episode_0026

Silence fell in the conference room at the shocking information.

“Retel. Hinds is dead? Really?”

“Actually, even the management bureau is not sure. Since they haven’t found a body. However, given the circumstances, I think it is clear that he is dead. Pandora of the Salvation is quite confused, and Hinds’ new alter ego has not appeared.”

“……”

Ciella Letel, who was casually sitting on a chair, looked at me and smiled.

“It’s highly likely that the attack you guys received was because of that.”

“Attack?”

“You said you were guided to the rescue restaurant? Since Hinds, the executive, was dead, they launched an unprecedented attack. They wanted to set an example and normalize the mess inside Pandora of the rescue. Well, it failed spectacularly.”

“ah…”

There must have been a reason for the sudden attack.

“Then Retel, did you come here to also serve as Han-gil’s bodyguard?”

“Oh. It’s Noeul, as expected! You’re quick-witted! But are you calling me oppa? I heard it hasn’t been long since you joined the company… I guess we’ve become closer than I thought?”

“It’s natural because we’re on the same team.”

“Hmm? Really~? Is it simply because we’re a team?”

As Retel smiled mischievously with a mischievous expression, Eunnoeul sighed with an annoyed expression.

“Ha…don’t think it’s strange. Rather, are you the only escort?”

“What? You don’t trust me? Don’t worry, I will protect you fiercely. I am not the type of person who is loyal to the Bureau, but personally, I think it would be a shame to lose such a great talent.”

She pats my shoulder with a refreshing smile.

“Ahaha… But, my will is not reflected in the escort?”

“Yes! You have to be protected whether you like it or not! By me!”

She points to herself and smiles confidently.

“Don’t worry! Even if Sagong Geon comes to visit in person, I will protect you!”

“Who is Sagong Geon?”

“Huh? You don’t know? He’s the leader of Pandora of the Salvation.”

“ah…”

Now that I think about it, I think I heard it at first glance when I was kidnapped…?

“Okay, enough. Let’s get to the point now. So, Ciella Letel, did you bring the items I requested from the Bureau’s headquarters?”

She removed Letel’s hand that was on my shoulder, crossed her arms, and glared with sharp eyes.

“Things? Ah! Come to think of it, they said to take this. But why do you need this? Do you ever have to fight against a ghost-type supernatural phenomenon? If so, it would be a big problem! An opponent strong enough to need these things! If it were me, I would run away! ”

When she stretched out her hand, up to her elbow was swallowed up in the air and became invisible.

“…!?”

The next moment, a kitchen knife wrapped in a plastic bag, a lozenge, and four sunglasses were in her hands.

what? Does this woman also have the ability to summon?

No, wait a minute, isn’t that closer to what we commonly call ‘subspace’ rather than a summons?

That was actually a thing…!?

Although she was secretly impressed, Eun No-eul accepted the item as if she was used to it and scolded her.

“Did you read the report? We should be heading to the post soon. I guess we’ll have to fight some demons there.”

“Huh!? Is that so!? Then what should I do? I can’t protect Han-gil!”

“You should take care of that.”

“Do you know how many times we are going to Earth? Or even the coordinates!”

“I’m sorry, but I don’t have any such information this time. Now, look.”

When Eunno-eul brought up the constellation community and showed it to him, Retel read it as if it was obvious.

“Huh? Mr. Retel, are you also a victim of the Holy See community?”

“Didn’t I tell you? That’s right. Even after seeing this, I’m still quite the veteran? I’ve been posted on this post over 10 times.”

“Oh oh…!”

This is the person Eun No-eul was talking about last time.

“Hehe. Do you have respect for me now?”

“That’s incredible. Ten times… I don’t think I’ll ever survive.”

“Ahaha. Actually, it’s not that great. The Constellation who chose me was a hikikomori and timid, so there weren’t many situations that were that dangerous.”

“Hikikomori and timid…?”

“Ahaha! I can’t imagine that a constellation that is both a transcendent and a foreigner has such tendencies, right? But when you look at their posts and comments, they are quite cute, right?”

“is that so…?”

“Don’t you believe it? Do you want to read what my Constellation wrote?”

As Retel summoned the community out of the air, Eunnoeul waved her hand and turned the attention towards herself.

