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Unlike me, who was shocked to see Helga dying.

Sylvia quickly approached the man who was strangling Helga.

However, the guy pushed Helga away as if he had nothing more to do, blocking Sylvia’s approach.

“Please take care of Helga!”

“Huh?! Wait a minute!”

I don’t know how to do first aid or anything?!

…Ah, first I checked Helga’s condition in order to take some action.

The area where the wire had applied strong pressure was like a cut ham, and blood continued to ooze out.

I needed to stop the bleeding first, but there was nothing suitable nearby. I thought dishcloths would be appropriate, but…

-widely.

Helga grabbed my hand with what little strength she had left.

I didn’t know what he meant by holding my hand.

Did he mean to please save his life?

Or did he mean to take good care of Sylvia?

Helga tried to say something after that, but it never came out.

Before I knew it, there was only a motionless corpse left in front of me.

‘….’

At best, I closed her eyes.

Since she had died not long ago, I felt some warmth on her face.

With a complicated feeling that I couldn’t describe, I checked the entrance where the force field was supposed to be.

A mosquito casually enters the bar.

Did Martin and Helga turn off the force field while they were cleaning up?

Or maybe the force field was forcibly removed.

Since they also use T-belts, there is a good chance.

‘Helga, I’m sorry.’

First, I covered Helga’s body with a suitable cloth.

Then I decided to follow Sylvia outside.

There was no way Sylvia wouldn’t end up like Helga. I don’t know if dealing with Helga in the first place was simply meant as a warning.

What if the purpose was to lure Sylvia from the beginning?

I moved my body with a feeling of increasingly bad premonition.

I had no idea about the streets around the bar, but I could hear the sound of metal hitting metal somewhere.

by the way….

-Weeeeing.

Mosquitoes were gathering around me to the point where it was annoying. Now that there is no force field, can I just approach without worry?

Since I didn’t have to worry about mosquitoes, I focused on moving for now.

Even though I couldn’t fly properly, I didn’t forget to fly with my wings every now and then.

As long as it doesn’t fly as high as that building from before, there’s no need to worry about gargoyles.

The sound of metal rubbing continuously.

In addition, there is a weapon covered by an invisible force field that Sylvia brought with her earlier.

It was clear she was engaged.

Let’s follow the sound as best as we can… The corpses of hyenas are already lying around in the distance.

And then I saw a guy confronting Sylvia.

‘…uh?’

Have you already done everything?!

Out of urgency, I flapped my two small wings and increased my speed.

My body is good now, but I thought that my short strides might be a flaw because I have the body of a kid.

“Silvia!”

Despite my shouts, she didn’t move her gaze.

Instead, the chainsword in her hand began to make a threatening sound.

A chainsword that looks like it has blades on the front and back. Yes, such a weapon also existed in Dream City.

It wasn’t a weapon with very good durability, but it wasn’t completely unusable if used well.

The hyena beast, which had already had one arm cut off, tried to block the other arm.

But that didn’t stop the bleeding.

“…Do you think our brothers will leave you alone even if you do this?!”

The guy showed a reaction that was close to hostile.

Before I could react, Sylvia moved.

“Do whatever you want. Unlike you, I don’t need a brother to kill my enemies for me.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she rushed at him. He also dodged backwards at the same time.

-Wow!

The chainsword’s head rolled off its body as blood splattered all around it.

Sylvia’s entire body seemed to be soaked in blood.

It was clearly not her blood, but the blood of the guy lying around.

“Silvia, are you okay?”

“What happened to Helga?”

Despite the favor she had entrusted me with, I was here now.

There was no need to express in words the consequences Helga faced.

As I shook my head helplessly, Sylvia slowly looked up at the sky.

I felt like I was feeling my first impression of her again, that she was cold and hard.

“…It seems that if people gain something, they also lose something.”

“Um, but Sylvia? Is it okay to kill so many solvers like this?”

I asked out of concern for her.

She was now an active fixer, but wouldn’t this mean the end for the Conakry office?

“There is no problem. They were the ones who killed Helga, who wasn’t even on active duty in the first place, and they just messed with us and got punished.”

Sylvia looked around as she answered me.

It seemed like he was checking for other enemies or crows on the street.

The CCTV here in Maguspol was made up of crow-shaped robots.

There were crows nearby, but I didn’t know if they were watching this fight from beginning to end.

“Let’s go back first.”

“…Yes.”

Just in case, I squeezed a lot of strength into my right hand.

At the same time, he unconsciously clung close to Sylvia’s body.

“Chris, you would feel uncomfortable if you got that close.”

I couldn’t hear Sylvia’s words of consideration for me.

That’s because right now, I could feel eyes on me and Sylvia from everywhere.

I couldn’t tell if they were residents of the Silver Side or other problem solvers looking for an opportunity.

Then we saw someone looking at us in the distance.

Just looking at the silhouette, it looked like one of those hyenas. I gave him a hostile look.

“…Huh?”

Then the guy suddenly disappeared as if he had been attacked by something.

Suddenly, it seemed like I couldn’t see the mosquitoes that had been around me.

