＜ Episode 28 ＞
Standing in the lead was a man in a neat suit.
He was a tall man with a friendly-looking smile, but the sword hanging from his waist showed exactly what kind of person he was.
“···soldier!”
A suppressed sound flowed from Igor’s mouth, and Ivan and all members of the organization hardened their faces.
It was the same that those who came in next seemed not to be touched.
The men in luxurious-looking suits looked like elite businessmen, and the man in the robe they surrounded gave off an ominous atmosphere.
The Organ Makers, led by Tyrone and Kurak, had arrived.
“These are very ugly faces.”
Tyrone glanced at the Pushkin Mafia and smiled.
He was laughing at the mafia right in the face, so it wouldn’t be strange if a bullet flew in right away, but the opponent was unmanned.
Even if he didn’t know it, the moment he showed his intent to kill, his sword would rip everyone apart limb from limb.
“Put.”
Tyrone’s gaze turned to John, who laughed at the mafia.
“Hoo.”
Tyrone looked at John, who was standing without any special expression, and said with an interesting expression.
“You are the solver of the problem. I came here without much thought, but it might be fun.”
John shook his head at the sight of Tyrone licking his lips.
“We’ll have to wait and see.”
John’s gaze met Tyrone’s for a moment, then reached Kurak among the Organmaker’s employees.
“Hmm.”
John, who met the gloomy eyes peering through his robes, frowned for a moment, then looked away.
“Then, since everyone is here, let’s start talking.”
All eyes turned to John.
***
“What is this? zone?”
Ivan was the first to step forward.
Even though he was oppressed between Igor and the members, Ivan’s face, which had not changed much, was terribly hardened, and the bleak murder in his voice made everyone startle, but John’s expression did not change at all.
“I’m in the process of fulfilling the commission.”
Ivan’s face contorted at John’s nonchalant answer.
“Didn’t you say that the request was completed! If you bring Ekaterina to me, it will be over!”
Looking at Ivan’s reaction, his face distorted so much that it was difficult to see him as the same person as before, John was convinced that his judgment was correct.
“To be precise, the settlement wasn’t over.”
“···that’s.”
Looking at Ivan’s startled look, John continued.
“Actually, it was long.”
John’s eyes turned to Ivan, and Igor’s face contorted, sensing that something was going wrong.
“The price I agreed to receive from you was a way to enhance this ability.”
“zone!”
An emotional cry escaped from Ivan’s lips, but John didn’t care at all.
“Is this possible?”
“…it wouldn’t be impossible. But it doesn’t sound very credible.”
Tyrone, who was watching their conversation with interest, asked Kurak, and after thinking for a moment, Kurak answered.
“This ability is as varied as witchcraft. Depending on what ability you have awakened, your combat power varies greatly.”
Kurak’s gaze turned to Ivan, who had a ferocious expression on his face.
“It’s as if a high-ranking person of that level can’t demonstrate actual combat abilities.”
“You mean Ivan the Immortal.”
A sneer came to Tyrone’s lips.
“What do you understand? So I would have done some research, but I mean.”
A light flashed in Kurak’s eyes.
“Don’t you think everyone in Luna would know if a single mafia boss could find out?”
Tyrone and Kurak didn’t particularly keep their voices down, and everyone heard the story, as the large, hollow meeting room was a good place for sound to spread.
“I see.”
Ivan’s face twisted even more at John’s plaintive voice.
“I didn’t expect much from you in the first place. I just felt like grabbing a straw. It’s not that difficult to find and protect a kid.”
John’s gaze turned to the organ maker’s party.
“But other people intervened. The difficulty of the work has risen dramatically. It’s true that at that point, I honestly had high expectations.”
A small group with the name of a company clung to it.
If so, I doubt that there really is something about Ivan.
However, that suspicion quickly dissipated when he met Catherine and shared a detailed story.
“When you have doubts and questions, the answer is to ask.”
At John’s words, one of the people on the Organ Maker side nodded.
Since I knew who the other person was, it wasn’t too difficult to get in touch, and after talking to Ekaterina, John immediately tried to contact the organ maker.
