Jin Ye-seul, dressed in plain clothes, looked very mature, unlike usual.
At first glance, people who knew her could not even recognize that she was Jin Ye-seul.
Jin Ye-seul shrugged his shoulders as he looked at him in amazement at how his impression had changed dramatically just by putting on different makeup and wearing glasses.
“Is it that weird? I had no choice but to wear a disguise like this to do what I was asked to do.”
“No, it suits you. Shall I call you sister?”
“later.”
She smirked at my joke and sat down on the bench.
As I sat down next to her, Jin Ye-seul pulled out a few photos from her handbag and handed it to me.
“I searched for it. I’ve been looking around… … As you said, it was everywhere.”
In the photo, at first glance, ordinary people were photographed.
Ages, genders, and even races varied.
But they had something in common.
He was hiding a weapon in his arms, and somewhere on his body there was a mark of thorns and snakes intertwined.
“I heard there are people who just hide their weapons. Would it have been better to take pictures of them too?”
“No, it’s okay. It could be a bodyguard disguised as an ordinary person, or something like that.”
In the case of the Red Case, they would have dispatched a small number of elite personnel.
There must have been a high probability that the sniper team, the infiltration team, and the craft team had been hiding, but finding them was like finding a needle in the desert.
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On the other hand, in the case of the Thorn Cross Society, a large number of personnel are put in.
Frankly, these are the easiest to find and the easiest to specify.
All members of the Thorns Cross Society carry the same mark somewhere on their body.
And in the case of Big Watch, it’s either a monster or an ordinary person, either way.
There was no way to infiltrate the monsters in their appearance, so it was difficult to identify them as well.
‘First of all, the Thorns Cross Society is certain… … .’
So, I ordered Jin Ye-seul to find the members of the Thorn Cross Society, which are easiest to find, and she went around all morning looking for them as I ordered.
If this is the case even if we roughly count, how many people have been hiding?
“… … .”
There were too many variables.
First, the fact that all the guild masters participated was the biggest variable.
In the original story, the assistant to the guild master who directly participated in the guild invitation was an insider.
And no matter how many, the number of participating guild masters never exceeded three.
But in reality, everyone participated.
Even so, it was too much of a leap forward to say that they were all insiders or traitors.
Somehow, I had to sort out and sift them out of them.
‘At least today will be no big deal.’
It was the same in the original story, but the probability of them moving from the first day aside from the story in the original was low.
Perhaps on the first day, each of them gathers information about their surroundings and looks for places with loose boundaries.
First, I will meet with Lee Myung-joon to exchange information and talk.
It was time to organize my thoughts.
“How many people should I catch and ask?”
Jin Ye-seul said to me like a whisper.
When I turned my head, her face was right in front of me.
Thanks to this, I was able to see her dark black eyes full of sadism and interest right in front of me.
“I am very good at interrogation.”
“What you are doing is torture, not interrogation.”
“That’s what it is.”
Jin Ye-seul murmured like a grumbling and shook her head as if thinking about this side.
“So what do we do? do it, okay?”
“Don’t do anything wrong.”
I dismissed her words and carefully put the picture into my arms.
“You don’t have to worry about it and raise awareness there.”
“Hey, is something strange?”
“What else?”
When I looked at Jin Ye-seul, she stared at me.
Both of her eyes were glaringly curved and pointing towards him.
“If you make a fuss like that, they will be wary, so you can save at least one more civilian, right? It’s as if Jihyuk just listens to what you say, and you’re focused on smashing them, and people’s lives don’t matter.”
At her words, as if she was talking about this openly, I was able to recall a forgotten memory.
The fact that Jin Ye-seul had a sadistic side and intentionally committed a sadistic act to someone she liked or had a favor with.
And one of her favorite things to do was to watch him collapse in agony right next to him.
In fact, her eyes were full of anticipation, looking this way.
She was expecting an answer from me.
I didn’t live up to her expectations.
“hey.”
“yes?”
“I make the decision.”
I said that and got up from my seat.
Naturally, she looked up at me, and I looked down at her.
“You just shut up and do what I tell you. It’s mine, not yours to think.”
I was still looking down at her.
“And since when did you say you cared so much about other people? The only thing you care about is your legacy. Then you have to work hard to get it. without paying attention. is not it?”
“… … .”
Jin Ye-seul had eyes that could not be understood.
“Don’t worry, when this is over, I’ll hand over the legacy you’ve been longing for, so you just have to do what you’ve been asked to do.”
First of all, why do I have to take responsibility for the lives of so many people?
It wasn’t me, but anyone else.
I was just moving to make things better for everyone.
“… I’m not just looking for a legacy.”
“What?”
“Ugh, no.”
Jin Ye-seul got up from her seat with those words.
Then he murmured in a still-smiling voice.
“It can’t be helped, because this is the first place where the weakness was caught.”
Then he licked his lips slightly with his tongue and looked at me.
“Please be careful. Because Jihyuk has everything that will be mine. Of course, I will work hard to keep it intact, but… … .”
Because you can’t protect me when I’m not by your side.
With those words, Jin Ye-seul moved slowly and dug into the crowd as if hiding.
Not long after seeing her back, I let out a small sigh.
When I was talking with that guy, I felt like I was all energized.
“Hey, you’re late.”
I looked at the clock and saw that a few minutes had passed since the opening ceremony had started.
I texted Yeeun Lee while making fun of her feet quickly.
As if she had been waiting, her reply came back immediately.
“Area B-4… … B-4, B-4. Whoo… … .”
