The camera is about the size of a little finger's nail. Along with it, a computer the size of a palm was taken out from the shelf. Try pressing every button you see. Press back and forth until an image of his face appears on the screen. The spy camera is ready to work.

The boy hurriedly walked out of the library. Turn through the storage room. Including three locked rooms. He was about to turn right and go straight to his adoptive father's office. But the sound of 'someone''s footsteps suddenly sounded from behind!

TR 1921

Today Tae didn't come down to eat breakfast. In fact, Tae hasn't seen his brother since he woke up two hours ago. The ten-year-old boy could only flick the bits of bacon on his plate. As he slowly raised his head to look at the old man who had the honor of being his adoptive father.

"Khun Krai...er, means father. He's gone." Tae said this sentence almost ten times and it became clear. Then he will search for his younger brother himself. This house also has There were so many 'forbidden rooms' that he couldn't remember which ones he was allowed to enter.

Kraiwut put down his coffee cup. Smooth eyes behind the frame of his glasses studied his adopted son before speaking in a concerned tone. “When was the last time you saw Tao? From the time I woke up in the morning, my father was always in the room. Didn't go anywhere.”

"Last night...in the bedroom," Tae answered the question stammeringly. Not yet accustomed to talking to the old man who was as old as Grandfather in front of him. He and his brother had only been here ten days since they moved from an orphanage. It will take a lot of time to get used to it.

Kraiwut gets up. Drink all the coffee Then he promised the boy that he would find Toh as quickly as possible. Tae doesn't know what his father's 'love' is like. But he thought it must be different from what the old man was doing. At least the boy had heard the news of a father crying because he couldn't find his child.

But Kraivut only gave a concerned look and got up to leave as if nothing had happened...as if To's disappearance was normal. Tae couldn't shake that thought away. Until the words of the teacher's mother popped into my head.

Kraivut is a benefactor. He was the one who adopted him in the big house. The old man loved him... these were the last words of the teacher's mother who had taken care of Tae all his life.

Kraiwut kept himself in his room all morning. Meanwhile, Tae could only walk around in circles, worried about his younger brother. He is a curious child. But I had never been more than an hour away from him before. The idea that the other party might open the door of the house and get lost was completely ruled out. The boy is afraid of the outside world.

Several days since moving to a new house Toto could only cling to his older brother and insist on following him everywhere except when he went to bed.

Tae was uncharacteristically anxious. This morning he tried looking for his brother all over the house but couldn't find even a shadow. There are about ten rooms that haven't been found yet. But they were all locked from the outside with a large padlock. His adoptive father remained secluded in his office. The boy once asked what he was doing. And the answers received were no different from before.

Kraivut is doing some 'work'...a secret mission that he can't tell his adopted son.

When he saw that he was helpless Tae then decided to call the police. Even though he was only ten years old But their survival skills are rated as good. The boy walked out of the room and headed towards the living room. which has a landline phone mounted on the wall On the way, we had to walk past Kraiwut's office, which had the door locked several hours ago.

The boy's nose suddenly caught an unpleasant odor. It forced him to stop walking and quickly turn his head to look at the gray iron door.

When he smelled it again The hairs all over his body suddenly stood up uncontrollably. The smell that came out was like the smell of blood! And if Tae doesn't have an ear He thought he heard the muffled cries of a boy.

Tae felt confused. But I haven't had time to do anything else yet. The iron door in front of him suddenly opened. Then the tall figure of Kraiwut, dressed in a white coat, resembling a scientist, stepped out.

“Hmm...is something wrong?” The old man closed the door so quickly that Tae couldn't see what was inside. Before crouching down and gently stroking the boy's head His smile and eyes showed love like never before.

"Well...I can't find a response...Father," the boy gulped. Unsettled by the other party's change in attitude

“Tae, Father has told me this many times.” Kraiwut let out a soft breath. “Father, I will find Toh as quickly as possible. Dad called the police. Right now they are probably gathering people to search for each other.”

“What is Dad doing in the room?”

