chapter 8
8 – Secret Agency and Cat Ears
My parents operated an indoor playroom called Gaonnuri.
Double-income couples with busy weekdays usually visit this place on weekends. Weekends were naturally busier here. However, it is lunch time now.
There are many restaurants around Gaonnuri that are reputed to be delicious. Of course, the families who had been playing here moved to the restaurant in time for lunch.
My father was cleaning up the messy playroom with the other employees and setting the table.
“Hmm?”
Our eyes met. In it, ‘jujeop’ was read. Sure enough, my father ran to the kitchen without even accepting a greeting.
“Why are you here?”
“It’s the first time I’ve brought someone.”
“I see.”
Perhaps in a good mood, Chunjiye let out her snort.
“Let’s sit over there.”
A few minutes passed. My father brought all the desserts sold at Gaonnuri, including fruits, cakes, and ice cream, cut into bite-sized pieces, to the table where we were sitting.
“Why did you prepare so much?”
“I have to prepare for this much. You are quite old. Eat quickly.”
“You only have one fork?”
“I brought only one so that the two of us can eat together.”
“Ha ha.”
It’s crazy. I ate a lot before coming here anyway, so I’m not hungry. I just want to feed him.
I pricked a melon with a fork and handed it over.
“Eat a lot.”
“Yes!”
Yomnyolnyol, the way he accepts and eats whatever is given to him like a hamster is cute. But it should end there, what the hell are you imagining? My father’s clown was ascending more and more.
I felt the need to break my imagination.
“No.”
“What?”
A father-in-law’s eyes as if looking at his daughter-in-law. If you didn’t know that, you were just an idiot.
“You are imagining it. It’s not like that.”
Seeing what else she didn’t like, Chunjie poked her in the side. Was she bitten because she kept passing only fruit? Next time you pass the fork, I’ll hand you the cake.
The wounds around the back cause a 100% uproar when discovered. To prevent that from happening, I went to the hospital and received treatment. It wasn’t getting any better though, so it stung when I was stabbed.
“Huh? Really not?”
“No.”
“Aren’t they friends of the opposite s*x?”
My father pointed at us alternately.
“A friend of the opposite s*x. That’s right.”
There was no need to deny it.
The hand poked at her side stopped. Cheon Ji-ye, who had been eating well while sitting in her chair, clung to her behind again.
‘Why is he like this? Could it be a lack of affection?’
Cheon Ji-ye’s family life was not covered much. However, as far as she has shown her so far, she is a child starved for affection because she has experienced her domestic abuse.
If it wasn’t for that, it’s her nature to slob like she is now. Then it was more of a problem. How do you deal with this going forward?
“hehehe, son. That’s how it all starts. Didn’t her dad meet her mom when she was your age too?”
Her parents met in elementary school and went on to get married. But that’s a special case. I wonder if there is such a thing as ‘pure love’ in the fantasy genre.
“Is your son here? But who is this beautiful lady?”
“My name is Cheonjiye!”
I don’t know why, but Cheon Ji-ye answered her mother in a spirited voice.
“Welcome. I eat a lot.”
“Yes!”
It’s good to be leisurely, but the two of you have to go back to work after lunch break. It was my turn to tell the story.
“Mom, Dad.”
“Huh?”
“Why?”
“Hey, you know. It is difficult to go home now.”
“Are you a runaway?”
My mother asked in a rather serious tone.
“That is not true.”
“Then?”
“Why don’t you talk a little bit.”
However, it was a little too long for her to say that she was an orphan.
“Could you let me stay here with you for a while?”
“…… Hmm.”
“Please? Yes?”
She forgot the shame of her adult mental age, and even tried her charms with her bright eyes. Unfortunately, the sluggish response came back.
When I think of how he always listened to me first, it was a clearer reaction.
Well, how easy was it to take care of a child you never knew? It’s not that I didn’t expect this to happen. There are more means prepared. Write it now…… ?
“…… Heck, how did that happen….”
My mother stole the tears from flowing.
“Don’t worry, we will be your new family.”
Her father was also prickling her nose.
‘What is it? What’s happening?’
I can’t follow the situation at all.
It was then. Chun Jiye, who was surrounded and comforted by her parents, turned her head away. Then he opened his mouth at me.
Solved·determined·did·uh, like that.
***
Chun Ji Ye used a whim and twisted her parents’ sensitivity to the limit. In such a state, she directly revealed that she was an orphan, and she aroused sympathy. She is originally a weak parent. In the end, she decided to live with Cheon Ji Ye in our house indefinitely.
