episode_0177

“Wow, you are worthy of being called a genius wizard.”

“Ahaha….”

“And I was really grateful at the last party. At that time….”

‘what… ?’

I was taken aback by the sudden appearance of Park Min-gyu, but surprisingly the conversation went well.

Park Min-gyu acted really well.

He gives the impression of a nice guy, smiles to make people feel comfortable, and speaks with consideration for the other person in an appropriate tone of voice.

Well, you have to have this level of social skills to do dirty work.

If I hadn’t known the dirty intentions, I would have been fooled.

I could have declined the conversation, but I continued the conversation because I was curious about what he was going to say.

“By the way, what were you talking about with Mr. Kamin Yeji?”

And from that mouth came the main point.

“Ah, thank you for offering to join the guild.”

“Oh…then from now on, you can see me as Lee Ho-yeon of the Iron Blood Guild.”

Park Min-gyu clapped his hands as if he was truly celebrating and smiled with a warm face.

“No, sorry, but I declined.”

“It’s surprising. You don’t seem to like the conditions? I guess the down payment was too low for a cadet? Cadet Lee Ho-yeon is probably already at the level of an active hunter.”

“It’s not that problem… I just don’t have any intention of joining a guild.”

“Aha. Well, Min Ye-ji is a woman, so it might be difficult for her to come up with conditions that Ho-yeon likes.”

“…yes?”

“The actual hunter industry has a lot to offer other than money or artifacts. Especially to male hunters… like women?

After speaking, Park Min-gyu glanced at me secretly.

Although I kept a warm smile, my eyes could not deceive me.

And when I didn’t react much, he immediately looked sorry as if it was a mistake.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I don’t like talking about this, right? I’m sorry if it was rude. I just wanted to tell you the reality of the hunter industry.”

‘Watch this crazy guy act.’

I am 20 years old and have just become an adult.

However, it is not easy for a man over 40 to bow down and apologize.

Park Min-gyu is deceiving me by doing that.

‘female… Woman. Wait a minute, no way… ?’

Speaking of women from the Buyers Guild… There is only one thing to focus on.

I looked around.

I knew there was no one there, but it was to show Park Min-gyu some action.

“No… it’s not bad to say that.”

He raised the corners of his mouth as much as possible and gave a cruel-looking smile.

This is something you can do because there is no one around.

“Haha… Well, student Lee Ho is also a man. There is no man who doesn’t like that kind of talk.”

Park Min-gyu took something out of his arms.

It was a contract.

“You know Cadet Nam Da-eun, who was famous in the first year. Student Lee Ho-yeon, too, right? He signed a lifetime contract with the Buyer’s Guild. And… he actually signed a secret contract with me. To put it simply, he’s like a sponsor.”

When I heard the word sponsor, I got goosebumps all over my body.

You held Nam Da-eun’s younger brother hostage and became your sponsor.

Anyone who hears this will think that Nam Da-eun voluntarily became a prostitute.

Is that what you would do to a girl who is your daughter’s age?

“Let’s be honest for a moment. When we come to the buyers’ guild… I will let Nam Da-eun do whatever she wants, including her younger sister. This is a photo of Da-eun’s younger sister, and she is very pretty.”

“Stop. Just a moment.”

Park Min-gyu even took out Nam Da-hee’s photo from his arms and showed it to me.

You must have thought you had captured the number of cases very well.

But I couldn’t hear it anymore.

Because I felt nauseous inside.

“Huh? Student Lee Ho?”

“I remembered something urgent. We’ll have this conversation later.”

“No, it’ll be over soon….”

Park Min-gyu continued talking behind me, but I ignored him and left the party.

‘Acceleration’

I even used magic to get away as quickly as possible, but my heart started pounding at that moment.

“…Oh, I can’t use it.”

My whole body throbbed as a result of the recoil from my attempt to generate mana.

For a moment, I wanted to get out so quickly that I forgot I was a patient.

“I left without even saying hello to my sister.”

I had to say hello to Moon Su-rin.

However, if I go back and see Park Min-gyu, I think it will be hard to hold back my anger.

It was difficult to cover even with [Clear Mental Ability].

To be precise, I can hold back my anger, but I am not in a state where I can act completely discreetly.

‘But it’s not like I didn’t get anything at all.’

Park Min-gyu still doesn’t know that Nam Da-hee is gone.

You must be thinking that Nam Da-eun would have just gone back to the academy.

What if this happens… Not bad.

I’m glad I got something out of this disgusting conversation.

Before returning, I left a message to Su-rin Moon with an appropriate excuse.

-Me: Sister. My time out at the hospital is over, so I’ll go in first. See you later.

