episode_0369

Phagejik-

A faint lightning flashes across the bodies of the fallen people.

“Are they all dead?”

Rain looked at the fallen people and asked me.

I shook my head and answered.

“No. It wasn’t enough to kill me.”

Although I said that it didn’t need any adjustment, I didn’t intend to kill it, so I lowered the output appropriately.

With that thought in mind, I walked forward and picked up a suitable person.

A figure with the tongue hanging out, with the head hanging down.

When I slapped his cheek with my palm, only then did the other person open his eyes and look around.

“Hello?”

“Hee, heeek!”

As soon as he saw me and his fallen comrades, he flailed around in terror.

But he couldn’t run away because he was holding the back of his neck tightly.

“Where do you belong?”

“What, your affiliation is…? Are you a police officer?”

“Police? The police work here?”

“Well, then…”

When I asked back in a puzzled tone, the other person rolled his eyes and began to avoid answering.

There seems to be something fishy.

The rest of the people were unnecessary, so they ignored him and started dragging him down the alley.

“Please, save me!”

“Who said I’d kill him? I’m not a bad person.”

As we exit the alley, the gazes of the people who had been quietly observing this place disappear in an instant.

He looked surprised that only Rain and I had escaped unharmed.

“Jeff. Why are you dragging that guy?”

“I have something to ask you.”

As I said that, I became lost in thought.

I intentionally showed myself to many people, but no one knew what I looked like.

Even this old man.

If Shine had been active while showing off, there would have been people who recognized me and approached me.

But that doesn’t mean Shine was intentionally trying to hide her true self.

That just happened to be caught on camera.

I ran out into the street, shook the old man, and opened my mouth.

“Mister.”

“Yes, no!”

I looked at the man in my hand with calm eyes.

There should be a sign somewhere saying that you belong to a certain organization…

As I thought that, I reached out with my other hand and tore the man’s sleeve.

Sizzle-!

In an instant, the remains of a torn shirt and jacket fall to the floor.

I nodded, looking at the snake tattoo that snaked across his arm.

The snake was coiled around a large heart, its mouth open to devour it.

Snake… It’s a snake.

I searched through my hazy memories.

As Uncle Jeff remembers, the name of the organization that used snakes was [Snake Heart].

Clearly, from what I remember, it wasn’t a large enough organization to take over the entire street, but it seems there was a generational change.

“Snake Heart?”

“That, yes… that’s right… Is that lady from here by any chance?”

“Miss? Me?”

“Yes, yes… That strange behavior seems so familiar…”

“Did it look like that?”

I looked back at Lane and asked the old man a question.

Rain nodded as if he thought so too.

“Has Jeff been here before?”

“Hmm. A long time ago?”

“Oh, how long ago was it? When on earth was the last time you came here?”

Rain’s question was a difficult one to answer.

I shook the old man once more, ignoring the rain hanging next to me.

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Where is Snake Heart’s headquarters now?”

“That, that’s…”

I glared at the man who was holding my hand.

I guess I looked ridiculous, still rolling my eyes and thinking about getting away.

Phagecic-!

“Eww!”

He screamed and twisted his body as I blasted him with electricity.

I didn’t feel bad because I still had a lot to ask.

It just slightly tanned the skin and hair on the surface.

At the sight of black smoke rising, people nearby slowly started to run away, leaving more distance between them.

“Ma, I will tell you! Please! Please save me!”

“Take the lead.”

Could it be because of the shock from the electric shock?

The old man began to lead the way in a dignified manner.

“Mister.”

“Yep!”

“Have you seen anyone who looks exactly like me?”

He turned his head to my question and looked at me.

Then, when our eyes met, he turned his head away with a pale face.

“Mom, I haven’t seen it! Absolutely not!”

“Really? You’re not lying again, are you?”

“No! Oh, how could I forget. Your hair color and eye color are not common colors…”

“Hmm. Then, has there been anything suspicious lately?”

“Suspicious… I remember seeing a few people I hadn’t seen before on the street, but other than that…”

“People I haven’t seen before?”

“Yeah… He was wearing a black suit and a receiver in his ear, so he looked like a government official, so no one approached him…”

I started to jot down the information in my notebook while listening to his answer.

Suspicious people are walking around.

Unless they were sent by my grandfather’s side, it meant there really was something there.

I walked for a long time asking such a simple question.

The old man stopped in front of a large building and opened his mouth.

“Hey, here it is…”

The building was an ordinary commercial building.

It was old and smelly, but whatever.

“Which floor is it on?”

“That, that…”

That was when.

A large man leaning against the exterior wall of a commercial building began to approach us.

“What? Why are you alone? Didn’t you all go together?”

“That, that’s…”

The man who was giving directions started to look around.

It seems like he’s starting to weigh my abilities against this big guy’s.

I slowly looked at the figure approaching.

A lower body that doesn’t match her huge body, as if she had been forcibly made bigger.

The muscles on his arms were unusually large.

Looking at the silver band wrapped around his wrist, it was clearly a cheap support item.

You’re a power user.

Among them, this is a look that maximizes only the destructive power of the fist.

“Hmm…”

Only then did the big guy’s gaze turn to me.

It seems like he’s not completely clueless, as he looks like he’s ready to fight right away.

I looked at the sight and moved my fingers slightly.

Phagejik-

The blue electricity flowing from the fingertips scatters a fine light and shoots to the support item on the bulky’s wrist.

At that moment, a strange sense of tension flowed, and the large thing began to move.

