episode_0055

“…Chris. So what is all this about?”

“Who is the woman next to Mr. Mole?”

“No, I have to explain this video first. Hey, what is all this?”

“Wait! Wait a minute!”

After Sylvia gave me a warm hug, I was bombarded with questions from her and the two bartenders.

“No, when did you turn into a mole?”

“….”

Eslok had even transformed into a giant mole.

No, that would make it harder for me to explain.

“For now. This is Lillian.”

“Hello, everyone. I have received undeserved grace from Chris.”

The introduction was enough to cause misunderstanding. I quickly added an explanation so that the three people would not misunderstand.

“It’s Mr. Mole’s girl.”

Sylvia and Martin didn’t seem to be interested in that fact, but Lina was happy that her prediction was right.

“So this video is….”

“Okay. I’ll speak slowly now!”

Sylvia couldn’t help but show me the terminal screen and said,

On the screen, there was a picture of me with a huge bounty of 25 million sophists.

“Everyone, don’t be surprised and listen carefully! Mr. Mole is not actually a mole!”

“….”

“Hey, quick!”

When I asked for help, Eslok finally returned to his true self.

A physique so large that Martin, the tallest among us, had to look up.

Fierce eyes, upturned black hair, and even fine scars around the mouth and eyes.

The atmosphere created by the combination of various factors demonstrated with his whole body that he was by no means a small child.

“Sorry for the delay in formal introduction. This is Eslok Fabren.”

Despite the sudden introduction, Sylvia and Martin responded to his greeting.

“What, isn’t your reaction too boring?”

“…I knew that the mole’s appearance was not its true appearance.”

“Wow!”

“I don’t think it’s Lina at all?”

Lina was surprised by Mr. Mole’s sudden change in image.

At the same time, he approached Eslok without much resistance, but before he knew it, Lillian intervened.

It’s as if I’m asking my man to turn off unnecessary attention.

“Ah….”

Lina was embarrassed, but I didn’t have time to devote to an unnecessary love triangle.

“Eslok! What number were you?!”

“He was the sixth tribe leader.”

“What if you say you are the leader of the tribe?”

“I belonged to the Lidocaine Association. This is the association that placed a large bounty on Chris.”

Eslok answered Sylvia’s question with his hands neatly folded.

“An executive of that association?!”

Meanwhile, Martin was alarmed and prepared to emit poison gas at any time.

“Oh, it’s not like that. Don’t worry.”

“…Isn’t that what it is?”

“This is also a situation where the string has fallen. So, I heard that there was a slush fund saved by Mr. Mole, so I went to look for it.”

“Chris alone?”

“Of course, I invited Youngmin and Ilseong and went with them.”

“….”

I didn’t want Sylvia to misunderstand.

It wasn’t because I didn’t trust the Blue Heart Office, but because I didn’t want to take them to something dangerous.

Then why did you take Youngmin and Ilseong? Honestly… those two seemed much stronger compared to the problem solvers in our office.

When I told her my thoughts except for the last one, Sylvia sighed.

“Thank you for being considerate of us, but it is difficult for us to be the recipient of one-sided consideration.”

“I won’t do that next time!”

When I begged, rubbing my hands together like flies, Sylvia quickly gave in.

‘As expected, Sylvia seems weak to me?”

“Anyway! We went to look for slush funds, but this guy tricked us!”

“There was no slush fund?”

“No, there was! That’s a lot too!”

“Then you didn’t cheat, right?”

Martin asked back as if he was dumbfounded by my strong answer.

“He clearly told us that he went there to look for slush funds. But it turns out that he went looking for his girl.”

“I guess that woman is Lillian?”

“Yes!”

“….”

When I said this as if it were obvious, Sylvia and Martin seemed to have nothing to say.

We talked quickly about what came next.

By showing the contents of the Mimic wallet, I obtained a huge amount of Eslok’s slush funds, saved Lillian’s life, and the two became my subordinates.

“No, the slush fund is definitely great.”

“But? Why are you trying to say something again?”

“I think the bounty on you is bigger.”

“Ugh.”

