Chapter 6
Beyond the yellow tape, forensic investigators moved busily about.
Click.
Police tape stretched across the apartment corridor.
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At the center of it all stood Detective Choi Taewon.
The sound of camera shutters, the rustling of evidence bags, and the scraping of tools collecting fingerprints from the front door handle.
“…”
Evidence markers were placed one by one beside the footprints left on the corridor floor.
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The man in the photographs appeared to be in his mid-thirties.
Both hands were bound behind his back, and the area around his eyes had been horribly mutilated.
“Hmm.”
He was standing in front of the apartment entrance, holding several crime scene photographs the forensic team had just handed him.
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He had seen countless murder scenes, but having someone’s eyeballs gouged out with a sharp instrument was hardly a common occurrence.
It could have been an act of revenge, or the work of someone with psychopathic tendencies.
A short, troubled grunt escaped him.
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A junior detective who had responded to the scene with him called out cautiously.
“Detective Choi.”
Either way, there was a possibility that it could lead to even more horrific crimes.
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“The interview?”
“So? anxiety Did you get anything?”
“We managed to question him briefly before he was taken to the emergency room.”
Choi Taewon didn’t look away from the photographs.
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“…”
“…At first, he was rambling incoherently.”
But the junior detective’s expression was strange.
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“He said he saw a blood-red light.”
“Be specific.”
The junior detective opened his notebook.
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“…”
“Yes. accent He said the entire room was red. amateur And that there was a scale. riddle A balance scale with two pans.”
Choi Taewon’s eyebrows twitched.
“Blood-red light?”
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“He said there was a white feather on one side and a black mass on the other.”
Choi Taewon silently stared at his junior.
“…”
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A brief silence settled over the corridor.
“He said that black mass was his own sins.”
The younger detective swallowed. All translations belong to Indra Translations. You can find us online at indratranslations.com
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“He said a crimson book of law appeared.”
Click.
Only the distant shutter of a forensic investigator’s camera could be heard.
“…Well, I suppose having your eyeballs gouged out while you’re still alive would leave anyone out of their mind. altitude Anything else?”
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“He said its pages turned by themselves and that it sentenced him to punishment.”
The junior detective’s voice grew quieter, as though he himself found the account absurd.
“…”
“A book of law?”
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“Sunbae-nim.”
Eventually, Choi Taewon looked down at the photographs again.
It was another subordinate, who had been attending to the witness inside the apartment.
“The witness seems to have calmed down.”
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The owner of the apartment and a witness to the incident was sitting at the desk in her bedroom.
Choi Seoyun.
Only then did Choi Taewon put the photographs back into their envelope.
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But—
“…”
It had been a horrific incident.
For that reason, Detective Choi Taewon had expected her to be crying or trembling in fear.
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There was no trace of fear or anxiety on her face.
She was gazing peacefully out the window.
If anything, she looked relieved.
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As Choi Taewon approached, she slowly raised her head.
Step.
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“…Okay.”
“Do you remember what happened inside your apartment tonight?”
“There are a few things I need to confirm.”
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“You’re not sure?”
She shook her head immediately, without needing to think.
“I’m not really sure.”
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“No. ability Nothing at all.”
“I took sleeping pills and fell asleep.”
She wrapped both hands around the glass of water she was holding.
“You have absolutely no memory of what happened after you fell asleep?”
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“And the man whose eyes were… Ah, I’m sorry. athlete The man suspected of stalking you was lying there, bound?”
Seoyun glanced toward the bedroom.
From beyond the front door came the faint sounds of forensic investigators moving about.
“When I opened my eyes, the police officers who had responded to the report were already here.”
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“That’s right.”
“Yes.”
“And you have no idea what happened or who entered the apartment?”
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“I didn’t see anything.”
“…”
Seoyun answered quietly.
Choi Taewon studied her for a moment.
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Her hands weren’t trembling.
Neither were her eyes.
Because something was strange.
She didn’t look like someone who had been terrified.
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As though the hand that had been choking her for so long had finally released her throat tonight.
How should he put it?
There was an inexplicable sense of relief about her.
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“Yes?”
“Ms. agent Choi Seoyun.”
“This might seem like a strange question, but… how are you feeling right now?”
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She didn’t answer for a long time.
Then she turned her gaze toward the window.
“…”
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A faint smile appeared on her lips.
And—
Choi Taewon’s gaze froze.
“…Finally…”
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They weren’t the sort of thing he expected to hear from the sole witness to such a horrific crime scene.
“…I think I can finally fall asleep.”
The words seemed out of place.
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Then Seoyun lowered her head.
“…”
“…I don’t know who came into my apartment…”
“I don’t know who it was, but…”
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“…It feels as though someone finally answered the desperate wish I made while standing on the edge of a cliff.”
