episode_0078

“No matter how you think about it, isn’t it too inefficient to disguise yourself as a blood donation center and draw blood?”

One day’s worries.

She is a person who is very dissatisfied with what she does.

People want someone who teaches one thing and knows ten things, but she is a person who only properly knows and remembers the ‘one thing’ that others teach her.

Hunter Association. Member of the potion dispensing room… [Concentrated solution collection team].

It’s a really good job. After all, aren’t they civil servants?

Although others say she is not creative, no one can say anything about her ability to carry out assigned tasks without any problems.

“Why are you doing this again?”

“Is it okay to just play around like this? It’s been over a month since ‘Open Liquid’ stopped donating blood. What if I get broken by the dispensary manager like this?”

Today too, a lively coworker asks her a question.

This guy has only question marks in his head.

His curiosity always seemed annoying and boring.

However, since she worked in another department and recently moved here, she pursed her lips and put on the turquoise cap hat she had recently received.

“…We just have to work hard and do what we are told from above.”

“But it’s strange. If you need ‘undiluted’ blood at the [Potion Dispensing Room], can’t you just confidently explain the situation and write a contract instead of stealing the blood like a petty thief? Do you know when you’ll come to donate blood?”

“So, tomorrow, we are going to capture the ‘crude liquid’ and put it into the [facility].”

I gulped and swallowed.

My heart becomes heavy as I am swallowed up with all the heavy frustration.

She thought about her colleague’s question.

Hunter Association, Galaxy Potion. Blood donation house… ‘undiluted’ blood.

How did things end up like this?

I didn’t think much about it.

Because it’s the superiors’ job to worry about.

“That’s because I don’t understand.”

“……The team leader said that he was originally going to be confined in [the facility] from the beginning.”

Low-level employees just have to follow their assigned duties.

She fidgeted nervously with her cap.

“But, was it the year before last? Some kind of monster came into the association, and suddenly the project was turned upside down, so they only brought in a trickle of donated blood like now?”

“Monster, who?”

“I don’t know. Don’t ask me.”

The two people’s voices flicker like candles.

Like a candle that will disappear as soon as someone blows on it. Those who are only at the bottom of the organization become ants searching for a way to survive and share their knowledge with each other.

“Anyway, ever since then, the head of the dispensary department really hates the head of the headquarters, Go Young-in. Did you hear him slandering him every day for pretending to be nice when he rose to that position by selling out his friend to death?”

“Yeah. He’s the head of the headquarters, but he doesn’t have any connections, so instead of fighting factions, he just gets swayed around here and there…”

Immediately afterwards, the two fell silent.

Because it was a topic that I felt I shouldn’t talk about anymore. Because I know it’s not something that can be brought up behind someone else’s back.

Buried in the quiet space, she took off the cap from her head in frustration.

“……Okay? Let’s not do anything. Let’s make a new pamphlet for the blood donation center.”

“I see… But the team leader is late. You said you’d just check if there were any dangers at ‘Won Aek’’s house and then come back, right?”

“Tsk. Why are you bothering to do something you weren’t asked to do?”

She touched the symbol of the [Blue Dragon Guild] engraved on the turquoise vest she was supplied with this time and spoke to her fellow employees sitting across from the table.

“Just do what you’re told. That’s how you survive.”

“…….”

“That’s what we’re doing now.”

The conversation is over. The candle that was swinging precariously went out.

The two made a pamphlet for the blood donation center in silence.

It happened a day ago.

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‘It’s cleaner inside than I thought.’

A member of the Hunter Association’s potion dispensing room and a member of the [Clean solution collection team].

A woman nicknamed ‘Crab’ by her colleagues because she was said to pinch the back of other people’s hands when she was angry came into [room 904] wearing a turquoise cap.

comfy.

[Blue Dragon Energy] This is the first feeling a ‘crab’ disguised as an employee feels when entering Eunha’s house.

It feels like cooking and eating cup ramen at the top of a mountain with heavy snow falling.

A soft smile appears at the unknown comfort.

“How long does the gas check take?”