“We’ll do that later, but focus on the meeting now. Saeron. Oppa Gyeong. See you both here.”

“No-eul. Are you jealous because I and Han-gil are talking to each other?”

“It’s really annoying…”

“Ahahaha! So cute~!”

“Ah! Get away from me! Please!”

As Letel clung to her, Eunno-eul was reluctant and tried to pull her away, but she clung to her like a leech and smashed her face.

In the end, Retel fell after getting hit once.

“Hmm, hmm… Anyway, everyone, focus. These items that Letel brought are very powerful supernatural entities. They are yellow grade and require careful storage.”

“If it’s yellow level…”

I thought about the manual I read at work over the past few days.

The Bureau assigns green, yellow, red, and black grades to supernatural entities and handles and responds accordingly, and I remember that yellow is definitely a grade that requires ‘caution’.

Although it can be stored, confined, and disposed of relatively easily, it seems to have been considered dangerous if the conditions were met.

“Oppa Hangil. Do you know what the yellow level is?”

“Yes, I know. I read the manual.”

“Okay. Then, let me start by explaining the item.”

She raised the kitchen knife.

“This is a kitchen knife called ‘Space Cham’. It is usually wrapped in a green grade ‘unchangeable plastic bag’ and stored carefully. If you remove the plastic bag and swing it, you can cut anything. Even if it is space.”

My mouth widened at the explanation on such a large scale.

“You can cut down space?”

“Yes. In the past, Pandora of the Old World took over this ‘space charm’, and with one swing, she split a mountain 2,000 meters above sea level.”

“……”

Is that yellow grade?

Shouldn’t it be classified as red (danger) or black (disaster, subject to disposal)?

“‘Space Cham’ is a supernatural entity that can never be exported for any reason. It seems that the management bureau has decided to provide proper support this time.”

Retel nodded at Eunnoeul’s words.

“That’s right. Since he was a victim of the Constellation Community, his importance is still high, and since he killed Hinds as soon as he entered the Management Bureau, the Management Bureau also wants to create a good image.”

“It’s very desirable. It’s extremely reassuring.”

Smiling with satisfaction, Eun No-eul shook the bag containing the throat lozenges.

“This is called ‘Invulnerable Throat Lozenge,’ and it is a supernatural object that makes you invincible while holding it in your mouth. Although it is a green grade, it is a powerful supernatural object whose strangeness is comparable to that of the red grade.”

“Becoming invincible?”

Eunno-eul smiled brightly at my question.

“Yes. While you have this in your mouth, it is immune to all physical attacks and is unaffected by mental and spiritual attacks. However, if you swallow it or break it with your teeth, the effect disappears.”

“It’s a huge thing…”

“Really? This is also an item that can never be taken out.”

She put down the throat lozenge and picked up her sunglasses.

“These sunglasses are a green class supernatural entity called ‘Attacker Detection Sunglasses.’ They show the user the appearance of any hostile or attacking entity, regardless of the distance or even a ghost.”

“Oh… that would be really useful.”

“Really? It’s a must-have item when dealing with evil spirits.”

She put down her sunglasses and continued.

“This is almost like receiving the maximum amount of support. Anything that is lacking can be made up for by this branch as well… so in fact, you will be able to tackle your post to the fullest.”

She looked around at us with a determined expression.

“The rest is just reading the comments as much as possible, predicting where we will end up, and thinking about how to respond. Everyone, please do your best.”

“Yes! I understand! Sister!”

“There are a lot of difficult words in the comments, so I can’t understand anything… but I’ll rack my brain for now.”

“Ha…do I have to go to an unknown place again…?”

After watching the reactions of Heo Sae-ron, Gyeong-gyeong, and me, she said, “Okay,” and clapped.

“For now, let’s end today’s meeting here.”

***

After the first meeting, I read the comments until my eyes fell out, but I couldn’t get any helpful information, only the heated discussions…no, keyboard battles broke out all the time.

Still, just in case, I am spending my first weekend after joining the management bureau by reading about the Constellation Community.

┗[G-088: No, no matter what, it’s impossible for an ordinary human to overcome an evil spirit! You stupid bastards! If anything is possible with just mental power, why is there such a thing as effort in this world?]

Oh, the constellations also swear.

