#Episode 32
4th floor.
This building has four floors, that is, the top floor excluding the rooftop.
I think you said it was the King’s Guild. I heard from Yoon Young-soo that he said something about A-class Awakeners and being active in the underworld, and what he said wasn’t wrong.
There are roughly over 40 people in front of me.
Among them, there are 12 A-class Awakened people and 2 S-class Awakened people.
The rest are all B, C, ugh.
It’s too much of a bother to mention. Honestly, it’s funny to mention people at that level.
The man sitting furthest away asked me.
“… … Jin Shihou, what on earth is your identity?”
He was big. And his hair was short. He had a scar on his forehead that looked like it had been cut with a knife. It looked like a pretty old scar.
I picked up the watch again without answering.
010-2222-7777.
I called that number, which wasn’t even funny.
Then the watch of the man with the scar on his forehead started to vibrate.
Woohoo.
Then it’s done.
I just kept walking.
“Okay… … Wait a minute! Stop.”
“Stop?”
I burst out laughing. I guess he still doesn’t get the point.
Two men ran towards me from in front of my nose. One had a sword in his right hand, the other had an axe in his left.
He just bowed his head.
The sword and axe grazed my head. I reached out with my left hand and grabbed the back of the head of the man holding the sword. I then threw it at the head of the man holding the axe.
Crunch-! Boom-!
The two men were slammed into the wall with their heads blown off. The glass was shattered, by the way. There were shards of glass embedded in their headless bodies. Blood was gushing out. I started walking again. My shoes stepped on the puddle of blood. At the same time, blood gushed upward. I turned my head to the side. It passed in front of my face.
It’s magic.
It’s like a magic that deals with blood, but I don’t know the name. I’m not really interested.
He just turned his eyes in that state.
Among the men who were just standing there blankly, there was a man who was reaching out both his arms towards me. I put strength into my legs.
Bam.
My body disappeared from the spot. I was right in front of the man’s nose, reaching out. Everyone missed my movement.
He reached out his hand. His neck was grabbed. Without a moment’s hesitation, he snapped it. Crack.
He threw it aside as if he was throwing away trash and then turned around.
Woohoo.
A vibrating watch and a blank expression.
Probably the name.
“Was it Jeong Gil-tae?”
“… … That’s right… … That’s right, Jin Shihou. I think there’s some misunderstanding. How about we try to resolve it through conversation?”
“You’ve already done enough of that before.”
“……yes?”
“A creditor, this kid, that kid, what else did you say? Did I mishear that?”
“… … That’s… … I got emotional without realizing it… … I’m sorry. Let’s pretend like there was no debt. I’m sorry.”
Let’s pretend it never happened?
“Is it that easy? You say it’s a joint guarantee?”
“… … There are some procedures involved. I’m the vice president, so I need to get permission from the president, but I’ll handle that somehow.”
He shook his head.
“There is no need to do that.”
“……yes?”
I looked back for a moment. There were still many survivors.
I looked at them and snapped my fingers.
Ah, warm.
At the same time, the heads of all the living people explode at the same time.
Blood spurted everywhere.
“Once you start, you have to see it through to the end. Right?”
Jeong Gil-tae swallows hard.
His trembling hands stopped.
His eyes are blazing. Anger, hatred, I don’t know.
The emotions seemed deep, but they were so trivial that I didn’t care. Honestly, who would pay attention to an ant passing by and get angry?
If you watch that, you’ll see that he’s really crazy.
“Jin Shihou… … I don’t know if you were hiding your strength or if you suddenly became stronger, but I can definitely tell that you are strong. However, can you handle it?”
It was funny how his attitude suddenly changed.
“What kind of thing can you handle?”
“… … This is the Republic of Korea. The King’s Guild is in a relationship with the ‘Conqueror’ Guild. The third son of Lee Seong-jae, the Master of the Conqueror’s Guild, is the President and Guild Master of the King’s Guild. Let’s stop here. I will somehow eliminate the debt. Even if that doesn’t work out, I will negotiate to the best of my ability to reduce it.”
He scratched his chin.
“Isn’t it too much of a hassle?”
“……yes?”
“Wouldn’t it be easier if we just killed them all?”
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“… … ?”
“I killed you, and I killed that guy called President. But is that Conqueror’s Guild that great?”
“Wow… … That’s right. Who in Korea doesn’t know about the Conqueror’s Guild? The number of Awakened members, both domestically and internationally, exceeds several thousand.”
then.
“I guess I just have to kill all those thousands of people. I can just kill the head of that guild, and my son. I can just kill them all.”
Jeong Gil-tae started opening his mouth like a carp.
“… … This… … crazy guy.”
I slowly reached out my hand.
“I’ve lived a long time, so I know. It’s easier to just kill the bastards who crawl around or are annoying.”
“… … .”
“If a hundred people come, kill a thousand. If a thousand people come, kill ten thousand. If ten thousand people come, kill a hundred thousand. If a hundred thousand people come, kill a million. If you do that, all the guys who were crawling up will fall.”
Jeong Gil-tae’s body began to tremble like an aspen tree. Was it because he realized that what I was saying was true, or was it because he realized that I was a guy who had actually killed a million people?
Actually, it didn’t matter.
My hand had already reached Jeong Gil-tae’s head.
“… … Please… … save me.”
I laughed.
“I don’t like it.”
Plop-!
* * *
The Salvation Guild is huge.
It is not just a simple PMC, but a clear ‘company’ that operates multiple businesses. It is a Salvation Guild and a Salvation Group. The chairman is Jin Song-i, and the vice chairman is Yoon Young-soo.
