178 – walk
the day after returning home.
By the time the bluish dawn light begins to illuminate the darkness beyond the bedroom window. I got up to go out.
“Yes… … .”
Claire, who had been lying down with my arm as a pillow a while ago, stretched out her hand and grabbed the pillow I was lying on, munching her mouth like a small animal looking for its mother, and took it into my arms.
At first, she couldn’t even sleep unless she was tired, but now she comes to my warmth without hesitation. Although it is limited to the bed. It is still the case that I immediately harden my body when I feel the eyes of others.
“Hmm… … .”
Perhaps I was breathing properly, I carefully tidied up Claire’s hair, which had buried her face in my pillow, and left the bedroom.
Early in the morning, when everyone was asleep, the hallway of the mansion was absolutely silent.
‘If it were always the same now, I wouldn’t want anything more.’
But even three hours later, the manor would soon be noisy with the chirping of children and fairies. It really can’t be a pity.
– Tail, tail… … .
-Ah, in the corner… Come on… Do, money, my money… … .
-Yes… … .
As I passed Baek Ha-na’s bedroom, I could hear children talking in their sleep through the door. Even sleeping is noisy.
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“hahahaha, good morning.”
“coffee.”
“… … yep.”
I found Jaden’s office and sat in his seat.
“Gold prim.”
“… … .”
It must have been the same instant stick, but the scent was subtly different from that used by Claire and Hana Baek.
“… Shall we ride again with another one?”
I definitely don’t like the smell and taste, both subtly. It’s not like there’s anything wrong with the product… … Maybe it’s because of his skill problems.
“done. Have a seat.”
“Ah, yes.”
The guy sitting next to me looked at me for a moment and then carefully opened his mouth.
“First of all, all the people you ordered to protect are all safe. According to the report, no particularly suspicious contact was approached.”
“Keep the status quo.”
“All right. And this is Professor Hyuk Lee’s report.”
The guy brought out the documents he had prepared in advance and held them out to me.
A report on a thin sheet of paper.
What is written is also very concise and concise.
“All of the faculty members who were instructed to monitor went to work without missing a day, and whenever they had time left, they said that they went around as if they were investigating old buildings that were not in use and neglected or proud places that were not visited by students.”
If you catch it yourself and chew on the heart, you’ll know the purpose right away, but that’s all you have to do to pick out the small fish. What I want is not so many pups that can be run over, but to grab the mother body that produces them and tore them apart. For that you need to wait a little longer.
Above all, they have another use other than bait, so I shouldn’t touch them even for that use.
“Tell me to stop watching.”
“Yes. Then, will we attach someone?”
“No, just leave it alone.”
“All right.”
As long as I don’t leave the academy, monitoring their every move is simpler than flipping the palm of my hand. Unless there is a special variable, there is no need to leave the academy until winter, so there is no need to waste manpower.
“And there is one thing the government has been asking for. The professor said that he wants the association to formally accept rankings. Of course, I flatly refused, telling me not to bother.”
“When the chairman returns, hand it over to the chairman. All he does is go into the rift and come out with junk… … You should use it anyway.”
“ha ha ha… odds and ends… Yes. Okay. And this.”
He took a smartphone out of his pocket and held it out to me.
“That’s what you asked for then.”
“It took a long time.”
“… It would have been easier to obtain if it was a discontinued model, but it was still a model with only 100 released around the world as a prototype. To be honest, I had a little trouble finding it.”
Only 100 units released worldwide.
Ye-Sol Lee calmly saved it, so I thought it was just that kind of model, but I think I need to pay more attention to handling it.
‘… If it breaks this time, I’d better talk to Claire.’
I am not a part-timer of the rarity or value of only 100 units in the world. The reason I thought I would handle it carefully was because Claire was using the same model I have in my hand. That’s all.
Tuck, tock, tock.
I entered Kim Seong-won’s number before registering a new address book.
– Write… … This is Kim Seong-won, the head of the finance department.
Again, before the beep sounded twice, Seongwon Kim received my call. Seeing that his voice is locked, he seems to have just woken up to my phone call, but in a sense, he is a strong-willed guy.
“Looks like I disturbed your sleep.”
-Oh no… … !! Are you sleeping? I just ate breakfast and was digesting for a while.
