episode_0236

Knowledge is power.

That’s a good point.

“Ah! How many times do I have to say no to that request!”

Detective Do Jong-ha, a class A hunter active in Euncheon-gu.

She expressed her fury at the phone call to the detective’s office.

At 8 p.m., the sun was setting and most people had finished eating dinner.

Do Jong-ha, who just finished a request and returned to the office, takes off his thick trench coat.

She takes off the pure white tank top she’s wearing underneath her coat and wipes her sweaty body with a towel.

I stop in front of the air conditioner blowing out cold air and exhale my tired breath.

She wants to leave work now, but the man on the other end of the phone won’t let her go.

– Do Jong-ha, you know that too. Do you think that our young master, who forced us, was defeated by a villain whose identity has not even been revealed? It is clear that the Hunter Association had something to do with it.

“If you know so well, don’t put others first and just say you know. I’m busy with another request.”

– The association has already finished ‘cleaning up’, so how can we confirm the truth of that day? Without your power, Do Jong-ha.

A greedy voice came from the other end of the phone.

How many times do I have to be rejected before I give up?

Do Jong-ha’s expression distorts pleasantly.

– The guy you sent as your assistant last time. He came back as an idiot. He forgot about you and what his ‘skill’ was.

“… … I said it clearly last time. I don’t know. ”

Knowledge is power.

But there are many things in the world that you shouldn’t know about.

Do Jong-ha, who is more curious than others, needed to have an eye for ‘appropriateness’ in order to live as a detective.

It still held her lifeline even though she had forgotten some of her memories.

“Anyway, I don’t take requests! Absolutely not! [Euncheon Park] You shouldn’t even mention the story in front of me! I just hate it and it’s scary!”

– … … You, something has changed. Not long ago, you were so worn out by life that you would kill anyone for money.

“I don’t remember that.”

A confident and upright voice.

His sparkling eyes, like those of someone who has regained their original intentions, look up at the office ceiling.

Soon, someone on the other end of the phone expresses regret at Do Jong-ha’s answer, who has already made up his mind.

– Tsk. Okay, I understand. I’ll leave this to the others. I won’t bother you anymore, so I’ll hang up.

“Know that.”

Pirolongㅡ…

The business phone call ends.

Do Jong-ha, who threw his phone nervously on the sofa, returns to his desk wearing a new tank top hanging on a hanger in the office.

‘Haa… What on earth have I been doing all this time? I can’t remember a thing.’

Refreshing head.

A detective agency that somehow started again from scratch, relying solely on the fact that it was a detective.

There is no know-how, but most requests can be resolved with just one click of the ‘skill’, so there is no problem.

But is this okay?

I wonder where I might make a mistake.

I don’t know.

Dojong sat down on the soft, cushioned chair and let out his tired breath.

… … .

… … Dooroo~♪

How many minutes passed like that?

The phone that had been boiling comes back on.

Unknown phone number.

My head hurts because I was so exhausted from all the strange requests just now.

Dooroooo-♪

It may be a request to find a lost item, but it is natural for a detective to help people in trouble.

“Yes, this is Do Jong-ha Detective Agency.”

The option of ignoring did not exist for her.

Do Jong-ha answered the phone and gave his usual greeting.

– … … Ah. Hello. Are you Mr. Do Jong-ha?

Bam!

And then, without realizing it, I got up.

“Huh… Eunha?”

– There was a phone number on the business card you gave me before. Do you have a moment?

“Of course! I have plenty of time all day long!”

Dojong burst into laughter as he looked out the window at the fading sunset.

A voice that puts your mind at ease just by listening to it.

It’s a call from Eunha, a cafe employee and D-class hunter.

Thump. Thump.

Could the pounding sound of my heart be because I’m happy to hear Eunha’s call?

Or maybe it was the fear engraved in my subconscious that raised its head.

Rustle…

Wear a thick trench coat over a pure white tank top.

