102 – EP.23.5 The Price of Mistakes
The tragic village of Suobi was massacred by Bricolacas.
I happened to stay in the village without knowing that it was surrounded by vampires, and I and my pets fought the vampires that night.
After a fierce battle to the point where the village is blown away, we successfully defeat Bricolacas, the culprit behind everything.
The case ends with the resentment of the villagers who were sacrificed in that way..
I still think that’s an anecdote that could have happened in its own way.
But the reality was harsh.
“Ugh… !!”
All the villagers who were thought to be dead were safely evacuated to the side if they were still alive.
On the other hand, the villagers are safe. Their home became black ash and disappeared, so the culprit was me, not a vampire.
No matter how Ruthven and the vampires took control of the village, I was the one who destroyed the entire village in the end.
There were probably enough people in the village who would hate me more than vampires.
“How about writing a poem for the first time in your life?”
“This is quite difficult. I am writing down the circumstances of the incident, but for some reason it feels like an excuse.”
“It’s always like that at first. The greater the degree of wrongdoing, the more difficult it becomes to write a poem.”
“I see…. Anyway, how do you know Dahye so well?”
“That, that… !”
“That’s because Dahye is a regular at Simalseo~!”
“Writing poetry is at the level of daily routine.”
“Shut up, both of you!! Do you think I did it because I wanted to do something wrong? All mistakes, mistakes!”
Her last words pierced my heart.
Mistakes, convenient words used to rationalize one’s mistakes
But I decided not to use it for the time being.
A mistake is also your own fault. I came to think that it would be better to just hit the head for making a mistake than to excuse it as a mistake.
“Anyway! Because it’s the first word. Try using it once! If it’s necessary, I’ll evaluate it!”
“Dahye.”
“Huh?”
“I’m sorry, but you have to use it too. Say it.”
“Uh uh… ?! Why?”
“When the director gave an order to guide the residents to a smooth evacuation. Didn’t you say you left valuables and went back to your accommodation? It is a clear disobedience of orders.”
“Yeah, but that was a very important item… !”
“Is that more valuable than the lives of the residents?”
“Oh no… !!”
I really admired the senior who personally showed that the saying that he is a regular at the poetry book is true.
Because he was a teacher on the other hand who told us that we should never become like that.
Anyway, it felt bad to have to write a poem as if I was on the same line as that person.
I cut out unnecessary content and briefly summarized only the necessary parts and finished it in one page.
For the rest, submit this letter to Director Edwinner and you’re done.
I turned my steps toward the director’s office, leaving the despairing senior behind me.
“Haa… !!”
The hallway leading to the director’s office.
Because I was exhausted in many ways, I couldn’t stop without letting out a sigh.
Yeti, Wendigo, and Hresbelg.
In a state of exhaustion from dealing with these three divine beasts, let alone rest, we had to respond to the attack of the divine beast.
Fighting with another divine beast without being able to properly rest, of course, the body was pickled in the seasoning of fatigue.
In the midst of that, I had to immediately report the incidents and mistakes at that time like now, so it was really difficult to live a social life.
Of course, I think it’s a bad idea to only wish for comfortable things, but I thought that I was only subjected to hard things.
“Chief, I am Agent Yoo Seon-joo. May I come in?”
“Come in.”
Before opening the door to the director’s office, I lightly massaged my face with my hands and changed my expression to look as pitiful as possible.
The worst was averted thanks to Director Edwinner falsely announcing to the residents that the village was destroyed by a divine beast.
So at least I did this to show that I had no complaints in front of him.
As soon as I opened the door, Director Edwinner saw my face and smiled lightly.
“You must be very tired.”
“What? Does it look like that?”
“There is no need to force that expression. The dark circles under your eyes tell you about your condition.”
“Ah…. I should have applied powder and come.”
“hahahaha, if you did that, you might have been tricked. Anyway, that’s why you came here to submit the letter, right?”
“Yes, here it is.”
I placed the letter of appreciation on the director’s desk and pushed it straight into him.
Then, the director who received my letter of resignation began to look through it as it was.
At the same time, however, he was implicitly asking me questions.
“It seems that there are quite a few things omitted in the middle. Is this information that cannot be revealed?”
“Yes, sorry. I have to honestly write down the details of the incident, but there are circumstances here too….”
Except for Tia, none of the information on the other companions was reported to Director Edwinner.
As a result, there was bound to be some contradiction in the contents of the poetry book I wrote.
If I were a genius novelist, I would have erased even such contradictions, but unfortunately my literary ability is below average.
“I see….”
“Unfortunately, I cannot tell you the hidden story, but instead, I swear with my heart that all the stories stated there are true.”
“Hmm… Got it. I will understand and believe that you have some circumstances.”
“Thank you for your understanding.”
He said he couldn’t tell, but Director Edwinner probably already knows about it anyway.
In addition to Tia, there is a divine beast helping me.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be here.
Besides, since he’s been aware of it to some extent, he probably won’t pursue further.
