chapter 34
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Yoon-hee, who looked at me with suspicious eyes, went out, leaving only Lee Se-hee with me.
“The recovery effect was good.”
“It is the most reliable review because it is said by the person who uses it the most. Thanks for the compliments.”
“It’s a reasonable assessment.”
“·················ogue.”
“Are you here because you have something you want to say to me?”
Also, Se-hee Lee was quick-witted, so it was comfortable working together. It seems like he’s too smart to give meaning to anything.
I also found out for the first time today that such calculations are hidden in my actions.
“I want to make a request.”
“What is it?”
“Shinsung Pharmaceutical is the best in Korea. I know that competitiveness is superior in the world.”
“That’s right, the recovery system that Junho uses is one of the results. The US is strong, but the price is very high. Ours has good price competitiveness. Is it the recovery drug that Junho wants to request?”
“right.”
“What do you want?”
“I want to request the development of a recovery agent that attaches the body to which the body has been cut.”
“·················ogue.”
“Is it difficult?”
Lee Se-hee’s expression seemed out of control.
Wouldn’t it be a good idea to do it once?
“I thought for a moment what Junho was thinking. uh, um. In case of an unexpected accident during a battle, it is meant to be rectified, right?”
“It’s like that.”
“It can be done, but I don’t know how effective it is. It can be done with surgery, and even if you attach it, you can’t fight right away.”
“But you can correct the imbalance. If you hold the sword with the opposite hand, the combat power will decrease, but the loss can be minimized.”
“It’s like that…”
I threw the bait to Lee Se-hee, who hesitated.
“I am not asking you to do it for free. We will fund research.”
“Research funding?”
“And I know it works well for gluing the amputated ones.”
“Then we can shorten our research a lot.”
“Will you?”
“If Junho’s hint is clear.”
In this way, I succeeded in getting Lee Se-hee’s cooperation.
Lee Se-hee thought I was going to attach my limbs, but in fact, I had a different idea.
Because if you can’t escape, you can blow your neck. If you smash the head with a mine, you can’t even play the game, but if you cut it and attach it, you can minimize your liability.
Because the cover is important.
But will the cut marks be erased when re-attached?
*
Late at night, Cheon Myeong-guk and Jung Joo-ho had a meeting. The two drank soju with mussel soup and grilled fish as snacks at a shabby long-established bar.
“I’m sorry for calling you suddenly.”
“No, it’s fine. If the manager calls you, you have to come. Well, there was a big incident today. I thought there would be a place like this.”
“haha.”
“…are you okay?”
Jung Joo-ho was worried about Cheon Myeong-guk’s dry laugh.
“it’s okay. It should be okay.”
What if you were Cheon Myung-guk? Jung Joo-ho thanked God that he was only a director.
“I pushed the contract of Choi Junho and Choin strongly.”
“I knew it well because I was there.”
“As you know, the regular contract is 7 years. Choi Jun-ho, Cho In-nim, and our government have to continue the relationship for 7 years.”
“·················ogue.”
“But it happened from the first day. I signed a contract with Choi Junho and Choin after one day. Heh heh! The remaining contract period is 6 years and 364 days. It is 2554 days and it is 10 o’clock, so 107,270 hours remain.”
Do you have to take care of Choi Jun-ho for 100,000 hours? Just listening to it made me dizzy. The words “I’d rather be killed” came up to my throat.
When I mentioned a specific number, I understood why Cheon Myeong-guk was drinking.
“Director Jung, did you know that Choi Jun-ho and Cho-in are such a person?”
“If you say you didn’t know, you would be deceiving the manager. I knew. Choi Jun-ho is that kind of guy. But if you thought you were going to buy something like that today, you wouldn’t. He was always beyond imagination.”
Watching Cheon Myeong-guk silently raising the glass, Joo-ho Jeong bumped the glass.
For this moment, the two of them were in agreement.
“It is clear to see how much hardship Director Jung must have suffered during that time.”
“Because it was only half a year.”
“okay. I am 6 years 364 days. 100,000 hours later!”
Cheon Myeong-guk, who filled his cup, drank alcohol.
“Thinking about it, I wonder if I will hold the position until then. But if I quit, who will control Choi Jun-ho and Cho-in? No, it’s controlled in the first place, right? If I lose the reins of even the least amount of control, I’m terrified of the situation.”
