Chapter 8 : It’s Not A Pseudo Religion

“Wait a minute, how did you…”

Investigator Kim Jung-hwan’s face turned pale.

The information I just told you was his secret that he had not told anyone, as written on the wiki.

It was a natural reaction.

Whether the investigator was flustered or not.

Registering as an Awakened was a matter of life and death for me, so I continued to speak.

“My body became stronger as a bonus, and what I just told you is my real ability. The ability to check the target’s information. I still don’t know what the limits of my ability are. It’s only been 3 days since I awakened. The wiki is very detailed, and you watched Ayase’s broadcast exactly 5 days ago and made a donation…”

“Now, wait, that’s it. That’s enough. What the heck is this…”

Investigator Kim Jung-hwan’s forehead broke out in cold sweat.

The content of the donation he sent to Ayase 5 days ago.

‘Ayase who breaks the grandmother’s cart’ donated 10,000 won.

Yaaagabaebanggubururururcute

… Let’s respect his dignity as a human being.

[You can check and write the information of the target in the form of a wiki document.]

This ability that I have is an ability that can be used very usefully for resolving abnormal phenomena and using items.

The biggest reason why abnormal phenomena and items are dangerous is the uncertainty of information.

For example.

Let’s say you gave a loaded AR rifle to an ancient human who had just started handling fire.

Would they know?

That pressing the trigger would fire a bullet that would crush the skull.

They wouldn’t know until they used it themselves.

The same goes for modern humans.

You can’t know the danger of abnormal phenomena until you experience them.

You can’t know the effect of an item until you use it.

I’ll have to check the abnormal phenomena and items myself to see what the limits of my abilities are.

No matter what, it’s certain that it’s an ability that can be used very usefully, like this investigator in front of me.

…That’s why I tried not to reveal my abilities as much as possible.

I have a strong feeling that I’m going to get involved in something annoying.

No, it would be fortunate if it just ended as an annoying thing.

In the worst case scenario.

Isn’t it possible that I’ll be forcibly hypnotized by a mental awakener belonging to the Awakening Association and be reduced to a living paranormal emotion machine…?

You might ask if I’m being too scared…

But it just means that the social ramifications of this ability I have are that great.

Nevertheless, the reason I revealed my ability to this investigator is simple.

Because I don’t want to die.

I had no choice but to reveal my ability because I didn’t want to be discarded.

If I don’t become an Awakener, I won’t be able to see items or paranormal phenomena for the rest of my life.

So.

“Will I be able to register as an Awakener with this much?”

The ability to check information is a hundred or a thousand times more useful than being physically strong.

Please use me.

Thump.

Thump.

“…Yes. If you don’t become an Awakener, it’ll be difficult for us.”

All of this is fortunate…! You don’t have to worry about being discarded right away.

The investigator said, wiping his sweat.

“The ability that Jia possesses is not a simple mental ability. It’s more advanced than that… It’s like an ability given by God…”

“Hey, where in the world is there a God?”

“That’s true. I’m an atheist too… Huh? What Jia just said, it came out as a lie…”

At the words that I blurted out without thinking.

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

Bam!

I hit my head on the desk five times.

The desk shattered.

It was the price of blasphemy.

I realized my mistake and apologized inwardly, but it didn’t work.

Since I openly denied the existence of God in front of others…

It seems that this time the sin I committed was judged to be serious.

“…Ji, Jia?”

“Actually, there is a God.”

“My head is bleeding…”

“The God named Bimboom! Everything is thanks to the grace of Bimboom.”

“Yes?”

“Thanks to the Beach Star. Ah, the almighty Beach Star! Lee Ji-ah, an ardent follower of the Beach Star, bows her head! What are you doing, why don’t you bow your head quickly?”

All.

“…”

Damn it.

I didn’t want to show this side of me in front of others.

After all.

I think I need to completely overhaul my basic mindset.

If I keep doing this, I think my head will really break later.

From today on, I’m not an atheist, but a theist.

From today on, I’m a fanatic who worships the Beach Star.

The Beach Star is a god and invincible.

Long live the Beach Star.

Long live the Beach Star.

Kim Joong-hwan, the investigator in charge of the Awakened Ones Association.

Although he had abilities far removed from solving paranormal phenomena, he couldn’t become an Awakened One.

His ability to distinguish truth from lies was very useful, so he could become quite influential in the association.

