episode_0714

My teammates beat me up while I was lying on the floor and then disappeared one by one in pairs.

Eventually, I was left alone and blankly stared up at the ceiling, thinking.

“… lived.”

No, no.

It’s a given that we’re alive.

Because they didn’t really step on me with the intention of killing me.

“Should we say that we have overcome the crisis?”

Even though the chronological order was off, I told them.

It means that I want to live with everyone without abandoning anyone.

The reactions that followed varied.

He got angry and started trampling on me because I brought up polygamy without saying a word, but it was by no means a rejection.

I guess I need some time to think.

It’s a given.

What woman would willingly accept having several women living with one man?

What if, by any chance, a woman refuses that offer?

If you refuse, of course I won’t let you go…

“There is no choice but to try hard to persuade them.”

They’ll just keep pushing until you accept their offer.

That’s all for now.

“Hoo.”

He gets up from his seat, uses his magic to dust off his clothes, and leaves the conference room.

“You said you had a guest.”

That’s weird.

I don’t remember anyone having a visitor scheduled today.

“That means you came without notice… .”

If it was a mess, Secretary Yoon Ji-an would have sent it back.

If not, then forgive the rudeness of knocking on the door and consider that he is someone worth meeting.

As I opened the closed door to the guild master’s office and entered, a man was sitting on the sofa drinking coffee.

It’s a familiar face.

Long bangs dazzling around the eyes, a smiling face, and the tip of a sharp sword dangling within it.

As soon as he confirmed my presence, he stood up from his seat and bowed his head politely.

“It’s been a while, Hunter Kim Do-jin.”

“Your name is…, was it K?”

“I’m so grateful that you remembered me, a lowly A-class hunter… , I don’t know where to put myself.”

“… … .”

The eyes looking at him grow cold at his endlessly belittling tone.

I’m just a lowly A-class hunter.

It doesn’t look like that at all.

I don’t know what’s been going on, but he’s grown up well.

No… maybe it’s a bit too much to call it honest.

He continues talking, sitting across from the guy on the sofa he’s standing on and glancing at him.

“If you dare come here in broad daylight, it seems you still have your feet in the sun.”

The name of the organization he belongs to is Zodiac.

I had forgotten about it for a while because of the hexagram, but it is definitely a very annoying organization.

Do you want to be in the sun or do you want to do your work in the shade?

Also, it is not clear what the organization is trying to achieve.

First of all, seeing that he came to meet us so confidently, it seems like he is still operating in the open as a fake.

The guy who sat down on the road after me opened his mouth with a smiling face.

“Because I don’t know what will happen.”

In short, it means that the liver is still being watched.

I asked directly.

“So why did you come to me?”

Then the guy wiped the smile off his face and answered with eyes that he had always kept hidden.

“Our boss has asked for your help.”

“… … .”

suddenly?

* * *

Zodiac.

An organization that established a command structure with twelve executive knights, each corresponding to a zodiac sign, and then a bishop, rook, and pawn, in keeping with the name of the zodiac.

They have been doing their best in their given missions, going back and forth between the sun and the shade for a long time.

The mission was largely the same.

Gathering information on the area to which they were dispatched, negotiating with those in power, securing manpower and funds, maintaining proper status, etc.

okay.

It was preparation.

But no one, including the executives, knows.

What their preparations are for the future.

In some ways, it’s a strange thing.

How can an organization be so strong and last so long when its purpose is not even clear?

There is no particular reason.

Because their relationship was strong.

The Zodiac doesn’t let just anyone in.

Reach out to those who have lost their families, those who have been abandoned, and those in need of salvation.

And tell them.

This is where we are, your new family.

It’s a truly unique relationship among villain organizations where betrayal is rampant, even within the same organization.

But that part really stuck, and that’s why it’s survived for so long.

With the wealth, manpower, and military power they had accumulated, they were ready to step forward at any time.

The moment the boss they trusted and followed set a goal, they were brimming with confidence that they could achieve anything.

It definitely was like that.

“The organization has recently been in crisis.”