“Why are you thinking like that already?”
“Because I did something. Chief, what should I do next? I asked to meet you today to learn.”
“·················ogue.”
Jung Joo-ho touched the glass without answering. Cheon Myeong-guk once again poured the drink and drank it at once.
“It’s a dirty story, but the incident broke out and I saw blood in the stool. Extreme stress was the cause. It was clean just 3 months ago. I, who had been healthy all my life, became like this in one day. While living as a hunter, even if defeated by a monster, I have never lost hope while drifting alone in a foreign country. But now… I’m in a state of poop. Whoa!”
Jeong Joo-ho, who stole the bottle from Cheon Myeong-guk’s hand, filled his cup. Then, when he raised the glass and made a toast gesture, the two cups collided.
After hesitating for a while, Jung Joo-ho said with a determined face.
“Chief. I’ve been losing my hair for quite some time because of him.”
“Such a terrible thing…”
“You have to accept it. He has already been certified as level 8 and has even obtained the privilege of non-arrest. The more you try to control it, the more it pops out. Fortunately, he has a clear definition of his own, so he doesn’t rush into everything.”
“You have to figure it out.”
“But wouldn’t a predictable disaster be less stressful?”
“…you mean you can’t stop it, you can only figure it out.”
“Yes.”
It’s like being a patient with a terminal sentence.
Not to prepare, but to prepare your mind.
Chun Myung-guk shook his head.
“Still, once you get to know him, you know how to move. Sometimes, just like beans grow in a drought, they listen to your opinions. I recommend you hold on until then.”
“What kind of battle have you been fighting in the meantime?”
“I think the biggest achievement in my life is to make sure he doesn’t become a villain.”
“I am honored. For Director Jung Joo-ho.”
“For Director Cheon Myeong-guk.”
The two, who shared the pain of hair loss with blood, formed a brother-in-law at a well-established bar.
*
As I talked with Jong-yeop Oh, Jong-su Oh went to work.
“Hello, brother. The life saved thanks to hyung, I will pay it back by working hard so that it doesn’t become a waste.”
“Come on. It’s still cluttered, but would you like to clean it up and install a computer program?”
“yes!”
While out for a while, Jong-su Oh finished organizing his desk and installed a computer. And brought the documents that had arrived to me.
“What shall we do now?”
“Once I sort the documents, I just put them together. What to do the same day, what to do this week, what to do this month, and what to reject. It was divided like this.”
“I’ll be alert and try my best.”
“And the main thing is to sort out the contacts that come to me.”
From direct contact to e-mail, messenger, etc. If I don’t filter by myself, work rushes to the National Guard Bureau, so I hired Jongsu Oh to solve it on my own line.
If it doesn’t live up to expectations, it can’t be helped, and if it does well, it will be another opportunity.
“I will do my best. uh? There are already a lot of invitations. There are special invitations to the Awakening Academy, invitations to civil servant hunter training, special lectures for large guilds, and conferences…”
“You decide how important the matter is.”
“Am I?”
“I’ll just take note. Your decision will not be reflected as it is, so think of it as gaining experience.”
“yes!”
Just as Oh Jong-soo went to work, Jung Joo-ho, who came to work late with a hangover face, called me.
“So what happened to that reporter?”
“Let the judgment of the law be done.”
“Are you going to be punished?”
“Even if you don’t receive it, you won’t be able to treat it like it used to.”
“Well, since you were defined as a villain, if I catch your eye again… I just want to recommend suicide. Anyway, that’s it.”
“Because it was a taste. I try not to go all the way.”
In fact, the punishment of the law is not expected very much. It would be more certain to make them neither live nor die.
Some people think it’s a private sanction, but I had a different opinion.
Level 8 Superintendents have the right to make a judgment call. I use this a little bit broadly, no problem.
“…Sometimes I think about what the end of what you are saying, and I get choked up. Please turn on your blinkers and come in. Do you know how many lives are shortened because of you?”
He grumbled that his hair was shrinking, but suddenly it had changed to a lifespan.
But the only one who complained like this was Jung Joo-ho. These days, it seems like you are enjoying the situation even if you sound sick.
I decided to understand that he was stingy.
“I will try.”
“So what are your next plans?”
