episode_0043

‘Why Hong Yu-ra?’

As I was hurriedly heading to the office due to her unexpected visit, I guessed the reason for her sudden visit.

After the video incident, I have not had much contact with Hong Yu-ra until now.

Unlike Im A-rin, who came to me on my own, or Seol Ju-hee, who I became involved with by chance, I had no special contacts, so I only heard news from time to time.

‘Is it because of Seol Joo-hee…? ?’

The most likely thing is that he came because of a dispute with Seol Joo-hee.

Since they were three people who always relied on each other and had a close relationship, there is a high possibility that Hong Yu-ra heard about the argument she had with Seol Joo-hee.

but… .

The catch is that Lim A-rin did not mention what happened with Seol Joo-hee.

If Hong Yu-ra had known, Im A-rin would certainly have known, but she never once mentioned what happened with Seol Joo-hee.

‘Then what on earth…? ?’

As I reached the office where I had been guided, a familiar face greeted me at the door.

“Producer! Long time no see!”

He was the manager who had been in charge of Hong Yu-ra all along.

“I was wondering who my sister was visiting… . You were the producer!”

“It’s been a while. How have you been?”

After shaking hands and saying hello, I pointed inside the office and asked her about her business.

“What’s happening all of a sudden?”

“Huh? Producer, don’t you know?”

Then she reacted as if she didn’t know what was going on and said that she had stopped by for a moment before going on a schedule… .

‘Are you on schedule again?’

I was a little worried about whether or not there would be personal training time, so I took a quick peek with the intention of finding out what was going on inside the guild.

“Do you have that many schedules?”

“Wow… . I’m not kidding. Since the producer left, the reins are completely loose?”

She chattered up stories about the guild as if she had been waiting for it,

I could see that Cheonhwa Guild had suddenly started to run a new team, overturning the existing method by mentioning the diversity of the business.

It felt like it was waiting for me to leave.

‘It’s suspicious… .’

Since the system has changed, it is not strange for the direction to change.

However, it was strange that it started to change drastically as soon as I left.

“… Thank you for your hard work.”

“Hey, am I having trouble with something?”

Having once again grown suspicious of the Cheonhwa Guild, I returned to my original purpose and knocked on the office door.

Knock-

Then, let’s carefully open the door and look inside the office… .

“Have you finished talking?”

I ran into her elegantly sipping coffee and giving me a quick glance.

“… Yura.”

It was Hong Yu-ra.

*

“… … .”

Inside the office, there is a heavy atmosphere.

Strangely, I had the feeling that Hong Yu-ra was wary of me… .

At the same time, I felt like it was appealing to me.

‘… ‘Is it because of my mood?’

With her red hair lightly loose, she was wearing a beige dress that clearly revealed the curves of her body and strappy sandals.

She, who usually enjoys loose-fitting clothes because she doesn’t like showing off her body, never wears this style.

“Your face looks nice.”

At that time, Hong Yu-ra readily spoke.

“How about the new kids? Follow me well?”

She spoke with a faint smile as if nothing had happened, but she could not hide the faint discomfort that was implicitly showing.

It seemed like there were still feelings left.

“… Thanks to you, I’m doing well.”

Unable to understand what she meant by coming and talking to me casually even though I still had bad feelings, I decided to follow her rhythm for now.

“How are you these days? I heard that the external schedule has increased significantly.”

“The broadcast schedule has increased a lot. Still, it’s pretty worth it. No harm done, no danger… .”

She has said that she is quite satisfied with her recent life, which is closer to that of a celebrity than a hunter… .

‘That’s a lie.’

It wasn’t hard for me to see that that wasn’t true.

Hong Yu-ra, whom I have known, was a woman who did not fit in with being a celebrity more than anyone else.

Hong Yu-ra is Queens’ unrivaled fighter.

Among the Queens members, she has the most mature and elegant image, and in reality she has that aspect, but in reality, she is a combat addict who is happiest when swinging her sword on the field.

She, whose hobby is swinging a sword at the training range when she’s bored, is satisfied with her life as a broadcaster with a fake smile on her face?

It’s a lie as obvious as fire.

“What about training? Do you have some time for personal training?”

Hong Yu-ra’s expression slightly hardened as if she had been pricked by my question, and then she answered with an elegant smile as if she had never done so before.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have time to go to the training ground. Because my schedule is so busy, I can barely exercise these days.”

“… Pilates?”

“I gave up Pilates. … Because the reason to do it is gone.”

I nodded quietly to her strangely thorny words, then appropriately changed the topic and got to the point.

“So… . Why did you come here in person?”

“… I have something to ask of you.”

“Please?”

Hong Yu-ra took out a small document bag from the luxury bag she often carried, and gently thrust it toward me.

“What is this?”

“This is my medical certificate. Joohee’s and Arin’s are also included.”

‘diagnosis?’

What is a diagnosis?

Isn’t this a certificate containing the doctor’s opinion regarding the patient?

After checking the name of the church-affiliated hospital stamped on the corner of the envelope she handed me, I silently took the envelope and asked a question.

“… What’s not good?”

OK.

“… A little.”

Hong Yu-ra nodded with a subtle expression,

As I was looking at her blankly, I opened the envelope and checked the medical certificate.

and… .

“!”

As I was looking through the medical certificate, I was surprised by unexpected information.

