episode_0091

Leaving behind the death of Sansaengcha Jinsang….

Sylvia, I, and Lund headed to the inner space of the bar.

It was necessary to confirm exactly where the eastern and southern boundaries Lund had spoken of were.

As soon as Lund placed the terminal on the table, a map of Magusfall appeared as a blue force field.

“Wow!”

Silas and the general reacted in surprise at that sight.

Meanwhile, while Eslok and Lillian were working as bartenders, two other bartenders, Johnny and Lina, and David, who was in Sylvia’s group, also joined in.

“So Mr. Lund? I would like you to tell me the exact location.”

“Here.”

In response to Sylvia’s question, Lund pointed to an area without hesitation.

Only the area Lund pointed out on the map was highlighted and a yellow light came on.

“Uh… where is this?”

“Auckland in the East.”

It was not a very important area in Dream City.

But Lund then pressed the Auckland area on the map once more.

Then Auckland began to appear in more detail.

Just as the Cabrini Green area was made up of several districts such as Silverside and Millertown, Auckland also had several districts.

“This is the place I recommend.”

The name of Grove Avenue, where Lund’s white finger pointed, appeared on the station field.

“Grove Avenue in Oakland?”

“Yes.”

“Is there a reason you decided to go there?”

“Of course.”

According to Lund, this is where one of the Tetracaine Association’s strongholds is located, located on the border between the eastern and southern regions.

He also added that it was a place with just the right level of security, neither too shabby nor too perfect.

“If the defense is too lax, we will be in trouble, and if it is too perfect, the Lidocaine side will not come, right?”

“Okay, why do you think so much?”

Lund stroked my head as he said that.

what? I feel a little bad. Still, I just stayed still because her hands felt good.

“The strategy of luring enemies using Chris as bait is still effective.”

“Because that was the condition for our cooperation.”

Lund responded to Sylvia’s words that way, but also said that he would pay close attention to the safety of me and the Blue Heart Office.

“Hmm, I think wherever I go will be better than here now.”

Magul, now Silver Side, has become a neighborhood that justifies that word.

As Miller Town was gradually being rebuilt, most of the refugees were running away because of the people who came looking for the bounty on my head.

“Silvia, what do you think?”

“Wait a minute. It seems like there are a lot of factors to consider.”

Afterwards, Sylvia took a moment to gather her thoughts and talked about various things with Johnny and David.

Meanwhile, in this situation, Lina boldly expressed her opinion that she agrees with Lund’s opinion.

“Lina, you! That’s because it’s easy to meet Tina!”

“Well, can’t you do that?”

“No, it’s not like that.”

I couldn’t say anything more as Lina so obediently acknowledged her motives.

***

“Still, it’s a town I know a little bit about… First of all, I agree. In the first place, anywhere would be better than here.”

Ah, it just so happened that Johnny’s opinion and mine coincided.

Especially the part that no matter where you go, it will be better than the silver side.

“But how does Johnny know about Auckland?”

“…Sister, think carefully about your name. That’s where a lot of orcs live.”

Oh, Cabrini Green is also an area where a lot of orcs and goblins live, but this time I wondered if I was going to a place completely full of orcs.

“No, there aren’t that many orcs on Grove Avenue.”

“Eh? Then?”

“It’s a long time ago that Auckland is full of orcs.”

“Based on Lund, how many decades ago was it?”

As soon as I finished speaking, Lund’s honey balm hit my head.

“Ugh! Why are you hitting me?!”

I immediately hid behind Sylvia, but at least Sylvia thought I had earned the beating this time.

“I think it’s okay, but what about Sylvia?”

“It would mean moving both the bar and the office. But…”

A lot of talk as if that’s not the real problem.

Then Johnny mentioned whether the entire office would move with us, and David said he needed to move with the kids.

“Ah… it’s more complicated than I thought.”

After listening to what the group said, I looked at Lund with an expression that suggested it would be better to give up on moving.

But Lund noticed my gaze and smiled as if to tell me not to worry.

“I will pay all the moving expenses.”

“…!”

As expected, distributed by the president of an association!

Lund then told David that Grove Avenue would be better for raising children than Silver Side… and he looked at me about the Ildong office.

“What, why me?”

“Wouldn’t you just persuade that kid named Youngmin?”

“It’s not Youngmin, it’s Ray!”

“Anyway, that kid.”

Lund seemed to have no intention of getting involved in the name dispute between me and Ilseong.

“So what is Ray?”

“I am saying that if you persuade that kid, the head of that office will also come over.”

Although Lund’s words left out some intermediate steps, I understood what he meant.

If I persuade Ray, it means that Ray will take care of convincing Ilsung.

“Will it be that easy?”

“I don’t know. But isn’t that office already inseparable from you anyway?”

What Lund said was correct.

The Blue Heart Office and Ildong Office had a close cooperative relationship.

The office that manages the Silver Side, where our office is located, was definitely that office.

After a huge bounty was placed on my head, the entire office was working together to fight against the Lidocaine Association.

“Lund, then is Lund paying for your moving expenses as well?”

“Yeah, it doesn’t matter because it won’t be much anyway.”

Perhaps because he was the chairman, his economic concepts were different from ours.

Of course, it’s not that Ray and I don’t have money, but… there was no reason to refuse if our chairman took the initiative to do it.

***

While Sylvia was discussing the necessary preparations for moving with her group.

I called Ray on my terminal.

“Chris, who are you talking to?”

“To Ray. Why?”

“Eck.”

“…?”

Silas, who approached me in the form of a cat, turned around and walked away from me as soon as she heard the answer.

On the other hand, the general didn’t really care and just clung to me.

I held the general close to my body and focused on the sounds beyond the terminal.

