Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 28

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 28

In fact, every train that arrived had all passengers turning their heads toward us. As if they were checking whether we would get on.

Then when the doors closed, they all turned their gazes forward.

I stared blankly at the people standing far apart from each other—

Bounce bounce bounce.

I crossed the yellow line and entered the train.

“Jelly-nim?!”

“What are you doing!”

Gong Ju Won and Chae Heon called out to me in panic.

[The doors are closing. The doors are closing.]

Rattle rattle rattle—

They’re closing! My heart raced as I quickly waved both hands.

“Hurry up and get inside, everyone. I have an idea!”

* * *

Clatter clatter.

Clatter clatter.

Looking around inside the train car, I went to an empty seat and sat down.

Bounce bounce bounce— bounce!

Chae Heon and Gong Ju Won, who had no choice but to board the train due to my urging, stood in front holding the handrails.

Chae Heon now looked detached, while only Gong Ju Won had a restless expression.

I gave Gong Ju Won a grin, then checked the route map.

The route map was circular in shape, with all other stations filled with noise, and only Yongsan Station looked normal.

While I was checking the route map, Gong Ju Won, who had been sweating profusely, bowed his head deeply and whispered to me.

“Could you please tell us a little about what you plan to do?”

“Nope.”

At my matter-of-fact answer, Gong Ju Won’s mouth gaped as he looked at Chae Heon. As if asking for his support.

“Colonel…”

As Gong Ju Won trailed off, Chae Heon shot me a look.

But I firmly shook my head and said,

“Just wait and see.”

“…Will we be okay? This isn’t just anywhere, this is Hell Line 1.”

Hell Line 1?

At that moment, the Elderly Man with Inverted Cross appeared boldly from the opposite car, opening the door.

On the old man’s yellow vest were written the words ‘Belief in the Original Sphere’ and ‘Unbelief in the Jade Deity.’

“What does that mean?”

When I asked, Gong Ju Won answered with a pale face.

“It’s the original phrases written backwards. Salvation through faith, hell through unbelief… but reversed.”

“Ooh…!”

I looked at the old man with sparkling eyes.

The old man shook his cross while playing hymns through a large speaker he had dragged behind him.

“Only through faith shall you be purified!”

What a wide-ranging evangelism method.

I thought it was quite an interesting sight, but I could clearly feel the other passengers’ displeasure.

“Don’t make eye contact.”

Chae Heon pushed me back as I was poking my head out and said,

“You’ll get evangelized.”

“What’s wrong with getting evangelized a little?”

At my innocent question, it was none other than Gong Ju Won who jumped up.

“You can’t! Your contamination level will rise!”

“It’s best not to pay attention to whatever happens on the train. They’re all trying to deceive you to raise your contamination level.”

Hmm, I see. I nodded.

Just then, as the Unbelief in Hell old man passed by us and stood in the middle of the aisle,

The door opened from the opposite car, and the Woman with Pamphlets appeared.

She immediately approached a passenger and said kindly,

“You have such a nice-looking face.”

Even though she can’t see their face? All the passengers on this train had faces that were hollowed out like black holes.

The passenger waved their hand dismissively.

“I’m not buying.”

Regardless, the woman began distributing pamphlets to the surrounding passengers.

“Believe in the Way. Only with your ancestors’ grace protecting you will your household be peaceful and free of worries.”

Ooh…

Unconsciously, my right ear perked up.

Unlike the traditional hell through unbelief, this variation of “Do you believe in the Way?” was a type I had never encountered at the hospital.

As I was focusing on what she was saying, suddenly thump thump thump! footsteps interrupted.

The Unbelief in Hell old man was making footsteps as he approached her.

‘Gasp!’

I clenched my fists.

An exciting event I had never seen in all my past lives was about to unfold.

“Belief in the Original Sphere! Unbelief in the Jade Deity! Belief in the Original Sphere! Unbelief in the Jade Deity! Belief in the Original Sphere! Unbelief in the Jade Deity!”

The old man began shouting while thrusting his cross at the Way believer.

Then the Heretical Follower slapped the old man’s face with her pamphlet.

“Where does this evil spirit dare to babble! Can’t you see the General behind me!”

It was truly a Heretical Conflict…!

My eyes sparkled.

“This is Hell Line 1…”

How fascinating. If the train wanted to captivate my eyes, it had succeeded. How could I not watch this?

“Y-you mustn’t watch…!”

Gong Ju Won looked troubled while glancing repeatedly at where the Heretical Conflict was taking place.

Poor soul. I decided to save him.

“Here.”

Gong Ju Won received the cherry tomato I handed him.

“Th-this is… could it be an instant purification item?”

“This will purify you.”

“To give me something so precious…!”

“Good things should be shared. Major Gong Ju Won has to do something big later too. For now, enjoy.”

“Something big?”

“Yeah, there’s something like that. Eat, eat.”

“Yes, thank you!”

We began eating cherry tomatoes while properly watching the Heretical Conflict.

“Munch munch. Whoa, he’s throwing the cross!”

“Chew chew. Wow, he dodged it. Using the pamphlet to block vision is perfect too.”

“Still, his opponent isn’t to be underestimated.”

While watching, our contamination levels rose like crazy, but we brought them down by eating cherry tomatoes.

Chae Heon was staring at us with an expression of complete incomprehension as we went to such lengths to watch the Heretical Conflict.

Just as the Heretical Old Man was about to unleash his ultimate move, shouting “My salvation, my faith, my divinity!”

[Next station is ‘Yongsan.’ This is ‘Yongsan’ Station. The exit doors are on the right.]

All three of our gazes turned to the Display Board. The train had gone around in a circle and was heading back to Yongsan Station.

And we had to get off at Yongsan Station.

Moreover, we had to create a ‘reason’ for having to get off.

Gulp. Gong Ju Won swallowed the cherry tomato she had been chewing.

I could feel both Chae Heon and Gong Ju Won looking at me.

Whether we would be unable to get off at Yongsan Station and become eternal passengers was in my hands.

I steeled my resolve and wiped the moisture from my hands. Then I firmly grasped Gong Ju Won’s hand and pulled her toward Chae Heon.

Seeing Gong Ju Won with question marks floating above her head, I smiled as if to reassure her.

We’re all getting off here.

The subway is a kind of testing ground. Getting off for personal reasons like ‘I left something behind’ is impossible.

Rather, you need to be naturally acknowledged as needing to get off.

By whom?

By the passengers!

So I thought about it. How could I make the passengers understand that we had to get off the subway?

The answer is simple.

It needs to be simple, intuitive, and time-sensitive.

I brought Gong Ju Won’s hand to Chae Heon’s buttocks. Gong Ju Won’s only hand was gently placed on Chae Heon’s rear.

Just as Gong Ju Won’s eyes widened and Chae Heon’s face contorted in dismay,

I shouted loudly.

“Kyaaaah! It’s a pervert!”

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