‘Open solution’ came into the house first… No, E-class hunter Eunha looked back at the crab with a languid smile.

As Eunha turns her body, her chest sways gracefully, capturing the crab’s attention.

“Wow… Ah, ah! Well, it won’t take much~! Let’s check the boiler first!”

“It’s a hot day. Can I get you a drink?”

“Haha, no. It’s actually cold.”

‘Blue Crab’, who came to his senses like a person waking up from hypnosis, answered in a panic.

With her ears burning with embarrassment, she entered the entrance hallway, trying not to make eye contact with Eunha.

The ‘crab’ placed his hand on his rapidly beating heart and quickly shook his head.

At the same time, I kept seeing the back of Eunha running ahead of me and had to bite my lip.

He is truly a wasteful person.

The appearance of ‘Won-aek’, who became so beautiful that she was unrecognizable in just a few months, made even the crab blush, and the defenselessness of letting the two people into the house without any caution is reminiscent of a gentle herbivore.

“It’s dyed yellow, yellow~.”

Even now, aren’t you defenseless, shaking your butt and humming a nursery rhyme?

A look that makes even women’s hearts flutter. The crab struggled to turn its head.

We have to catch someone like this and hand him over to [the facility]… The more I think about it, the more I feel guilty.

‘… … No, let’s just do as we’re told. As always.’

The crab shook off his idle thoughts.

If I had hesitated because I felt sorry for ‘Won Aek’, I would not have taken her blood while pretending to be a blood donation center for the past three years.

The water has already been spilled.

The crab, having made up his mind, checked his future plans.

One goal: to capture the ‘crude solution’ and deliver it to the [facility].

Goal two… to find the team leader, whose whereabouts have been unknown since yesterday evening.

In fact, the team leader who infiltrated ‘Won Aek”s apartment to check for risk factors in advance is still out of contact.

This is the first time this has happened. The location signal was also cut off inside this apartment, so there must be a clue to the team leader somewhere here.

‘Whoa… somehow the infiltration was successful. The other team said they’ve cleared out the [Rare Hunter Protection-Killing Department] people, so let’s just stick to the plan.’

It’s still smooth.

‘Crab’ held a city gas checklist and a measuring instrument in both hands and passed through the entrance hallway with his colleague. At the same time, they carefully inspect the walls and ceiling to make sure there are no suspicious items.

There is nothing suspicious except for the amulets stuck on the front door.

A colleague carrying a large bag on his shoulder is following Eunha, silently looking at her back.

Startle…!

At that time, an unpleasant smell caught my sense of smell from a crab passing in front of the bathroom.

She stops walking and turns her head to look at the bathroom.

Faint but certain,

A disgusting smell.

“…what.”

“Why are you doing this?”

Eunha headed to the living room first and asked the crab.

With a languid smile like the rising moon.

The voice is so addictive that you want to record it and listen to it, tickling your eardrums.

“…I smell blood.”

However, the moment the frowning crab answered cautiously,

Eunha’s smile stopped.

… … .

The smell of blood.

Yes, this smells like blood.

It looks like a heavily rusted iron plate was finely ground and sprinkled in the bathroom, and floor tiles were placed on top of it…

Or, like countless corpses buried on the bathroom floor…

It accumulates over a long period of time and does not disappear no matter how many times you wash it.

A terrible iron smell.

A smell that should never come from an ordinary home is leaking from the bathroom in front of you.

“………iced coffee. ”

Eunha, who was silent for a moment, let out an exclamation.

She looked at the crab with an eerie expression, then grinned and made the same languid smile as before.

Like changing masks.

It happened in an instant.

“That was the smell I’ve been smelling since I moved in. There’s a reason the rent is cheap.”

“Did you know the cause?”

“No. There’s something… I’m afraid to touch it, so I’m leaving it there.”

Eunha scratched the back of her head with her usual smiling face.

It seemed like it was no big deal. As if to not worry about it…

… … I got goosebumps.

“Well, the boiler is on the veranda. What if I keep working overtime like this?”

