Chapter 147 – Last Sub-Dragon (2)
Nagoya City, Japan.
A cafe with no people at all.
A man hurriedly entered a desolate cafe that seemed to have no owner or customers.
A holder with a sharp impression and a scar on the forehead.
It was Ji Yoon-jae of the 〈 Villain 〉 clan.
“Chief, the targets have found the location of the operation.”
He approached the woman sitting in the corner of the cafe and said.
Quiet cafe with no people.
It was Cha Soo-yeon who brought some wine and drank it alone.
“Um-um- everyone entered?”
“No. Currently, only a small team consisting of Do Jae-hyeon and Kang Joo-yeon have discovered the double dungeon and the primary warp gate. Maybe I will call the team members in today.”
The “Sea Monster Habitat” Located in the Nagoya Port Aquarium.
Somewhere in the middle of it, there is an ‘Unauthorized Warp Gate’, the main smuggling passage of 〈 Villan 〉, and a double dungeon that is the establishment area.
For their search, the 〈 Anti-Villain 〉 Circle and the 〈 Fire Judgment 〉 Clan came to Japan in collaboration.
And the 〈 Villain 〉 clan that was waiting for them in advance.
Ji Yoon-jae was delivering the news that the targets had bitten the bait earlier than expected.
Cha Soo-yeon said as she slowly sipped her wine.
“Mummm-then get ready soon.”
“… Branch manager. But are you really going to be okay?”
“What do you mean?”
Ji Yoon-jae’s sudden question.
At that, Cha Soo-yeon turned her head.
It’s Ji Yoon-jae who doesn’t give orders or vomit on missions, because it’s been a long time since I’ve heard.
Then Jiyun-jae hesitated and saved his words…
With a determined look on his face, he slowly opened his mouth.
“To be honest, this operation… I think it’s too hasty. There are many unknowns about the contents of the operation and whether or not it will be successful.”
“Huh- at what point?”
Cha Soo-yeon looked at Ji Yoon-jae with an interesting face.
There was no sign of reprimanding him.
Pure interest.
It was just a face that seemed curious about his answer.
In response, Jiyun-jae calmly brought out his words.
“First of all, they use our clan’s actual smuggling location as bait. It has the advantage of being able to attract certain people, but if the operation fails, our clan loses one of its main sources of income.”
This was a pretty big problem.
The 〈 Villain 〉 Clan commits all sorts of crimes, and the biggest part of their income is ‘smuggling of illegal items’.
The starting point, the ‘unlicensed warp gate’, is being used as a bait in this operation.
If the operation fails.
You will lose all of your clan’s smuggling channels and procurement personnel.
This could be seen as the most risky operation of the 〈 Villain 〉 clan’s operations so far.
“Whoops. Shouldn’t it be successful?”
“However… “
“Yoonjae.”
Ji Yoon-jae, who was about to refute the moment, bowed his head at Cha Soo-yeon’s call.
“Yes, branch manager.”
“Since when did you become such a coward?”
“… Sorry.”
Don’t assume failure.
She was saying it back.
“Keep going anyway. It’s fun.”
Originally, the discussion would have ended as it was.
However, perhaps it has been a long time since this discussion, Cha Soo-yeon accepted the counterargument with a smile.
Ji Yoon-jae also heard the second reason, thinking that it was the last time.
“Second, it seems too risky to touch Judgment by Fire. In any case, the anti-villain circle cannot function normally without Do Jae-hyeon as its central point. It would be enough to remove only the main obstacle to the clan, but if you touch Juyeon Kang and other members of the Judgment of Fire… ”
Having a dizzying imagination, he continued.
“After the operation is over, we must wage an all-out war against Judgment by Fire.”
This operation is a large-scale coordinated operation.
In Korea, numerous clan members, including Clan vice-master Hwang Seong-yeon, attack the academy, and in Japan, dispatched personnel such as Cha Soo-yeon and Ji Yun-jae attack 〈 Anti-Villain 〉 and 〈 Judgment of Fire 〉.
Aim to kill.
It is the killing of all personnel who came to Japan to investigate.
To that end, information about the smuggling location was leaked, and for that purpose, it was lured into a double dungeon that the clan had not yet conquered.
‘…….’
Ji Yoon-jae thought it was too much of an operation.
It’s a natural story.
The 〈villain〉 clan has intentionally avoided all-out war with large domestic clans.
There was no benefit to be gained by engaging in an all-out war, and the existence of S-rank holders in each clan was burdensome.
It’s not just the top 3 domestic clans.
In an all-out war, none of the three clans could be sure of victory.
‘Why are you here now….’
If he wanted to kill Kang Joo-yeon with his cruel words, he could have killed him at any time.
Ji Yoon-jae is a holder who is gradually rising to the ranks of A-class, and since he is an assassin, it was easy to assassinate a specific person if he wanted to.
