Sentinel number NO.001
The protagonist of that number is not the first glory.
A tragedy struck.
Five years ago, when the Center was just beginning to be known to the world, I joined its first Sentinel. However, I wasn't treated very well. I was a Sentinel, the most dangerous and lowest-ranking.
Sentinel number NO.001
Name: Jeong Ho-seok
Ability: D-class
I had to wear an eye patch all the time because I was blind, and that behavior ended up causing trouble.
The root of the problem that began to build resentment toward the center, which was abandoned without a trace.
The center, claiming it was some sort of training, used a sealing spell to immobilize me, sealing my every movement. With a jolt, I was placed in a car, and silence ensued. Tied up and blinded, all my senses were heightened, a deep-seated anxiety stirred within me, and my heart raced wildly.
The car slowly came to a stop, and before I could open my mouth, I was lifted. A thud. My skin hit the cold cement floor. Blood flowed from my torn flesh, but I didn't have time to pay attention. The sound of the car engine... The more blood flowed, the farther away it became.
"No, no one is there?"
To me, a mere 14-year-old, the situation was terrifying. Tears soaked my blindfold, and I cried out, but no one came to see me. I tried to move again, but I had to stop myself.
Just as my body began to tremble uncontrollably, I heard someone's voice and found my freedom. Before I could even catch my breath again, the blindfold blocking my vision was thrown away, revealing a face. No, a mask.
"... who are you."
"Anti-government."
"...anti-government."
A "ah" comes from the back of my throat. Anti-government. I've heard of it. A place created for reasons different from the Center. A place teeming with evildoers. The Center told me to treat those in the future as enemies.
"... Did you come here because you needed me?"
"no."
"...."
"Because it's here."
"...I, I was abandoned."
"That's right. You were abandoned.
I don't shake. Instead, I feel my pupils shaking violently. I take a deep breath, the one I hadn't had time to take before, and exhale slowly. Along with another word.
"I'm an unnecessary child."
"...."
"Low grade, dangerous abilities,"
"It's contradictory."
"...."
"A dangerous ability cannot be of low rank."
Even if common abilities have a dangerous level of power.
I hold out my hand. A hand that is neither wrinkled nor tight is placed in front of my face.
"Let's go together."
Anti-government.
Even though I knew they were "evil".
"... yes."
Because "선" abandoned me
I wanted to be "evil".
"Shishima."
"yes."
"I'm going to give you your first solo mission."
"yes."
Present moment. As if everything he said was true, I gained telekinesis along with another manifestation of my rank, the Sisum SS-class. And my first mission.
"Infiltrate the center."
"... yes?"
"It's literally true."
"...."
"Please do it."
"ah."
"A sentinel who entered around the same time as you."
I know. Why don't I know? From a young age, he must have been treated as a child with a rare, high-level ability.
"Bring that child here."
"...."
"There is no time limit. Just keep the child safe."
Just make it so that it gets thrown away at the center.
My heart pounds. Jealousy. I'm overwhelmed by that emotion. I've grown to this point, even after being abandoned and doing all sorts of things. I clench my fist.
"...I will definitely bring you."
It seems like you received some kind of protection from that center.
"Just go around here and pretend to be hurt. If we make a little fuss, the kid will come and talk to us."
Be abandoned and be saved.
Why don't you try that?
Being abandoned. It's already been abandoned once, so would it really be difficult to do it a second time?
As if on cue, they found me. Everything went smoothly, and as expected, she tried to strike up a conversation, lowering her gaze to my level. I rolled my eyes, and I saw familiar faces etched in the charts I'd memorized. This was my guide, Min Yoongi. Psychometrician Kim Namjoon. Precognitive Jeon Jungkook.
"...it's a poem."
Even Ignore, who doesn't remember me.
"Do you want to go together?"
The curtain has risen on the greatest theater show ever.
Lady.
It's okay if you're sick.
As much as I was abandoned.
And then you can be saved again.
You can do it.