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Lily’s first day running away.
When Daein returned to his lodgings in the evening, he headed straight to Lily’s room.
Knock. He knocked, but there was no answer. The man waited for a moment and then threw the door open.
“What are you doing here without even eating dinner…”
The man stopped talking.
A room where the closet and desk are both open, and clothes are strewn about on the bed.
Lily was nowhere to be seen.
“Where did you go?”
As the man looked around the room, he saw the letter Lily had left on the desk.
– Don’t look for me! –
The letter was written in crooked handwriting, and next to it was a pair of
He ran away from home without wearing a bracelet to prevent his location from being tracked.
A clear declaration of departure.
But the man just laughed.
“Even if I go, where will I go?”
I looked at my watch and saw that it was just after 9 o’clock in the evening.
He’d definitely be back before midnight. The man could make a bet on that.
“You should know that leaving home will be a struggle.”
The man took a leisurely shower, changed into comfortable clothes, and lay down on the sofa.
And I watched TV, played on my smartphone, and looked through all the novels and comics I had bought to read.
10:10.
The man glanced at the door, then quickly turned his gaze back to the TV.
“···You’re a little kid, but you’ve lasted a long time.”
10:50.
The man threw the comic book he was reading on the floor.
“This is so boring. I should have ordered a whole chicken.”
11:45.
Glance after glance. I couldn’t stop my gaze from going towards the door. The man nervously gnawed at the chicken leg.
“What time is it and you still haven’t come in?”
12:30.
The man deliberately turned off the lights earlier than usual and went to bed. However, all his attention was focused on the door.
He was sure.
‘You little brat. You’re probably waiting until I fall asleep to sneak in. You better be thinking outside the box, because you’re going to get in trouble.’
By now, the little boy is probably outside the building, waiting for the window lights to go out.
When the lights go out, I plan to sneak in on tiptoe.
It was annoying, but I decided to let it fool me this once.
‘I’ll have to scold him tomorrow.’
The leftover chicken was specially put in the little one’s room.
-And at 3:05 in the morning.
The man kicked off the blanket and got up from the bed.
“This damn kid!”
The man grabbed some clothes from the closet and put them on. Then he opened the door and went out.
“Just try to catch me and you’ll be banned from eating chicken for the next month.”
But even in the morning, the man still couldn’t find Lily.
***
Lily’s second day of running away.
From the morning, the man went around looking for places Lily could go.
“Lily? She didn’t come yesterday.”
The owner of
The man gave the drug store owner his business card and the money for the chicken in advance and said:
“If you come today, please call me. And fry a chicken for me.”
The boss asked in a worried voice.
“Is something wrong?”
For the past few months, Lily has been the darling of the market vendors.
It was so cute how he ate everything I gave him – and how much he bought – that I wanted to give him another one for every one I bought.
When Lily went to the Gaia continent for three months and did not return, the market merchants even called White House to inquire.
“No, it’s nothing.”
The man left the chicken restaurant, vaguely explaining his situation. His next destination was the bakery next door.
But as I went around the market, the answers were all similar.
“Lily? I haven’t seen you.”
“You didn’t come yesterday···.”
“Why? What’s going on?”
It was when I left the market and stopped at a hamburger place downtown that I finally found a small clue.
“Oh, I came last night.”
As expected, the hamburger shop employee who had become familiar with Lily’s face – and the person in question – by coming and going frequently said.
“He came yesterday and ordered the Monster Burger E set and ate it. But it was a little strange.”
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“That’s strange. What is it?”
The staff tilted their heads as if it was really strange.
“Usually, she orders three sets, but yesterday she only ordered two. And she couldn’t finish the second one either. It’s the first time I’ve seen Lily leave food behind…”
When the employee asked, “Do you have any pain?”, the waiter asked if he had seen where Lily went after finishing her burger.
“I don’t know exactly where he was going because I didn’t ask him. But I saw him go out and go to the right. He was so depressed…”
“Thank you.”
After leaving the hamburger shop, Daein turned to the right. He planned to look around all the restaurants in that area.
“···Just try to catch it.”
*
The evening of the second day.
Daein, who returned to the guild after having failed in everything, sighed in frustration.
“Where on earth have you been hiding?”
In the city, it is nearly impossible for a red-faced kid to avoid being noticed by people.
But no trace could be found.
As if she had just disappeared overnight, Lily was last seen at a hamburger joint, and she disappeared without a trace.
The techniques of following that Daein had learned in the past in the martial arts world were all useless.
‘Did he go outside the restricted area?’
No matter how angry I was, I don’t think I would have done that.
It would be difficult for a guy who is already accustomed to chicken and pizza to go out and grill and eat monsters.
“Huh? Why is your expression so dark?”
It was Abraxas. She returned to the guild today after working as an interpreter at the Blue House, and tilted her head when she saw the dark expression on the man’s face.
“What? What’s really going on?”
“···Have you seen the kid?”
“Lily? You saw it. Yesterday···.”
Abraxas was startled and stopped answering.
Before he knew it, the man was glaring at him with his eyes wide open.
“Where? When did you see it?”
“···In my room. Last night. He asked me for some money···.”
“You gave me money?”
At the sound of the man’s voice rising sharply, Abraxas scratched his head, wondering what he had done wrong.
“Aside from money, there are other things… Is it something to do with Lily?”
The man sighed deeply and said.
“Tell me more.”
**
yesterday evening.
Abraxas, who had returned to his quarters after finishing his work as an interpreter, was resting comfortably in his room.
Just then I felt someone knocking on the window.
Knock knock!
When I opened the window, Lily was floating in the air, wearing a chestnut hat pulled down low and armed with thick clothes.
Lily’s expression looked serious.
“Ah. Can you give me some money?”
“Money? What are you going to do with the money?”
