Episode 86

I was glad I was wearing a suit. If the face wasn’t covered, you wouldn’t be able to hide your expression.

However, the ability Seol Ga-eun showed was shocking.

“Ga-eun, what the hell is that… .”

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Lee Young-mi asked, puzzled.

It’s hard to believe when you see it for sure.

Are you going back in time?

But I was able to accept it because I experienced it, not just the level I saw it.

return.

Doesn’t that match exactly what I’m experiencing? Could it be that Seol Ga-eun had something to do with my return?

“Dad has been like this for a long time, so it will take time to recover, but… I can do it.”

Seol Ga-eun’s will was firm.

While the two mothers and daughters were talking, I ruminated on memories.

However, in the first place, the information about Seol Ga-eun was all at the level. There was no point of contact between me and her, and her name was not mentioned in the records I kept in my head.

If so, there are two possibilities.

First, she may have lived a smooth life unrelated to the villain.

Second, it may be related to a secret villain that is not recorded.

Perhaps the answer is the latter.

Even before returning, Hands must have been secretly targeting her. In fact, I didn’t know about Hands other than the fact that it was Seol Gyu-jin’s alter ego.

“Gaeun… ah… .”

Then a very low voice rang in my ears. Seol Gyu-jin removed the respirator with trembling hands and opened his mouth in voice.

His voice cracked, probably because he hadn’t spoken in a long time.

“Dad… !”

“Are you okay… ?!”

First of all, I decided to get to know her abilities gradually. I would continue to interact with Seol Ga-eun anyway, so the opportunity was ample.

“Thank you… .”

Seol Gyu-jin’s face became more comfortable. Her ability must have been effective to the extent that she even raised her voice.

Then his gaze turned to me.

“To you too… directly… I just wanted to say thank you.”

At that, the other two also turned their eyes to me. Both of them had tears in their eyes.

“To see my family again… What happened… Being able to live again like this… It would have been impossible without you.”

As if he was getting used to talking, his voice became clearer. The other two nodded as if agreeing.

“I will repay this favor in some way.”

“that’s right.”

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Lee Young-mi glanced at Seol Gyu-jin with a look of love and hatred and sighed deeply.

“I can’t forgive this man yet… If my daughter wants it, I will try.”

“mom… .”

“Since Ga-eun hasn’t rotted inside her mother, she should work hard too.”

Seol Ga-eun smiled at those words. It wasn’t bigger than his usual smile, but it was a deep one.

“I will spend the rest of my life for my family. I will also give up the position of president of the association.”

“… Dad?”

“Are you giving up?”

At Seol Gyu-jin’s words, the two looked at each other. However, Seol Gyu-jin shook his head with a calm expression.

“Anyway, now I can’t even use my abilities properly.”

It is said that losing a soul weakens it, but it seems to have affected his abilities as well. In the end, it meant that Seol Gyu-jin was in a worse situation than a typical middle-aged man.

It must mean that such a person cannot be the representative of the association.

“No, that is difficult.”

But I couldn’t agree with him. If Seol Gyu-jin survives, he should be the president of the association.

“… Are you in trouble?”

Unexpecting my opposition, he widened his eyes.

“Practical skills are important for the president of the association, but they also have symbolic value. For now, it would be better to focus on recovery and think about the future.”

“Yes, you. Because the body is weak, the will is also weak.”

“Right, Dad. I think about recovering first.”

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Lee Young-mi and Seol Ga-eun also agreed.

They wouldn’t feel comfortable if he gave up his achievements because of them.

But in fact, the reason for my objection is more important than what I said.

“Um… Director Bae Seung-joo would do well too… .”

That’s it.

It is true that the person who will become the next president of the association after Seol Gyu-jin is Bae Seung-ju.

Before returning, after Bae Seung-joo became the president of the association, the association was swept away by a wave of reform.

A work process based on Bae Seung-ju’s unique principles was established. It was a good flow on the outside, but side effects occurred both inside and outside the association.

Bae Seung-joo applied the principle tightly, so the association’s employees could not stand it and continued their retirement.

Employees without a sense of mission were weeded out, but overall the size of the association has been reduced. As a result, there was a setback in the villains’ response, and the damage increased.

“If you want, it would be better to take over slowly.”

