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A dark space.

The man standing behind Chris, who was looking around the messy bedroom, knelt down and bowed his head.

“Sorry, sorry.”

“… … .”

The mission to monitor the target failed.

Not only that, they even missed the target running away from their sight.

The man’s body was shaking like an aspen tree due to a mistake so great that it could not be fully described by the word failure.

Chris’s voice fell over his head.

“I clearly told you to be careful…, how did you get caught?”

I was careful and careful again.

Although he is on the list of people to be killed, the opponent is one of the organization’s key executives.

Knowing how monstrous their abilities were, I was very careful with every step I took.

But how did the other person find out?

Unfortunately, there were some parts that were guessable.

“Two, one of the people who came out for the second round of support stepped into the area. I hurriedly grabbed the scruff of his neck and pulled him back… Ah, maybe that’s when he noticed the movement.”

“I see.”

The tip of the foot entered and exited the area.

A bitter smile appeared on Chris’ lips as he mulled over those words in his head.

‘I guess you had some idea.’

If there were no lies in the other party’s report, then that level should have been acceptable.

He is the apostle of sloth.

I am insensitive to most reactions unless they pose a direct threat to me.

Because I’m curious about what it is and I’m tired of doing something about it rather than finding out.

Did he react to a momentary movement?

This is something that would be impossible without the other party having some sense of ominousness.

“Are you quite perceptive…?”

After deciding to kill Shadow, the existing executive, and use him as a substitute for the newly recruited person, his expression and tone of speech toward Shadow, knowingly or unknowingly, changed significantly.

Perhaps he had some inkling of it through her appearance.

If it was his mistake, it was a mistake, but it was also something that could not be helped.

“It doesn’t work that way, so.”

It was his chronic illness.

Treating useless, useless beings with kindness.

Because he is confident in everything else, this is the area he is least confident in.

It was also my fault for underestimating my opponent and letting my guard down.

I never imagined that the lazy bum would notice my change of mood.

He looks around with a dry gaze.

Judging by the lack of warmth, it must have been several days since I left this room.

“What is the tracking status?”

The man answered his question by bowing his head deeper.

“Uh, it is difficult to track them down because we have no clue as to when or where they left.”

In short, it means that you are just stamping your feet without doing anything.

It’s a really difficult situation.

Then, a man who had been leaning against the wall in a corner of the dark room made his presence known with angry steps and a loud voice.

“How dare you spoil the meal that’s already been prepared!”

The man who appeared was none other than Yoon Myeong-ho.

The subject of the Gwangmyeong Church faith and its leader.

Apostle of sloth who wields the power of brainwashing.

He grabs the man who did everything wrong by the hair and pulls him up.

“Brother, I guess it’s not right to die gracefully… !”

A murderous gaze engulfs eyes consumed by fear.

The power of brainwashing has been unleashed.

But I didn’t lose my mind.

“Brother, I have amplified your senses several times. You will be able to hear even the smallest sound very clearly now. Isn’t that right?”

“Ugh, euaaaah… !”

All kinds of sounds are amplified dozens or hundreds of times, irritating the eardrums.

That wasn’t all.

Everything appears large and detailed, as if a microscope lens was placed over the eye.

My nose feels like it’s going to twist from all the smells seeping into it, and the feeling of a single drop of sweat running down my forehead and cheek is so vivid it gives me goosebumps.

“Ughhhh… !”

pain.

It’s painful.

His hypersensitive senses, beyond sensitivity, quickly eat away at his mind, taking in everything he didn’t want to know.

But that was just the beginning.

“Okay, brother. It’s already going to be a problem if you collapse. The punishment is starting now… , because it’s starting!”

His flabby fist, far from being trained, hits the man’s thick chin.

Boom!

An attack that wouldn’t normally be ticklish.

But now it was different.

“Kaaah!”

sick.

So much so that I thought my jawbone was completely crushed.

But the chin was intact.

No, her tough skin was unscathed by his cotton-like fists.

It literally just hurt.

“If you do this…!”

Boom!

“As much as you want!”

Phew!

“Without breaking it!”

Snap!

“You can punish them until they give up!”

Phew!

“Keuh-euk!”

Phew!

“Ugh… , P, please… , stop… !”

Kwajik!

“Sa, save me… .”

No matter how hard I struck, the opponent’s body was intact.

But I wasn’t in my right mind.

dump!

A new type of man who collapses as soon as he lets go of the hair he was holding so viciously.

His pupils were rolled back and he was foaming at the mouth.

He seemed to be barely breathing, but he was in extreme pain and had lost consciousness.

Chris looked down at the man who had become useless, clicked his tongue, and gave instructions to someone else.

