chapter 26
26 – 026. The Succubus Incident (1)
Green House Guard Special Countermeasures Division.
As you can guess from the name, the core power of the green house, both in name and reality, is to ‘respond’ to ‘special’ situations, not general security work.
Its status is in no way inferior to that of the large hunter guild, and its power is equally formidable.
The members are all supermen, and only those who fit the words first-class, veteran, and master. A place where those who possess qualities and abilities beyond their appearance, even if they are of a low level on the outside, are gathered. The Special Countermeasures Division was such a place.
A superman is a chosen one. No matter how much one is a superman who prides himself on not having a sense of the chosen people, it is impossible not to have such an awareness at all.
Moreover, even among such superhumans, the carefully selected special countermeasures and crew members must have at least a little bit of a cheeky sense of superiority.
But even with such special measures, there were people who knew the virtue of humility.
Lee Tae-ho, a member of the Special Countermeasures Division and Team 2. He was an extremely humble man who never forgot to be grateful for the little things.
“Are you talking about the criminal record paperwork? You may not help. I finished it all in the morning.”
“…… Thank you for finishing it already.”
Thank you for the fact that I finished the paperwork that I should have done, of course.
“I understand. It seems that general patrol duties are almost entrusted to the general department. The special task force has to be put in place quickly in the event of an emergency. In other words, it feels like a five-minute keynote.”
“…… Thank you for understanding.”
Thank you for understanding a task that is not too difficult.
“I’m going to buy you a cup of coffee at the cafe over there, but would you like to have it too? I will buy it with you.”
“…… Thank you for taking care of mine.”
As a member of society, don’t forget to give thanks even for the usual ceremonies.
Lee Tae-ho was a strangely generous man. It’s like being grateful for everything in this world.
When asked why he is so grateful for everything, he said with a relieved face.
“Unlike you, Chae So-yeon kept forgetting only one paperwork, so it took a week to finish.”
“Unlike you, Chae So-yeon had to explain simple tasks a few times to understand.”
“Unlike you, Chae So-yeon is always interested in what she eats and drinks, but she has never asked my doctor.”
“I don’t like comparing people and deciding who is better or worse, but I can’t help but compare them.”
“Thank you, Ahn Soo-ho. I can’t help but appreciate the fact that you have the minimum intelligence and manners as a human being.”
From him talking calmly, I caught a glimpse of a monk who had reached the state of liberation. As I watched it, for some reason I felt sad, and I wiped away tears.
Lee Tae-ho. He was a pitiful man who was forced to learn the attitude of gratitude by Chae-yeon.
“I know the ability of Chae So-yeon. It’s a mighty ability. I know why the team leader put that kid in the second team. However, apart from his fighting ability, he is not a good opponent to work with. He’s even worse as a shooter-second shooter’s partner.”
“You must have suffered quite a bit.”
“Don’t talk. Who would have known that I would live and work as a nanny in the Special Investigation Department?”
After the special policy and building guide, the road to look around the main boundary points within the Green House site. From his mouth, complaints about vegetable production flowed nonstop. It is as if the resentment that has accumulated over the years is relieved.
I silently listened to his complaints. Occasionally, they would chime in and chime in. Complaining from a senior at work is usually difficult to listen to, but I could easily understand his feelings because I had little experience of suffering from Chae-yeon.
“…… You are a really nice guy.”
My attitude was something Lee Tae-ho liked very much. Has there been a saying that if he stays still, he will go even halfway. I was just talking about this situation.
Thank you, Vegetable Yeon. Thanks to you, I think my work life will be pretty smooth.
“Now that we’ve looked around, let’s go back soon.”
After looking around all the main bases, we headed back to the special facilities and buildings. Maybe it was because it was still early spring, so the days were short, and the sky was already turning the color of the sunset from that end.
‘What? That person…….’
As we were about to enter the building, a woman came out of the building as if crossing the two of us.
A strangely familiar face. Soon I was able to recall the identity of the woman.
‘Is it Do So-yeong?’