“……I’ll do it quickly.”

An inexplicable feeling of discomfort.

However, there is no response to the ‘mana sensor’ placed in the inside pocket of the uniform.

If that’s the case, it’s probably just a matter of mood.

The crab headed to the living room, covering his bulging arms with his sleeves.

The living room was ordinary. A TV, sofa, table, wall clock, etc… A raw house with no interior decoration.

To put it simply, it has no special features.

A strangely cozy feeling greets the two people wearing [Blue Dragon Energy] uniforms.

“Oh… maybe I should have cleaned up the house a little? I’m sorry, it’s a little dirty, right?”

“…….”

“…….”

And, ‘Crab’ sensed that there was no sign of presence in the kitchen or bedroom, including the living room…

After sending a signal with a glance to a colleague following behind, he walked steadily towards Eunha, who had her back turned defenseless.

“But is gas inspection only for boilers? Or…”

“sorry.”

“yes?”

A word of apology.

Eunha turned her head at the crab’s sudden apology.

But by then, the ivory tentacles extending from the ‘crab’s’ fingers had already surrounded Eunha’s body.

Sigh!

In an instant, Eunha fell onto the soft sofa with her arms and legs bound.

Her entire body was tied up by finger-thick tentacles, and she flinched as if startled.

“Huh….! What is it all of a sudden?”

“Stay calm. Even a C-rank hunter can’t escape without skills.”

“…Wow, amazing. This is my first time seeing someone else’s skills so close.”

Eunha, who was looking down at the ivory tentacles wrapped around her body, spoke with a languid smile.

Her voice is so calm that the ‘crab’ who tied her up is rather embarrassed.

“No, can’t you understand the situation now?”

“We’ve been attacked. What happens now?”

“……Since it’s over anyway, I’ll teach you in advance. I’ll take you to the [facility]. There, you’ll spend your whole life working for the development of our country.”

“It’s the same as saying kill.”

“Hunter is like that. Especially a novice like you, it’s not surprising if he dies anytime and anywhere.”

Are you fearless?

Aren’t you afraid of dying?

I don’t know.

The crab opened the zipper of the large bag to make room for Eunha. Meanwhile, her co-worker searched every corner of the house, trying to find any traces of the team leader.

The situation ended so abruptly.

Eunha did not struggle while being wrapped around the tentacles, but watched with interest the actions of the two people who attacked her.

“Oh… Hey, I have a cell phone in my pocket?”

“No one will come to save us. We took care of it in advance.”

“No, not that. Take a commemorative photo for me. Don’t let go of the tentacles.”

“……it’s crazy?”

“In essence, people should live positively.”

I don’t know. What on earth?

The crab could not possibly understand the mental state of the human it had captured.

“……That’s it. Before I send you to [facility], let me ask you one question.”

“What is it?”

“Didn’t someone come into this house last night?”

“Huh?… Ah! Is that it?”

After hearing the crab’s question, Eunha was troubled, but then smiled brightly, saying that she had figured out something.

“That person probably fell to his death. I saw him in the security room.”

“……what?”

“Hhhhh!!!”

Coo!

At that time, a fellow employee who was investigating the kitchen let out a terrifying scream.

A scream so desperate it sends shivers down the crab’s spine.

She took her gaze away from Eunha and ran to the kitchen using ‘Body Strengthening’. A fellow employee is sitting in the kitchen, shaking.

Fortunately, there seemed to be no injuries, but the fear on the face showed that the current situation was serious.

“what’s the matter!”

“That… that…!”

His finger points towards the refrigerator.

A cold chill comes down from the wide open refrigerator and grabs her ankles.

she saw

Black plastic bags piled up in the freezer.

Inside that plastic bag, human limbs were packed like food waste.

“……Ah. I got caught.”

Eunha said.

With a lazy smile.

Smiling innocently like a child caught playing hide and seek.

“That’s mine. I kept it because I didn’t know what to do with it.”

“What the hell… what…”

“And I’m sorry. I don’t want to die either.”

and……

I started singing nursery rhymes.