I watched the smart watch for a while, but there was no reply right away, probably because I was busy with the investigation.

I just left the party.

*

“Sisiyi!”

“Yes, yes, come here.”

Because I spent a lot of time at the party, it was difficult to meet anyone.

So, before going back to the hospital, I stopped by the dormitory.

This is to find out the condition of Liliana and Nam Da-eun.

I felt strange because there were 5 people in the dormitory.

Scarlett, me, and Liliana were watching Nam Da-hee and Nam Da-eun playing.

Nam Da-hee, who clings to her older sister, and Nam Da-eun, who smiles and accepts her younger brother, seem to get along well.

I liked it better because they both looked genuinely happy.

Even though Nam Da-hee was a middle school student, she clung to us like a child.

Maybe it’s because I didn’t receive much love.

Nam Da-eun knew that too, so she worked hard to take care of Nam Da-hee.

“I like Dahee because she’s bright. That’s right, Scarlett.”

“That’s right. I was bright like that when I was young.”

Scarlett, who was sitting next to me, said something strange with a serious expression.

“Hey, why are you suddenly so greedy for comedy?”

“…Really.”

“Yum Yum.”

“Liliana. How was it for you?”

“Yum…huh?”

I don’t know what it is, but I also talked to Liliana, who was eating something that looked like jelly.

“When you were young, what were you like? Did you always play games?”

“What am I… of course.”

“…Continue? I bet you haven’t been playing games ever since you were born.”

“That’s not true! What are you looking at me for?”

Liliana stuffed the jelly into her mouth as if she felt bad.

“So…what did you do? I was curious about what you did in your hometown.”

It was a simple curiosity.

Since Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee are in the living room, hell is said to be their hometown.

“Hmm… wait a minute. I only played games for 15 years after I became an adult. And then… what did I do until I was 35…?”

“Scarlett and you both make stupid jokes. If you can’t remember that, you have dementia.”

“I am not a joke.”

“…What did you really do?”

Liliana narrowed her eyes and began to think.

What, isn’t this a joke?

★Heroine status window

[Liliana]

-[Likeability: 97](+1.4)

-[Sexual drive: 76]

-[Appetite:42]

-[Fatigue: 30]

Current status: Before becoming an adult… Ugh, the head.

This is serious.

It doesn’t look like it’s a joke.

“Liliana. You really don’t remember?”

“Uh, uh… I don’t know. I guess it’s because 15 years have passed.”

“…I wouldn’t forget that just because 15 years have passed.”

Real dementia is suspected.

What should I do? Should I take him to the hospital?

But I remember other things well enough to call it dementia… .Or maybe it’s a phenomenon that occurred when we came here from hell.

“No? Because I usually forget? Do you remember from 15 years ago? Do you remember when you were 5 years old?”

“No, is it the same as when you were 5 and when you were 35?”

What kind of strange logic is this?

But Liliana must have really liked her logic.

“Anyway, I don’t remember. I’m the same.”

Mmmmm.

Liliana nodded to herself and was convinced.

It’s so strange to understand something like that… .

If you say you’re okay, you’re okay, right?

At that time, I heard a murmur next to me.

“…Liliana was 35 years ago, so does that mean she’s 50 now?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“…!”

Scarlett’s eyes widened, as if she had just found out Liliana’s age.

And Nam Da-hee, who had been listening to the whole story, opened her mouth wide and muttered quietly.

“Ugh, ma’am….”

“I’m not a lady!”

“Ma’am!”

Liliana started chasing Nam Da-hee, who was running away.

It’s a good thing that it’s a high-end academy dormitory. If it were a normal house, the house next door above us and downstairs would have already met at our front door.

“It’s amazing that you’re 50 years old.”

Scarlett looks really surprised.

He probably thought he was younger than he was. Just by looking at his appearance, he definitely wasn’t 50 years old.

“In human terms, I’m 5 years old.”

“yes?”

“It is nothing.”

Tsk. What can I say?

Anyway, I can’t go into detail because of Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee.

I’ll just watch Liliana chasing after Nam Da-hee and kill some time until she returns.

“Ho-yeon. No, Lee Ho-yeon?”

“Let’s just call it easy, Da-eun. How do you feel?”

“okay.”

At that time, Nam Da-eun, who had been playing with Nam Da-hee, came up to me.

Originally, I didn’t call her that kindly, but when Nam Dahee was around, I only called her by her first name for the sake of being close.

But now that we’ve gotten closer, I decided to just call him by his first name.

“Flowers…what do you like?”

“uh?”

“Flowers. Beautifully colored flowers.”

Why is the flower suddenly asking?

