Chapter 45 · 12 min

Chapter 45

Reason to only watch

In the Ability Management Bureau there are various departments. Among them if saying where the hardest department is over half would say the support department.

People who don't know always say the combat department that is always touching danger is the hardest, but that is really words one can say because not knowing.

When the combat department fights risking life, the support department is always there.

Indirectly helping the combat, and when the combat ends cleaning up is exactly the support department's work.

Not only that.

The place where all sorts of miscellaneous work always pours is exactly the support department.

Still the fortunate thing is the support department is assigned the most personnel.

If not already about half would have died from overwork.

Anyway from such a support department coming here in the middle of the night is for confirmation.

"How did the video spreading go?"

At the question of the man looking the oldest, Kang Sang-uk the woman, Gwak So-yul answered.

"First places where influence reaches all organized just received contact. Videos individuals spread decided to process by inserting sorcery on spirits."

Kang Sang-uk nodded.

"The spirit user side will be a bit hard, but it can't be helped. Haa. Anyway broadcasting things are the problem."

"Right. Already how many times this. If no spirits probably would have only sucked fingers."

"Fortunate."

That such excellent spirit users are in the Management Bureau is a really fortunate thing. This wasn't only Korea's matter.

If not them already the hidden world would have been exposed to the general public.

A world where anyone can collect information and spread is really the worst environment to hide something.

And in that worst environment always having to produce the best results is exactly the Management Bureau support department.

Today's matter also originated from that broadcasting.

"That building, Taeseong Development ownership right?"

"Yes. Taeseong Development proceeding remodeling then crawling old man came out and stopped state."

"Suspicious."

"Yes. Suspicious."

At Kang Sang-uk and Gwak So-yul's conversation the man quietly listening next to, Kim Gyeong-tae carefully asked.

"What points are suspicious?"

Kang Sang-uk and Gwak So-yul simultaneously looked at Kim Gyeong-tae. Kim Gyeong-tae at the gazes suddenly gathered on himself flinched and shrank the body.

"Our newbie, from now on before missions come out read materials diligently and study. That will help surviving."

"Yes, yes. Understood."

"Not a joke, really a matter life is on so don't just answer execute."

Kim Gyeong-tae's face slightly paled.

He unable to grasp what to answer stuttering, Gwak So-yul stepped forward.

"Deputy Kang Sang-uk, stop teasing the newbie. Doing so makes mistakes during the mission."

"What teasing. Why would I tease. Just advice, advice."

Gwak So-yul exhaled a deep sigh then said to Kim Gyeong-tae.

"These days on the Taeseong Development side many incidents occurred."

"Incidents occurring..."

"In buildings owned by Taeseong Development anomalies frequently occur. Thanks to that our subcontract companies are in a mess. Hard."

Kim Gyeong-tae right away realized why those two people said suspicious. And also why said to read materials diligently. Probably if properly familiarizing with the materials, such conversation wouldn't have been needed at all.

Kim Gyeong-tae whose face slightly reddened from shame asked.

"Meaning someone targeting Taeseong Development and did this kind of thing?"

Kang Sang-uk and Gwak So-yul looking at each other gestured with eyes then looked at Kim Gyeong-tae. The answer Gwak So-yul did.

"One shouldn't regard that simply. This field is really complicated and all sorts of strange things happen."

Kim Gyeong-tae's eyes slightly widened. Confirming the puzzlement contained in the eyes Gwak So-yul continued.

"Meaning there are various possibilities. For example some peculiar anomaly appearing and standing against Taeseong Development, or Taeseong Development being involved with anomalous phenomena. And the possibility of Taeseong Development doing a self-made play."

Kim Gyeong-tae's eyes widened more. All three things he had never thought of even once.

Among them the most not understanding was the third.

"Can one do a self-made play even destroying one's own assets?"

"If regarding that as more profitable would do so. Well, not that Taeseong Development is doing so, just accept as the possibility is not none, degree."

"Understood."

Answered that understands, but an expression and eyes that didn't accept at all.

Gwak So-yul didn't particularly point out and just smiled. Anyway if rolling in this field one will naturally come to know.

"The important thing is, not confining thoughts. If only remembering that one can reduce the occasions of getting hit by half."

"Yes."

This time answered strongly. Gwak So-yul was satisfied to that degree.

The three people entered the building.

"Clean?"

Gwak So-yul holding the crystal ball taken out before he knew it shining here and there said.

"Residual mystery the anomalies were active remains, but this degree even going to ordinary haunted spots comes out."

Kang Sang-uk opened his mouth with a peculiar expression.

