episode_0042

Why we were chosen for this request.

Because the faction that wanted everyone’s office lost the faction fight!

When we learned the reason through Maximilian’s words, we were dumbfounded and on the verge of death.

Astoby, who recognized the true value of our office and all, felt like this was the right thing to do.

Aren’t these guys actually not a company, but a corporate appeal club?

Maximilian asked Silvia for consent and then began the briefing.

The search range is broadly divided into three areas.

Millertown, Silverside, Kenwood.

Based on the Silver Side, Miller Town, where the rat infestation occurred, was to the north, and Kenwood was to the northeast.

“Do we have to check all three areas?”

“No! Oh, of course it wasn’t stated that way.”

I tilted my head at Maximilian’s ambiguous expression.

“What do you mean by that?”

“In theory, you can check all three areas in the Blue Heart Office. But of course it would be impossible.”

“In addition, there will already be a separate office that checks each area.”

“Yes! you’re right! While the Kenwood side office is checking out Kenwood… I’d like you to check out the Silver Side.

Oh, did you mean that?

Now it’s starting to make sense.

“Wait, then what about Miller Town?”

“That’s right. All the problem solvers there would have disappeared.”

I added to Adem’s question.

“Miller Town will be handled by another regional office.”

Maximilian responded as if telling him not to worry.

“But it’s probably the first time you’ve been to Miller Town.”

“Yes, that will happen.”

This time Sylvia reacted to him.

“That’s it!”

Maximilian shouted proudly, but I could not guess his intentions.

“So, I hope you will quickly finish exploring the northern part of Silver Side and then go straight to Miller Town.”

“There may be a conflict with the office in charge of Miller Town.”

“…Leave that part to us. There is no faction stronger than ours.”

When Silvia expressed her concerns, Maximilian easily dismissed them.

Maximilian had been spilling information here and there from a while ago.

We were able to take on this request because the faction he belongs to is the strongest.

“How many more factions are there?”

“There are three factions that got involved in this matter.”

Maximilian did not hesitate at all in response to my question.

Since this was the strongest faction, the other two relatively weak factions… could have joined forces.

“Is it okay to not look at the Kenwood area?”

“I see. But you don’t have to worry about Kenwood.”

“Why do you think so?”

David’s question was followed by Sylvia’s confirmation.

Maximilian opened his mouth while adjusting his sunglasses.

“According to internal information, the hackers are most likely located in Silver Side and Miller Town.”

I wondered if it would be easy to tell us something like that.

No, rather, are you telling us because we are a pharmacy office that can clean up at any time?

“Is that one of the reasons you chose our office?”

“….”

Maximilian hesitated at Silvia’s sudden question.

It was the first time this had happened since he appeared.

“Yes, I thought you guys on the north side of the Silver Side would be a better fit than the Ildong office on the south side of the Silver Side.”

“Well, that doesn’t sound very pleasant either.”

“Haha! sorry. However, it is true that our department chose you after taking these factors into consideration.”

So, even if it is true, there must be an area where it can be disguised a bit!

No… let’s not talk.

***

Maximilian’s briefing continued a little longer.

A description of Raco’s private forces that will be used for this request, as well as other forces hired by Raco.

It seemed like there was nothing wrong with having a lot of money.

It is said that in addition to private units and various fixer offices, even masters and magicians will be deployed.

‘The hacker also happened to mess with a company like this.’

I very briefly prayed for the hacker to rest in peace.

“Chris, what are you doing?”

“I prayed for your peace for a moment.”

Youngmin seemed to have no understanding of my actions.

I didn’t need to explain. This kind of behavior gets even weirder when explained.

After the briefing, everyone in the office got ready and started moving.

So where we are headed….

Because it was in the northern part of the Silver Side, close to Cat Mom’s base, Scylla and the other cats couldn’t stay still.

Sheila in particular seemed to have hated being in the carry-on bag so much.

Even while moving in the car, he scratches his bag so much.

“Silvia, can you take Scylla out for me?”

“…I can’t help it. Instead, it is on the condition that Chris will keep an eye on it so that no problems arise.”

“Okay! don’t worry. There’s Youngmin too!”

Youngmin doesn’t like Silas, but when Silvia and I turned our attention to him, he asked us to leave it to him.

“Chris!”

“Sila, stay still.”

Eventually, Silas was taken out of the bag and placed on my lap.

This time, unlike before, he did not purr at Youngmin.

Even while traveling by car, the director, Sylvia, was discussing each person’s role.

For now, everything will be devoted to the hacker’s search… but we have to assume battles in various situations.

David will occupy a suitable high ground and act as a sniper, and Johnny will be in charge of firepower at close range.

The people who will be at the front are me, Youngmin, Astobi, and Datihi.

Adem will be in charge of checking and communicating with information in the field at the rear.

Lastly, the director, Sylvia.

She, along with Adem, would control the scene from Maximilian’s command post.

“Silvia, are you sure it’s okay?”

“What do you mean, Chris?”

“If something happens… Adem won’t be of much help. What about datihirado?”

“Chris, I can hear everything.”

Adem, who was riding in the passenger seat, responded while moving his long ears to the side, characteristic of a goblin.

“What Chris says makes sense, but it is a bit ambiguous to reduce the number of people on the front lines.”

Is that so? However, it was impossible to leave out Johnny.

“No, anyway, besides me, Youngmin, and Astoby, there’s also Johnny.”

“What do you think about Datihi?”

“I think Chris is right. Because you don’t know what will happen.”

For some reason, Datihi agreed with my opinion.

“Silvia, I think that would be a good idea.”

Plus Youngmin!

No one told Youngmin, a member of the Ildong office, to exclude outsiders.

In the first place, he was my main guarantor, and it was good to have a good relationship with Ildong’s office, not a bad one.

