Chapter 512
Early in the morning, in the Sehee Research Institute isolation room.
The bluish light from the TV illuminated the dim room, and I silently stared at the image of the White Giant reflected on the screen.
The giant from the dream I had faced and the one now appearing on the news seemed to overlap.
It wasn’t exactly anxiety.
It was more like a feeling that something unusual was in the air.
Like the calm before a storm, there was a sense that something big was about to happen.
But whether it would be good or bad remained unclear.
‘The Black Giant disappeared without a trace, and now the White Giant suddenly shows up…’
I let out a silent sigh, as if it were a habit.
I couldn’t just ignore this situation.
No matter how bothersome, it seemed I needed to go and check it out.
‘I guess I have to go, huh? This is annoying…’
Lost in thought, I unconsciously began gathering the Golden Reapers, who were peacefully sleeping on the bed, one by one.
Lifting their little bodies, I stacked them in a cross shape, as if arranging wooden blocks.
After organizing my thoughts, I snapped back to reality and realized that I had created a gleaming golden tower with the soft, shiny Golden Reapers.
It was like a breathing, gently blinking golden Reaper tower.
Admiring the scene for a moment, I nodded in satisfaction and teleported to the location where the White Giant was.
“Mom!”
“Mom’s here!”
As soon as I arrived, I heard the joyful voices.
The Golden Reapers, running through the dense forest, happily greeted me.
Their small eyes were filled with pride, as if they were seeking praise.
“We’ve been keeping watch, it’s really huge!”
“A super huge object!”
The little ones puffed out their soft bellies, striking proud poses, as if they had accomplished something great.
But I furrowed my brow slightly.
“Why didn’t you report it?”
I couldn’t understand why they hadn’t reported such an enormous external object.
“?”
“It doesn’t look dangerous!”
I sighed at the innocent responses of the Golden Reapers.
They hadn’t reported something as massive as that just because it didn’t seem dangerous?
For a moment, the thought crossed my mind to turn them into dregs, but I quickly dismissed it.
The White Giant, after all, didn’t seem to carry the typical aura of an external object.
I slowly turned my gaze toward the direction where the White Giant was.
Around the giant, countless drones were buzzing around like bees, flying tirelessly.
This external object must have been something humans couldn’t do anything about, but it seemed a bit pitiful to see efforts to understand and record it.
I watched the drones and slowly made my way toward the White Giant.
As I approached the giant’s domain, an intriguing scene caught my eye.
The Golden Reapers were happily running around as if they were at a sports day.
Though they were running toward the White Giant with all their might, it was as if they were running on an invisible treadmill, staying in place.
It was due to the bizarre phenomenon created by the White Giant’s domain.
Yet, the Golden Reapers’ faces were full of joy.
Even though they knew they couldn’t reach it, they continued to run with bright smiles, as if enjoying it more precisely because of that fact.
“That’s a bit enviable.”
To be so happy over something so trivial…
Well, with such a personality, they probably enjoy and like all kinds of humans.
As I approached and looked closely at the White Giant, it certainly seemed like the White Giant from my dream.
The key evidence was the characteristics of the area surrounding the giant.
The space, seemingly erased to pure white, the area like a blank sheet of paper matched exactly with what I had seen in the dream.
But there was one strange thing.
The White Giant wasn’t moving at all.
‘I was wandering endlessly in search of the Black Giant in the dream…?’
But in the dark, blackened vision, it was impossible to tell whether the White Giant was moving or standing still.
Maybe it hadn’t moved in the dream either.
Hmm.
Well, from what I felt in the dream, I didn’t think the White Giant would be able to find anything.
Everything, including myself, would appear black to it—what could it possibly find?
From the White Giant’s perspective, the world was made up of only itself, glowing in white, and everything else was indistinguishable darkness.
It was like trying to find a single differently colored grain of sand in a golden sandy beach with your eyes closed.
I gazed up at the White Giant, lost in deep thought.
How should I deal with this massive being? Should I attack first, or was there another way? Countless thoughts flashed through my mind.
‘Should I attack first after all?’
The gigantic white figure, towering as if it could pierce the sky, was still as calm as a cloud.
Even though it was just standing there, the air around it felt heavier.
Without the aura of an external object, the sheer size itself exuded a powerful presence.
However, a question lingered: would it be wise to disturb a being that was just quietly standing there?
Sometimes, staying still could be the best strategy.
