The Origin of Species

Black hair.

You say you have the same black hair as me, but you have one or two black hair on Earth? It could be Chinese, it could be Japanese, it could even be North Korean.

Maybe it's a country I never thought of.

Marca seemed refreshed today, by the way. I don't know if I'm mistaken, but I also felt that Marca's momentum had changed a little bit.

He put his arms around my shoulders, slapped me on the back with a nice smile.

“Let me show you something amazing. Maybe you'll see it today. It's been a while since the rain stopped. ”

Marca gestures at the team members who were in a hurry. You mean follow me, right? When I looked at my team members, they often followed me on foot.

As soon as I came out, the intense light flashed over my eyes. Are you sure? I can't help but look at the sky.

"I don't see it."

Seeing the sun here is like staring at the sky. The sky is bright, but it ends there. Neither blue nor tall.

White drawing paper? Yeah, that's a lot of clouds. How big is the sun here if the light reaches the earth through the clouds? The wrong idea wasn't long. It's because Marca reached out to the air.

“That's it. That's the tower. ”

“Yes?”

The voice of questionable team members. Didn't he tell you that last time? The tower is a day's ride from here on Bricksha.

Bricksha was about the same speed as the Earth's cars. Therefore, this place and the tower must be quite a distance apart.

I did.

I like it. And it became frightening. It was in the notebook. It's a name tower. It's actually a different world.

Hurrah.

I really saw the tower. Yeah, thumbs. I stick my thumb out in front of my eyes and compare it to the tower.

‘This is crazy. ’

The thickness of the tower looks larger than the thumb. I couldn't even see the height. The strong black trunk stretched to the sky, and even the godly heart was heard. Woman's Baton? The Great Wall is not compared. Now that's a tower in a car within a day's drive.

And yet...

I could not help but brag about his existence. It's not human territory. I wondered why I didn't see it yesterday. Is it related to the rain?

Marca has solved our questions appropriately.

“You have to go through a large lake to get to the tower. It's always foggy there before and after the rain. That's why it's called" The Mist. "You won't see the lake here, of course, but remember this. We can know the weather in advance. ”

I recalled the sentences in the notebook related to the tower.

[Tower of Insects, that place is a real mystery. In fact, it's just a name tower. In fact, it's not strange to say it's another world. Especially ‘terrestrial deformation’, which occurs every hour, could not even be predicted. But I need to get there right away to catch homomantis on the third floor. Its weakness... and it must cross the hierarchy to become stronger faster than anyone else. In the mouth, you have to challenge the three tiers, and in the bone, you have to challenge the five tiers. And what about Chow? Shouldn't we go to the seventh floor? When you do the same as others, you end up being the same.]

In the end, the sound in the notebook was that you should not be afraid of monsters, but challenge the upper floors. Fortunately, there was an attack on the tower written on the notebook. Things like the weaknesses and precautions of the monsters that come from each class.

Meanwhile, Marca swoops forward and shouts.

“Let's go! To the Witch's Well. Did I say two? All you have to do is follow me. ”

The team looks worried, but shows a confident smile and follows Marca.

“Where are you going? ”

“The Taoist's Well. ”

The ducks who were in charge of the perimeter at the inn bowed their heads to Marca. Marca makes a slight ceremony and stumbles out.

“But what is a potter? You look like a loser. ”

“Failure?”

Marca digs her eyes and wipes them off her clothes. Usually you act like a thorough soldier, but you can't help yourself if you see something like this.

‘Who are you? ’

Suddenly, when I thought about it, Marca said.

“I don't think the Thief is a failure. They may have failed us, but they're their own way of surviving, aren't they? ”

How to survive?

“They don't enter the tower. There's a good chance you'll die if you go in there. ”

“How do you live with yourself if you don't enter the tower? Do you live on a piece of bread a day? ”

Marca took out the lotus weed and asked.

“Phew, yeah. That's all they eat. ”

“No, I can hunt for the first tier. The first tier can be hunted, right? ”

“They can't. Power is rubbish.”

Smoke scattered in the air. And Marca taps her head with her fingers.

“Besides, it's weird. ”

Psychopathic? Right. If you think about it, there were lunatics on Earth, but there's no law against being here.

Then who does Marca recommend?

The Tao Teo's well was an hour away from the lodging. I didn't say Marca had arrived, but instinctively I realized.

“This must be the Taoist's Well from here. ”

“How bad is it?”

“Yes, it is. ”

What was so bad was the smell. Miscellaneous sour smells and urine. This is the place to see a medieval specimen.

Even the ducks guarding this place don't look good. Marka raises a hand when they send a stop signal. Is that an ID?

Surely something like that is true, they bow their heads.

“What brings you so far? ”

“I'm here to pick someone up. ”

“Who's next to...? ”

Me? There's something glittering through my head. I didn't care about bait for a while.

My mark.

We need to get this over with. Fortunately, the Tailor's Well is also included in the residential area, so there is no inspection of the stigma.

“Sin. We've got business together. Don't worry. ”

“Yes!”

I took a little walk and asked Marca.

“Is this part of your armpit, too? ”

An armpit is a ranch near the Tower of Insects for Origins and a residence for us. He sniffs his fingers and smiles.

“Of course. The armpit is divided into several sections. There are 20 districts like this one. There are also the wells of a potter, the Tower of Rights, and the lodging you are staying in are special areas within the fence. ”

Marca quickly asked before twisting her ear again.