“Adem?”

“I will follow the director’s instructions.”

When Adem reacted that way, Sylvia accepted my opinion.

Actually, I didn’t really see Datihi fight, but it seemed better than nothing.

Sylvia also tends to fight a bit, but I think it would be difficult if only Adem was there.

***

While we were talking about various things in the car, we were able to arrive at our destination before we knew it.

The surrounding area was full of other vehicles, and the owners of the vehicles were also sitting here and there.

As soon as Maximilian arrived, he asked if he was the last one.

“Yes, everything has arrived”

“Then let’s get started right away!”

Suddenly, we couldn’t even rest and started searching for hackers.

“Adem, datihi. Follow me this way.”

Sylvia, along with the two people she called, headed to the command center with Cat Mom’s cats.

“Silvia! Silas?!”

“Chris can take you with him!”

“Yay!”

As I jumped up and down in excitement at Sylvia’s answer, Youngmin started clearing his throat.

what? Are you really jealous?

But before I could turn my gaze to Youngmin… I was able to spot someone familiar.

“…Huh?”

I immediately took the form of a baby bat.

“Chris? What’s wrong?”

“Chris!”

Youngmin and Silas’ reactions were also natural.

I suddenly got so startled that I transformed into a baby bat.

“Youngmin, stay still, stay still.”

“Chris!”

“Shilla too, rest….”

I don’t know about Youngmin, but I didn’t know that someone might find out my identity because of Silas.

“Oh, hello?”

“….”

Before he knew it, Medusa with hair made of white snakes came near Youngmin.

No, why is that woman there? I think I heard that they also hired a magician, but of course!

I clung to Youngmin’s neck as if I hadn’t heard anything.

“Over there?”

“Who are you?”

“Ah, yes. My introduction was late. I’m Lina. What are your names?”

“This is Youngmin.”

“….”

Youngmin was the only one who spoke to Medusa, who revealed his name.

Silas was silently watching her, and I clung to Youngmin’s neck and didn’t say anything.

“Hey, boy?”

“Me?”

But she didn’t seem to have any intention of leaving me alone.

I kept moving my body to a position out of her view.

I had no choice but to answer the question directed at me.

“What’s the name of that little lady over there?”

“Chris?”

When I answered in an uncertain voice, she tilted her head.

Even voices that would normally be heard were not heard. Is this not even considered a common name?

“Aren’t you too nervous?”

I can’t help but be nervous….

She didn’t really harm me, but I kept avoiding her coming to Sylvia’s bar.

I already had no intention of forming a relationship with magician love.

“By the way, Lina, are you also participating in this request?”

“Oh, that’s how it happened. It wasn’t what I wanted, but…”

You didn’t want it?

He may have been hired by Racosa as a member of a separate group of mages.

Anyway, from my perspective, I wanted this annoying girl to disappear quickly.

But she didn’t seem to have any intention of doing so.

“Can we exchange terminal numbers for a moment?

At least Youngmin tried to push her away on my behalf, but it didn’t have much effect.

“Is this the office shared terminal?”

“But it’s okay. It won’t be a bad thing for you.”

Shouldn’t I be the one who judges that?

As expected, this one seemed to be close to the type that makes people tired.

She placed her terminal close to the shared terminal I was using.

Terminals in the Dream City worldview share contact information with each other just by being close to each other.

Abuse of this part in the game was also common.

“Then I’ll contact you later!”

Lina quickly disappeared as if her work was done.

And a moment later, she sent a smiling emoticon to the public terminal.

For now, I answered her message half-heartedly.

It was difficult to send something long with an emoticon.

***

And after responding a few times, they no longer saw my message on the other side.

What, are there all these women?

I eventually decided to focus on what I was going to do.

The search for hackers in the northern Silverside area lasted several days.

“Take me out!”

“Chris? How did you get there?!”

They ride on Scylla’s head in the form of baby bats, aka Timon and Pumbaa, and move around and get stuck in a hole in the wall.

“Kaaa! Sister! Sylvia!”

“No, this old man! Why are you stuck there?!

There was a time when I rescued Johnny from being stuck in a hole.

While we were doing this, Rakosa’s private forces began to diligently comb the northern Silverside.

“But I think it’s more likely to be in Miller Town than here.”

“Why do you think that?”

I spoke as we moved to another location after Youngmin and Sheila joined David.

When David asked me why I thought that, I answered honestly.

“Well, Miller Town is in an uproar due to the rat swarm. Isn’t it the best way to hide from someone’s gaze?”

“If it means hiding, then yes. But Miller Town is the best for hiding, but it’s probably the worst for surviving.”

“Oh, I guess that’s true too.”

Or, you could move back and forth between Miller Town and Silver Side periodically.

Suddenly, as I was moving, I received a call from Youngmin and David’s terminal.

The message sent by Sylvia and Adem stated that the search for the northern part of Silver Side was over and that they would head to Miller Town to find the hacker.

-Tiring.

I was just checking the messages from Sylvia when another message arrived.

Lina, it was that awkward Medusa.

“Can we meet alone for a moment?”

“…Why?”

I asked why, but I felt even more anxious because I didn’t get an answer right away.

“Hello?”

“Ugh!”

Before we knew it, Lina appeared behind Youngmin and I.

“…who?”

“Hello.”

Lina greeted David and introduced herself as my friend.

“Friend?”

“Then do you know her?”

I don’t think it’s both.

“Anyway, it looks like only people from that office are there, so is it okay for a moment?”

“You said it was just the two of us?”

“Well, it doesn’t matter if there are multiple people.”

Yeah, I guess that way I wouldn’t be worried either.

David mentioned the need to travel to Millertown, emphasizing that there wasn’t much time.

Lina then said that she had no intention of taking up that much time.

What on earth are you thinking?