I'm the Only One With a Different Genre - Chapter 29

Chapter 29 – Have the Separated Siblings Finally Reunited?

I went to deliver dolls to the kids’ room when I ran into Pia. With a happy heart, I extended a doll to her and carefully started to speak, but she pushed me away abruptly.

My body seemed to be sucked into something, and my vision seriously wobbled. While flailing, I managed to shout, “What’s happening?!” just before being spit out from midair and landing on a pile of garbage.

People say you can’t speak properly when you’re too startled, and I was exactly in that state.

“Khahaha! Success! It’s a success!”

I heard the sound of a primitive man dancing and laughing. I straightened myself up from the pile of trash to look at the man who resembled a homeless person.

‘What is this? And where am I?’

In the comedic world, sudden space-time shifts were common, so I quickly regained my composure.

“With this guy, I’ll create the ultimate masterpiece…!”

The man came toward me, guffawing with his mouth wide open in a terrifying manner due to some missing teeth. Approaching with a broken staff, the man clearly looked like a madman.

‘Wait? This person… haven’t I seen him somewhere before?’

Just as I was trying to take a closer look at the man.

Boom!

Something fell on the man’s head from above. Both the garbage and I were launched backward, and I found myself on a bed with springs popping out all over. I had no injuries, but I was utterly disoriented.

“Good thing I waited.”

A man dressed in a thin floral shirt, wearing pointed shoes like a gangster, was chewing up the homeless man underfoot with contempt.

“Krughk…”

The stepped-on homeless man foamed at the mouth, shaking terribly like a fainted frog. I gradually got up and discreetly moved backward.

“You’ve brought quite the fine item.”

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The man that was in front of me disappeared in an instant, and I heard his voice from behind. Startled, I turned around only to find the slitty-eyed man grinning and grabbing me by the nape.

“Wouldn’t it be perfect to present it with the thing I got before? Right?”
“Yes, it indeed seems so.”

Next to the man, there was a beauty with neat hair tied high up. Looking at the gangster-like slitty-eyed man and the dignified cat-like woman, I realized who they were.

‘That’s Jiso and his right-hand Baekroo!’

Lightning struck in my mind, banging loudly. Instinctively, my body shrank.

“Well, it looks like we’ve reaped all we can, so let’s head back.”
“What about that one?”

The cat-like beauty Baekroo pointed at the writhing homeless man in the trash.

“Take him along as a slave or use him as material.”
“Then we will do so.”

Baekroo vanished in front of me and in an instant moved next to the homeless man.

Chhrrk.

A disagreeable sound came from Baekroo’s shadow, and dozens of black hands began to emerge.

Shhrrrll.

The hands wrapped around the homeless man and in no time pulled him into the shadows.

“Should we store ‘that one’ too?”

Baekroo’s eyes turned to me, and I shivered.

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‘Just, just stay still.’

Despite having a comedic filter, I didn’t want to be dismembered or end up in a monster’s belly, so I looked pitifully back at Baekroo, harmless as can be.

An expression as forlorn as an abandoned kitten!

Baekroo glanced at my face and suddenly stiffened.

‘Are you really going to put me in such a cruel place when I look this pitiable?’

That was the full meaning in my gaze.

“If you put it in there, it might go crazy. Just carry it like this.”
“…I will place it somewhere safe.”
“Is that even possible?”

My ‘cat eyes’ strategy failed miserably. Knowing I’d be swallowed by the shadows, tears welled up.

“Yes, I will ensure this cu-.. substantial slave is transferred well.”
“Well, if you’re going to put it that way.”
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Jiso casually tossed me aside.

“Woahhh!”

I flew straight into Baekroo’s shadow.

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Chhrrk.

I was sucked into the shadow amid an ominous sound.

“Huh?”

Squish.

The first sensation that hit me was blissfully soft and squishy. I instinctively opened my eyes that had been squeezed shut, and I saw a pink sky.

“What, where is this?”

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I began to look around immediately.

“Hee-hee.”

A unicorn with snow-white wings strutted around, and squishy animals rolled here and there. The ground resembled fluffy clouds that kids imagine, white and soft.