“Don’t ask. It’s serious.”
Seeing his cheeks puffed out like a puffer fish, Abraxas took money out of his pocket as if giving it to his nephew.
“And by the way… Can I ask you a favor?”
Lily’s request was a bit strange.
But it seemed like it would be fun, so Abraxas nodded willingly.
*
The man spoke with a face of absurdity.
“So you gave her money, dyed her hair, and even gave her a disguise?”
“All I gave you was a few simple spells and artifacts. Oh, I shouldn’t have given you the invisibility cloak.”
“What you lent me was of course top quality, right?”
Abraxas said with a smug look on his face.
“Of course. I took it from my lair. If you hide it with determination, you’ll never be found.”
The man sighed, placing his hand on his face.
Only then did Abraxas speak, looking at the man’s expression.
“I never thought Lily would ask me that with the intention of running away. She never said anything like that.”
“You went out on purpose. It was wrong to look for it quietly.”
“What are you going to do?”
The man thought for a moment and then said.
“We have to notify the guild first. This isn’t a joke anymore. We have to find him before things get worse.”
The man didn’t really worry about Lily getting hurt. Right now in Seoul, there weren’t even ten superhumans who could hurt Lily.
What he was worried about was quite the opposite.
Almost forgotten, but Lily was a disaster that burned down half of Seoul.
And he’s still a child. The spark of disaster hasn’t been extinguished. It could still spread in any direction.
‘If you have money, you won’t have to go hungry, but… Where will you sleep? You might get involved in unnecessary trouble, and you might get involved with strange people.’
If the opponent was a monster, I wouldn’t even worry.
But people with cunning intentions are dangerous, because they can easily fool an innocent child.
The man informed the guild about Lily’s running away.
As expected, chaos ensued.
“What? Lily ran away!”
At that moment, Baek Chang-soo suddenly got up from his seat.
“Why are you telling me this now!! Should I report it to the police?”
The man shook his head.
“I think it would be best not to tell the police. The other guilds will find out right away.”
“What does that matter···.”
Baek Chang-soo stopped talking and became silent. He must have noticed what the man was worried about.
“···I can’t hide it for long.”
The man nodded.
“Everyone will be watching us, so we’ll find out soon enough, but it’s best to delay it as much as possible.”
Baek Chang-soo nodded with a heavy expression.
“Okay, let’s send out some trusted people to look for Lily. We’ll find her before the other guilds notice. Don’t worry too much.”
First of all, the person who took action against the guild picked up his cell phone and called someone.
The person on the other end picked up the phone when the signal rang a second time.
-yes.
The owner of the deep voice is Choi Sung-min.
He was the leader of the
Although the guild was small, Choi Seong-min was a man with good skills and ambition.
The man decided to give his belief in that ability a try.
“Mr. Choi, could you please find someone quietly? I’ll buy you a proper dinner next time.”
Of course, that evening wasn’t just about eating. The man was investing in the
-Please leave it to me.
The man who hung up the phone immediately left the guild.
Abraxas followed him and asked.
“Where are you going?”
“I’ll do everything I can.”
*
When the news of Lily’s disappearance reached the Snowmen, they swung their short arms fiercely and braced themselves.
[Don’t worry, big guy!]
[Lily is our friend!]
[We are looking for friends!]
All the Snowmen, led by the chubby Snowmen who were acting as the leader, flew into the sky at the same time.
*
When the Lorou people heard the news of Lily’s disappearance, they flocked to Daein.
“We’ll help too!”
“Just deploy the small Lubellon!”
“I also have a friend who has
Speaking for them all, Kiri declared.
“Construction will stop until Lily is found! Everyone, please find Lily!”
“”yes!””
The Lorou people are scattered in disarray.
It was only then that Daein realized that the person who won first place in the Earthling popularity vote was a kid.
*
Jang Young-shin, who had stayed up all night, looked at the man with bloodshot eyes.
“···I’ll find it with that.”
Where Jang Young-shin’s finger pointed, there were a hundred mini drones the size of a fist.
All search drones were created to find Lily.
A moment later, a hundred drones rose into the sky simultaneously.
Wheeeeeeeeeeing!
*
-Lily’s 5th day of running away-
Similar stories were being circulated among the leaders of many superhuman guilds.
“They say Lily has gone missing from the White House.”
“Lily?”
“That girl from Team 7 who handles fireworks.”
“I know who you are now. Is that why you’ve been stirring up the city like this lately?”
“They were searching not only the city but also outside the restricted area.”
“I guess he’s dead since I haven’t found him yet?”
“Then there’s no way he would be stirring up the city like this. He’s not an ordinary kid, he’s a superhuman…”
“So there’s also talk that it’s not missing, but running away?”
Up until this point, it was just the usual gossip that everyone had been talking about.
Because everyone is concerned about the latest trends in the same industry.
However, the thinking of those who are quicker and more intelligent than others, and those who aim to be the best in the industry, goes a little further.
“That little foreigner? He has no parents, and of course he has no legal guardian either.”
“Rumor has it that he is the landlord’s team leader’s younger brother···.”
“That’s nonsense. The landlord’s parents are both Korean. You can figure that out with just a little bit of research.”
“They can’t be cousins, they’re complete strangers.”
“The landlord just picked up the kid. It was like picking up a lottery ticket on the street.”
“But not now?”
In the office, in the conference room, in the car,
Quite a few people were thinking and saying the same thing.
“It’s possible that the landlord has been Lily’s guardian until now.”
“But there’s no law that says it has to be like that in the future, right?”
“It’s stupid not to look for a lottery ticket that has no winner.”
It wasn’t just the Superhuman Guild that took interest. Smart businessmen and criminal organizations were also interested.
They gathered their thoughts at about the same time and gave identical instructions.
““Find the little one.””
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