The contemplation deepened, and time passed slowly.
Finally, after much deliberation, I reached a conclusion.
It was best to observe and watch the situation for now.
Avoid direct confrontation but be prepared for any potential issues.
Furthermore, it was urgent to search for the Black Giant, whose location was still unclear.
As the first step, I halted the Golden Reapers, who had been busy playing running games near the White Giant’s domain.
“?”
I gave a firm command to the Golden Reapers, who looked up at me, drawing a question mark in their eyes.
“From now on, no one is allowed to go near there.”
The Golden Reapers tilted their heads in confusion, but they nodded with a clear intent to obey.
After issuing the command, I surrounded the area near the White Giant with the Mini Reaper Garden.
No one could enter or leave without my permission.
As for the reporting duty…
Thinking this, I looked down at the Golden Reapers who had been playing just a moment ago, and they were smiling happily as they carried out their mission for Mom.
Their innocent smiles were devoid of any thoughts.
I realized I needed to call someone else.
After a brief hesitation, I called the Purple Reaper.
I had considered the Orange Reaper as well, but no matter how smart it was, if given a task like this, it would undoubtedly slack off.
As soon as the Purple Reaper arrived, I gave detailed instructions.
Observe the White Giant from a distance of 10 kilometers and report immediately if anything unusual is detected.
With the Purple Reaper’s spatial abilities, at least contact could be maintained in case of an emergency.
After preparing everything, I turned to leave.
Now it was time to search for the Black Giant.
It seemed that the key to this incident lay with the Black Giant.
Morning sunlight filtered through the glass windows of the James Tower dorm room.
The silver-haired girl was moving busily early in the morning.
Standing before a mirror, adjusting her outfit, her face held a sense of determined will.
“Do we really need to leave this early?”
The brown-haired girl, rubbing her eyes sleepily and clumsily getting dressed, asked in a voice still thick with sleep.
“Yes, we must go,” the silver-haired girl nodded.
Then, she approached the brown-haired girl and straightened out her wrinkled clothes.
“I had a prophetic dream last night.”
Her voice carried a slightly excited tone.
She looked out the window and recalled the dream she had the night before.
The Mini Reaper Garden, where a massive amusement park unfolded.
The sound of the White Reapers shooting off instead of fireworks as their bodies burned in the sky.
The Golden Reapers smiling brightly from within the washing machine.
The Blue Reapers running around with white hammers.
A massive plaster statue that moved as if alive.
And the Mini Flower Reaper and herself, laughing amidst it all.
It was such a wild and strange dream, one that an ordinary person would dismiss as a meaningless passing dream.
“I need to check what I saw in the dream. I didn’t want to create regrets.”
The silver-haired girl said seriously, and the brown-haired girl smiled, gently rubbing the silver-haired girl’s cheek.
“If that’s the reason, then you certainly wouldn’t be smiling like this…”
“Ah…”
The silver-haired girl smiled a little awkwardly.
The silver-haired and brown-haired girls placed their Attachment Reapers on their shoulders and left the dorm.
Their faces showed excitement for the Mini Reaper Amusement Park they were about to visit.
In the center of an endless darkness, the silence seemed to stretch as if time had stopped.
There, in the deepest darkness, with no light touching it, stood a massive round table, standing alone in the void.
It looked like the table was made of white marble, seemingly floating in the darkness.
Around it, nine seats were arranged at equal intervals, and golden candleholders stood in front of each.
The candleholders were all of the same design, but the candles within each seemed to tell a different story.
Some were completely new, others half-melted, and some appeared almost entirely burned down.
The empty seats were eerily still, as if waiting for a long time.
Then, suddenly, one of the candleholders seemed to come to life, and a flame flickered to life.
A golden light, like the sun, began to burn brightly, cutting through the darkness.
The flame grew brighter and brighter until it finally illuminated the surrounding area.
At that moment, a girl appeared in one of the previously empty seats.
Her eyes, which had been closed like awakening from a long dream, slowly opened, revealing golden eyes hidden beneath her eyelids.
And then her lips slowly parted.
“Finally…”
Her words echoed through the darkness.
At that moment, as if a long-stopped clock had begun to tick again, a slight tremor spread through the entire space.
Her voice carried both relief that the wait was over and an anticipation for something that was about to begin.
It was as if she was finally facing the moment when a long-prepared plan would finally be executed.
