Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 30

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

 

Episode 30

 

Chae Heon got up as if it didn’t matter to him at all.

 

“If we’ve found everything, let’s go now.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

I also stood up following him.

 

Now we just need to find Captain Gong Ju Won and head back.

 

“I wonder if Captain Gong Ju Won came out first?”

 

“We’ll know when we go see.”

 

We came out toward the counter area.

 

Then, along with the employee still sitting at the counter, I could see Captain Gong Ju Won’s back figure in front of it.

 

As expected, he was already out! I waved my arms looking at Captain Gong Ju Won.

 

“Captain Gong! Did you find your arm?”

 

Then Captain Gong Ju Won slowly turned around.

 

But the captain’s expression as he turned wasn’t good.

 

Why is he like that?

 

While I was puzzled, Gong Ju Won lifted up his lost left arm.

 

“Colonel Cha, something’s strange. My arm… seems strange.”

 

At this unusual reaction, we hurriedly ran to him.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

When I asked, Captain Gong Ju Won held out his left arm with a flustered expression.

 

His left arm was fine up to the elbow.

 

But from below the elbow, the skin wasn’t connected.

 

Where the forearm should have been, thin steel frames were tangled like stems, and wires replaced where blood vessels should be. Every time he breathed in, a weak light flickered as if electric current was flowing.

 

In other words, it looked like a mechanical prosthetic arm was attached.

 

“…”

 

“…”

 

It’s a ‘mutation.’

 

The left arm had been contaminated and mutated.

 

Gong Ju Won, already knowing this, clenched and unclenched his left fist while smiling bitterly.

 

“I think I’ve been mutated.”

 

“…”

 

After a brief silence, he suddenly saluted.

 

“Thank you for helping me until now. Colonel Cha, Jelly.”

 

“Captain Gong?”

 

At those words that sounded like a farewell, I called him with a puzzled face, and Captain Gong said with a bitter smile.

 

“I also know that there’s no case of a mutated entity returning to its original form. You’ve helped me a lot, but it seems this is as far as I go.”

 

Captain Gong Ju Won tried to act nonchalant, but he couldn’t completely hide the fear showing in his expression and tone.

 

Chae Heon sighed as if he had a headache and pressed his forehead.

 

“First, Captain Gong, don’t think too far ahead…”

 

“It’s okay. At this rate, I’ll be completely contaminated and it’ll be hard to even die as a human. It’s wise to make a decision before that.”

 

A solemn atmosphere continued.

 

I should have focused on their words, but the acrid smell constantly entering my nose was so bothersome that I couldn’t stand it.

 

Sniff sniff.

 

Why is there an acrid and familiar smell coming from Gong Ju Won’s left arm?

 

Why is it familiar?

 

I kept approaching Gong Ju Won and sniffing.

 

“Jelly?”

 

It was the moment I grabbed Captain Gong Ju Won’s left arm and put my nose to it.

 

A lump suddenly rose up round on his intact left hand.

 

“…!”

 

The lump on his hand became bumpy, then started creating round bean-like eyes and a mouth.

 

“Kyaaaah! It’s an alien!”

 

I screamed while making a fuss.

 

“Huuuugh!”

 

Gong Ju Won was also startled and flinched, pushing his hand away in shock.

 

Only Chae Heon said to me with a calm face.

 

“The alien is you.”

 

“…!”

 

That’s right, isn’t it?

 

While I was frozen by the sudden fact attack, the lump finished making its round body and popped out of his hand.

 

“Hunya!”

 

Making a rather cute crying sound.

 

…Hunya?

 

The three of us blinked our eyes looking at the round thing sitting on his hand.

 

It was a round potato-like creature that looked too cute to be called an alien.

 

Its black eyes, dotted like holes, sparkled as it looked at me.

 

“Hunya!”

 

The creature smiled brightly at me and stretched out both arms, waving them.

 

“…?”

 

Is it really looking at me? When I sent such a gaze, Gong Ju Won and Chae Heon nodded.

 

Hmm.