The reform of Bae Seung-joo is not in the wrong direction. But it took time to adapt.

If Seol Gyu-jin held the brakes, the flow would have been smoother than before the return.

“… Eunin’s words are right. It looks like I got emotional.”

Seol Gyu-jin obediently listened to my opinion. I approached him and held out a smartphone from Miss Backdoor.

“This… ?”

“It is for contact. Contact me here if you need help.”

“Okay. don’t wait.”

Even if he has no ability, he is the president of the association. His position could be used someday.

I’m going to hand it over and leave.

“I-I am… ?”

Seol Ga-eun looked up at me and asked.

“I also want to return the favor. If you need help… .”

“If you need me, I will find you.”

You could always find her. I dismissed it and left.

* * *

A few days later, in the conference room of the association headquarters.

Bae Seung-joo looked over the crowd and lightly bowed his head.

“Thank you for coming while you are busy.”

“… Didn’t Kwon Seong come again?”

Bae Seung-joo shook his head at Pyo Ji-hoon’s words. The 5 strongest players were called, but Kwon Seong was absent this time as well.

“Because that child is selfish.”

“… Chief, what the hell happened to this?”

Ju Tae-ji couldn’t stand it at Hwang Ye-ri’s words and asked.

“Why is Hwang Ye-ri here?!”

“Your old man, you are still impatient.”

“It’s not a matter of temper, is it? !”

Hwang Ye-ri became the head of the Ubermensch, and was pursued by the association.

But how can I sit here quietly?

Johanna didn’t say anything, but it was a car that raised questions.

“Oh, I was just about to explain.”

Bae Seung-joo cleared his throat and turned his attention away. Only Pyo Ji-hun knew about the relationship between Hwang Ye-ri and the association.

“At the time, the arrest failed during the first chase, but the tail hadn’t fallen off yet.”

Hwang Ye-ri escaped the encirclement, but Lua continued to be in the shadows. Because of this, the hiding place Hwang Ye-ri moved to was also quickly identified.

“While we were preparing for the second chase, the president of the association contacted us.”

Bae Seung-joo explained to Joo Tae-ji and Johanna, who were unaware of the situation. It was a story about the identity and death of the sponsor behind the Übermensch.

As soon as Pyo Ji-hoon received the news, he persuaded Bae Seung-ju.

“The sword lord came forward and gave it to me. The purpose of courtiers is not to terrorize, but to pursue sponsors. Of course, such private sanctions cannot be allowed, but… .”

“Because it’s like that, I don’t rely on the Association.”

“Both of you should stop, we’d better talk about that later.”

Pyo Ji-hoon raised his hand to stop him and took the word himself.

“From now on, it would be better for me to explain. As you can see, the courtiers surrendered meekly.”

“Isn’t the expression ‘surrender’ a bit ambiguous?”

At Hwang Ye-ri’s sharp tone, Pyo Ji-hun briefly cleared his throat.

“Hmmm, anyway, once the sponsor’s death was confirmed, there was no more bloodshed. And instead of ending it like this, I suggested a way to make the current situation more useful.”

“Utilization?”

Ju Taiji’s eyebrows twitched.

“Rather than announcing Hwang Ye-ri’s arrest, we use her to wipe out the remnants of the Ubermensch.”

“Ohh… .”

“So Hwang Ye-ri is still wanted.”

Johanna could understand right away. Pyo Ji-hoon nodded his head with a satisfied face.

“Even if Hwang Ye-ri is arrested, the rest of the party will just hide. So, taking advantage of this situation, we plan a fake terrorism plan and carry out a sting operation.”

“But the principle of presumption of innocence will be followed. Because you can’t blame terrorism that didn’t even happen. We plan to focus on investigating whether he belonged to the Weavermensch and whether he was involved in previous terrorism.”

Bae Seung-joo drew a line.

Hwang Ye-ri snorted and shrugged.

“Whatever I do, as long as I can get rid of the seed, I don’t care.”

“As you can see, since this agreement has been reached, we plan to proceed with the arrest operation sequentially. Instead, Hwang Ye-ri will be staying at the association headquarters for the time being.”

The Ubermensch incident ended just like that. Ju Taiji nodded.

“Well, that sounds like a good idea.”

