Episode 178
“Huh? Bro, have you got a girlfriend?”
Kang Baek asked after discovering a sparkling silver ring on his left ring finger.
It was a ring that Hiris gave me to contact me in case of an emergency.
At first, I thought about taking it out and putting it in my inventory, but considering her desire to help as if it was her job, I decided to just put it on.
Moreover, the ring she gave was not just a simple communication magic ring.
It was a unique item that increased magic resistance by 10% and even had the effect of nullifying low class attack magic.
High-grade accessory items are rare. And it has that much effect.
Such an item was suddenly handed to me.
It’s probably possible since it’s around High Reiss.
Anyway, it was something that Sihyeon was thankful for.
“Well… let’s just say it was absurd.”
“Hey, what is that again?”
“It’s an adult’s situation.”
Sihyeon smiled and glanced at his watch.
“It’s 30 minutes, isn’t it time for you to go in?”
“Wow, has it already been so long? Brother, I’m leaving.”
Kang Baek hurried out of the provincial office. This was because recess time was almost over.
The provincial office became quiet again.
“hmm….”
Sihyeon turned his head and looked at the calendar hanging on the wall.
More than a month has already passed.
So far, there have been no suspicious movements on the emperor’s part.
Well, according to Toya, it doesn’t look like they’ll be moving any time soon.
So, did you start preparing too quickly?
no.
It is right for those in charge of preparations to prepare to the best of their ability.
If you don’t, you may have painful regrets later.
However, there was one problem.
Because of that problem, I had already planned to meet with Deputy Director Seo after work.
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“Your complexion doesn’t look very good.”
Sihyeon said this when she met Deputy Director Seo.
I could definitely see a more tired look on his face than when I saw him a month ago.
“There was some pressure from the VIP.”
Deputy Director Seo answered with a bitter smile.
The VIP he was talking about was not the President.
It was referring to an S-class awakened person.
I heard that the patience of one of the S-class awakeners sent by the association had reached its limit.
It seemed like the S-class was complaining to Deputy Director Seo.
It wasn’t just his information that moved the association president’s heart.
The president of the association was moved because Deputy Director Seo, whose judgment and abilities were trusted enough to be appointed as the next director of the Inspection Bureau, said that he was trustworthy.
Since he was an S-class person who clearly knew the situation, he seemed to peck at Deputy Director Seo.
“Well, you must be tired.”
Sihyeon said one word as if she understood.
“It’s like that for all office workers.”
Deputy Director Seo smiled and took a sip of water.
“Then I’m a little embarrassed to ask you this.”
“What are you asking?”
Deputy Director Seo asked.
“I’ve been thinking about it.”
“yes.”
“I think I prepared as best as I could during the day, but the night is the problem.”
“At night?”
“Yes, from what I heard, S-class people pass away in the evening. Is that correct?”
“That’s right. However, two A-class hunters are guarding Choi Kang-hyuk in shifts 24 hours a day, and if any problem arises, they are required to immediately contact the S-class people and the association.”
“It’s late.”
Sihyeon said with a straight face.
He continued.
“Couldn’t even S-class people be on guard duty 24 hours a day?”
“That is unreasonable. Even the president of the association would not be able to give such an order.”
Deputy Director Seo shook his head.
Even now that the two S-class people had moved, their dissatisfaction was blatantly bubbling out.
But moving 4 people?
It wasn’t possible.
Sihyeon opened her mouth with an expression that seemed like she expected such an answer.
“Then how about this? Do you know that there is an official residence at the detention center?”
“Residence?”
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“Yes, the Correctional Headquarters provides a place for correctional officers to live near the correctional facility, and that is the official residence.”
“Is that so? Then, the reason you say that is….”
“What you think is correct. If S-class people live there, they can respond immediately if something happens at night. The official residence is right next to the detention center.”
“hmm….”
Deputy Director Seo had a thoughtful face.
After some time passed, he opened his mouth.
“Do you really think the enemy will attack at night?”
“Yes, I think I would do that. The staff at the detention center is only a third of what it is during the day… Oh, of course, in this case, the number of staff at the detention center doesn’t really matter. Well, then, how about the Hunter Association? ? Doesn’t the Hunter Association, which can provide practical help, have quite a few employees working at night?”
Sihyeon looked at Deputy Director Seo and asked.
“Yes, it is a system where only some employees work at night. However, unless there is a war situation, it is impossible to work under a 24-hour emergency work system.”
“Ah, of course, I completely understand what you are saying. Anyway, at night, all the hunters in the guild are home. So, if an attack occurs at night, it will not be easy to respond quickly. The enemies will also know this. .”
“So they’re attacking at night?”
“I’m not saying that’s necessarily the case, but I’m sure you agree that better preparations are needed. That’s why I wanted to meet you like this to at least ask that the most important S-class people live in the official residence.”
Sihyeon herself lived near the detention center, so she was always ready to run if something happened.
Even on weekends, I didn’t go far from home on purpose.
So the only thing that was a problem was the S class.
That’s why I brought this up.
“…okay.”
Deputy Director Seo nodded.