What do you mean "special area"? ”

“That's where the guards stand guard. ”

“The guard? ”

“Yes. Most districts have their ducks on guard. They're resting at the ranch. We can't make fun of the ducks. We're gonna need more men. ”

She looks at Marca's eyes and asks again.

“Do you follow Marca as we move through the precinct? ”

“Didn't Leo tell you? I'm free in the barn.”

“Does that mean...? ”

“I don't follow. He's probably guarding the armory station. We could be stationed somewhere else. ”

Then how do I get back to you? Marca pulls out her poppers as if she had noticed my question.

“With this, I will find you. ”

Oh, yeah?

It looks a little different. It looks much bigger and more luxurious than the one I received. When he clicks his tick, my tick vibrates.

“Does it ring?”

“Yes.”

Marca says with a popper in her pocket.

“That means I'm within 300 km. The stronger the vibration, the closer it gets. ”

“Oh, if I press it, do I get a signal within 300 kilometers? ”

“Yes. My poppers are clearly marked to your position. Now do you understand? If you want to get off the ranch, just press that. Push that when there's a change in personnel. We have to give and receive resonant hearts between our ducks. ”

By the way, if you press the tick, Marca will come anytime.That's exactly how wide the armpit is, given its 300km range.

Well, it's bigger than I thought.

There are more than just armpits in this world. I know there's an Amtari near the Armory Tower. In short, there are two large residences. And these two districts are merely residential.

Does the notebook say that Lantis is the size of Australia? Then in the rest of the country, except for the settlement, only the originals live there.

When I think about it, I see the thieves behind the collapsed wall. And then Marca talks like she's on the move.

“Tsk, once in the well, it's not easy to get out. ”

What? I'd want to get out of here right now. A collapsing house, dirt buried all over the road, and a terrible stench that stops you from snoring.

Tailor!

Their faces were sinful, and their beards and hair were all rough and long. Not only that, his arms and legs are as thin as a pole, and his stomach is inflated like a balloon.

These people, where did you see them? Yeah, was it Africa?

Especially kids who haven't eaten in a long time. Their bellies flush with water. This is because the abdominal muscles are weaker than the water pressure.

Marca said as if she was conscious of my gaze.

“That's how much rations they get. Not to die. ”

“I think I'm going to die soon...”

“You're not gonna die. Sin's body isn't weak. ”

I nodded my head. I can't believe you'd recommend someone like this.

“It's obvious what you're thinking. ”

“... ”

“Nothing to worry about. The guy I'm recommending is lively. ”

Is he really that lively? When my gaze returns to one side, Marca also looks there. There's a woman eating her bread. The problem is a man who shakes his back behind.

“Are they having sex? ”

“Are you asking me now? ”

Marca looks away again. The impression is frowned upon. I honestly thought I'd come up to them and say something, but Marca says something unexpected.

“Do that for 10, 100, 1,000 years. ”

“Yes?”

“Imagine spending that much time here. Eating a piece of bread every day. ”

That much time without dreams or hope?

“People here, do they try to kill themselves? ”

“Suicide? I would have climbed the tower if I had the courage. ”

“Honestly, I don't think they understand. ”

Marca shakes her head.

“For a man without courage, eternity is punishment. Maybe the opposite of eternity is salvation, not a moment. ”

The opposite of eternity is salvation? Since the opposite of salvation is like hell, does eternal life mean hell? His eyes dart into a pitiful light.

“I had a sister. ”

It's in the past. Says there's none now. I kept my mouth shut rather than asking around.

“He's unforgettable. It's been 700 years. ”

His shoulders seemed humbled for a moment. Indeed, the origin of reason is no different from ours. They also experience joy and sadness.

At that time, I saw some children behind the collapsed house. Some have black faces, some have white children. Wait, but a child? Luckily, I didn't have to ask.

“There is no child born between the original thins. Nevertheless, it was those children who appeared in the world. Well, someone made a mistake in the world, a mistake by God. I say, but I believe it's a miracle. ”

Are you referring to a miracle? I feel sorry for Marca, even though she has a different faction.

However, on the other hand, it made sense to me. Aren't we all? It's not wrong to feel sorry for dogs roaming the streets or for livestock being slaughtered by a plague.

Moreover, not to mention anyone who looks the same. Sin and Origin are just different species.

Marca tells a new story as if she were conscious of the children.

“They're all being raised by Shinwoo. ”

“Shinwoo? Would you recommend me? ”

“Yes. He has the name Lee Sin-woo. Somehow, I have a feeling your name is the same as yours. Actually, that's why I'm introducing you. I think it will fit well. ”

“Oh, really? ”

Lee Sin-woo. I'm glad it's not Lee Sin-woo. Regardless of what I think, Marca pulls the resonance heart out of her pocket. Six hearts beat fast.

“Now there's one more. As long as you can satisfy them. ”

What, is he testing me?

“He's the only one in the scene with his resonance heart, by the way. ”

“Yes?”

According to Marca, the origin benefited greatly, so it gained its own resonance heart.

Oh, I don't know what that ball is, but I'm kind of curious. Who he is.

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Oh my god. It was posted in the habit and then this next painting came up here... I fixed it, but no one would have seen it before...

nikumaimu/The 21st edition of the brochure says that the first protagonist heard about a plane crash in Germany on May 27. So the plane falls unconditionally, and that's the third day in the world. Oh, and there's the number one guild in Amtari. I'll see you later.

Severe Fedo/If it's awkward, tell me about it. The contents are intact, but it goes into the revision. Heh heh.