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The Illicitor's Code #1 105: Investigating Hospital Incident
"Hey, you came back right on time!" exclaimed Amma cheerfully as Dim-Dim had just entered Amma's apartment at seven in the evening. "We're going to order food. There's really delicious Thai food nearby, but I'm craving chicken katsu from a restaurant that's a bit far from here. So, we'll vote."Pedro snorted from behind the sofa. "Listen, Dim-Dim. When Amma says 'chicken' katsu, it's not really chicken, but some kind of flour concoction made to taste and feel like chicken. Don't be fooled by vegetarian tricks," Pedro said.Dim-Dim laughed. "I vote for chicken katsu, then." He squatted to take off his shoes and then put on slippers, joining Amma and Pedro who were sitting on the sofa in front of the TV."So, Dim-Dim and I choose chicken katsu," said Amma, grinning. "2-1. You're in the minority, Pedro. You've lost the vote, so go ahead and buy dinner for us.""Aaarrgh, this isn't fair, Dim-Dim is your boyfriend," Pedro said, pretending to be upset. But his face brightened as he dialed t
The Illicitor's Code #1 106: The Evil Illicitor
That creature, unlike ordinary ants, doesn't die from the special insect poison used by the hospital. It just chooses to avoid it.After thoroughly observing the creature, measuring, and typing down notes on his phone, Dim-Dim then smashed it with a stone. It felt like crushing gravel with a stone; the creature's skin was so tough that it was very difficult to smash. But Dim-Dim, who was trained well, was used to facing creatures with skin as hard as concrete, so he was accustomed to exerting force..."Do you want to kill that creature?" a voice suddenly asked, and Dim-Dim immediately turned. Tara was watching him from the hospital yard. They were separated by a tall fence.Dim-Dim decided to smash the creature with extra force, ending it life quickly, then turned to face Tara."I'm doing research," he replied.Tara didn't seem satisfied with his answer."Killing a creature with a stone is self-harm," she finally said. "You need something very sharp, so you—""I know what I'm doing,"
The Illicitor's Code #1 107: The Coffee Break
The laboratory where Amma works is located in the center of Manhattan, not far from the Lincoln Center, which is quite far from the hospital in Brooklyn. Dim-Dim decided to transform into an eagle and fly there.When he arrived at the white building with architecture that reminded him of waffle stacks bitten here and there, he saw that Amma and her friends were already gathered in the cafeteria on the ground floor of the building, gossiping while drinking coffee. They were all wearing white lab coats."Hi, guys, sorry I'm a bit late," he said, dragging a chair from another table and sitting next to Amma.Amma smiled widely at him as she handed him a untouched and still warm cup of coffee, along with two small sachets of sugar and cream. "Guys, this is Dim-Dim, my boyfriend," Amma said, and her friends immediately cheered excitedly."Wow, I didn't know you liked younger guys," said one of her colleagues, making a gesture with his hand that Dim-Dim found lewd.Amma just laughed. "But he
The Illicitor's Code #1 108: The Implications
Dim-Dim felt a surge of adrenaline as he flew over New York City without knowing where to go. He thought about Amma and the perfect Malcolm.Of course, from the beginning, he knew it would end up like this if one day Amma found a man who shared her interests but could be boasted about in front of her parents. And if Malcolm's parents were friends with Amma's parents, then they were undoubtedly wealthy. Dim-Dim was nothing.Tired of flying, Dim-Dim decided to stop at a park, which he had destroyed during a mission a few years ago. Now the playground had been repaired and even looked much better than in previous years.He was watching young children playing ball when suddenly his ears caught a scream from behind the bushes, and he immediately got up. Everyone turned to look in one direction, but only for a few seconds before deciding to continue playing.But Dim-Dim never ignored a scream. He leaped over the park bench and then searched through the bushes. And after a terrifying minute,
The Illicitor's Code #1 109: NYC No Longer About Her
"Go ahead and try to take her from me, Malcolm."Dim-Dim's hatred towards Malcolm reached its peak. He was furious, he was angry, he wanted Malcolm gone from his sight right now. However, he wouldn't show it to Malcolm: showing emotions meant weakness."You're not worthy of her," Malcolm said, his face showing disgust. "Girls always end up with the wrong guys."And at that moment, Dim-Dim didn't realize when his fist was already on Malcolm's face. In a satisfying second, he felt Malcolm's nose bone break under his clenched fist, and Malcolm's head jerked backwards. Then one hand of the man cupped his bleeding nose, and only then did Dim-Dim realize what he had done."You don't know what I've endured and held back to be with Amma right now," Dim-Dim said with hatred, before he turned into a husky and ran away.*****For this time, Dim-Dim flew to his apartment in Safe City, New Jersey.Dim-Dim knew he shouldn't have just run away like that. But New York City was suffocating him. Amma w
The Illicitor's Code #1 110: Finding Better Place to Stay
The next morning, Dim-Dim woke up feeling dizzy. The motel he stayed in was indeed very cheap, and the room was not soundproof. All night he heard someone watching monstraflix from the next room, and basically, the soap opera watched by that person was just about worthless couple quarrels, screams, and cries. And what annoyed him was not just the unclear storyline, but Dim-Dim could imagine that the movie script must have been typed in all-caps letters, entirely, without exception. Ugh, Dim-Dim needed another place to stay. If only there was a motel cheaper than this $30 per night motel. Trying not to complain too much, he went to the bathroom, rinsed himself from the sweat and mess of the night before, then put on a flannel shirt, long pants, and a coat. After that, he flew to the back of the hospital where he did his research yesterday. Dim-Dim was kicking through the bushes, searching for ant-sized Type A monsters, or perhaps the burrows they created, but found none. He combed t
The Illicitor's Code #1 111: Settling In at Tara's Grandmother Place
Tara's grandmother was delighted to see Dim-Dim in the house. At first, she thought Dim-Dim was her granddaughter's boyfriend. But when Tara said they were just classmates at university, her grandmother's attention to Dim-Dim didn't diminish at all."I'm glad to have a new person in this table," Tara's grandmother said excitedly, while moving the perfectly served lasagna in front of Dim-Dim."Thank you, Ma'am," Dim-Dim replied. "I feel honored to taste your cooking. Tara said you were a chef.""Absolutely correct," Tara's grandmother replied, joyfully. "People used to line up for hours and had to book a table weeks in advance just to try my cooking. Ah, those were the days."Dim-Dim then tasted a spoonful of the lasagna, and immediately he felt like he was in heaven. It was the most perfect lasagna he had ever tasted. Tara's grandmother used fermented soybean cake as a substitute for meat, and it was truly delicious."You know, true vegetarians don't eat cheese, right?" Tara asked. Di
The Illicitor's Code #1 112: A Tale of Chefs and the Monster
Breaking up with a girlfriend is a strange feeling. Just a while ago, he was deeply hurt by Amma, but now he felt numb.Usually, everything related to Amma occupied a special place in his mind, an important place. Amma and everything about her were very important. But today, he forcibly emptied that place, and it turned out to be very difficult to put something else in that place.Dim-Dim clearly needed something to occupy himself.So, that evening he approached Ella, Tara's grandmother, and accompanied her in chatting while cooking dinner. Ella forbid him from doing anything, even helping to chop onions, so Dim-Dim could only watch her bustling around.Although Ella was a pleasant person to have a conversation with, Dim-Dim found himself not enjoying the activity much. Especially because a part of his brain demanded him to meet Amma, or Dim-Dim would lose Amma forever.Dim-Dim had to shout at himself in his mind several times, "Who cares
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