Once again, I feel how terrifying the effect of divine protection is.
Anyway, these are my parents. Although she felt bad that Chun Jiye manipulated her emotions, she was also happy that her purpose was achieved as a result.
‘I’m disturbed.’
Among the blessings, there is something similar to an instant death cheat that kills the target it makes eye contact with within 3 seconds.
Then, is the Awakener who possesses the protective protection the strongest in the world? Not so.
The protection that directly affects the opponent is defined as an interference series, and the target could resist this protection. However, it is assumed that they are equally awakened.
Then what about the general public? Have to die, what What can I do? That this is the damn worldview of the Awoken.
Now, the reason for talking like this.
If Cheonjiye used a whim on me even once in a while, it was because she didn’t have the skills to deal with it at the moment.
‘I have to control it well.’
In order to achieve the purpose of sacrifice, I need to induce Cheon Ji-ye to become a villain, but she has to make sure that it doesn’t even hurt me.
Fortunately, she was kind to me. However, she said it might be temporary. So you should always be careful.
The capital of Tianlin, located on the coast, is equally called Tianlin.
The name of this place was a figurative expression like ‘iron wharf, rain street, fire square, windy hill’.
Other areas use Chinese character place names normally. For example, the Zaun slums I visited today. I don’t know why only this place is unique.
At the time, people’s opinion was that it was a mistake in the writing of the AI, which was in charge of the story.
I found the ‘Aram Secret Service’ in the Plaza of Fire and entered it.
This agency, which I heard now, is not cheap. Because they only ask for tens of millions of won for one job.
I need to collect at least 300 million won for the purpose of visiting a place.
Even if you combine the money you’ve saved while working part-time and the money you ripped from Castin today, you’re still short of 100 million won.
Still, I had one purpose for coming here.
Because we need to find the whereabouts of the child whose information was mentioned through the trio of thugs.
‘That child could be the main character of Part 5, even if only once in a while.’
Honestly, the main character of part 5 is no longer needed in my life. Cheon Ji-ye, who became the villain, will help her sacrifice to return to her previous life.
However, the world is already destined for destruction. If the main character dies, it may be much earlier than originally.
I really hated that. No matter what, it’s already been 4 years since I possessed. Jeong got stuck.
I don’t have the slightest bit of strength to stop the destruction, so I’m just giving up.
I wanted to live in this world as much as possible.
“Kuuu… ….”
The inside of the secret agency I visited was not tidy even with empty words.
The air was smoky, possibly due to poor ventilation, and the ashtray was full of cigarette butts.
At the table with the plaque reading [Representative of Heungshinso, Aram], There was a bottle of soju that had already been half forgotten even though it was 1:00.
The slack figure of the fixer implicitly told us that no customers had come to this place for a long time.
Perhaps, most people have turned their steps here. But I didn’t mean to.
Aram is a very talented person.
‘Because he’s from Baekwoon Hero Academy.’
Although she is only 22 years old, it is no exaggeration to say that her skills are comparable to her A-class hero.
She was confident in her skills, and when she started her own business, she measured her true self.
That’s why the amount was 30 million won to 80 million won per episode. But there was a problem.
First of all, there are not many people willing to pay that amount to the secret agency, which is all about finding people or seeking information.
‘Because the real rich hire their own personal informants.’
Incidentally, she was different from when she was attending the academy, with her messy hair and very gloomy appearance. Currently, she has a fairly trendy hairstyle with sky blue wavy long hair and pink bridges.
Golbang, who was sealing off her pretty appearance, even took off her glasses. The image is very distorted.
It’s a good thing indeed, but it caused unexpected problems.
The names are obviously the same, but no one knew that Aram was from Baekun.
In other words, people didn’t feel the value of asking for her request while paying her an expensive amount of tens of millions of won for her, who seemed to have no background or track record.
That was the reason this agency only flew flies.
‘That’s only two years.’
Nangjungjichu (囊中之錐)
A person with great talent reveals himself to the world in the end no matter what he does.
I know. In just two years, her ransom would exceed tens of millions of won, or billions of won.
She walked away, sleeping or not, and sat down on her soft couch.
“Huh, what is it?”
Perhaps feeling her voice, Aram hurriedly lowered the paper book from her forehead and wiped her mouth with her right hand.
“… Little?”
“I’m here to make a request. Anything other than murder is possible, as long as you’re looking for information. Please leave it at any time. Right?”
Her cat ears perked up.