episode_0159

On my way home from work, I met the head of the Hunter Association.

At first glance, he is a middle-aged man with a haggard appearance. He is such a dangerous person that I wouldn’t have believed him if it weren’t for the secretary following him and the business card he was given.

“Thank you for your precious time.”

“You’re welcome. And since it’s burdensome, please speak comfortably.”

Since it wasn’t a conversation worth having in the middle of the street, Eunha took the head’s car for now.

She looked around, smelling the air freshener coming from the air conditioner.

The secretary was silently holding the steering wheel, and the head of the department, Go Young-in, was lying helplessly in the passenger seat and taking a deep breath.

For a vehicle driven by a high-ranking person, it is an old and ordinary car.

‘A quiet place… I guess Saetbyeol Apartment is safe, right? Or you can finish the story in the car. It’s not worth talking about for a few minutes anyway.’

Eunha patted the carrier containing the [Black Book] as if it were her lifeline.

Lay the heavy carrier on your thighs, place your large chest on it, and exhale comfortably.

“… Then, I will speak comfortably at the risk of being rude. Is it okay if I call you Miss Eunha?”

“I was promoted to D-class hunter this month.”

“Yes, D-class hunter Eunha. Where can I go?”

“Please go to Saetbyeol Apartment. I guess home is the most comfortable.”

Buung–.

A car with an exhaust noise moves forward.

As if trying to keep the car body as steady as possible, it slides down the road so slowly that it seems excessive.

The speed at which I think of parade vehicles at an amusement park makes me yawn without realizing it.

“I’m sorry. Maybe it’s because of the medicine, but I get upset easily. Can I go at this speed?”

“It’s nice to see the city. I guess the cat manager is unwell?”

“Haha… It’s Go Young-in.”

Go Young-in, covered with laughter, took out a document from the passenger seat drawer and handed it to Eunha.

Are you thinking of starting a conversation in the car? It looks like they don’t want to drag on the current conversation for too long.

Director Go Young-in, feeling sick, continues the conversation with his eyes closed.

“I brought it because I thought it would be easier to understand if I saw it in person. Originally, it was an item that was prohibited from being taken out, but I snuck it in when no one was looking.”

“If you get caught, won’t you be in big trouble?”

“This is going to be a big problem. D-class hunter Eunha caught my weakness.”

He is a strange person who deliberately creates weaknesses and puts them in the hands of others.

Did you want to express that much desperation?

[Galaxy Potion] sales were decreasing day by day… Thinking about people’s reactions to it, it was almost desperate.

What are you doing making that amazing potion?

They loudly declared that they would sell large quantities at a low price.

Rather, publish the manufacturing method as a patent. Please allow me to make it elsewhere.

All of them are difficult and impossible to solve.

Eun-ha accepted the documents from Go Young-in, thinking that it was a self-employment benefit.

[Galaxy Project].

Title of the document.

Eunha frowned subtly and read the document.

Clinical test results on the ingredients, preparation method, and efficacy of [Galaxy Potion].

Figures such as the quantity that can be produced every month… or the ‘volume of blood’ supplied periodically.

I knew about it, but it was a different shock to see it in person through documents.

A low exclamation escapes from between Eunha’s lips.

“… … Wait, please stop the car.”

Squeak.

At Go Young-in’s words, the car stopped on the shoulder of the road.

He unfastens his seat belt, gets out of the passenger seat, and enters the back seat with weak steps.

He takes a seat next to Eunha and starts the car again.

“Why are you sitting next to me? A person who is not feeling well.”

“I thought it was polite to talk face to face. Or are you going to sit in the passenger seat and hit the back of the head as much as you like?”

Even if you try to liven up the atmosphere with a skinny face, it’s just pitiful.

Eunha shook her head and returned the documents to Go Youngin.

Go Young-in roughly throws the documents into the empty passenger seat and leans against the soft backrest.

The sound of my breathing that seemed to break at any moment kept getting on my nerves.

“The practice of making potions with human blood was common in the past. However, the potion is a drug that imitates the ‘recovery power’ contained in the blood, so even if the potion was made with human blood, it would only be an iron supplement drink.”

“I guess my blood is different.”

“If you take it as is, you will become younger. [Galaxy Potion] sold on the market is a product that has diluted the original solution to a ridiculous degree.”

Medicine of rejuvenation. Or the medicine of eternal life.

It would be natural for one’s eyes to turn to greed.

I nodded, remembering the ‘Galaxy Potion’ made by Kang Na-ri.

