episode_0047

As the battle taking place throughout Miller Town is coming to an end.

Our Blue Heart Office fixers headed together to the pro-Rakosa faction’s command center.

Maximilian couldn’t pay attention to us because he was checking the situation in real time…

After hearing what me and Sylvia had to say, I couldn’t help but give ourselves time.

“Is that really true?”

“Yes, if this is what you are looking for.”

“….”

Maximilian had his subordinate immediately check the information that Silvia had given him.

“Tell me briefly how you obtained that information.”

“Yes, of course. Before that, there is someone I would like to introduce to Mr. Maximilian.”

“Lina!”

When I called their name, Lina, who was with Johnny and Astoby, came over.

“Ah.”

Maximilian seemed to know her well too.

After all, he must have been one of the magicians hired by Laco for this task.

Moreover, it was not just any mage, but a Medusa mage with a head made of white snakes.

“The person who told us about the hacker’s hideout is Lina.”

Naturally, after hearing Silvia’s words, Maximilian asked Lina how she learned of the location of the hacker’s hideout.

“….”

Lina responded calmly, different from when I threatened her.

He said that he already knew that a hacker was hiding in Miller Town through his intelligence, and that he took advantage of the chaotic situation caused by the battle between the Rakosa factions.

“Honestly, after the fight was over… I think the hacker would have escaped.”

“So you contacted the Blue Heart Office?”

“Yes, I have stopped by the bar you run a few times.”

It was claimed that it was not enough to achieve what they wanted alone, so they brought in a friend from the Blue Heart Office and headed to the hacker’s hideout.

However, in the process of breaking into the hacker’s hideout… a group of vampires broke in.

“…You mean a vampire?”

“Yes, I’m not sure why.”

As she answered Maximilian, she briefly turned her gaze to me.

That natural gaze processing.

It was to the point where I doubted whether it was the girl who had been so scared a little while ago.

As our conversation continued, Maximilian’s subordinates, who had been checking information under his instructions, returned to his side and whispered something in his ear.

“…Are you sure the hacker is dead? It was clearly a very small fairy, about the size of a human hand.”

“No, honestly, I’m not sure because we’re in the middle of a fight… But wouldn’t I have died in that situation?”

“Are you not sure?”

“If you don’t trust it that much, it would be a good idea to inspect the site in person.”

Silvia and Adem chimed in as if there was no need for me to answer.

Adem shared the location of the hacker’s hideout with them, and Maximilian said it was not that he did not trust our office.

At the same time, part of the private unit that had just finished the battle was immediately dispatched to the hacker’s hideout.

We were able to stay at the command center and rest until they fully confirmed the scene.

Since there were many ears around me to listen, I didn’t say anything else.

Just to appear like a normal kid, I talked about various things with Youngmin and played with other cat moms’ cats, including Silas.

***

Meanwhile, everyone else behaved as naturally as possible.

They say that there is nothing good about being caught, so they will cooperate as much as possible.

Plus Johnny, Astoby, and David.

These three men also happily exchanged stories about their fight against Raco Sa’s opponents and the Sixth Tribe with members of the command’s private unit.

Since all three were active in their respective positions, they were able to speak with confidence.

Meanwhile, Silvia and Adem recovered Datihi’s dead body.

It was easy to find Datihi’s body where private troops had collected the bodies of the dead after the Sixth Tribe’s attack on the headquarters.

I, who was playing with Youngmin and Silas, also cooperated with a solemn expression in collecting Datihi’s body.

“….”

“Chris.”

Youngmin called my name and held one of my hands.

I guess it means don’t be so heartbroken.

As I was thinking about death, even Helga’s death in the bar came to mind.

When Dream City was just a game to me… it was just the death of a character in the game.

It wasn’t like that at all now.

They were people who shared many memories with me, and they were not just NPCs in a game.

Johnny personally closed his eyes, and even Astoby quietly expressed his deserved condolences upon his death.

Meanwhile, someone I had forgotten about showed up at the command post.

The priest’s robe and the belt over his shoulders were all stained with blood… It was Frank, a vampire hunter.

“Uncle?”

“I think you were attacked too.”

“Oh, I was fine. But I don’t think that’s the case.”

“No, this is not my blood, it’s their blood. I’m fine.”

It certainly didn’t look like he was hurt in any way.

Wait a minute… When I thought about it, I wondered if I could use this vampire hunter to deceive Rako Sa.

The words of a church vampire hunter would seem more persuasive and plausible than those of a little vampire.

But Frank’s eyes were looking elsewhere before I could ask for anything.

A huge mole standing on two feet next to Youngmin.

He was the leader of the sixth tribe.

I still don’t know his name, but he was like my pet.

But Frank must have sensed that the guy was a vampire, and he clenched his hands tightly.

“Wait a minute. What are you doing now?”

“That is what I will say.”

As I stopped Frank, the branch leader seemed to belatedly understand the situation.

The man who was a famous martial arts leader among the branch leaders of the association… Now there was nothing he could do other than act like a mole, hoping that the kid would help him.

“I have thoughts too.”

“What are you thinking?”

I asked Frank to lend me his ear for a moment and then whispered.

“That guy is bait. I think it’s bait to draw out the bigger guy.”

“….”

Frank didn’t seem to like my answer at all.

It seemed like he wanted to kill the branch leader who had transformed into a mole right away.

***

However, the idea of using me as bait to deal with the vampires that approach the area was his first thought.

“Silvia, wait a minute.”

“Yes, what’s going on?”

I took Frank to Sylvia and Adem.

