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The strange behavior of the Conakry office puzzled us.

Even if I don’t, I’m still disturbed by other things!

After completing my registration as an apprentice troubleshooter at the Silver Side government office… it wasn’t long before my information was leaked as if it were a secret.

On TV and the Internet, government officials in Silver Side government offices were repeatedly shown running away from reporters’ interview requests at breakneck speed.

“I think it has finally arrived.”

Silvia, with an expressionless face, said that, and I was almost scared.

However, contrary to my expectations, the Jinzos did not seem to move openly.

“Silvia, if I had been caught being a bloodthief, I would have done more, right?”

“Yes, of course. Do you know who the number two problem solver in the city is right now?”

Uh… what, is Jinjo the second best solver here too? This is the guy who always comes in second place.

“Who is it?”

Sylvia said while showing me the problem solver’s face on the terminal.

“This person is not the only Jinzo that exists in Maguspol… but he is the most famous Jinjo.”

“Umm….”

“He looks fine, but he’s a strange guy, so it’s best not to get involved with him as much as possible.”

“Phew….”

“Chris?”

I couldn’t help but laugh at the sight of Sylvia expressing her evaluation of him with an expressionless expression.

“Well… does Sylvia know this problem solver?”

“Yes, he might not even remember me. I used to do pretty well too, right?”

It’s not that I doubt Sylvia’s skills.

Last time, the sight of him cutting off a hyena’s head while swinging a chainsword… looked like a ghost.

However, even though the true ancestors did not appear outwardly, they seemed to be sending errands behind the scenes.

The number of suspicious people wandering around the Silver Side has increased significantly.

Plus, it looks like some people have already figured out that I’m at Sylvia’s bar.

It may have been the Conakry office’s doing, but there were also people watching Silvia and me’s every move.

Every time that happens….

‘Malaria call!’

“What?! What is this….”

I was too embarrassed to say it out loud, but I intercepted it with my secret skill.

It was an effective technique outside the building.

This was because I was making the swarms of mosquitoes that heard my words attack the target I was targeting!

The mosquitoes were not only listening to me… strangely enough, they seemed to be trying to give me blood.

But honestly, eating the blood that came out after entering the mosquito’s body was a bit… No matter how sincere I was, I couldn’t compromise on that.

Anyway, while I was doing well, I received news from Deoksu that the Conakry office had rejected the duel trial.

“I think I roughly know the number over there.”

“…What is it?”

“There is no need for an annoying duel trial… I guess they plan to end it with a private war.”

dictionary? For a moment, I wondered if I would say that when I wrote the encyclopedia.

But it can’t be that dictionary.

“Dictionary?”

“I’m talking about a private battle. Private battles between solvers or offices are allowed, although they vary from district to district.”

Oh, what else can I say? That’s what you were saying.

“…What about the silver side here?”

“Like many districts… advance notice is permitted except in certain cases where significant damage is caused to the surrounding area.”

“I belong to that specific case.”

“Martin?”

As soon as Sylvia finished her explanation, Martin, who was looking out the window, reacted.

Martin pointed to his metal mask and said his ability was to emit toxic gas.

“Wait a minute. So, if Martin uses gas on them, the statues might attack us?”

“Yes, that will happen. However, you may have no choice but to use it to make up for your numerical inferiority.”

Ah… I’d rather avoid fighting that gargoyle.

To begin with, they are statues, so even my malaria call wouldn’t work.

“Now that I think about it, today is Youngmin, that’s him. Aren’t you going to come?”

“Since he didn’t come yesterday, I think he might come today.”

As Sylvia said that, she sneered at me.

“What, why are you doing this all of a sudden?”

“Chris, I guess you’re saying that because you haven’t seen your own face.”

What do you mean? Did I make a face as if I was waiting for Youngmin?

That can’t be possible. I’m originally a man!

“Boss. It’s still here.”

“Youngmin too. I’m so scared that I can’t even say anything.”

