episode_0355

[Jeff. Aren’t you going out too often these days?]

“There’s nothing we can do. Right now, the only people who can move freely in the city are me and Victor.”

[Then Victor can continue working.]

I let out an awkward laugh at Shine’s words coming through the receiver.

As she said, there have been a lot of missions recently.

Most of the missions were menial and safe, but they were better than being stuck in the stuffy headquarters.

“But is it okay to pass through here?”

[Hmm. Jin did that.]

“Okay.”

It’s already been 30 minutes since I got here.

The cocoa I ordered has all cooled down and the piece of cake has all gone down my stomach.

I folded the newspaper I was holding and placed it on the table.

Hmm…

Should I order just one more?

[Jeff. Don’t order cake, eat chocolate.]

“But bringing in outside food is prohibited here.”

[…Then go out and eat.]

I shook my head at Shine’s words and tapped the menu.

What kind of cake should I eat this time?

I was debating between cheesecake and strawberry cake.

[Jeff. He just passed.]

“What? Really?”

At Shine’s words, I turned the menu over and picked up the newspaper again.

I was pretending to be a girl looking through a newspaper, just in case anyone thought I was suspicious.

I swallowed dry saliva.

Unless Shine is mistaken, the target he was aiming for today will pass by here.

[He was wearing a beige coat and was holding a pure white box in one hand.]

The moment I nodded to Shine’s words, the person she had been talking to was passing by on the other side of the transparent glass wall.

I jumped up from my seat.

Now I had to chase him.

He packs a large dinosaur bag and takes out a pair of star-shaped sunglasses.

If I disguise myself as this ordinary person, no one will suspect me.

Tinkle tinkle-

As I opened the door to the cafe and stepped outside, the hot sunlight poured down on my head.

If I hadn’t been wearing sunglasses, my eyes would have definitely hurt.

“… Sister, is that the person?”

I manipulated the cameras around me and focused on the person walking far ahead.

His appearance, transmitted through the camera, was able to be watched by Shine at headquarters through the hacked screen.

[That’s right. It’s that guy.]

“… Where did Jin go? Why is it that only my sister has been answering since earlier?”

[Jin went to feed the rabbit.]

Rabbit food…?

Jin was still raising rabbits.

I shook my head, remembering the rabbit farm I had forgotten about.

There was no time to do this.

The opponent was still moving further away, so I had to catch up right away.

I followed behind him with quick steps.

[Jeff, be careful with the camera angle and keep your distance.]

“Yeah.”

Phagejik-

I continued to release my power while moving.

A hazy blue glow obscures the angle of the camera surrounding the city.

“Is there no place where I can be seen?”

[Yeah. Perfect.]

The moment I smiled faintly at Shine’s words, the man I was chasing disappeared into a large store.

“I went into a donut shop.”

[It’s just like Jin said. He said he always went to the donut shop whenever he came out.]

sinker…

Donut shop…

I moved my feet, licking my tongue.

[Jeff? Jeff, what are you doing? You’re getting too close.]

“But, Sister, the other person doesn’t know that we’re chasing them.”

[It’s dangerous.]

“It’s not dangerous.”

I shook my head at Shine’s words and entered the donut shop.

As soon as you open the door, the sweet smell that wafts in makes your mouth water.

“I’ll buy some for you too. Keep it a secret from Jinhan.”

[… I think it’s the one with strawberry jam…]

As I entered the store, I looked around.

The man in the beige coat I was chasing was holding a large plate in his hand and was personally selecting the donuts he wanted to eat.

“It looks like you’re going to eat inside?”

After he finished paying for the donuts he had chosen, he went to sit near the window.

The sight of her biting into a donut with such a relaxed expression on her face was so enviable.

I, I should eat too.

I picked up the plate and started putting donuts on it, just like he did.

[Jeff.]

“Wait a minute, sis. I’m choosing a donut.”

[Jeff. He’s out.]

“What, what?”

I looked back, pressing down on the tongs in my hand.

What Shine said was true.

The man who had been sitting there happily munching on a donut just a moment ago was gone.

[Not far away. I got a phone call and went out.]

“Do you think he’ll come back?”

[I packed my bags and left, so I won’t be coming back.]

“Ugh.”

I put down the tongs in my hand and ran to the counter.

“This is a calculation!”

But if you chose it, you should have taken care of it.

I package the strawberry jam donuts for Shine and the donuts I want to eat well and put them in a pretty box.

I stuffed it into the mouth of the dinosaur bag.

Tadadadot!

I fix my bag again and run as fast as I can out of the store.

I looked around and asked Shine.

“Where did you go, Sister?”

[right.]

I started running quickly in the direction Shine had told me.

If you keep running this way, you will come across a large clock tower square.

“Target found…!”

After running for a while, I was finally able to find my opponent.

He was standing there blankly, waiting for the traffic light.

I immediately turned around and hid behind a large vending machine nearby.

“… Sister, tell me when the traffic light changes.”

