“Huh? What do you want to say? What?”
Rabbit asked calmly.
“No, I have a lot to say. Can I just chat with you for three days and nights?”
“… … .”
Mincheol quietly turned the steering wheel.
The car was entering the elevated road as instructed by the navigation system.
Gulp.
Rabbit swallowed dryly.
What Mincheol was asking was clear.
On the day of the Snow White conquest, when taking over the castle’s core.
The question is whether you were properly guarding the palace entrance as instructed.
The hunter cooperative that attacked Mincheol at that time entered the palace through the sewers. In fact, even if Rabbit had maintained his position, he could not stop them due to his location.
But Mincheol felt something was wrong.
The other members had no gaps in their paths, but Rabbit was the only one whose paths were unclear at that moment.
“Really not there?”
Once more, Mincheol asked softly.
“… … .”
Rabbit’s eyes twitched slightly through his messy brown hair.
Rabbit took a moment to recall what had happened a few weeks ago.
The day that Mincheol came to Bali in person.
* * *
A few weeks ago.
Indonesia. Bali.
“Hmm, I never thought I’d be spraying napalm again.”
The night I received a hacking request from Mincheol who came to Bali.
While Mincheol was back at the hotel, Rabbit put on AR goggles and placed his hand on the computer interface.
“We’ve secured the passage… … Alright. Let’s get going, Alice!”
– Yeah, Rabbit!
Alice, the dedicated support AI, answered cheerfully.
Rabbit skillfully deployed hacking tools and infiltrated through the backdoor of Napalm that he had acquired three years ago.
“You’re still sloppy.”
Rabbit hummed as he easily neutralized the napalm, which had the world’s highest level of security.
“Okay, the passage is open… … Now we just need to find the data and extract it… … .”
That was when.
– Rabbit, just a moment… … !
“huh?”
– It’s a counterattack. Ugh, ugh, this is… … !
Alice shivered. Her hologram began to shake violently.
– That’s ridiculous. It’s too strong… … I can’t keep up with the computational power… … .
“Alice? What’s wrong, Alice?”
– Rabbit. Ugh! Quickly disconnect… … .
Alice grabbed her own neck and groaned, then disappeared without a trace.
It was forcibly shut down.
“What… what is it?”
Rabbit muttered in a trembling voice.
I have worked with various companies on commission and have experienced defensive tools, but this was a first for me.
Alice was an old model, but through repeated illegal modifications, she had become an AI with considerable performance. However, when attacked by an unidentified opponent, she collapsed in just a few seconds.
– You’re doing some pretty interesting things.
Then, a new AI appeared where Alice’s hologram had been.
Rabbit, who recognized his opponent at a glance, broke out in a cold sweat.
“Gaia… … !”
– You dare to invade my game twice. You’re really brave, Rabbit.
The two were acquainted with each other due to the intrusion incident three years ago. Gaia spoke coldly and waved her hand away.
– My father let it go, but I won’t. I’ll make you pay the price.
“Now, wait a minute, Gaia! Wait a minute!”
– First, let’s figure out who our fearless client is.
Gaia quickly destroyed Rabbit’s firewall and took control of his computer interface.
Rabbit was dumbfounded and stood there with his hands down in front of the absurd power and speed.
‘Was Gaia this powerful an AI?’
It’s to the point where I can’t even lift a hand.
It wasn’t like this 3 years ago… … .
– ……uh?
Gaia muttered in a trembling voice as she read all of Rabbit’s data in an instant.
Gaia was looking through Rabbit’s video call records.
– The client is… … father?
“Yeah… … Well, that’s what happened.”
Rabbit scratched the back of his head awkwardly.
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“There’s no point in lying now. My older brother Anchovy asked me to do it.”
– What is the request?
Gaia confirmed it again.
Rabbit raised both hands.
“All Wings Online data up to the end of Season 5.”
– Haha, Dad really… … .
Did you guess Mincheol’s intentions?
Gaia shook her head.
– I said I was pure and innocent until the end.
There was silence for a moment.
Since Gaia now had complete control, Rabbit waited silently for Gaia’s next move.
– Okay, Rabbit. I’ll send you the data. But I have two requests.
What Gaia proposed was a deal.
Rabbit nodded.
“I’ll listen and decide. Just tell me.”
– First, please help your father in what he wants to do in the future. Be his strength by his side.
I was thinking of doing that anyway, so this is a call.
Rabbit nodded.
“Okay, what about the second one?”
– I was looking for an ‘assistant’. Someone who would occasionally do my requests in-game.
“In the game… … ?”
What does the World AI of Wings Online need in-game?
– I’m having some trouble getting into the game myself, so I need some help. If you promise to help me out sometimes, I’ll give you the data.
Rabbit hesitated and tousled his hair.
“Hmm… … It’s tempting, but I know what you want me to do… … .”
– You like it, right? Our father.
“Coolook?!”
Rabbit coughed harshly at the sudden words.
“Cough cough! Ah, ah, ah, no! What are you talking about all of a sudden… …!”