“And I don’t know what they did to that man, but…”
Her voice trembled slightly.
“…”
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Choi Taewon couldn’t say anything.
Because Seoyun’s face looked strangely peaceful.
“…”
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He also knew that the man believed to be the victim of this incident was the suspect in her stalking case.
In truth, he already knew from the investigation that she had been suffering from stalking. Visit indratranslations.com for more free chapters and updates.
And now, through this horrific incident, she was experiencing a sense of liberation.
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“…I think it would be best for you to move somewhere safe tonight.”
Choi Taewon slowly rose from his seat.
“Okay.”
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Just as Choi Taewon was heading toward the door—
Seoyun nodded.
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“Now…”
“Detective.”
Choi Taewon turned around.
Seoyun spoke while looking out the window.
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Choi Taewon stopped in his tracks.
“…I finally feel like I might be able to live again.”
“…”
The law had failed to save her.
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They had to identify the perpetrator.
That was how the system worked.
Examine communication records.
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And connect each incident to the stalking allegations.
Prove the circumstances of the unlawful entry.
But… Seoyun’s fear had never been resolved within that system.
That was the job of the police.
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That realization sent a cold chill through Choi Taewon.
A woman who had been a victim until yesterday was finally smiling.
Someone’s violence, rather than the law or the police, had finally brought an end to the nights she had endured for years.
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“…”
And that was precisely the problem.
The method that had restored one person’s life was the same method that had taken away another person’s eyes.
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Blood remained.
The forensic investigators were still examining the scene.
Choi Taewon stepped into the corridor.
Evidence remained.
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Clench.
Choi Taewon tightened his grip on the envelope containing the photographs.
The crime remained.
But there was no trace anywhere of the person who had brought it all to an end.
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If someone had begun filling the gaps where the law could not reach, would justice truly be waiting at the end of that path?
And he wondered.
Or would there be nothing left but an even deeper, darker form of violence?
When I returned to the Judgment Bureau, I found the crimson book of law lying open by itself on the altar.
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Rustle—
Its cover, which resembled leather, was dark crimson, and an emblem depicting Dike holding her scales was engraved at its center.
The book rested atop an altar made of black stone.
Beneath it, the previously blank pages began to glow red.
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『Book of Judgment — Chapter 1』
As though someone were writing out a verdict, one character at a time, with an invisible brush.
Letters appeared across the pages.
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『The act of repeatedly following, watching, or contacting another person against their will, intruding upon their home and daily life, and depriving them of their sleep, their ability to breathe freely, and their peace of mind.』
Crimson letters were rapidly inscribed across the page.
『Offense No. Read original high-quality translation at indratranslations.com. 1: Stalking』
Fwoosh!
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『Punishment: Punishment of the Eyes
A punishment was inscribed.
The next page of the book turned by itself.
The flames of the Judgment Bureau flickered low.
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He who forced his gaze into another’s private room.
He who delighted in another’s terror.
He who secretly watched another’s life.
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Only the darkness he inflicted upon others shall remain, and the light shall be taken from his world.』
His eyes are no longer worthy of beholding the world.
He who has used his gaze as an instrument of crime shall be deprived of the right to see.
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Fwoooosh!
The moment the final letter was inscribed—
The entire book of law glowed crimson.
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The previously empty first chapter was complete.
And a black window appeared before my eyes.
[Chapter 1 of the Book of Judgment has been completed.]
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[Offense No. 1 has been registered.]
[You have obtained 50 Karma Points as a reward.]
[The definition and punishment of stalking have been recorded in the Judgment Bureau.]
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[The reward for completing the first chapter of the Book of Judgment will now be granted.]
I narrowed my eyes.
[You have obtained 100 Karma Points as a reward.]
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The fear and despair that perpetrators forced upon others were transformed, the moment judgment was complete, into power belonging to me and the Judgment Bureau.
The consequences that sin left behind in the world.
Karma.
[Karma accumulates when you complete an offense entry in the Book of Judgment and carry out its sentence.]
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[Strength Enhancement (10P): Enhances the force behind each strike and strengthens the body to withstand the weight of heavy sins.]
[Karma can be used to enhance the Executor’s physical body, unique abilities, and the facilities of the Judgment Bureau.]
[Opening the Enhancement Menu.]
An enormous black window unfolded in the air above the altar.
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[Endurance Enhancement (10P): Enhances stamina, recovery, and resistance to impact. This novel translation is officially hosted on indratranslations.com. ]
Beneath those entries, the black window split open once more.
[Agility Enhancement (10P): Enhances instantaneous movement and reaction speed.]
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[Judgment Bureau Lv. 2 (100P): Unlocks the Bell Tower of Supplication. abandon Expands the range for detecting desperate pleas for salvation.]