He continued to mumble so as not to forget, and he did not stop running to the place she told him to.
The further we went, the more people flocked to us, so it was inevitable that our steps would be delayed.
By the time we arrived at the designated area through the crowds, the principal’s opening remarks standing on the podium were almost coming to an end.
[…] That is why we will continue to walk the honorable and just path with pride as we have done so far… … .]
“Here. here.”
Ye-eun Lee, who found me, beckoned me slightly.
As she approached it, she smiled a little.
“It’s very late.”
“Yes, sorry. senior.”
“No, it’s okay. There’s no such thing as a star. There, everyone is pretending to be vigilant and doing something else, right?”
She looked around and pointed a finger at one.
“You can just go over there and stand there. When you finish talking to the guild masters, and the chairman recites a congratulatory remark with me, that’s the end of the work, so keep that in mind. For the rest, we are enough.”
“thank you.”
“… Then see you tomorrow.”
After saying that, Yeeun Lee looked at my face for a moment and then turned her head to look ahead.
I bowed my head to her and headed to her seat.
[Nice to meet you, everyone. My name is Myung-Jun Lee, who is leading the guild’s hammer.]
Lee Myung-joon’s words came out in front of the stage, and a huge cheering sound resounded.
As he gestured to calm down, the sound gradually began to subside.
[First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to Orge Academy for providing such a brilliant event… … .]
Five people were sitting side by side in the same chair behind Lee Myung-joon, who came out to the front of the podium and held the microphone.
They were a bit far away, so I couldn’t see the details of them, but I could see the outlines.
And as I watched them, the memories began to come to mind.
A man with a tattoo on his face.
A woman in medieval knight armor.
An old woman in traditional Japanese clothes.
A man in an ordinary suit.
And a woman in a typical witch’s attire, holding back a yawn as if drowsy.
Last but not least, Lee Myung-jun covering one eye area with an eye patch.
I can remember their abilities or a rough story, but I can’t remember their names.
Not to mention, they died before they could even remember their names or even play.
In fact, Lee Myung-jun was only remembered because his name was mentioned over and over in the original work.
If it was the same as the original story, would all six of them die within half a year?
As I was feeling a bit bitter in my taste buds at that fact, I could see someone approaching this way, stalking people.
“Ah, I found it.”
For some reason, a familiar woman looked at me and smiled a little.
Who is it?
As she thought of that, someone immediately appeared from behind her.
It was Ivan Hunt.
“Where do you keep going alone… … .”
“Look, son. I found the person he was talking about.”
Ivan looked at her and me alternately, groaning to see if his head was pounding and rubbing his forehead with his finger.
Whether or not she knew he was suffering from a headache, she greeted me and reached out to me.
“Nice to meet you, is that the friend your son was talking about? You said your name was definitely Salvador?”
It was definitely a face that resembled Ivan.
But she was a spirit, not a human.
A higher spirit of the wind, one of the candidates for the spirit king.
I carefully grabbed her outstretched hand.
“nice to see you.”
“Nice to meet you, Salvador.”
“My name is not Salvador, but Yoo Ji-hyuk.”
Then she looked startled.
She looked young enough to believe she was Ivan’s older sister or younger sister, and she smiled.
“Oh. Sorry. I can’t tell the difference well… … .”
“Just do that, isn’t it a nuisance?”
Ivan pulled her apart with a firm voice and bowed his head slightly toward this side.
He smiled a little as if it was okay.
“Well, but I was just curious. It was the first time my son had brought up his friend’s name.”
As she continued to smile, she turned her narrow eyes to Ivan.
For some reason, it felt like a cool breeze was passing by the back of my neck.
“I wonder how surprised this mother is that she calls out in no time and even asks for help.”
“… I was wrong, so please stop.”
Ivan sighed hard, barely hiding his discomfort.
“mother.”
Then, I felt nothing, as if the cool sensation I had felt before had been mistaken.
After Ivan called her mother, she smiled even more and began to snort.
“Call me Belluna. You can call me Belle with affection.”
“I wish you well. mother.”
“Belluna.”
She looked at me sternly and said emphatically.
“It’s Belluna. Because my only child is Ivan.”
“… Yes, I’m sorry. Belluna.”
… To be honest, I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t scared here.
As I quickly changed her name, she shook her head and nodded.
“I want to talk more, but I haven’t seen my son in a long time. I want to be alone. I’ll just go.”
Saying so, Belluna handed me something.
Respectfully, I held out my two hands and found that it was a small ring.
It was so small that it barely fit in my little finger.
“Don’t forget to draw blood from that side and soak it overnight. Otherwise, it has no effect.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Ivan nodded his head when he accepted it and looked at it.
Perhaps this is something that can hide the spirit that Ivan was talking about.
I carefully put it in my arms.
Then, raising her head, Belluna looked at him with a strange gaze, sniffing as if sniffing.
“I don’t know if I’m doing anything wrong to someone I don’t even know.”
“Yes?”
“Ugh, this story.”
Belluna shook her head wildly.
Next to her like that, Ivan looked at her in turn with a look of almost ten years old.
“Oh, right. What has been asked is what has been asked. I have to give a present to my son’s friend whom I met for the first time.”
With those words, she pulled out something again and handed it to her.
As soon as I received it, I could feel a cool sensation in my hand.
“See you later, Timothy. Don’t forget, my name is Belluna.”
With those words she left with Ivan.
It was only when they left that I could take a closer look at what was in my hand.
I knew it without feeling it.
Something like a pale jade jewel, as if something was swirling around inside.
Jeonggyeongseok was clear.