Possessed an Academy Security Guard

21 – 021. Two Opportunities (3)

Leave the dungeon behind and return to the safe house.

The scenery outside the fast-moving bus was already colored with a scarlet sunset.

The wrist resting on the window sill was filled with the ‘morning star’s breath’ obtained from the dungeon a while ago.

It was a fantasy-style design far from modern, but people around me didn’t find it strange at all. In a world where hunters openly carry a greatsword the size of a house, how big is this bracelet?

And I was also not interested in the bracelet. My mind, blankly gazing at the scenery outside, was filled with what had happened in the dungeon a while ago.

‘…… Now that I think about it, I wasn’t really afraid either.’

An encounter with an angel who is a servant of the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure.

At the time, I couldn’t make a rational decision because of my anger, but in hindsight, wasn’t it a very dangerous situation?

Numerous assumptions cross my mind.

If that angel had any enmity against me.

If only that angel could harm me.

If the angel tried to impose some kind of penalty, if not physical harm.

Even if that’s not all, if another angel or the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure noticed me meeting an angel.

If even one of the emerging families had been established, I probably wouldn’t have come home as well as I do now.

I was lucky. All I can say is that I was really lucky.

I felt strange. I’ve been unhappy ever since I possessed this world because of the Demon of Pleasure, but unfortunately, I was only lucky the moment I met his subordinate. What kind of joke of fate is this?

‘As a result, it worked out well, so it’s okay… ….’

I got the breathing sound of the morning star. However, what would happen to the Giyeon, which was scheduled to be retrieved tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, was the key.

Considering today’s work, the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure might have already written a number. The original author’s involvement in all things possessed must be minimized. However, it wouldn’t be strange if he could easily ignore such unwritten rules.

‘In the end, I’ll know until tomorrow.’

I got off the bus and soon arrived in front of the safe house. After going through the cumbersome security procedures and entering the front door, Jasmine Yeon jumped out as if he had been expecting it.

“Hey! Ahn Soo-ho! Where are you going and are you coming back now?!”

A few days after the battle, Chae-yeon was back to her original body shape. She was still small though, but at least she didn’t look like a local elementary school student.

“I was stuck here all day instead of you because you were out there! Do you know how boring it was?!”

“Complaints. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to rest comfortably without working?”

“What! Anyway, I usually go to work and don’t do any work!”

I am very proud of it.

“How was your dinner? Did you take care of it?”

“Huh? Huh. I made it in moderation with what was in the refrigerator.”

“Yewon too?”

“Yes. He ate too.”

After answering that, Chae-yeon licked her lips. As if she had something to say.

“What is it?”

“That, Ji Ye-won is in a bit of a weird state.”

“Status? Do you have any wounds anywhere?”

Chae So-yeon shook her head.

“Not in physical condition. It’s kind of weird mentally. The wounds must have healed, but should I say that he looks weak? His movements were sluggish and his expression was dark.”

“So, you look a little depressed?”

“Yes. That’s right. I just felt like a depressed patient.”

With those words, I roughly grasped the situation. It is probably because of Kim Min-ah that she looks depressed.

Judging from what the assassin with an ax said in the battle that day and the information obtained from interrogating the sniper imprisoned in her basement, Kim Min-a’s present comfort cannot be said empty words.

Me and Chaeryeong Min predicted that Mina Kim would die. Even if he were alive, he would be in a state of disrepair due to the aftereffects of torture and drugs.

And Ji Ye-won must know that.

Ji Ye-won rarely talked about Kim Min-ah. Because of this, she couldn’t tell exactly what the relationship between the two was, but seeing that she thought of betraying the organization together, she could guess that it was a very special relationship.

That’s right, I’m sure you’re worried. On the day of the actual battle, Ji Ye-won lost her temper and rushed at the enemy’s provocation by mentioning Kim Min-ah.

“I was still awkward with him, so it was a bit like asking him directly. Are you still friendly? Can you take a look at the situation?”

“That’s a very normal opinion for you. Okay. I’ll go up once.”

“Do me a favor…. Huh? What about me?”

Leaving behind the belatedly blushing vegetable-yeon, I headed to the bedroom where Ji Ye-won was resting.

– Smart.

“Yewon? This is Ahn Soo-ho. May I come in?”

I heard permission from the other side of the door, so I opened the bedroom door and entered.

Immediately after that, I was greeted with boisterous laughter.

“Ahahahaha!”

“Huh?”

The owner of the laughter was Ji Ye-won. She was watching an entertainment program on TV with her half-raised body on her bed. When an unknown celebrity uttered a comment, Ji Ye-won laughed again.

“Ahahahaha! Oh, it really hits the target. Uh, are you here?”

There was no gloom in Ji Ye-won’s expression as she turned her head this way. The image of her laughing with tears in her eyes was 180 degrees different from what she had heard from Chae-yeon.

“I heard you went to the dungeon today to prepare for special measures and exams? Killing some monsters won’t make you stronger overnight, but you did a good job anyway.”

“Yes. Eh, thank you.”

