Chapter 42 · 11 min

Chapter 42

Discovery of ex-girlfriend candidate

"How many are there?"

"Still don't even know that. So the request money rose like this, and everyone raised hands and retreated."

"The guy called Kwon Hyeon-sang would easily resolve, right?"

"Saying words? Even half of Kwon Hyeon-sang would finish in an instant."

Lee Yeong-su tilted his head then continued.

"But it's a bit strange. Originally crawling old men usually one in a building. No, to the degree one can say almost a rule. This guy's obsession regarding its own area is great."

"But several in one building?"

"So strange. Probably if leaving like this in the end the Management Bureau will step forward. Maybe even now watching."

At the words Management Bureau Seo I-hyeon frowned.

"Even so is it okay to receive this request? For no reason only drawing the Management Bureau's gaze?"

"Still okay. On the Management Bureau side also one ex-girlfriend so if a problem arises will inform right away."

Seo I-hyeon looked at Lee Yeong-su with speechless eyes.

Lee Yeong-su enjoying such Seo I-hyeon's gaze giggled.

"Why? Too respectable so don't know what to do?"

Seo I-hyeon shaking his head repeatedly said.

"Anyway the request let's receive. Send the information."

"Okay."

Lee Yeong-su sent the information regarding this request by phone.

"By the way how many ex-girlfriends are there at all?"

"Just know as many. You also do some dating. Look at me. How useful?"

Seo I-hyeon let out a hollow laugh. How many people can do that wanting to do?

At that time, Lee Yeong-su's eyes suddenly flashed.

"Oh, discovery of ex-girlfriend candidate."

Seo I-hyeon looked at the place Lee Yeong-su's gaze headed.

There was a woman gathering most of the gazes on the 3rd floor of this coffee shop into one.

Two people came and talking enjoyably, Lee Yeong-su's gaze was stuck on the prettier side woman among those two.

Speechless. Age about early twenties? A beauty of a degree not inferior even comparing to ordinary celebrities.

Would such a beauty meet a middle-aged uncle of this age saying crazy.

But Lee Yeong-su was confident.

"You know what my ability is?"

"Sense?"

Lee Yeong-su's ability is knowing whether the opponent is an ability user or not, but that was also a kind of sense. Because coming with a bang with feeling.

And his sense operates in various aspects.

"Just looking one can know. Whether if I hit on will fall or not. And whether has the qualification to become my ex-girlfriend, or not."

"Qualification? Qualification is also needed?"

"Of course. Later has to be helpful in some way, right."

The more listening the more speechless and doesn't make sense. Distrust began to dwell on Seo I-hyeon's face.

"Remember my words. When ex-girlfriend is better."

"What nonsense is that."

"Girlfriend restraint is also severe and one has to pay attention extremely meticulously, and also give gifts periodically, anyway doesn't suit a busy person like me. One also has to meet ex-girlfriends, not easy."

Seo I-hyeon blankly looked at Lee Yeong-su not even knowing his own mouth opening.

Is that words now, or makgeolli.

"Putting sincerity about a week, if agreeing well becomes an ex-girlfriend."

Lee Yeong-su said that then pointed at the woman he picked with his finger.

"Really pretty and young, probably also has a lot of money. But people have tastes. Everyone different. Probably guessing, I will exactly match that woman's taste."

"Doesn't make sense."

Seo I-hyeon muttered without realizing. Because really doesn't make sense.

But Lee Yeong-su without caring stood up from the seat.

"Anyway I'll go meet the ex-girlfriend candidate, if the request ends contact. Even if curious contact anytime. Ah, today endure a bit. The first day one has to pay some attention and also put some effort."

Lee Yeong-su ending those words walked toward the picture-like beauty.

And flopped down next to her then started conversation.

Surprisingly conversation between the two was being done. Not rejected.

Seo I-hyeon couldn't even take his eyes off and watched Lee Yeong-su and that woman.

The woman's companion briefly talked then let out a hollow laugh and left.

Even that is surprising degree, in the end Lee Yeong-su and that woman stood up together and left the coffee shop.

In a very affectionate appearance even linking arms.

"Crazy."

Seo I-hyeon watched that wondrous scenery to the end.

"Is that a scam ability? What half ability is that? Even having such a thing eats gukbap so diligently?"

Seo I-hyeon grumbled at that place for a while then stood up.

Somehow today it seems hard to just fall asleep. The request received today, just today he should handle and discard.

