49 – Moonlight(2)

black market.

Outskirts of Seoul, where you can go underground by following a secret road.

This place, which can be called Harlem in Korea, has a high reputation and notoriety.

It is also called the sanctuary of crime, and all kinds of ugly evil are done riding here.

Of course, the government is aware of it, but there is no way to deal with it because it is often used by high-ranking people.

I headed there It was a place I had visited often in my previous life, so there was nothing rough about my gait.

“He doesn’t answer the phone.”

It is always too late to start. I came here because I wanted to find out the truth as soon as possible because of the possibility that the recently popular drug and the academy could be related.

I called Siwoo, but he didn’t answer.

‘If it was a drug, the distribution book would be here.’

where the roots are deep There must have been in the Seoul black market, where there is something that does not exist.

‘Chaewon can’t leave drug addicts around.’

It is not a grandiose goal to eradicate this drug. He was only thinking of finding a collection book and extracting the academy cadets who were taking the drug Moonlight.

“Brother, where are you from?”

It gets a little crowded when you go deeper.

The black market, which is the first indication of the existence of such outdated facilities in the 21st century, is as rough as its scenery.

A homeless man with a few front teeth approached me.

“What do you ask? I came because I was looking for something.”

“… so? You are the first person I see.”

“Don’t worry, you asshole.”

He waved his hand as if he was annoyed. Suspicious of his natural appearance, the man scratched his head. I deliberately slapped him on the shoulder and passed.

I recalled some unspoken rules of the black market.

1. No honorifics.

2. Mix swearing every two words.

3. If you look at it for more than 5 seconds, it means to fight.

… I thought about it 3 times and gave up. Anyway, not a normal place.

“It should be something like this.”

I opened my eyes and stopped in front of a store.

Even though it was a dark and old place, it was as clean as this place. It is a well maintained building. Unlike other places, there was no signboard with a brief introduction.

However, I knew that this was the best shop in Seoul’s black market.

This is because he had been in charge of a black market clearing operation in his previous life.

‘As far as I remember, the owner here is a black market powerhouse. It’s a drug with excellent performance, so you must know.’

opened the door and entered. It was made of wood, so the squeaking sound was annoying.

“Who are you?”

Inside was a workshop.

Weapons, Potions, Artifacts. It hangs all over the place, regardless of type. It’s messy, but it was clean near where the owner was. I could tell that he was also in charge of making weapons, as he also smelled of iron.

My name is Seol Min-seok.

General manager of a large corporation.

As a world-class alchemist, the price of the potions he made used to be traded at an extremely high price.

Then, while living a life of being chased by a company for some reason, he settled down in the black market here.

He cleared his mind and spoke in a low voice.

“I came to ask you something.”

Seol Min-seok indifferently glanced at me once and replied.

“I think this place is like a secret agency. You came to the wrong place.”

“Alchemist Seol Min-seok.”

“… !”

“I belonged to SJ until about six years ago, and recently I’m being pursued. Is it right?”

He skillfully laid out his information.

Showing no interest, he raised his head.

He looked at me with cold eyes. Putting down the weapon he had been roughing up, he moved his large body.

“Who are you?”

I grinned and raised the corners of my mouth.

In fact, I came to the black market to write this line.

“He is an inspector from the National Emergency Response Committee.”

In other words, it was a prosecutor.

It was one of the many positions I had in my previous life, and it was also the best battle with omnipotent power.

**

“… They said that the intelligence power of the National Guard was at a level that could not be ignored, and that was true.”

Seol Min-seok had a solid body that was not suitable for his age. Before becoming a blacksmith and alchemist, he was a soldier or something.

Anyway, the fact that such a terrifying man can come out with a very low profile now was thanks to the spirit of being an ‘inspector’. I smiled leisurely and continued impersonating.

“I never thought the state would have information about me.”

“That’s why you’re still hiding here.”

“… You mean you hid my information?”

“yes. Because you fall into AJ’s hands and the government has nothing to gain.”

“Should I say thank you for this… ”

‘yes. Guraya.’

The government can’t even dream of it. That means Seol Min-seok is here. I’ve been looking for it myself in my past life.

“Anyway, can I ask for information cooperation?”

“… But.”

bang!

It will not be intentional. Seol Min-seok, who raised his arms on the table with a rather loud voice, stuck his head in me and muttered.

“Looks like he’s younger than me, but his tone is very short.”

Feed-.

‘Yes, I feel sad if I miss an event like this.’

Even if it is not a world of rough people, Seol Min-seok is originally such a person.

A person who doesn’t look at anyone and acts right. A personality that needs to be pointed out right away if there is something out of place.

In a word, he was a kkondae.

And it was also a brawl.

‘Do you think I can step back?’

As for me, I was an S-class hunter, even the most powerful man in the world.

Never in my life have I ever bowed down to anyone, let alone kneel. If they don’t like it even in front of the president, they spit phlegm on their shoes.

