33 – Back Room (2)

A word that refers to the capital of a country.

seoul.

Now that the central government has moved to Jeju Island.

Seoul has now become a city in name only.

A penthouse in downtown Seoul.

One of the Liberation executives opened his mouth, putting down his wine glass.

“therefore. You handed over the parasitic monster to Rajeyoung?”

A questioning tone is basic.

An executive who even makes an absurd expression.

Another executive, who was sitting on the other side of the sofa, answered with his legs crossed as if he felt uneasy.

“Are you dissatisfied? There are two people to get rid of, but what can I do with the only one I can use right away is Rajeyoung. Would you like me to learn some tricks?”

“Nevertheless it is. Ancient monsters are hard to find, so why waste them like this?”

“Then why didn’t you come up with a plan? The guy who didn’t even attend the meeting because he was busy complains a lot.”

After a short argument ensued,

Another executive sitting between them sighed.

“Stop the useless arguing.”

And I met the eyes of the executive who complained for the first time.

“I also think it wasn’t a bad decision. Because Ra Je-young does not have two bodies, and Kim Soo-han and Lee Hyun-seong cannot be eliminated at the same time.”

“…I mean, do I have to care that much about a guy who is ranked 60th? Shouldn’t we just get rid of that guy, Kim Soo-han?”

“Looks like you don’t know. Hyunseong Lee is not an ordinary student.”

“What kind of power are you hiding, are you even going to say this? Enough to send out the one and only parasitic monster?”

“you’re right.”

A stern answer without a single thought.

The executive in the center shook his head.

And he added words to convince the complaining executive.

“Think about it. Not only is he at the bottom of the rankings, he is also a student who has been called the weakest seeker in the academy’s history. Isn’t it suspicious that such a student subdued two Rainbow Birds?”

“…is that the only reason?”

“Listen to the end.”

Why should Lee Hyeon-seong be removed?

The explanation was this.

Lee Hyun-seong’s residence has already been identified.

But what do you think is the reason for bothering to remove it from the dungeon?

Even if you try to assassinate in your sleep.

It was impossible to access what spirits were planted in the place where they lived.

In addition, the person from the association follows and protects them 24 hours a day.

If you look at these things alone, isn’t it an unusual human being?

It could be that he is a seeker secretly being fostered by the association.

The same speculation followed.

“Looking back, I don’t think he’s an ordinary guy. But why on earth is that guy ranked 60th?”

“There is a saying these days. It’s hard.”

“Are you out of breath?”

“I don’t know the exact meaning, but wouldn’t it feel like a trump card like the Joker? They are deliberately hiding their skills and inducing their carelessness.”

The executive who looked down on Lee Hyeon-seong at first nodded as if he had a point.

“… I’m sure it would be helpful if I could get rid of Lee Hyun-seong as well.”

The first purpose of liberation is to cause chaos in the academy.

Eliminating professors or instructors is risky.

But as a student, the story is different.

Kim Soo-han is receiving public attention.

Lee Hyun-seong, who is keeping an eye on the association.

If these two are eliminated, the academy will be more vigilant.

Eventually, high-ranking investigators stationed on the frontlines will also join the academy vigilance.

Even if this operation failed, there was no problem.

If you constantly terrorize the academy, all seekers will naturally focus on it.

“There is not much left until the age of demons arrives.”

after that.

The ultimate goal was to collapse the poorly defended northern defense line.

For the liberation of demons.

***

Fluorescent lights hanging from the ceiling.

The buzzing noise emanating from it added to the ominousness.

The members of the crew remained silent.

I slowly looked around and checked the signs.

“exit”

Words written the same in all passages.

It was a marker for when to return from the search.

and to the side,

「2-star monster, ghoul」

「One-Star Monster, Small Turtle」

「2-Star Monster, Skeleton」

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over the aisle.

Information about the monsters was written.

‘I also covet the small turtle fragments.’

Personally, I want to go in this direction, but…

Unfortunately, that wish never came true.

“Let’s go from here.”

Cha Yu-ra pointed to a sign on the wall.

「2-star monster, one-eyed dwarf」

「※ 3-star monster, one-eyed giant」

One-eyed.

A subspecies of Cyclops.

Three adult giants are classified as superlative.

I chose this direction because it would give me a lot of practice points.

“Isn’t a one-eyed giant impossible…?”

Kim Young-ji cautiously disagreed.

As if he had taken it to mean that he had chosen a presumptuous route, Cha Yu-ra answered with a hint of arsenic.

“It would be too much for you.”

“What? I came up with an opinion for the safety of the members, but why do you say that? And since I’m not a fighter, of course it’s impossible.”

“So, if you’re a healer, just follow me quietly. Where do you put your weight on the combat position decision?”

Why are you fighting and messing around?

It’s difficult if you do this from the beginning.

“That, calm down…”

Inevitably, I decided to intervene.

Because Kim Min-guk is standing in the back like a folding screen and doing nothing.

“First of all, the route Cha Yu-ra chose isn’t bad either. Even if the Cyclops is a top-notch 3-star, it’s easy to subdue it because it’s in a state of being immobilized due to the nature of the dungeon’s topography.”

Let’s finish talking

Cha Yu-ra put on a slightly triumphant expression.

“Did you hear? If you didn’t find out information about the dungeon in advance, don’t be mean. You useless bitch.”

“…a worthless year? Are you going to keep saying that?”

“Well, what are you going to do? It’s useless, right?”

