Seoul Object Story

Chapter 43: Object Exhibition (4)

Yerin POV:

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Reaper was excitedly flapping its feet wildly.

Reaper's gaze was fixed on the sky.

Reaper's arms were reaching out into the air as if trying to grab something.

Tyrannosaurus!

Reaper and I were standing in front of a huge dinosaur.

I thought Reaper wouldn't really like stuff like this, but it enjoyed it more than expected.

Objects revived as dinosaurs were found quite often.

However, there weren't that many currently living specimens.

Due to lifespan issues and cases of them being killed off.

Who knew Reaper liked dinosaurs? Next time should I take it to the 'Mars Research Institute' that has isolated many dinosaurs?

It would be nice if I could get permission to take Reaper out to the Mars Research Institute.

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Reaper (MC) POV:

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Hmm.

I can't help but be fascinated by dinosaurs.

Anyone, regardless of age or gender, likes them, right?

Yerin's expression looking at me seems a bit ruder...

We enjoyed the tour so much that lunchtime had passed by a long while ago.

I'm fine without eating anything, but it must be tough for Yerin.

As I looked around for a place to eat, I saw a Research Institute booth.

It was set up like a performance venue you'd occasionally see at a zoo, but although a bit pricey, they had plenty of food prepared.

We sat down and ate things like hot dogs while watching the performance prepared by the Research Institute.

Since it was an Object Research Institute, instead of dolphins, a yeti performed.

A yeti jumping through a ring of fire.

A yeti on a large swing.

A Yeti that gets stung by electricity while making a fuss.

A yeti riding a large ball.

A yeti falling off a unicycle and getting electrocuted.

A yeti fired from a cannon towards a target.

There were some strange things in between, but it was quite fun.

It was closer to a circus than a zoo, but since it was enjoyable, I had no complaints.

After finishing the meal and performance, we resumed our tour and there were still many amazing Objects.

At the Sejong Research Institute booth, they were exhibiting just one Object.

<Unbreakable Cube>

<It renders surrounding objects physically indestructible>

<No side effects have been reported.>

'Wow, a physics immunity granting Object!'

I must still have some human emotions left as I couldn't help but be amazed by this Object.

Just briefly thinking about it, the potential uses seemed endless.

An Object this good should obviously be famous, but I had never seen it before.

So I checked and found it was a newly discovered Object from just a month ago.

Wow, brand new!

I also noticed the isolation facility made by the government hosting this exhibition.

As expected of the organizers, the facilities were magnificent and extensive, but one Object there looked extremely dangerous.

<Unstealable Thief.>

It had arms, legs, and an indistinct face like a person.

It was just sitting blankly in the center of the isolation room, making me wonder how this was supposed to be a thief.

<If not kept within sight for more than 10 seconds, it disappears.>

<Upon disappearing, it reappears in front of the nearest locked lock or door.>

<And it swiftly unlocks that lock and disappears again.>

<No locks or boxes that this Object cannot open have been reported.>

After reading the description, the name made sense.

To keep it in sight, over 100 staff were taking turns watching it.

Well, if they lost sight of it, it would be hell with all the isolated Objects at the exhibition being released, so it was understandable.

But come to think of it, exhibiting an Object that should never be displayed at an exhibition like this seems rather careless...

Even if they thought an accident wouldn't happen, it still seems like a reckless judgment.

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Yerin POV:

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While walking around following Reaper's lead, the booth of the recently famous research institute 'Trinity' caught my eye.

The largest Research Institute in Korea.

The top Research Institute in Korea.

In the Research Institute community, it's not uncommon to see Trinity researchers being cocky.

The Object they exhibited was once an Object that plunged Korea into terror.

The general public called it the Steel Tower.

Because when it first appeared, it caused as much damage as the Steel Tower.

<Magnetic-Sphere>

Its shape was a sphere formed by several semi-circular steel plates clustered together.

It was an Object that was rarely released, as famous as it was, so this was the first time seeing it in person.

Reaper also had an intrigued expression, seeming to be seeing it for the first time.

<Absorbs the current of civilization within a 1km radius>

<Rotates at high speed proportional to the absorbed current>

<Cannot be physically destroyed>

<If not properly isolated, it will instantly move after a slight preheating time.>

The Magnetic-Sphere was an Object hostile to human civilization, like the Steel Tower.

