45 – Baekdohoe (2)
‘… Ah, I remembered.’
After some time, after tracing his memory, Kanghyuk was finally able to recall a sentence.
In order to contact the executives of the Baekdohoe, I had to say this sentence at the counter.
“welcome. How can I help you?”
“Rabbit wakes up at night.”
“… yes?”
When the employee tilted his head, Kanghyuk frowned.
what? Wasn’t this
“Rabbit wakes up at night.”
“excuse me….”
“Do foxes wake up at night?”
“…”
“Wolves wake up at night… ? No, was it a dog?”
“I-over there… What are you talking about… .”
As the employee fell silent with a puzzled face, Kanghyuk felt sweat on his palms. In fact, it was none other than Kang Hyuk who felt more embarrassed than her.
‘this! Wasn’t this the password? Apparently one of the animals was waking up at night… !’
“… sir. Excuse me.”
However, it was when Kanghyuk was rotting his head like that.
Suddenly, a man approached behind Kanghyuk, and Kanghyuk narrowed his eyes. The man had a tall appearance, and the brooch in the pocket of his suit stood out.
‘Butterfly brooch… ? Ah, thinking about it, the password was ‘Butterflies wake up at night’!’
I thought it was an insect, not an animal… !
Feeling embarrassed, Kanghyuk looked at the man.
The man was wearing a human-looking smile. However, his two eyes were full of vigilance.
Well, if someone came to Baekdohoe’s main base and got the password wrong several times, anyone would be vigilant.
However, the purpose of Kang Hyuk’s coming here was not to fight Baekdohoe, but to eat sides with Baekdohoe. So, Kanghyuk needed to ease the man’s vigilance first.
“Ah, nice to meet you. Could you possibly see a hornbutterfly?”
Kang Hyuk asked as politely as possible. However, the man seemed to be more wary.
“Do you mean horned butterflies?”
“yes. I have something to tell you.”
“hmm… First of all, please follow me.”
When the man took the lead and started walking, Kang Hyuk quietly followed. The horn butterfly referred to here was Jang Wan-hon, the chairman of Baekdohoe, and Baekdohoe was unusually sharing positions in the name of a butterfly. In the same way as the Horn Butterfly, Wave Butterfly, Chimney Butterfly, Snake Eye Butterfly, Buddha Butterfly, and so on.
“By the way, your mask is really unique.”
“Oh, is that so?”
“May I ask where you buy it?”
“I don’t sell. I made it myself.”
“… .”
When Kanghyuk tapped the mask of predation, the man’s eyes became serious.
In fact, the man’s identity was a person named ‘Jegalhyeon’ who was handling information at Baekdohoe.
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Jegalhyeon searched for a moment to remember. About a villain wearing a mask like this.
‘The material is estimated to be wood, and it is a mask with a similar impression to the Hahoe mask. Whoever wears such a grotesque mask… .’
In an instant, dozens of villains passed through Jegalhyeon’s head. However, no matter how much I searched my memory, it was difficult to find a villain that fit this mask perfectly. That said, this man was most likely a new villain.
‘Maybe he could be a hero.’
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Jegalhyeon raised the tension.
Since his villain grade was A, in fact, he often had the upper hand against most heroes.
However, Jegalhyeon never intended to be vigilant against the beings following him. That would be the case, because the man in the mask looked very relaxed.
‘No matter how S-class you are, it’s hard to have this much composure in the headquarters of Baekdohoe. What the hell is it?’
For some reason, Jegalhyeon seemed to feel his chest tighten.
How on earth is he strong enough to be able to afford it? What is your identity?
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Jegalhyeon felt things getting complicated in his head for the first time in a while, and he also thought that there might be a big player behind the masked man.
Actually, the man in the mask believed in teleport alone and was in a state where he could afford it.
“… This way.”
After a while, Jegalhyeon arrived at a corner room and guided Kanghyuk inside.
Is it because of my mood that this room looks like an interrogation room?
Kanghyuk was a little reluctant, but sat down in the chair as if he couldn’t help it.
Now was the time to ease the vigilance of Baekdohoe. So, it would be better to listen as obediently as possible until you enter the Baekdohoe.
“First, let me ask you some questions.”
“hmm? Wasn’t it possible to see the hornbill right away?”
“I’m sorry, but I can’t. We can’t take someone who doesn’t know his identity to the superiors.”
The man opened his laptop.
Looking at it, it was clear that this was an interrogation.
“Tell me your true identity and the purpose of visiting the Baekdohoe.”
“Hmm… .”
“For reference, the moment you tell a lie, the White Dog Society will consider you an enemy.”
At the man’s warning, Kanghyuk scratched his head.
Could it be that he has the same ability as “false detection”?
I don’t remember it properly, but it seemed that there was one such person in the intelligence department of the White Island Association. That meant that he was not allowed to lie here.
“I am the villain.”
“Tell me more than that… .”
“The public calls me the Undead Master.”
“… !”
At Kang Hyuk’s words, Jegal Hyun’s eyes widened.
‘Undead Master!’
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Jegalhyeon seemed to understand now why the man in front of him had no memory. That would also be the case, because the Undead Master had never been seen in public.
Of course, I had heard rumors that an undead master had recently appeared in the war between the Black Dragon and Cerberus. However, Jegalhyeon had dismissed the rumor as nonsense. It was because he had thought that in a fight between gangsters like that, there was no way a big man called the Undead Master would appear.
‘Unbelievable! The Undead Master’s true identity was a young man! If that’s the case, the rumors I heard back then must be credible!’
Naturally, Zhuge Hyeon did not think that the masked man was lying.
Because the ability he possessed was actually “false detection”… !
Anyway, the current Jegal Hyun was in a very confused state. I didn’t know that the undead master would be such a young man (I’ve already judged his age by the wrinkles on his neck and hands), and I really wondered why he came to Baekdohoe, which has been excitedly going up and down recently. was
“So, the purpose of visiting Baekdohoe is…?”
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Jegalhyeon carefully inquired about his intentions.
The Undead Master was silent for a moment, then spoke in an awkward manner.
“It’s to join the Baekdohoe.”
“I’m coming to the Baekdohoe… ? Weren’t you the one working alone?”
“No, it’s just because there was a situation.”
When the undead master shrugged, Jegalhyeon nodded his head in agreement.
In fact, there were a lot of villains who came to Baekdohoe. However, most of them, after hearing the password from somewhere, were the ones who swarmed and asked to be accepted into the Baekdohoe.
Baekdohoe was not an easy place to enter just because they used a group. It is only natural that in order to join an organization called Baekdohoe, you have to prove your worth… !
Because of this, most of the villains would die without even having a meeting with Jang Wan-hon. What Jegalhyeon did was to check the information of the villains who came to Baekdohoe, but it was also to filter out the idiots. Up until now, he had killed a really large number of villains like that.
However, at present, Jegalhyeon did not think of this undead master in front of him as a villain like those goofballs, and he did not feel the need to filter him out.
In fact, it could be seen as a little questionable behavior that the same power as the undead master would join the white sword society. Why would such a strong power want to belong to an organization because it is regrettable?
However, the undead master had said that he wanted to join the White Island Association because of ‘personal circumstances’, and that was immediately revealed to be the truth.
So, it was natural for Jegalhyeon to feel trust in the undead master. It was understandable enough for such a talented person to want to join the Baekdohoe for personal reasons.
‘It’s a personal matter… if that’s the case, there’s only one. There must have been a conflict with some organization.’