I listened to Martin and headed to his side.

In fact, Youngmin was approaching the bar from far away. In the meantime, he did not let down his guard against his surroundings.

“Ah, Martin. I have a question.”

“What is it?”

“Youngmin, that. Are you strong?”

“…It may vary depending on what the standard for strength is. Still, one person does his/her share. That’s right…”

The moment when Martin is about to say something important.

Some familiar guys appeared behind Youngmin.

Conakry office, hyena beastmen… In addition, there was also a large tiger beastman.

They had gray coats flapping around and were holding submachine guns in their hands.

Some of them were puffing out their cigars in their mouths and taking off their fedoras as if they were blocking their view.

Yes, when you look at it like this, it looks like a painting.

“Youngmin! Hurry and run this way!”

“…Yes!”

While I was thinking about that, Martin opened the bar door and immediately shouted:

While Youngmin was answering, they slowly pointed the ends of their guns at Youngmin.

Oh, that looks dangerous!

I immediately showed hostility towards them. Then, a swarm of mosquitoes waiting nearby formed a belt-like shape and approached them.

In an instant, their target changed from Youngmin to a swarm of mosquitoes.

“Come in!”

-widely!

As soon as Youngmin entered the bar, Martin closed the door.

“Chris, help me!”

“Yes!”

Even so, barricades had been set up around the windows with tables and other objects. I didn’t forget to block the door with an appropriate drawer.

“Wait a minute.”

Sylvia began to call someone in a calm voice.

“Phew… Phew….”

While Youngmin was breathing heavily.

“Huh?!”

A similar reaction came out of Martin and I’s mouth.

A group of fixers made up of other humans and orcs began to join the Conakry office.

…Suddenly the number increased from five or six to dozens.

“Those bastards!”

“Do you know these guys?”

“Here are the facts! Those bastards who had no shame after being kicked out because of their own mistakes…”

“Silvia, did you contact our office?”

“Yes, I did everything I could to get help right away.”

While the four of us watched the enemies outside with anxious eyes.

A man who appeared to be the director of the Conakry office pointed to the bar.

Then, the submachine guns lined up in a row began spouting fire all at once!

“Get down!”

Even without Martin’s shout, the four of us quickly bowed our heads.

Thanks to the barricades prepared in advance, there was no shortage of places to take cover.

“Ah! I was right! I got hit in the butt!”

“Chris! Bow down more!”

It’s obvious that it will regenerate anyway, but it hurts so much! Ahhh!!!

As I continued to flinch from the pain, Sylvia, who was worse than me, pressed my body with her hands and made me bend down even further.

At that moment, while the shooting continued, Martin suddenly stood up.

“What are you doing?!”

“Look over there!”

Even if you hide yourself from the bullets that keep flying, it’s not enough!

Martin suddenly stood up and opened the door slightly.

“What, he! You must be crazy!”

“Chris, stay still!”

Youngmin said to me as I continued to flinch.

But before I knew it, I saw other solvers approaching the bar.

“Get away from me!”

Martin took off his mask while shouting that. As soon as the lower part of the face full of scars was revealed.

-Push profit!

Green, toxic gas spewed from his mouth.

-widely!

Martin sprayed enough gas and closed the door again.

Sylvia headed to the supply warehouse for a moment while the solvers were unable to get close due to the gas, and handed gas masks to Youngmin and me.

“No, what bar has gas masks?!”

“It’s normal in my bar.”

It was a ridiculous answer, but I decided to wear a gas mask for now.

…but it’s too big for me?

“Chris, wait a minute.”

Youngmin, who was worse off, started helping me put on the gas mask.

“Go back! Go back to the back door!”

“There is a path on the second floor and near the stairs!”

Meanwhile, other troubleshooters could be heard shouting outside.

“There are no such ungrateful people.”

Sylvia was astonished to see people who had once been her guests finding another route that led directly to them.