He seemed to be trying to clear his throat with as much noise as possible, but unfortunately, his throat didn’t loosen at all.
“I’m sure you’ve put the bullshit aside and done what you were told to do.”
-of course. At that time, the new students who were marked were tied up in dormitory rooms, and the investigation of their activities from the time they graduated from the specialized school to the time they took the entrance exam was also completed.
“What to report separately.”
-I wrote it in the report, but I found a commonality that I received an e-mail from a guy using the pseudonym ‘DS’ a week before the entrance exam.
“contents is.”
-People who helped said they needed a little more time. However, they said that it is unlikely that they will be able to completely recover the contents of the mail even if time is taken.
“i get it. Send the materials to Jayden. And if you want to live long, don’t wander around for a while.”
– Huh, if you say it’s a crap place… … ?
“The head of the academic affairs department said so. You guys go out to sea whenever you have free time. If you don’t want to become meat food, just wander around Seoul.”
-… … yep.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
-There is not!!
After that answer, I put my smartphone in my arms.
“Have you eaten?”
“no.”
“Then would you like to go out and have a quick bite? Or the student cafeteria?”
“done. There are places to go, so eat alone. Rather, is your master still out of touch?”
“Yes. I didn’t find the time to get it right, but I guess no one knew where the old man had gone.”
“i get it.”
He set down the empty teacup and stood up.
“You will remember what I said before.”
“Yes. I remember the words to tell me everything about the professor without hiding it. Oh, I forgot to tell you, Professor Doshik Yoon asked when I could go to work. He said that there is a lot of research to be done.”
“If you can afford it.”
“today… It’s a bit overkill, and I’ll have to send it to work tomorrow.”
I nodded my head to mean that I would take care of it.
“Then I’ll see you at the meeting.”
Leaving behind his greeting, I left the main building and headed towards the street of light.
Like the hallway of a quiet mansion, the early morning academy was very quiet.
‘It might be quiet next year for other reasons.’
As we approach the street of light, still feeling the cold winter wind.
“Oh, professor!!”
When I turned my head at the familiar voice, I saw Na Yeon-joo dragging a carrier.
“Did you decide to live here from today?”
“Yes!! The unnies told me to come quickly, and I also enjoyed playing with them, so I packed my things as soon as I went yesterday!!”
“yes.”
I stroked his hair a couple of times as he approached with quick steps and smiled broadly with pure joy.
“Uh, uh… … ?”
Na Yeon-ju, who had been smiling brightly, stiffened with her eyes wide open.
“It’s breakfast time soon. Come with me.”
“… … yes four… .”
Na Yeon-joo calmed down in an instant.
‘I’ll have to use it often.’
Because of that memory, he was as hard to push as Baek-Ha, but he seemed to have found a good way, so he was quite satisfied.
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“Huh, I heard that you scolded Vuar.”
These are the words Lee Ye-sol uttered as soon as she saw me entering the temple.
“Go and eat first.”
“Ah, ah, I get it… … .”
Na Yeon-ju, who had followed me, nodded and naturally joined the other children who were eating behind Lee Ye-sol.
“If you are possessed too much, the Executor might be sad.”
“… It looks like I’ve become a lot more comfortable.”
“Huh, can’t that be the case?”
He sat down at a nearby table with his characteristic smirk.
“Sorry, I couldn’t find any traces of it.”
“That part is done. It’s a matter of time, anyway.”
Garbage hiding in the dark.
If it’s short, they’ll show themselves to the world right away, even next month. And catching them once they show up is not that difficult for me.
“Recently, it is said that the number of missing children between the ages of 10 and 14 is rapidly increasing across Europe. The details are summarized in the report to be presented to the Executor.”
It looked like a part that could be a variable if it wasn’t included in the lost memory.
“There is nothing else unusual enough to report.”
“i get it.”
I heard everything I heard, so I turned around without regret.
“Are you leaving already?”
“I stopped by for a walk, so I have no business anymore.”
The eyes of the children looking sideways at me while eating were a bit annoying, so it was right to return to the mansion.
“Then, would you mind letting Maria and Idni go for a while? Shin Vuir also looked for it, and that boy from Yeonju came just as well.”
“I will.”
Just like when I entered, I left the temple quietly.