"Then in that short time resolved all the problems here and left?"

"Right?"

"A bit different from the materials? Right? Here, didn't say five teams failed?"

"Right. Among them two were teams including ability users. Well, not particularly great ability users though."

"Then the team that finally handled here where?"

"Wait a moment. That one seems has to confirm. Up to there wasn't in the materials."

Gwak So-yul took out the smartphone and diligently tapped. And after a while, answered with a peculiar expression.

"Only the broker comes out. Don't know what team."

Kang Sang-uk frowned.

"Where is the subcontract here? What work doing so sloppily?"

"Not a subcontract problem but a broker problem. The broker is Lee Yeong-su."

"Lee Yeong-su?"

Kang Sang-uk let out a hollow laugh.

"Ha. That person really."

"Still does work cleanly though."

Gwak So-yul said that and glanced around.

Kang Sang-uk also in the end had no choice but to nod.

"Right. Don't know what method used at all."

"The related report still hasn't come?"

"Yes. Even if fast tomorrow, if late the day after tomorrow or the day after that one has to wait?"

"No way would write the report properly either?"

"Well... so?"

Kim Gyeong-tae who was quietly listening to the two people's conversation stepped forward again.

"Who is Lee Yeong-su?"

The two people closed their mouths for a moment. On the expressions of the two people keeping silence considerably deep worry and hesitation wavered.

The two people meeting eyes and eye gestures going back and forth several times only then opened their mouths. This time also the one telling is Gwak So-yul.

"Was a legendary senior of our Management Bureau information department."

"Yes? Senior? Such a person is doing broker now?"

The two people shrugged.

"What can one do. It became like that."

Kim Gyeong-tae noticed that there are things the two people didn't tell, but didn't particularly dig. Believed they would tell when the time comes later.

Or there was also a method of looking into on one's own.

"Anyway information collection one was a really amazing person."

"There were also quite many people who liked secretly."

At Gwak So-yul's words Kang Sang-uk with a slightly playful mischievous expression teased.

"Among those people is senior Gwak So-yul also there?"

"Liked."

Accepting too easily rather Kang Sang-uk was flustered.

"Why so flustered? Humanly was good. Well, don't tell me I had romantic feelings?"

"No way. I never thought such thoughts even once."

If so wouldn't have even handed such a joke.

Gwak So-yul chuckled then said.

"Anyway even becoming a broker still the same. Whether still gathers information well since not working together don't know, but hiding one is still amazing?"

"Amazing. Except the dummy thrown as prey couldn't find out at all who contracted with, who works with."

Kim Gyeong-tae alternately looked at the two people with speechless eyes.

"Is that possible?"

"If determined and hiding possible. Honestly I also if only resolving can hide about a few people. The deputy here also the same."

Kang Sang-uk didn't deny Gwak So-yul's words.

Kim Gyeong-tae looked at the two people with fresh eyes. And became curious how great the person called Lee Yeong-su is for those two people to call legendary.

Thinking after finishing today's mission and returning one has to look into.

They thoroughly examined the building. Confirming everything as if not missing even small things.

And the more examining the more the expressions gradually hardened. That was the same for the newbie Kim Gyeong-tae.

"Since crawling old men several came out and five teams failed just regarded as so, but this is beyond imagination?"

At Gwak So-yul's words Kang Sang-uk shook his head repeatedly.

"Just with traces of fighting minimum ten. But since there would also be ones processed without even leaving traces one has to regard more than that."

"Seems a team made of about three people."

At the two people's conversation Kim Gyeong-tae carefully intervened.

"At that degree if looking into a bit one can specify what team, right? Teams that can deal with over ten crawling old man individuals wouldn't be many."

The two people nodding looked at Kim Gyeong-tae with pleasant eyes.

"That after returning Kim Gyeong-tae-ssi try looking into once."

"Yes. I'll try."

They carefully confirmed and went up the floors. And lastly went up to the rooftop.

"Here also some traces of fighting."

"Seems one was there, a bit strange though. Crawling old man coming up to the rooftop."

"A situation where couldn't help but do so, or the ones who came to handle drove here?"

When Kim Gyeong-tae gave an opinion, the two people simultaneously shook their heads.

"Not driving here. Because no such traces at all."

"Ah, I see."

Gwak So-yul and Kang Sang-uk wandered places of the rooftop and examined carefully then drew a conclusion.

"Something was here."

"I also think so."

"Don't know what that is."

"Same."

The two people put heads together and worried for a long time then in the end decided to only up to here.

"First let's submit the report."

At Kang Sang-uk's conclusion Gwak So-yul agreed.