[Judgment Bureau Facility Enhancements]
This time, a structural diagram of the Judgment Bureau appeared.
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With my awakening, my physical abilities had already surpassed human limits.
“…”
My gaze settled on Agility Enhancement first.
But I needed to be faster.
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And with that—
So that whenever I heard someone’s desperate cries, I could reach the victims before the police did.
Before their perpetrators did.
[Spending 50P on Agility Enhancement.]
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It felt as though the gears inside my once-stiff body had clicked into place at a faster speed.
The power traveled through my ankles, calves, thighs, and waist, awakening every nerve in my body at once.
Ssssss—
A surge of heat rose from the soles of my feet.
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The tips of my feet brushed across the black floor.
But… my body responded much faster than I’d expected.
Swish—
I tried moving my feet.
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My body was already gliding toward wherever my eyes turned.
Half a beat?
‘At this level…’
No, even less than that.
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Five enhancements had produced a noticeable improvement.
But I wasn’t finished yet.
With this degree of agility, I should be able to overcome various dangerous situations, especially when speed was essential.
I had 100 Karma Points remaining.
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I could make my body even tougher.
‘No.’
I thought of Seoyun, who had been a victim until just moments ago.
I could increase my strength, improve my endurance, or enhance my agility even further.
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Please.
Help me.
Someone, please.
Without those brief, desperate cries, I wouldn’t even have known where she was.
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[Upgrading the Judgment Bureau to Lv. 2.]
I spent 100P to enhance the Judgment Bureau.
The only reason I’d been able to enter her home that night was because her plea, her desperation, had reached the Judgment Bureau.
And so—
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The black wall behind the altar split apart.
A deep rumble echoed throughout the entire bureau.
Boom.
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Black stone pillars rose from beneath the floor.
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Craaaack!
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They pierced through the ceiling, split the roof of the old outpost, pushed aside the darkness of the mountain, and slowly climbed toward the sky.
At the very top—
The stone pillars formed a tower.
An enormous bell hung suspended.
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Hands that had clutched phones while their owners wept.
It was neither metal nor stone.
Countless handprints were engraved across the surface of the black bell.
Hands that had pounded on doors.
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[Judgment Bureau Lv. 2 has been unlocked.]
Hands that had pressed the emergency call button one last time in places where nobody was listening.
Those desperate hands covered the entire surface of the bell.
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[The detection range for desperate pleas for salvation has expanded.]
[Information on the next Judgment Bureau enhancement has been unlocked.]
[The Bell Tower of Supplication has been completed.]
[The wishes of individuals who have reached the threshold of despair will be received with priority.]
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[Judgment Bureau Lv. 3 (300P)]
Another black window opened.
[Unlocks the Judgment Officer’s Armory.]
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[Unlocks execution tools suited to the severity and nature of the condemned person’s crimes.]
[Creates various weapons of judgment capable of subduing and punishing sinners.]
Just as police officers used Tasers, telescopic batons, and handguns to subdue criminals, Judgment Officers also possessed special weapons.
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Enhancing the Judgment Bureau would allow me to wield even greater powers.
It wasn’t just about improving my physical abilities.
‘I can become even stronger.’
And to use those weapons, the Judgment Bureau needed to reach Level 3.
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Powers that could subdue criminals who exploited loopholes in the law.
Riiing! alien Riiing!
Just as that hope began to take shape—
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That alone showed how effective it was.
The black telephone in the center of the Judgment Bureau began ringing.
It had happened immediately after the Bell Tower of Supplication was created.
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『…Daddy’s sorry.』
I picked up the receiver, and a man’s voice reached my ears.
『…I’m sorry.』
It was a low, cracked voice, worn thin from repeating the same words countless times.
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He was gripping the documents in his hands as though he couldn’t bear to look at them.
Along with his voice came the sound of paper being crumpled.
Rustle.
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A short breath.
『This… this is our money.』
『The money we worked so hard to save.』
His voice trembled.
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The man drew in a deep breath.
『I worked overtime to save it. alien I even worked weekends…』
Then a sob, desperately swallowed back.
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『I promised I’d buy you a bed when we moved.』
『I promised you’d have a room with a big window.』
But he couldn’t finish inhaling.
As though something were lodged in his throat, his breath broke halfway through.
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Claims for distribution.
Auction proceedings initiated.
A moment later, a short, mechanical notification sounded.
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I couldn’t make out the exact wording.
『The real estate agency says they didn’t know anything either.』
Security deposit unrecoverable.
『The landlord won’t even answer the phone.』
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All I could hear through the receiver was the broken breathing of a father whose world was falling apart.
『And the bank… says it’s already too late.』
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