223 – Moon Ga-eun riding a fox (1)
A crevasse in Antarctica.
A special cave hidden in pitch darkness.
Hwang Seong-yeon lightly parkoured into the darkness that she had become accustomed to memorizing the way.
Caen-
gugg-
“… … .”
No matter when I came here, nothing changed.
Same cliff, same darkness, same entrance.
The scenery after entering was all the same.
and… .
“Are you here?”
Even this ghastly voice and the robe that covers the whole body are the same.
Hwang Seong-yeon frowned slightly and replied.
“I feel it every time, but it’s always a boring greeting.”
“sorry. Being a researcher by birth, I have no sense of humor.”
“What you just said was a little funny. Are psychos like you considered researchers?”
Despite Hwang Seong-yeon’s sarcasm, the man in the robe did not waver at all.
cluck cluck-
Rather, he smiled softly.
A strange laugh, like that of an old man.
To an ordinary person, being called a psycho is an insult, but to a real psycho, it is a compliment.
Besides, the man in the robe is a follower of pure evil that cannot be fully described as a psycho.
I couldn’t help but laugh naturally at the nickname I heard after a long time.
“Anyway, you’ve been visiting this place often lately.”
“Because those things keep happening.”
widely-
With that, Seongyeon Hwang threw a folded newspaper at the man in the robe.
Inside the newspaper, there were contents that recently heated up the academic world of Holder, such as information on the ＜Room of the Transcendental＞, discussion of ‘Dragon’ and SS-class monsters.
“hmm?”
Rob’s man accepted the paper lightly.
And I read it slowly.
1 minute, 2 minutes, 5 minutes…
Time passes quietly.
Because the whole body was covered by the robe, it looked as if he was reading a newspaper without any change.
However, Hwang Seong-yeon, who had been meeting him for a long time, could notice.
he is now
He seemed a little agitated.
It was the first time he had experienced such a shaking since meeting him.
“Information is more than I thought… It came out much sooner.”
“Funny. Is that the end of sentiment?”
Once again, Hwang Seong-yeon’s sarcasm scratches the opponent’s planting.
But did it work this time…
Hwareuk-!
A black flame suddenly appeared and burned all the newspapers held by the man in the robe.
Then, the eyes that gave off a cool light headed for Hwang Seong-yeon.
“Don’t worry – don’t worry. There is no problem with the plan.”
It was when those words were spoken.
Kwaaang-!
Seongyeon Hwang, who suddenly took out her sword, poured out her magical energy and shattered the left wall of the cave.
Then he looked straight ahead with his characteristic expressionless face.
“You seem to be misunderstanding something. I’m your contract partner, not a subordinate. When you listen without saying anything, you keep crossing the line… It would be nice to have a bit of a joke.”
“… … .”
The man in the robe who looked at the scene silently…
He lowered his head and held out his hand first.
“sorry. It was so unexpected that I made a mistake. I never thought of Hwang Seong-yeon as a contract partner or subordinate.”
“… … .”
“And it is also true that there is no setback to the plan. Even if humans have obtained information about the ‘transcendent person’, there is no information about the ‘person who has left’ yet.”
At that, Hwang Seong-yeon also nodded.
In the first place, their plan was focused on ‘the defector’.
Like the transcendentalists, some memories are preserved, and they are given their own private space…
Beings who cannot stay in a space derived from the other world and awkwardly blend into the present world.
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Just like the Rob man.
“Unless you face it in person, it will be difficult to find out about the defector.”
Their plan was to ‘nurture’ these defectors.
To nurture more breakaways, and furthermore, to make ‘specific transcendents’ they want as breakaways.
that was the final goal.
Key information about this is yet to be known to the public.
And even if it is known, it is not easy to dig into such a complex plan.
“However, it keeps bothering me. I was hoping for something because an unknown holder was chasing after Ludenark… .”
The man in the robe turned his gaze back to Seongyeon Hwang.
“Do you know who the holders were who dug up this information?”
“I am an S-class holder named Yoo Eun-seol. And listening theory, Do Jae-hyun. He said that he also contributed greatly. Rumor has it that Do Jae-hyun took the lead, and Yoo Eun-seol only helped.”
“Do Jae-hyun… Is it him again?”
Rob’s man had already come across information about Do Jae-hyeon.
The holder who made the biggest contribution to destroying their cooperative clan, ＜Villain＞.
A holder who has grown steeply at a terrifying speed and has come to represent the academy before he knew it.
The name was heard without even trying.
If there was even a slight stumbling block to the plan, he would always see his name.
“He’s a fun guy.”
When Hwang Seong-yeon thought of him, he smiled slightly and nodded.
In Hwang Seong-yeon’s world, where the standard for ‘funny things’ is quite high… The existence of Do Jae-hyeon was an interesting element that occupied a large proportion.
Quite a bit of time has passed since the ＜Villain＞ clearing operation, but Hwang Seong-yeon still used to think of the duel that day once in a while.
“I’m going to have to put someone on soon.”
At those words, Hwang Seong-yeon asked.
“Are you talking about Do Jae-hyun?”
“yes.”
“It must be difficult to attach any more people to the academy. It’s different from the lax past.”
Hwang Seong-yeon, who had immersed herself in that lax gap, knew.