Anyway, I came right back with Sylvia.

After checking with Sylvia, the force field was turned on again, and Sylvia directly saw Helga’s body covered in a white cloth.

Then I closed my eyes and meditated for a moment.

After a while, she got up and contacted a local security agent.

“Yes, that’s right. On our side… a younger brother we knew died.”

She described Helga as not just an employee, but a younger sister she knew.

Soon, troubleshooters wearing navy blue uniforms appeared.

“Silvia.”

“Jenny.”

A female fixer called Sylvia and each other by their first names.

“Did you do those guys outside?”

“Yes, he attacked me first.”

Sylvia then pointed at me and said.

“In addition to me, there are other witnesses who witnessed the scene.”

“Oh, I’m not doubting Sylvia. You can check it with a crow anyway.”

Jenny said that, but Sylvia and I received various questions from her.

They say it is a minimal verification process.

And Helga’s body was handed over to the bereaved family.

“Silvia, it’s good to be on active duty again, but… isn’t it too dangerous to get involved in something like this?”

“If I hadn’t been on active duty, I wouldn’t have been able to avenge my younger brother like this today. I have no regrets.”

“….”

After hearing Sylvia’s answer, she left without saying anything.

“Silvia, what are you going to do now?”

“First of all, we won’t be able to open the store tomorrow. And I think it would be a good idea to contact Ildong’s office as well.”

After she said that, Martin left work.

Next, I contacted Ildong’s office.

It seemed like I heard Youngmin’s voice on the other end of the phone. Aside from Deoksu, other unsophisticated names are also heard.

Meanwhile, I noticed mosquitoes clinging to the bar’s window.

I don’t know whose blood it sucked, but it looked very disgusting that its torso was bloated.

What do I really have to do with mosquitoes?

“Chris, let’s go up to the second floor.”

“Yes, wait a minute.”

The blood that flowed from Helga’s neck had already been wiped away.

Maybe it was because I was in a bad mood, but the blood didn’t feel good at all.

-widely.

As soon as I got home, I closed the door.

At least there’s a force field so they can’t mess with us easily.

No, since there was a force field earlier, can’t we let our guard down? However, it seemed unlikely that they would attack right away as the damage would not be small.

“Chris, let’s sleep in the same room today, just in case.”

“Uh… in the same room?”

“You never know.”

Sylvia said that and lifted the hesitant me with both hands and led me to her room.

This would be better than being in separate rooms and being attacked.

Her eyes looked so sad.

-Ugh.

I stroked her forehead as she lay in the same bed, staring at the ceiling without any intention of sleeping.

“….”

Sylvia didn’t say anything.

After that, I don’t know when I fell asleep, but it was early morning when I opened my eyes.

At that moment, Sylvia got out of bed and seemed to be getting ready to go out.

“…Where are you going?”

“You have to put up a sign in front of the store saying you are closed.”

Then she took her weapon. This time too, the transparent force field was operating.

“Wait a minute. I’ll go with you too.”

My head was a mess, but that wasn’t the important thing right now.

As soon as Sylvia and I came down to the bar on the first floor and hung up the sign, two men in black suits came.

The two men were unable to enter the bar because the door was locked.

But when I looked through the window… it was two people from Ildong’s office.

“Silvia, I heard the news.”

“Welcome. Mr. Deoksu and Mr. Youngmin.”

I thought it was definitely a mix between the goblin and orc from yesterday.

I felt like I was injured here and there, but half a day has passed and I’m still fine?

I thought this was why he was always ranked among candidates for recruiting colleagues.

“I’m sorry about what happened to Helga.”

“…It’s already in the past.”

Sylvia may have said that, but her face said otherwise.

Meanwhile, Youngmin came up to me and said hello.

“I’m sorry about what happened to Helga, sister. Sorry for us.”

“Ah….”

If you look at the cause, it was the fault of Ildong’s office, which did not manage its own area properly.

But since it was Youngmin who saved my life, I decided not to say anything else.

“So what do you plan to do about it?”

“They won’t make the first move since half of the office died in one day.”

“When will Mr. Ilsung return?”

“…It will take a while for you to come back.”

I don’t know how strong the director of Ildong’s office was, but seeing Sylvia keep mentioning it, I thought he might have some will.

Meanwhile, Sylvia and I now had no choice but to move completely together with the entire office.

“Ah, Mr. Deoksu and Mr. Youngmin. These two people have something to help you with.”

“Just say anything.”

Before Sylvia could say what she wanted, Deoksu spoke too carelessly.

“We are in a situation where we are short on one person… so we want to make Chris his best. I would like these two people to join me in vouching for her solution.”

“…Yes? Ah, I understand.”

Ah, the person is perfect.

“Then let’s move right away.”

So we decided to register myself as a problem solver before avenging Helga.

First, I headed to the government office here in Cabrini Green.

Even though the three problem solvers, excluding me, were just moving around, they did not neglect their vigilance about their surroundings.

By the way, when I came out of the bar, I saw another swarm of mosquitoes following me.

…Could it be that I can control mosquitoes?