episode_0397

It might be okay to be drunk, but in a situation that requires a certain amount of concentration, drunkenness is nothing more or less than an obstacle that interferes with concentration, so I decided to first drive out the drunkenness that had built up in my body.

It wasn’t that difficult.

Because it was enough to rotate the internal energy once along the acupuncture path that one normally passes through when performing a fortune-telling exercise.

Thanks to this, the smell of alcohol around me became even stronger, but I paid it no mind and slowly closed my eyes, feeling my mind become clearer.

As soon as I closed my eyes, Juyeon across from me gave me a look that seemed to say ‘What are you doing now?’, but I just ignored it.

In that way, I closed my eyes and focused my energy on my ears.

Then, so many sounds that it was difficult to count them all with one finger, flowed into my ears as if I had been waiting for them.

A group of people, believed to be college students who happened to be passing nearby, were giggling among themselves.

The sound of a bird chirping under the roof of a building in the distance.

The car, which has not been able to overcome the passage of time, continues to brag about its age.

There was a lot of sound everywhere.

And so, I began to consciously isolate the sounds that were filling everywhere… one by one from my consciousness.

How long has it been since I started deleting things that were deemed unnecessary from the list one by one based on the erasure law?

I began to hear the sound I was hoping for through my ears, which were noticeably less noisy than before.

ㅡSo what is your business?

Maybe he didn’t like the interruption just when he was enjoying this escape?

Amelia’s voice, which felt subdued compared to when I was sitting here, flowed on the wind and tickled my ears.

-Oh, it’s none other than a problem arose in the process of processing Amelia’s documents related to studying abroad.

What followed after that was Eugene’s still friendly voice.

By the way, I heard there was a problem processing documents related to studying abroad.

What on earth happened?

As I was feeling such doubts inside, Amelia’s voice continued.

-I don’t know what to do with a place like the Korean Hunter Association paying so much attention to me, even though I’m just an international student.

-Hey, what do you mean by that? Of course you have to pay attention. That’s why we get paid.

As expected, as per my guess, Rahee’s cousin Yujin’s role within the association is to manage and interact with hunter departments across the country.

I don’t know if that’s why, but the voice in which he speaks gives off the characteristic feel of a service worker…

‘Well… if your job was to manage the Hunter Department, you would always have to deal with people.’

Isn’t it strange that your voice has that feeling?

As I thought that might be the case, the conversation between the two, who had taken refuge in an alley to avoid the eyes and ears of others, began to take a slightly strange turn.

-So what on earth is the problem?

-Oh, that’s actually… Before we processed the documents, we made a separate inquiry with New York University and received an answer saying that there is no current student in the Hunter Department at New York University with the name ‘Amelia Olson.’

···ok?

What does this mean again…?

Amelia’s name is not included in the New York University student list.

Could it be that the documents were fabricated?

But why?

By any chance… was he really an agent dispatched by the United States to steal me?

I had removed it from the list early on, but it must have been at the moment when I unconsciously narrowed my eyes at the possibility that it had revived again without me getting tired of it.

I was talking about energy and the effectiveness of martial arts, but suddenly the guy who had his eyes closed as if he was meditating dynamically twitched his eyebrows, and I wondered what was going on.

“What can I hear?”

Juyeon’s voice filled with doubts came from right next to me.

“Aren’t you doing this because it sounds obvious?”

“So what does it say?”

“What is wrong with the documents related to studying abroad?”

“···Really?”

“Yes, before processing the documents, the Hunter Association made a separate inquiry with the Hunter Department at New York University, and they responded that there was no student with that name on their student list?”

“Hmm…”

While I was explaining to Juyeon exactly what conversation was going on between the two who had entered the alley, Eugene, who had been silent for a moment, perhaps to check the other person’s reaction, broke the silence and continued.

-So, just in case, I made an inquiry to the other side, and they said that Amelia’s major was in management, not hunter.

ㅡ···.

-So, I came to see you in person because I was wondering if there might have been a mistake in the process of delivering the documents.

Oh, what is it?

The only thing that was wrong was my major.

Did New York University make a mistake while processing documents related to studying abroad?

Maybe that’s what it is.

I don’t know much about foreign universities, but the name New York University feels somewhat familiar, so it seems to be a famous university that even I, an outsider, know the name of. If I majored in business administration at a place like that, it’s pretty good even in the United States. Doesn’t that mean they are a promising elite?

However, such a talented person deviated from the normal track and suddenly decided to go to the Hunter Department of a university in Korea as an exchange student… From New York University’s perspective, it must have been a bit absurd to see a situation that had no precedent.

Maybe that’s why I made a mistake.

As she was thinking this, Amelia finally opened her mouth.

ㅡ···I don’t know how such a mistake occurred.

-Ah, it looks like there was a problem with the documents.

ㅡFirst of all… I am aware of that matter, and I will separately inquire with the school, so would you mind leaving for today?

A voice that seems to draw a line so calmly that it’s hard to believe that the person in front of me who was deviant is the same person.

As I squinted my eyes at that, Eugene opened his mouth and responded.

-I understand. Well then, I assume you understand and I will leave here for today.

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‘under···.’

I thought it would definitely end up like this, so when I first received the ‘concept’ needed for this operation from my superiors, I was so reluctant.

In the end, this division breaks out.

Now that things had come to this, it seemed impossible to proceed with the operation as originally planned.

In a situation where there is no significant evidence, continuing to push forward with the existing plan when the other side has evidence that can reveal the true identity of this person is an action that is no different from blatantly destroying the other side’s reputation. Because it was.

Of course, if the other side was from a potential enemy country, there would not have been such concerns.

Instead of worrying about this, I guess I was worried that something like a bullet or an attack using talent might come flying in from somewhere.

However, the Republic of Korea and her home country, the United States, were allies rather than enemies, so it was embarrassing in a different way.

There is nothing that the great United States cannot do, but apart from that, it was a matter of respect to be caught by an ally while trying to recruit talented people.

If you had paid attention to that, wouldn’t you have tried this in the first place?

Well… that’s true.

That’s true to a certain extent, but… what can you do?

Her great country has so many things to protect that it needs so many talented people.

What if that talent is the world’s first person to awaken multiple talents… and maybe it’s possible to pass on his or her talents to others?

Things like face were no longer a priority.

This is only if what we speculate is true, but if there really is something in the hands of Su-hyeon, the target of this operation, then Su-hyeon is the kind of talent that must be secured no matter what.

Therefore, even though they knew that the Korean side, which was filled with deep resentment toward this side, would be watching this side with narrowed eyes, they pushed ahead with their attempt to recruit the target…

‘under···.’

I never thought I would stumble over a rock and fall just as I was about to start.

How on earth did this person’s true identity become leaked?

The woman who said she was from the Korean Hunter Association said she had made inquiries to New York University, but the likelihood of her statement being true was extremely low.

That means that information about her was leaked somewhere other than the official channel…

Where on earth?

Where did the information leak out?

No, even if that’s the case, should we admit that the operation has gone astray and let the higher-ups know that it is close to impossible to proceed with the operation any further?

A thought like that suddenly occurred to me, but I quickly shook my head.

I should report it, but I wondered if reporting it would change anything.

‘Then it would be better…’

What if we clearly acknowledge everything and proceed with the correct method…?