episode_0050

While looking at the Esloc Fabrenne entry on the solver wiki.

Sylvia was busy preparing dinner, and I made Eslok, who looked like a mole, lie down on the floor.

“…Chris, why did you suddenly ask me to lie down?”

“Stay the same.”

I touched the soft belly of the mole.

“Okay, this should be enough.”

“…?”

Eslok was still moving his head as if he didn’t understand what was happening.

Afterwards, Eslok became my desk while lying down.

It was easy to place the phone on, and it felt like the armrest of a soft sofa. Were moles originally this furry and fluffy animal?

“….”

Eslok continued to twitch at first, but then he seemed to give up thinking and closed his eyes.

As I was looking at that, I giggled quietly.

‘By the way… why is there so much content?’

Since the volume was small, I decided to check only the essential parts.

It looks like Sylvia will finish preparing dinner before I can see it properly.

The leader of the sixth tribe among the several tribes that make up the Lidocaine Association.

It was the very first phrase to describe Eslok.

‘Is it already in past tense? Those wiki updates are quick.’

Additionally, when I clicked on the sixth tribe, there was (gu) in front of it.

It seemed that the structure was such that when the tribe above disappeared, the tribe below took its place.

That means Eslok also reached the sixth rank by following his predecessors one by one.

Sure enough.

There were links related to various incidents here and there in the document section.

“Hey. Aren’t you sleeping?”

“…Yes, of course.”

When I tapped his stomach, Eslok responded by opening his bright mole eyes.

“I have a question.”

“Say it…”

“Why did you and the sixth tribe get involved in this matter?”

“That’s to catch Chris.”

Are you saying the Lidocaine Association is targeting me? It was fortunate that the second ranked solver did not come in person.

“It was important to catch me, right?”

Eslok nodded while lying down on the floor. Wow, the big mole is cute doing that.

“Then why didn’t the higher tribe come and the sixth tribe came?”

“…Because the higher the tribe, the more self-sufficient they are.”

Eslok flapped his arms and said that his sixth tribe was in just the right order.

“Besides… my original role was to be in charge of this type of work.”

Afterwards, he provided quite a bit of information, including that each tribe was affiliated with the association in the form of an office and that the sixth and twelfth tribes would have suffered great damage due to the failure of this mission.

“Then there is no place for you to return to?”

“Yes….”

Eslok’s eyes were crying as he answered my question.

***

How old is this guy?

When I checked the wiki, I saw that he was well over 60 years old… no, he was an elderly person.

‘No, it makes me a little sad to think that someone who looks like a grandfather who is past his 60th birthday is doing this.’

“Still… I took care of the slush fund…”

“Huh?”

Slush fund?

It wasn’t that I was short of money, but it was a slush fund hidden by an executive of the Lidocaine Association.

It was clear that the situation was eye-opening enough.

“What, you’ve been here the whole time. What did you do?”

Eslok was contemplating on answering me, but when I couldn’t bear it anymore and continued to rub my stomach, he answered with an expression that seemed to have made up his mind.

It seems that he assumed this situation just in case, and gave instructions to his direct subordinates and androids to hide the slush fund if he fell.

“Maybe I didn’t listen to your orders?”

“…hu.”

Eslok then made an expression as if such a thing could not happen. No, was the mole such an expressive animal?

“Just as Chris trusts his colleagues. I also trust my subordinates.”

Moreover, Eslok suddenly answered quickly as if his mouth had opened.

“Then… let’s say so. How are you going to find that slush fund?”

“…I don’t know either.”

In an instant, Eslok returned to being a stupid mole.

However, as if it was true that there was no sharp way, he struggled while smoothing his hair with his sharp claws.

“Can I help you?”

“…!”

Eslok suddenly stood up straight.

Then, in an instant, he poured out the money, which was supposed to be the tip he had received, in front of me.

“What are you doing? Suddenly?”

“…Request fee.”

“Hmm.”

“If you help me recover my slush fund… I will give you half of it.”

Half of it? It would be imprudent to accept such an offer without even hearing the amount.

“Call!”

But if you find this, you can’t call it a solution.

***

“Chris, what is the call?”

“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just playing around with the mole.”

As if nothing had happened, Eslok became a mute mole.

But there were things that could be done in such a situation.

-dump.

“What is it?”

Eslok sat down next to the table where the dishes prepared by Sylvia were placed. It felt like he was protesting as if he wanted to eat too.

Due to Sylvia’s very considerate nature, there was no way she could ignore Eslok.

“Do you want to eat too?”

“A, Sylvia. How does a mole eat something like this?”

However, Eslok kept nodding his head in an obnoxious way.

“But just in case, let me give you a little bit.”

That damn old man…

“No, Sylvia. I’ll give it to you.”

It was too much of a waste to give Sylvia’s share to him.

Since I drank a lot of blood in the first place, this was okay.

“Chris, isn’t that still too little?”

“Oh, is that so?”

It seemed like I unconsciously gave too little.

Anyway, Eslok enjoyed the food I gave him.

“Put your head aside for a moment.”

The speed at which he cleared his head after hearing what I said was different from usual.

Eventually, Eslok raised his head and made a mole-like sound as if he was happy to see the amount I gave him again.

Anyone who sees it will think it’s a real mole!

“Next time, I’ll have to make the mole’s share.”

“Isn’t Sylvia the only one who’s annoying?”

“It’s true that it’s annoying, but it’s not like Mr. Mole is playing around, right?”

“Oh, that’s right.”

They even take a portion of the tip I would receive.

Still, isn’t this the only bar in Magusfall where a talking baby bat and a giant mole take orders and even serve food?