“Working,” the old man replied shortly. Tae couldn't tell if the other person was lying or telling the truth. That smile of Kraiwut From a certain angle, it looked like a cheerful smile. But if you look at it from another angle, it is hidden with some mystery. That moment The old man turned around with a large key and inserted it into the doorknob hole. In an instant, the door lock made a sound. Completely destroying the boy's hopes of sneaking into his adoptive father's office.

“Don't forget this rule, son... you must never enter Father's room. Whatever the reason.” After saying that, Kraiwut walked out of the area. Leaving the interlocutor standing in front of the door alone.

Some thoughts popped up in Tae's head. He had a hunch that his adoptive father's 'work' was related to To's disappearance. Either way The boy must find out what made Kraiwut stay in his room all day.

And then Tae was able to come up with a successful plan...the equipment that was on the bookshelf. The boy had secretly tried using it on the first day he came into the house. It's a small camera that can be attached to anything. Whether it be bags, shoes, or shirt collars. This allows the spy to see every action of the victim through images sent directly to a small computer.

He had heard it from a friend at school. Some movie spies use this method to spy on suspects' actions. I have to blame Kraiwut for putting something like this in a place that a kid like him could reach. He probably didn't expect that his adopted son would use this method of spying.

Without waiting, Tae hurried down the corridor. Heading towards the library, which was in the deepest part of the house. Inside, dozens of bookshelves were tightly packed. Each floor is filled with electronic devices. Interspersed with dusty books The boy didn't understand why Kraiwut had to keep tools. on the bookshelf, but it certainly made his spying plan easier.

The camera is about the size of a little finger's nail. Along with it, a computer the size of a palm was taken out from the shelf. Try pressing every button you see. Press back and forth until an image of his face appears on the screen. The spy camera is ready to work.

The boy hurriedly walked out of the library. Turn through the storage room. Including three locked rooms. He was about to turn right and go straight to his adoptive father's office. But the sound of 'someone''s footsteps suddenly sounded from behind!

Tae slowly turned around to look. What was seen was the figure of a boy standing at the end of the walkway. That's not as scary as the mysterious person's face...half of it missing and replaced by a metal robot-like face!

It wasn't until he let out a cry. The mysterious figure turned and ran down the corridor. Aram wanted to know, causing Tae to forget her fear. He quickly ran after the mysterious figure. But when we reached the corner The front was a dead end. There was no sign of the mysterious boy. Only the door to the first room on the left looked different from the other rooms.

Every door was firmly padlocked. But the first door was free of any restraints. When he walked in and twisted the knob Found that it was locked from the other side. Or will E Kai escape into this room?

After that curiosity began to fade. Fear began to take over my feelings. The creepy face started to make Tae's heart flutter. Not just a face But one of the mysterious figure's arms and neck were made of metal! He had never seen anything like this before in his life. Suddenly, both legs carried the small figure out of that area... running without opening its eyes until it collided with Kraiwut who was opening the door into the office.

"Oh! Don't run, child. You'll soon have your head split apart,” the old man warned, tightening his coat. Reaching out, he turned the doorknob again. Tae's side is still afraid and hasn't recovered. When found to be an appropriate opportunity So he quickly threw a small tracking camera onto the other person's shoes. Knowing that this is the right position But when you want to run and attach it to the collar of your shirt, you may not be able to do it.

A man in a lab coat pulled the door shut. The boy took a deep breath and took out the small computer he had in his pocket. At the same time, he hurriedly ran back to his bedroom. The screen blurred slightly before an image of Kraiwut's lower face appeared. The camera he had just thrown away must have looked up and only captured the old man's chin and the smoke-colored ceiling.

In the image sent by the spy camera Kraivut was walking around in the room. before heading straight to the large medical bed The camera was only attached to the bottom of the bed. Makes Tae unable to see what's above. All I knew was that the old man had a thoughtful look on his face as he picked up a pair of large pliers and a screwdriver and slowly handled it.

The sound of metal crashing continued for a long time. before ending with the sound of a boy moaning.

...Tae's moaning sound was very familiar to my ears! The boy's eyes widened. I immediately recognized that the owner of the voice was my missing brother!