Actually, I don’t understand why people buy flowers.

I can buy soup and rice with that money.

“…is it good value for money?”

“Cost-effective….”

The answer was a bit of a joke, but Nam Da-eun seemed satisfied with the answer.

He nodded, saying, “Hmm,” and started looking at Nam Da-hee.

‘what.’

Do you want to buy it for your next visit?

‘By the way, he doesn’t care how old Liliana is.’

As expected, she is an amazing girl.

I passed it on without thinking much about it.

*

The day after Lee Ho-yeon and Park Min-gyu meet.

thursday.

After the party hall terror investigation was completed, Park Min-gyu, who had taken care of the guild’s backlog of work, went on a guild patrol.

“Thank you for your hard work! Guild leader!”

“Yes, yes. Everyone is having a hard time. Always be careful to be safe.”

“Yes, thank you!”

Park Min-gyu responded kindly to the greetings of general guild members.

Among the regular guild members, there were guild members who did not know how dirty and dirty the Buyers Guild was.

Once you accumulate a certain amount of experience, your salary will gradually increase as you take on such tasks.

Moreover, the conditions are even more stringent because the job must be entrusted only to trustworthy people.

“Thanks to the guild leader, the atmosphere in the guild is always bright.”

“That’s right. That’s why I stay here too. It’s small, but the atmosphere is nice.”

‘What are you talking about? Trash.’

Park Min-gyu was annoyed by the voices of regular guild members.

I was going to get to work quickly, but I didn’t like people who chatted.

“How is Dahee?”

“Yes. He’s been playing quietly for a few days now, so I just put some rice in him and he comes out.”

“Okay, okay. You guys shouldn’t mix words unless it’s necessary.”

Park Min-gyu also prohibited Nam Da-hee and the guild members from talking.

Instead, it is to treat you more kindly and make you depend on yourself.

smart.

“Dahee. Is the man coming in?”

Park Min-gyu opened the door without hearing an answer.

Nam Da-hee was sitting blankly in the center of the room.

“Today, Mr.….”

Park Min-gyu, who opened his mouth with a friendly expression, stiffened.

The scent of magical power fills the room.

It was a trace of magic.

Park Min-gyu immediately radiated magical power.

Magical power was leaking from the magic circle, which had already lost its output.

“What the fuck…!”

There are signs that someone has broken in.

Park Min-gyu immediately dismantled the magic circle in the room.

Then Nam Da-hee’s appearance disappeared like smoke and she was faced with an empty room.

“W-What’s happening? Nam Da-hee! Where is Nam Da-hee!!!”

“What’s wrong with you? Guild leader!”

“Hey you crazy bastard! How do you manage it!”

Park Min-gyu’s screams brought guild members into the room, and they also discovered that Nam Da-hee had disappeared.

Several days had passed since the magic circle, and the magic power was flowing out.

This means that the magician did not continue to inject magical power.

If so, it means that a long time has passed since Nam Da-hee disappeared, and the gunsmith who said no one noticed was also extremely skilled.

A person like that has a grudge against the Buyers Guild… .

“Who on earth….”

for a moment.

That’s not important now.

A more important person passed through Park Min-gyu’s mind. Park Min-gyu heard the sound and spoke to the manager who came into the room.

“Nam Da-eun. Contact Nam Da-eun!”

“Well… I haven’t heard from you since I went to the party with the guild leader. We thought you were with the guild leader….”

The director did not know information about Nam Da-eun.

This is because Park Min-gyu did not disclose the information to the guild members in order to monopolize Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee.

We had not been able to communicate with each other until now, and the director, who thought there would be no problem since it had been that way, did not take any action.

The result was like this.

They were even more embarrassed when Nam Da-eun, who had been listening to them obediently until now, suddenly cut off contact.

“That’s what you idiots say!”

“S-sorry!”

Park Min-gyu’s good-natured appearance was distorted.

It shouldn’t be like this.

I have to find Nam Da-hee somehow.

Because all the plans he had built were in danger of collapsing.

“Find Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee right now. Do whatever it takes!”

“Ah, I understand! I’ll contact the informants!”

“Request it not only from sources, but also from the intelligence guild. Be careful and go to a place where you won’t be caught. Do you understand?”

“Yes, yes!”

At Park Min-gyu’s words, the manager sweated and ran out to receive the request, and Park Min-gyu looked at him and gritted his teeth.

‘It can never end like this. Da-eun. Da-hee.’

It seemed like Nam Da-eun’s body was glimmering before my eyes.

It was a body that would soon become his.

I looked at that body for over 10 years.

I can never give up like this.

Park Min-gyu clenched his fists and walked somewhere.