While eating dinner, we turned on the TV in the living room.

“Silvia, want to watch the news.”

“Isn’t that too young and old?”

“What do you think?”

I’m still like an outsider. It was important to watch the news and get as much information as possible.

Cabrini Green’s news channel had a lot of information.

The reconstruction of Miller Town is in progress, but it is still far off whether the refugees will be able to return.

Conflicts are deepening after Silver Side became a town with one spoonful of retired fixers and one spoonful of refugees.

Watching the news made me consider using Frank like I used to, for example, to deal with the most deviant guys on both sides.

“Chris, the news is great, but how about eating first?”

“Huh? Ah, that’s right.”

Without missing that moment, the mole shook his head.

“What, you ate a lot!”

When I shouted, he quickly disappeared somewhere.

***

After the usual evening was over.

I wanted to talk to Eslok about something I couldn’t talk about.

“Huh?”

But by the time I came to my senses, I was already in my room. When I saw myself getting up from the soft bed, I wondered what was going on.

Did you fall asleep right away because you were full?

‘How honest are you! ‘My body!’

I quickly covered the morning sunlight coming through the window with my small hand.

This was followed by a hissing sound. Whenever I hear it, it’s the sound of grilling meat.

But there was something different from usual.

-Chiiik.

Besides me, there was something else in my room that made the sound of grilling hamburger patties.

Eslok is sleeping on the floor of my room in the form of a mole.

“Ha….”

Me and Eslok got along well and joined together in the morning to the sound of grilling meat.

Before I knew it, I came out to the living room and said hello to Sylvia, who had woken up.

“Bad morning!”

“…?”

“What’s wrong?”

“Don’t you usually say good morning?”

” Oh, but I’m a vampire.”

Eslok next to me also nodded. When she saw us like that, she looked like she couldn’t stop us.

“Hey.”

“…Yes.”

As she walked away from us, we continued talking about what we couldn’t say yesterday.

“There’s something I thought about yesterday.”

“…? Yesterday… you must have been sleeping.”

I snapped my fingers at Eslok’s excellent observation skills.

“You, using a slush fund and all that is a trap, right?”

Eslok’s bright eyes widened greatly at my words.

“…No?”

“Do you think there will be a place for me in the association…?”

“No, even if you can’t go back, you can take credit for catching me.”

“….”

Eslok did not answer me this time.

Instead, he lay down with his stomach visible to me, as if everything had become a bother.

“Okay, we can go together.”

“Thank you.”

Is this Yeongtaeng? I had no idea how disgusting it was to see him waking up as if nothing had happened.

“Instead, I also have a condition.”

The guy nodding his head. Even though I don’t know what conditions I might say.

“It’s too dangerous for the two of us to go alone. So let’s go with someone I trust.”

“…Okay. There is no reason not to accept it…”

He said he would accept my conditions. But with this reaction, I couldn’t really trust him.

***

“Silvia! I’m going to go for a walk with this guy for a moment!”

“You have to be back before breakfast?”

“Yes!”

Sorry. Sylvia! I guess I’m not good at being a good kid.

So I came out of the house in the morning, taking Eslok, who looked like a mole, with me.

I’m tired of the hissing sound now.

He took out his parasol and covered Eslok’s body.

“I… I’m fine.”

“No, it’s because I don’t want to hear the chirping sound.”

Eslok seemed to have nothing to say to my answer.

“But how long are you going to stay like that?”

“….”

As soon as I finished speaking, Eslok returned to his true form.

A vampire who is much taller than Martin or Johnny and has a stature that makes even Astoby look short.

I’m wearing a black suit, but it feels like my sturdy body is emphasized.

“Ah, this is impossible. Let’s just go back.”

“Yes.”

Eslok returned to his true self after a long time, but it was like a fleeting dream.

“Yes, this looks familiar.”

When Eslok heard what I said, his eyes looked somewhat sad. When I looked at it, I thought that that guy might betray me someday.

If I were in Eslok’s position, I would see an opportunity and hit myself in the back.

Anyway, I took him down the stairs and waited for someone in front of the bar on the first floor.

“….”

“….”

It was very boring to be outside in the morning sunlight holding a parasol. I’m glad I at least have a parasol.

“…Chris.”

“Huh?”

“So, trustworthy people… when are you coming?”

“Wait a minute. It will take a while because I have to turn around for a while.”

In the end, we were caught by Sylvia, who had finished preparing breakfast, and after finishing breakfast, we went back to the same place as before.

“The time has come, right?”

“….”

Eslok looked like he didn’t know anything anymore. He seemed happy that his stomach was full from breakfast.

” Hey, this isn’t really a mole, it’s a pig. Pig.”

Kukkuk. Every time I poked Eslok’s stomach, it was so soft that I felt like I was addicted to it.

But in that moment, I felt someone coming from behind me.

“Ah! Surprise!”

“Oh, you’re pretty today too. Chris.”

“….”

What did I hear wrong? If not, I wondered if Youngmin had eaten something wrong.

Youngmin’s face turned red, and my face instantly became hot as well.

“Uh… what are you talking about? You?”

“From now on, I will try to say what I have in mind properly.”

Are you serious? I wondered if something was wrong with Youngmin.

“Ah, that guy.”

Belatedly, I saw a guy watching us from afar.

A Doberman beast peeking its head out from an alley.

(Kim) Il-seong, director of Ildong Office.

That guy said something strange again to our sincere youngmin!

‘It’s obvious even if you don’t look at it.’

Either way, Eslok was looking at Youngmin and I and was slapping them in the same way that a mole would raise one of its thumb claws.