Chapter 25 · 12 min

Chapter 25

GE Cartel

He carefully scanned the skeleton that rose clattering up and down.

The height is similar to Seo I-hyeon.

And it was a slightly murky white color, yet luster flowed.

This guy ate more blood than when Black.

The material itself Black was a bit better. Because negative emotions were full in all flesh pieces. Even a werewolf.

On the other hand this guy is human. But not an ordinary human. Some bone shapes or organs were deformed.

Well, there's no way the research done with werewolf can be replaced with ordinary human.

Anyway the material Black was excellent, but gauging the amount of blood that went in the result would be similar, right?

Seo I-hyeon looking at the skeleton standing still nodded.

"The name... let's do White."

Black and White. Seo I-hyeon after naming largely nodded with a satisfied expression.

Since it became like this how about naming the next subordinate with colors too.

Thinking such trivial thoughts he put White into the shadow.

He doesn't know when Lee Yeong-su will contact, but it won't be soon.

Then he has to do work in the meantime.

The first thing to do is ordering clothes.

Because he can't go around accompanying White in a bone state.

Honestly he expected a bit. Now a subordinate following like a secretary or bodyguard arises.

Whether White can imitate something similar he doesn't know.

Seo I-hyeon held the smartphone and diligently ordered clothes. While doing so he also ordered a few clothes he will wear.

Anyway since adding three identities and having a total of four characters he has to appropriately prepare clothes matching each concept, right.

Scrolling the smartphone screen with his finger, the forearm that was cut earlier ached. Rather than really hurting it was closer to phantom pain.

But that doesn't mean it doesn't hurt.

"Ha... This is also because of Etherix."

He briefly worried whether to punish those guys then slightly looked toward the bedroom side and nodded.

More precisely he recalled the ether batteries that would be stacked in the corner of the bedroom.

Shall he just generously pass this time?

Seo I-hyeon's mouth corners that turned his gaze back to the smartphone screen had already slightly risen upward.

* * *

When two days passed after that day, contact came from Lee Yeong-su.

Since deciding to meet first he has to go out at an appropriate time.

Seo I-hyeon before going out took out Black and White from the shadow.

Black large as if touching the ceiling and White reaching about Black's chest stood side by side.

Both were fully dressed.

Black was the same clothes as first, and White was also clothes similar to Black.

One different point was, the goggles.

White was wearing goggles.

Since White is white if not wearing goggles the sense of incongruity is considerable.

Black since originally pitch black wearing balaclava and even putting on the hood it doesn't show much so it's okay.

However, if calling when bright during the day it will show a bit, but still not to a strange degree. Probably they will regard as wearing a peculiar mask, or something similar.

Seeing it the ones who fought at Etherix also seemed to have seen it that way.

In the goggles given to White he put 'flash'. Magic that emits intense light and kills the opponent's field of view.

However, since light made with black magic it's blood-colored, but still no problem in function. If someone watches from around it will be a bit grotesque.

Not simply killing only the field of view, the blood color contains mental attack together. Piercing the mind at the same time as the eyes. Probably it will be considerably effective. When dealing with living beings.

When making the goggles he also put considerable effort. Originally there's no way he can wet glass with blood. So after covering the glass with blood, he froze it with magic and made a new lens. The existing glass he left as is. Then eventually it will break and disappear, or the existence will disappear inside the shadow.

Seo I-hyeon looking at the two standing side by side nodded. At this level it's satisfying.

But Black whether not so repeatedly turned his head and alternately looked at White and Seo I-hyeon.

Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at that scene. What is that doing now?

Soon Black raised his finger and pointed at the goggles White was wearing. And turned that finger and pointed at his own eyes.

Seo I-hyeon who saw that let out a hollow laugh.

"What, you also want goggles?"

Black nodded.

And raised both hands and deeply put fingers into his own eye sockets and stirred this way and that.

'What kind of act is that?'

While Seo I-hyeon was blankly looking at that again Black raised his finger and pointed outside. And stirred his own eyes again.

Seo I-hyeon who was thinking while looking at that for a moment flinched in surprise.

"Fuck. So if not giving goggles you'll go out and do that act?"

Black largely nodded.

This crazy skeleton. What kind of skeleton threatens the master?

Of course he can forcibly prevent it. But not doing so is better.

"Understood. I'll make it later. Endure today."

Only then Black took the fingers out of the eyes and stood straight. As if claiming he is an ordinary skeleton.