[The patient is showing symptoms of brainwashing and suggestive mental interference, and has a strong aversion to certain people… … ]

The story was that the members of Queens were subjected to a mental attack, specifically mental interference regarding a ‘specific person’.

“This… What is it?”

It was difficult to believe that the members of Queens, and not just anyone else, had suffered a mental attack.

The three are S-class hunters who are currently considered the strongest in the world.

I wasn’t raised to the point of being vulnerable to trivial mental attacks, and I don’t have the skills to do so.

But who dared to try to interfere with their minds, and succeeded?

“… They say the insinuations are so deep and the brainwashing is so strong that the church can’t solve it.”

Hong Yu-ra spoke in a calm tone and told the story she heard from a religious expert.

There is a high possibility that they have been brainwashed for a long time, and at some point, the hint began to appear… .

“… That’s you.”

The starting point is me.

“… … .”

My head is confused.

It’s so confusing, it’s so dizzying.

I slowly took a deep breath, controlled my complicated mind, and tried to regain my composure and organize this confusing situation.

Someone planted a hint to the Queens members,

The implications began to emerge through a series of events,

There is a very high possibility that the implication is something that will cause me to loathe myself.

‘why?’

No matter how much I thought about it, it was something I couldn’t understand.

This means that a person of considerable skill has moved so that the three people in Queens cannot even recognize it.

Who on earth benefits by causing division between us?

‘Is it Cheonhwa Guild?’

“So… . I need your help.”

After receiving a recommendation from Hong Yu-ra, I sighed heavily and asked carefully.

“… What can I do?”

OK.

“… that is… .”

She hesitated for a moment, as if she had difficulty speaking, and then began to pour out shocking remarks.

“… Let me confirm your purity.”

“What, what?”

What on earth am I listening to?

What about purity?

“The reason we think badly of you now is because we all think you betrayed us. If you haven’t betrayed us and can recognize it, there is a chance that the hint can be resolved.”

“No, something like that… .”

“… I know you’ve been deliberately drawing a line between us.”

“… Huh?”

“We all knew it too. That’s why I waited until you made up your mind. To be honest… , we even thought about sharing you.”

Polygamy following chastity.

I was momentarily entranced by the series of bombshell remarks and stared at her blankly, blinking.

‘Am I crazy…? ?’

It’s not that I don’t like the so-called ‘harem’ as I am a man, but this was a bit embarrassing.

No, it was a bit scary.

“… So, I want to check your purity.”

I closed my eyes tightly in response to Hong Yu-ra’s remark that drove a wedge in my mouth, and while holding my forehead due to a faint headache, I cautiously tried to speak.

“Yes. no… . Put it all away. How are you going to check?”

“… I have prepared a purity check kit.”

“… What kit… ?”

Hong Yu-ra calmly explained the purity check kit.

It was an insane item that I had no idea why it was made using unicorn blood.

“Shameless, but… , please.”

After feeling dizzy for a moment at Hong Yu-ra’s earnest request, I finally came to my senses, left behind the mountain of problems, and started looking for a reason to cooperate with them.

‘If I can unravel the hint… ‘It would be right to help.’

I’m confident in my purity, so the purity kit and all could probably produce positive results.

Moreover, now that I know that the reason I was abandoned by my friends was all because of suggestions, there is no reason not to try it.

but… .

It was a pity that we had already come too far.

I am in charge of a new team, and we are also planning to collaborate with Queens’ rival, Black Rose.

Too much has happened to go back to the way it was before.

‘… I guess I noticed it too late… .’

I couldn’t help but suspect a mental operation, so I bit my lip in regret.

I slowly opened my mouth, thinking that this was a golden opportunity to get to a happy ending.

“… What should I do?”

*

“… … .”

After sending Hong Yu-ra away like that.

As I sat alone on the bench and looked out at the training ground, I was thinking over the problems I had put off for a while.

‘… It’s a real pain in the ass.’

There were so many problems that needed to be solved.

As with the insinuations that hit Queens, we also need to find out who the subject of those insinuations is.

‘For sure… . It’s related to that video.’

It turns out that the video I was watching wasn’t a clever composite or something, but was actually filmed.

At first, I had no doubt that there would be someone with such abilities, but when I looked back on the brainwashing incident, it was quite possible.

‘An illusion close to reality… . It’s an ability that even uses brainwashing… .’

This ability did not appear in the original novel, but if it were to actually appear, it would be extremely dangerous.

however… .

‘uh? ‘Can’t Arin make illusions too?’

It was dark under the lamp, and as it turned out, there was a person right next to me who had the ability to use something similar to genjutsu.

“… no way. Probably not.”

For a split second, I had a slight suspicion that Lim A-rin might have done that, but I quickly put aside my doubts.

Because there were far more reasons to think otherwise than grounds to doubt her.

She is definitely a good character who appeared in the original novel.

Of course, there is no way to know the inside of a person, but the person I am dealing with is Lim A-rin, whom I have known for 10 years.

She doesn’t have the personality to do something like that.

More than anything… .

As someone who has been close to me for a long time and has copied Lim A-rin’s magic, I know why she cannot be the culprit.

Among her magic, there is no such thing as brainwashing magic, and illusion magic can only implement simple movements.

In the first place, it was impossible to establish that he was the culprit who slandered Im Arinina.

‘I guess we’ll know after about 10 circles.’

I assure you, she could never have been the culprit.