From faculty to students to management.
It was an academy where ＜villain＞ wandered freely, but it was different now.
After a bout of measles, they underwent a revolution that made it nearly impossible to infiltrate a spy like never before.
However, despite Hwang Seong-yeon’s negative reaction, the man in the robe did not care.
“it’s okay. You just need to create a gap.”
At those confident words, Hwang Seong-yeon also nodded shyly.
Rob’s man has a bit of a lucky side, but he’s not an incompetent breakaway.
He always showed results that exceeded expectations, and that’s why Seongyeon Hwang signed a contract with him without hesitation.
Perhaps this time, too, there must be a way.
but… .
“Don’t kill me. It’s the main dish I left on purpose.”
As much as the pleasure of dealing with Do Jae-hyeon, Hwang Seong-yeon did not want to miss it.
* * *
After the successful completion of ‘Greetings from Senior’ as intended.
I came home and was packing my things.
It would be nice to meet the main characters who will open a new chapter in the future, but there were quite a few schedules during the vacation, so I had to move a little busily.
“Perhaps you will be surprised?”
This plan is a visit to Japan.
It was to go see Moon Ga-eun, who was training hard with Akiba in Nagoya by now.
Besides, he hadn’t said anything yet, so he planned to surprise her with a surprise.
“Ahh. I love Jaehyun so much-. As soon as I came back from playing with Joo-yeon, I immediately went to hang out with Ga-eun.”
Kim Chae-eun, who was next to me, grabbed my arm and said with tears in her eyes.
Of course, I wouldn’t be serious.
I’ve been with her ever since I came to Seoul, and last night… because i sent it
Knowing that she was grumbling for nothing, I hugged her around the waist and kissed her.
“Why would you do that again? We were together yesterday and today.”
“Um- hehehe. I just got offended with a kiss.”
“I knew it.”
I smiled, stroked Kim Chae-eun’s hair, and packed my things again.
Except for a few business meetings, this visit was really just to see Moon Ga-eun, so I didn’t need a lot of luggage.
“Oh. Master will see you sometime.”
At that, I raised my head.
“Jeong Seon-yeong, Holder?”
“huh. I told you about Master. Then he said he really wants to have a meal with us.”
Suddenly, memories with Jeong Seon-yeong come to mind.
In the days when I didn’t know Kim Chae-eun’s heart, she secretly noticed me.
She’s probably from Pohang…
It seems that they enthusiastically cheered for us to become a couple.
‘… Why are there so many people around me?’
Same with Seonyeong Jeong, and Nayeon Seong from last time.
There were many people around us who were especially supportive of our relationship.
“okay. Let’s see. Because I also received many things from my seniors.”
I made an appointment with Jeong Seon-yeong, and I even packed all my things.
And after receiving another kiss from Kim Chae-eun to say goodbye, she left the house.
…
…
Since I had already been to Nagoya once, there was no great difficulty in arriving at my destination by [Warp Gate].
Atsuta Shrine in Nagoya City.
When I set foot in the place where I had come before to investigate the dungeon, a friendly face greeted me.
“It’s been a while, Jaehyun.”
“and… How much is this? Nice to meet you, Mr. Akiba.”
Consistently well-groomed attitude and the miko uniform worn as a trademark.
Even from a distance, I could tell that it was Akiba at a glance.
“I am also honored to see you again. Do you have any luggage… ”
“Ah, I came home after unpacking it. I have some other things to see. Can I see Ga-eun first? He doesn’t say anything, and he’s trying to surprise me. hahahaha.”
Akiba is also an acquaintance I haven’t seen in a really long time, so I wanted to have a cup of tea with him.
There are many stories that have not been told in the past.
But I have a lot of time, and the purpose of coming here today is to see Moon Ga-eun.
So I immediately started looking for Moon Ga-eun…
For some reason, Akiba’s expression was strange.
“Ah, Mr. Gaeun… .”
Akiba, who had a slightly embarrassed expression, immediately nodded and looked at me.
“All right. Let’s go together. Instead, don’t be too surprised.”
“… yes?”
what not to be surprised
You have become stronger than before, what is this?
‘It’s probably not because the training period is short.’
The time Moon Ga-eun came to Japan was too short for that.
I tilted my head, but…
Anyway, I followed Akiba into the shrine.
After passing through several doors, we arrived at ＜The Shadowy Ghost’s Lair＞.
When I came to investigate the other day, it was a dungeon that I had experience clearing.
I wanted to go deeper, but fortunately, I was able to find Moon Ga-eun shortly after the beginning.
however… .
“… What is that?”
Don’t be surprised, said Akiba.
Unfortunately I couldn’t do it.
That will be too.
Nine tails and a shiny scarlet mane.
A fairly large body that could cover the entire dungeon.
Magical power that overflows as if covering everything around it.
I had never seen it before during the last dungeon raid…
giant fox.
To be precise, it was because a nine-tailed fox was directly carrying Moon Ga-eun.
“Jae-hyung… ?!”
Moon Ga-eun, who found me belatedly, screamed in surprise.
But this is what I want to shout out in surprise.
I was sent to Japan to improve my bow skills…
What kind of gumiho were you taming?
what the hell happened?