Rainbow City Novel Translation

2. Fool's Paradise (2)

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Fool's paradise (2)

*** Part 1

Seok-hwa's family was native to Jeju Island. It is said that both of his great-grandparents were from Jeju Island, and his grandmother also married his grandfather from Jeju Island.

'That day was truly dreadful. The sailors on the mainland were dragging ships towards the port of Jeju Island, warning shots were fired by the military to turn back. But those people came to survive, would they turn back? At the moment they were about to become refugees, the military shot and killed those people. As many innocent people died as those who died as Adams. The sea, which was only blue, turned a sickly red.'

It was the year Adam appeared that a national level 1 state of disaster was declared, and all ships and seas on Jeju Island and Ulleungdo were temporarily paralyzed under the control of the military.

It was a desperate effort to protect the areas where the virus had not spread, but it also cost countless lives of people who had fled to the island in an equally desperate attempt to survive. Jo-mo often said that they were lucky to have survived.

Seok-hwa's mother was a precious daughter that her grandparents had seen only briefly. Due to premature birth, she had to be put in an incubator, but the hospital had long lost its former function. The grandparents devotedly saved the dying child, but for some reason, the mother remained frail until her death. Everyone considered it a miracle that she gave birth to Seok-hwa.

'...I've been watching him, and he doesn't seem to have any emotions. I don't know when it started, but special people began to be born, right? People a little different from ordinary people... Seok-hwa was sent to the S class operated by the research center because he showed outstanding grades, but there were many opinions similar to mine even there. I wonder if Seok-hwa is lacking in emotions...'

'You're being rude. Seok-hwa also thinks like other people, and moves with emotions. It's just that he doesn't want to build deep relationships with people because he is weak. If the relationship becomes deep, it can harm others. I appreciate your words, but please leave now.'

'Mother, Seok-hwa will be transferred to the Rainbow City Research Center after completing the S-class classes, and with the current situation, he should be able to master it in three months at most. What we need is talent, not anything else. You know, Mother, even Seok-hwa needs to get out of Jeju Island. With you here, even weak Seok-hwa can live without difficulty, but in Seoul....... No, when he moves to the Rainbow City Research Center, Seok-hwa has to build relationships with people. People who will help him..'

'Do you think Seok-hwa is living well because of me? You are mistaken, Doctor. Actually, it's the opposite.'

His head pounded. His grandmother's voice came in a jumble, followed by the voices of his mother and the doctor in charge of the Jeju Island education center. The voices were muffled, as if submerged in a deep sea. Then, snip, snip, he felt someone cutting his hair.

'Seoul is going to be very dangerous. Don't leave the green zone. Do you understand?

His mother gave him a neat haircut and patted him on the shoulder.

'You shouldn't sacrifice yourself to save others. Your safety comes first.'

'...... I don't.'

'When you go up to the research center in Seoul, be sure to find someone who can help you. You had a concussion from suddenly collapsing due to the wind not too long ago, didn't you? Although you're much better than before.......'