BA Ch 6
by Xixi“Are you more worried about their lives than the soldiers’ lives, Dr. Min?”
“They’re our center’s people, of course, I’m worried.”
Director Im let out a hollow laugh into the air before continuing.
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“There are injured ones, but most of them have minor wounds, and there are no fatalities.”
“That’s a relief.”
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“But six soldiers were severely injured and are currently hospitalized. Major Park Min-gyu is in critical condition—he was moved to the ICU after emergency surgery, but he has yet to regain consciousness.”
Yeo-jin thought it was fortunate that there were no deaths, but she remained silent.
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“All of that was caused by the very Seo Hae-joo you were so obsessed with, Dr. Min.”
“Obsessed? He was my patient, so I treated him kindly. Besides, he’s just a big kid with the mental age of a child. And the only reason he suddenly became aggressive was that the soldiers attacked him first and even pointed their guns at me. He was trying to save me.”
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“You’re still defending that bastard even after people got their heads blown open? Dr. Min, you’ve completely lost it!”
Director Im pounded his chest in frustration.
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“It wasn’t Hae-joo—it was the black birds that did it!”
“I know you see No. 13 as a reminder of your late younger brother, and that’s why you’re so attached to him. But you need to draw the line.”
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“Director!”
Yeo-jin shouted, his eyes blazing with anger. His whole face trembled, especially his cheeks. Director Im realized she had crossed the line and quickly raised both hands in surrender.
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“Sorry. I admit I went too far. My bad.”
Perhaps because he had gotten too worked up, the pain in his bandaged head flared up, making Yeo-jin groan as his face twisted in discomfort. Seeing this, Director Im grabbed the painkillers and a glass of water from the bedside table and handed them to him.
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“Anyway, you’re getting discharged in two days. The day after that, there’ll be an emergency meeting at the National Security Department. If you keep defending No. 13 like this there, you’ll end up being considered a dangerous individual yourself and get sent to Iryeong Island. You’re already on the watch list, you know.”
Yeo-jin struggled to swallow the painkillers with some water, took a moment to catch his breath, and then spoke.
“Come to think of it, why did the government’s policy suddenly change like this? Heavily armed soldiers barging in out of nowhere, all procedures being ignored, and immediate transfer to Iryeong Island—what’s going on?”
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“You’ll hear the details at the meeting. The isolated individuals from our center are being transferred to Iryeong Island as well. The isolated ones from the destroyed A-wing will be sent soon.”
“What? Where’s the law that allows that?”
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When Yeo-jin shouted in outrage, Director Im also raised her voice, veins bulging in her neck.
“The country’s law says so, what else can we do? Orders from above are orders!”
“Has everyone lost their minds? Not all transcendent beings are criminals, so why are they suddenly being exiled to such a dangerous place? Don’t they realize that treating them like this will only make them more resentful and hostile? Do they not even understand why transcendent beings started sticking together in the first place? Are they all complete idiots?”
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“Hey, Min Yeo-jin!”
Unable to hold back his anger, Director Im grabbed a tissue box and threw it at Yeo-jin. Normally, it would have been a humidifier or a juice bottle, but since Yeo-jin was a patient, she figured he was going easy on him.
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“You seriously—ugh! If you spout that kind of nonsense at the meeting, I’ll kill you myself! Consider this your warning!”
“Don’t you think something about this is wrong, Director?”
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“Shut up, will you?”
Just then, a nurse entered the hospital room to check Yeo-jin’s blood pressure and temperature. Director Im turned away and stared out the window, breathing heavily as she tried to suppress her anger.
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Despite the awkward atmosphere, the nurse calmly measured Yeo-jin’s temperature and blood pressure. After finishing the measurements, she checked the IV and examined the bandages wrapped around Yeo-jin’s head.
Yeo-jin, who had remained silent, finally spoke again.
“What about Haejoo?”
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“He’ll be shot on sight.”
Yeo-jin’s shoulders flinched.
“But Haejoo…”
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“If you’re about to spout some nonsense about him being a patient, shut up. He destroyed an isolation ward, injured six soldiers, and escaped. That guy isn’t just a disaster—he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. No, scratch that. He’s a nuclear bomb. A monster. You were there, Min. You saw everything. Do you still think he’s just a kid that needs your protection? He’s 188 cm tall, but with the mental age of a child. Doesn’t that make him even more dangerous?”
Yeo-jin clamped his mouth shut.
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There was no point in arguing—he would only get insulted more.
Director Im let out a deep sigh before turning around.
“This whole situation is already giving me a headache, so at least try to control yourself, Min. Get some rest. And you—” she turned to the nurse.
