Seoul Object Story
Chapter 348: Aftermath of the Orb of Wishes (3)

Warm sunlight shone down on the courtyard of Sehee Research Institute.

The short-haired girl sat there side by side with her resurrected sister.

Of course, her sister hadn’t actually died, but she had been in a vegetative state, so it could be considered a resurrection.

However, the sister who returned wasn’t human.

She was a Roll Cake Human.

At first, the girl was anxious and awkward, unsure if this was really her sister. But the moment they started talking, she knew.

Her real sister had come back.

And they had so much to discuss.

How her sister had ended up like this because she was tricked by ‘that man’.

How her sister had won the final victory in the ‘festival’, yet still ended up in a vegetative state.

After talking at length, the short-haired girl and her sister sat quietly, leaning against each other, without saying a word.

Though there was no conversation, just being together made them happy.

As the short-haired girl stared at her sister, her sister met her gaze and spoke.

“Do you want to try eating some after all?”

No, it was better not to speak.

Her sister had always been a bit eccentric, but since becoming a Roll Cake Human, she often played pranks that made the girl’s heart skip a beat.

She wished her sister would stop suddenly shouting “Dullahan!” and detaching her head to tuck it under her arm, or cutting off her fingers and offering them to eat.

“I told you not to do that!”

“But it’s delicious…”

The short-haired girl sighed deeply as she watched her sister eat her own finger, then turned her attention to the Mini Reapers waddling around.

Golden Reapers playing by sharpening their hair into horn-like points.

Golden Reaper Knights riding White Hungry Ghosts, patrolling as if guarding the Roll Cake Humans.

Mini Reapers feeding snacks to tiny concave-eyed creatures.

And her sister feeding her own fingers to the Mini Reapers.

Though Seoul was in chaos, being here with her sister and the Mini Reapers made it feel like there were no problems at all.

But reality was different.

Currently, the ‘Roll Cake Humans’, including her sister, couldn’t even leave Sehee Research Institute. On TV, opinions were divided on whether Roll Cake Humans were human or not.

Just then, a Golden Cloak Reaper gently poked the slightly gloomy-looking short-haired girl’s cheek.

‘?’

When the girl turned her head, the Golden Cloak Reaper gave her a reassuring smile.

A smile that made it seem like everything would work out.

That smile conveyed a willingness to help no matter what happened.

She placed the Golden Cloak Reaper on her palm, gently stroking it as she asked:

“Since the Gray Reaper is practically the ‘god’ of South Korea, the Roll Cake issue will be resolved well, right?”

The Golden Cloak Reaper clenched its tiny fists and nodded firmly, as if to say not to worry.

Feeling relieved, the short-haired girl began sharing pudding from the courtyard with the Golden Cloak Reaper.

Just as they finished eating a pudding together, people from the Object Council poured into the Sehee Research Institute courtyard.

The atmosphere suggested they were about to make an important announcement, and the people gathered in the courtyard swallowed nervously.

Mini Reaper Garden, on the blackened Marshmallow Plains.

This area, which used to be ordinary marshmallow plains, had turned completely black due to the White Ghoul Incinerator Golem roaming around.

I sat on a hill of moderate height on those black marshmallow plains, watching the golem.

Around the golem were many White Hungry Ghosts gathered, but upon closer inspection, they were actually Mini Reapers.

‘Attack!’

Just as I had once donned a White Hungry Ghost in America, the Mini Reapers were wearing White Hungry Ghosts and playing a game of White Hungry Ghost ‘heroes’.

They wore White Hungry Ghosts and pretended to defeat the golem to rescue the White Hungry Ghosts.

‘Who comes up with these games?’

Of course, during the time I was watching, the White Hungry Ghost heroes never won once.

‘Waaah! We’ve been hit!’

When the golem’s flames caught the White Hungry Ghost costume on fire, the Golden Reaper inside threw off the outfit and sprawled on the ground, playing dead.

It seemed the rule was that you lost if your body caught fire.

The golem then picked up the discarded White Hungry Ghost husk and tossed it into the incinerator.

Kyuhinghing.

‘That looks fun.’

I turned my gaze away from the Mini Reapers playing their game that seemed unfair only to the White Hungry Ghosts, and looked down at the Orange Crown Reaper clutched in my hand.

The Orange Crown Reaper was struggling to escape my grasp.

I had originally planned to summon all the Mini Reapers that seemed special for a Halo test, but I decided to start with the Orange Crown Reaper specifically.

There were a few reasons for this. First, I still couldn’t forget its impudent behavior of saying just one word, “Busy,” while enjoying sunbathing.

Second, I had caught it trying to make a giant palanquin to carry the Golden Horned Reaper and some other Golden Reapers.