He knew it wasn't an ordinary guy, but he didn't know it was this degree.

'Don't tell me later it will demand something in this way again?'

Somehow it seems like that.

Seo I-hyeon turned his head and looked at White. Somehow from White's eyes covered by the blood-colored goggles a gloomy light seems to flash.

'It's not that he learned, right?'

Seo I-hyeon shook his head repeatedly and put the two into the shadow.

Now it's time to go out. Seo I-hyeon entered the bedroom and took the ether batteries into the shadow.

He confirmed the number again. 36. This kind of thing is not lacking even repeating several times.

Not just putting the batteries he prepared a large bag and first put them there, and put the bag into the shadow.

That way it will be convenient when trading later. No need to show the shadow warehouse to others either.

Seo I-hyeon went outside. The place decided to meet Lee Yeong-su today was a place not very far from home.

That is deciding to meet on the Gangnam side.

A bit far to go walking, but Seo I-hyeon decided to just walk. As a walk. Anyway since he came out with a lot of time leeway it's okay to be a bit leisurely.

'Thinking about it, recently too busy.'

Being busy isn't necessarily bad. But occasionally time to have leisure like this and look around the surroundings is absolutely necessary.

Until now even coming out of the house he often just ate nearby and entered so he didn't even know what was near the house.

This opportunity he continued steps while slowly looking around the surroundings and thinking what there is, where would be good to go later etc.

Like that after going around the surroundings once he headed to the meeting place.

Decided to meet at a large franchise coffee shop, and the large sign was eye-catching to the degree visible even from afar. As soon as seeing he could know why here was decided as the meeting place.

Opening the door and entering Lee Yeong-su was sitting in the most eye-catching seat.

Seo I-hyeon approached and sat in front. In front of Seo I-hyeon a drink Lee Yeong-su ordered in advance was placed.

When Seo I-hyeon drank the drink, Lee Yeong-su chuckled and asked.

"How on earth did you do it?"

"What are you saying?"

"Knowing and asking back?"

Seo I-hyeon shrugged and said.

"I just entered and brought it."

"That's a sound whether saying or not."

Lee Yeong-su carefully examined Seo I-hyeon. From the tip of the head to the tip of the feet.

"No matter how looking it doesn't look like an ability user. Nothing felt at all."

"Stop useless talk and where and how are you going to sell the item?"

Lee Yeong-su nodding said.

"Yeah. Well, if needed later you'll tell. The place that can sell the item is exactly one. Other places are too dangerous."

"So where is that?"

"Cartel."

"Unexpected."

"The cartel is very thorough on the money side."

"Aren't other places like that?"

This was important to Seo I-hyeon. Because there's no reason to trade with places that aren't thorough.

"Everyone has pros and cons so maintaining trade matching the situation is good."

"That would be so."

"The black market side as soon as selling the information will go over. If the opponent is an appropriate place they crush all, but this is not a level that can do that."

Seo I-hyeon was a bit surprised. Is Etherix that great?

"Is there that degree?"

"That item, do you know where it's produced?"

Seo I-hyeon stared at Lee Yeong-su. He heard there's only exactly one place that can produce in our country, but he didn't hear where that is.

"Cheonmyeong Electronics."

"Cheonmyeong?"

"You've heard, right? About Cheonmyeong Group."

Seo I-hyeon nodded. Cheonmyeong Group. Korea's leading chaebol family. A bit lacking to say the best, but if telling anyone to pick five chaebols it always enters to that degree.

"Cheonmyeong is practically this in this field."

Lee Yeong-su raised his thumb.

"What is seen outwardly, that is a bit different from what is known to the world. It's a really great place."

So practically it can be regarded as our country's first.

Seo I-hyeon roughly understood like that and nodded.

"So because it's an item made at Cheonmyeong it becomes a problem."

"Right."

Seo I-hyeon slightly tilted his head.

"But is it okay to hand over to the cartel?"

"The cartel is a worldwide organization. They pay a bit of attention to Cheonmyeong but don't fear."

"Isn't Obsidian also a worldwide organization?"

"That is, but the Obsidian Korea branch is a bit so. Too close with Cheonmyeong. Originally when settling in Korea Cheonmyeong actively helped. And there trade with Etherix is also too frequent. So excluding is right."

Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at Lee Yeong-su. Solid.