“…Chris?!”

Just hearing the voice coming from the other end of the terminal, I could clearly feel Ray’s excitement.

“Hello, Ray! Can you do me a favor?”

“…What are you asking?”

I first told him what happened before I told him about the request.

The strange truth: The mountain tea that the customer and the guy served me.

Then, of course, Ray started asking various questions, including whether I was okay.

“It’s okay now. At that time, I really felt like I was going to die from using it.”

I didn’t forget to mention the end of Jinsang, who fed me wild tea.

“…I’m glad though.”

Ray’s voice on the other end of the terminal felt very complex. It was as if he was relieved that I was safe, but regretted that he couldn’t be with me at that important moment.

“So, about the request I mentioned earlier…”

Starting with Lund’s surprise proposal, it was announced that the Blue Heart office was planning to move to Grove Avenue in Auckland.

“….”

For Ray, this news must have come as a surprise.

“Silvia and I would like to go to the office together… but that would be too much, right?”

He added that if the Ildong office were to join us, Lund would be willing to pay all moving expenses.

Ray then answered in a slightly hopeful voice.

“Chris, wait a minute. I’ll talk to Ilsung hyung.”

“Yes! I’ll be waiting.”

The call has not ended.

“Ilsung hyung!!!”

Ray’s voice was heard, urgently looking for Ilsung.

It didn’t seem like it would end easily, so I ended the call.

I believed that Ray would let me know if something came out, whether it was good news or bad news.

“Silvia! Is there anything else I can prepare?”

“Yes, I heard that Mr. Lund’s people will do the moving work anyway.”

When I thought about it, I thought I could take some of the items with me by putting them in my Mimic wallet.

Of course, the wallet guy will try to spit out items of little value.

“Then I will let you know as soon as I get a call from Ray.”

Sylvia nodded at me and said she hoped the answer would be positive.

“Hmm… As Lund said, the key is whether Ilseong will fall for Ray’s words.”

“Okay. Although it is true that Mr. Ilseong cares about Mr. Youngmin.”

“Silvia.”

“Yes?”

“Re.i!”

I thought it would be a good idea to have people around him, including Sylvia, call Ray by his proper name.

However, it is said that this real name does not have good memories for Ray, so that is a bit of a problem.

I felt like I needed to come up with a suitable new name.

Meanwhile, when Sylvia kept asking questions about the name Ray, she had Sila and Janggun silence me.

“Ugh!”

While they both rushed at me at the same time, Sylvia went to the other group’s side.

It seemed like there was an unfinished conversation.

Suddenly my terminal started ringing. A call came from someone… but this number did not belong to Ray.

“Yes, who are you?”

“Chris. It’s me.”

…Who am I? I started to feel a sense of déjà vu, as if I had experienced it somewhere else.

“…Who?!”

“It’s Deoksu, Deoksu!”

Ah… who am I again!

If I think about it, Deoksu was also one of the people who pledged money during my apprenticeship.

***

A brief relationship between me and Deoksu.

As I was reminiscing about that, I suddenly wondered what it was that he even knew about calling me.

“So, are you guys going to the office with us?”

“My brother was against it, but…”

Ah, something doesn’t feel right. Isn’t it? Since I had a bad feeling in front of me, should I think of it as a good thing?

“Youngmin and I somehow convinced him.”

“Ugh!!!”

I could hear Ray continuing to shout loudly on the other side of the terminal.

“…Isn’t persuasion still in progress?”

“No, the persuasion is already over.”

“Phew. But is it surprising?”

“What?”

To Deoksu’s question, I answered as if it were obvious.

“No, I don’t know if it’s Ray, but I don’t know that you would also agree.”

“To be honest, I am not the only one who agrees. It’s the same with Deokbae and the others.”

“Really?”

“Yes, the eastern part has already been sufficiently confirmed.”

Ah… are you talking about Master?

“You might be able to find your teacher near the southern part?”

“No, that’s not necessarily the case, but we didn’t have much success looking for Master in the south.”

“You guys really like Master, too.”

“Of course.”

To me, it was just a passing remark, but Deoksu seemed to be overflowing with emotion as he answered it.

I couldn’t help but be convinced by Deoksu’s straight answer rather than giving hundreds of reasons.

Of course, Deoksu gave reasons why they had no choice but to do so.

At least to him and his other siblings, he is a benefactor who is like a parent.

“….”

As I was hearing those words, a thought occurred to me without realizing it.

‘Can I build a relationship like that?’

Since I was thinking about it as if I was asking myself, I had no choice but to come up with the answer myself. Of course, the answer was simpler than I thought.

When I think about it, when I flew to this world… the first people who found me were Sylvia and Ray.

To me, those two people were like the teachers of all the office solvers.

Coincidentally, considering that Ray guarantored me during my apprenticeship, he is in the same position as a teacher to me, right?

“So take this too?!”

I could hear the sound of all the office fixers moving things around among themselves from beyond the terminal.

“What, are you preparing already?”

“Since we already decided to go, it would be better to finish it quickly.”

Deoksu answered as if it was no big deal.

“Oh, could you please tell it to Ray?”

“What?”

“Thank you for persuading Ilsung! If you have time, you can come to Sylvia’s bar.”

“Ha, okay. I’ll tell you.”

Although the first part of Deoksu’s answer bothered me, I decided to just ignore it.

After the phone call ended, I immediately informed Sylvia and Lund about the situation at the Ilseong office.

“Look at this. Just as I expected.”

“Yes, yes. Lund is the best.”

It was a soulless compliment, but it seemed like it was enough for Lund.

By the way, you’re leaving the Silver Side. I felt regretful, yet somehow relieved.