Suddenly, I Became a Slime

Chapter 66: Aftermath

“I’m gonna die.”

From the crown of Yoo Kangjik’s head, sunken into the chair, precious strands fell miserably.

He, who would normally have become a crying mess, sighed deeply as if he had no room to care about such things.

What can you do about what’s already been pulled out?

Perhaps he had reached a state close to enlightenment.

‘…Should I just shave it all off?’

As he was having such extreme thoughts, the damage report from the raid was sent to him.

“Hmm…”

Seeing that, Yoo Kangjik let out a sigh of relief this time.

Because they knew in advance what would be targeted, preparing for it wasn’t that complicated either.

In fact, the places that were actually damaged occurred were far from their “target.”

…Could that have been another kind of smokescreen?

It doesn’t feel refreshing.

But it’s true they succeeded in blocking it in the end.

If so.

…Maybe it’s okay to rest a little?

Feeling such thoughts creeping up, Yoo Kangjik shook his head.

We can only say it’s “really” over when the aftermath is handled, too.

Therefore.

Since the situation ended not long after the intruders reached the isolation room where 7496-KR was isolated,

Now, it seemed almost certain that they had come targeting 7496-KR.

‘Hmm…’

Yoo Kangjik couldn’t help but fall into deep contemplation.

The beginning and… end of what happened to the research center now was 7496-KR.

It could be seen as something that happened in order to somehow secure the Girl Made of Slime, 7496-KR.

He, too, had heard the story of how 7496-KR handled the incident caused by the “canned food” while he was unconscious.

That’s why the current situation felt more difficult.

‘Should we continue to isolate 7496-KR here?’

For now, the crisis was overcome by Doctor Han Seori’s stopgap measure, but it would be foolish not to expect the same thing to happen again.

If we think that the existence of someone leaking information from the inside is now a given constant, it will inevitably happen.

Judging from the fact that the information about Han Seori’s escape wasn’t relayed, it doesn’t seem that hopeless, but it doesn’t seem negligible either.

To manage such a risk, this research center was too large in scale.

A large scale means that there are many people to manage, so it’s that much harder to filter out suspicious individuals.

‘No matter how much I think about it.’

Moving to another place seems better.

“Haa…”

After contemplating for a moment, Yoo Kangjik sighed, thinking that it’s not something he can decide alone anyway.

For now.

It will be a concern after Doctor Han Seori and 7496-KR return.

So he got up from his chair and headed to the scene of the damage.

‘I don’t know when they’ll be back, but I should at least do some restoration before then, right?’

‘…And thoroughly check if there are any other missing anomalies.’

He disappeared out the door, shining his receding hairline.

Watching the end of the whale and swallowing its heart, I felt a somewhat distant feeling and stood blankly.

Because the taste of the whale’s heart and blood that I had tried not to feel came rushing in like a whirlwind, I couldn’t come to my senses.

It’s not like I felt a taste that didn’t exist in this world, like in some manga, and floated “delicious” in my head.

If it was just the taste, I might not have felt discomfort.

Rather than that.

The problem was the emotions… that came with it, which were not my own.

That was a bit of a startling thing.

I admit that I eat well, but understanding that I can “eat” emotions was still difficult.

Okay.

Let’s say I can eat it.

But then why does it feel like I’m experiencing those emotions myself?

The unpleasant feeling of emotions being forcibly injected.

Even if I try hard to suppress it, it doesn’t seem to settle down well, perhaps because I swallowed something vastly larger than myself.

The sensation of my slime boiling.

I constantly tried to quell it… but it didn’t seem to die down easily.

Still, it’s what I ultimately swallowed.

Thinking it would be somewhat sorted out,

*Clank! Clank!*

A sharp sound was heard, the whale’s flesh split open, and those wearing something like spacesuits came inside.

Then, the emotions that had settled down began to swirl again.

This was not something I could control.

Perhaps due to the repressed rebound, the anger that grew more intense engulfed my body.

It reached a level where it felt meaningless to distinguish whether the anger I was feeling now was my own or someone else’s.

Fortunately or unfortunately, while I was trying to control my body, those who had entered earlier went back out.