There is no way that I, who is such a dokgodai, will not be pushed back by the fighting spirit of the old man in the closet.

“sorry. brother.”

“Yes, aww.”

Still, I am a human too.

I tend to give it to older people a bit.

Ugly?

… I used to call him brother from my previous life.

“Hmm. After all, there is a reason I am here.”

“What?”

“… Do you know this?”

I took out a glass bottle from my pocket and showed it to him.

It was the ‘Moonlight’ drug obtained from the barbershop.

Seol Min-seok frowned and took the bottle.

“This… ”

“As expected, you know.”

“Take it away right away. Because I don’t want to see you.”

Seol Min-seok frowned and waved his hand.

“I don’t know what’s going on, but tell me.”

I looked at Seol Min-seok with a low voice.

He looked at me for a few seconds without speaking, then slowly began to open his mouth.

“Aka Moonlight. It’s a drug that paralyzes reason instead of greatly increasing one’s abilities. And it’s the best-selling drug on the black market.”

This was a fact I already knew.

This isn’t what I’m really curious about.

“Who are the dealers who distribute drugs?”

“The black market itself.”

“That means… .”

“You mean the guys who run the black market distribute the drugs.”

“!”

I recalled memories from a previous life.

Obviously, it was the ‘Dugong faction’ that ran the black market.

They belonged to the world’s largest criminal group ‘Chaotic’, and the scale was quite large.

It was also the only group in the previous life that could not be wiped out.

“How do I buy my medicine?”

“You are asking something very obvious. This place is their lair. If you just stand still, they will approach you on their own.”

“thank you.”

The moment you say goodbye and try to go outside.

“I’m saying this out of spite, but don’t touch the medicine.”

Seol Min-seok said indifferently.

I replied with a smile.

“Do you think I, a member of the National Guard, will take medicine?”

“Everyone says that. Do I look like a dope guy? But, I never saw them again. They are all gone.”

-bang!

Immediately after spitting out the words, he silently tapped the hammer.

He had a stocky physique, but his back looked somehow shabby.

‘It’s the same.’

It was exactly as I remembered it from my previous life.

A person who has a lot of affection compared to his big size.

That was Seol Min-seok.

“I will go.”

However, I cannot comfort him now.

Because we have to get rid of the son of a bitch who distributed drugs to the academy as soon as possible.

I opened the door wide and headed out.

**

A tumultuous black market.

I was standing awkwardly in the middle of the road with my arms crossed.

‘Is it true that I approached on my own?’

I stood here for several tens of minutes, but not even the dealers, not even the third-rate thugs I usually hang out with, didn’t talk to me.

Obviously, I thought I would talk to you.

why don’t you talk to me

It was when I was trying to soothe my stuffy heart.

“Hey, there you are.”

someone talked to me

The thing to come has finally come.

“what?”

I crossed my legs and made the most awkward expression possible.

“It’s the first time I see you, what are you doing standing here?”

‘I’m the dealer.’ It was a man with a face written on it.

Black zip-up and bright yellow hair.

He was chewing gum like a third-rate bully.

“You don’t know if you see it, sick man? You are watching.”

“Ah, you bastard has a nasty personality. Is this your first time here?”

The man casually put his hand on my shoulder.

I patted that bastard’s hand and opened my mouth indifferently.

“go away. You want to breathe again tomorrow, don’t you?”

The man smiled and took a step back.

“Okay, do as you like. But, this time, something very strange came in. Wouldn’t you like to watch?”

‘Is that right?’

As I was listening, I heard a pleasant sound.

I stared at the man, hiding my emotions as much as possible.

“What?”

The man smiled and pointed somewhere with his hand.

“Follow.”

I followed the man for about two blocks.

As expected, it wasn’t too far away.

“Here.”

It was a door painted black.

The man knocked on the door four times in a row.

After a while, the door slowly opens.

“I brought guests.”

“come in.”

As I entered the door, a foul smell of chemicals stung my nose.

‘Oh baby… Let me ventilate.’

As I climbed the stairs while covering my nose moderately, I saw a glass bottle containing a purple liquid placed on the shelves.

‘bingo.’

I thought I had come to the right place.

Now, let’s get some information.

“Is your brother a hunter too?”

The man who brought me talked to me.

“I know.”

“great. Don’t you want to be strong? It’s a new drug that came in this time, and it’s an opportunity to become stronger without any risk.”

The man naturally started talking about Moonlight.

“It varies from person to person, but I can raise it by at least two levels.”

He smiled and replied.

“I don’t need any of this.”

“Everyone says that. Try using a prototype first. Because it will feel different.”

The man blows up the balloon with the gum he was chewing. Soon after, the balloon popped.

“I’m already strong, so I don’t need it.”

“What is your grade?”

“S grade.”

“Good. Buy this and rank up… ”

The man turned his head and looked at me.

“What now?”

“S-rank, you idiot.”

– Perok!

He thrust his fist into the man’s face.