episode_0006

There were two things I learned as I headed to the government office in Cabrini Green.

-Chiiik.

This sound is like a mosquito burning in a force field.

Surprisingly, the sound came from me.

It was similar to the sound of grilling a hamburger patty, but first of all, I’m a vampire too!

It seemed inevitable that the body would burn when exposed to sunlight.

“Um, sister… are you okay?”

“It’s nothing. It’s just loud.”

“Still, it doesn’t look good.”

When I answered Youngmin’s question casually, Sylvia added something.

Then suddenly, Deoksu distanced himself from me and spoke.

“Well… it seems like there are a lot of mosquitoes. Is this how it usually is?”

“….”

Actually, that’s what I wanted to say.

Before I knew it, the swarm of mosquitoes that had been following me seemed to have realized that I was burning in the sunlight.

They suddenly gathered above my head, forming a large parasol-like shape among themselves.

Perhaps the mosquitoes were following me.

‘Thank you, but…’

-Wheee!

-Wheee!!!

Oh, stop buzzing in my ears!

There were a ton of mosquitoes flying noisily overhead, and the sound was very… annoying and loud.

No matter how much you try to block the sunlight and create shadows, it’s the same! Isn’t this a bit much?

Above all, the three of them also began to avoid those days and increase their distance.

“Silvia~. Isn’t it too low?”

“I feel sorry for you, but I think the mosquitoes are trying to suck our blood and give it to you.”

“No, that’s not what I wanted.”

“I’m not blaming you.”

No, aren’t bats usually more suitable in these cases? Mosquitoes aren’t very cool.

In addition, the noise was so loud that it was no joke, so much so that my ears were deafened.

I even felt sorry for needlessly sucking the blood of my companions.

“Silvia, so how far should we go?”

“It’s not that far from here. It’s also a long enough distance to walk.”

Cabrini Green’s government office appears to be inside the Silver Side.

I wondered if the reason so many retired troubleshooters gathered there was because there was a government office.

If that’s the case, I think it makes some sense, right?

It wasn’t long before I saw a marble building with a decent-sized dome in the distance.

As far as I know, the appearance of Dream City’s government offices is different. Especially depending on which part of Dream City it is.

Maguspol’s administrative districts are largely divided into five: Central, located in the center, and four directions: North, South, East, and West.

However, the total number of members of the Sage Council was seven.

There are five districts, but there are seven people in charge… It’s because the two people felt like they were honorary positions.

The two wise men, who hold honorary positions, serve as advisors to the wise man who manages the central region.

Or, he was a potential candidate to fill a vacancy in another district.

While I was thinking about this, I was able to get right in front of the marble building.

In the middle of the stairs leading up to the government office, a stone statue of the Minotaur was seen holding a trident and posing in a threatening pose.

Yes, this was also a statue that moved like a gargoyle.

In particular, the mosquito covered its head like a parasol and waved its stone tail back and forth as I passed by.

“Register as a troubleshooter here! Active duty conversion is over there! Over there!”

The next thing that greeted us after the Minotaur was a parrot stone statue.

The parrot repeated the same explanation, pointing us in the direction with its head rather than its hand.

“Silvia, I think I will have to go to another window for a moment.”

“Are you planning on fighting with the Conakry office?”

Dream City’s offices were not just simple mercenary guilds.

If I were to make a comparison, should I say that it is similar to a sect in a place like Murim?

They settle in a specific area and extort protection taxes from the local residents… Ah, this makes them a bit like a mafia.

In any case, it was not just an errand center, but an organization that had an obligation to cooperate in securing Magusfall’s security and could benefit from various interests.

Naturally, there were many disputes as there were enormous interests at stake.

And in order to minimize the damage caused by this, there was a system that only allowed offices to see the end.

That was a duel trial.

Deoksu seemed to have headed to another window to apply for the duel trial.

“Oh, come to think of it, I forgot about that.”

“What?”

“Chris, as a guarantee for you to become the problem solver… one of the three needs to take charge of you and keep you company.”

Ah, Gingaminga, but it was something I already knew.

Does it feel like an apprentice learning practical skills next to a master?

“Wasn’t Sylvia going to do it anyway?”

In response to my question, Sylvia said she had originally planned to do so.

“But I can’t completely let go of the bar. If Helga were alive, I would have relied on her… but I think it would be difficult to do two things at the same time.”

At the same time, Sylvia said that if she were to be in charge of me, I might not be able to do as much as I wanted.

“….”

As soon as I heard her words, my eyes turned to Youngmin next to Sylvia.

“Anyway, we are now in the same boat as the Ildong office, so isn’t that a bad thing? Mr. Youngmin.”

“Me, me! Because it’s not something I can decide on my own.”

It seemed like Sylvia was planning to put Youngmin in charge of me.

Of course, this person is also the benefactor who saved my life… but we are not that close yet, so it was a bit awkward.

“It’s a rare opportunity.”

I found it really surprising that Sylvia said those words with a blunt expression.

If the snake had tempted Adam and Eve with that face in the Garden of Eden, it would have failed… to the point of making you wonder.

By the way, now I see that both Sylvia and Youngmin have red eyes.

Actually, I am a vampire, and I belong to the blood race, so I am blue-green.

Especially because of Youngmin’s unique blonde hair… It seemed like it would be easy for anyone to mistake him for a vampire.