"The cartel doesn't pick whatever as long as it makes money. An organization that moves looking only at money alone. So good to use at times like this. The disadvantage is the fee is expensive. The most among the three."

Not only the fee is expensive. Other items are also all expensive. That Seo I-hyeon also knows well from using this time.

"Instead they definitely do the expensive value."

That he also confirmed. This time he bought items from both Obsidian and the cartel, and the cartel side quality was a bit better.

Obsidian he mainly used when obtaining peculiar or hard to obtain items.

For example curtains soaked and pickled in the blood of a beheaded death row inmate.

He didn't know he could obtain this kind of thing in this world, but Obsidian sells it.

On the other hand the cartel had more clean items.

"So going to the cartel?"

"Right. Since near here you can go and come comfortably. Did you join the cartel side?"

Seo I-hyeon nodded.

"Yes."

He joined with the identity made at Obsidian. The name is Shin Yong-un, age is 42.

"Entering with that identity is enough."

Seo I-hyeon nodded and stood up from his seat.

"Toilet for a moment."

Seo I-hyeon who said that and went to the toilet changed his face. To Shin Yong-un's face.

And while going he also took out the bag from the shadow. The one with ether batteries.

Returning to the original seat and sitting, Lee Yeong-su looked at Seo I-hyeon with a bewildered expression.

"Who are you?"

"I am Shin Yong-un."

"Shin Yong-un?"

Lee Yeong-su's head spun rapidly. A very familiar name. Recalling that name's identity was quick. Because it was the identity Seo I-hyeon made at Obsidian.

"He, must have died?"

Seo I-hyeon chuckled.

"Perfect, right?"

Lee Yeong-su bewildered not knowing the reason then soon opened his mouth wide with surprised eyes.

He raised a trembling finger and pointed at Seo I-hyeon's face.

"D-don't tell me you disguised? That?"

Too perfect he can't recognize at all. Even the sense of incongruity unique to disguise is none.

If not another person but Lee Yeong-su can't notice that degree it's really amazing. At this level even if having the ability of disguise one can believe.

In fact closer to transformation, but Seo I-hyeon didn't particularly tell those words.

"I matched with the ID photo, is it okay?"

"Expressing that just with okay words seems not right?"

"Anyway now perfect, let's go."

Lee Yeong-su had no choice but to nod.

The two people immediately went outside and headed to the cartel.

Seo I-hyeon curiosity arose. Before going to the other world in the past he didn't even know there was a world like this.

How could he not have known? Even now the majority of people live just not knowing.

Even though in the middle of Gangnam this field guys are boldly doing business.

"There."

When directing his gaze to the place Lee Yeong-su gestured with his chin, a 30-story building with a sign 'GE Commerce' is visible.

Seo I-hyeon recalled that the cartel's original name is GE Cartel.

So it's showing that here is the cartel openly.

The two people entered the GE Commerce building.

Entering the 1st floor a huge lobby unfolded. On both sides there were large-scale lounges. Numerous sofas and chairs, tables etc. were placed looking good.

In front there was an information desk, and three employees were guarding the desk. One man and two women.

As those guarding the company's entrance everyone had very excellent appearances.

Since it was a weekday there were quite a few people in the lobby.

There were those proceeding meetings in the lounge, and several people just busily coming and going.

Lee Yeong-su headed to the elevator.

Seo I-hyeon quietly gauged the mood and followed Lee Yeong-su.

Somehow the feeling of coming to a space he shouldn't have come.

If properly graduating university and getting a job would he have come to a company like this and worked?

'Gradually I should also worry about university.'

Whether just quitting, or returning and trying up to graduating.

The two people took the elevator and went down to the basement.

Looking at the elevator buttons it was a building with up to 5th basement floor, and Lee Yeong-su pressed the 5th basement floor button.

Seo I-hyeon instinctively realized that below the 5th basement floor there is our destination.

Sure enough, after getting off at the 5th basement floor, Lee Yeong-su took Seo I-hyeon to a small door at the end of the parking lot.

Next to the door there was a small bell, and when Lee Yeong-su pressed that bell, after a moment, the door opened and one man appeared.

"I will confirm."

The man confirmed Lee Yeong-su and Seo I-hyeon's cartel transaction history and stepped aside.

Lee Yeong-su entered inside first, and Seo I-hyeon followed.

Passing the door stairs continuing straight down appeared.

Seo I-hyeon trying hard to calm the pounding chest went down the stairs.