After some pushing and pulling, John was able to figure out what was going on behind the scenes.
“In the first place, the results of your research are not entirely yours. At least half of the shares are in organ makers, so of course we should call them too.”
At John’s words, the eyes of Igor and the gang members turned to Ivan.
***
fifteen years ago.
The day the Pushkin Mafia was recognized for occupying an area in District 53 and the organization was established.
Ivan was determined to relieve what had always been clogged up in his heart.
strength.
I don’t think it’s inferior compared to any other ability, but I decided to improve my power without combat ability.
Ivan, who is almost invulnerable with regenerative abilities, decided to use his body as a test subject and decided to move on, and the organ maker that had just been recognized as a company was the one he decided to partner with.
No matter how much money and violence they use, they end up being local gangsters.
It was a decision made because it was close to impossible to obtain the necessary equipment for research on superpowers, and it was difficult to recruit researchers involved.
The organ maker, which had just been recognized as a company, needed innovation to move forward, and Ivan needed the strength to gain in the process, so the two interests aligned.
So the experiment began.
Organmaker continued ruthless experiments on Ivan, a regenerative person who can control pain and boasts strong mental protection.
No one cared about taboos or human rights.
Since the experiment subject itself was okay, the researchers went out of their way, and countless by-products were generated.
Eventually, they committed the atrocities of making a design child, and the experiment came to an end as time passed.
Both Ivan and Organmaker were satisfied with the results, and they promised the next one with a smile.
It took quite a while to stabilize, but time was quite a resource for Ivan.
It was clear that if time passed like this, Ivan would be able to obtain the power he so longed for.
if it’s a problem
It is said that Igor could not bear the appearance of Ivan, who seemed to live forever and live above his head.
A coup took place, and Ivan, who had not yet stabilized his power, was placed under arrest.
Would it be fortunate if it was fortunate that Ekaterina was returned to the outside just in case?
While grinding their teeth and stabilizing their powers, the researchers at Organ Maker found an organization.
It’s to check Ivan’s progress and discuss the next research, but what is this?
It was Igor, not Ivan, who greeted them, and Igor, who sensed that something was wrong, had a conversation with the researchers, and they could not return to Organmaker.
Researchers who visited the Mafia did not return, and if it were normal, they could cover it up with a sigh, but Organ Maker is definitely Luna’s company.
Violence and blood were familiar to them too, and the organ maker was not easy to be afraid of the local mafia.
At that time, the staff of Organ Maker, convinced that Ivan had a different mind, moved.
John visited Ivan.
***
“…then you’re saying that all of this is because of me?”
Hearing John’s brief explanation, Igor growled.
His usual smart appearance was nowhere to be found, and his reddened face and his mouth twisted had the power to inevitably make people feel intimidated, but there was no one in this place who was intimidated by such a threat.
Igor’s heart burned like fire when he recognized that the gang members who heard the story had changed a little, and he was about to tear Ivan to death.
“Well. It’s awkward to say that.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on John’s voice.
“You, Igor, have only done your job. If suspicious researchers came to the former boss who stabbed him in the back and placed him under confinement, I would have tried to talk to him first. Well, it’s a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of a bit of Because your job is your job, you can’t help it.”
John’s gaze turned to Ivan, and the two men’s eyes met.
“In the end, it was Ivan’s mistake that brought things to this point. It’s because I couldn’t manage the organization.”
Everyone nodded their heads in agreement with John’s words.
It may sound absurd at first glance, but this is Luna.
Those who stood at the top had to show their strength and lead the organization, and if they failed to do so, it is natural that they would be weeded out.
“And they cheated on me. After all, there is no such thing as the way you said. Even if there is, it must be a method that is thoroughly tailored to you. Because it was such a study in the first place.”
A strange light shone in John’s eyes, and his momentum changed in an instant.
“I told you.”
He glared at John’s Ivan with fearful eyes.
“You don’t know what I’ll do if I don’t pay the balance.”
Everyone hardened their faces at John’s momentum, which was not overwhelming, but made people’s hearts cool.
＜ Episode 28 ＞ End