“But what is that bracelet? Didn’t you see? Wait, is that an artifact? Did you find it in the dungeon today?”

I awkwardly nodded and Ji Ye-won covered my mouth with an exaggerated expression.

“Oh. Artifacts don’t come out that easily. Are you lucky?”

“Yes. I was lucky.”

“Yes. He’s the guy who breaks through the Talisman odds, so there’s no way he’s out of luck. The design is fine too. What is the effect?”

Inadvertently trying to recite the effect, I shut my mouth. Artifacts found in dungeons can only be found in dungeons by using the ‘emotional report’. Therefore, it seems strange that I know the effect of an artifact I just discovered today.

“I don’t know yet. Tomorrow, you will have to go to the nearest Society branch to get an appraisal.”

“Really? I already had it in my hand, so I thought I already had it.”

“It is cumbersome to carry around.”

“Can I take a look?”

I gladly handed Ji Ye-won the breath of a morning star. Unlike Talisman, most artifacts were freely transferable and wearable.

As a test, Ji Ye-won, wearing the morning star’s breath on her wrist, exclaimed, “Oh,” In a small exclamation.

“Something seems to be energized. Are there any effects such as increased muscle strength? It’s simple, but there’s no other function that’s as useful as that. Sounds like a pretty nice artifact, right?”

As I stared at her with her strangely high tension, her Ji Ye-won let go of her wild smile and trembled at her.

“What are you looking at with those eyes? Are you okay. ‘Cause I’ll never take it away I didn’t even ask for a talisman, so could I covet this?”

“You can’t take Talisman anyway.”

“Isn’t it? Don’t you know I can take it from you if I kill you or cut off your whole finger?”

“So are you going to kill me?”

“Ahahahaha! No way. Still, it’s a lifesaver, but how could that be? I’ll see you cut off your finger. It doesn’t hurt if you cut off your finger gently.”

Ji Yewon drew a V with her finger. She folded and opened her fingers, which she had placed next to her cheek, and spat out snip, snip, breezy onomatopoeia from her mouth.

When I laughed at her figure, as if she was acting cute, she clenched her fists and laughed brightly as if she was satisfied.

“How are you feeling?”

“I’m fine. I’m so fine, I’m dying of sore moths. Starting tomorrow, I’m going to jog while running lightly.”

“You can’t go outside.”

“Ahahahaha. I know. That’s just what I said.”

“Do you need anything?”

“What? Except for being bored of being stuck in my bedroom all day, everything is fine. Oh yeah. Could you bring me some novels? I’m getting tired of just watching the TV or my smartphone.”

“At that level, it is possible. I will bring it tomorrow.”

“Yes. Thank you.”

After she finished speaking, Yewon stared at me.

“…… Anything you want to say?”

Ji Ye-won averted her gaze slightly at my question. Soon after she looked at me, a shy smile was drawn on her lips.

With that smile, it was only then that I realized that she was about to get to the point.

“Yeah, it’s frustrating because I’m only in here. When can I get out of here?”

“That… ….”

After Yewon Ji came to this safe house, she didn’t take a single step outside. She must be frustrated.

However, her question was not one I could answer. Because it was Min Chae-ryeong, not me, who decided Ji Ye-won’s whereabouts.

“For the time being, please continue to live only in the safe house. It’s still dangerous outside. The Dawning guys will be looking for you with their eyes on.”

“I know that. Still, isn’t it okay to go out for a bit to catch your breath?”

“Probably not.”

“You think I might run away? I never run away Besides, you guys even have a transmitter attached to your hand like this. If I ran, I would surely get caught, so why would I run away?”

Ji Ye-won said while holding the watch on my wrist. As the saying goes, the watch had a built-in transmitter that could determine her location.

‘It’s not just a transmitter, though.’

Unbeknownst to her, there were shock electrodes embedded in the bottom of her watch. The moment she takes even one step out of this safe house, her warning alarm goes off to Min Chae-ryeong and at the same time her powerful electric shock will knock her out.

Ji Ye-won was virtually imprisoned in a reserve for horses. Min Chaeryeong’s treatment was so thorough and harsh.

“It doesn’t mean much. I just really want to get some fresh air. If it doesn’t work out, how can it not go all the way to the courtyard over there?”

Ji Ye-won asked as if it wasn’t really a big deal. However, there was a desperate longing in her eyes.

But even she knows that I won’t allow it, and that she doesn’t have the right to decide before that. What is her boil that makes her so desperate?

Actually, I already know the answer.

“…… Is it because of Mina Kim?”

Static.

As if caught off guard by my question, Yewon Ji shut her mouth. Her expression darkened in an instant, as if her bright appearance from before had been a lie.

No, it was actually a lie. A little while ago, she was forcibly showing a bright appearance. And that mask was just pulled off by my question.

As I said before, Ji Ye-won must have roughly guessed what kind of situation Kim Min-a is in right now. However, if you don’t check with her own two eyes, her intuition will not be resolved.

I can understand that feeling. She understood, but I couldn’t let her go.