* * *

Jo Hyeon-tae continuously tracked Seo I-hyeon's traces with the team members.

And spending considerable time, even found out that from the goshiwon Seo I-hyeon went back and forth to the day labor site every day.

Just looking up to here it was really an ordinary lower life.

But Jo Hyeon-tae absolutely didn't let his guard down. What is revealed outwardly is ordinary, but the actual wouldn't be so.

Still the blazing mystery lump seen with the peeking ability is not forgotten.

What on earth is the identity of the guy called Seo I-hyeon?

One also knows why Ye Ju-hwan couldn't see. How would Ye Ju-hwan who is merely a fortune-teller see such an existence.

Anyway the most important in tracking is persistence. There has to be the tenacity of not giving up to find clues in a hopeless place and based on those clues advance to the next stage.

Jo Hyeon-tae like that approached Seo I-hyeon one step one step.

"The black market side?"

"Looking into, but as you know thorough. Diligently scanning the surroundings. Something will get caught."

Jo Hyeon-tae nodded. Gathering one by one like this, in the end one finds.

"Doesn't seem moved carefully, but also somehow seems careful. Anyway strange."

"Just because a newbie isn't it? Seems doesn't know exactly what how to be careful."

"Well, also seems like that."

Otherwise many things that don't make sense. Because too many physical traces remained.

"Here rode the subway again."

At the team member's words Jo Hyeon-tae exhaled a deep sigh.

Already doesn't know how many times. Why on earth does this guy use public transportation?

Hearing seized equipment and coins from the guys who came out of Geomuhwe.

At that degree one could sufficiently buy a car, why particularly insist on public transportation he doesn't know.

Especially to go to places like the black market a car is essential. To go to the black market without a car one has to endure tremendous inconvenience and hardship.

Bluntly one can't run from the terminal to the secluded village where the black market opens, right.

"Hoo. Wait."

Jo Hyeon-tae tightly closed his eyes and used the ability.

From his eyes blood tears flowed continuously. When first seeing Seo I-hyeon with the ability it flowed like a thread, the more repeating the amount of flowing blood gradually increased.

'Won't one go blind like this?'

To the degree such worry arises the eyes hurt as if popping out and a headache as if the head splitting flooded.

The appearance of Seo I-hyeon visible through others' smartphone cameras and vehicle black box cameras, and CCTV screens peeked with the ability.

A flame blazing with mystery was riding the subway. Just confirming which direction is enough. After that the team members' work. Well, hardship a bit though.

"Huk!"

Jo Hyeon-tae opened his eyes wide and panted.

"Cough!"

Vomited blood.

"Ha... going crazy."

"Are you okay?"

"Not okay. This... somehow seems about one time is the limit. If doing more one will die."

Everyone startled and looked at Jo Hyeon-tae.

They know better than anyone how great Jo Hyeon-tae's ability is. Such Jo Hyeon-tae became that state. Then how great a guy is the Seo I-hyeon they are chasing.

'Just looking at traces doesn't look particularly great.'

So more strange and grotesque.

Shall one say sense of incongruity arises and cognitive dissonance comes?

Such points stimulated their fear.

"Even if we find will Arachne be able to catch?"

Jo Hyeon-tae grinned.

"Why do we worry that? Arachne has to do."

* * *

Seo I-hyeon left the house after the sun set.

Anyway during bright day inconvenient in various ways, so decided to resolve the request at night.

The destination was a small town scale area in Gyeonggi-do.

Not up to a busy area, a place with some buildings appropriately, and roads fairly wide, the building at the corner of the intersection was exactly the destination of this request.

A 5-story building, around the building there was a wide open space so using that like a parking lot.

Seo I-hyeon parked the car in the parking lot. The SUV brought when handling 'Bug Mania'. For a while using this then buying a new car at an appropriate time seems enough.

Around the building only single-story buildings so a scenery as if a tree standing on flat ground.

'A bit peculiar.'

The single-story buildings near the 5-story building most can be regarded as empty. So the atmosphere was fairly dark and dreary.

Even at night there were people wandering. However, around the 5-story building none.

One has to go to a fairly distant place to finally see people.

So centered on the 5-story building a certain space was sunk in darkness. As if only this place separated from the world.

The atmosphere so even more people didn't come this way.

"Even I wouldn't come. Wow, no joke."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and stood in a bright place and looked into the darkness.

Now if walking just one step it's the darkness centered on that building.

Seo I-hyeon stepped.