“This is enough. Originally, I should have rejected this kind of message, but since it’s your business, I’ll take responsibility and destroy it.”
“Thank you again.”
“And the discipline and disposition of you….”
Gulp… !!
Since becoming an agent, I’ve received countless rewards, but I’ve never been properly disciplined.
Heavy disciplinary action from the central government agency of the country. I started to get nervous about what kind of punishment would be given.
“If you succeed in one important mission, I will pardon you for that.”
“Uh uh… ? Is that the end of it?”
“Ah, can’t I ask you to rebuild Suobi Village again?”
“Yeah, that’s right… ….”
It’s not impossible with the help of our companion animals, but I decided to quietly accept it without scratching it.
Here, “Cheap!” If I shout out, I’m sure I’ll get caught up in something annoying.
“That’s why I’ve decided to combine it with one mission that you can do. Wasn’t the destruction of Suobi’s village also the damage caused by fighting Shinsoo in the first place? Originally, it is something that should be compensated.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. So, I will give you important missions when your condition returns to normal.”
“That means… ?”
“Please rest well for a while. Next time we meet, so that we can erase those dark circles first.”
“Ah… ! Yes!”
It was the first time I felt that Director Edwinner was human.
He understood my situation, noticed my fatigue, and even dealt with it tactfully.
A leader who takes care of his subordinates.
It is an obvious concept, but in this society where it is surprisingly hard to find, the director’s actions were truly light.
To the extent that there was even a sense of loyalty that wasn’t there.
I bowed my head to him for the first time and left words of gratitude.
“Then work hard! Chief!”
“Yes.”
After the heartwarming sight of parting, I slammed open the door to return home as soon as possible.
Then, Da-hye senior, who had the same expression as me before entering, was standing behind the door.
“What? Have you already talked to the director?”
“Yes!”
“Really? How was it?”
“It’s a very satisfying ending, nothing could have been better than this.”
“Oh! Does that mean that the current director is in a very good mood?”
“Um, I don’t know that much, but that’s what I felt.”
“Okay! Then I’ll end with a light punishment! Chief~!”
Senior Dahye passed me by and ran to Director Edwinner holding a letter of resignation.
I wondered if she would work out as well as I did, so I quietly peeked inside through the crack in the door.
And after a while, Director Ed Winner tossed Dahye’s poem written by senior Dahye at her and began to stare at her coldly….
I just looked there and carefully closed the door.
I realized that no matter how much a leader tries to take care of his subordinates, his attitude towards them is different if the subordinates are not human.
***
Returning to the sanctuary after escaping from the disgusting society, I went straight to my room without looking back.
Now I haven’t slept a wink since I spent the night in Hresbelg’s nest.
First of all, I had to satisfy my need for sleep.
“What?”
That’s why I threw off my clothes and jumped into bed, but for some reason I couldn’t feel the soft mattress.
Instead of the mattress, a heavy yet soft touch came through my body, so I immediately tried to remove the blanket.
Then, there was a familiar face of a fox with a red face.
“Welcome, Seobang-nim♡”
“Sorry, I ended up in another room by mistake.”
There was no doubt that this was my room, but I tried to leave the room, covering myself with the blanket I had carefully removed.
However, the fox’s tail came out from under the blanket and wrapped around my ankle to prevent me from escaping.
“I didn’t come to the wrong place. This is obviously the West’s room, right?”
“This is strange…. I remember Miho’s room was separate, right?”
“If that’s the case, I’m sorry. I came to tidy up Mr. West’s bedroom, and I was smelling his strong smell… ♡”
A clear liquid that tells what Miho has done in my room.
It was running down her thighs.
“No, you can. Was it a mistake? Yes?”
“No? It’s not a mistake, you were preparing in advance while waiting for Seo Bang-sama to come?”
“Ah… ….”
I wish she would have told me it was a mistake…… It’s cruel.
“Mi, Miho? I’m tired right now, but today….”
“A Night with the Rabbit.”
“Oh… !”
“Did you enjoy your night with the rabbit near Hresbelg’s nest?”
“That, that! Due to an irresistible mistake…. Big!”
Miho pulled her in front of herself with her tail that was holding onto my ankle.
She threw me on the bed and got on top of me.
And then he was looking down at me with his hands beside my face….
“It doesn’t matter if it’s a mistake or intentional. West! The important thing is that in the end, Mr. Seo spent the night with the rabbit.”
“That’s true, but….”
“I can’t help the past. But I’m very offended right now… ! The fact that Mr. Seo’s body was covered with that of another year is so unpleasant that I can’t stand it… !!”
Miho’s red eyes were filled with madness and love and hatred.
In a state of extreme jealousy, if Miho was in this state, no matter what I appealed to, it was of no use.
“So, my dear West? Do you need to be quiet for a moment? I’ll cover it with my body now… ♡”
The day my soul was woven by a fox because of a single night’s mistake.
The price of a mistake was so severe that I couldn’t use the word ‘mistake’ again.