249 – Problem Solving
As soon as I realized the identity of the person outside the door, my mind became dizzy.
Gina Granger? Why is he here now?
Surprisingly, completely unrelated…
No, that’s not it.
When I thought about it, it was related. The link between Gina and the executive branch clearly existed.
She was the reason I visited here in the first place.
Strictly speaking, I was just a bridesmaid who was brought along after being next to me, but the person who actually received the invitation from the executive was not me, but Gina.
What was the reason?
‘Summon the dragon.’
The last test of the midterm exam. As a result of Gina using too much strength to beat our team, she summoned a dragon, albeit imperfectly, but there was an incident where she couldn’t withstand the reaction and went berserk.
Formatically, it was said that an enforcer was dispatched to check the dangers of magic due to reasons such as the test site being damaged, but the real purpose hidden behind it was something else.
This is because of the existence of Drakan.
Drakan. An unidentified evil group that appears in the original work.
The only thing that is known in detail about them is that the organization’s ultimate goal is ‘the second coming of the dragon.’
Dragon, a transcendent being who became the center of Middle-earth and protected the world during the Age of Myth, before the advent of the human era. Strange people who miss their old masters who have already gone somewhere.
The expression “Second Coming” Feels somewhat vague and comprehensive.
To put it simply, as long as it is a ‘dragon’, nothing else matters.
Whether it’s really a dragon from thousands of years ago coming back, finding a dragon egg and hatching it, or creating it artificially in some way.
Drakan literally uses every means possible to meet the dragon.
It doesn’t matter what the process is. If they have to sacrifice tens of thousands of lives to get just one piece of dragon bone, they will do it without hesitation.
So, of course, it is the number one target of eradication that the executive branch must be most wary of.
Since the very existence of dragons is a mystery in itself, all the evil deeds they commit to bring about the second coming of dragons are naturally bound to be related to mystery.
So the answer to why Gina was here was very simple.
Unlike the translucent dragon last time, whose silhouette was barely visible through magical power, the dragon she summoned a few days ago had a much more elaborate structure and material form.
For those who are crazy about dragons, Gina’s magic will seem like the perfect key.
‘Wait a minute. Then, has Drakan started to move…?’
A question suddenly came to mind, but there were too many ambiguous parts to easily come to an answer.
First of all, I used my original knowledge to hinder Drakan. I disrupted their communication system and led them to mess up their operation. If everything goes according to my plan, they should be unable to move for at least the next year or two.
But that alone was not enough to reassure us.
Actually, while working as a phantom thief, the content has already become very different from the original story. Nowadays, it is safe to say that only the world view is the same, and the unfolding flow is a completely different world.
Right now, in the original work, the main character, Laird, and Yulia, who were almost like the main heroine, are not developing very well in the current world because they often do not mix words.
Of course the reason is because of me. As I, an irregular who was not in the original, stuck around with Julia, things got completely screwed up from the start.
Of course, in this world, Layerd is growing steadily as a protagonist in his own way, getting caught up in various events, but he has become far removed from the current story that is unfolding with me at the center.
Therefore, we could not hastily conclude that Drakan, like the original work, would not emerge until the last half of the story.
The executive branch referred to Gina as a protected person.
In other words, it has been designated as something that needs to be protected. It was not just a warning like last time, but a much more serious response.
Has Drakan started to move?
If so, how should we deal with them?
If even the method in the original work that I believed in has changed to no longer work, then what on earth can I do…?
“You seem to be thinking very hard about something.”
“···Hmm.”
What a surprise.
I almost screamed without realizing it, but I finally swallowed it back into my mouth.
When I came to my senses, I felt quite uncomfortable seeing Catherine staring at me, so I slowly turned her head.
As she said, she was so deep in thought that she momentarily forgot about reality.
“I don’t know if you’re ignoring what I’m saying because it sounds light, but I’ll finish the rest of the story later, so please leave. “As you just heard, I have some urgent business to do, so I have to go right away.”
I thought for a bit and then stood up.
If you sit here and force it, you will only arouse the other person’s animosity, rather than digging up information.
As long as it is clear that today’s meeting is not the end and that the relationship will continue in the future, there is no benefit in making her feel uncomfortable.
Even if Drakan started moving anyway, it would be difficult for Gina to find a safer place than here. In my heart, I want to step forward and say that I will protect them, but my magic is not specialized for protecting someone. It would be much safer to stay here, the headquarters of the Enforcers.
“I understand. “Then I’ll be waiting for you to call me next time.”
“Yes. Please enter carefully.”
After exchanging formal greetings, we left the executive headquarters.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t meet Gina’s face on the way. Still, when I peeked through the door earlier, I saw that he was standing unharmed, so his wounds seemed to have almost healed. I’ll have to say thank you the next time I see you.
“······.”
The steps back home were quite heavy.
I never thought an unexpected problem would suddenly pop up like this. I felt like I remembered the vacation homework I had forgotten about the day before the opening ceremony.
Now that things are like this, it seems like I have no choice but to cancel my original plan to spend the weekend leisurely.
For now, some questions have been resolved, but in the end, none of the problems have been resolved.
It was doubtful whether the Foundation could be revived in its current state after being stabbed by spies, and Gina was trapped in the executive branch due to the sudden crisis called Drakan.
After passing the big hurdle, there is an even bigger mountain standing behind it.
To be honest, when I returned from the field trip, I sighed because it would be almost over, but today, the problems that piled up again in just one day felt like a mountain.
[You just have to solve it slowly, one by one.]
The voice of a goddess heard after quite a long time.
I was happy for a moment, but the irony that suddenly occurred to me almost made me burst into laughter.
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More than anything else, the person who provided the most daunting and gigantic problem says such a thing.
“···Yes. “Thank you so much for saying that.”
I deliberately added sarcastically, hiding my dismay.
“If possible, it would be better to provide more realistic help. I see that the Sun God gave Count Monte Cristo a gift of power that is incomparable to mine. It was almost transcendent level. “He really thought he was going to die.”
[That is never a good thing. The power of God that humans can accept is limited. The sun god just used his apostles for his own purposes. Without even thinking about the price that child will have to bear.]
In other words, did they forcibly cram in more power than was acceptable?
Well, I wasn’t born a transcendent like Hayang or the head of the company, so it’s a bit strange that I have that much power.
Hmm. When I think about it like that, I realize how incredibly talented Gina is.
It means that I briefly touched the transcendent simply through my talent. Of course, if the chief engineer had not intervened along the way, he would have eventually been killed by the count.
“But are you calling the Count a child too? “Look at that disgusting man with the mustache…”
[In my eyes, any human being is just a baby. Of course, there are differences in cuteness among each person. Of course, to me, you are the cutest. Baby.]
“···Hmm. Is it so.”
I wondered if I was supposed to like this, but I scratched my head in embarrassment and trailed off.
Rather, returning to the main topic, even if there are many problems ahead, we have no choice but to solve them one by one, one by one, as the goddess says.
So, what problem can I solve first in the current situation?
The answer came out without difficulty.
It would be advisable to definitely end the situation once it has not been resolved.
After coming to a conclusion, I immediately changed my destination and moved on.
In my hand, I held the note that Sharon had given me last night, with her home address written on it.
Finally, the time has come to ask her all her questions.