episode_0036

At that time, somewhere on Sejong Island.

“Team leader. Loss of internal magical power response. The attacker seems to have disappeared.”

A secret room in the dark, filled only with the light of a blue monitor screen.

While the people in white uniforms were diligently collecting and organizing data in front of the computer, a black-haired man in a white uniform who was slightly different from the others frowned and raised his glasses.

“Damn….”

Even though he had a nervous and sharp look, he even frowned, so much so that I was afraid that anyone would even dare to talk to him.

The name on his nametag is ‘Poongbaek’.

“What is the identity of the attacker?”

“Well, that.”

“You mean you still haven’t confirmed it? What about horsepower pattern analysis? At least CCTV?”

“They were all killed just before transmission. As you know, the facility was shut down before the data could be delivered…”

“So are you saying that now we are like having our eyes open and our noses cut?”

Poongbaek snorted as if it was absurd.

“The place where the demonic test subject is located has been attacked! All of the employees inside lost their vital responses! But is the answer you’re getting now ‘I don’t know anything’, ‘There’s not enough information’, or ‘I’m checking it’?”

Poongbaek pointed downwards with his pointer and bloodshot his neck.

“Since when did these incompetent people become people of the ‘gwan (館)’? huh? How can you have this kind of ability and sit here now and earn 3,000 a month! Without even being able to properly check for intruders!”

“Elderman Pungbaek. Well, this is just an assumption.”

“What is it?”

“…Isn’t it a goblin?”

“……Ho?”

Poongbaek, who was heated by his subordinate’s words, sparkled his eyes.

“The only person who can block the flow of information like this is a goblin?”

“Yes. Paradoxically, the only ones who can hide their identity so thoroughly are goblins.”

“What is the basis?”

“The basis is that the attack occurred suddenly without any response from the intruder, that all the researchers were annihilated before they could send an emergency signal, or that the lead researcher barely activated the facility destruction protocol and flooding protocol.”

“Hmm….”

Poongbaek stroked his chin with his hand and twisted the corner of his mouth.

“Still, it’s really strange. If it were the goblin I know, it would have prevented the facility from collapsing at all. Even if the goblin annihilates all the villains, he doesn’t act this unsmartly.”

Poongbaek kept tilting his head.

“If he were the guy I knew, he would have killed our researchers before pressing the self-destruct switch. If that guy purely attacked the research facility, the research facility should not have destroyed itself, but only the people’s biological reactions should have been cut off.”

“Maybe someone else broke in?”

“Someone else…?”

“Yes. The person who recently challenged us…”

“Ah, those Hwalbindang bastards?”

Poongbaek sat down in his chair with a serious face.

“The intruder of Hwalbindang and the goblin invaded coincided? Can there be such a coincidence in the world?”

“Still, the current situation can’t be explained otherwise, right?”

“I don’t think it’s too tailored to the situation, but…tsk.”

Poongbaek raised his hands high.

“Damn. Whatever happens, happens. First, connect to the community and start monitoring. If there is information about the devil, report it immediately, block it, and spread rumors that the Hwalbindang is plotting something using the devil.”

“Okay!”

The subordinates all began tapping rapidly on the keyboard, and Poongbaek muttered softly as he looked at their backs.

“…Even those who don’t have this ability should be of help. Tsk.”

In a small voice that no one can hear.

“Ha. We need to quickly ‘enlighten’ those who have not yet awakened.”

No one could hear his voice.

* * *

I escaped underground along an emergency exit similar to a long underwater passage.

Cheolpudeok.

After putting down the unconscious Malttugi on the beach, I checked his condition to see if he had drowned.

‘There is no need to do CPR or artificial respiration.’

If you have S-level abilities, you can survive underwater without breathing.

It depends on the level of horsepower, but in my case, I can survive without an oxygen tank for about 30 minutes.

Even though he has superpowers, it’s not like he completely sinks in the water and can’t come out for the rest of his life, but he goes in the water for a short time and comes out, so wouldn’t that be impossible?

‘I don’t know the location because I don’t have Taegeuk Watch, but it’s definitely Sejong Island.’

The appearance of the terrain, the reverberation of magical power felt around, and even the soldiers wandering around.

There is a high probability that he escaped into a restricted area where general public entry is prohibited.

In other words, Malttugi must have invaded through the sea.

‘Is it a coincidence that the timing coincided with mine?’

Did they really happen to attack the Devil Seed Lab at the same time as me?

There is something.

If something isn’t there, it’s strange.

To find out, we have to wake up Malttugi-

[hmm.]

I checked Maltugi’s soaked body up and down.

His clothes were soaked in the sea water, so his clothes were hanging down, but his physique was much smaller than I expected.