Put on your fancy detective hat, take out your magnifying glass…

Then he sat down in his office chair, took a fancy pipe out of his desk drawer, and put it in his mouth.

Detective Do Jong-ha, who had suddenly become a sophisticated detective, opened his mouth with a friendly smile.

“What brings you here at this hour? Did you forget the remote? Or should I tell you the weather for tomorrow?”

– Do you take requests for things like that?

“I will find anything and reveal anything.”

Kyaarruk~.

A child’s laughter is heard on the other end of the phone.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of blades clashing is heard, arousing Do Jong-ha’s curiosity.

“What’s going on? It seems noisy around here.”

– It’s nothing. More importantly, what you told me this morning…

Chaenggrangㅡ.

The sound of a blade falling.

A strange noise distracts Do Jong-ha, forcing him to focus on his phone call with Eun-ha.

This morning’s story… Are you talking about the kidnapping of the ‘Recovery Hunter’?

It’s certainly a story that a galaxy with a skill called [Self-Recovery] would react sensitively to.

Perhaps, out of anxiety, he contacted me to ask how the case was progressing?

Do Jong-ha, who was guessing Eun-ha’s psychology, picks up the phone.

“If it’s that case, you don’t have to worry. I’m going to the victim’s house tomorrow to look for traces of the culprit. ”

– … … If it’s okay with you, Mr. Do Jong-ha… can I go with you?

“Is that what Ms. Galaxy is saying?”

– Tomorrow is the cafe’s day off. It’s like a detective experience. I won’t bother you.

But what follows is an unexpected request.

She is truly a strange woman.

Do Jong-ha took out [Galaxy Observation Journal] from his coat pocket and wrote a few words. He stroked the decorative bear head and became lost in thought.

Chaenggrang~.

At that moment, the sound of metal is heard again.

It was the sound of something sharp hitting the floor, and judging by the sound, it seemed to be something light and sharp, like a small knife.

Thump. Thump.

The sound of my own heart is unfamiliar.

Why?

Do Jong-ha turned his head absentmindedly.

“… … .”

The office chair she’s sitting in.

There were a couple of sharp box cutters lying on the floor.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

The sound of metal I heard earlier.

Wasn’t that what I heard over the phone?

– Hello? Mr. Do Jong-ha, are you okay?

“… … Ah, ah, yes. I’m okay. I’m just a little tired. ”

– I know how you feel. I was just playing with my child.

Thump. Thump. Thump.

My heart is pounding.

She is a strange woman.

Something strange mixed in with the ordinary conversation rings an alarm in Do Jong-ha’s mind.

The more we talk, the more we build relationships,

I am beginning to feel the illusion that I cannot identify that woman.

“… … First, how about we meet up and talk?”

There was only one answer that Do Jong-ha could come up with.

… … .

… … .

“Are you really just looking? You shouldn’t touch strange things without permission?”

“Yes. I’ll be careful.”

The next day.

Do Jong-ha was walking around Eunha-gu with Eunha, who had visited the detective office early in the morning.

In the end, I decided to go with the detective experience.

It was also a request from Eunha, who personally handed me her business card, and because I wanted to see up close what kind of person she was, the main character of [Galaxy Observation Journal].

What is your original personality? What are your hobbies? Why did you ask to experience being a detective?

In the end, Do Jong-ha, unable to overcome his curiosity, agreed to accompany me today.

‘What on earth was that creepy feeling I got when I spoke to Eunha on the phone yesterday… I think it was because I was tired.’

Today’s goal.

Take Galaxy to the kidnapping victim’s home to search for traces of the culprit.

Finding traces is not a problem because I have done it several times even after losing my memory.

… … Sometimes I get this creepy feeling that things won’t go as planned, but I guess it’ll be okay.

Dojong took a deep breath, stroking the hem of his thick coat.

“Whew… This coat is so hot.”

I turned my head to the side at the sound of the voice.

