Living in a World That Is Destined for Destruction

＜ Episode 16 ＞

John felt a chill in one side of his chest at the confident eyes of Ivan, who were seeing exactly where he was.

‘It didn’t hit me.’

Guessing that there was something he didn’t know about or that it had something to do with Ivan’s abilities, John glared at Ivan and removed his camouflage.

“Hoo. It’s a nice outfit.”

Ivan whistled and laughed as he saw John appear as if he were drawing a picture.

“Although the content is male, so it is.”

John frowned at Ivan’s giggling appearance, but thanks to the mask covering his face as well as his whole body, his expression was hidden.

“Anyway, it’s impressive. So far, many guys have tried to meet me, but none have come in so quietly.”

Ivan, who seemed to be in a good mood, drank the vodka from the glass at once, let out a light sigh, and then filled the glass again.

Shuk.

A lightly scooped glass was pushed forward to John, who was standing across the table, and Ivan said, waving his hands wide.

“ruler. Try drinking it. He’s a pretty good guy. Igor still pays attention to this.”

“For now, don’t hesitate.”

John shook his head lightly and sat down in the chair across from him.

“I don’t drink when I work.”

“Oops! A friend who does not know romance.”

Seeing Ivan shrug his shoulders, John again observed Ivan’s whole body in detail.

His stubborn face and solid body stood out.

Her hair, neatly brushed back, was not disheveled, and her face, which was clean for her age, had not a single scar.

He was full of confidence as he did not lose his composure even when an unknown person appeared in front of him.

‘… Confidence that he will never die.’

John, who values prior information, gathered as much information as he could about Ivan, and was able to draw some conclusions with one prediction.

“How did you know I was there?”

“yes? Are you asking about that? The friend who came this time is a little funny.”

‘It’s not just once or twice that an assassin came.’

I got another piece of information from Ivan’s reply, and one of the empty puzzle pieces was filled in.

“You could say it’s a bit of a trick. I don’t know about other abilities, but those with special abilities have their own unique wavelength. With a little practice, you can figure it out in no time.”

Ivan’s sincere answer was questionable, but on the contrary, John realized something from his words.

“Recently, I heard that a fixer came up from the slum. Surprisingly, it is said that he is assumed to be a person with this ability. There are rumors that the work is neat there.”

Ivan looked up at John, a smile on his lips.

“I think you are him, what do you think? John Doe.”

John wasn’t surprised by Ivan’s words, who immediately figured out his identity.

There was no way his story wouldn’t be heard by someone in a position of about half, and at the point he realized that he was a person with abilities, John’s identity was as good as exposed.

“I knew a little about you too.”

John opened his mouth to Ivan, who had a triumphant expression on his face.

“Ivan Pushkin. One day, it suddenly appeared in the 53rd district and gradually increased its power to create the current Pushkin Mafia. The age is about 60 years old or so. I heard that when you were young, you were brave enough to be called immortal at the forefront of the struggle.”

“I was a bit extreme when I was younger.”

John continued, glaring at Pushkin, who responded with a calm expression on his own story.

“But looking at you now, something is not right.”

John leaned his upper body.

“It’s quite a while for his age. The body is also solid there. Best of all, I don’t see any scars.”

Only then did Ivan’s face harden a little at John’s calm words.

“Assuming you are a person with special abilities, this part makes sense. They say that people with abilities slow down aging, and depending on their abilities, it is possible to live a fairly long life.”

John leaned back in his chair, put his hand to his face and took off his mask.

“But here a question arises. No matter how you look at it, you’re in a pension rather than a confinement. Doesn’t it make sense that a person with such abilities as being called immortal is being captured so obediently?”

The expression disappeared from Ivan’s face as he looked at John’s exposed face.

“Besides, most people don’t even know that you are a person with special abilities. It doesn’t mean that he didn’t show off his ability even in the midst of rampaging like that. Then let’s sort it out.”

“Tell me.”

“Your ability must be one that is not easily seen on the surface. It can be said that it has little ability to kill. However, he ran wild enough to be nicknamed immortal. If so, the ability itself can be said to be very excellent.”

John’s and Ivan’s eyes met.

“Most of those called immortals survive serious injuries. Then the conclusion is simple.”

John’s voice took on strength.

“You are regenerative. It is so powerful that it is impossible to kill it in any way. So the organization must have put you under arrest. You can’t kill it, but you can capture it.”

“That is correct.”

match. match. match.

Ivan smiled faintly and crossed his hands.

***

Ivan, who had awakened to this ability at a relatively young age, was able to intuitively understand his ability like other people with this ability, and fell into serious trouble.

The regenerative ability itself can be said to be a very high-ranking ability, but the actual use was ambiguous.

What if you don’t die?

I don’t even have the means to kill others.

Thinking that he might be miserably suppressed and taken to the laboratory if he acted recklessly, Ivan had no choice but to hide his abilities.

However, it was too much for him to hide his ability and live as a normal person.

Continuing to think about it, the conclusion that Ivan came to is the dark road.

Regenerative ability that is easy to disguise as a normal person if you control the activation of the physical ability and ability that has been improved due to awakening.

Based on this power, Ivan committed himself to the underworld and was soon able to create his own gang.

If a long-lived person stands in the vanguard, the morale of the soldiers rises.

The fight in the dark was no different, so Ivan, who was convinced that he would never die, charged from the front, and the number of subordinates following him increased gradually, and by the time he was nicknamed the Immortal Ivan, it had become a well-organized organization.

It didn’t take long for it to become an organization in charge of one axis of the 53rd District called the Pushkin Mafia.

“It’s a common story.”

Drinking vodka, Ivan laughed bitterly.

“It is good that the organization has grown and established itself, but the guys below have come up. Well, it’s also my fault for not making a successor.”

His ability to regenerate deepened and from a certain moment Ivan stopped growing old.

And it would have come as a terror to his men.

The fear that Ivan might reign over them forever.

At the point of stepping into the darkness and getting blood on their hands, a life like garbage is already confirmed, but it is naive to expect that they will endure forever.

That’s how the coup took place, and it was only a matter of time for Ivan, who had no fighting skills other than his ability to regenerate, to be subdued.

The problem started from there.

Ivan will not die.

All kinds of murder methods were mobilized, but Ivan survived like a lie, and since he walked out intact even in the burning flames, they had no choice but to put Ivan into confinement with a tired expression.

Besides, Ivan’s name and reputation were unrivaled in District 53, so it was unthinkable to hand him over to another organization.

That’s how Ivan was imprisoned, and he was in a position to greet the assassins who came from time to time.

“All kinds of guys came to visit. Where did you find it? There were quite a few talented people. In the end, everyone raised their hands and left.”

Ivan’s giggling gaze met John’s.

“ruler. With what ability will you try to kill me? As I said beforehand, I can control my pain. Mind protection is pretty good too. If it’s not really a unique ability, I’m just wasting my strength.”

After looking at Ivan’s confident face for a moment, John opened his mouth.

“It’s a bit difficult, but it seems possible. But I mean.”

“Well?”

Depending on the use of John’s ability, you don’t know how far its potential will extend.

He had a hunch that even if he was immortal, he could somehow kill Ivan, but John calmed that thought down.

“I’ll fix it for now. I’m not here to assassinate you.”

Ivan’s expression changed strangely.

“I came to ask you something.”

“…for that kind of thing, you’re the best.”

“Listen as a compliment.”

The two started talking like that, and the time John left the mansion was just before sunrise.

＜ Episode 16 ＞ End