18. Three ways to kill your boss (15)
The face of the man who turned around was completely different from the photo Minjun had seen.
It was only natural that the spirits couldn’t find the real ones, not the homunculi. Changing their appearance was easy for them. Most things were that easy for them.
“Mr. Jang Tae-jun.”
When he arrested Edelines, Minjun had a premonition. He thought that now that he had gotten rid of the headache, everything else would be easy. And, as always, his premonition was miserably wrong.
Because she really wasn’t even on the ‘painful dragon’ list.
A far more horrifying bundle of troublemakers than that scoundrel, a dragon plotting crimes beyond his imagination, was hiding in this world.
Minjun calmly told him the truth.
“Your rare was just seized and searched by immigration officials.”
The owner of the lair was estimated to be slightly younger than Elder. Chairman Jenkinson, who appeared there in person, led the immigration agents and strengthened the blocking barrier that Minjun had deployed. This was to prevent the fact that the lair had been breached from being transmitted to the owner through a magic alarm.
It took less than an hour to teleport a large number of people from Seoul to Sokcho, confiscate everything in the lab, and analyze it using magical and non-magical means. That was the power of Goryong and the organization he commanded.
“Is that so?”
The dragon, whose real name was not yet known, responded dryly as if he was not interested.
“And we have also confirmed the identity of the virus you were creating there.”
Among the agents brought by the chairman were experts in fields outside of Minjun’s major. They immediately discovered the identity of the ‘prototype’ in the freezer.
It was a virus that copied and injected the characteristics of the ISP.
A seed of a plague that is transmitted only to dragons and causes symptoms.
The fact that he hid in Earth, the dimension of all things, under the false identity of Jang Tae-jun, was in the same context as the Society organization members choosing the Orc community as their hideout. In such a backward remote area where the number of dragons is small and people are not interested, the chances of being caught are low.
“The research appears to be unfinished.”
The virus’s ‘host range’, which is the characteristic of being transmitted only to dragons, was complete. However, the design of the symptoms it would cause after infection was not yet completely finalized.
Jang Tae-jun did not deny it. He slowly nodded and answered.
“Yeah, I was short on time.”
For some reason, he was about to leave Earth. There were signs of preparations for moving inside the Rare, and computer records showed that his research had been halted some time ago.
“Even if it doesn’t work, the attempt itself is a crime. It’s a felony that can’t be taken into account because of mental illness. So from this moment on…”
“Do you think I’m crazy?”
Minjun nodded quietly.
“Otherwise, why would a dragon do such a thing to another dragon?”
“That’s possible. I hate dragons.”
Minjun’s eyes shook slightly. What Kim Yeonju had said about Jang Taejun flashed through his mind.
‘I knew you were a dreamer, but… you started talking nonsense like ‘social pollution’ and things like that, and I thought you were a bit crazy!’
Jang Tae-jun looked at Min-jun and the blond man standing next to him in turn.
“I know. What’s the point of saying something like that when you’re a dragon yourself? Isn’t it just an extension of your self-loathing? No, this isn’t because of some petty emotion.”
He asserts.
Little by little, color and warmth began to seep into the man’s dry speech.
“I’ve been thinking about it for a long time, finally came to a conclusion, and am slowly preparing to put it into practice.”
It was more heated than the first time, but there was no stability in the voice and tone.
Minjun felt an unpleasant heat in what he was saying.
It bordered on what some would call madness.
“Dragons are pests that ruin the social ecosystem of all dimensions. They are the root of all evil, and were born as beings that cannot coexist with other species.”
There are such people among the Earthlings. Those who stand behind the name of environmentalists. Those who claim that if humans, the most numerous of all intelligent beings, disappear, the number of livestock used for food will decrease, the amount of carbon excreted will decrease, and the production of plastic will decrease, thus protecting the Earth. Those who are not satisfied even after the spread of magic stones.
But even environmental groups like that don’t just commit terrorism and massacre people in order to reduce the human population. That would be crazy.
That dragon was preparing to do something like that.
Because it was judged that dragons were the main culprit of social pollution, which was more serious than environmental pollution.
‘It turned out well even after turning around!’
Minjun clicked his tongue inwardly without showing it on his face.
Jang Tae-jun speaks as if he is denouncing someone.
“Think about it. Dragons are like poison to the social and economic systems! Everything is too easy for us. How many dragons in this world have officially acquired citizenship? Less than a thousand! Of those, only about 60% have chosen to live a life of seclusion. Look at how that small number of dragons are currently controlling this world!”
Kim Yeon-ju was right.
Jang Tae-jun was a dreamer.
That’s also very dangerous.
“No matter what form society takes, the dragon can easily be contained within the palm of your hand!”
A twisted heat came out of his voice.