I immediately raise my right arm and touch the item wrapped around my wrist.

It looked like he was trying to get the device to work.

But there’s no way it could work.

It was a natural result, as the blue lightning that shot out from his hand burned all the circuits inside.

“Huh, what? What is it?”

The big guy stepped back, looking greatly embarrassed.

“Isn’t it broken because I used a cheap one?”

“Umm…”

He nodded, as if he somewhat agreed with what I said, and took off the bracelet, throwing it on the floor.

Whoosh- something flies away and gets crushed.

That was the moment my gaze turned towards him.

The mass suddenly started moving.

I looked at that sight and thought.

There are many eyes watching.

If you show overwhelming power, they won’t even think about running away or resisting.

It doesn’t move.

Stand still and stare at the big guy.

At that moment.

Kwaaang!

A huge lightning bolt falls from the sky.

The blue lightning struck without any warning and brightly lit up the surroundings.

After the lightning cleared, the sight that emerged left the surroundings in silence.

The blackened mass slowly tilts and falls over.

thud-!

A heavy weight shakes the ground, and black smoke rises from his body.

Walk forward, conscious of people’s gaze.

Until the moment I entered the building, no one stopped me.

“Sir, aren’t you coming?”

Enter the building’s entrance and call out to the old man standing blankly behind you.

Only then did he come to his senses, shook his head, and came running out of breath.

The three of them get on the elevator and head up the building.

There was silence, only silence.

The old man seemed very nervous and was sweating profusely.

The elevator stopped at the top floor.

Ding-!

The door begins to open with a small sound.

The sight beyond brought a small smile to my face.

Ability users standing guard in front of the door that appears to be the room where the boss of Snake Heart is located.

They were looking at me with very nervous expressions.

“Hello?”

I waved my hand to say hello, but there was no way I would get a greeting back.

They turned their heads to the side with trembling eyes.

“Let’s go Rain.”

I walked out of the elevator with Rain at a leisurely pace.

“Wow. I’ve never seen a place like this before, except in movies…”

Rain began to look around as if he found this place strange.

“Really? How was it in the movie?”

“There was a trap that put the main characters in danger.”

“Really? Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be there here.”

As he says this, he walks past the capable people.

The moment I arrived at the door, the person with the ability who had been waiting in front of it bowed his head and opened the door for me.

Inside the room, sitting behind a large desk, was a man with sharp eyes like a snake.

As soon as he saw me, he got up from his seat, bowed his head and greeted me.

His gaze was directed to the ring on my left hand.

As if greatly embarrassed, his vision expands.

It seemed like he was someone who knew the meaning of the ring.

“Do you know me?”

“The Perman family…”

I nodded.

I didn’t even think about hiding it, so it was natural for them to know my identity if they saw the ring I was wearing.

I had followed my grandfather to several official functions, so it was not unusual for people to recognize my appearance.

“Please forgive my subordinates for their rudeness. I really, really didn’t know. Until you arrived here… I kept it a secret from Ferman…”

I ignored his words and looked around the room.

There seemed to be no one else here besides him.

“I don’t think it’s rude. I was the one who stirred up this area first.”

Their reaction was natural.

But he didn’t even raise his head at my words.

He was a really frustrating person.

“If you answer a few questions, I’ll pretend this never happened. Is that okay?”

Only then did he raise his head at my words.

Cold sweat was running down his forehead.

Judging from his reaction, it seemed like he had some kind of connection with his grandfather.

“Do you know my grandfather by any chance?”

His face turned pale at my question.

It seemed like there really was something going on, but he didn’t open his mouth until the very end.

Is there some kind of untold secret between my grandfather and this man?

The subordinates outside seemed to not recognize me.

“Did your grandfather tell you to keep it a secret?”

Instead of answering, he nodded slowly.

I sighed.

What on earth is Grandpa doing?

“Okay. I won’t ask you that anymore.”

As I said that, I took out the photo I had been keeping in my bosom and showed it to him.

“Have you seen the person pictured here?”

He looked closely at the photo and shook his head.

Is it because the photo is blurry that you can’t recognize it?

I put the photo in my bosom and opened my mouth again.

“Then what about people who look like me?”

“I haven’t seen it.”

It looks like it was a waste of time.

I sighed and hugged Rain, who was walking beside me.

Lane, who had been playing with a large horse-shaped ornament, relaxed and dug into my arms.

“Then, did something strange happen? Was there something different from usual?”

He looked at my question and then opened his mouth cautiously.

All drugs distributed here have to pass through his hands, and it seems that recently, a new type of drug has started to appear on the market.

“A new medicine?”

In response to my question, he took out a small envelope from his drawer and handed it to me, sweating profusely.

An envelope filled with white powder.

Honestly, I didn’t know what was so special about it, but I decided to get it anyway.

“Aside from this, is there anything special?”

“Yes… Other than this…”

“Okay. Then if you find anything, please contact me.”

As I said that, I took a business card out of my pocket and handed it to him.

It was a business card I received when I joined my grandfather’s company, but since I had never gone to work, I didn’t know what position I was assigned.

Rain, who was watching me, took out a business card from his bosom and handed it to him in the same way.

After I finished all my business, I left the building and looked up at the sky.

Although they couldn’t find any trace of the desired shine, they did get a clue about a new drug.

Is this actually directly related to Shine?

I sighed and started walking away.

There was still one more place to go.

The place where Shine’s appearance was captured.

I had to go there.