Among them, Yoon Young-soo is usually called the Chief Secretary. It’s not that he refuses the position of Vice Chairman. He just wants to be called the Chief Secretary, so he’s called that way. Vice Chairman and Chief Secretary.
No one ignores Yoon Young-soo. He is a man of great ability.
Suddenly, Yoon Young-soo asked himself a question.
Can I send Jin Shihou to the place where the King’s capital is?
A lightbulb went off in my head.
No. You can’t send it like that.
Because there were so many things going on and things to do, I made a ‘mistake’ for a moment.
So, Yoon Young-soo sent one of the Guild Guild secretary’s staff to where Jin Shi-hoo was.
His name is Shin Jong-gil.
He’s been in the Salvation Guild for a year now, but since there’s no successor, he’s still the youngest and a newbie.
The specs are excellent.
He was an A+ class awakener, graduated second in his class from the Department of Business Administration at Korea University, and later passed the Certified Public Accountant exam. All of this was achieved at the age of 25.
That new path headed straight to the capital of the nation.
And there you could see.
Qin Shihou, who committed massacre.
I even saw Jin Shihou leisurely walk out after killing every living thing within the King’s capital.
Jin Shihou asked.
“I feel like this is a familiar atmosphere. Did the director send you this?”
Shin Jong-gil flinched without realizing it. There were rumors going around even within the company. Rumors that the current Jin Shi-hoo was not the Jin Shi-hoo of the past.
Shin Jong-gil swallowed hard and answered.
“Yes. This is Shin Jong-gil from the secretary’s office. The director ordered me to come here to handle the aftermath.”
“Oh really? I’m planning to go to the Conqueror’s Guild right now. Do you want to come with me?”
“Conqueror… … are you talking about that?”
“Yes. Do you know where it is?”
“Yes. I know. But… … .”
Shin Jong-gil thought. Is that right?
The things that Jin Shihou has done here in the capital city of the country are enough to turn the country upside down.
It’s not like this is the beginning of some great cataclysm, and they’re massacring people in the middle of the city.
Trying to figure this out would probably cost me a ton of money.
“Is it okay if I speak to the director for a moment?”
“Take it easy. Don’t be nervous.”
Shin Jong-gil immediately called Yoon Young-soo and told him that Jin Shi-hoo was heading to the Conqueror’s Guild. The call was immediately disconnected.
And then, Jin Shihou’s watch vibrated.
“It’s the manager. You must be very busy today.”
Jin Shi-hoo answered the phone while whining. Jin Shi-hoo, who was talking to Yoon Young-soo like that, shrugged his shoulders and said.
“Are you sure it’s okay to do that?”
“Director, I didn’t say anything, but my heart aches every time I see you working hard. Okay, you’ve been working so hard and accepting my requests, so if I refuse your request, I’m not human.”
“Come to the hotel when you have time. Let’s have breakfast together.”
Jin Shi-hoo said to Shin Jong-gil as he hung up the phone.
“The conqueror asks for patience. He says they are still useful.”
“… … Oh, is that so?”
“But how are you going to train here?”
“… … First, we will retrieve the CCTV. We will also retrieve all the black boxes in the vicinity. Fortunately, the King’s Capital has many enemies. We can definitely handle this amicably.”
Jin Shi-hoo, who had been silently listening to Shin Jong-gil’s story, lets out a strange smile.
Then he slowly approached Shin Jong-gil and lightly touched Shin Jong-gil’s shoulder.
“You said your name was Jong-gil, right?”
“Yes. This is Shin Jong-gil.”
“I have no personal feelings. So just take it as it is. I think our Jong-gil is a bit greedy.”
“Greed… … right?”
“It’s just a little bit subtle, but it’s all good to work with confidence. When you have to cross the line or something like that, think about it two or three times. Is it right or not?”
It seemed like a random remark. Shin Jong-gil felt it sincerely.
“Thank you for your hard work. I’m going.”
So Jin Shi-hoo got into a taxi and left.
Shin Jong-gil shook his head and shook off his thoughts, and quickly retrieved the CCTV.
First of all, I deleted all the originals. No, I tried to delete them.
His hand, which was reaching for the delete button, stopped in midair.
‘… … Is it right to just delete all of this?’
Shin Jong-gil knew himself well.
First of all, I have a lot of debt at home. I have to pay it all off. I made a lot of money working at the Salvation Guild, but it wasn’t enough to pay off the debt.
But this thing I’m holding in my hand right now.
This CCTV.
If you think about it carefully, you could even see this as an opportunity to pay off all of that debt in one go.
It was worth it.
Who is behind the capital of the nation? There is the Conqueror’s Guild of Lee Seong-jae, a SSS-class Awakened Person of the Republic of Korea.
Shin Jong-gil, who had completely forgotten Jin Shi-hoo’s advice, saved the ‘original’ separately and deleted all the data.
The same goes for the backup server. Everything connected to it was deleted. The watches of the corpses were all destroyed and turned to dust.
Due to the nature of the Salvation Guild, the secretary’s office is also called the best department.
Without this level of ability, you wouldn’t even be able to enter the Secretariat, the highest department of the Salvation Guild.
Soon after, I deleted all the black box footage and any other data I might have forgotten.
Shin Jong-gil sent a message to Yoon Young-soo without telling him about the original item in his inventory.
[The cleanup is over, sir.]
Tiring.
[Thank you for your hard work. I’m going back to the secretary’s office.]
It remained to be seen how this would play out.
It happened at 5pm on May 8th.