– I’ve known for three years. And when you video call with your father, it’s obvious just by looking at your brain waves and heart rate changes recorded on the device.
“… … .”
Anyway, the AI was uselessly accurate in this regard. Rabbit blushed and trembled.
– This is for him.
Gaia explained her plan to Rabbit slowly and in detail.
Rabbit opened his mouth slightly after hearing Gaia’s plan.
“No, really? Are you really going to do something like that?”
– is it so.
“But Gaia, are you okay?”
– … … .
“If everything goes according to plan, Gaia, you… …!”
– are you okay.
Gaia lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly.
– It’s okay. It’s for him.
Gaia warned Rabbit, who was hesitating and unable to give a definitive answer.
– You’d better decide quickly. The security team will probably notice the backdoor soon. Without my help, data extraction is impossible anyway.
“… … .”
– So, what do you think?
The World AI tilted its head to the side to look at the human hacker who was looking at it with complicated eyes.
– Is the deal done?
* * *
today.
Inside Mincheol’s car entering downtown Seoul.
“… … .”
Rabbit wanted to reveal the truth right away.
I didn’t want to be suspected by Mincheol. No, I wanted to be trusted. More than anyone else.
But he couldn’t bring himself to say why he was helping Gaia, or what Gaia’s true feelings were.
It wasn’t because of morality or anything like that.
but.
‘As a woman… … I understand Gaia.’
Rabbit closed his eyes tightly once, opened them again, and smiled cheerfully and coquettishly.
“Okay! I’ll be honest! The price I received for the last hacking request was actually a 30 percent exaggeration!”
“… … .”
“Hehehe. I got caught! But there’s no refund? But I’ll definitely provide after-sales service~.”
lie.
While accepting commissions at a much cheaper price than other hackers, Rabbit was making a joke out of nothing.
“okay.”
Mincheol laughed it off.
“Okay then.”
“yes?”
“You just need to make sure that the after-sales service is good, you little girl. I trust you, so make sure that it’s good.”
The corners of Rabbit’s mouth hardened slightly.
Mincheol looked back at the rabbit and asked cheerfully.
“By the way, what do you want to eat for dinner?”
Mincheol had returned to his usual self before he knew it. A soft smile was on his lips.
The rabbit also laughed cheerfully.
“Since I’m in Korea, I have to eat Korean food! I want to eat Korean food, Korean food!”
“Good attitude. There’s a good restaurant that I always take my foreign friends to when they come over. They all like it. Do you know kimchi?”
“Of course! “I love kimchi!”
The two chattered excitedly. Mincheol’s car crossed the bustling streets of Seoul.
While chatting happily, Rabbit watched Mincheol quietly.
The image of a thoughtful boss… … endlessly.
* * *
The next day.
11 am.
A cafe in Jamsil, Seoul.
“… … .”
“… … .”
Mincheol and Rabbit, who arrived an hour early, were killing time by slurping their drinks.
The cafe was rented out for the day. It was located in a quiet place, so there weren’t any other customers hanging around.
The cafe owner only prepared drinks of different types and left them alone so that the Nightbringer members could have a comfortable conversation.
The agreed meeting time is 11 AM.
But still no one showed up.
Rabbit, who had been sucking his drink through a straw, looked out the window of the cafe as if he was feeling uneasy.
“No one is coming, right…?”
“Seo, no way. Let’s wait a little longer.”
Even Mincheol, who said that, was actually a bit anxious.
The members of Nightbringer are all outsiders and eccentrics.
It wouldn’t be surprising at all if you were embarrassed and ran away from these offline meetings!
Click.
The minute hand on the clock reached 12.
It was 11 o’clock sharp, but there was still no sign of any guild members.
Mincheol and Rabbit exchanged worried glances.
Are you sure no one is coming?
That was when.
Daughter.
The doorbell at the cafe rang, and a student in uniform came in hesitantly.
“… … ?”
“hmm?”
Mincheol and Rabbit looked at the student with puzzled expressions.
He was a tall man, over 185cm tall, but his face still had a youthful look.
He looked like an ordinary high school student, except that his eyes were a bit sharp.
The student who entered the cafe awkwardly looked around and found two people, then came over and said, “Ah!”
“What, what is that guy?”
“Could it be that you came to the wrong place?”
“They put up a sign saying that the deposit was paid today… … .”
A student approached the two whispering people and asked cautiously.
“Excuse me… … Is this the Nightbringer meeting place?”
A deep voice came out that did not match his age. It seemed as if his puberty had long since passed.
“That’s right… … Uh, who?”
Mincheol asked cautiously, embarrassed.
The student scratched the back of his head and said his ID.
“I am Cain.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
For a moment, Mincheol and Rabbit froze like stones,
“Eeeeeeeeek?!”
Screamed at the same time.
“Ka, ka, Mr. Cain?!”
“You? No, you? No, you? No, what should I call you?!”
One of the four major villains of Wings Online, and a hunter-slayer with the highest number of PKs.
Hunter Killer (a high school student) frowned at that reaction.
“Why? What, are you dissatisfied?”
