The World of Masks

“Huff! Huff! ”

Charles leans against the tree and takes a breath.

No one's coming after you, right? '

[I think so.]

Oh, thank God! '

Charles frowns and slumps, leaning against the tree. I felt relieved without exaggerating.

It's not like I've never been trapped. I have seen many spiritually, and I have witnessed terrible horrors. But I swear, this was the first battle that seemed to test the limits of the flesh.

[Don't relax. Don't do anything else. Just think about getting your strength back. Move as soon as you feel your body can move.]

'Okay.'

Normally, he would complain about nagging, but this time he listened to Goi Ueron. As I learned, I relaxed my body and breathed properly.

[Don't sleep. Never sleep.]

At its limit, the body continued to press down on its eyelids and protest. But if we fall asleep here now, we may be caught by the enemy. I wanted to hit myself on the cheek with my hands, but I didn't think it would leak.

With superhuman endurance, Charles drives out an enemy named Sumar and moves as soon as his body recovers. I could literally cross the mountains, cross the water, and barely put myself in AMSS's power.

“You're all right! Thank goodness! ”

Charles was greeted by an employee at a secret node run by AMSS. Normally, Charles himself would have kept talking, joking, but now he's too tired. Charles is literally unconscious.

Soon after, Charles woke up in the middle of the afternoon.

“Hnng!”

Charles rises up, barely picking up his sore body. When I looked at my body, I saw bandages everywhere. In his right hand was Ringer.

[Are you awake?]

“Yes.”

Charles puts his hand on his forehead. I started to understand the situation in that state.

“What about here?”

[A secret AMSS Node.]

“Yes."

It's in the memory. Obviously, he wiped out his enemies and reached the secret AMSS Node. But after that, I had no memory.

“What's going on? ”

[You fainted as soon as you arrived at the Node. If you think about what you've been through, it won't be hard.]

“I see. How long has it been? ”

[Two days have passed.]

Two days. If it's long, if it's short, it's short.

At that time, the visit opened and someone came in.

“Oh, you're up. ”

The person who came in was a middle-aged man in a white robe.

“Nice to meet you, Mr. Lemington. My name is Thomas Hall, one of AMSS's medical doctors. We're treating people here. ”

A chunky hand comes out. It was more like the hands of a laborer than the hands of a doctor. Charles shakes hands and sweeps through a man named Thomas Hall. He was wearing a doctor's gown, but he didn't look trustworthy because he looked delightful.

The hall shrugs, noticing Charles' gaze.

“You may look like this, but you're a doctor. Isn't this the right time to dress up? ”

“That's right. ”

Charles accepted.

“What's your status? ”

Looking at Ringer's condition, the hall bites.

“Honestly, it's not normal. I want to sleep more now. ”

“Mr. Lemington was exhausted. It's worth it. Luckily, the wounds on my body were nothing. Except for the scar on your right hand. ”

Charles raises his right hand. The bandages were thick and I felt like I was looking at a frog's hand.

“I did everything in my power to defeat him. But it's not going to be satisfying. because we weren't going to take him to a hospital or a hospital with proper facilities. Fortunately, we're not going to have any disabilities left. But you have to be prepared for the scar. ”

The hall said with a slightly embarrassed expression. But Charles was not willing to say anything about it. Charles is the one person who understands the situation best. If you have survived that horrific siege with only one scar on your hand without a body defect, you have succeeded enough.

There was something else that he cared about.

'Ueron.'

[Why do you do it?]

The amplifier must have exploded. '

[Yes.]

The cause of Charles Lemington, the most powerful superpower, being chased around like a dog by an enemy.

"It can't be a coincidence, right? '

[Probably not.]

The amplifier explodes suddenly when you fall into enemy traps. Because of this, he was unable to react once and risked his life to retreat. It was too sophisticated for coincidence.

“What's the status? ”

Charles asks the hall.

“This doesn't look good. Now, as a doctor, I don't get a lot of information, but it's a fact that the atmosphere has subsided a lot. ”

Were the other gods hit the same way as I did? '

[Most likely.]

Charles grips his teeth. He was beaten up pretty good.

“As a doctor, I need you to rest until you're fully recovered, but I have a message from the president. ”

Charles raises his head to the message of truth. The rushing light in his eyes was young.

“You asked me to come back as soon as possible. ”

“I see.”

I don't like brushing up on injured people if it's the usual burial ground. Rather, they will tell you to rest until you recover. I knew something urgent had happened.

“Huff!”

Charles, who was about to get up, falls back on the bed to hear that he's waiting. My skin aches and I can't feel my strength.

The hall sighs.

“I had no choice but to deliver it to the world, but it's impossible to get to Mr. Lemington's body right now. ”

“But · · · · · · · · ·. ”

“You'll only get in the way. I'm ordering you to rest for at least three days. That should be enough to harvest the body. Before that, I will risk my life to stop it. ”

I felt a sense of obligation as a doctor, so I pressed Charles. I wanted to get out of bed right away, but in the hospital room, doctors are the best. Charles nods inevitably.

