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EP.68 They Said to Probe if Suspicious
I came to the evening murder game zone.
I've become quite familiar with this place now.
I sat down.
The seats of the eliminated players were still soaked in bright red blood.
The smell of blood was still there.
They could clean up things like that. Leaving it as is kept the reality alive.
As soon as I sat down, Heo Chun-sam prayed while holding a cross.
Now that I look, there was blood splattered on his face. Did he just finish a job?
"Lord, please forgive me..."
"Um, Mr. Chun-sam?"
Jun-sik called out. Chun-sam swallowed hard and carefully opened his eyes.
"Yes? Me?"
"Ah, yes. I was wondering if you weren't feeling well."
"What? Ah... no. I killed someone today."
"In the morning game?"
"No!"
Chun-sam trembled as if remembering that time. For a moment, a smile spread across his face.
"While walking on the street. There was still an ordinary family alive."
"Really? Well, I suppose there could be."
"But the woman there was so pretty. Especially how well the school uniform suited her? Those pure white thighs, and armpits."
"...What?"
"I tried to fuck her but she kept resisting so I killed her. Hehe!"
He showed no signs of guilt whatsoever.
I decided to quietly observe.
I was curious if this was an act, or if it was real, why he was bothering to talk about it.
And I was curious what everyone's jobs were. There must be something.
'I wonder how long these people have been wearing masks.'
As Jun-sik looked at him with disgust, Heo Chun-sam grinned.
"But you know what's amazing, I got an erection without realizing it when I saw that corpse?"
"Hey, let's stop talking about that..."
"Fuck, I just kept fucking it, haha, it felt surprisingly good! The tightness was amazing!"
Gradually the women's gazes sharpened. They were looks of disgust.
Heo Chun-sam laughed for a while then noticed the women's gazes and clicked his tongue.
"What the fuck? Don't worry, I wouldn't eat you even if you were given to me."
Then Kim Hyun-soo, who had been silent all along, asked.
"So are you proud of yourself?"
"Huh? Of course."
"Why?"
"Isn't this the situation we're in?"
"You claim to believe in God but you committed a sin?"
"Sins can be washed away."
Kim Hyun-soo gave a hollow laugh here.
He must be dumbfounded. But it seemed like a laugh that wasn't just that.
Jun-sik completely turned his eyes away.
Then Oh Dan-hee smiled carefully.
"But... I heard someone here committed sexual violence too? That's right, that person who claims to be a teacher."
Oh Dan-hee pointed at Jin-in.
Jin-in clicked his tongue and made an unpleasant expression.
"That never happened. Do you know how righteously I've lived!"
I can't even laugh.
The guy who fucked a high school girl under the guise of career counseling, righteous?
I had to say something.
"Sigh, teacher. But you really say you're righteous?"
"If so?"
"Your shamelessness is politician-level. Why don't you enter politics like the principal? You'd have lots of peers!"
I dissed him openly.
There was nothing to hold back anyway.
I can't not diss him just because one guy like that is scary.
Jin-in gritted his teeth.
"Are you really crazy? Is that your true nature?!"
"Is there anyone who doesn't know their own nature? After the world has come to this, wouldn't everyone have been living true to their nature?"
Everyone nodded.
Because this was true.
There's a saying that you're strong if you survived, right?
In these times, it was like we survived because we were crazy.
Everyone nodded, and Jun-sik nodded too.
This time I pointed at Jin-in.
"But what about you who revealed your nature even before these times? As an educator at that."
"You bastard... Is that how your parents taught you?"
"Character is the school's responsibility as much as the parents'. You're the worst teacher in that sense. Ah, are you even human before being a teacher?"
"You disrespectful bastard. If the world was normal you'd have been sued long ago."
"But teacher, you're lucky."
I suddenly changed the topic.
Jin-in tilted his head.
"Lucky?"
"What if I was your parent? I would have forcibly removed and eliminated you from the womb."
Jin-in's face turned bright red.
To the point where it was laughable, like he might burst.
I drove in the final nail.
"Everyone's invincible anyway so fist fights are meaningless. And you, you lose to me right?"
Alright, that's it.
Jin-in gritted his teeth and glared.
Actually, there was something I wanted to try.
I wanted to know what my job was, its characteristics.
I've tried various things so far.
But I couldn't even get a clue.
What kind of job could it be that I can't even get a clue?
Are there some conditions?
One thing came to mind after looking at special roles in mafia games.
'First let's try receiving a vote attack. Then I'll attack and try to find out!'
It's a game where lives are at stake.
I could die, but. That thrill probably releases dopamine.
Now that things have come to this anyway.
The only stake I had left was my life.
Whether I become stronger or not.
Kim Woo-sung casually spoke up.