Even so, the reason why the assassination order was not given was that the moment such an operation unfolded, an all-out war with 〈 Judgment of Fire 〉 could not be avoided.
Knowing that well, Ji Yoon-jae couldn’t understand this operation any more.
The reason why the two large clans are cooperating in the 〈 Anti-Villain 〉 Circle right now is because Moon Ga-eun of 〈 Royal 〉 was unintentionally attacked during the last operation.
“And the academy raid operation in the first place… Isn’t that the operation planned for next year?”
This was the final and decisive reason.
The operation, which was originally planned for next year or the year after, has been moved forward.
Of course, as the operation unfolded in a hurry, there were bound to be lax parts here and there.
To those sharp points, Cha Soo-yeon responded by knocking on the table.
“Ummm- that’s why it was pushed forward, Yoon-jae, you know that well, right?”
“… Yes.”
In fact, it was inevitable that the plan would be advanced.
With Kim Do-yoon’s plan to assassinate Do Jae-hyeon gone awry, the academy’s vigilance was extremely heightened, and two large clans unexpectedly turned to cooperate with them.
In this state of heightened alertness, you should rather move forward than crouch.
This operation was the precipitation that came from such a place.
“And the judgment by fire… “
Cha Soo-yeon took a sip of wine and continued.
“All-out war, I will. As you said, the plan is all over.”
“Is that true?”
Ji Yoon-jae asked in surprise, and Cha Soo-yeon quietly nodded.
“Okay. So stop whining. If a bastard called a senior clan member keeps spitting out orders from his superiors, I want to kill him. Yes?”
To those cruel words.
A word came out of Ji Yoon-jae’s mouth like an automatic reflection.
“… Sorry.”
Druruk- Tak.
The further discussion was over.
Cha Soo-yeon straightened her seat and stood up.
Targets found smuggling location.
That meant that the operation was right around the corner, and that it was time to prepare.
In her earnest move, Jiyun-jae also made her preparations to follow her.
“Oh. What happened to that imitation demon sword you recently brought?”
As if she suddenly remembered Cha Soo-yeon, she asked Ji Yoon-jae.
“Imitation magic sword… Are you talking about Myung-hoon Gu?”
“Okay. That black guy.”
“I joined Japan and am waiting for the operation. Among the anti-villains, I think I will take on Park Jin-woo.”
Cha Soo-yeon, Ji Yoon-jae, and a number of clan members are involved in this operation.
After luring the targets to the double dungeon and boss room.
Targeting and killing them when they are exhausted.
And in this operation, Koo Myung-hoon, who received a degraded version of the magic sword under the direction of Hwang Seong-yeon, was also involved.
Cha Soo-yeon nodded.
“Ummm-use it well and discard it when you’re done.”
He is a temporary recruited holder for this operation.
Because of the brainwashing work, he couldn’t drag it on for long anyway.
If the operation ended successfully, the first target to be scrapped was Myung-Hoon Gu.
At that cool yet reasonable order, Ji Yoon-jae lowered his head.
“All right.”
* * *
The scattered team members came together.
‘Sea Ghost Habitat’ dungeon.
A place tucked away in the middle of it.
Due to the strange concentration of magic here, we immediately called the team, and everyone arrived within an hour.
“This is an unlicensed warp gate, and it seems clear that this is a medium leading to a double dungeon.”
And Miyu Akiba, who was carefully examining them.
Verification ended with her declaration.
The illegal item smuggling place of 〈 Villain 〉 we were looking for in Japan.
It was right here.
“The Sea Yokai Habitat is one of the most famous dungeons in Nagoya. It is a dungeon that many holders often visit for hunting, and the direction of attack is clearly determined. Therefore, it seems that criminals have set up a smuggling site at this point away from the official attack direction.”
Akiba added her explanation.
The reason why other holders couldn’t find this place even though there was a double dungeon.
That’s because this dungeon was a popular hunting ground, so rather, the place was constructed by digging into the gap.
“Then is this warp gate the primary location created to go to the double dungeon?”
At my reasonable guess, Akiba nodded her head.
“Probably so. We can’t do business here.”
“Then, the transaction site is this double dungeon… In other words, a detailed investigation will follow only when you go inside.”
After saying that, I looked at Kwon Oh-jun.
He gestured again with his chin, telling him to take care of it.
As always, I’ll leave it to my judgment.
Again, I was in command of 10 men.
“Then we will enter the double dungeon. Everyone, please prepare for battle in case of an unexpected situation.”
I made a decision without hesitation.
For clear field evidence and detailed investigation, you must enter this double dungeon.
There was no reason to worry any more.
So the 10 team members, including me, went straight into the double dungeon.
And….
[You have entered the dungeon.]
[The dungeon’s stuffy energy and shimmering air reduce the holder’s durability.]
A double dungeon full of hot heat greeted us.
It was a cave-type dungeon that I encountered after a long time since the underground dungeon of the academy.