Chapter 68.2
by AfuhfuihgsChapter 68 (Continued)
Yesong answered nonchalantly while munching on a cream bread. White cream smeared around his mouth.
Judging by the pile of empty wrappers in front of her, it seemed she had helped a lot.
She didn’t seem worth responding to.
“More importantly, you guys.”
I looked at Yesong, Minhyuk, and Doha.
Now that I had eaten, I decided to ask what I had been curious about.
“How did you find me?”
The three officers exchanged glances, and Yesong answered on their behalf.
“You know Lee Se-ah? The Volunteer Committee girl. Your type.”
“She’s not my type.”
“Let’s say she isn’t. Anyway, she told us your location. Said she found you by chance, and you looked terrible.”
“…”
“Then Doha found you with her ability.”
Yesong pointed to her eyes and then to me.
It meant Doha had enhanced her vision using her innate ability, Laplace’s Demon, to find me.
‘Of course, it was Lee Se-ah.’
I suspected as much.
The junior who would die mysteriously in the second semester.
Lee Se-ah.
For some reason, she was stalking me.
Even if it wasn’t stalking, she was meticulously gathering information about me.
I didn’t know how or why she was doing it, but since it didn’t seem to be for harmful purposes, I let it be.
We were aware that we were watching each other closely.
I immediately took out my smartphone and called Lee Se-ah.
As the ringing continued, I sat on the office desk.
Soon, the call connected.
─ Wow, Woo-jin senior? What brings you here at night?
Se-ah’s playful voice rang in my ears.
“Where are you?”
─ Oh, the Disciplinary Committee Leader is looking for me. I feel lucky to be alive.
“Enough with the jokes.”
─ You’d know anyway, wouldn’t you? Since you’re my stalker.
“…”
Forget it.
No point in talking.
“You found me and told the Disciplinary Committee?”
─ Yes, you looked like an escaped mental patient with your eyes filled with madness in patient clothes. I thought it was dangerous.
From what Yesong said too.
Was I really that much of a mess…?
─ Did I do something unnecessary?
“No, thank you. You helped me regain my senses.”
I wanted to thank her.
There were many things I was grateful to Se-ah for, even this time.
I felt sorry for being wary of her, thinking she would become the ruler of the Black Market.
Of course, I didn’t let my guard down.
─ Hehe.
I heard Se-ah’s cheerful laugh over the phone.
─ So, what’s the reason for the call?
“Just wanted to say thank you. That’s all.”
─ Surprisingly, you have a cute side?
“I’m hanging up.”
─ Haha. Sure, call me anytime if you need help?
“Right. And let me know if you need any help.”
Click.
I hung up and looked at the officers. They were staring at me silently.
They seemed to realize I was about to get to the point.
“We’re going to find Oh Baek-seo from now on.”
I said without hesitation.
“She’s run off somewhere, hasn’t she?”
“When will you finish that?”
“It’s the last piece of bread, so I’m savoring it… Mmm.”
Yesong took the last bite of his cream bread. When some whipped cream oozed out and smeared on his lips, he wiped it with his fingers and licked them.
“If I had to guess, Baek-seo probably went to find the Technomancer.”
“The Six Sinner? The one we had a fierce battle with last time?”
“Didn’t you just pose during that time?”
“Heh.”
Yesong scratched her head awkwardly.
“Why do you think that… that the Vice-Leader went to find that villain…?”
Minhyuk’s voice trembled as he recalled the day we fought Moon Chae-won.
“Because of me.”
“Pardon?”
The officers couldn’t immediately accept my answer.
“To be honest, Baek-seo has always tried to protect me. After all, she’s the strongest in Ahsung High. I was more in a position to be protected rather than protecting her.”
It wasn’t something I should have said considering my position as the Disciplinary Committee Leader.
But since we had to unite to find Baek-seo, I decided to be honest.
“My guess is, after causing trouble with several Six Sinners in just one semester, she decided to take action. To eliminate the threat entirely.”
Actually, it was more of a certainty than a guess.
