

After the meeting with the Saintess, Junior 2 stood staring at the sky with a blank expression.

Before she knew it, the sun had set, and the night in the mountains had fallen into darkness.

A cold wind passed through the leaves, producing a haunting sound.

The wind swept past her cheek, causing her to huddle her arms around herself.

It was colder than usual for some reason, and the chill on her skin felt even more pronounced.

‘What should I do?’

Her mind was filled with complex thoughts.

The second wish that the Saintess had given her was troubling.

[The second wish is for the people who were with me in the Order to have a happy time and be satisfied.]

The Saintess’s voice was gentle, but the sadness within it could not be hidden.

[Just like the prophecy spoken in the Order. The ones who suffered endlessly, who kept moving forward only to die emptily at the end, I hope they all laugh happily. Like the promised afterlife paradise of the Order…]

The Saintess smiled with an expression that seemed to long for those past days, but at the same time, it also seemed as though she hoped they wouldn’t return.

Junior 2 realized then.

Why the Saintess hadn’t shown much interest in the jade plate.

She had been suspicious from the beginning, but hearing the final wish, her doubts turned into certainty.

‘The Saintess doesn’t want me to fulfill her wish.’

As seen with the ruined Order, the members of the Order were no longer part of this world.

They were probably wandering in the illusion created by the Saintess.

Beings without any sense, repeating meaningless moments at specific times.

The Saintess was reminiscing about the past, keeping the souls of the deceased members trapped in the space she had created forever.

‘...’

To fulfill the Saintess’s wish, she would have to resurrect all the dead and give them a satisfying time.

‘Resurrecting the dead is difficult enough, but to satisfy everyone, including the Saintess... this is an impossible mission.’

She sighed and looked up at the sky.

The dark sky, faintly illuminated by the stars, only felt suffocating, just like her heart.

‘I feel like I’ve been lamenting like this lately...’

But this time, she truly couldn’t see a solution.

A miracle was needed.

Could the "Gray Grim Reaper," the strongest object, achieve such an impossible miracle?

Well, since I couldn’t rely on the Gray Grim Reaper due to the contract, I guess it was pointless...

The colorful moonlight filtering through the leaves dimly illuminated her face.

Junior 2 was deep in thought, pondering over what to do.

She felt as though she wouldn’t be able to fulfill this wish in any way.

As she was lost in thought, a thick smoke began to slowly rise around her.

The cold wind swirled, wrapping her in the mist.

“Could it be…!”

She looked around with wide eyes, startled.

From somewhere, the sound of metal clinking against metal echoed.

The sound grew closer, making her heart race.

A faint light began to shine through the smoke.

And within that light, the silhouette of a man appeared.

He was holding a vintage gas lamp, the light flickering and casting mysterious shadows.

Behind him, a row of countless gas lamps revealed themselves.

As the smoke slowly dispersed, the silhouette of a man appeared.

His face was obscured by the smoke, but there was no mistaking that the Lamp Man was smiling at her.

[You seem to be in deep thought.]

The Lamp Man spoke in a soft voice.

There was a sharpness in his gaze, as though he could see through everything.

Junior 2 swallowed hard.

She felt a mixture of surprise and wariness from his sudden appearance.

‘According to the contract, the Lamp Man can’t help fulfill wishes... can he?’

But paradoxically, his appearance made her feel a small glimmer of hope.

An object far more powerful than any human, the "Lamp Man."

[According to the contract, I can help.]

[But there will be a price.]