Martin tried to block the back door with other furniture, but the small window in the back door broke.

“Are you still human?”

Martin blew gas at the broken window!

“Aaaah!”

“Chris, Youngmin. I think it would be better to write it in advance.”

“We already used it all?”

“…I was the last one.”

Even in critical situations, there were several instances where I couldn’t laugh.

Thanks to this, the tension was reduced, but the battle had just begun.

-Clink!

Windows and glass near the bar entrance began to break.

“Come out!”

“Silvia! Just hand over that kid and I won’t touch you!”

Instead of answering the solvers’ cries, Sylvia used a portable force field sprayer worn on her left hand.

Along with the barricade, it seemed to be aimed at blocking the intrusion of enemies.

Youngmin and I also used the force field sprayer, following Sylvia in charge of each area.

Then this time, blue bullets started flying.

The Conakry office guys put magical bullets into their submachine guns and started shooting.

Magic bullets place a greater burden on the force field than ordinary bullets. If the limit of a force field is to block 100 regular bullets… then magic bullets continually erode that limit.

Now that I think about it, have all my mosquitoes been killed already?!

I glared at them again. Then another swarm of mosquitoes nearby started attacking them.

It was just to buy time… but that was enough.

“Silvia, don’t we have any other options?!”

“First of all, it is best to hold a sit-in protest here.”

We managed to hold on with barricades and force field sprays, but… the walls and windows of the bar were already in tatters.

Thanks to other solvers breaking things down to gain entry.

“Martin! What is it like there?!”

“It’s still worth holding on!”

Martin stopped blowing gas and responded to Sylvia’s cry.

But what we are forgetting…

-Kwasik!

ah! It’s ruined!

With the sound of the door on the staircase being broken, the bar’s troublemakers began to break in.

In an instant, we and Martin were separated.

“Where is this place? Crawl in here!”

Martin turned and released a green, toxic gas into the bar.

However, some of the solvers were wearing gas masks like us.

In a situation like this, I couldn’t just keep using the force field sprayer.

“Silvia, I will fight back!”

“Yes, I guess it has to be that way.”

“Oh, really!”

The three of us turned off the force field spray and started fighting the guys who came into the bar.

It was my first time fighting a real person, a fixer at that.

But for some reason these guys.

Of the three, I felt like they were targeting me persistently.

It was difficult to write a malaria call, but I had a left hand and a right hand.

Left hand pistol! And a vicious right hand!

Every time I swung my right hand, the fixers let out a terrible scream.

Why?! Because I’m a kid, the hitting point was right in their crotch area!

Since I was a man too, there was a line I shouldn’t cross… but what do I know? asleep!

When my right hand was stained red with the blood from tearing up the enemy’s area, they hesitated to approach me.

In addition, the toxic gas emitted by Martin continued to thicken, making visibility inside the bar difficult.

-bang!

I aimed for this moment and started shooting the pistol with my left hand.

Besides me, Sylvia and Youngmin also seemed to be holding up well.

However, perhaps due to the chainsword’s poor durability, Sylvia was suddenly holding another weapon in her hand.

And what was even more surprising was Youngmin’s skills.

In the end, he used the force field sprayer, but he seemed to understand why he said he didn’t need it.

Even among the close combat builds in the game, which continued with successive attacks at an incredible speed, there were often players who increased the character’s attack speed and used such attacks as basic attacks.

But Youngmin’s attack was somehow different.

The blade, which gave off a subtle golden aura, cut the surrounding area several times in an instant, playing with the enemy.

While I was distracted by the sight for a moment… this time, a strange noise started coming from outside again.

The sound of something large metal rotating around. Is this really?!

The sound of continuous gunfire followed.

“It looks like it arrived on time.”

“Silvia!!! Sister!!! We are here!”

“Johnny!”

A voice could be heard faintly, mixed with the sound of gunshots, over Martin’s toxic gas, and it seemed to be Johnny’s voice.