It seemed to be doing that because those Golden Reapers were old, but I got the unpleasant feeling it might try to carry me too.

I looked down at the Orange Crown Reaper with a meaningful expression and summoned all the Halos I could.

Ability Nullification Halo.

Perfect Evasion Halo.

Illusion Manifestation Halo.

Halo of Word Spirit.

Halo of Space.

Five in total.

Plus, the Halo of Space was a new product I hadn’t even tried myself!

Hehe.

‘….’

‘….’

When all the tests were finished, the Orange Crown Reaper lay motionless on the ground as if dead.

With its cloud-like hair, the Orange Crown Reaper lying face down looked like a fluffy caterpillar, which made me smile a little.

I thought ‘Maybe that was too much?’, but remembering the “Busy” incident, it still felt a bit insufficient.

So I picked up the Orange Crown Reaper and braided its hair to make it look even more like a real caterpillar.

Then I placed the Orange Crown Reaper caterpillar in a sunny spot.

Hehe.

This Orange Crown Reaper experiment was quite successful.

I discovered that different Halos might suit different Mini Reapers.

Like how the Blue Idol Reaper uses the Halo of Word Spirit, the Orange Crown Reaper seemed to feel no particular pain when using the Perfect Evasion Halo.

If I could give all the Halos to the Mini Reapers, we might be able to fight even if an Outer God appeared.

Imagining such a dreamy future, I waddled off towards another special Mini Reaper.

With so many people from the Object Council flooding in, the Sehee Research Institute office was buzzing like a disturbed beehive.

The sound of researchers’ footsteps and excited voices mingled together.

There weren’t many people working to begin with, but now this phenomenon was even more pronounced.

Amidst this commotion, the Helmet Researcher was steadfastly maintaining his post.

His fingers moved busily over the keyboard, his eyes fixed on the monitor as he focused on writing a report.

But the Helmet Researcher’s ears didn’t miss the conversations around him.

“Did you hear? They’re going to make a Roll Cake Human Special Zone like the Golden Horn Isolation Zone.”

“Well, that’s the most natural solution, I suppose.”

Two researchers were standing by the office window overlooking the courtyard, talking in low voices.

“I heard there was initially an opinion to classify them as Objects and isolate them in research institutes, but somehow this result came out.”

“It’s probably because the Golden Reapers are protecting them. Isolation would have been practically impossible.”

“Well, the Golden Reapers are quite popular. They might even influence the vote.”

The researchers were chuckling and chatting like that, but when Kim Jung-roe entered the office, they fell silent.

In the office that had become quiet again, the Helmet Researcher finished his report.

The title of the report was .

Deep in the Mini Reaper Garden, beyond where the Marshmallow Plains met the Candy Mountain Range, there was a hidden castle.

It was a secret castle so well concealed that even the Gray Reaper didn’t know of its existence.

The castle walls looked like a work of art, a harmony of colorful candies and transparent water.

Around the castle, Golden Reapers riding White Hungry Ghosts patrolled with solemn expressions.

And on the watchtowers along the walls, Golden Reapers with blue spears stood guard.

The atmosphere around here felt less like the Mini Reaper Garden and more like something out of a knight’s tale.

Other Mini Reapers called this castle:

‘The Golden Reaper Knights’ Castle.’

Beyond the grand gates of this Golden Reaper Knights’ Castle, at the end of a long corridor, was the largest and most splendid room in the castle.

The ceiling of this room soared high, adding to its grandeur, and the walls were decorated with golden candy, shining brilliantly.

The floor was made of transparent candy, creating the illusion of walking on glass.

In the center of the room was a massive round table, with numerous Golden Reapers seated around it.

But the most eye-catching thing in this lavish room was the enormous doghouse placed in the middle of the round table.

Inside it lay the ‘Cute Puppy’ that the Golden Reapers had abducted.

‘!’

Just then, the ‘Cute Puppy’ stood up and started barking furiously at the air.

The Golden Reapers rose from their chairs, giggling and waiting for something.

When the Cute Puppy stopped barking, a Blue Reaper standing quietly in a corner of the room slowly approached the round table and wove water-made text strings.

<12km northwest of Seoul>

<Strength level: ‘Golden Reaper First Sword’ class!>

Seeing this text, the Golden Reapers were startled and began to stir.

At that moment, one Golden Reaper mounted a White Hungry Ghost and raised a spear.

‘Together, we have nothing to fear!’

That Golden Reaper smiled joyfully, as if there was nothing to worry about.

Other Golden Reapers also mounted White Hungry Ghosts and exuded their will.

‘All forces, deploy!’

‘Harmful Object!’

And so, the Golden Reaper Knights set out to deal with the Object that had appeared in Seoul.