While I was thinking about this, Youngmin also seemed to have thought about something and made a decision.

“If you both mean so, I will do so.”

“Oh, you don’t have to overdo it.”

“I’m not overdoing it. Sister.”

Ah, it’s good that you answered me with a determined face, but I thought it would be okay if you left out the ‘sister’ sound.

Youngmin is a kid too, but I thought it would be very strange for others to see him call me sister, even though he was younger than Youngmin.

“Okay, so you don’t have to call me sister. You can just speak casually.”

Johnny and the other old men were enough to treat me like their sister.

“Yes? But Sylvia…”

“Youngmin, how about you call me whatever you want and go inside?”

“Ah, yes! That should be it.”

I think it was Sylvia who spoke first.

Anyway, we ended up going into the government office.

Go to the place where the parrot statue indicated earlier as the troubleshooter registration counter.

As we entered the marble building…

A more spacious space was revealed than when seen from the outside.

Civil servants in uniform and solvers dressed in specific attire depending on their affiliation.

And even masters who manipulate various statues.

Oh, by the way, a master’s degree is not the same as a bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, or doctoral degree.

Do you feel like you are a master just because you can use stones?

They were very precious people who developed and used the stone statues, which were indispensable in maintaining public order in Maguspol.

The name of the institution that trained them was Master’s Institute, but honestly, the word ‘Master’ has a strange connotation.

On the game site I frequented, I became the victim of all kinds of teasing because I got involved with a graduate student drip.

“Chris, this way.”

“Okay!”

Together with Youngmin, I tried to follow Sylvia with short strides.

The people in the building were smiling warmly when they saw me like that.

But it felt a bit empty somewhere.

The parasol-shaped swarm of mosquitoes that had been above my head just a moment ago… was nowhere to be seen.

Oh, could it be that I was crushed by the force field at the entrance?!

Although their ears were a little noisy, they were nice guys.

Compared to when Helga died, I wasn’t that sad, but for now, I decided to just have a moment of silence for the mosquitoes.

“Um…Chris. We have to go quickly.”

“Okay.”

At the urging of Youngmin, who had been waiting for me, I hurried on my way again.

The line at the window we arrived at was reasonable.

“Phew… Phew….”

“Was my walking pace too fast?”

“Honestly, a little.”

“Next time, it would be better to follow your stride.”

I can’t believe you did that. For me, it was a story I was thankful for.

Still, after catching my breath, I had time to check out the scenery inside the building.

“But Deoksu can’t be with us?”

“It would be nice if you come before it’s our turn.”

Ah, this isn’t really a conflict, is it?

But my worries were short-lived… I saw Deoksu coming towards this window from afar.

Fortunately, it was easy to distinguish them from other orcs because they were a mix of goblins and orcs.

“Oh, excuse me for a moment. I have company.”

Deoksu was able to join us after asking for understanding from those in line behind us.

“After a few teams, it will be our turn.”

“Yes, I was worried what would happen if I happened to be late.”

How long has it been since then?

As we reached the front of the line in front of the counter, the official at the fourth counter called us.

To be honest, I was a little curious about the problem solver registration process because it wasn’t covered in the game.

Also, this counter was implemented in the game, but all it did was people waiting in line, right?

When I and three other people arrived at that window.

It was instantly transferred to another space.

In case anyone thought it was Maguspol, there seemed to be a separate space leading from each window.

The appropriately sized room was lined with several desks and chairs.

“Hello, everyone.”

When I looked towards the place where I heard the voice, I saw a human-shaped force field floating in the air.

The clear voice clearly belonged to a woman.

Perhaps she was registering as a troubleshooter remotely.

“Which person would you like to register as a troubleshooter?”

“This way.”

As soon as Sylvia pointed at me, I was instantly moved to the chair in the middle of the long desk.

oh! what’s this.

Does it move automatically even if I don’t move it?

“In order to become a problem solver at Maguspol, you need to report basic personal information. Is that okay?”

“Uh… yes.”

Suddenly, I’m in this world! I thought there wouldn’t be much personal information about me when I showed up.

Still, I wrote down my name and my current residence.

These were things I heard from Sylvia on the way to the government office, so I didn’t have any problems writing them down.

However… my last name and age were the problems.

“Umm….”

“Is there anything you are stuck on?”

The soft voice of the official in charge was heard.

The last name is… um! Just say the letters are the same. It was written as Radomir, the same last name as Silvia.

Next was age…

For this part, I honestly decided to ask public officials for help.

The official then mentioned that there was a way to measure my age.

“And if you are a vampire, in addition to your basic personal information, I would also like to have your blood pressure measured. Do you mind?”

“Bloodline?”

Oh, you mean the rank of vampires?

I was told that I would be registered with the government as a blood lord… would that be okay?

Well, I thought it wouldn’t matter since there are some problem solvers who openly denounce that they are real people.

I agreed with both measurements.

In an instant, various machines started moving around me.

First, some blood was taken from my left arm.

“Ouch.”

I wish I had done it with my strong right hand. No, then the needle would have broken.

After a while, the figure of a civil servant approached me…

He seemed perplexed.

It was just a shape that could be felt through a force field, but since the body was human, its movements felt a bit unnatural.

“I….”

So, the measurement results.

He’s 1 year old! He informed me that the blood system was measured as blood alcohol type 2!

Ah… it’s going to spin, really.