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172. Anonymous (2)

“Ugh… Juriieee!!!”

“Eww! Get off Lauren!!”

“But no!!!”

Lauren burst into tears and ran towards Julie.

Julie looked flustered for a moment, but Lauren, perhaps due to a mistake in controlling her strength, ended up casting a bear hug.

Bam!!

“Hey! Fucking bone…! Bone!!! You ignorant bitch!!”

Julie’s hand turned red in desperation as she struck Lauren’s head.

Pfft-!

“Keeek!!”

thud-!

“Pfft..!”

Others burst out laughing at such a ridiculous sight.

Even Juri, who was stretching her body by twisting her waist this way and that, burst into laughter.

“AC. I was holding the weight.”

Juri scratched her head at that reaction.

“Well, I know the mood is a bit off, so I’ll explain further.”

It’s only a temporary peace agreement, but Julie, who has been keeping a close eye on them, says she was able to find out a lot.

“The processing unit is officially grouped with the security forces, but it was created for a special purpose.”

A method of recruiting personnel through scouts rather than through formal recruitment. A place where training, work, and everything else are unclear.

So it is said that it was easy for anonymity to seep in.

“At first, it was said that it was a place where people who were radical from their original direction gathered.”

Those associated with the Labyrinth City are more actively drawing people into the Labyrinth.

The sect is trying to revive the sect’s heyday by inducing the second coming of the saint a thousand years ago.

The Magic Tower is the only tower in the city that connects the magic islands.

And the merchant guild pursues extreme profits.

The empire that secretly interfered was planning to swallow up the city one day.

The back alley guys feed on the dregs produced in such cities to further consolidate their power.

At first, those kinds of guys got together and created Mumyeong.

To use each other for their own purposes.

“But as time went by, it started to change little by little.”

It is said that during this time, those who had been bound together as a group for a long time began to fuse and the nature of the group changed.

“I feel a bit sorry that I can’t delve deeper, but I know that it has degenerated into a place of worship.”

“Worship…”

The moment I heard Juri’s words, the man’s voice suddenly came to mind when I lost consciousness in the labyrinth.

“Drank.”

“Yeah, I didn’t know that either. But hearing what you went through, I think you drank it.”

“Then what are those anonymous guys pursuing?”

“The complete resurrection of the demon.”

“For that…”

“Not only that, but there are other nonsense too, but that’s what I know for now.”

I paused for a moment to think about what Juri had said, that she couldn’t dig any deeper than when she received orders from the processing team to move.

“The information that Ms. Jury obtained just before this exploration, that they were after Sia and Lauren, right?”

“No.”

“Yes?”

No, I’ve explained it to you so far…!

“Both, to be exact.”

“Really..?”

“That’s right, Anonymous and the Church are after Sia. Anonymous and the Tower are after Loren.”

“….”

“And you and Claude are no exception. I’m paying attention.”

“Huh? Me?”

Claude, whose name was suddenly called, looks at Julie with a blank expression.

“I told you, the processing team puts people in by recommendation. Maybe when the situation calms down and they hear the stories you experienced during the exploration, they’ll be going crazy trying to recruit you right away?”

“…!!”

It’s difficult…

If I get scouted by those who dream of a resurrection, doesn’t that mean I have to personally offer up Sia and Lauren with my own hands?

That’s not possible.

“Are you embarrassed?”

“Yes…”

“Still, it’s better that things are the way they are now.”

“What is that…”

“This exploration could have been the last.”

Juri smiles playfully and says, “You must be scared, right?” while looking at me.

“Oh my…”

Wash your face dry by wiping it with your palm.

Still, the worst was avoided.

Let’s think as positively as possible.

The protection of the pillars and the blessing of the goddess.

Perhaps even the colleagues who explored together were blessed.

There’s also level ups for Claude, Sia, and Lauren.

Since Jury is here, if we can find a way out while keeping those guys in check, it seems like things will work out somehow.

Julie adds to my comment as I try to recover my mental health.

“And. Are you lucky?”

“Yes?”

“You have a connection with an anonymous person?”

“That can’t be right?”

“Johnson.”

When the name suddenly came out, I was so surprised that I couldn’t speak.

Julie comes up to me and whispers in my ear, probably because there are other people who don’t know about my relationship with Carmella.

“Could a man who gave up exploring at level 3 have been living with another woman for 8 years?”

“….!”

“That store isn’t even a big one that does business that well just because it’s a Camel store.”

Yeah, that’s right.

I remembered Carmela talking about Johnson having hidden assets.

“No way…”

“Camella is a woman he doesn’t know at all. And the things he touched are only a small part of his assets.”

thank god.

No, but did you also overhear the conversation between you and Carmella?

Is this a story about a fun time fucking Carmella’s anal in the break room? It’s a little embarrassing.

“Okay. So what we’re going to do right now is….”

“Even if they belong to the anonymous group, they are not completely free from the group they belong to. We should take this opportunity to dig deep.”

“Then…”

Let me think about why I mentioned Johnson’s name now.

ah?