If it weren’t for the fact that he was a constellation, he seemed like the type of person who would put his life on the line by showing off only his pride.

┗[G-136: You seem so foolish for not knowing the greatness of the human spirit. Have you ever seen a human? If you had seen their splendor and nobility, you wouldn’t have thought that! Are you a constellation from this monster? Did you become a constellation by eating humans?]

┗[G-088: That’s a racially discriminatory remark! How can you, a constellation, say something like that! No, think with common sense and logic! If humans had been able to defeat evil spirit monsters with their mental power, ‘evil spirit monsters’ would never have been born in the first place!]

┗[G-414: I understand what you are trying to say, but 136 is not wrong in terms of law or magic theory? Doesn’t it seem like you don’t know anything and you’re only claiming it based on your brain? I don’t think I would be able to say something so ignorant if I only knew the very basic theory…]

┗[G-088: Oh! I am so frustrated that I will be liberated!]

“Oh my…”

Very dense, very dense.

088 was being beaten like crazy by 136 and 414, but even in that situation, he never gave up his opinion.

“Hmm, looking at what 136 and 414 said, it seems like you just need to keep your wits about you…”

The problem is that it is a constellation standard.

I think it would be a good idea to filter out such words in moderation.

“ha…”

[Defeating evil spirits]

[Transmission waiting time: 25 hours 36 minutes 44 seconds]

There was only about a day left until transmission.

Our paranormal response team held several meetings, but honestly, no clear solution was developed.

The only information you can expect is that you will likely encounter evil spirit monsters such as Wraiths, Specters, and Banshees, and that the opponent is likely to be a very powerful single entity.

“In the end, I guess I have no choice but to deal with it on my own and deal with it on a whim…”

When I watch 088 speak passionately, I sigh because it seems like he is not an easy monster.

“Hmm… I think 414’s comment would be helpful if I could just understand it… Do you think I would understand magic? Oh, maybe I could understand it if I bought the skill at the point shop?”

While I was deep in thought, my smartphone vibrated loudly.

“huh?”

Is there no one to contact?

“…!!”

I stared blankly at the screen, then realized it was a message from Eun No-eul and jumped up.

-Hangil oppa. what are you doing right now?

-I’m just stuck at home. Looking at the constellation community. My head hurts because there are so many things I don’t understand.

-LOL Me too. brother. Do you want to get some air and eat something?

“…Are you asking me out on a date?”

Without realizing it, the corners of my mouth turn up into a smirk.

But I’m a guy who knows my subject.

It’s definitely going to be a get-together where the whole team is invited as well.

-good. What are you going to eat?

-well? Let’s meet and think about it first!

-ok.

Once the location and time were decided, I immediately got dressed and left the house.

***

“Ah! Oppa!”

Eun No-eul, who was waiting for me in front of a nearby station, smiles brightly and waves.

“wow…”

It attracts the attention of everyone passing by, as if there is a black hole in that section alone.

Some of them even crash into telephone poles because they can’t take their eyes off her.

I thought it was an exaggerated expression that only appears in comics or movies, but it turns out that it can happen in real life.

“Oppa. You came earlier than expected?”

“Uh, uhh..yeah. Noeul.”

She was wearing a simple purple dress and shoes, and perhaps because she had such overwhelming beauty and body, her presence alone seemed to shine.

“Ahahaha! Why are you so stiff? Are you nervous?”

“Whew… to be honest, I’m freaking out right now.”

“Really? Why? Because I’m so pretty?”

When she smiled mischievously, my heart felt stiff.

no. Come to your senses.

“You’re saying that? You’re not kidding. Even if there was a lion that escaped from the zoo, he’d only be looking at you, right?”

“Uhuhuh. Really? I don’t feel bad~”

With an alluring eye smile, she hugs my arm without hesitation.

“Uh, huh? What is it?”

“Why? It’s a date, so I have to do this.”

“…date? Didn’t you invite the other team members too?”

“No? I didn’t call you?”

“…why?”

“Well? Why?”

She laughs and turns her head and pulls my arm.

“More than that, brother. I want to eat sushi. I know a good restaurant. Let’s go there.”

“…Yeah, yeah.”

Even though I was being dragged along without realizing it, I was unable to properly grasp the situation.