Fortunately or unfortunately, it wasn’t what I thought.

‘It’s a man.’

For a moment, I thought it was a woman because the feel of it on my shoulder was so soft, but looking at the water-soaked state of my upper body, I guess that wasn’t the case.

‘Poor guy.’

Among men, there are many who have bodies that make people think, ‘Why is this a man?’ rather than being a man.

Malttugi seems to be similar to that.

It was probably the kind of body type that dangerous people over there would like if I took a picture of myself dressed as a woman and uploaded it, or if I just uploaded a picture.

I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but I judged it by looking at the condition of the clothes, but it’s definitely not the case.

‘The voice is like that, the way you act and talk, and your hair is also kind of short.’

I wonder if this is the tomboy thing that is popular these days or something.

Of course, gender doesn’t matter whether you’re male or female.

Gender is not a very important issue in our association.

What matters is ability and personality.

And can the organization properly follow instructions from superiors in conquering the world?

[Please contact me if you plan to join the organization in the future.]

I took out a business card and spoke quietly into the card.

[If you want to join the organization, send an email to the address on the business card. Then, the organization will find someone on their own.]

Lee Mae Mangyang, special officer, goblin.

Even if it is not an official email, leaving a contact point with the organization may cause problems later, but the organization is not an organization that is so lenient that it can be fooled by playing around with contact emails on its business cards.

[If Hwalbindang plays with the email address on the business card, then I will go and destroy Hwalbindang.]

He’s still unconscious, but it looks like he’s coming to his senses now, so it’s time to step away.

[Keep in mind. I will kill all villains who harm the peace of the world, whether they are the Living Party or anything else.]

I put down a business card next to Malttugi.

So what about solidarity?

If someone says

‘The goal of the organization is not to threaten world peace, but to conquer the world.’

Ah, it’s different, but it’s completely different.

-There are so many evil people in the world.

The leader didn’t just create a union out of poor thinking.

-I will become the king of Earth and make sure there is no more war on this Earth.

What if the Hwalbin Party is a hindrance to the world created by the leader?

The next thing to be destroyed will not be the Demon Research Institute, but the Hwalbindang.

[then.]

“Cough, Cough…!”

I walked away from Malttugi, who was coughing and starting to come to his senses.

* * *

After a while.

“……Collock.”

Malttugi barely came to his senses and pressed his face with his hand.

“…?!”

The mask is on.

And he is looking up at the starry night sky.

“What is this…?”

Malttugi recalled the situation that occurred before he fainted.

Seawater seeped in through the passageway he had entered, and soon a strong shock came from behind, causing him to faint.

I have no memories at all after that.

You can only understand the situation you are in now.

“This is…?”

A black business card placed next to him.

It clearly belonged to a goblin, with letters encrusted in gold leaf.

[later….]

“Hi…?”

I hear the voice of a goblin.

Perhaps because he had left his voice on the business card as magic, the goblin left a suggestion and warning in a serious voice.

A suggestion to join the association.

And a warning that next time you disturb me, I won’t let you go.

“…You can’t do that.”

Malttugi got up and tidied up his clothes.

“…….”

Click.

Taking off his hat along with his mask, Malttugi shook out his wet hair with his hands and took a deep breath.

“…Ugh.”

As Malttugi takes off his mask, he appears quite delicate-

“You probably didn’t do anything strange…?”

It was a woman.

Beep beep.

A sound began to ring from Malttugi’s wrist.

Malttugi quickly grabbed his wrist with his hand and then carefully operated the smartwatch, which was similar to the Taegeuk Watch, on his wrist.

[Are you okay? What happened?]

“Ah, Captain.”

Beyond the small screen of the smartwatch, a dark brown-skinned man wearing sunglasses appeared.

“…I missed the target. The goblin appeared first.”

[what? goblin?]

“Yes. The situation is…”

Malttugi quickly told the man what he had experienced.

[Right.]

The man in sunglasses ran a hand through his hairless head.

[Return to location. And until further instructions are given, please fulfill your duties as a ‘student’ for the time being.]

“I understand. But…are you okay? I couldn’t secure any evidence.”

[Okay.]

The bald black man gave a thumbs up.

[Because our purpose was to make contact with the goblin.]

“…What? Wait, boss, is this different from what I knew?”

[sorry. I tricked you.]

“…….”

[A goblin is a person worthy of our Hwalbindang. I will teach you your real mission. From now on, you must somehow bring the goblin into our Hwalbindang. If the goblin stands on our side.]

The man, ‘Hong Gil-dong’, grinned, revealing his white teeth.

[It will be a great help in creating Yuldo-guk, a country where people are not discriminated against because of their dark skin or appearance, and where people of mixed race can live as citizens of this country.]