“Well then.”
“…….”
“Please take it.”
San looked at the glass bottle Sunwoo offered and slowly lifted his gaze.
Beyond the glasses, Sunwoo’s eyes, which were smiling warmly, could be seen.
From the moment he set foot, the air began to feel heavier as suspicion weighed on the caution he had held since the beginning. San thought that nothing in heaven could be trusted. He couldn’t trust what he saw here, and the leader of the Celestials, who offered an unknown substance as an antidote, was even more untrustworthy. Of course, there was no ill will toward Sunwoo, but that was because there was no data on him.
On the day of sixteen, San, who was in heaven, remembered seeing Sunwoo. However, he neither actively approached to sympathize with his execution nor showed any favoritism toward San. The Sunwoo he had seen from a distance back then simply watched the situation, looking somewhat tired, as if he were going back after handling a pile of work piled up like a mountain all night. In a sense, he was the most difficult type to read.
“Are you okay?”
The soothing voice cut through the tense atmosphere.
Seeing San’s unyielding attitude toward accepting the medicine, Sunwoo extended the bottle he was holding once again.
Determining that reading Sunwoo’s intentions through his expression was impossible, San calmly spoke.
“I am well aware of how remarkable the leader is.”
“What? What do you mean?”
“He is a genius scientist and developer of heaven. I heard he is also outstanding in medicine.”
“Haha, this is… embarrassing. Where did you hear such stories?”
From an old man.
Even he, who had many tricks, had once been a researcher from Ilguk and a respected scientist, so he had heard such stories. However, accompanying the conversation, Haemi intervened.
“Hmph! You talk nonsense right away when you arrive!”
Since he was a lacking guy with many regrets, it was entertaining to see him babbling in front of a strong person, and he scoffed and left, saying to call him when it was over.
Whether he said it or not, San continued with what he had to say.
“The leader of Ilguk has made significant contributions to the development of heaven with his innate talent. However.”
“…….”
“I heard he is someone who cannot resist curiosity.”
“Well. I can’t deny that.”
When Sunwoo laughed gracefully, San continued.
“So, if necessary, he doesn’t hesitate to use any means and methods, regardless of the subject, to obtain data.”
“…….”
“Sometimes, it involves experimental processes close to torture.”
San believed that there was absolutely no goodness anywhere.
That applied to the Celestials who claimed to help the work of heaven. In the memories of the sixteen-year-old San, there was no Celestial who showed kindness to him anywhere.
So, it wasn’t strange at all for him to be brought into a situation where he could become an immediate test subject, even if he suspected it.
Sunwoo, who had been silent, raised his glasses and seemed to choose his words carefully before responding.
Then he admitted certain things willingly.
“Indeed, the hybrid of Celestial and Demon is a subject of research.”
“…….”
“Separately, the things I have done so far can be perceived differently depending on the laws of heaven and personal ethical values. So, making excuses would only invite unnecessary disputes.”
He drew a clear line, understanding San’s intentions in one go.
“Anyway, you are currently suspecting this antidote. Well, is that what you want to say?”
San couldn’t deny it.
No. That’s not it.
Although it was regrettable that the antidote was in a difficult position, if the Celestials harbored ill intentions and implanted some device in him, it would be troublesome. Then Sunwoo nodded as if understanding.
“Yes.”
“…….”
“From your perspective, it’s entirely possible.”
Sunwoo knew well about the environment San had come from and where he had grown up.
For him, who had lived without any doubt like a fool, blindly accepting the antidote presented by the Celestials in a state of inexplicable poisoning was even stranger.
If he had lived without a trace of doubt like a fool, he wouldn’t have been here in the first place.
Anyway, if there was an unclear part of the problem, it could be resolved by explaining it.
“If I tell you the path and ingredients that led to the development of this antidote, would you trust it?”
“…….”
“Follow me.”
That’s how he guided San to the laboratory.
A large monochrome building that might exist in the human world welcomed the two.
When Sunwoo brought his palm forward, a heavy door that seemed like it would never open smoothly gently slid open on both sides.
“Have you arrived?”
One subordinate rushed over and welcomed his leader.
“Could you open the files related to the sleeping potion?”
“Yes. Understood.”
Following the instructions, the subordinate silently displayed the research data on the large monitor.
Sunwoo, pushing his fingertips here and there, organized the displayed data for easy viewing.
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Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
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