However, its area of effect was much narrower and less threatening compared to the Steel Tower.

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It didn't remove lightning or electric eel currents, only selectively removing currents used by civilization.

If such an Object moved instantly while poking around Korea, it would have been very troublesome, but fortunately, a solution was quickly found.

One researcher discovered that applying a magnetic field could easily suppress the Magnetic-Sphere's abilities.

Just looking at Trinity's isolation room, there were many electromagnets placed around the Magnetic-Sphere to prevent any accidents.

"Reaper, shall we move to the next booth?"

When Reaper didn't react, I took the Reaper's baby feet in my hands and shook them.

But there was still no reaction.

Reaper just kept staring at a corner of the exhibition hall.

Reaper's expression looked unusually serious.

In the direction Reaper was looking, there was a golden tree slowly blinking golden light.

That was where the Bucheon Research Institute booth was located, which we had briefly visited in the morning...

It was a strange place occupying an extremely large area despite having no achievements.

The tree was glowing brighter and brighter.

The tree started glowing so bright it was dazzling.

When everyone was looking at the tree due to the strange phenomenon, an incident occurred.

Wooong.

Along with a low rumbling sound, an invisible ripple burst out from the tree.

People touched by the ripple began collapsing like puppets with their strings cut.

Precisely as if measured with a ruler, people in the stadium seats collapsed simultaneously, like riding a wave.

The ripple wasn't that fast, but it was faster than humans.

When that ripple reached where we were, my consciousness became hazy.

My knees went limp, and my head tilted back.

No matter how hard I tried to resist, it was useless.

I could only desperately try to grasp my fading consciousness.

Oh, if I collapse like this, Reaper will get hurt...

My vision went dark, and sounds faded away.

Someone gently caught my falling head.

The last thing I felt was Reaper's soft, fluffy touch on my cheek before my memory cut off.

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Reaper (MC) POV:

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A ripple burst out from the golden tree.

It was a ripple that put people to sleep.

Checking Yerin's condition, who had collapsed headfirst, she seemed perfectly healthy.

She had simply fallen into an unexplained slumber.

No matter how much I poked her cheek with my palm, there were no signs of her waking up.

The situation was serious.

Like the zoo, this exhibition could not avoid the jinx either.

I needed to return to the Sehee Research Institute booth, but I didn't have the strength to carry Yerin.

If I left Yerin here, she would obviously die.

But if I stayed near Yerin, the Sehee Research Institute employees would die instead.

The exhibition hall where everyone had fallen asleep was already showing signs of disturbance.

Tung.

With a heavy thud, the darkness thickly filled the exhibition hall that had been brightly lit.

The cheerful music playing from the speakers also cut off.

The only sounds were the growls of biological Objects.

Electricity had disappeared from the exhibition hall.

Had the Magnetic-Sphere broken out of isolation?

Objects continued to escape.

The beginning was a herd of yetis with blood smeared around their mouths.

The yetis, who had held a festival with the blood of the keepers who had sustained them with electricity, poured out onto the streets and searched for new prey.

From far away, the loud roar of a Tyrannosaurus could be heard.

What kind of crazy person opened the isolation room doors?

The hungry yetis were slowly approaching where Yerin was, trying to satisfy their hunger.

I shattered the pathetic yetis' heads that were targeting Yerin.

Without any physical immunity or regenerative abilities, the yetis finally noticed me and scampered away.

If I had two bodies, I wouldn't have to worry about this...

Should I have learned the clone technique beforehand?

Speaking of clones, one ability came to mind.

Mini Golden Reapers.

Although I can't control them as I wish, I created the Golden Reapers with a do-or-die mindset.

One.

Two.

...

I created enough Golden Reapers to fill the area around me.

The doll-like figures that looked just like me simultaneously raised their heads and glanced around.

The mini Reapers looked at me, and one of them hopped over and clung to me.

Just one?

Last time, they all clung to me and the cat.

Then another one clung to Yerin's sleeping cheek.

After that, the Golden Reapers didn't take any special actions.

As expected, this ability isn't helpful in such situations?

After glancing around for a few seconds, the Golden Reapers began to scatter in all directions, like dispersing sparrows.

It was as if a golden wave of Reapers began spreading out.

And the scattered Reapers clung to people, one per person.

One Reaper per person.

1 person 1 Reaper.

They clung to the people who had collapsed in the exhibition hall.