Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 60

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 60

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The Central Bank remained remarkably intact even in the middle of the ruins.

If it weren’t for the massive tree that had burst through the center of the building, it would have looked like an ordinary bank from the outside world.

We stepped into the heavy-looking granite building.

The moment I crossed the threshold, I felt something like wobbly jelly wrap around me completely.

I squinted my eyes as I was enveloped in light.

After a moment, when my eyes adjusted to the light, I saw a spacious lobby.

In the elegant interior with a large chandelier, an employee dressed smartly in a suit approached us.

“̇Welcome‎̜᷀ to‎̱̿ Central‎̘̓᷆͢͠ Bank‎̺̭̀͢. What‎͎͍̐̚ brings‎̮̟ you here today, valued customer?”

The employee who greeted us politely had a head that was a black rectangular number display.

I wonder what he can see? I stared at his face curiously before speaking.

“We want to use the Seed Bank.”

“The Seed Bank, you say?”

The man asked back in a surprised tone, and numbers spun rapidly on his head.

[;;;;]

“I’m sorry, but the Seed Bank is a service available only to VIP customers…”

“What?”

“Would you like to check if you have VIP qualifications?”

“How do I check?”

Then he extended his gloved hand toward me.

Huh, what does he want me to do? Does he want me to grab it?

I hesitated before placing my hand on top of his. The moment I thought some power was draining from our touching hands.

Whirrrrrr-!

The numbers on the employee’s head spun endlessly.

“…!”

Why, why is he doing that?

I widened my eyes and looked back at Chae Heon.

Chae Heon also shook his head, as if this wasn’t what he expected either.

Whirrrrrr-!

Just when I thought he might overload and my eyes were spinning.

[VVIP]

“You’re a special customer! I’ll guide you to the VIP counter! Please follow me this way.”

Ooh-

We followed him past the regular counters and through several discreet doors.

The last door the employee opened for us was extremely thick.

It had a structure of layered stone and metal, and it didn’t even make a sound when closing.

However, I could clearly feel that the space behind us was completely sealed off.

“This is the passage exclusively for VIP customers.”

After turning directions so many times along the corridor that I couldn’t even estimate how many.

The employee finally stopped.

In front of us was a bank vault door.

It wasn’t the round door I had imagined, but a massive rectangular door.

The employee stepped back.

“Welcome to the Seed Bank.”

As those words ended, the door split open very slowly.

Cold air flowed out through the gap.

It was frigid air.

Air that was completely still, without any smell or humidity.

Inside, shelves were arranged in layers, with small capsules organized on each shelf.

In the glass-like transparent capsules, seeds filled with light slept one by one.

The seeds weren’t just plant seeds.

Some looked like metal, some were crystals, and some couldn’t even be defined by form.

‘It looks like they’ve implemented the original work exactly…!’

My heart pounded at the sight that resembled the Seed Bank I had seen in the original work.

Then, an unfamiliar voice echoed from deep inside.

“This place is a repository for the future.”

A counter employee stood at a desk in front of a tree trunk with countless keys hanging from it.

Although she had snow-white hair, she otherwise looked like an ordinary person.

‘Is that tree the big tree we saw from outside?’

What the employee was standing against seemed to be that large tree that had grown through the center of the bank, and overall it looked more like an old hotel’s reception desk than a bank counter.

The employee bowed politely toward us.

“Welcome, special VVIP customer.”

“Hello…”

I reflexively returned the greeting.

Then she smiled sweetly as if I was cute and said.

“Are you also here to claim your ‘inheritance’?”

Inheritance? Suddenly an inheritance?

“No, I… the Galaxy Tutu pepper seeds…”

As I was about to say that, I saw the employee take out a sparkling pure gold key from the drawer and shut my mouth tight.

For a moment, my eyes sparkled with gold.

Meanwhile, when I fell silent, Chae Heon opened his mouth to speak for me.

“She came to get Galaxy Tutu peppers… mmph.”

I quickly climbed up onto Chae Heon’s body and covered his mouth.

“…!”

Don’t you get it? She said inheritance! The key is gold! Can’t you see?!

When I spoke with my eyes, Chae Heon frowned. His expression seemed to say ‘where would your inheritance be here?’

But when someone offers you something, you should naturally accept it!

“Yes, I came to receive my inheritance!”

I don’t know who’s giving what, but let’s see what they offer first. I spoke confidently with my chest puffed out.

That’s when it happened.

The woman’s face turned to the side in a bizarre way. Like a clock hand, it slowly began to twist sideways.

“…!”

What?! I stepped back in shock, and she spoke with her mouth grotesquely torn open.

“The VVIP customer said she’s here to receive her inheritance.”

She giggled and asked ‘Did you hear? Did you hear?’ and a rumbling sound came from the tree. As if it was saying it heard.

I was scared and grabbed onto Chae Heon’s pant leg.

“Chae Heon, what should I do? I think I did something wrong.”

When I whispered softly, Chae Heon also lowered his voice to respond.

“It seems like you made a big mistake.”

“You won’t abandon me, right?”

“…”

Chae Heon turned his gaze away and remained silent.

Why aren’t you answering, you bad guy!

I gripped Chae Heon’s pant leg tighter so he couldn’t run away alone.

At that moment, the woman’s laughter stopped abruptly.

Her grotesquely torn mouth slowly closed as if nothing had happened.

Her bizarrely twisted neck also slowly returned to its original position.

As if nothing had happened at all.

“We will proceed with the procedure.”

The employee bowed her head.

This time it was so respectful that it felt rather ominous.

When she raised her hand, the tree behind her resonated with a low sound.

Woom-

Woom-

The floor vibrated very subtly.

I felt something shifting position beneath the soles of my feet.

Sensing something ominous, I quickly raised my hand and said.

“The inheritance… do I have to accept it?”

“Inheritance is no longer optional.”

The employee’s voice remained gentle.

“Since you’ve already said you would accept it, only the delivery procedure remains.”

“…Procedure?”

I asked back, but she didn’t answer.

Instead, she turned her gaze toward the tree.

The grain of the tree slowly split apart.

Through the split gap, a dark and deep passage was revealed.

Cold air flowed out from inside.

I instinctively shook my head.

“I, actually I just came to get some galactic tutu pepper seeds…”

The woman smiled.

“Inheritances come in various forms.”

A woooom- sound echoed from the passage.

I didn’t want to go inside, but Chae Heon took bold steps forward first.

As I followed with quick steps, a hand suddenly extended toward me.

It was the employee’s hand.

I reflexively took the key she offered.

Meanwhile, Chae Heon was already several steps ahead.

“W-wait for me!”

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