Charles buries his face in his pillow as the hall leaves. However, the bedding seemed to be taking good care of the patient's bed. A clean pillow smells of fresh laundry.

"Ueron, what do you think? '

[What do you mean?]

The traitor. '

Charles' eyes widen.

I bet it's on the high side, too, huh? '

[Likely]

Charles and Ueron have also reached the probability of a traitor digging into AMSS's core.

'Just find out what he is!'

[Rest for now. Get some rest and get your strength back.]

Useless anger only interferes with recovery. Ueron calms Charles down.

Charles tries to drown his anger in Ueron's advice. However, when the anger subsided to some extent, I was worried about what appeared this time.

'I'm worried about you.'

I don't know how badly he was hit, but I was able to predict that this case would be heavily on his shoulders.

Charles and Ueron had no idea he was a traitor.

[Don't you think you're doing well? He's far more reliable than you. They'll look for another breakthrough.]

'I hope so, too.'

[Yeah, but the more cards you have in your hand, the better. So get well soon. Don't forget, you're the best hand the chancellor has.]

'Okay.'

Charles closed his eyes this time. Soon you hear Charles snoring, exhausted.

* * *

It was late at night when the pandemic arrived.

After escaping the siege, the diversion went to AMSS 'secret node. And I fell down very well. Foreign exchange with regenerative capacity did not require wound healing. However, after resting his strength, he stayed at the Node for a few more days to calm the reaction to overuse. And as soon as I was determined to have collected some of my body, I returned to the place where the truth was. From what I hear, the situation is unusual. It was also said that they had lost quite a lot of' God-bearers'.

The seat of the stone was a temporary headquarters. It seems like it's a bad idea that AMSS is still near the Refugee Camp after becoming a completely military organization, so I set up a temporary headquarters a little further away. AMSS and a group of soldiers were there.

What the hell?

While I was going to the place where the sarcophagus' tent was, the pandemic felt dirty. Not many people wandered around because it was late at night. But it wasn't unpopular at all. Making the pandemic feel bad was the gaze of those who faced it.

Why are you looking at me like that? '

It was like going back to the old days. Selling the truth and being hostile to Charles.

[Yuan, calm down.]

'But, Natia. I'm a dead man!'

He was unfair. After reconciliation with Jin, I approached people first and did my best. I thought that the effort was getting repaid and the situation was gradually improving, but after a few days, the atmosphere returned.

"If I did something, it wouldn't be unfair! '

Rather, I came back from the dead fighting for the world. I don't even want you to put a flower vase on my head. But that's the way it looks.

[Just talk to the president. Then you know why that look is.]

But Natia was not without a clue.

{Do they think we're traitors?}

If so, it is unfair. But that doesn't mean you don't understand them. They have a record.

But Natia wasn't so embarrassed. Even if they believe that, all they have to do is convince one person, the truth. If you convince him to stop, he'll do the rest. And Jin will know that the plague is innocent.

Natia was also very confident in her authenticity.

“Excuse me.”

The plague has entered the tent. It's dark inside. There's only a few candles lighting in the tent because you can't draw electricity. The faint light shimmers over the items inside the tent. You can think of it as delusional, you can think of it as reluctant. I felt uneasy rather than dreamy.

“Welcome, Yoohyun. ”

Jinsuk welcomed him with the same words and smile as always. But the pandemic tilted its head. The words of the vision of authenticity seemed to have a different atmosphere than usual.

'Cause it's your mood.'

He must have been under a lot of stress because of the failed operation and the horrible stares he had coming to the tent of Jin.

“I hear you've done quite well this time. ”

“Well done.”

The pandemic was complacent. If I let out a sigh, I felt like I would come out of my mother's belly and breathe air for the first time.

“I see.”

"Huh?

The pandemic tilted its head. Usually, you have to worry or apologize for something that is wrong with your operation. However, the reaction of Jin was pale.

Are you shocked? '

It could be. Either way, the President's second mission is a bust.

'Let's just leave it at that.'

Perhaps we should talk about this operation a little later. Of course, we won't be able to leave until tomorrow as the matter is a matter. But it was okay to postpone the topic a little backwards. The pandemic decided to turn the tide. I didn't even have to find a topic to spin. Because something bothered me.

“But I don't like the way people are looking at me out there. Is there something wrong? ”

“Oh, that. ”

The grain smiled blurrily. The smile on the light of the candle looked a little awkward.

“There's a rumor going around that Yoohyun is a traitor. ”

“Yes?”

“They say the mission failed because of Mr. Yuyuan's betrayal. ”

“What nonsense! ”

I shouted with a ridiculous face. I felt a grudge on his face. By comparison, Natia sighed, saying that she was also right.

“I didn't betray you! ”

“Yes, I know. ”

He replied without hesitation, as if it was not worth the effort.

I was relieved to hear that single answer. The same is true of Natia. Fortunately, she doesn't seem to believe such nonsense.

But their relief was too early.

Jinsuk still smiled and added a word.

“I'm the traitor. ”

Bombs away.

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