Anyway, Martin, that guy knows how to make people feel bad.

“So that means I’ve suffered a loss now?”

“Then is this beneficial?”

***

Martin then mentioned that I am the third most wanted person on Magusfall’s bounty list.

“Not just you, but all of us are in danger!”

“Oh, don’t worry about that. The church decided to help.”

“Church? How can I help you?”

“Well, they said there would be movement sooner or later.”

Unlike Martin, who was excited, I was very calm. Silvia first calmed Martin down and asked me for a more detailed explanation.

I first told Frank what I heard, and the three people who heard my answer looked ambiguous.

“If vampire hunters come in groups… we might have a chance of winning.”

“But boss.”

Martin pointed out that the fundamental situation has not changed at all.

Meanwhile, Eslok, who was watching the situation, asked Martin to calm down a little.

Then Martin’s expression was truly worth seeing. I felt like I wanted to question whether you were the cause of this incident, but I couldn’t bring myself to question it.

“But why doesn’t the association come directly?”

The sixth and twelfth tribes were destroyed in half, and the seventh tribe, which had become the sixth tribe, also suffered great damage, including the death of its leader.

Three tribes suffered damage in a short period of time.

Although the size of the Lidocaine Association is considerable, they cannot afford to lose more power than this.

I added while mentioning this part.

“Why didn’t they come directly and put up a bounty? It’s clear they’re trying to minimize the damage.”

Just as Martin was about to retort, Sylvia’s terminal rang.

“Yes, David. What’s going on?”

It was a call from the office. The news David delivered was more shocking than expected.

When Adem found out that there was a large bounty on me, he tried to run away and was caught by David and Astoby.

“Silvia, Chris. What should I do? Should I break this bastard’s neck right now?”

Neither I nor Sylvia answered Astoby’s harsh question.

“David, are you sure what you just said is correct?”

“Well, we checked it ourselves on site.”

Adem could be heard protesting as if he was being unfairly treated on the other side of the terminal.

“Could you please change the Adem for a moment?”

“Here.”

“Adem, is what David said true?”

“No, right?”

As soon as Sylvia finished speaking, I spoke. It can’t possibly be like that. No, since Adem is a goblin, I didn’t know there was a chance.

The goblins are smart, but they are also cunning, so they could betray us now that the situation is going against us.

“I have no intention of handing over information to the association. Really. I just tried to quietly disappear by myself.”

“You traitor!”

Are you saying that now?!

“No, but! Look at the bounty amount! 25 million! 25 million! All the famous guys will come here!”

Adem tried to justify his actions. Actually, if you look at it objectively, Adem’s reaction is normal.

Even though they made one of the tribe leaders their subordinate, the Lidocaine Association and the power of those who were driven by the bounty it offered… were too powerful.

“Adem, I understand your feelings, but I can’t just ignore it.”

“Silvia, please! I will not cooperate with the real association at all!”

“Don’t worry. Because I won’t do anything.”

“…What?”

David and Astoby on the other side of the terminal reacted in confusion to Sylvia’s words.

“Still, let’s just detain him in the office for now.”

“Yes, that would be good.”

You said you wouldn’t say anything about us… but how can you believe that?

David and Astoby said they would understand for now and cut off contact.

We started discussing what might be a good future.

Actions prior to the church’s move, and deciding where Eslok and Lillian will live, etc.

There wasn’t a single thing that was unnecessary.

***

Since then, time has passed and I was able to go through the apprenticeship problem solver process and become an official problem solver.

Of course, classification is a low-level problem solver!

A marble building with a moderately sized dome. It was there, in Cabrini Green’s government office, that I received my fixer’s registration certificate.

“How about it? Am I okay now?”

It’s completely different from serving customers at Sylvia’s bar! Dressed in all black from head to toe, it could be said to be the attire for carrying out a request.

“Yes, it’s okay. There seems to be no problem.”

Following Youngmin’s answer, I received confirmation from Sylvia and Deoksu.

Both people had the same reaction as Youngmin.

Youngmin, the main guarantor. Deputy guarantors Sylvia and Deoksu. Naturally, the three people who sponsored me during the troubleshooter registration process attended the registration ceremony.

