episode_0032

Saturday.

On my way home from work, I bought ‘seasoned chicken’ according to the instructions on my smartphone.

-No fried food.

They said no fried chicken.

When I asked if it was a personal preference, they said it was okay because the fried chicken came from the US, but the seasoned chicken was our own.

Actually, this world is really strange.

A world where fried chicken is more expensive than seasoned chicken.

Even if something is twisted, it is full of traces of being quite distorted, and I have to live in this world.

On weekdays, I work as a librarian.

On the weekends, I work as a goblin of a desperate executive.

Ding dong.

I stood at the door and rang the doorbell.

I put my Taegeuk watch on the electronic panel of the front door, gave my personal information to the person inside, and waited for the door to open.

“…….”

The door doesn’t open.

The chicken in the bag in my hand seems to be getting cold, but the person in the room who needs to open the door doesn’t open it.

Shouldn’t I just open the door and go in?

This house is not my house.

Since it is not my house, I have no choice but to wait quietly outside.

Until the woman inside opens the door.

[iced coffee. You must have bought the right seasoned chicken, right?]

“With bones.”

[Good. Then what about beer?]

“Draw beer.”

I heard footsteps inside.

It sounded like slippers being dragged around, and soon the door opened.

“Hello, honey?”

The woman who opened the door was a foreigner with red hair.

“I bought what I was told to buy. Come in.”

“Excuse me.”

I immediately closed the front door and came inside.

“Is this your first time meeting and talking in person like this?”

“That’s right. I felt it from the moment I saw it from afar, but it looks quite smooth. Do-”

“Do Ji-hwan.”

“…Yes, yes. You are very careful. all right. Mr. Do Ji-hwan.”

The woman who almost called me a goblin said after receiving seasoned chicken from me-

Rattling.

I put it straight into the refrigerator.

I had to feel an indescribable fear as I put it in the refrigerator while it was still warm and not even cooled.

“Seasoned chicken should be eaten in the morning.”

“…I think it’s a bit unfair to just put it in the refrigerator without eating it at all.”

“It’s not like we’re going to eat together right now anyway. Isn’t that right?”

“That’s right.”

I bought chicken, but it’s not for eating together.

I’m just pretending I’m visiting a friend’s house, and I’m just bringing food to avoid other people’s eyes.

“Have you eaten dinner? What should I do for you? Could you please roll me some hot soup?”

“Seasoned chicken?”

“Don’t play around.”

“It’s a joke. I have no intention of eating dinner.”

I took out a protein bar from my pocket.

“I don’t like eating before missions. Let’s get started. [Master Mother].”

“Good.”

Anyone can see that she is a red-haired foreigner, but this woman’s second name, code name, and the name she is called in the organization is ‘Jumo’.

She is a woman who has been infiltrating Sejong Island for a long time and working for the organization. She can be said to be a local agent who connects me with the organization’s headquarters.

“It’s nice to see you taking good care of your body. Okay, I’ll tell you the mission.”

When Joo Mo lightly joined his hands, the amulets attached to the walls began to sparkle.

“…Barrier setting complete. Since it lasts for 20 minutes, I will deliver it quickly and finish.”

Joo-mo handed me a stack of documents, and I took it and sat down on the sofa.

An item written by hand from start to finish.

Since it is an analog object that does not go through electronic or computerized data, it does not get caught anywhere.

“Is it the seed of the devil?”

“Okay. Did you see it while dealing with Red Scarf?”

“I did not see the item in person. Because the President’s dogs took care of him.”

“Really? This is something that looks roughly like this. Down there.”

Below the paper, the devil’s seed is drawn in a picture that looks like a Western still life painting.

Thanks to the drawings that seemed to have been copied from the archive photos, I was able to see what the devil seeds actually looked like.

“It’s similar to a starfish.”

“It’s not just a starfish, it’s a starfish with long legs. The actual size is approximately the size of a 500 won coin. The tentacle legs are different though.”

“If it costs 500 won, it will be hard to find it no matter where it is stuck in the body.”

“It’s not worth 10 won.”

No matter where the devil seed is attached, if it is large, the attack range is wider, so it is easier to attack.

As soon as you attack the devil seed, the runaway stops.

“Is the mission given to me to find and destroy the facility that makes this?”

“I know better than I thought. Did you hear anything?”

“No. I was just guessing.”

The problem is that ‘Sejong Island’ is the place where the devil’s seeds were researched, developed, and created.

“In the first place, the bottom of the lamp is dark.”

“That’s right. There are research facilities everywhere, whether underground or on Sejong Island. That’s where the devil’s seeds were probably developed and created. This unidentified substance that corrupts people with special abilities and turns them into demons.”

“…I have one question.”

Fundamental question.

“It was made on Sejong Island, so why is it the devil’s seed?”

“Do you want to ask if it is a monster transformation seed? Well, it’s simple. Speaking of the seeds of monsterization, the monsters in our traditional culture must be treated as ‘demons.’”

“…You mean we can treat the devil in the West as a bad thing?”

“Not just in the West.”

Zhou Mo pointed in all directions and shrugged his shoulders.

“In the East, it doesn’t really matter whether something other than Korea becomes evil or not, right? What the higher-ups think.”