‘Wasn’t Baekroo’s shadow supposed to be just as dreadful as hell?’

Lost in thought before a scene that seemed to smash the knowledge of the original story, I staggered up and started wandering around the shiny pink world.

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“Puhihih, yes. This is Baekroo’s world, where she keeps the things she likes.”
“I thought for sure it was going to be like hell…”
“Hell? Are you referring to the infernal realms? Well, it’s not like such places don’t exist. There are two worlds within Baekroo’s shadow. The one you mentioned is probably the other side.”

The unicorn with white wings kindly explained this and that to me.

“But it’s the first time a human has ever come here.”
“First?”
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“Yes, Baekroo loves cute things but isn’t particularly fond of humans.”

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The unicorn looked at me with its big eyes as if seeing something curious, then laughed and said.

“You are pure, which is nice.”
“…What does that mean?”
“Ah, well, you being a young human might not know. We unicorns—”
“No no no no! Don’t say it!”

I clasped my chest and dropped to my knees. I was glad to receive the unicorn’s help, yet my heart ached, and tears flowed freely.

“You have a tender heart?”
“Let’s…go with that.”

Sniffling, I embraced a round, squishy puppy that trembled its tail and licked my chin.

I first thought Baekroo had forcefully fattened these animals, but it turns out they were naturally like this.

As I took in the puppy’s smell and healed myself, the pink sky above suddenly cracked open. A pitch-black hand reached down and grasped me.

The puppy I was holding dropped from my arms, rolled about, and finally came to a stop after bumping into a unicorn’s leg. The unicorn looked up at me and said,

“Farewell, human! Keep yourself pure!”
“Noooo! I never wanted to hear that!”

Sure, I have a child’s body, so naturally. But I’ve been pure in my past and past-past life too. I didn’t want to be pure; I was unfairly purified.

‘Sob..’

While I wept internally, I was pulled out of the shadow. The dark hand, despite being outside, didn’t let go of me.

So I was suspended in midair, held by the hand. At least it wasn’t uncomfortable with something supporting my lower back.

Wooooo! Aaaaaah! Eeeek!

Soon after emerging, I was greeted with enormous cheers, screams, and the cries of monsters. It was as dark as if it were night. Torches hung on the walls, casting enough light to make out where I was.

‘Prison?’

My vision was filled with a row of cells. It was too dark to see clearly, but I could vaguely make out human figures inside.

Clang, squeak.

Following the creepy sound of metal, I saw a round man with a pudgy body and face opening a nearby cell in an obsequiously disgusting way.

“I have it ready for you!”

The Odol-like man pushed a lantern inside, revealing a cold stone floor with tattered cloths. On one side there was a chamber pot that seemed to be for sanitary purposes, and on the other, a dull sword rolled about.

“Gasp…!”

I gasped and looked inside the cell at its occupant. Hair as grey as if they had rolled in a dust pit, golden eyes with unfocused gaze, and despite the filthy environment, an unmistakable beautiful appearance.

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“Iris!”

There she was, Iris, the protagonist from the original story.
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“What? You actually know each other?”

Jiso whistled lightly with a sly grin. He looked back and forth between me and Iris, then nodded and said,

“Have the separated siblings finally reunited? Now, this is touching.”

Jiso mumbled something about the merchandise gaining value and hummed a tune.

“Just put them together, we’ll use it for an event later.”
“Yes! Got it!”
“Ah, not here. Move them down to the lower level. That’ll be more interesting.”

Jiso chuckled and then turned to Baekroo.

“What are you waiting for? Put it in.”
“…Yes.”

Baekroo was silent for a moment, then placed me inside the cell. The Odol-like man waddled over, holding an iron collar in hand, which he secured around my neck. It was heavy enough to make me stagger.

“Don’t close the door. Transfer immediately.”
“Yes! Understood!”

The Odol-like man replied in a forceful voice. Jiso stuffed his hands into his pockets and walked away nonchalantly. Baekroo gave me a piercing look, then followed Jiso.
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“Hey, you two, follow me.”