episode_0385

Thump-thump-

“… That’s fast.”

I swallowed my saliva as I looked at the inside of the shattered hideout.

The place that seemed like a typical company lobby until just a moment ago was completely destroyed.

What on earth did the three of you do?

There were a lot of demons tied up in the lobby, and judging by their momentum, it seemed like they had selected the important ones and captured them alive.

I approached Rebecca, who was looking at the faces of the demons.

“Rebecca. Are you done?”

“Baby daddy? Yes, it’s over. Why are you so late?”

“… There were circumstances. I met someone who was stronger than an executive.”

“Really? Wow. What are these clothes? Are you hurt?”

“Yes. Fortunately, the other person ran away.”

Rebecca walked over to me with her mouth open and dusted herself off.

Seeing people being surprised at my torn clothes made me feel grateful… Why aren’t you here to help?

If I did it wrong, I could have died.

“But didn’t you decide to deal with the executives first? I thought help would come soon, but why did you deal with the other demons?”

“Miss Scarlett said she would do it on her own without worrying about the baby’s father… so we were taking care of the remnants.”

“Uhm….”

“Who was there instead of the executive where the baby’s father went? Was he a strong guy? Was the information about the baby’s father’s girlfriend wrong?”

“No. He was the one who broke in here before us. Now that I think about it, he didn’t tell me. There was a demon who was hunting demons recently. That bastard was there before me, and we happened to run into him and a fight broke out.”

“Ah… I’ve heard of it. You mean that murderer.”

“Yes. But it turned out that he knew me.”

It would be better to tell you in advance what you will find out someday.

I continued explaining Moon Seong-min to Rebecca.

And after waiting for a while, I heard the voice of Nam Da-eun, who had gone to pick up Scarlett.

“Mr. Scarlett. This way.”

“… Hoenn?”

“Scarlett. You’re here. You’re not hurt.”

“Yes, Hoenn, are you okay?”

Scarlett ran towards me and blinked at me.

It doesn’t mean that you don’t look like you.

The clothes were torn here and there and a lot of magical energy was used.

“Scarlett. As soon as you kill the executives, didn’t you support the rest first? Why did the strategy change?”

“I’m sorry. I thought Hoenn would do well. That executive is the weakest demon….”

“No, you can’t do that. I almost died. Be careful next time.”

“… All right.”

Fortunately, it worked out well this time, but it could have been a big problem.

Of course I understand.

I also never imagined that I would meet Moon Seong-min here.

However, it would have been safe if the original plan had been followed, so it was Scarlett’s mistake.

Even Scarlett, who has tried many strategies like this, makes mistakes.

Maybe you trusted me too much.

There are times when it is not good to be trusted.

I spoke to Rebecca while looking at the demons tied up in the lobby.

“Rebecca, what should we do with these demons? Looking at their condition, they don’t seem to be completely useless.”

“Only the important ones were captured. I will contact the association and hand them over. The baby’s father or Miss Scarlett should contact me.”

“Me?”

“Yes. I have no status.”

… Was this person a smuggler?

How did you get on the plane?

“Rebecca, are you an illegal immigrant?”

“No. I have a fake identity. But I don’t want it to get caught.”

“ah….”

It’s obvious.

There is no way not to investigate the identity of the person who accomplished such an incredible feat.

If Gede is this level of mine, the compensation is good, so there is no reason not to receive it.

I can contact you about this.

Or you could tell Sister Surin.

If news spreads that the Academy has eradicated the Mines, people will feel relieved.

If the Academy’s image improves, Surin will be happy.

“Then I’ll contact the academy. They’ll take care of it.”

“If I report it to the association, I will receive a lot of compensation, right?”

“If I tell you, they will take care of that much.”

I sent a message to Surin.

– Me: Sister Surin. This time, we cleared out the pandemic’s hideout. I contacted you because I wanted to announce that the Academy had taken care of it. And while I was tracking him down, I met his father, and I’ll tell you about this too.

But should I wait a while before receiving a reply?

What should I do if someone comes to my hiding place?

“Rebecca, how much free time do you have?”

“Probably about 30 minutes at the most? From what I remember, the branches communicate with each other every hour. It’s blocked with a barrier so no one else can come in, but it can’t be blocked forever.”

“hmm….”

Since these are Rebecca’s words during a pandemic, trust is certain.

The problem is that Surin’s sister doesn’t receive calls.

Are you busy today even though it’s the weekend?

This time I tried calling.

Too- Too- Too-

– The call you just made has been sent to voicemail… .

Pop.

“…Why am I not receiving it?”

I ended the call and looked at my smartwatch.

Even if I try to give you a gift, I can’t give it to you because you won’t receive it.

Do I have no choice but to report it to the association?

“huh?”

As I mindlessly lowered my smartwatch, I saw the name ‘Chairman’ among the saved numbers.

When I thought about it, there was this person.

“I guess I can call the chairman.”

You can contact me through Surin, but isn’t it okay to just call the chairman directly?

My relationship with the chairman is not that bad… Judging by the way he has taken care of me recently, he is a good person in his own right, just because he cares deeply for his granddaughter.

These days, the value of my name has increased a lot, so I have gained confidence.

I immediately called the chairman.

Tirring- Tiriring-

-What’s going on with you?

Beyond the smart watch, I heard the chairman’s voice, which I had not heard in a long time.

It was a disapproving voice, but this must also be the affection of an old man.

“Chairman, how have you been? I contacted you to ask how you are.”

– … .

“Chairman?”

– Tell me about your business quickly. I think it was important that you did it to me instead of calling Surin.