As an academy student and the main character, her life is my life. If she dies, she dies too.

‘I have no choice but to convince them to give up.’

She knew she wouldn’t be persuaded with just a few words, but she couldn’t stand still.

“I understand that you are worried about Mina Kim. But Mr. Yewon. As I said before, it is still dangerous outside. It will be safe here for the time being.”

“I know. But-.”

“You don’t even know where Minah Kim is in the first place. Even if you are allowed to go out, how are you going to find Mina Kim? Are you going to at least dig up her bases one by one, knowing the location?”

“You can interrogate the sniper trapped underground.”

“Don’t you know that I’ve already concluded that he doesn’t even know. I was interrogated by a psychic who can see through lies. He doesn’t know for sure about Mina Kim’s location or her current condition.”

“That’s true, but… ….”

Whoops, Ji Ye-Won clenched her fist tightly. The eyes of her looking up this way trembled.

“……… Minah has a higher rank in the Dawning than I do. Of course she knows more than I do. He said he needed information from your Dawning Team! Minah will definitely help! So, before she dies, before she dies, we must find her quickly.”

As she heard that, her deep sigh escaped. Her head throbbed at the constant idling of the story.

Ji Ye-Won’s words Mattana Kim Min-ah had a higher status than her, and there must be more information about her.

However, that was not a reason to find Kim Min-ah until she took her risk. The risk was too great compared to the return.

In the case of her Ji Ye-won, Yen just needed to protect her from the assassins of her organization. In order to secure her but her Mina Kim, you have to break into her hideout where she is being held and get her out. We didn’t even know where Mina Kim was being held.

Even if she insisted on saving Kim Min-ah in such a situation, Ji Ye-won must have known that it would be impossible.

Nevertheless, the sight of her refusing to give up and continuing to persuade me gave me a headache.

Since there aren’t enough special measures and exams, my head is complicated by angels and all. Why is Ji Ye-won doing this to me?

“Ha ha.”

With a sigh, displeasure was evident on his face. Ji Ye-won, who was looking at me, seemed to have read my expression, and her expression hardened in shock.

“……… Sorry. It’s not a problem for you.”

I belatedly adjusted my expression and looked at Ji Ye-won. She hung her head down as if she had done something wrong.

“…… No. Yewon has nothing to be sorry for. It’s just that things weren’t going well. When the Dawning guys get quiet, the team leader will probably bring up the story.”

Min Chaeryeong seemed to be quite interested in Kim Mina.

As I added that, Yewon Ji looked up at me with her eyes full of hope.

That gaze was burdensome. Even if Min Chae-ryeong had interest in Min-ah Kim, the possibility that she would move to save her Min-ah Kim was infinitely close to zero. What I thoughtlessly added was nothing more than a deception to appease her mood at this moment.

“……… Okay. Thank you.”

In the end, I had no choice but to turn my head away from the helplessly falling thanks. It felt like sitting on a cushion of thorns.

In the end, I finished my story and left the bedroom. There’s nothing more I can do about it.

Just before leaving the bedroom, Ji Ye-won looked back and her face was as dark as Chae-yeon said.

‘f*ck.’

I forcibly swallowed the curse that was about to come out. The original story hadn’t even started yet, so why was there so much to worry about, my head was about to explode.

As I left the bedroom, Chae-yeon, who was waiting in the hallway, approached me. A look of nervousness flashed across her face.

“How is it? Are you feeling okay?”

I shook my head without saying anything. I wasn’t in a state to say that I was okay with empty words. When she said that she might try to escape sooner or later, she let out a sigh as if Chae-yeon was in trouble.

“Should I tell the team leader and ask for more surveillance… ….”

“That will be difficult. Because the team leader wants to keep as few people as possible who know about Ji Ye-won.”

It is a problem that her Ji Ye-won is a member of her Dawning Corps, but it is also a problem that Min Chae-ryeong endures this or that transgression in the process of rescuing her.

Right now, in the process of rescuing Ji Ye-won, I knocked down a building and killed a person. No matter how much Min Chae-ryeong has connections in various fields and can cover up the case, there is no way that she would welcome more people who know about this case.

“Then it’s just you and me for the time being. Hey, aren’t you going somewhere tomorrow?”

“Sorry. I will be away again for two days and one night tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.”

“Again? No, 2 days and 1 night? Are you planning on camping in some dungeon?”

“It is not a dungeon. No, if it’s a dungeon, it’s a dungeon.”

“If it’s a dungeon, it’s a dungeon or not, what is that? Where the hell are you going?”

“Mt. Baekdu.”

Seemingly surprised by my answer, Chae-yeon opened her mouth wide.

Mt. Baekdu. One of Korea’s three major demons.

Due to the environmental change caused by the gate, a powerful magical storm rages through the seasons, making it impossible for ordinary people, even superhumans, to climb the top of the Korean Peninsula.

“…… Mountain Baekdu? Are you crazy?”

I need to retrieve this next time. No, the opportunity to ‘meet’ was right there.