14. Three ways to kill your boss (11)
Of course, it wasn’t Edelines’ telepathy. This damn dragon didn’t have the energy to perform such simple magic right now. It was easy to figure out the other person’s identity. And, Minjun’s response to that was.
“······.”
He pretended not to hear.
I unfold a more detailed dragon anatomy in my head. I simulated a cross-section that would fail aesthetically, but would score full marks in terms of the psychological impact it would have on the dragon community.
Minjun had no intention of cutting it properly.
The moment I took the angle and raised the blade, a more powerful mental wave struck my head.
=I strongly recommend it. I hope you stop here.=
Only then did Minjun raise his head and look at a part of the night sky. There was nothing there but the moon and stars shining brightly, but there was no hesitation in his gaze.
The person who had sent the psychic wave seemed a little taken aback and spoke after a short silence.
=······Still, you’re really amazing, Minjun.=
The opponent was using a spell to observe Minjun’s location from afar. The reason he was surprised was because Minjun immediately realized what angle he was looking at the scene from. It was as if the object on the monitor was looking straight at the viewer.
Minjun told him.
“I can’t do that, Chairman.”
Chairman Jenkinson said in a regretful tone.
=Thank you for carrying out the mission I asked you to do perfectly. The conditional Earth citizenship that Edelines acquired has just been revoked. Now, you will be forcibly exiled to your original dimension. It is all thanks to your efforts.=
Just as there are blonde Koreans and Korean-Americans, citizenship is the decisive factor in determining a person’s affiliation.
Likewise, dragons that have acquired Earth citizenship are recognized as residents of this world, but those without are simply aliens.
So, Edelines is now an alien.
What Chairman Jenkinson wanted was to prove her guilt and create an excuse to banish her from this world.
“As you said, the official duty has been completed. We should proceed as is. However, there is a problem. I am not sure that Edelines has been completely neutralized at this time.”
=Look at those flipped-up eyes. It’s clear and obvious. Edelines can no longer resist.=
“You have to knock on the stone bridge before crossing it. Especially when the other person is a dragon. Isn’t the reason the chairman likes me because the ending is certain? I will try not to disappoint you today.”
=Do I really have to cut the wings?=
“Yes. Arms and legs too.”
So that no concept-less dragon will dare touch him in the future.
=······As your employer, I can understand and let it go. However, as a dragon, I must stop you here. That is my job as an Elder Dragon.=
Minjun felt his anger rising.
“If you leave it up to me to prove it, because you can’t suspect my own kind without evidence, shouldn’t you also leave it up to me to whip them?”
=It’s true that I left it up to the point of whipping. So even after the charges were confirmed, I just watched him ‘venting his anger’. However, can you see that he went beyond just hitting the calf and tried to cut it off?=
The arms are bent inward, so that’s it. Minjun said, swallowing his curse.
“This kid invaded ‘my territory.’”
=I know what that means to you.=
“If you know I’m sensitive to that, then please understand my next actions.”
=It’s a race issue. I can’t help it.=
In fact, what Minjun is about to do is a premature step. He may avoid instant death, but there is no way to know what kind of aftereffects it will leave. There is a possibility that it will ultimately lead to death.
After much thought, Chairman Jenkinson finally said the words he had been reluctant to say.
=Minjun, please stop making me petty. Do I really have to mention the Dragonic Code here?=
“······!”
According to the Dragonic Code, which effectively reigns above the Constitution, only another Dragon can take the life of a Dragon.
Chairman Jenkinson hinted that Minjun’s case might be brought up as an agenda item at the Dragon Clan meeting.
A declaration that it will be handled from the perspective of an Elder Dragon rather than the actual head of the Immigration Office, as it is considered an area that cannot be judged as self-defense or legitimate execution of official duties.
Minjun felt his anger rising. He spat out barbed words.
“Really, everything is too easy for a dragon. Especially you, Chairman. Then and now.”
=Minjun, let’s talk more honestly. Right now, no one is listening to this magic circuit except the two of us.=
Then, Minjun suddenly released all the anger he had been suppressing.
He shouted into the air as if he was staring straight at an opponent who had not revealed his true self.
His voice resonates through the mountainside where night has fallen.
“······So if you want to tell me what to do, shouldn’t you have taken better care of the kids in the first place!”
=······.=
Telepathy was silent for a moment.
Minjun recalls the letter from Chairman Jenkinson that his secretary had handed him.
‘To a precious friend who has been with me for a long time.
I have a favor to ask. Please find the idiot who committed this foolish act. Since I cannot be in the forefront, I would like to ask you to do it.
If you grant my request, the debt from the interstellar slime eradication operation two hundred years ago will be cancelled.’
Beneath it was a promise for a certain amount of talents and Earth currency.
The events mentioned in the letter two hundred years ago were before the two came to Earth for their own reasons. In other words, Chairman Jenkinson knows that Minjun is not an Earthling.
=······I feel ashamed about that part.=
Edelines completely misunderstood the relationship between these two.
Minjun works as an immigration contract agent because this status is the best mask to deal with alien criminals legally and naturally. Meanwhile, Chairman Jenkinson needs an excellent problem solver to solve the problems in the area he is in charge of.
