Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 15

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 15

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The monsters rolled their eyes around, finding the purified Yupark awkward.

The complete disappearance of the area’s ruler held various meanings for the monsters too.

That a new ruler of this place could emerge. And that it could be themselves.

That’s when it happened.

“Clear.”

Wheeze- Wheeze-

Heavy breathing could be heard from outside the yellow hazmat suit.

Following the lead of the one in the yellow hazmat suit, multiple people in white hazmat suits moved in coordination.

Inside the ruined Yupark, the sounds of footsteps crunching on debris and breathing filled the silence.

Crackle-

“Confirmed removal of anomalous phenomenon in Yongsan District 1.”

When the yellow hazmat suit radioed in, a brief response came from their superior.

– What about YS-01?

“Not visible.”

– Is there a possibility YS-01 relocated?

“That’s possible, but it’s more likely there was artificial interference with YS-01.”

– Are you saying a new Xion has appeared?

The yellow hazmat suit hesitated to answer. He looked around at the remaining debris while checking the contamination meter.

No matter how much the Xion had disappeared, the surroundings were impossibly purified.

No matter how he thought about it, the conclusion was that this was an abnormal situation.

He spoke again.

“Yes. That’s correct.”

– ….

A moment of silence fell over the radio.

– We’ll continue with the plan. For now, please proceed with identifying other entities.

“Understood.”

The yellow hazmat suit with the radio on his shoulder turned around and said.

“The plan continues.”

At the leader’s instruction, despair filled the eyes of those in white hazmat suits.

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Returning home, I immediately placed Older Brother down in the box (spaceship).

The droopy jellyfish octopus was still in a dazed state, unable to open his eyes.

I gently arranged Older Brother’s tentacles and covered him with a blanket.

Chae Heon, who was sitting cross-legged on the Daecheongmaru with his chin propped up, glanced over this way.

“Did you purify it?”

Nod nod.

Chae Heon seemed to think about something, then asked another question.

“How?”

“My purification power wasn’t enough, so I used an item.”

“Ah- an item….”

Chae Heon seemed to understand now, muttering quietly.

Since tremendous purification power had poured out, he must have known it wasn’t my power, and was probably curious about what the source was.

“But it’s single-use, so I can’t use it anymore.”

What a shame.

Then, Chae Heon suddenly asked.

“Why is your older brother a Xion?”

Huh?

“Well….”

My older brother is the guild leader of a guild called ‘Queisa’, and he went to conquer Yongsan Dungeon but got contaminated and became a Xion!

…I was about to say that, but I shut my mouth tight.

I ran a simulation in my head.

If he asks ‘Why are you a jelly when your older brother is human?’, what should I say?

‘Actually, I’m human too! I woke up one day and had become a jelly alien!’

Should I tell him honestly?

What would Chae Heon’s reaction be then?

‘I don’t need a mentally ill jelly. Get out of my house.’

Nooooo!

I imagined it in my head and writhed in agony.

Chae Heon was staring at me with a look of bewilderment as I glared at him with a sense of betrayal.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“…Never mind.”

I straightened my posture and sat properly again.

What should I say? I fidgeted with my ears while thinking, then said timidly.

“Older Brother… seems to have been contaminated when there was a dungeon break in Yongsan.”

A strange silence flowed between us.

“Yongsan dungeon break?”

“Yeah….”

Just when I thought I saw a slight crack in Chae Heon’s brow.

He asked.

“You’re not contaminated though.”

“Right. I’m clean. Older Brother is purified now too. I’ll absolutely never cause you any harm!”

I desperately appealed our safety. I didn’t want to get kicked out!

“…Hmm.”

Chae Heon was staring at me intently with his chin propped up.

Why is he looking at me like that?

“Why, why? Do you have more questions?”

“Is that all?”

“Huh?”

“You have more to say.”

Gasp! I covered my mouth in surprise.

Does this guy know I’m hiding something?

I gulped. My eyes shook like autumn leaves hanging from branch tips.

What should I say? I couldn’t think of any other excuses. I knew myself that I was showing far too suspicious a reaction to claim I wasn’t hiding anything.

“Chae Heon, I….”

“Yeah.”

Finally, I squeezed my eyes shut and shouted.

“I’m actually human!”

“….”

“….”

“….”

A long silence settled around us.

I kept my head down and waited for Chae Heon’s reaction.

But as the silence continued, I had no choice but to add more.

“I, I woke up and found myself as a jelly alien from a game. I think it’s really strange too. I wasn’t trying to deceive you, but since I don’t know how it happened either, I thought you wouldn’t believe me so I was trying not to talk about it….”

As I rambled on, Chae Heon casually threw out a comment.

“So that’s what it was?”

What?

I jerked my head up.

“Chae Heon… you believe me?”

I thought he’d chase me away calling me a crazy jelly, but he actually believes me!

While I was being moved, Chae Heon got up from his seat and opened his room door.

“But is it your mom’s side that’s the octopus, or your dad’s side?”

“What?”

“Aliens are fascinating. A hybrid between jelly and octopus…”

Chae Heon muttered as he closed the door.

He doesn’t believe me at all!

Squish! Squish!

How unfair! Both becoming a jelly and hearing questions about which parent is the octopus.

Tears suddenly welled up and I wiped my eyes with the back of my hand.

It’s okay, don’t cry. Even though I became a jelly, I found Older Brother. Though Older Brother has become a jellyfish octopus…

I shouldn’t have said anything! I was getting annoyed and doing blanket kicks when Chae Heon opened the door again and asked.

“Food?”

“I don’t want any.”

“Okay.”

Chae Heon closed the door.

“It’s time to start saving now.”

Leaving those words behind.

Why would he say that? Have I been too much of a glutton until now?

‘???’

My head filled with question marks, then quickly changed to exclamation marks.

‘!!!’

Because I remembered what I had done today.

‘Come to think of it, Yupark… became completely ruined.’

That’s right. Today I destroyed the mart to save Older Brother.

The place where we used to farm our daily bread.

My eyes shot wide open.

‘Wait, this is a bigger problem than I thought.’

A food shortage will happen soon.

At least I managed to grab a bunch of retort foods at the end…

But how long will that last? A month? A week?

Suddenly, the meaningful look Chae Heon had thrown lingered in my mind.

My body became chewy with tension.

Hadn’t Chae Heon survived for a long time in this deep Contaminated Zone?

That means he’s someone who doesn’t discriminate between means and methods for survival.

When the stored food runs out, that terrifying guy might make steamed jellyfish octopus and have jelly pudding for dessert.

I hugged Older Brother’s droopy body while feeling dejected.

Still, I didn’t regret my choice. Even if I could turn back time, I would have saved Older Brother.

So let’s not dwell on the mart. I need to find another way!

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