 

I extended one finger and poked the creature.

 

[Cosmic Spirit]

 

A spirit commonly found in space. A pure and clean being that cannot be contaminated.

 

Cosmic spirit?

 

Suddenly, the galaxy canned food that gave off an acrid smell came to mind.

 

“Ah, this is mine!”

 

“Wh-what on earth is this?”

 

“Emergency rations!”

 

“What?!”

 

While Gong Ju Won was startled, Chae Heon, who was looking down at Gong Ju Won’s arm, said.

 

“It seems your emergency rations were stopping the arm’s contamination.”

 

“Hm?”

 

“What?”

 

“Look, now that this thing came out, the contamination is spreading again.”

 

“Huuuugh!”

 

“What?!”

 

Indeed, the healthy flesh on Gong Ju Won’s left arm was shrinking.

 

Gong Ju Won screamed, and I, turning pale, pushed the cosmic spirit firmly.

 

“Go in! Go back in!”

 

“Hunya…!”

 

The cosmic spirit, squished by my hand, seeped back into Captain Gong Ju Won’s left hand.

 

“…Really, it stopped.”

 

The left arm was in the same state as before, with flesh extending down to the elbow.

 

“Thank goodness…”

 

I let out a sigh of relief.

 

“Huff, huff…”

 

Captain Gong Ju Won, also very surprised and urgent, panted while wiping the sweat from his forehead.

 

Then, we heard the sound of footsteps approaching us with a click-clack.

 

It was an employee from the Lost and Found Center.

 

“Are you finished with your business? Then please leave.”

 

She spoke harshly, then pushed all three of us out the door and slammed it shut.

 

Among the three of us standing frozen in a line in front of the door, Chae Heon was the first to speak.

 

“First.”

 

“Yeah.”

 

“Let’s go home.”

 

“Okay.”

 

Chae Heon and I started walking.

 

Squish squish squish.

 

Then we heard Captain Gong Ju Won’s hesitant voice from behind.

 

“I, I am…”

 

Chae Heon spoke without looking back.

 

“Follow us.”

 

“Pardon?”

 

Chae Heon didn’t say anything more and started walking ahead.

 

As I followed behind him, Chae Heon, who had been walking silently ahead, suddenly stopped.

 

It was in front of a small lit stall in one corner of the subway station.

 

“Wait a moment.”

 

Chae Heon, with a face that literally said ‘just a moment,’ got in line at the stall.

 

I tilted my head behind him.

 

“What are you buying?”

 

“Stay still.”

 

After a while, Chae Heon held out a paper bag he had exchanged for dungeon byproducts in front of me.

 

Warm steam leaked out from inside.

 

“Eat.”

 

“…What? You said I’d have to give up an ear to buy this. You liar.”

 

When I looked into the bag, round deli-manju were packed inside.

 

A sweet smell wafted up.

 

“Ah.”

 

My eyes sparkled as I picked up one deli-manju and immediately took a bite. The fluffy bread and warm custard cream flowed into my mouth.

 

“Delicious!”

 

Wow! After stuffing the entire deli-manju into my mouth, I hummed a tune.

 

As my impromptu song about how delicious the deli-manju was continued, Chae Heon covered his ears.

 

Meanwhile, Captain Gong Ju Won, who had been carefully following behind, hesitated while looking at his left arm. His face clearly showed his uncertainty about whether it was okay to follow us like this.

 

I picked up a deli-manju and placed it in his hand.

 

“Captain Gong. Don’t think about dying first.”

 

Pat pat.

 

“If you’re alive, you can eat things like this too.”

 

“…”

 

Captain Gong Ju Won’s hand holding the warm deli-manju trembled slightly.

 

“Try it, it’s delicious.”

 

“…Yes, I’ll eat it gratefully.”

 

Captain Gong Ju Won bowed and stuffed the deli-manju into his mouth, chewing vigorously.

 

He said quietly.

 

“…It’s delicious.”

 

Then he smiled with trembling lips.

 

I smiled back at him in return.

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