Episode 9. Rooting Out the Fake (6)
Crash—!
The 「Fake Human」 was thrown down in a single motion.
And I was the one bewildered by what I had done.
What did I just do?
Baek Sa-ra, are you watching?
You have finally transformed a frail editor into a human weapon.
—You must concentrate until the very end.
Ah, right.
I had been admiring my accomplishment blankly when I remembered Baek Sa-ra’s words and moved again.
This 「Fake Human」 was unquestionably stronger than I was.
So I had to end this in one move.
A strike? No, that could not guarantee the end.
Then instead.
I seized one leg of the fallen 「Fake Human」.
There was a part of the human body that could never be trained.
The joints.
Planning to twist and break the 「Fake Human」’s ankle, I entangled my leg with its own.
Hmm, but.
Had anyone said these things had joints identical to humans?
Crunch—!
Why were ominous premonitions never wrong?
Before I could even twist it, the 「Fake Human」 broke its own ankle and escaped the hold.
“Urgh……!”
Horrified, I prepared for a counterattack.
Bang—!
The door opened then.
The teddy bear poked its head inside once more.
And the 「Fake Human」…