Of course, other members of our office also wanted to come, but I held them back.

It was a situation where we had to be extremely careful after the Lidocaine Association put a bounty on it.

There have been many changes until today.

Among them, a few of the most important are… It would be the church’s response to the Lidocaine Association’s bounty.

To be honest, I expected something a bit more grandiose from the church’s movement.

But what actually appeared was…

The so-called ‘Comment Unit’, made up of Frank and his fellow vampire hunters, had begun intelligence operations against those who were targeting me.

It’s not normal for people to pounce like dogs and bite a legitimate speaker who mentions the truth about me, and they post false information saying I’ve been around.

In addition, he did not hesitate to post fake information about my haunted places and residence around the city.

Amid all the rumors surrounding me, the church was not the only one reacting to the Lidocaine Association’s movement.

Other forces, such as the Lidocaine Association and other vampire-dominated associations and organizations, also began placing bounties on me.

“Hey, look at this. If you add up all the money on Chris’ head, it’s the second-highest bounty ever! 2nd place!”

“….”

David said it as if it were something to brag about.

No, if you’re going to get 2nd or 3rd place, it’s a good thing! I have to do it. In the bad part! What should I do?…

But these changes created a not bad trend for me.

Now, let’s say you’re a bounty hunter looking for the big money on my head?

I have to figure out my location by sorting out the correct information among the malicious rumors spread by Frank and his comment team.

What awaited you once you crossed the first hurdle… were competitors from various associations and organizations.

Of course, if they are smart enough, they may be able to temporarily cooperate to achieve their goal.

But you can only get one Jinjo!

For the vampires, Jinjo could not be an object of concession. So, of course, the possibility of cooperation decreases.

Even if I eliminate a nearby competitor and get to me, a problem remains.

Frank, a vampire hunter who keeps a close eye on me while working as a comment unit.

To be honest, my first impression was that it was nonsense, but Medusa Lina can petrify opponents in an instant.

Eslok, former sixth branch leader of the Lidocaine Society, and his lover Lillian.

Since they are by my side, no bounty hunter has reached me yet.

Thanks to that, I was able to attend the certificate award ceremony for a problem solver even though my life was currently under threat.

“I hope it happens quickly.”

“The procedure is simple anyway, so you don’t have to worry too much, right?”

When I looked anxious, Sylvia tried to calm me down.

In fact, Frank and the church’s comment team had spread all kinds of malicious rumors about the location where my problem solver registration certificate award ceremony was held.

Of course, this would be an easy problem for those who know that I live in Cabrini Green Silver Side.

Anyway, it was my turn to personally receive the certificate of registration as a troubleshooter from the government office.

As with the application for registration as a troubleshooter, the award ceremony was held in a separate space.

Force fields in the shape of people floating in the air moved around.

No, but when you give something like this, isn’t it okay to show your true colors?

“Chris Radomir.”

“Yes?”

Without realizing it, I ended up answering the person in the government office who called my name.

What, I don’t know your name, but why is my last name the same as Sylvia?!

When I turned my gaze towards her belatedly, she tried to avoid my gaze.

Hmm….

Well, I don’t feel that bad. So it’s like family, right?

‘Maybe it’s not as bad as I thought?’

I listened to the basic story before being issued a registration certificate.

About the rights and benefits you can enjoy as a problem solver.

About the mindset a solver should have.

About the rank of the solver and other matters that require explanation.

“….”

I think it’s time for it to end.

“Above. Finally, as of this time, the government office in Cabrini Green, East Maguspol, will grant you a Fixer registration certificate.”

“….”

I suppressed my emotions and slowly received the registration certificate handed to me by the person at the government office.

Immediately after, the force field in the shape of the government officials disappeared from this space, and the space disappeared and returned to its original location.

“Wow! I’m a problem solver now too!”

Junior fixer, Chris Radomir!

“Congratulations, Chris.”

“Congratulations, Chris!”

Receiving congratulations from Sylvia and Youngmin made me feel twice as good! It looks like Deoksu also congratulated him… but what!