“I didn’t know that the sword master could roll his head so well. Didn’t someone think of it for you?”

Johanna lightly exhaled cigarette smoke and said. Instead of replying, Pyo Ji-hoon responded with a smile.

It was meant to be seen as being taken as a joke.

‘Anyway, Johanna has a good sense of humor.’

But she was right.

This was also a plan proposed by a collaborator. From the moment he decided to pursue Hwang Ye-ri in the first place, everything was in his palm.

‘That’s probably because the field of view is wide.’

In the midst of admiring the collaborator again, Bae Seung-ju lightly clapped his hands.

“This incident revealed the existence of ‘sponsor’ and the group behind it called ‘Nobody’. It is not irrelevant to all of you gathered now, but we gathered everyone to share information.”

Bae Seung-joo gave Ju Tae-ji his gaze first.

“The distribution of drugs and stimulants, including seeds, is currently being coordinated with the Spiral Guild, and the Balbonsaekwon is working hard.”

“Like weeds, they kept coming out no matter how much I pulled them out.”

Ju Taiji frowned and shook his head. Bae Seung-ju looked at Hwang Ye-ri with an understanding face.

“As I said before, I think there will be no major problems for the time being as we plan to investigate later on.”

The Übermensch’s head is severed, so he won’t be able to use his strength. Bae Seung-joo’s gaze soon turned to Johanna.

“Regarding the lunatic money, it depends entirely on Johanna’s research, so please explain.”

“Well, the development of the surveillance device itself is going well. A prototype will be completed soon.”

Contrary to the content, Johanna’s expression was not bright.

“The problem is that it is an experiment, but the problem is that it is difficult to find a test subject.”

“Well… exactly.”

“I want to find a hidden monster, but I can’t ask for help from that monster.”

Joo Tae-ji and Pyo Ji-hoon added a word each. Of course, it wasn’t that Johanna had no alternatives.

“So I decided to run a pilot operation according to the schedule with the association. Even if the target is caught by the detection device, if the security hunters are on standby, they will be able to respond right away.”

“Ah, that’s for sure.”

The hunters were placed in a designated place to respond to the situation, so even if a monster disguised as a human was discovered, the problem would not increase.

“I will adjust the schedule to Johanna-sama. Then, finally, an explanation of ‘Nobody’.”

Bae Seung-ju brought out the last agenda.

“The president of the association said that when one of them, ‘Hands,’ died, part of that memory was passed on.”

At Kang Tae-min’s request, Seol Gyu-jin hid the source of the information.

“This Nobody appears to be a private organization of ‘No Name’, the suspect who created the seed in circulation. Inside, they refer to him as ‘the head’.”

“Huh, the tail that didn’t get stepped on like that is finally stepped on.”

Ju Taiji said while stroking his beard.

“you’re right. Since this is the situation, for the time being, we will focus on responding to Lunatic Money and Nobody. We would appreciate your help.”

Bae Seung-ju bowed respectfully. With that, the meeting ended.

Pyo Ji-hoon left the headquarters and got into the car. Usually they are accompanied by a driver, but this time it was different.

“… More than that.”

He passed on the results of the meeting to his collaborators.

“It went the way you thought. Thanks to that, Hwang Ye-ri escaped punishment. I will thank you on her behalf.”

<It’s not something I did to get thanks. I just hope I don’t have to contact you in the future.>

“Well, that would be better.”

Pyo Ji-hoon smiled at the collaborator’s answer.

“I will still carry this phone with me. Let me know if you need any help.”

<I do.>

I hung up and the call was disconnected.

It’s a cool reaction if you’re cool, but Pyo Ji-hoon actually liked that better.

I have more trust because I am not swayed by my emotions.

‘Even if we meet, I hope that we will never meet as enemies.’

Imagining that such a person would become a villain made me sick. It was best not to meet him again, as he said.

Pyo Ji-hoon put his thoughts together and drove to the Avalon Guild.

Today he had guests to greet.

“Ah, are you here?”

promised time.

Pyo Ji-hoon personally greeted the visitors.

“Long time no see.”

“Hello, Suho’s father.”

Kang Tae-min and Park Hyun-ah.

They came for Pyo Soo-ho’s vacation special lecture.

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