“Tsk. Actually, we destroyed one of Pandemic’s hideouts near the academy. We killed all the executives, but captured many of those below them alive.”

“… what?”

The chairman asked back as if he couldn’t believe his own ears.

At that time, Scarlett tapped my shoulder and whispered in my ear.

“Hoyeon, one executive level is alive.”

“Oh, really? I’m sorry. I captured one executive and a lot of the rest.”

– … Something happened that made it happen.

“I touched it here first. I got angry and pushed it away. Anyway, I contacted you because I wanted to hand it over to the academy.”

– Hand it over to the academy… What reward do you want? Of course, they will do better than the association, but it would be difficult to expect too much.

“Please bring the compensation you will receive when you report it to the association. I will take a picture of the address, so please send the investigation team here.”

– Is that really all it takes? I guess we can take it all in the name of the Academy, right?

“Yes. It is my sincerity. Please be kind to me, Chairman.

Pop-

I hung up the phone and sent a message with the address of the hideout.

– Chairman: Confirmed.

You can rest assured now.

Anyway, I don’t need fame anymore.

I’m sick of the paparazzi tagging me because I’m a genius wizard, so what kind of honor is that?

When will the day come when I can take a walk without rune barriers?

I shut down my smartwatch and made eye contact with Rebecca.

“I took care of everything.”

“Hoyeon, didn’t you say you were the chairman?”

“Yes. Sister Surin didn’t answer, so I called the chairman.”

“Baby dad. If the investigation team is coming soon, I’ll go back. I don’t want to get caught.”

“Yes, yes. Then, I will hand it over to the investigation team by myself. Da-eun and Scarlett also go back.”

“okay.”

“… All right.”

Rebecca took Nam Da-eun and Scarlett and went out of the hiding place.

Scarlett didn’t look good. Why?

Are you still concerned that you made a mistake?

I’ve already forgotten it a long time ago.

“Sleep, stay still.”

I checked again the magical ropes that bound the demons until the investigation team arrived.

Since each one of these guys is money, my bank account will become bigger again.

*

“It ended pretty quickly.”

The investigation team conducted a basic background check and quickly let me go.

I thought I would be held captive for quite some time, but I am glad I did.

It seems like the Chairman took care of it.

When I returned home, I saw Nam Da-eun and Nam Da-hee playing in the living room.

“I’m here.”

“Hello, brother!”

“Yeah. What about Liliana?”

“Liliana is broadcasting.”

“aha.”

I thought I’d been a bit off these days, but I’ve started again.

I’ll have to say hello later when the broadcast ends.

“Then shall we hang out with Dahee after a long time?”

“good!”

It’s been a while since I spent time playing with Dahee.

Actually, it would be funny to say that I spent my time playing.

I just watched Da-eun play from the side.

“Hoyeon.”

“huh?”

How long had I been watching these two playing house?

Scarlett appeared behind me and called me.

“Could you come here for a moment?”

“now?”

“yes.”

I nodded while looking at sister Nam Da-eun who was having fun.

From what I can see, it looks like he’ll play just fine without me.

Scarlett quietly guided me to her room.

“what’s the matter?”

“…… sorry.”

“huh?”

Scarlett hesitated and bowed her head to me.

Why is this happening all of a sudden?

“Scarlett, why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”

“… Because of me, you were almost in danger. I thought you were deliberately taking Mine slowly.”

“ah.”

I was wondering why this was happening, but it turned out to be because of what happened in the hideout.

It was dangerous, but… I said I wouldn’t do that again next time, so it’s okay.

“It’s okay. Just be careful from now on.”

“… But if I’m sorry, I’m sorry. From now on, something like this will never happen again.”

It felt good to see Scarlett sincerely apologizing.

I quickly forgot about it, but you were paying more attention to me than I was.

Feeling playful, I smiled slyly and grabbed Scarlett’s hand.

“Then, would you like me to suck it now? I think my libido has risen because I just went into battle.”

“all right.”

“No, you have to swear here, Scarlett.”

“…But I’m sorry.”

I tapped Scarlett on the shoulder.

This is the first time I’ve felt this intimidated.

“That could be true. It’s really fine, so don’t worry.”

“thank you.”

Scarlett then smiled slightly.

It’s kind of cute to see you worried about something like this.

“Hoyeon.”

“huh?”

“Why are you putting your body on the line when you say that?”

“No, well… it’s okay, but I won’t stop you if you do it.”

“… All right.”

Scarlett laughed and knelt down in front of me.

*

“Wow… why is it so difficult?”

I left Scarlett’s room and sat in front of the desk in my room.

Maybe it was because I used blood beats, but my body felt incredibly tight. When I took a step out of this situation, I felt like my back was going to give out.

In fact, it was an excuse to say I was excited about the battle.

In times like this, it’s better for me to ask for something.

Only then will Scarlett feel at ease.

“What should I do with this now?”

I took out the pendant from my pocket.

A pendant containing Surin’s older sister’s family photo.

This is something I didn’t even tell the chairman about just in case.

“Why aren’t you contacting me?”

Seeing Moon Su-rin, who still hasn’t contacted me, I whetted my appetite.

I don’t know if this is a precious item to Sister Surin or not, but it is proof that Moon Seong-min has not completely lost his mind yet.

Moreover, it is an important item that can be used to chase down Moon Seong-min using tracking magic.

So I really want to tell you, but I’m just frustrated because I haven’t heard from you.

“Wait a minute. You know Surin’s house address.”

Can’t I just go there in person?

Why didn’t I think of this?

I checked the address that Surin had taken with my smartwatch.