“Two years of research, half a year of dilution… And in January of this year, [Galaxy Potion] was born. Everything was dazzling until May.”

“… Why did you steal blood donated by someone else? If the conditions are right, I can at least draw blood, right?”

ha……

In response to Eunha’s obvious question, Director Go Young-in and the secretary sighed at the same time.

The secretary behind the wheel, who must have accumulated a lot in the meantime, mutters all kinds of swear words as if she is memorizing Buddhist chants.

A leisurely car passes a speed bump.

Go Young-in, who inadvertently covered his mouth as the car body shook, answered Eunha’s question.

“A crazy old man said so. If I tell him this, he will definitely change his mind and join a large, wealthy guild.”

“Just for that reason?”

“It is a faction that neutralizes the authority of a superior, and the influence of that inspiration is enormous.”

To roughly summarize, does this mean that some kind of inspiration took the lead in creating the [Galaxy Potion], and hid the fact from Eunha, the owner of the blood, to only gain profit?

And Headquarters Director Go Young-in is a bystander who is unable to do anything due to factional strife.

I thought it was easy.

In the end, the Hunter Association is bad.

Director Ko Young-in came to apologize for that.

“I’m really sorry that I can’t lower my head right now because I feel sick. Apologize properly when you get out of the car.”

“Cat Director.”

“I am Go Young-in.”

“What happens to me now?”

Eunha, who was handling the suitcase, asked a question with a smile on her face.

The important thing is the following.

After this, several attacks have already passed… What lies ahead.

An apology alone did not solve the problem,

Go Young-in also seemed to be aware of that fact, and continued speaking while trying to control his upset stomach.

“You don’t have to worry about D-class hunter Eunha. A ‘secret team’ including two A-class hunters is keeping D-class hunter Eunha under 24-hour probation.”

“Protect?… me?”

Eunha widens her eyes at the unexpected story.

She pursed her lips with a refreshing expression as the faces of Ban Harin and the ‘mouse’ flashed through her mind for a moment.

“I don’t have to worry even if there is an attack like last time. The best monster in the association is protecting D-class hunter Eunha.”

“… … .”

And, Director Ko Young-in.

He hides his serious eyes behind deep dark circles.

“So, for the smooth protection of the association… if you are thinking about joining the guild, I hope you will give it some thought.”

As if the previous stories were all meant to bring out the present.

He put confidence in his ungainly muscles and reassured the innocent Eunha.

… … .

… … .

“Wow…! Now, wait… stop the car for a moment!”

“Oh my. So why did you go to the back seat?”

After a while.

After finishing the story, Go Young-in covered her mouth, and the secretary, who had safely parked her car on the shoulder of the road, came out.

If you look out the window, you can see ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’ two blocks away.

It came really slowly.

I’m sure he didn’t slow down on purpose to finish the conversation in the car.

“Sorry, Eunha. Please hold my car for a while.”

” Come back. ”

The secretary goes into a nearby store, supporting Go Young-in.

The back of Go Young-in, staggering toward the store’s bathroom, is visible through a transparent glass window.

What kind of disease did I have to suffer so much?

Eunha was grateful for her [Self-Healing] skill and stayed there until they returned.

‘In the end, the association will protect you, so are you asking me not to hate you too much?… It feels like giving me a bottle and giving me medicine.’

The attacker is the Hunter Association, but the one protecting it is also the Hunter Association.

I live a very complicated life. I thought so while stroking the carrier containing the [Black Book] like a baby.

“hey. Heojeop.』

“Surprise. I’m left alone, so watch me come right away.”

At that time, ‘Eunha’ reflected in the car’s rear-view mirror spoke to me.

Unlike Eunha, who has a languid smile on her face, Eunha crosses her arms with an unpleasant expression on her face.

Judging from the fact that the secretary and Go Young-in barged in the moment they left the room, it seemed like they had been waiting for the right time to talk for a while.

Eunha, who had calmed down her troubled mind at the appearance of a strange monster, burst into laughter.

“Hello, Mr. Heojeop. Why did you come? Do you want me to take a bath again?”

『Heo Jeop-ah. Be careful of that guy.』

“Yes?…… Be careful of who.”

『The guy sitting next to me. Something half-hearted stuck.』

However, the longer Eunha’s words continue to be spoken casually,

Eunha slowly lowered the corner of her mouth and reflected on what she had heard.

Something half-baked?

What does that mean all of a sudden?

“What does that mean… the cat manager has a strange obsession? What happened?”

『Isn’t it me? My eyes are less open, but that will happen soon.』

‘Eunha’ lifted her large breasts with both hands, probably because her shoulders were tight, and talked as she pleased.