The feeling as if walking into another world arose.

In fact not only the feeling was like that. But dull Seo I-hyeon didn't feel that.

People not carelessly entering this darkness is because although weak the darkness itself is playing the role of a barrier.

To pierce this barrier a firm resolution is needed. Accidentally entering doesn't work. Even determined one might return while coming.

And there was a person who after firmly resolving like that determined and entered.

'There's a person?'

Someone was standing in front of the building.

Holding a small action cam in the hand so seems came because of broadcasting.

'Ah, became bothersome.'

First one should cover the face. Seo I-hyeon took out a mask from the shadow and wore it.

And changed the eye shape with magic. Even this degree no one recognizes.

Deliberately also wore loose clothes. This clothes after today's work ends one will discard.

"White."

Seo I-hyeon called White. From the shadow White surged without sound.

White was wearing two swords on both waists, and sticking three swords on the back.

Calling after entering is late. Not knowing what danger inside so calling in advance and taking one has to protect oneself, right.

Seo I-hyeon approached the building with White.

The man holding the camera whether broadcasting hard now was talking diligently.

"Come come, hyungnims. Here really no joke. Not even entered the building yet creepy. Worried whether one should return even now."

The man slightly looked at the smartphone. Confirmed the viewer reactions.

"No, who said returning? Just that scary, that right. Hua. Here is the place with the most rumors recently, everyone acknowledges, right? Alright, I'll show."

The man carefully shone the building with the camera. From below to above, and slowly also shone the surrounding single-story buildings and confirmed the atmosphere.

"How is it? Lonely, right? Ha, this really one has to come directly and see, not being able to convey this atmosphere is really regrettable."

The man briefly did deep breathing a few times then said gravely.

"Alright, now entering. Whether really people died and went out here as the rumors, I'll confirm directly."

The man stuck the camera on the mount, and fixed the mount on the shoulder. Making one able to see the overall appearance from a bit distant place.

And took out one more camera and attached it to the front of the hat. Making one able to see the face.

Seo I-hyeon who was looking at that from far behind muttered quietly.

"Really, living diligently."

Soon the man entered the building.

Seo I-hyeon waited a bit then moved steps.

"But is that live? If well everyone will see scary things."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and entered the building. White followed tightly behind.

* * *

"Dark."

Seo I-hyeon muttered like that and slowly looked around all directions from the center of the building lobby.

Just a 5-story building yet the lobby was fairly wide. Usually tightly filling with shops, on the 1st floor shops are few. Most is the lobby.

Moreover the height of the 1st floor is considerable. At this degree even taking out Black is enough. Seemed a bit over 4 meters.

A building where electricity doesn't come in so dark is natural. But darker than that. Something unnatural darkness seemed to have settled.

Of course to Seo I-hyeon that degree of darkness is no particular problem. Because Seo I-hyeon can pierce this degree of darkness as much as one wants.

And that is the same for White standing next to Seo I-hyeon.

No, in some aspect White can see better than Seo I-hyeon. Because White is excellent in senses regarding mystery.

White who was standing still the head abruptly turned to the side.

Shing.

One sword that was on the back was drawn and flew toward the place White's gaze headed.

Thud!

The sword stuck in the wall. No, stuck in the back of something that was crawling the wall.

"That is the crawling old man."

Seo I-hyeon looked at the old man stuck by the sword with interesting eyes.

Just by White looking the sword stuck in the wall was pulled out and holding the old man pierced and threw on the floor.

Thud!

The old man fell on the floor in a lying posture, and two swords pierced the lying old man's chest and stomach.

Thud!

Fixing on the floor like that one could examine more in detail.

A hideous appearance not even wearing clothes. Looks similar to a human, but just looking at the appearance not a perfect human.

First the skin was all flat. No nipples either, no genitals either. The fingernails were about 20 centimeters, and no toes so the feet looked like crushed balls.

That crushed ball sticks tightly to the wall and plays the role of supporting the body. Since saw when stuck to the wall earlier certain.

Those feet probably the element that can quickly crawl walls and ceilings.

Thinking about it the hands are also similarly crushed. Only the fingernails sticking out jaggedly on the crushed hands. As if sticking blades on a crushed ball.

Seo I-hyeon approached the crawling old man wanting to examine a bit more in detail.

But at that moment, from somewhere on the upper floor a scream was heard.

"Uwaaaak!"

Seo I-hyeon frowned.

Anyway broadcasting guys are the problem.