[huh.]

I poked my head out slightly while listening to Shine’s answer.

Because it was a traffic light on a large road, it took quite a long time for the signal to change.

“No one will find it strange, right?”

[Yeah. The signal changed.]

“I saw it too.”

The signal changed and people started moving.

I started moving too.

Chasing a man in a beige coat through a crowd of people.

At that moment, his walking speed began to increase.

His figure, stretching out with his long legs, begins to fade into the distance.

I bit my lip.

The difference in stride between children and adults was enormous.

[I just entered the alley.]

“Hyaat!”

I started running as fast as I could.

Dudadada.

The dinosaur tied to the back is shaking wildly from side to side.

I could feel the donuts inside dancing wildly.

When I go back, I’m sure I’ll have to eat a bunch of squashed donuts.

I thought as I watched the man’s back disappear into the alley.

As expected, he was very suspicious.

It was absolutely suspicious that you went into an alley here.

The narrow alleys are places that cameras cannot reach.

[Jeff, watch out.]

“Yeah.”

I stopped at the entrance to the alley and looked around.

If we continued to pursue along this road, there was a risk of being caught.

In times like this, climbing up the building was a much better option.

Passing the entrance to the alley, I raised my abilities as I entered.

Phagejik-

He could use his abilities wherever the cameras couldn’t reach or where people couldn’t see him.

The moment the blue lightning enveloped my legs, I kicked the ground.

Phagejik-

The body, which was rising vertically, began to tilt sideways at some point.

I turned my body, stepped onto the wall of the building, and headed upwards once again.

Phagecic-!

Reach the roof of the building in just two jumps.

I got down lightly and looked under the building.

The open rooftop was a great place to get a bird’s eye view of the countless tangled alleys.

[Jeff I can’t see anything. I don’t think there’s anything I can do to help you.]

“Leave it to me.”

I ran across the rooftop and looked down.

Not long after, I spotted a man wearing a beige coat.

He was walking quickly through the alleys.

A movement that simply continues to circle around the alleys, rather than walking with a destination in mind.

It was as if he was trying to shake off someone who was chasing him.

“The place you passed by is still going around.”

[He seems to think someone is following him.]

I nodded to Shine’s words.

The man who had been walking around the alley in circles glanced behind him and then started moving again.

This time, a straight line.

Go straight across the alley.

That was the moment when I continued to watch him from behind.

The man suddenly turned around and went into a small side road next to him.

Because it happened so quickly, I couldn’t see his figure clearly because he was hidden by the wall.

“Oh…”

I quickly ran forward.

Jump from building to building, reach the next rooftop and look down.

But there was no trace of him.

I missed it.

I completely missed it.

Due to the interference that is flowing throughout the city, the current field cannot be spread out.

I sat down in my seat with a blank expression.

“No, I missed it…”

[Really?]

“He’s gone. He’s nowhere to be seen.”

I sighed and got up from my seat.

No matter how much I looked around, I couldn’t see him.

I thought he had used his ability, but the ability registered through his citizenship was not related to movement.

[No trace?]

“Yeah. I can’t see anything.”

It wasn’t like I went into a specific building.

The place where he suddenly turned was a very narrow side road.

A place where there is no manhole cover to enter the sewer.

It was just a wall, a straight line of walls.

There seemed to be nowhere for him to disappear to.

[Have you been caught by any chance?]

“I don’t think so.”

As I said that, I carefully went downstairs.

Maybe because it was an upper-class district, even the alleys were very clean.

Tap, tap, tap, tap the floor with your shoe. Carefully tap the floor with your shoe.

But there was nothing I could know.

I sighed.

“I’ll be back…”

[Okay. Go to the bathroom in the building I’m talking about. Then I’ll create a warp for you.]

I nodded weakly and left the alley.

***

As soon as I returned to headquarters, I began to carefully review the footage captured by the cameras.

A dented donut in one hand, a cocoa in the other.

Cocoa was given to me by Shine.

“Sister, you put fragrance in the cocoa again?”

“Isn’t that more delicious?”

I shook my head at the scent of my sister coming from the cocoa.

Every time I took a sip of cocoa, the strong smell made my head spin.

I put down my cocoa and focused on the screen.

He looked very ordinary, wearing a beige coat.

Yeah, it was the epitome of ordinariness.

He moved around so normally that he wasn’t much different from the people walking around.

“Why on earth did Jin tell me to watch this kind of person?”

Shine, who was sitting next to me and staring at the screen, grumbled in a small voice.

I started checking the list of things he had bought.

The sandwich was ordinary.

I just picked two of the most popular menu items from that store and bought them.

How about donuts?

I looked at each scene captured on camera.

“You bought 20 jelly donuts?”

Shine, who was looking at the screen next to me, muttered in surprise.

I could have just been someone who liked jelly donuts.

But then I remembered the name of a doctor.

Hebrew.

He was a doctor who really liked jelly donuts.