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“If he tries anything stupid, feel free to sedate him and tie him down.”
The nurse chuckled at his words.
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As Director Im strode toward the door, he suddenly paused, as if remembering something, and looked back at Yeo-jin.
“By the way, when exactly did the CCTV in Room 13 break down? Thanks to that, we don’t have a single video from the time of the incident. We need that footage to assess No. 13’s ability level.”
A thought suddenly flashed through Yeo-jin’s mind.
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‘No one’s coming. I took care of it beforehand.’
Seo Haejoo had whispered that, pointing at the CCTV on the ceiling.
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But Yeo-jin feigned ignorance, keeping a straight face.
“You’re only realizing now that the CCTV was broken? Isn’t that a bit much? What are the security personnel even doing? And did you know that the heating system in the isolation ward has been broken for three months? Is there anything in that ward that actually works? While we’re at it, could you get the heating fixed?”
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Cough, cough.
“Ugh, why is there so much dust in here? I’m leaving!”
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Director Im hurriedly exited the hospital room.
After he and the nurse left, Yeo-jin tried to step outside as well, but soldiers in military uniforms were stationed right outside his door. It seemed Director Im’s warning—that Yeo-jin could be dragged to Iryeong Island too—wasn’t just a bluff.
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With no other choice, Yeo-jin collapsed back onto his bed, lost in thought.
Is Haejoo okay? Is he eating well? He’s a big guy—he needs to eat properly.
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“A walking disaster. A ticking time bomb. A monster.”
Chief Im had thrown those words around so casually before leaving.
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Yeo-jin recalled the last time he saw Haejoo, surrounded by a flock of crows, sobbing uncontrollably as he looked at him. To Yeo-jin, he hadn’t looked like a monster at all.
All he had seen was a frightened child, trembling, overwhelmed by a power he couldn’t control.
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This must be a disaster for Haejoo too.
Not just for him, but for most of the transcendent beings Yeo-jin had met. None of them had chosen to gain their abilities.
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“Why me? I just want to live a normal life. I hate this. I just want to go back to the way things were.”
That’s what the transcendent patients had often told Yeo-jin in their therapy sessions, their voices filled with pain.
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They were just like everyone else. But the moment their powers manifested, they were branded as monsters, cut off from the world, forced to endure looks of hatred and disgust.
And yet, the very people calling them monsters had no way of knowing whether they, too, might one day awaken to this cursed power and become transcendent beings themselves.
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As Yeo-jin closed his eyes against the pounding headache, Haejoo’s sobbing echoed in his ears.
“Where are you, Haejoo? Are you okay?”
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He murmured into the empty air, but no response came back.
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The morning of the National Peace and Security Department’s emergency meeting.
Deputy Director Im and Yeo-jin passed through a brief security check at the checkpoint in front of the National Peace and Security Department and entered safely.
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“The name is ridiculously long,” Yeo-jin grumbled.
Deputy Director Im, who was driving, chuckled.
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“The higher-ups like names that sound important.”
“Feels like they just threw in every cool word they could think of.”
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Im simply smiled in response. Parking in the designated lot for external guests, the two made their way to the assigned conference room.
The room was already packed with people. Aides, spokespeople, vice ministers, and high-ranking officers were lined up in their seats, creating an atmosphere thick with tension. Just being there felt suffocating.
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The generals who sat in a row, setting a grave tone, were men Yeo-jin hadn’t even dared to make eye contact with back when he was in the military. Quietly, he and Im took seats in the back.
The meeting began precisely at 9 a.m.
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A military officer stepped forward, gave a brief greeting, and immediately displayed video footage on the TV monitor.
The screen showed the Minister of the National Peace and Security Department at a press conference, responding to reporters’ questions. Suddenly, as if shot, the minister’s head jerked violently backward, and he collapsed.
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Bodyguards lunged forward, surrounding him in a protective formation. But then, one by one, they, too, suddenly buckled at the knees and collapsed.
Screams erupted from the crowd. The panicked shouts of bodyguards and soldiers filled the air.
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Then, men clad in black military uniforms rushed forward, blocking the fallen guards.
They were undoubtedly members of the SP Special Task Force, a unit composed of transcendent beings.
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“As you have seen, the Minister of the National Peace and Security Department was attacked a week ago. The assailant was shot dead at the scene and appears to have been a member of ‘Earth (US),’ a civilian rebel group composed of transcendent beings.”
Cha, the aide, posed a question to the officer.
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“I’ve heard that since last year, transcendent beings who opposed government policies have been forming an organization. But until now, they’ve been quiet—what suddenly triggered such a violent act?”