“Now that I have been recognized for my level, I plan to achieve results that will imprint me as a superhuman. First of all, I am going to categorize the participants from among the various invitation schedules and official schedules that have come to me, and then subdue the organizations involved in the villain uprising in Incheon.”
“Oh oh! you do that?”
“It also happened because of the league.”
“I like it from above. Yes, it would be nice if you could take care of that. ha ha ha! Our National Guard will support you, so run as much as you like.”
If it’s the National Guard, you can definitely take care of the cleanup.
“thank you. But I guess I drank a lot yesterday.”
“I heard that there are people who share the same pain, so it went well. I’m fine, but that person was struggling because the brakes were applied while he was winning. That person wasn’t very good either. Ttttttttt!”
“I hope he heals well.”
“It is probably impossible. The cause of the stress is going crazy.”
“It’s really bad.”
“It didn’t work. It was pitiful later.”
I don’t know what’s going on, but Jung Joo-ho looked at me and said. Because there are things in the world that one cannot overcome. The best way to manage stress is to eat comfortably.
When I went to Incheon soon, I decided to make a detailed plan and went out.
I went back to my office and saw Jeong Da-hyun standing in front of the door. I took Jeong Da-hyun into the office.
“I want to ask for advice.”
“Say it.”
“I have been feeling stagnant lately. Watching Yoon Hee improve her skills, I want to do well too, but it’s not easy to keep track. I want to ask you for advice.”
“Are you using your intuition in your daily life?”
“yes. I try to keep it up 24/7.”
“If you want your intuition to develop further, you have to develop it to the level of certainty. This requires a variety of experiences. What you need the most right now is practical experience.”
I have never seen a practice that brings so much enlightenment as practice.
I think it’s actually a childhood game to be careful not to get injured. A battle between life and blood, splashing blood and flesh, is the real realization.
Taken from https://NovelNext.com
Mostly, the blood and flesh of the other person spattered more than my own blood.
“Practice, experience.”
“For that, it would be best to catch a villain. No low-level villains. It would be nice to have a villain who can give tension to a similar level. Level 6 is suitable.”
“I’ll have to go look for it.”
“My intuition instinctively distinguishes between enemies I can fight against and enemies I am not. If this is further subdivided, villains who can win or lose will be distinguished depending on the situation. If you make it to that point, you’re ready to pave the way for the next one. Can you do it?”
Dahyun Jung has been mainly responsible for arresting city villains.
The arrest of a city villain is a job everyone wants, and the level of the villain is not high, but it gets the media spotlight.
Dahyun Jeong was walking on the flower path as a flower and icon of the National Protection Agency. Then, by training diligently and diligently, in the future, I will rise to level 7.
I know that Dahyun Jung will develop as time goes by like this. But I am not satisfied with that.
This time, you’re dealing with a villain outside the city. There are high-level villains who go alone, there are villains who commit heinous crimes, and there are villains who push the numbers.
It is a matter of accumulating performance in a place where you do not know where certain variables will come from.
“In the end, I also have to catch monsters, so I can do something about going out of the city together.”
“I’ll do it.”
“great.”
I cheered for Jeong Da-hyun, who was determined to fight back. How many people will get caught if you go around the outskirts?
*
Recently, Dahyun Jung has been feeling thirsty.
Everyone around you is growing.
His friend Se-hee Lee, as an awakener, did a great job in a key position in the Holy Guild without falling far behind him, while Jun-ho Choi’s younger brother, Yoon-hee Choi, is achieving rapid growth by showing what a brilliant talent is.
and Choi Joon-ho.
A genius who was officially recognized as Level 8 at the age of 25.
This man, who was once a second-in-command, soared into places he could not pursue.
While watching the process, Dahyun Jung realized her own shortcomings. If he had been more diligent and more fierce, he would have been in a higher place than he is now.
Being left behind is never a pleasant experience. So, I sought advice from Choi Jun-ho and wanted to get ahead.
“You have to catch a villain to stand by your side.”
So Jung Da-hyun left the city with Choi Jun-ho to find a villain.
*
“I thought I was going to die.”
Han Sang-min, a black agent at the Bureau of External Relations, was able to return to the front line after recovering from an injury a while ago.
It was a tough day with injuries. While acting as a villain at the order of Director Yum Guk-cheol, he collected information about the villains, but the experience of that day was a terrible moment that he did not want to go through again.