“Absolute monarchy? Usurpate the throne with terrifying magic power and characteristics that no other race can surpass. Democracy? Sweep up the votes with your unique charisma and insight into the public mind. Theocratic unification? Use the Detect Divinity spell to envelop an entire planet, kidnap the child who has received the strongest blessing from the gods, and then present them as the Messiah while playing with their puppets behind their backs. Dragons are always like that!”
It’s true.
The reason why dragon presidents are rare on Earth these days is not because they lack absolute ability, but because they have long since realized that money is a more efficient and powerful weapon in this world, and so they focus on the financial sector.
“This world has also accepted mass immigrants several times. They all live together in some way! Of course, there are conflicts and signs of stratification, but they are not an impenetrable wall. They do get better as time goes by. However, they are not dragons!”
He rebukes.
The voice was rough.
“Other races are more like various paints. If it takes time, they will eventually mix together. However, dragons are like oil. If you sprinkle a few drops of oil on water, they will not mix, but will cover it by creating a layer of oil on top. Just as oil keeps water below, dragons keep other races below them and dominate them. That is the nature of dragons!”
Minjun cut her off.
“Mr. Jang Tae-jun.”
I didn’t have time to listen to any more of that crazy dreamer’s bullshit philosophy.
What interests him is something else.
A race as large as a dragon cannot quietly enter the dimension like Etrella. The committee also monitors and manages them closely. Also, Minjun has the personal information of all the dragons that have come to Earth in this way in his head.
However, the man in front of him is not in his database.
“How did you get to Earth?”
Jang Tae-jun made a face as if he was prepared for something.
And then he quietly got up from his seat.
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“I can’t tell you that.”
“Well then, let me change the question.”
It’s finally time to end this long day.
He speaks in a dry tone.
“Mr. Jang Tae-jun, can you present to me, here and now, proof that you have acquired valid Earth citizenship or a residence permit that allows you to legally remain on Earth?”
Then the dragon bared his teeth and said:
“No, there’s nothing like that?”
Minjun grabs the dagger and recites the spell.
The air shook and a huge curtain surrounding the port was formed. Fortunately, there were no fishing boats or pedestrians around. What Minjun was creating was a complex formation that magnified the cognitive distortion barrier that Jang Taejun had used to block the view by several hundred times, and even absorbed magical shocks.
As they finished preparing, the blond boy who had been silent until now opened his mouth for the first time.
“Who were you waiting for here?”
Jang Tae-jun’s talkative mouth was tightly shut on this topic. Min-jun’s companion asked questions as if he was interrogating him.
“I see Rare is preparing to leave. If things were as they were, he would have been noticed by the committee both when he came to Earth and when he left Earth. He’s a dragon. This is an impossible plan unless he’s confident that he can avoid surveillance. It means he has a supporter who has been with him for a long time.”
The tone turns cold.
“Tell me. Who?”
Jang Tae-jun still refused to answer. There was no hesitation in his gaze. His determination was firm.
The blond man frowned.
“Is that so?”
The next moment.
The man who had been questioning Jang Tae-jun disappeared.
It was at this moment that Minjun completed the barrier, concealing a larger space centered around the port.
Wow!
Minjun lifted his head slightly and looked upward.
Most of the sky that came into view had disappeared. Instead, there was a red and magnificent castle. If there had not been a barrier blocking the outside view, a creature that could have forced the entire Sokcho citizenry to evacuate had appeared. His body looked like a sharp cut of the sunset.
The elder dragon, who had returned to his original form outside after a long time, let out a mental wave like thunder.
=If you refuse to answer, we have no choice but to capture you and find out.=
With a faint smile, Jang Tae-jun stared at the red dragon.
There, three pairs of wings of enormous width were fixed in the sky without any movement, and on top of the huge head, twelve eyes filled with stern determination were glaring at him.
Jang Tae-jun naturally avoided Goryong’s gaze.
“I see, I was wondering how you found me. I walked from Lair to here, over 10km. While changing my appearance.”
His eyes were looking at the harbor, the street, the distant coastline.
“There’s not much time left, so I wanted to keep it in my eyes a little longer.”
He looked again at the dragon in the sky.
“The secret was the magic of my kind. Did you track it down using my blood? Well, the lair has already been cleared out.”
Thanks to that, I was able to chase them here. It is a spell that only the dragon race can use, and if there is blood or other body parts, it guides the spellcaster to the dragon that is its owner.
Red Dragon, Chairman Jenkinson asked Minjun to help with this matter. The compensation offered on the spot was, of course, incomparable to that offered at Edelines, and Minjun accepted.
‘How long has it been since you fought two dragons in one day?’
He continues his thoughts while aiming the dagger.
‘How long has it been since I fought alongside a dragon?’
Jenkinson thundered.
=I recommend you for the last time, will you surrender?=
Jang Tae-jun answered by breaking down the human form.
=You’re stupid.=
Jenkins roared thunderously.
Minjun turned the blade and aimed it at himself.
The black-scaled dragon spread its body, pushing heavily through the air.
Two and one collided, exploding with lightning.