Baek-seo left to target the Head Principal.
The reason for her hasty departure was undoubtedly because of me.
As a result, she must have set her sights on taking down Moon Chae-won first.
The mind map I saw at Baek-seo’s place included the Six Sinners I had clashed with.
“Leader, isn’t that a bit too self-conscious…”
“Last time, after fighting the goblin, Baek-seo moved next door to me.”
There was a brief silence.
“…Really?”
Yesong barely managed to speak.
“Yes.”
“Oh my.”
Yesong didn’t argue further.
“I see… I knew there was something odd about you two.”
“She tried to protect you that much…”
Doha and Minhyuk trailed off.
They must have known I was close to Baek-seo, but not to that extent.
“But, Leader, if Baek-seo fought the Technomancer, there would have been a huge commotion… At least, the area wouldn’t have remained intact. There would have been some noise. But there’s been no news so far? Then, does that mean Baek-seo…”
“She’s either still looking for her or something bad happened before things escalated. It’s one of the two. Considering we haven’t heard from her for days.”
I recalled the time I defeated Han Seo-jin during the practical evaluation.
Seo-jin said she came to Ahsung High to monitor Oh Baek-seo. It must have been under the Head Principal’s orders.
Moreover, Baek-seo had been secretly gathering information to capture the Head Principal.
In other words.
‘The Head Principal knew Baek-seo would target her.’
Thinking about the mind map I saw at Baek-seo’s house, it felt incomplete.
If Baek-seo acted hastily, the Head Principal might have read her moves.
Moreover, Baek-seo completely disappeared in the original story.
Despite the Head Principal committing suicide, she never returned.
This indicated that even with thorough planning and execution, Baek-seo didn’t meet a good end.
Moreover, she left prematurely here.
There was no sense of a good outcome.
“There’s no conclusive evidence… But even if the Leader’s guess is right, why did the Vice-Leader move alone? Did she distrust us that much?”
Doha stroked her chin as he spoke.
Baek-seo was a former Spartoi skilled in combat and assassination, and the opponent was the Head Principal.
If I were Baek-seo, I would have moved alone too.
Either to protect her comrades or to eliminate the risk of her comrades getting in the way.
“No matter the doubts, our task remains unchanged.”
I reiterated firmly.
“We need to find Oh Baek-seo. That’s our job from now on.”
The officers nodded as they looked at me.
“Yes!”
“Yep…!”
“Understood.”
There was a moment of silence.
Finally, Minhyuk spoke.
“But how do we find the Vice-Leader…?”
“We need to start investigating now.”
“What?”
From a while ago, someone had been eavesdropping on us from outside the window. As if waiting for me.
Their hiding skills were poor.
It wasn’t a person.
However, judging by the color of the emitted magic, I could tell who it was immediately.
Crack.
I used a spatial jump to go outside the window.
[Oh…?!]
A small creature floating near the wall was caught in my hand. Its face showed clear signs of surprise.
It had horns on its head.
A light blue body.
A shabby appearance.
Small and round like a puppy.
It was the lower goblin Kim Dalbi controlled.
Standing on the windowsill, I glared at it.
It trembled and sweated profusely. The genuine tremor transmitted to my hand.
“Hello.”
[H-hi….]
The lower goblin responded in a baby-like, clumsy voice. It was full of fear, its voice trembling.
“Kim Dalbi wouldn’t have sent someone like you for reconnaissance…”
[I-I’m shunned…!]
“Tell me why you’re here.”
[Uh, o-okay….]
Why was Kim Dalbi’s lower goblin peeking into the Disciplinary Committee office?
I couldn’t imagine Dalbi seeking my help.
Considering the timing, it might be related to Oh Baek-seo.
[I came to tell you…. My master told me to….]
“Were you waiting for the right moment to speak?”
[Yes.]
Even so, I didn’t let my guard down.
Meanwhile, the lower goblin flailed its arms and spoke.
[Oh Baek-seo is at Moon Chae-won’s hideout…! She’s in danger…!]
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