Eunha, wearing the same trench coat and detective hat as Do Jong-ha, is struggling to close the front of her coat, which is wide open due to her large chest.

Hair mixed with sunset colors, a lazy smile that never fades from the corners of the mouth.

He is a beautiful person.

“… … Eunha. Are you not wearing anything under your coat?”

“Of course I was wearing underwear. How did Do Jong-ha walk around like this in this hot weather?”

“… … … Since you came here to experience being a detective, let me first tell you what I do.”

As he walks with Eun-ha to where the car is parked, the detective begins to briefly explain what he is doing.

Anyway, I just stopped by the cafe for a short while on a holiday, and I’m not going to take on any serious disciples.

Excluding small talk, I only talk about things that would be helpful to the galaxy.

“A detective is also a proper hunter. You have to be able to find traces of things that others have missed, so if you have a sharp enough eye, you can easily notice if someone is following you.”

Oh my gosh!

At that moment, Do Jong-ha pointed his finger into the alley.

It was a place where presence had been felt since a while ago, and he was expressing strong feelings towards Eunha.

Could he be the culprit of the kidnapping incident?

Do Jong-ha takes out a magnifying glass from his pocket with a serious expression on his face.

“I know you’re hiding there. You’d better come out.”

“Oh…”

Do Jong-ha feels proud for no reason because of Eun-ha’s admiration.

Then someone hiding in the alley reveals himself.

“… … .”

She was a beauty wearing a pure white dress.

A woman with a striking ‘upright cross decoration’ attached to the waist of her dress.

Then she approached Eunha with a sharp face and said,

I ignored Do Jong-ha and focused on talking to Eun-ha.

“Hello. What brings you here?”

“New girl.”

“No.”

“Don’t admire anyone.”

I couldn’t stop the pure white woman from approaching.

Because my legs were frozen with inexplicable fear.

Although he is not a combat type hunter, he earned an A-class tag due to the effectiveness of his ‘skills’.

Still, he’s an A-class hunter.

Do Jong-ha looks around the galaxy blankly without letting down his guard.

“I know that person.”

Are you being stalked by someone you know?

I remember her. She was the woman who sat at a cafe table and stared at the galaxy all day long.

Zwap.

The woman embracing the galaxy makes a bold mark of territory as if to show off her skills and then returns to the alley.

Do Jong-ha, whose cheeks turned bright red at the sight, shook his head to shake off his distracting thoughts.

“… … Well, anyway. Since you can feel the presence like this, I recommend that Eunha practice too.”

She regains her lost motivation and heads towards the parked car.

Sarak-.

“Galaxy, I will help you.”

At that moment, a woman who landed silently from the rooftop of the building to the floor approached Eunha.

A beauty with an expressionless face and a black blindfold covering her left eye.

He approaches her, fiddling with the ‘inverted cross hairpin’ on her bangs, then skillfully adjusts the open front of her coat before climbing up the outer wall of the building to the rooftop.

It would not be strange to describe that figure as a ghost, disappearing without a sound, avoiding the gaze of people passing by.

“… … ?”

I didn’t even know it existed.

Are you an A-class hunter?

It must have been a woman who had been hanging out at the cafe…

Do Jong-ha looked at Eunha.

“I know that person.”

Why do all the people I know look like that?

Dojong touched his forehead.

… …

… … .

“This is the apartment where the most recently missing ‘Recovery Hunter’ lived.”

Anyway, after a bit of a commotion,

Eun-ha got a ride in Do Jong-ha’s antique foreign car and arrived at the outskirts of the city where the incident occurred.

An apartment built far from the capital to avoid expensive land prices.

Shabby apartments that have been foreclosed in hopes of raising land prices are noticeable.

“The incident occurred two days ago, around 1:00 AM on August 21st. The victim was a C-class hunter with the ‘Healing Acceleration’ skill… … .”

Squeak.