Was there that girl?

“Did you get the feeling?”

“Yes, thanks to you. Thank you, Juri.”

“No comment.”

I took a deep breath and looked around at the people gathered in the room.

“Juri and I will be outside gathering information for the time being. Everyone, stay in your quarters and wait.”

“Hey. What should I do, Cain?”

At that moment, Mr. Hawk scratched his head and asked me.

“Um… How is it, Juri?”

“Dwarf, you’re not really dangerous.”

“Really?”

“Rather, since it’s already in the past and I’m trying to quietly leave the city, it seems like he has no intention of bothering you any more?”

“Um…”

After thinking for a moment, Mr. Hawk extends his hand to me.

“Take it.”

“Huh? What… Dude!”

What he gave me was a pendant I had retrieved earlier.

“As you can see, it’s an artifact that turns into a full-body armor that protects your body if you pour just a little bit of magic power into it. Use it if you need it.”

“Mister… This is..!”

It was too burdensome to receive the item that was one of the reasons he had been wandering around the city.

“I’m fine, but you guys aren’t. I was worried about leaving you guys in this mess anyway, so please take this.”

The old man scratched his chin with his finger, perhaps burdened by my gaze, and spoke nonchalantly.

“I originally planned to stay until the end of the month, but I think I’ll have to leave the city next week.”

“Why!!”

Claude, who was closest to Hawk, shouted in protest.

“I became someone they don’t care about, just like Jury said, but since I got involved with you guys, I could become a hostage.”

“…Damn it!!”

Claude’s expression distorted at the old man’s answer.

“Claude. Have a drink with the old man.”

“Yeah. That’s good timing. Before you go, you and I should do another masterpiece.”

“Khaat!! You did that last time and you’re coming at me again?”

“I don’t know! Come on!”

When Claude opened the door with curiosity, Uncle Frank was standing in front of it.

Claude was so shocked that his legs gave out a little.

“F…Mr. Frank?”

“I’ll keep bringing you drinks and food.”

“Oh~ Frank, you’re the one who’s the cheapskate?”

“If I send off a long-standing grudge, I might have a bad dream.”

“Hahaha!!! Alright, let’s go! Claude.”

“Ouch!”

The hearty laughter of Claude and Hawk, who were obviously trying to raise the tension, disappeared out of the room, and the remaining colleagues just looked at each other and laughed awkwardly.

“Ms. Julie, did you mean to call Mr. Frank?”

“Well. Right.”

I knew it.

Even Mr. Hawk is easy to deal with, so what can I do about Mr. Frank?

In front of Julie, it would just be a baby cry.

“We should go to work too. Sia~ Have fun talking with your sisters. Got it?”

“Yeah. Sister!”

“Roy? You go to that bar over there.”

“Okay, I understand.”

He was quickly caught by Juri, who sorted out the situation, and dragged out of the dorm.

“Excuse me, Miss Juri? Is it okay to just leave the dorm like this? You said other people are being targeted.”

“Oh, don’t worry. I’m back in the city and regrouping the kids in the organization.”

“Ah.”

“Don’t worry, I’ve also attached kids to your dorm, the cat shop, Mion, and Camella.”

“Oh…”

It’s so comforting, Julie… It’s more filling than noodles.

“Okay. So you go and do what you do best and find out.”

“Yep.”

First, I stopped by Carmela’s shop to let her know that she was safe, and then I stopped by Zion’s shop.

After barely calming down the women who were worried and refused to leave, I headed to the union.

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“Cain!”

“Lukewarm.”

“What’s going on?”

“I came because I missed you.”

The next day, when Mi-on saw my face, a smile bloomed on her face.

“I’m also a bit busy, so I came just to see your face.”

“Ugh… It’s okay. I finished early yesterday because I had to stay up all night, but I’m glad I got to see your face.”

“I guess I should come tomorrow too.”

“Hehehe.”

I don’t know how much my colleagues were harassing me yesterday, but now they just give up and show me affectionate expressions.

“Then I’ll go.”

“Okay! See you tomorrow!!”

Mi-on waves her arms as she sees me off at the reception desk.

I slowly got out of the combination.

It was true that I wanted to see Mi-on, but with the information that Juri had given me while coming to the union, it would have been by now.

“Oh my, Mr. Cain?”

“Huh? Mayu-san. Isn’t this working hours?”

“Hehehe.. I stayed up all night yesterday. I’m getting off work.”

Miyu speaks to me as soon as she gets out of Myeon’s sight.

“Really?”

“Yeah… Oh, I’m tired.. Oh my..!”

Sway…!

It’s an obvious trick, but I’ll let it slide.

Snap-!

“Are you okay?”

“Haa… I’m sorry. It’s been a while since I pulled an all-nighter, so would you excuse me for a moment?”

Mayu, leaning on my forearm with exquisite angles and movements, rubs her breasts roughly.

She smiled proudly as I pretended to fall for her chest.

“Haa… Cain, I’m sorry, but I’m dizzy. Can you walk me home?”

“Really?”

I’m fine.