“This is real…”

Look at that way of talking…

Are you mistaken for me agreeing with your opinion and taking a side?

I just agreed to the route choice.

He didn’t come out to defend Cha Yoo-ra.

The purpose of intervening between the two is to mediate.

Even if you can’t reconcile

The search will be easier only when the discord is eliminated.

So, I couldn’t end the situation here.

“Cha Yu-ra, you also had an aggressive tone. You could have kindly explained it.”

He also gave attention to Cha Yu-ra.

Then, Cha Yu-ra’s eyebrows suddenly twitched.

By nature, you’re going to give a shit to me too.

I was thinking that, but the reaction was different from what I expected.

“…Anyway, the route was decided this way, right? Then let’s go quickly. Time is wasted.”

“Did you not hear Hyunseong? Apologize first!”

“what. follow me You useless bitch.”

“Don’t say it’s useless!”

just glancing at me,

Didn’t really say anything.

‘What?’

I just looked…

It seems that Kim Young-ji is the only one who has been treating her badly since earlier.

I don’t know the relationship between the two.

It just looked bad.

Somehow, he was more toxic than what I saw in the novel.

‘It’s rough from the start, really.’

I swallowed a sigh and followed Cha Yu-ra.

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One-eyed dwarf.

Only the name is a minor.

It is a monster whose height is equal to that of an adult male.

And among the 2 stars, he was classified as an upperclassman.

─Keii!

Even so, it’s as if a kkaebi’s bat is going to explode in the rain at once.

Go ahead alone and take charge of the vanguard,

A kkaebi that shows off its wonderful incomparability.

─Kei! Key!

Cha Yu-ra formed an ice pick in the air to launch a support attack from the rear.

However, the ice pick did not pierce the Cyclops.

“no···. why are you so strong Everything in one room…”

Rather than aiming an ice pick at a one-eyed man, it was because the kkaebi’s hunting speed was much faster.

A clan that Cha Yu-ra is targeting monsters.

Kaebi hit the ball and subdued them all.

“… that’s amazing.”

It seems embarrassing.

A small exclamation flowed from Cha Yu-ra’s mouth as she stopped forming the ice pick.

Seeing Cha Yu-ra like that, Kim Young-ji let out a sneer at the corner of her mouth.

“Poop. map is useless What are you doing? I’m even putting a protective shield around it.”

“…”

What was there to refute?

Cha Yu-ra glared at Kim Young-ji with a sidelong glance and kept her mouth shut.

‘The atmosphere is on thin ice, really…’

I tried to look away from the two of them and looked towards the kkaebi again.

It was after he had slaughtered all the one-eyed little men.

-End! Key!

Kkaebi jumped into my arms.

– Ssutdam!

“Good work.”

As a reward… no, as a reward, he stroked the head of the kkaebi.

While doing so, Kim Young-ji sneaked up to me.

“Will you stroke me too?”

The moment I reach out my hand to Kkaebi with those words.

widely!

Kkaebi ruthlessly slashed Kim Young-ji’s hand.

─Smell.

why is he like this

I didn’t do this to other people.

Kim Young-ji didn’t really smell anything.

“… Kkaebi. I apologize.”

─Ming-na.

With a look of disgust,

Kaebi covered her nose with her hand and hid behind me.

Kim Young-ji put on a bewildered expression.

“sorry. Because Kaebi is very shy…”

“···no. But did you say wake up? It looks very different from the last time I saw it in Dalian.”

Kim Young-ji, who quickly relaxed his expression, looked at Kkaebi with an awkward smile.

“It’s because it evolved. It’s a different species than back then.”

“yes? Can you evolve it too? no wonder···. I envy you anyway. Having such an amazing number of summons.”

Kim Young-ji gave a compliment that didn’t seem to contain much sincerity.

Cha Yu-ra, who was watching this from the side, murmured softly, almost inaudible.

“Summoners who make high-level summons follow them are amazing. Talking wildly without even knowing the structural part.”

Has he lost any enemies with Kim Young-ji?

It just seemed like every action was angular.

I decided to move on to the next route in a hurry before trouble happens again.

“…Now that this is over, let’s move on to the next route.”

While each of them scattered and checked the mark.

‘Summons. An iron rice bowl.’

Also to accumulate experience.

Summons a humanoid, an iron rice bowl.

Because you can’t feed only kkaebi experience.

“Wow···. Is he a monster too?”

“robot···.”

Maybe it’s because mechanical monsters aren’t common?

After checking the mark, Kim Young-ji and Cha Yoo-ra returned and stared at the iron rice bowl in awe.

Iron rice bowl is different from kkaebi,

Being a monster with no emotion or ego, he didn’t care about that kind of gaze.

It was just spitting out certain lines.

-Hello, Master. Please enter your command.

“I don’t have any specific orders to give right now.”

-Master. Please enter your command. Five. buy. three. this···.

“…First of all, protect me.”

─Confirm command entry. Protect.

while giving the command.

The iron rice bowl turned to face the other members.

And the lens that plays the role of the eyeball popped out.

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Jiing-

The direction of the lens flowed in the order of Kim Young-ji, Cha Yu-ra, and Kim Min-guk.

‘What are you doing?’

The moment when I wondered what kind of action I was going to take.

─Access denied.

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Jiing. clap.

The iron rice cooker’s abdomen is split in half,

It opens on both sides like a refrigerator.

Various types of muzzles protruded from the inside.

─Keep a certain distance. I’ll kill you if you get too close.

The iron rice bowl aimed its gun at Min-guk Kim.