“Please handle it.”

“… Yes, yes.”

A member of the organization runs in with a frightened expression, carries the fallen man, and disappears.

Eventually, in the space where only the two were left, Yoon Myeong-ho asked, breathing heavily.

“What should I do now?”

“What should I do? I have to find it again.”

It was a correct answer.

What is lost will be found again.

But that wasn’t what he wanted to ask.

“What I mean is! I’m asking how you’re going to find him!”

When I shouted in frustration, Chris’s calm and composed mood suddenly changed.

“Mr. Yoon Myeong-ho.”

“… … !”

The moment he heard the cold voice, Yoon Myeong-ho realized it belatedly.

“Don’t raise your voice.”

That I made a mistake because I was so excited.

It was a predictable mistake.

He was also a figure who reigned like a king within the religion he led.

That’s why it wasn’t easy to put someone above my head.

But now I had to put it up.

At least as much as Kris Emir.

I was promised to him.

Instead of working to build an ideal world, I will make the Gwangmyeong Church the only religion in that world.

The ruler of the world’s religions!

Because his power was needed to ascend to a realm that even the Vatican Orthodox Church could not reach.

“… Sorry, brother. I made a mistake because I was excited.”

When he apologized politely, Chris nodded and smiled as if nothing had happened.

“I understand. It makes sense that something that could have been done simply became complicated.”

He asked again.

“How do you think we can solve this problem?”

“Um, well.”

Chris lost in thought.

There’s a mountain of work to be done.

In the process, there is a lot that Yoon Myeong-ho has to do.

But it wasn’t enough for now.

The current brainwashing ability is powerful, but it is still not enough.

The fact that you must be prepared to make a great sacrifice in order to brainwash an S-class hunter.

The fact that one brainwashed S-class hunter can exert the same amount of control as dozens of A-class hunters.

The biggest obstacle to future plans was the fact that S-class and above relativity abilities were not useful.

To solve this, I had to be reborn as a complete apostle of indolence.

If that happens, we can use much more powerful brainwashing than we do now, but with less burden.

So, finding Shadow and killing him had to come before all other plans.

The question is where to find him.

‘It’s a place he’d go.’

Nothing comes to mind.

It was natural.

He is a severe hikikomori who stays at home for tens or hundreds of days unless he has a mission.

But because of that, there were some parts that I could guess to some extent.

‘He could never handle something like this alone.’

He is a lazy person.

Up until now, all I’ve done on my own accord is sit in a corner of my room playing games and supporting internet broadcasts.

The rest of you have been asking me questions and taking care of things.

But, I lost the confidence that gave me all the answers.

It was obvious what he would do.

‘He must have gone back to find someone who could take him back.’

For him, who has no friends, the only people who would do that are key executives within the organization.

Ayush is excluded among them.

No matter how cornered Shadow is, he will never rely on him.

So, there are three characters left.

‘Lucy, Jincheon, Kim Dojin.’

Among them, Jincheon is boldly excluded.

He is a natural born warrior.

Because I am not the type of person who would take care of someone without my knowledge, even though I am a colleague.

Then the only ones left are Lucy and Kim Do-jin.

He took out his smartphone and called Lucy.

-“Oh my, you’ve lived a long life, haven’t you? You’re calling me. Is something urgent that you need to do?”

Ignoring her chattering words, I ask her directly.

“Lucy, Shadow has disappeared. Do you know where he is, or is he with you?”

Then a giggling voice is heard over the phone.

-“Hey… That cornered loser abandoned his own house and disappeared? That’s strange… ♡”

“So, what’s the answer?”

-“I don’t know. I don’t know where he is, and he’s not with me. There’s no way he’d come looking for me in the first place, right?”

She has a point.

But I didn’t completely believe it.

If she’s up to something, his powers could come in handy.

“Okay, I’ll hang up now.”

Before she can say anything, he hangs up the phone and calls Kim Do-jin this time.

As soon as the call was connected, his cold voice came over the receiver.

-“I’m busy, so just tell me what’s going on.”

He asked me to get straight to the point without even the usual greeting.

I almost burst out laughing at the way he talked, saying things like “friendship is nothing”, and asked him.

“Shadow has disappeared. Do you know where he is, or are you with him?”

Same question I asked Lucy.

Then Kim Do-jin answered.

-“Oh. He’s in Korea.”

“… … ?”

There is.

He was dumbfounded and asked again to confirm.

“… You’re in Korea? Shadow, you mean?”

-“Oh. You came here out of nowhere and asked me to save you?”

“… … .”

I have searched for his whereabouts.

And that too easily.