We asked Frank to kiss us so he could help us.

“Why should I do that…”

“I will reduce the monitoring distance from 90m to 80m.”

“….”

Frank seemed to like the conditions I mentioned. I didn’t continue to argue or do anything like that.

“What and how should I say it?”

“Adem, can you tell Mr. Frank?”

“Okay.”

Adem grabbed Frank and started explaining things.

Frank, who seemed to have no interest in anything other than killing vampires, listened to Adem better than I thought.

Meanwhile, a group of private troops returned to command.

“Silvia.”

“I don’t know yet. It could be a unit that returned after dealing with the opposition.”

Sylvia responded cautiously to my call.

But it seems my prediction was correct. Maximilian hurriedly called us again.

There was no need for everyone in our office to head there.

Me, Sylvia, Adem, and Lina. In this way, only about four people headed to Maximilian.

“We have confirmed all of the hacker’s hideouts you provided. They say it was truly a mess with the corpses of vampires.”

“What did I say! I said it clearly.”

Maximilian quickly apologized to me, who spoke with an aggrieved expression.

“Sorry, but this was the minimum verification required.”

“So what happens to the request now? I wonder if they are continuing to track the hacker.”

“No, we weren’t able to secure the hacker… but thanks to you all securing this information, we were able to put out the urgent fire.”

There was a high possibility that those words were a lie.

There was a good chance that that information was just a copy.

If the hacker has luck and opportunity, he will be able to threaten Laco Company many times.

However, Rakosa’s internal strife and battle with vampires suddenly broke out.

Considering many things, you probably realized that it wasn’t a move on such a large scale.

Perhaps next time, a smaller group of more trustworthy people will chase after the hacker…

Of course, this was all my personal guess.

“Then you are paying the remuneration as scheduled, right?”

“…Of course. However, I think it will take a while until the situation is resolved.”

In Maximilian’s response to Silvia, his previous liveliness had long since disappeared.

From Maximilian’s perspective, there were too many things that did not make sense.

The betrayal of the opposition and neutral factions was not shocking.

Rather, since they broke the agreement first, it was like the pro-choice faction had a justification… To be honest, I was so happy that I wanted to dance.

However, the intervention of the vampires was a problem of a different level. The opposition, these idiots, had even dragged in external forces.

***

Maximilian terminated the contracts with those he hired for this job, except for some masters and magicians.

Many of the fixer’s offices, including our Blue Heart office.

All of them played an active part in today’s battle, and although the content of the request was different… ultimately, they achieved satisfactory results.

“Silvia, can we go back now?”

“I think so. Let me contact David.”

Sylvia first contacted Martin at the bar and asked him to keep an eye on the fairy hacker, then asked David to bring the car to Miller Town.

“I have to return Sila and the other cats to Cat Mom on the way back.”

“The term ‘return’ has a bit of a feel to it.”

“Oh, can’t I just say I’ll return it?”

“Hmm. That’s no problem!”

Adem calmed down his expression to the point where I was satisfied when I made a comment next to him.

“Sila, I’m glad you didn’t get hurt this time.”

“Is Chris okay? You fought so many vampires alone.”

…I was going to tell Sheila to look at my clothes, but I just held back.

No matter how much it was regenerated, even the clothes were not regenerated.

Vampires, if I wasn’t a bloodsucker, it might have been me who suffered, not them.

“Oh, it’s all over, right?”

“No, it starts now.”

Adem spoke to me as if I had no idea how relieved I was.

“First of all, Maximilian deceived us somehow… but if the higher-ups at Laco think something is strange, they can confiscate our terminals and investigate.”

“Isn’t that an invasion of privacy?”

“That’s right. However, the telecommunications company takes the side of the same company, Laco. Will you take our side?”

“Of course I will take Laco’s side.”

Adem nodded as if there was no need to say anything.

“But… I did it right.”

He mentioned not using the terminal while in the hacker’s hideout. This was something that even Sylvia praised.

“Yes, that was good. But just in case, when I get back to the office, I’ll have to check the terminal first.”

That must be a lot of trouble. I decided to express my condolences in advance for Adem’s hard work.

So we were able to return from Millertown to Silverside in David’s car.

“Chris!”

“Sila!”

Of course, on my way back to the Silver Side, I had no choice but to return Scylla and the other cats to their cat mom.

Sheila and I parted ways, desperately calling each other’s names.

“Sila will be fine.”

“…I guess so?”

After Silas disappeared, it was Youngmin who had me all to himself.

Of course, instead of being happy about that fact, Youngmin comforted me by saying that Silas would be okay.

Ilsung seemed to have taught Youngmin well in this part.

Meanwhile, Sylvia, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned her head toward the back seat and said.

“Oh, and Lina.”

“…Yes?”

“For the sake of your friend and our alibi… I think it would be better for you to join us for a while.”

“…Okay.”

Lina responded to Sylvia’s words as if she had decided on something.

…I still couldn’t believe it. You did this for your friend?

Even the amount she offered to help her friend escape was not insignificant.

I thought there were so many different people in the world.

“Mr. Youngmin. I have to let go of Chris’ hand now.”

“….”

Meanwhile, the time has come for Youngmin to part ways with us.

However, in a similar yet different way to Sheila, she expressed her regret at breaking up with me.

“Yes. …Chris, see you later.”

“Yes!”

I answered Youngmin with a bright smile. Youngmin also waved at me with a smile on his face.

While David was taking Youngmin to Ildong’s office.

Arriving at Sylvia’s bar, the Blue Heart Office’s solvers began preparing to escape the fairy hacker.