"Um, but this is really amazing."
"What?"
As Jun-sik responded, Woo-sung carefully looked at Kim Hyun-soo.
"Mr. Kim Hyun-soo. You really don't talk much. That's the standard in places like this, but it's amazing. Ah, I'm not picking a fight!"
I was surprised.
To think Woo-sung would be this proactive.
Kim Hyun-soo still said nothing.
Then Yang Heo-mi yawned. She looked around at us as if bored.
"Hmeung, he's even handsome. How about it? Want to play separately with noona later?"
"I'll pass."
Surprisingly he answered.
Yang Heo-mi was surprised and Jin-in sneered.
"Hah, seems he's not your type."
"You old geezer...!"
I pondered while folding my arms.
From the last game until now, Jun-sik and I have been consistently receiving votes.
I'm voting for myself so that's why, but who's voting for Jun-sik?
I became curious.
-[Me]: Jun-sik, do you really not know anyone here?
-[Strongest★Ikhyun]: Suddenly? No, I don't. Why?
-[Me]: No, I was wondering who keeps voting for you.
-[Strongest★Ikhyun]: Oh, wasn't it you hyung-nim? I thought you were voting as a joke.
-[Me]: Why would I do that.
-[Strongest★Ikhyun]: Wow, then who could it really be?
I slowly looked around at the people.
The women were talking amongst themselves.
The men were just watching each other quietly. Even though they're quiet like that, they probably have grudges or obsessions.
'There's a saying to probe if suspicious. Then?'
I play with people's psychology.
Actually I wasn't confident, but it was a field I was interested in.
I raised my hand high.
"Since we don't have much to talk about, shall we play a bit?"
"What?"
"An ideal type vote. How about it? The women can do the voting."
A sudden proposal.
But the women enjoyed it.
"Sure, sounds good!"
"Only one person here is going to die anyway, so whatever."
You're saying some scary things if this wasn't the situation.
I matched the mood.
"Then ladies. Who among the men is most your type? For reference, this isn't about being handsome or ugly so don't get excited."
I said while blatantly looking at Jin-in.
There are idiots who take jokes seriously, you know.
As I broke the ice, the men became self-conscious.
Except for Kim Hyun-soo.
The women made eye contact with each other then Yang Heo-mi spoke first.
"Hmm, I pick the Jun-sik? guy."
That was unexpected.
And I had a king-like god-like thought.
Could she be expressing that affection through votes?
'She must be quite the yandere?'
Jun-sik does have a classy look though.
Oh Dan-hee carefully spoke up.
"I pick Sung Ikhyun? He's proactive and cool."
I just smiled.
People keep saying I'm handsome but I don't understand.
But Heo Chun-sam trembled.
"Ha! Y-you bitches are talking nonsense. Sluts who just chase after men!"
"My, why are you cursing at us."
"That's right. You Christian fanatic."
Jun-sik made a questioning expression but I just shook my head.
Things went as I wanted.
This way votes will go to Heo Chun-sam.
I had to draw aggro too. What if I get to a dangerous point due to votes?
I took a breath then casually threw out:
"Come on, Mr. Chun-sam. Let's be reasonable. You're not some virgin incel."
"What?!"
"Look, even Mr. Jin-in over there who's not living up to his age is staying quiet. Why are you attacking the women?"
Jin-in's gaze was sharp.
Regardless, Heo Chun-sam gritted his teeth.
"Fuck, are you crazy?"
"That's quite an expression for someone who claims to believe in God."
"You fucking bastard, what would you know about getting attention from women? Huh?!"
I answered with a laugh.
This is just the basics, you idiot.
Like that, the decision time came.
The partitions came down. Now let's see what happens.
'Let's vote for myself this time too!'
I might receive the most votes in this situation.
Nevertheless, this situation made my heart pound.
Because I knew it wouldn't go wrong.
Ah, I often felt this when I played games saying I'd become a pro gamer.
Something like an innate intuition.
Then the partitions went up.
[Decision time over! Voting ended!]
[Total voting results: Heo Chun-sam 3 votes, Sung Ikhyun 3 votes, Hwang Jun-sik 1 vote, Kim Hyun-soo 1 vote]
[Heo Chun-sam has been executed. He was an agitator!]
Everyone was shocked.
It was because of Heo Chun-sam's job.
But I was surprised at the result itself.
There were clearly two people with the most votes. One of them was me.
But why did only Heo Chun-sam die?
Wait, what happens in original mafia games in this case? Do both die?
Seeing this, I became certain of one thing.
I definitely voted for myself.
All this time, continuously.
'Could my job possibly be related to protecting myself or counterattacking? Otherwise...'
It felt like I was about to realize something.
We returned like that.
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