“I don’t care where the name motif comes from, but I hope that international problems don’t arise in the future for no reason.”

“Well. How many things have already entered Korea, and is it possible to turn them all into enemies?”

As night slowly approached, the mother-in-law pointed outside the veranda.

“There is that cross on Sejong Island too.”

“…Unlike on the mainland, isn’t the ‘Heliantization’ over?”

“Do you think goblins say things that could cause international problems? Hehehe. It’s almost time. Have you read the operation outline?”

“Of course.”

As we talked, I took in all the documents she had written by hand in my head.

“Once the barrier is lifted, move immediately.”

“Okay. Oops, wait a minute!”

Joo Mo shouted at me before disarming the barrier.

“Try that, that.”

“What is that?”

“That thing I did in front of that restaurant!”

“…Transformation?”

“Yes!”

Joo Mo sparkled like a child.

“Are you saying ‘transformation!’ even when you just transform?”

“It’s closer to the release of magical power than a transformation, but when you just do it, you don’t call it a transformation.”

“So you only do that when you change into that doji rider form?”

“Is it because you want to see that?”

“I can’t stand the real thing.”

Joo-mo gave me a thumbs up.

Please do “. Huh?”

“…I am listening to you as a request to take good care of the organization in the future.”

“Wow!”

Joo Mo took a can of beer and stepped aside, and I released the magic power from my fingertips and created a goblin mask.

“In fact, you know that these are all meaningless actions, right?”

“Ah. I feel like I’ve discovered some cold reality.”

“Transformation is just transformation. That’s why you have to shout “transformation” when you transform. By shouting the word ‘transformation’, it is like a self-suggestion to make sure that you have changed every time.”

“A little…sad.”

Joo’s mother fiddled with the can of beer with a bitter look on her face, and I had no choice but to spread my legs slightly.

“It’s not something you do every day. It’s not like I do it every time. I’m doing it because they asked me to do it. Got it?”

“Oh. Oh…?”

“Then….”

Crash.

“Ah. wait for a sec. Since I have permission from the leader, I will tell you one thing. My ‘secret’.”

“…The secret of the goblin with permission from the head?”

Joo Mo’s eyes began to shine.

“What level of secret is this…?”

“Secret available only to the CEO and 4th executive level. The leader said he could reveal the truth to his local helper, Joo-mo, so he was telling him in advance before his transformation.”

“Oh, oh…!”

Zhou Mo knelt down.

“…….”

“…What’s wrong?”

“Oh, no. Sob. That’s it.”

Joo-mo suddenly began to cry sadly.

It seemed like he was laughing at times, so I got scared when I saw him laughing while crying.

“Knowing confidential information about goblins means that the organization trusts me that much. Hehehe, the time I spent living as a foreigner on Sejong Island so far… was not in vain.”

Joo Mo wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and smiled brightly.

“Good. I will protect any secret with my life. Even if there’s a knife to my throat, I won’t say anything about goblins.”

“If you feel like you’re going to die, you can say it.”

“What?”

“I understand the spirit, but there is no greater loss to the organization than losing the person who informed me of the mission, and who has even infiltrated Sejong Island on a yearly basis and has not been caught so far. If you think your life is in danger, just say it.”

“You….”

Zhou Mo smiled sinisterly with a touched face.

“I understand why not only the CEO but also other executives love you so much. ‘Dool’ said that when you became an independent unit, you cried loudly and even confronted the commander-in-chief?”

“…It’s just an old story. So, it’s a story about transformation.”

I took off my coat.

“When I transform, everything I was wearing disappears.”

“…Huh?”

“Jewelry, Taegeuk watch, and even clothes. Everything.”

“…What if I cancel the transformation?”

“I become naked.”

I left my Taegeuk watch with Joo Mo.

“I will bring a lot of spare clothes here, so please know that.”

“… Are you really taking me as your local girlfriend? So as not to be seen by others?”

“That’s right.”

Today is Saturday night.

“…I go to work on Tuesday, so what will other people think if I stay here for two or three days?”

“Ha. Am I not good at getting married?”

“This is the goblin supporter you chose.”

“…Hehe. good. I became the only supporter of a great S-class villain, so I had to endure that. It’s not that bad.”

“Heung.”

I took off all my clothes.

The reason I didn’t even take off my underwear was my last pride.

“Can I take it off? I don’t think there’s any need to be embarrassed, but why aren’t you taking it off?”

“Wearing this is pleasing to the eye, but taking it off is a eyesore.”

“I think it will be a treat…”

“It’s done.”

I put on my mask.

As soon as I put the goblin mask on my face, a huge amount of magical energy was released from my body.

[This is transformation.]

“…I’m kind of bored.”

In the mirror, I had become my usual goblin and gentleman in a suit.

“So are you doing that now…?”

[This is more embarrassing than taking off all your clothes and wearing a mask.]

“Do it! I wanted to see it in person.”

[I’m doing it because I agreed to do it, so don’t say anything.]

Weeing.

I took out my belt.

[transform.]

READY-!

“The execution begins.”

[…Don’t add comments arbitrarily, Joomo.]

“I think it will be okay…”

[……It’s done.]

I pointed to the veranda door.

[Jumo. Open the door.]

mission.

Initiate.