The Zodiac is in danger of its first and worst crisis since its founding.

What caused the crisis?

“The hexagrams are starting to target us blatantly.”

Kim Do-jin frowned at K’s explanation.

“… Hexagram?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“I don’t know. At least we didn’t start a fight or provide an excuse.”

“You suddenly started targeting me without any prior knowledge?”

“No.”

K. shakes his head.

“It’s not that we’ve never met before. We’ve known each other for a long time, and we’ve helped each other out when we needed help.”

A look of doubt appeared on Kim Do-jin’s face as he listened to the story.

“Then isn’t it even stranger?”

“Yes, it’s weird.”

“You haven’t tried to talk?”

“I tried to do it, but the boss stopped me. I guess he had an idea.”

“Hmm.”

What on earth is it?

The reason why hexagram started targeting zodiac is.

It was not a very good time to simply expand one’s power.

There are already many enemies, so how can you turn someone you can interact with into an enemy?

While he was wondering, K continued speaking.

“The boss didn’t give us the answer for some reason. But Hunter Kim Do-jin said he would know right away when he heard this.”

“… Me?”

When Kim Do-jin tilted his head, K repeated exactly what he had heard from the boss.

“He and I share the same roots…, he said that if you tell him like this, he will understand.”

“… … .”

Kim Do-jin’s face hardened.

Same root.

Because it was clear what it meant.

“Contact your boss immediately.”

Kim Do-jin, who had always maintained a relaxed attitude, spoke to K as if giving orders with a hardened expression on his face.

“Whether you’re asking for help or picking a fight, tell me face to face.”

* * *

Las Vegas.

In a city filled with all kinds of pleasures, she built her own nest.

It was a utopia.

A paradise for those who devote themselves solely to pleasure, abandoning family, friends, lovers, and all other relationships.

“Oh, all in!”

Someone on one card.

“Haaang… !”

Some people are into the physical relationship between a man and a woman.

“Jackson, come on!”

“If you lose, we’ll all be beggars!”

“That idiot!”

And some people are violently crushing each other’s bodies.

The source of her power was the joy and screams that came from those who willingly gave up, or rather, destroyed, their lives for all sorts of pleasurable acts that sent electric currents running through their heads.

The top of a huge building, each floor ablaze with pleasure.

There, while she was waiting for an opportunity, dividing joy and screams, a contact arrived.

“What did you just say?”

“Chris ordered Lucy to kill Kim Do-jin.”

“Ha, kill?”

She snorted.

“Are you twisting the order to kill me like that?”

“That’s not right… , kekekeke!”

She was so angry at the sight of the man firmly shaking his head in response that she held her breath before he could finish speaking.

“Or is there something else you want from me that you are threatening me like this?”

“Ugh…, gurgling…?!”

Lucy finally lets go of the windpipe she was holding onto when she’s almost out of breath.

“Cough, cough!”

The man, who had been coughing violently and taking several deep breaths, continued speaking with a face that still showed signs of pain.

“Chris really wants Lucy to step forward… .”

The heated atmosphere gradually calmed down.

The fact that he didn’t change his words even after his life was threatened like this means that he is very firm.

Even though she is an executive, she is also a part of the organization.

I was in a position where I couldn’t blatantly ignore the orders of my boss, Chris.

So she asked.

“How on earth do you want me to kill that guy?”

To this the man replied,

“Chris said that the person with the highest probability of killing Kim Do-jin within the organization is Lucy.”

“So.”

She felt suffocated.

“How on earth do you know for sure that I have a good chance of killing him?”

How many times do I have to ask the same question?

The man continued to speak trembling as he looked at her, who was on the verge of exploding again.

“That, if you think about it yourself, Lucy, you will quickly understand… .”

She laughed at his answer.

“Okay, I got it.”

I have no idea how to kill Kim Do-jin.

But I know this one thing for sure.

“You’re going to die here today.”

“Hey, hey… !”

“Take it and go.”

Into pleasure that never stops until death.

Even though she dealt with the man simply and clearly, her mind was as complicated as a tangled ball of yarn.