Jelly Alien Will Save You! - Chapter 72

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The Jelly Alien Will Save You!

Episode 72

“…Wait… I missed it.”

Chae Heon said that with a somewhat bitter expression, pressing his lips together before speaking.

“Don’t get too close to the alien. You might get contaminated again.”

At that moment, Jae Hee’s eyebrows twitched briefly as if sensing something.

At the same time, Jae Hee made eye contact with the Black Octopus.

The two seemed to share some understanding and pulled Dam to their side.

“Ah, getting too close means you’ll miss twice?”

When Jae Hee spoke sarcastically, the Black Octopus banged the table twice.

It felt like the two were ganging up on Chae Heon, leaving Dam bewildered.

Chae Heon must have sensed this too as he furrowed his brow.

Even though one was expressionless and the other was an octopus, it felt like they were conspiring together, pointing fingers at Chae Heon and snickering.

‘What’s this about?’

That’s when it happened.

“Don’t you know anything more about the Yellow Hazmat Suit? Like where it wandered around….”

When Gong Ju Won asked, Jae Hee spoke as if remembering something.

“I don’t know the details, but it seemed to have a routine. It always came from the west. Maybe it manages other mutants from there.”

“The west….”

Everyone fell into contemplation.

Dam, who had been lost in thought, stepped forward and raised her hand.

“I’ll look it up on the map. West from the school.”

“I’ll also think about whether there’s any data related to the school area.”

Just as the discussion was about to wrap up.

Jae Hee picked up the Black Octopus and stood up.

“Well, I’ve told you everything I know, so I’ll go have a private talk with Gyeol for a bit.”

Everyone’s eyes widened in surprise at those words.

“Did I mishear?”

“Um, Jae Hee. The guild leader is an octopus.”

But Jae Hee casually held Gyeol in his arms and said this.

“I know. Until yesterday, I had a goat’s head.”

So what…?

What does that have to do with talking to an octopus?

Even though everyone was puzzled, Jae Hee disappeared with Gyeol, fluttering away.

* * *

Jae Hee took Gyeol away and didn’t return for quite a while.

So Chae Heon gave instructions for everyone to do their own tasks.

As everyone scattered to work, I grabbed Gong Ju Won.

“What’s the matter?”

“Let’s purify your arm.”

Gong Ju Won’s eyes widened.

“I think it’ll work today.”

Today, I was confident I could purify Gong Ju Won.

After resting for a night, my strength had somewhat returned.

When I grabbed Gong Ju Won’s left arm, the potato-shaped Space Spirit peeked out its face.

I patted the Space Spirit’s head and said.

“You can come out of the arm now. You’ve worked hard.”

The Space Spirit popped right out of the arm.

Gong Ju Won looked at his contaminated left arm. His face was anxious.

I gently operated my purification power to envelop Gong Ju Won’s arm.

While doing so, I recalled the sensation from when I purified Jae Hee.

Soon, the arm that had been like metal trembled slightly, and the wire-like muscles began returning to their original form one by one.

Cold sweat beaded on my forehead.

Gong Ju Won looked down at his arm with an incredulous expression.

Before long, the muscles were complete, and tanned copper-colored skin appeared.

I watched the arm’s completion to the end before withdrawing my power.

“Haa….”

Gong Ju Won carefully bent and straightened his fingers.

We looked into each other’s eyes.

“It worked…!”

“It worked…. It’s really purified….”

Then we made a fuss and clasped both hands together.

“Kyaaaah!”

I spread both arms and screamed, and Gong Ju Won lifted me up.

Just as Gong Ju Won was spinning me around.

“Why are you so excited? Is there some good news?”

“What is it?”

Kwon Bora and Chae Heon approached after hearing the commotion.

“Everyone look here! Ta-da!”

When I pointed to Gong Ju Won’s left arm like showing a magic trick, Gong Ju Won solemnly raised his left arm.

“You did it!”

“We did it!”

Now there were three people making a fuss.

As Kwon Bora and Gong Ju Won hugged me and started spinning again, Chae Heon said.

“Then will Captain Gong return to his unit now?”

We stopped and blinked.

“Captain Gong, are you leaving?”

“Captain Gong Ju Won, are you returning to your unit?”

When Kwon Bora and I asked, Gong Ju Won carefully nodded.

“Well… I think so. My younger sibling will be waiting.”

He spoke as if feeling very sorry. It seemed to weigh on his mind that only he could return.

I climbed onto Gong Ju Won’s shoulder and hugged his head tightly.

“It’s okay, Captain Gong. Take care even after you return.”

“Jelly… That I can return safely is all thanks to you.”

Gong Ju Won patted me with moist eyes.

“Let’s hold a farewell party for Captain Gong today!”

“You don’t need to go that far….”

Just as we were sharing the sadness of parting.

Jae Hee returned with the Black Octopus tucked under his arm.

“Did something happen?”

I briefly told him about Gong Ju Won’s situation.

“I see. You’ve worked hard all this time.”

When Jae Hee offered his greeting, Gong Ju Won waved his hands again saying it wasn’t so.

Then he asked with a slightly hesitant expression.

“If… anyone wants to leave together, would you like to come with me?”

Instantly, our gazes focused on Chae Heon and Jae Hee.

Chae Heon shook his head as if it wasn’t worth discussing and went into his room.

Then everyone’s gaze naturally turned to Jae Hee.

Jae Hee was the only normal person here.

However, Jae Hee spoke calmly.

“No, we’re all going back together.”

* * *

When evening came, we opened the packaged rice and canned food we had been saving.

Captain Gong Ju Won chose his words several times before bowing his head deeply.

“Really… thank you.”

He looked at each person in turn and greeted them.

“If we meet again… I’ll definitely greet you properly.”

“Yeah, see you again.”

“We’ll definitely meet again.”

Captain Gong Ju Won smiled softly at our words.

The next morning, Captain Gong Ju Won shouldered his military pack and set out on the road.

His silently walking figure looked sturdy.

“…Take care, Captain Gong.”

When I waved my hand, Captain Gong Ju Won turned back to us and gave a light greeting.

Soon Captain Gong Ju Won began to look small in the distance, and I felt a little melancholy.

Could we also go out like that someday?

‘If I just grow well enough…’

With my heart growing restless for no reason, I gathered my feet and fidgeted. Bounce bounce bounce. Today especially, not having toes felt more pitiful.

Then, someone lifted me up like pulling out a radish.

Dangling from two hands, I looked up.

“Little one, are you sad?”

It was Older Brother Jae Hee.

I pressed my lips tightly together, making a walnut shape with my chin as I shook my head.

“No, I’m not sad at all.”

“You’re sad. Should we go fishing together today?”

“Fishing?”

My expression brightened instantly as my eyes sparkled.

“You’re collecting Cosmic Coins, right?”

“Yeah yeah!”

Older Brother carried me inside the gate and set me down in the courtyard.

Bounce.

Then he crouched down in front of me.

“What powers can you use right now? Is the Cosmic Market open too?”

“Right now I can open ‘Purification’ and ‘Decoration’ and ‘Vending Machine’, and ‘Cosmic Market’ is open too.”

“Then we need to make money. You have to buy skins, right?”

“Y-yes!”

I unconsciously answered loudly.

I was so happy that someone had appeared who understood my feelings so precisely.

As expected of a Popple player…!

“I really like Older Brother Jae Hee! I missed you-!”

Just as I was about to rush and hug Older Brother.

Chae Heon approached smoothly, stomped his foot down with a thud, and blocked between us with his leg.

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