Eunha eased her sore neck and smiled.

she recalled.

Go Young-in is strangely haggard.

The act of covering one’s mouth due to rising nausea.

It’s like a strange monster seen in the rear-view mirror,

It’s like looking at yourself in a mirror…

I couldn’t dismiss ‘Eunha’s words as mere nonsense.

“… … Can I ask why you’re telling me that?”

“Suggestions. Thank you for listening.』

“What?”

『If you’re grateful, take a bath often.』

With those words, ‘Eunha’ returns to its original mirror image.

I can’t understand the way monsters think.

Eunha tidied up her complicated brain little by little and turned her attention to the store where Go Young-in entered.

( “…help.” )

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In the past, there was a blood donation center near the apartment.

He was sitting helplessly on the telephone pole erected next to him,

A headless woman pointing her finger at a young man at a blood donation center.

Not a strange thing in the guidebook,

It’s weaker and seems like it’ll disappear at any moment,

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Something half-baked.

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‘There would be no reason for a monster to lie. If there’s really something attached to the cat director…’

Dalkak-.

Soon after finishing his errand, Go Young-in returned with his secretary.

Director Go Young-in, completely exhausted, slumped down in the seat next to Eunha, and the secretary, who thanked Eunha, sat in the driver’s seat.

Eunha looked out the window without thinking.

2 blocks away, ‘Saetbyeol Apartment’.

Where the car is heading.

“Secretary! Stop!”

Eunha stopped the car and looked at Go Youngin.

He must have been surprised by Eunha’s shout and was wiping his bleary eyes with a wet tissue.

Apartments are not allowed.

Eunha rolled her head.

“… … Secretary. Can I have a conversation alone with the cat manager for a moment?”

“Please step aside for a moment.”

“Okay.”

The secretary left the driver’s seat with ease. Close the car door tightly and leave.

A yellow sunset falls on a car parked on the shoulder of the road.

Eunha slowly chooses her words and looks at Go Youngin sitting next to her.

It’s sudden.

The head of the Hunter Association, who happened to be visiting her, has an even bigger problem than the [Galaxy Potion].

Eunha touched the suitcase containing the [Black Book].

“Now, please speak comfortably. What’s going on?”

“Cat Director.”

“… … okay. It’s a cat.”

“I’m asking this because a sudden thought occurred to me…don’t you usually see anything strange?”

Startle!

The reaction was fierce.

With his haggard face stained with embarrassment, he quickly jumped over to the passenger seat and touched the black box on the front.

Go Young-in, who turned off the black box, takes out white chocolate from his suit pocket and eats it with an expression of incomprehension.

“… … Can you see it too?”

Eunha tightly grasped the handle of the suitcase.

It seems certain that something is visible.

‘How did my eyes open? How did you live? Because it’s half-baked? ‘What’s the difference between it and a monster?’

My worries about [Galaxy Potion] have already disappeared from my mind.

Eunha continued to ask questions.

Be as vague as possible, to the point where people who don’t know you won’t understand.

“The weather is cold even though it is July. A regular life is good for your health.”

“… … … okay. That’s right. How did you know? It’s really amazing.”

“… … .”

“I was possessed by a ‘ghost’.”

ghost.

Not a monster, but a ghost.

Is it a difference in perception?

So did you survive?

‘I’m possessed by a ghost… Is there only one thing I can see? ‘Let’s not even mention that there are other monsters.’

Since when was it visible, who else is visible… there is a lot to check.

Unless there are more people who have [The Black Book], the problem that Go Young-in is currently experiencing must have originated from Eunha.

Knowing where information has leaked will help you be more comfortable in the future.

It only takes one person to be hurt by [The Black Book] and the monsters.

‘are you okay. Rather good. You never know when Mr. Banharin or Bangul will see Goeyi. It’s just practice, just in case.’

There is such a saying.

Failure is the mother of success.

I don’t know if it’s a word used in times like this… but it’s better than pretending not to know and passing by.

Especially if only you can find the solution.

“It’s really strange. I can’t believe you found something that even a shaman with magical powers couldn’t see. Things in this world are so ironic.”

“What did you say to the shaman?”

“In case I said something wrong and the ghost could pass on to someone else, I just asked him what he could see in me… and he said there was a cat on his shoulder. haha! It’s not even funny.”

Is it because I met someone I can confide in about my long-standing concerns?

Honey dripped from Director Go Young-in’s eyes as he looked at the galaxy.

Eunha’s worries deepened.