"IMAGINE your Core not as a small gem similar to a diamond— but a small black hole that swallows everything in its way."
That was what Yihun learned from Erwan.
He wanted to listen to his older brother, but instead of imagining his Core as a black hole, he couldn’t help but imagine himself as a certain pink character that was ’headcannoned’ by the fans to have a black hole in its stomach.
So, I just have to swallow everything.
By ’everything,’ Yihun meant all the hearts and the Cores in that room.
The more he concentrated, the more he felt it— his body suddenly feeling like it became the black hole itself.
PLOP.
PLOOP.
PLOOOP.
That was the sound of the Cores getting absorbed by Yihun one by one, at an alarming rate.
At first, it just felt like rain dropping on him.
But the faster the Cores got absorbed, the more painful the impact was.
It’s starting to hurt for real.
Not to the point that he wanted to stop, and so he endured.
I’m fine— come to me. I’ll accept you all. And I’ll protect you.
Yihun didn’t know if the Cores understood him, but the way they attached themselves to him became a lot gentler until it didn’t hurt anymore.
Aww.
Thank you, my siblings.
"NOH YIHUN, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?!""
Haaah.
It was Charles Kang— and the bastard’s loud voice almost made the entire room shake.
Where did this scumbag come from?
"Yihun-ah, don’t open your eyes! You’re almost done!" Ho Jungwon said, obviously in a panic. "We’ll take care of this bastard!"
Yihun wanted to say that it was stupid to face Charles Kang alone.
However, he had no choice but keep his eyes shut and endure. Or else, all their hard work would be for naught.
My dear siblings, please hurry!
Fortunately, the pace of the Cores entering his body picked up.
Thank you!
Yihun also put more effort and imagined the ’black hole’ in his chest bigger.
And it seemed to have worked.
After all, the string of Cores entering his body quickly shortened— which meant that he was done with absorbing everything.
Now Yihun’s chest felt heavy.
But this is the weight I’m willing to carry for the rest of my life.
"Noh Yihun!"
Argh.
This time, Yihun was forced to open his eyes when he felt slimy fingers wrapping themselves around his neck.
Eww!
A long limbs that looked like human arms without skin— only muscles— spawned out of Charles Kang’s back.
It was a disgusting sight.
I’ve never seen an Esper transform into a half-monster before...
But the biggest problem was that one of the ’arms’ had gotten hold of Yihun’s neck.
Even though he was disgusted to the core, he still grabbed the skinless arm. The texture was slimy. But despite his disgust, he still did his best to remove the hand choking him. He even covered his hands with Mana to increase his physical strength.
But to no avail.
Is Charles Kang really trying to kill me?
Ah, dammit.
Should I just give up?
How is that even possible...?
I can’t die here... I can’t let this place become my siblings’ grave... I have to get them out of here no matter what...
I still have that, right?
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