After thinking for a moment, he continued.
“That might be possible.”
“Thank goodness.”
Sihyeon smiled.
“And one more thing….”
“When you say that again, my heart sinks.”
Deputy Director Seo’s words were filled with sincerity.
“Haha, sorry, but I really have to tell you this.”
“You tell me.”
“It’s about how the enemies will come.”
“Aren’t you thinking of teleportation?”
Deputy Director Seo asked back with a knowing look on his face.
“As expected, you are sharp.”
No matter what means of transportation you use, foreigners stand out when they move in groups.
Therefore, the only way to secretly approach the target detention center without being noticed would be teleportation.
A magic circle was also needed to move a large number of people.
It was definitely explained by Toya, an expert on teleportation.
Deputy Director Seo seemed to have the same thought.
“I have already ordered my subordinates to look for a place where the teleportation magic circle might be.”
“You didn’t need me to tell you.”
“But Ganghwado Island is such a large island that we honestly don’t have enough manpower. I don’t know if we’ll be able to find it.”
“It can’t be helped. I’m also looking for a manpower that can move in my own way.”
“I hope it pays off.”
“The association too.”
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“All right, guard?”
Toya asked.
“I think it’ll work out.”
Sihyeon answered.
Now I really feel like I’ve done everything I can do.
He wasn’t just asking the association for a favor.
I had also told the guild members of the Yangji guild to stay in the guild building until work came.
That way, if something happens, you can respond immediately.
What was unexpected was that Eun-ah, an A-level healer who was not a former prisoner, could not provide lodging, but that her house was near the guild, so she expressed her intention to contact me if anything happened.
I told him several times that it was a dangerous task, but to no avail.
Of course, since the enemy is strong, I told them not to take risks and to focus only on preventing damage to civilians.
Still, it’s dangerous.
As expected, I felt it from the first time we met, but it seemed like Eunah was not an ordinary person.
And so did her husband, Yongjin, who agreed to it.
I am an E-class hunter, so I can’t go even if I want to, because I would just be a burden.
In such a situation, it would have been absolutely impossible for an ordinary person to consent to only his wife moving.
“I helped a lot, right?”
Toya asked with a shrug.
“Yeah, that’s a lot.”
Sihyeon gave Toya a thumbs up.
The teleportation magic circle is also a magic circle, but she was the one who asked for this incredible information in the first place.
If I didn’t have that information, honestly, I would have just been caught with my eyes open.
“Buy me something delicious.”
In the end, that seemed to be the conclusion.
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“No, growing up in a gutter like that? I really can’t take it anymore.”
A young woman who appeared to be in her mid-20s grunted.
Baek Harin was Korea’s youngest S-class awakener.
Her forehead was frowning.
It’s so frustrating to be a prison guard, but now I can sleep near my cell.
I was really irritated to the core.
“Well, what can I do? Just hold on for now.”
A tired-looking man next to me who appeared to be in his late 30s spoke.
It was the same man who came to see Sihyeon.
It wasn’t that he had a hangover at the time, but he always seemed tired.
That man was also Nam Seung-hoon, an S-class awakened person.
“Hold on? You really want to turn everything upside down?”
“Social life is something that doesn’t go as you want.”
“Why are you so relaxed, uncle?”
“No way. I don’t feel very good either. But I respect the president of the association. You know that he saved me when he was attacking the S class.”
It was referring to the first time Korea attacked an S-class gate on its own without foreign help.
If Ryu Geon-woo hadn’t saved him when he was in danger, he wouldn’t be here now.
“I know that, but ugh.”
Harin sighed in frustration.
Then he spoke in an angry voice.
“If nothing really happens, the prison guard, Deputy Director Seo, and I will not leave it alone.”
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Time passed quickly.
One more month has already passed.
But Sihyeon remained calm.
It was because I believed what Toya said.
Of course, the S-class nobles in the official residence didn’t seem to be like that, but so far there didn’t seem to be any problems.
There was no word from the association either.
However, discovering the magic circle seemed fruitless.
In fact, these enemies are not so sloppy that they set up magic circles in easily visible places.
It seemed like it would be difficult to find the magic circle.
And one more thing.
I received a call today from Deputy Director Seo.
It is said that Ryu Geon-woo, the president of the association, left for the United States to attend the regularly held International Hunter Association meeting.
One S-class person in Korea was missing.
But Sihyeon didn’t care much.
Just by moving the association and the S class, Sihyeon fulfilled the role expected from the president of the association.
From the association president’s perspective, it would have been best to do so in the absence of evidence that could provide clearer assurance.
Of course, Deputy Director Seo played a huge role in making that happen.
“…blocks.”
Sihyeon suddenly muttered.
Not a single inmate would dare to escape from prison.
That was the prison guard’s job.
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The emperor was in the Kremlin.
I was sitting leisurely in the President’s office, drinking tea.
At that time, my phone rang.
It was a mobile phone that managed work in the dark side, not the positive side.
The Emperor answered the phone.
“say.”
A voice was heard talking quickly from over there.
The emperor listened silently and then blurted out a short sentence.
“Yes, today. Decide.”
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