"What we can do is up to here. The rest the information department will do on their own."

While the two people were drawing a conclusion like that, Kim Gyeong-tae was looking around from the rooftop.

"But here a bit strange?"

At his words Kang Sang-uk and Gwak So-yul looked at him.

"What?"

"Centered on this building in a certain range the floating population is too few. As if there was an invisible barrier."

At those words the two people hurriedly confirmed the surroundings. Certainly a bit strange.

"Became more certain."

At Gwak So-yul's words Kang Sang-uk nodded.

Somehow it seems one has to investigate Taeseong Development a bit.

* * *

Seo I-hyeon looked at 'Breath of the Avesta' with slightly admiring eyes.

Rustle.

[How is it? I, amazing, right?]

Seo I-hyeon nodded. At this degree had no choice but to acknowledge.

Thanks to 'Breath of the Avesta' informing the lines at appropriate moments while watching with the shadow eye the feeling as if hearing their conversation in real time.

Of course not really heard, but reading the lines like a comic, anyway.

And certainly being able to communicate with the magic book in some way was really big.

'By the way uncle Lee Yeong-su, didn't know there was such a past.'

Was from the Management Bureau. Moreover information department.

Somehow the rational suspicion arose that even when in the Management Bureau obtained information through ex-girlfriends.

Anyway the Management Bureau people thoroughly scanned the building and returned.

Somehow because of the broadcasting guy the incident occurred, and seems found the site for confirmation.

Seo I-hyeon even after the Management Bureau people returned didn't move from that place and watched a bit more.

Because somehow it seemed not the end like this.

Sure enough, about 30 minutes passed one van entered the building parking lot.

Seo I-hyeon carefully examined the vehicle with the shadow eye. Who would come to a building that stopped while remodeling.

Almost close to 100 percent those are the guys who released the crawling old men in this building.

Six people got off the van.

Everyone's attire was similar. But clearly attire seen before.

Wearing clothes with rune characters drawn underneath, and wearing thick bracelets on the hands. On the bracelets of course rune characters are engraved.

Everyone has guns. The same guns as Seo I-hyeon has.

Since guns obtained from the guys managing the skinwalker before natural.

So those guys, guys belonging to the same organization as the guys managing the skinwalker.

They entered the building without words.

Seo I-hyeon continuously tracked them with the shadow eye. The ear bug also secretly followed nearby.

But among the guys who entered the building one took out something from the bosom.

Equipment with rune characters engraved, the size about a tablet, a box about 10 centimeters thick. In the center of the box there was a red button about half the size of the box.

The one who took out the box pressed the button hard.

At that moment a wave containing mystery swept the surroundings sharply.

How knew that, the ear bug was smashed.

'Bug Praise Theory' suddenly flopped forward.

Doesn't seem received a hit but just expressed the sense of loss of losing the bug with the body.

"Regrettable the ear bug."

Bugs one can summon again, not being able to hear their conversation is a bit regrettable.

Fortunately the shadow eye was no abnormality. Not even a scratch. With the degree of mystery the box emits couldn't even touch the shadow eye.

They dug the building thoroughly and investigated. Similar to what the Management Bureau people did earlier.

Also found traces of fighting, and inferred what happened.

Those also lastly went up to the rooftop, and everyone was startled.

They went to the place where the mucus originally was and tapped the floor and also stroked and also took out some equipment and confirmed.

Seo I-hyeon who was quietly watching what those are doing at all suddenly thought.

'Is there a reason for me to only watch here?'

The face one can change. Clothes also one can change.

Seo I-hyeon changed the face and took out clothes from the shadow and changed.

And got off the car.

"Let's ask what doing, what the purpose is."

Before those guys, that is the guys who became corpses and are in the shadow knew too little.

Those guys wouldn't know more than those guys?

Seo I-hyeon first changed the face. Decided to use a completely new face never used even once until now.

Anyway once using and discarding.

Took out one jumper with ample bosom from the shadow and wore it. Even this degree is enough.

Stuck the two magic books neatly inside the jumper.

"Don't fall, stay there."

At Seo I-hyeon's words the two magic books quietly stuck inside the jumper and didn't fall.

Seo I-hyeon after finishing all preparations like that got off the car.

And tried to go to that building earlier. If the situation hadn't changed.

On the shadow eye left at the building entrance side out of courtesy a car entering the building parking lot was seen.

The Management Bureau car that left earlier.

"Uh... one has to wait."

Seo I-hyeon rode the car again.

And sent the shadow eye to the maximum.

In an interesting situation the heart pounded.