Chapter 119.1

“…….”

adam stared at one wing of the butterfly on the floor.

after painting the house black, the woman gets a lot of butterflies. i started to play. the shimmering powder of the butterfly wings seemed to drive the woman crazy.

it was as the child expected.

the butterflies are endemic to the philippines, and the powder from the wings has affected the central nervous system of omega when taken with certain drugs.

however, the philippine government, where the concepts of alpha and omega were not common, had no will to eradicate hallucinogenic butterflies.

omega-only drugs were available anywhere.

the child picked up one of them and the woman shouted fiercely.

“don’t touch it!”

“…….”

“why do you even want this? alpine is of no use to you. so it’s all mine. it’s mine!”

marie is not what she used to be.

“i didn’t mean to steal it.”

adam reassured the woman in a mature way.

“……a lie.”

“i’m not. here, i’ll give you back.”

adam tried to hand the butterfly he was holding to the woman. however, when he opened his hand, the butterfly disappeared and only shiny powder remained.

adam suddenly thought.

maybe that woman turns into powder if butterflies fill the house? won’t she just disappear?

so i’m going to be alone?

adam’s ominous imagination became a reality.

marie is dead.

adults who he saw for the first time appeared and carried marie’s body.

marie didn’t turn into powder. instead, she died surrounded by thousands of butterflies.

butterflies were piled up along the last shape of marie around her lying down.

adam tiptoed and crouched carefully.

“where am i?”

adam was lying in bed when he opened his eyes to the disturbing sound from the fan on the ceiling.

the arms were lined with thin tubes.

“are you coming to your senses?”

the gray-haired old gentleman spoke. adam knows a man with a benevolent smile.

“doctor…. bjorn.”

“yes, you remember. it’s the first time you’ve had a physical test, right?”

dr. bjorn smiled broadly.

it wasn’t long before he continued, looking out the window.

“in fact, it was a long time ago when we first met. you may not remember because you were in marie’s stomach at that time.”

bjorn morden.

he was a danish doctor of genetics and a college alumnus with marie’s parents.

it is said that his grandparents went on a field trip to a dangerous area for research and were attacked.

dr. bjorn adopted and raised marie, who was orphaned at such a young age, as a foster daughter.

so dr. bjorn, adam was like a grandchild. however, to adam, the doctor was just another person.

“marie, i didn’t expect that child to be this broken.”

dr. bjorn felt guilty about his mother’s misfortune. as if he could protect two vulnerable people from misfortune.

no.

he couldn’t stop anything.

it’s inevitable.

because i’m a monster.

adam thought insensitively. and asked.

“why did marie come here? i heard she was born in another country.”

“that’s…”

adam’s question made the doctor hesitate.

then, he told marie’s past as if he had made up his mind.

it is said that the woman fled her husband and arrived in the philippines.

“your father was such a wicked man. but there’s nothing to worry about. i’ll take care of you from now on.”

the doctor patted adam on the head.

“she ran away.”’

adam thought calmly.

the place he believed to be a paradise was actually just marie’s refuge, and the place where she ran away cannot be a paradise for anyone.

so, adam was convinced that this misfortune was inevitable, and it was a conclusion that marie could not be happy.

“i’m sorry for breaking your relationship.”

then dr. bjorn apologized with a mournful face.

dr. bjorn is innocent.

but he’s not innocent.

adam began to loathe himself from that day on. and he had a hunch. maybe he won’t forgive or love himself for the rest of his life.

since that day, adam has lived with dr. bjorn.

the doctor moved the lab to manila. and a small hospital was set up to treat poor residents free of charge.

he was a really good man, but adam had been hurt too much to accept pure kindness.

he can no longer trust others.

in particular, he did not want to leave his life to others and be abandoned again.

he wanted to be an adult as soon as possible.

if i can stand on my own feet, i won’t get hurt. i don’t want to be thrown away.….

“you know what? the origin of your name. adam was the first man in the bible.”

one day, dr. bjorn rambled on about adam’s name.

“adam, you are a special child.”

and added tenderly.

rare alpha. you’re a special child.