“How do you feel, TR 1921?” Kraiwut asked what was on the bed. At that moment, the sound of metal clashing sounded again. The whole bed shook. Including the camera blurring for a moment as if the old man's leg was shaking violently. The picture returned to normal once Kraiwut stopped moving.

In front of him was a naked boy. He was slowly bending down to examine his body. One side of the face is human. The other half was metal filled with dangling wires. Not only that, his left arm, right leg, and even parts of his body were filled with pieces of metal interspersed with skin! It's like Frankenstein sewn together from the corpses of humans and machines!

Tae exclaimed in shock. The computer fell to the ground when it was discovered that the boy was who he had been looking for all along.

“You...are...” A hoarse voice came out softly. When the half-human, half-machine lips opened Black oil-like liquid and blood-red liquid flowed out.

“I am the boss. From now on, you are the representative of football...my son,” Kraiwut replied in a calm voice. But his face was covered with tear stains.

“F...Father...yes...I...have something...to warn...” Tao said in a stammering voice. He looked down at the spy camera on the old man's shoes. Both eyes met the eyes of Tae, who was backing away from the computer screen in fear. “Someone is spying on...Father...”

Suddenly...all images faded. The screen turned completely black. In contrast to Tae's heart that was pounding in his chest.

what happened? Why did Tao become like that? Kraiwut knew that he was spying on him, right? The boy's thoughts suddenly stopped. The ceiling made a rumbling sound as if 'someone' was walking. A loud noise was heard as part of the ceiling shattered and a seven-year-old boy jumped down in front of him. The mechanical eyes stared at his former brother without emotion.

“T...to...” That's all Tae said. Because as soon as he opened his mouth Both of his younger brother's hands shot into his face. Pulling my last breath of consciousness until it disappeared completely...

Tae Salumsalue wakes up in a smoke-colored room...Kraiwut's office. The owner of the room in a lab coat was standing over him smiling. The boy found himself tied to a medical bed, naked.

“She reminds me of football. You must be frightened and confused and don't understand what's going on,” Kraiwut said in a calm voice, turning to look at a picture of a boy stuck on the wall. A boy with half his face like a machine. while the other half was the face of a human crying.

“When Ball had a serious accident and woke up in this state...he was just like you, there was no wrongdoing. Confused...dazed...pained That's right...those wounds will never heal. I, who is a robot builder by profession, must find a remedy to the best of my ability. I didn't think it would make him..." Kraiwut sobbed.

His fist slammed down on the table with his heart completely broken. “I call a body like that 'TR 1921'...It took many trials before it was successful. But Ball couldn't accept it...he couldn't accept being different. You fucked up society out there! They swarmed and condemned...scorned. I think Ball is weird.

Until the day he couldn't stand it. Do you know what the ball does?!”

Kraiwut turned to ask Tae who was struggling in the restraints of the iron bed. “Ball uses the arm that I made...the arm that I built with love and good intentions. He used it to slit his own throat in front of me! Crying and lamenting your worthlessness and disgust!!” The old man shouted loudly. Tears flowing express deep feelings without words.

"...after that I started to adopt children like you. Turn them into TR 1921. I love them like children. I erased their memories Let them represent football. Let them all stay in the house...I...I..." Kraiwut was speechless. before getting up and walking towards Tae

“Please...let me go...”

“I'm tired of hearing that, don't be afraid, no procedure is painful. Trust me...Trust Father.” The old man said in a soft voice as he used a scalpel to 'drill' into Tae's throat while the boy was still alive! A loud scream echoed throughout the room. before disappearing with the sound of a chainsaw working.

Dozens of half-human, half-robot boys gathered in front of the iron gate. Waiting anxiously to see what the new members will look like...

not long after Tae peeked out through the gap in the door that was locked from the outside. Alongside Toh and the other TR 1921, a nine-year-old boy he recognized as a friend from the same orphanage was sitting on the table eating food. Next to him was an old man who was talking with his son. New with a smooth voice But there was a smile of happiness on his face and a secret that Tae could never forget.

He turned and nodded to TR. The others... It seems that welcoming new members will definitely happen soon.

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