While listening to Detective Do Jong-ha’s summary of the case, Eun-ha got out of the backseat of the car and looked up at the shabby one-room apartment in front of her.

Perhaps because of the incident, two Hunter Association staff members are guarding the entrance to the one-room apartment.

“I came because the criminal said he left no traces. It is certain that the victim was kidnapped, but even after checking all the surveillance cameras and black boxes in the area, there is no trace of the criminal, no footprints, no fingerprints… … .”

Rattling.

Galaxy got out of the back seat.

[The Red Woman] sitting next to me got off carrying the carrier.

‘That thing’, who approached Eunha while wearing a fluttering pure white dress, put the handle of the carrier containing the [Black Book] in Eunha’s hand.

“Thank you… Oh my, this is surprising. When did you come?”

“I’ve never been away from you.”

That seems to be the case.

As if it were natural, the woman next to Eunha interlocked her hands, and Eunha, who had been secretly checking Do Jongha’s expression, unconsciously turned around.

We see Banharin with a cold face coming out of a convenience store with a triangle kimbap in her hand.

Yeah. This is a horror movie, what else do you need?

Fortunately, Do Jong-ha was busy explaining the incident, so he didn’t seem to notice what had come next to Eun-ha.

“Then I’ll go check out the scene right away. Would you like to come with me, Eunha? If you have a weak stomach, you can wait outside.”

“The victim was kidnapped, so why are you worried about your own safety?”

“Only the upper body was kidnapped. It seems that the lower body has no useful organs.”

Oh my.

So, that means only the lower half of the victim’s body remains in that one-room apartment.

When I asked why it was a kidnapping case when the upper and lower bodies were separated, they said it was because they couldn’t rule out the possibility that he was still alive.

They are also hunters with healing skills, and they would also want to transport their organs fresh.

Eunha glanced at the [Red Woman] standing right next to her and nodded at Do Jong-ha.

“Then we’ll wait outside.”

“Okay, I’ll be back in 30 minutes, so you can just hang out in the car… The car keys are with me, so if anyone comes, don’t open the door.”

After saying some gentle words of advice, the victim who was being pursued entered the shabby one-room apartment where she had been kidnapped.

I’m a bit worried about going in alone, but I’m sure you’ll be fine since you’re an A-class hunter.

“Then I’ll ask the lower body.”

like that,

Eun-ha waved her hand to Do-jong-ha,

I walked around the quiet suburbs and breathed in the cold air.

‘Then, since Mr. Do Jong-ha has gone too… I guess I’ll go do detective work too.’

It’s a kind of experiment.

Something in between, neither a monster nor a ghost.

If a person who died unjustly harbors resentment and becomes ‘a mediocre person’,

Just like a shaman, wouldn’t it be possible to catch the culprit of the kidnapping with their help?

The resentment that comes from an unjust death is mostly resentment toward the person who killed you, and the wish that that person’s life will be ruined like yours.

If you just meet him, he will be more cooperative than you think.

“[Red Lady], please help me out a little.”

“It’s a debt. Pay it back at night.”

“Why at night? Please speak less rudely…”

Clap clap.

Before Eunha could finish speaking, [Red Woman] clapped her hands.

Then, the cold winter air hits his cheek and takes the galaxy ‘inside the territory’.

“Wow. It changes right away. Is this place also part of that ‘territory’?”

“Because you came here.”

“What exactly is the territory?”

“Land of Souls.”

A dress dyed bright red.

[Red Woman] dripping blood stands one step behind Eunha.

I’m not sure, but I guess this place is a world of monsters.

[Red Woman] is following me and it’s really comfortable. I want to continue to be with her in the future.

‘Mr. Do Jong-ha said it wouldn’t take 30 minutes. I should be in the car by then.’

The worries were short.

I don’t know if there is such a thing as ‘middle ground’, but it might be worth a try.

“Then I should go and ask the upper body.”

Kagakak.

Eunha took out the saw from her carrier and went into the dark one-room apartment.