The needs of these two naturally met at one point, and Minjun can terminate the contract and start moving as he pleases whenever he wants. It only causes some inconvenience to him, but it is not the case for Jenkinson.
Minjun spoke in a clear tone.
“Jenkinson, things are different now. I have already completed the task you asked me to do in the letter. From now on, it is my personal problem. I will punish the idiot who has interfered with my territory.”
=Then I would like to ask you earnestly as an individual. As an old friend, would you please listen to my request?=
The implication was simple.
In addition to Minjun’s 200-year-old debt being forgiven, Chairman Jenkinson now has another debt.
The reason he comes out like that is because of his duty as an Elder Dragon. If Minjun continues to trim the outline of the dragon like this, it will take decades for him to recover even if he survives. Rumors will spread.
Although Minjun didn’t understand all of the ten thousand-odd clauses in the Dragonic Code, he knew that if something like that happened, Jenkinson, the regional manager, would be in trouble.
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‘As expected, you want to resolve this as quietly as possible.’
Minjun remained silent for a moment. Then, as if he had guessed his intention, Jenkinson added a word.
=Of course, I promise that we will thoroughly educate the young dragons in the future. We don’t know how many more dragons will come to Earth in the future. We will thoroughly establish a process to prevent recurrence.=
There’s one thing Jenkins doesn’t know.
In fact, Minjun half-abandoned his original plan the moment he realized that the chairman was watching.
‘But no matter how much I think about it, exchanging just one debt isn’t enough.’
I thought this would be enough to stall for time.
He says, gazing at the night sky.
“Isn’t it difficult to have private sanctions that are visible to others? I don’t want to see a scene where a dragon that has become a log is carried away.”
=That’s right.=
“But I’m not satisfied with this.”
=Then what should I do?=
It seems as if he is urging me to tell him what I want.
Minjun said.
“I need to draw some blood from this little bastard.”
=······.=
“Don’t worry, I’m not saying I’ll make an offering using black magic. I’ll just draw blood using normal magic. What do you think?”
Since it is a magical method, it will restore some of the vitality like Kim Yeon-ju did, but not to the point of death.
“It might shorten my lifespan a bit, but I don’t think it will be noticeable. What do you think?”
The longest silence that had ever filled the space between them flowed.
Eventually, Chairman Jenkinson made a decision.
I repeat what I said when I first tried to dissuade him, but with a slightly different tone.
=······Still, you’re really amazing, Minjun.=
***
After waiting for a while, immigration agents in charge of clearing the scene arrived.
They approached Minjun with great caution and bowed to him. When he nodded, they immediately and without a word erased the traces of the battle and collected the scattered Edelines. The dragon’s interrogation will be conducted by the dragon tribe dispatched by Jenkinson.
The agents carefully removed the pieces of scale embedded in the stone floor and placed them in a separate container, then dug up the entire soil soaked in dragon’s blood and stored it away.
The trade in dragon fluids, organs, and skin is strictly prohibited by law, but they are occasionally sold on the black market. Of course, they are sold at ridiculously high prices.
‘If we just add up everything that was learned here, it would be worth several billion won.’
Even so, it is incomparable to the value of the fresh dragon’s blood that Minjun collected.
Dragon’s blood, which is collected without freezing and with the vitality contained in it through magical means, is the most powerful magical sample. He had no intention of selling it on the black market or anything like that. This precious treasure would become several times more valuable if it passed through Minjun’s hands. The uses were endless.
and.
Tiring!
○Account information (Prisoner identification number: ASIFF-666)
-‘Old Friend’ deposited 10,000 talents into the prisoner’s account.
Chairman Jenkinson used his personal funds to deposit dimensional common currency into his account.
Unlike Earth currency, it is not something that even dragons can easily obtain. The Elder Dragon showed quite a bit of sincerity.
-Your current account balance is 31,523 talents.
– Please note that the moment your talent in your account goes into negative (-), statutory interest will be charged and excessive late payment may result in immediate execution.
– The retirement allowance (immediate release bail) awarded to ‘Prisoner Identification Number: Asif-666’ is 5,124,990 talents.
‘Your account balance has increased by 50%.’
The talent I received today is the amount that would be earned by catching 50 petty criminals like Etrella.
After Minjun confirmed that the money had been deposited into Earth’s bank account, he sent a certain amount to Jeongpal’s account.
And then call him.
“Ah… Brother! I just got a text and checked.”
His voice was filled with joy as he saw the amount.
“What about Executive Director Kim Yeon-ju?”
“I thought it would be difficult if we stayed in the office, so I took him to a separate location. Of course not the police station. Yong-eun… has been dealt with, right?”
“okay.”
“No, but how on earth did you do it? Even though you are my brother···.”
He said, briefly interrupting his question.
“Call the address. Let’s wrap this up.”
“Yes, you will also question Kim Yeon-ju yourself?”
Jenkinson’s personal request was resolved, but the original request to find the whereabouts of President Jang Tae-jun was still ongoing. While the Dragons were interrogating Edelines, Min-jun had no intention of sitting idle either.
Minjun moved, feeling that things would get a lot easier now that the headache was out of the way.
And as always, his hunch didn’t turn out to be right.