Feeling a little relieved and slightly letting my guard down at that moment,

Unlike a moment ago, I see someone approaching with heavy footsteps.

Anger engulfs my body again.

I know I’m not in a position to complain after eating the heart.

But this is a bit… annoying.

And that annoyance led to something I couldn’t control.

I, struggling to control myself, slowly approached someone who came in.

Sosik and Daesik, who normally had no means to convey their intentions and had to gesture, also moved slowly towards someone, perhaps reacting to this emotion.

I saw someone retreating in surprise and falling over with a thud.

Feeling even more excitement, the emotion that reached its limit was about to lead to catastrophe.

At that moment.

I saw a familiar face enter my field of vision.

A familiar face.

As I saw Han Seori’s face quickly approaching, I felt the emotions boiling inside me fade.

And at the same time.

My vision rapidly darkened.

I think I fell asleep.

How much time has passed like that?

My dark vision brightened again.

Feeling a dazed sensation, I looked around and first saw Daesik lying on the floor.

Daesik, who had been covered in blood, looked spotless, as if someone had washed him.

Seeing his clean appearance, as if what I experienced was a dream, I felt a strange feeling.

I thought, was it really not a dream I had?

I approached Daesik and sniffed him, burying my face.

Instead of the slightly damp smell that usually wafted, the fragrant scent of fabric softener wafted strongly.

I guess… it wasn’t a dream after all.

Since I saw Han Seori’s face before falling asleep, she probably washed him.

Intoxicated by the scent of fabric softener that I smelled for the first time in a while, I came to my senses after sniffing enthusiastically.

Next, I found Sosik’s silhouette.

That guy is really… consistent even after becoming like that.

Seeing him sprawled out indulgently.

…I suddenly felt irritated.

Oddly enough… it was an immense irritation.

*Thud!*

My body, which had been moving without thought, flattened Sosik’s defenseless sleeping body.

Sosik, who became a pressed fish all of a sudden, woke up surprised, and I also stepped back, feeling that something was wrong.

Could it be that… Sosik couldn’t endure this either?

The guy rolled on the floor, tapping my feet!

So it seems he’s tapping my body like this to express his dissatisfaction.

Usually, I would have snickered, wiggled my slime, and made fun of him.

But I also felt something was off, so… I stroked his head to express my apology.

Very much so!

Filled with apologetic feelings.

Did my sincerity get through?

…Or did he feel bothered?

Whichever it was, Sosik, who had been tapping my body, got tired of it and lay down on the floor again.

Relieved that the situation was handled for now, I sat on the floor and reflected on what was happening to me.

Because the situation just now was definitely strange.

The anger was amplified to an absurd degree.

It’s not a threefold increase in sensitivity but a threefold increase in anger.

…To the point where I thought I should be admitted to a mental hospital for anomalies like me right away, if there was one.

I wondered why this was happening, and I could quickly figure out the reason.

Because recently, the only thing that could have this effect on me was the whale.

It’s probably not because I ate something too big and got sick.

I knew the reason, but… I had no idea what to do with this startling change.

Then.

I saw Sosik sprawled in my sight.

Come to think of it… I think I felt something similar when I swallowed the can.

I forgot about it because I woke up feeling refreshed, but if that temperament… passed onto Sosik…?

My knowledge pouch perks up at the brilliant deduction.

Then, if I separate this anger-inducing something to Sosik, like passing it on, it should work.

Because it was too rough a world to live with this anger management disorder.

I felt the urgent need to separate it.

Of course… there was one tiny problem.

…So, the thing is.

How do I do it?

I was asleep when it passed to Sosik.

I have no idea how to do it at all.

I feel helpless, and anger wells up again.

It really… feels like I’m going to go crazy.

So I decided to just try it, whether it works or not.

I tried imagining separating the anger-inducing something from my small and precious place.

Then, surprisingly, something easily responds.

Something that flowed out from my precious place was floating around inside my slime, bubbling.

Chanting the image of expelling it to the outside in my head,

I put strength into the slime.

Soon.

*Squish! Squish!*

With the sensation of something escaping to the outside,

“You’re awa─”

Han Seori entered.