Do So-young. One of the heroines and the professor in charge of Class 1 A, where the main characters and heroines belong.
I was able to recognize her at once, even though it was her counterpart that I had only seen through her 2D illustrations. It felt like the face of the illustration in her memory was automatically filtered into a 3D live-action style in her head.
As I took her attention away from her, Lee Tae-ho asked what was going on.
“Why? Does anyone know?”
“Yes. My name is Professor Soyoung Do, and I am the professor in charge of Class A in Year 1. But why…….”
But why is she joining the guards, and even coming out of the special countermeasures and building?
‘No way.’
A strange feeling of uneasiness swept over me. Maybe it happened again without my knowledge. Such thoughts filled my brain in an instant.
Lee Tae-ho said as I looked at Do So-young’s back with a worried look.
“If you are curious, go to the administrative office and check. If an outsider had business with the special department and the building, he would probably stop by the administrative office.”
“Thank you. Excuse me then.”
“Yes. I go up to the office first.”
After breaking up with him, I immediately headed to the special countermeasures office and asked the staff there about Do So-yeong.
“Professor So-Young Do, she came because of a request to investigate a student-related incident.”
“Are you talking about the case?”
“Yes. One of the students in the professor’s class said he didn’t come to the academy today.”
The circumstances were as follows. One of the students in the 1st class, who is in charge of Do So-young, did not come to the academy even though today was the start of class. Thinking that she was simply absent, she contacted the student, but she could not be reached.
Let’s try to contact her family countless times. Why, the family has not been able to contact the student for a week.
Therefore, Do So-young judged that the student may have been involved in some kind of incident, and requested the Special Response Division to investigate the incident.
“Why did you report to the guard and not the police?”
“The Special Countermeasures Division has the same investigative authority as the police only for cases related to the academy. If it was an incident, the police and the Special Investigation Division would cooperate in the investigation, so you must have reported it to us in advance. …… You’re a member of the special task force, but you didn’t know about it?”
The staff looked suspiciously at the special duty and membership card hanging around my neck. I left the administrative office, evading that it was because I had just been selected.
‘…… Missing class 1 student. It’s something that didn’t happen in the original game.’
At least it wasn’t the case described in the original story. So, is this a new incident? Or, like Ji Ye-Won’s time, was it an incident that was not only described but actually happened?
Isn’t it an important event if you see that the quest alarm doesn’t appear? I thought, but immediately shook my head.
The system was also created by the Heavenly Demon of Pleasure. It may be that you intentionally hide information or disclose it late.
– Woo woo woo woo.
At that moment, the smartphone in my pocket vibrated. It was a call from Lee Tae-ho.
“I got a call. What are you doing?”
-Are you done?
“Yes. It just ended.”
-Then come up to the team leader’s office. The manager is looking for you.
The call hung up after only delivering business.
Could it be that it has something to do with Do So-young’s work? With an uneasy mind, I headed to the team leader’s office where Min Chae-ryeong was waiting.
As I opened the door and entered, I was greeted by an office colored by the sunset. Min Chaeryeong is immersed in the backlight with her back to the large window. A dark shadow was cast over her face.
I swallowed dry saliva in a strangely heavy atmosphere. This, apparently, was not summoned for an ordinary occasion. I guessed so.
“How was your day today? Did Taeho explain things well?”
“Yes. He was kind and explained in an easy to understand way. Thanks to that, I think I can adapt well.”
“Really? Good luck then.”
I’m so glad. Min Chaeryeong took out a bunch of documents while muttering that. Serial numbers such as ‘case number no.Xxxx’ were printed on the front page.
Lee Tae-ho, who saw that, asked with a different color in his eyes.
“Is it an incident?”
“Right. It’s not usually that a rookie is given a case from the first day, but it seems like you two are the perfect candidates for this case.”
“What happened?”
Could this be the case requested by Do So-yeong? I guessed that, but the words that came out of Min Chaeryeong’s mouth right after that were completely different.
“Do you two know about succubus?”
A deep smile appeared on Min Chae-ryeong’s lips as she turned her back to the sunset.