However, even though Kim Joong-hwan had great influence within the Awakened Association,
he could not unilaterally decide on Lee Ji-ah’s disposition.

He thought to himself as he sent Lee Ji-ah home.

‘She is at least an S-rank ability user.’

She can check the target’s information.

It is an unprecedentedly rare ability.

I don’t know exactly what level her ability is, but.

‘If she can figure out that I am a child, she will definitely be a great help in resolving the abnormal phenomenon.’

After completing the investigation, he reported it to his superior.

He will hold an internal meeting tomorrow and decide on her disposition.

Probably.

She will be able to become an Awakened without much trouble.

There were some things that were not clear.

First, her words, ‘If you don’t become an Awakened, you will die,’ were surprisingly true.

I wondered if she was being threatened by someone, so I asked her back.

“Uh. Well, it’s coercive, but it’s a bit too much to call it a threat… Oh, no, wait! I made a mistake! I, I do it because I like it, yes!”

… came the ambiguous answer.

‘It’s coercive’ was true.

‘Because I like it’ was a lie.

Second.

Her words, ‘There is a God’, were determined to be true.

Well, it’s not strange to believe in a God.

Of course, anyone with a religion would believe in a God.

The problem is.

The unfamiliar name for ‘God’ that came out of her mouth.

Not Jesus.

Not Allah.

Not a god from Indian mythology.

A god named [Beaching Stars].

‘It’s a name I’ve never heard of or seen.’

Is this a new kind of pseudo-religion?

When I searched, all I found were crappy posts from ‘Virtual YouTuber Gallery’, and no results.

I didn’t bother reading the content of the posts.

The information on the gallery is more than 99 percent crappy.

What.

It doesn’t matter what god she believes in.

The important thing is that she is a person who is absolutely necessary for the Awakening Association.

‘By the way, this is the first time I’ve met a kid outside.’

I wanted to have a heated debate with her about ‘why Ayase Mitsuko is cute’, but.

You have to distinguish between work and private life.

“Haa…”

When I got home, I collapsed on the bed without even washing.

It’s hard.

I’m exhausted.

The investigation ended with the words that I would contact you later.

I must have left the house around lunchtime.

When I got home, it was already 11 PM.

Of course, since I hadn’t eaten dinner, my stomach was sticking to my back.

I was going to eat triangle kimbap and ramen as usual.

Then I remembered that my bank account had grown quite large due to yesterday’s broadcast, so I made up my mind to order chicken today.

The chicken was delivered in 30 minutes.

While happily eating the chicken leg, I thought to myself,

‘Life is like a dog.’

My forehead is still cold.

It was a natural result, since I banged my head on the desk so hard that it bled.

This body, you know.

Not only is it strong, but its natural resilience is also beyond human.

My forehead, which was torn when I banged my head on the desk, has now completely recovered.

“Ouch, oh my… I’m going to die.”

It’s a dark bruise, but I’m still fine.

I’ll probably recover tomorrow.

Anyway, what am I going to do with my life?

This is fucked.

Now that I’m about to register as an Awakened, I’m starting to get scared.

Even famous Awakened people are dying one after another because of abnormal phenomena, so how can an ordinary person like me survive in an area where abnormal phenomena occur?

… I don’t know.

Since I’ve been given the duty of a regular person, I have no choice anyway.

If you don’t want to be scrapped, you have to do it whether you like it or not.

You have to beg and beg for the veterans to form a party.

The abnormal phenomenon is an abnormal phenomenon.

The broadcast is also a problem.

It’s really annoying to broadcast once a day.

To put it bluntly.

Even on days when I’m sick and lying down.

Even when I’m outside of the house.

You have to turn on the broadcast every single day.

Ah, I’m already anxious.

I’ll probably forget to broadcast once and get scrapped…

“…Uh.”

Wait.

Wait.

Come to think of it, I.

Today.

I didn’t turn on the broadcast.

“Uh-uh-uh-uh-uh.”

A strange croaking sound leaked out of my mouth.

They say that when people are too surprised, they can’t speak properly, and indeed, that was true.

“Giaaaaaaaaaah!”

Realizing the biggest mistake of my life, I screamed out loud.

Boom, bang, bang, bang!

There was a reaction from the neighbors upstairs and downstairs telling me to be quiet.

What should I do?

Noise between floors is definitely a big mistake, but I don’t have time to worry about that right now.

Current time.

11:51.

If I don’t turn on the broadcast within 9 minutes.

I’ll be scrapped.