“The madman is level 8, so should we be lucky that he survived?”
Recalling the difficult moment of rehabilitation, Han Sang-min shook his head.
At the time, I thought I was bitten by a crazy dog and cursed it, but now that I think about it, just being able to come back like this was a blessing.
Where the hell did that guy come from?
It was the first time I had ever seen him as a civil servant hunter and a villain.
Because he was out due to an injury, he was unable to head to his old base. Han Sang-min was going to stop by the black market to buy the necessary things, and then contact the villains to let them know that Blink’s Na Kyung-wook is still alive.
After stopping by the black market, he came out and was engulfed in a sense of incongruity while walking down a street with few people. I was attacked by Choi Jun-ho like this last time too, and I suffered a terrible situation.
“Déjà vu? ah, no.”
Would the precious body of a level 8 superman appear on the black market? It was time to leave, thinking it was an overreaction. He became contemplative at the pretense of popularity felt from behind and took a vigilant posture.
“found. Level 6.”
“Are you Jung Da-hyun?”
It was Jeong Da-hyun, the flower of a civil servant hunter who is more famous for her beauty than for her genius.
She has a rather stiff personality, but she is fair and full of justice, so she is called the light among civil servant hunters. Why is she here?
Did you know that they mainly arrest the villains who cheat in town?
Now, she radiates an eerie energy that makes her feel eerie.
It had the eyes of a predator looking at its prey.
“Level 6 villain, Blink Na Kyung-wook.”
“Huh? Come on, wait!”
Han Sang-min became contemplative as he saw Jeong Da-hyun approaching with a sword.
*
Jung Joo-ho was in a good mood after meeting with Cheon Myeong-guk the day before.
Finally, someone who tasted Choi Jun-ho appeared. When I think of the fact that I have endured that shitty taste all by myself, it feels like the old congestion is going down.
“It’s bloody, I hope you get better.”
But the taste of Junho Choi is just the beginning. How long can Cheon Myung-guk withstand the storm wave of Choi Jun-ho?
I would be so grateful to have stayed one step away from the aftermath.
Now, even if he makes an accident, he is not responsible for it. You can add power to the operation while pretending to apply the brake moderately from the side, and take the blame.
Still, I decided to serve him as my older brother, so I’ll have to buy him a medicine that is good for bloody stool.
As I was smiling brightly with the thought that it was only me, my smartphone rang loudly. It was a contact from a friend, Ansuk, and Guk-cheol, director of the Bureau of External Cooperation.
“Uh, what’s going on?”
– Hey, you crazy bastard!
“Why all of a sudden? Did you have a fight yesterday?”
– Hey, hey! Does this crazy bastard seriously injure Han Sang-min as soon as he returns? You got a mission and went out today, you idiot!
“What do you mean?”
– You can’t even manage the load, now? uh? Your subordinate said Sangmin seriously injured him! It took a year to come back!
At the voice of Yoo Ki-cheol, who even started to hear his ears, Jung Joo-ho realized that the situation was not serious.
But Jung Joo-ho was innocent. Choi Jun-ho, who has a 99.99% chance of an accident, knows Han Sang-min’s face. Although he is a villain, there is no way I can touch him other than infiltrating for the purpose of the operation.
Above all, Choi Jun-ho is no longer his subordinate.
“Isn’t that wrong? Choi Jun-ho can’t touch it again. And I think you are mistaken, but Choi Jun-ho has established a cooperative relationship with the National Guard Bureau, not my subordinate.”
– It’s not Choi Jun-ho.
“then?”
– Jeong Da-hyun.
“who?”
-Your nephew Jeong Da-hyun made Sang-min a half-beast! crazy bastard!
“Ah, no. It will not.”
-Are you sure it’s not real? really?
For a moment, I felt like my bones were melting. Dahyun Jung, her nephew. He was known as a genius from an early age, and has done great things with his upright convictions and a just personality.
Jung Joo-ho had no doubts that she would become a hunter who would make Korea shine.
Even if he was influenced by Choi Jun-ho, he believed that he would use it as nourishment to break his limits.
not. Dahyun Jung can’t do that. But why can’t he just say no to base iron?
Jung Joo-ho, thinking that far, was terribly surprised as he unknowingly ripped off his head.
“Oh, no!”