The Fighting Dog of a Ruined Organization

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The office of Money Monster was filled with cigarette smoke. Countless cigarette butts were piled up like a mountain in the ashtray.

Geum-nara Psycho.

He was racking his brains over the orders from Chun-sik Psychorman, whom he had been following.

“Sigh… fuck. Can’t even buy information from those beggar bastards because of pride.”

Although Geum-nara is a 4th-tier organization not even recognized by Carpe Diem, he has been struggling desperately to be recognized by Carpe Diem precisely because of that.

“But I’ve gathered information somehow. There are no flaws in the plan.”

Geum-nara stubbed out the cigarette he had been smoking in the ashtray again, and put a new cigarette in his mouth and lit it.

In the thick cigarette smoke, what Geum-nara was looking at was a map, and the faces of Fantasia organization members.

“The subordinate loan sharks didn’t do anything wrong. I would have done the same if it was me.”

Money Monster had many loan sharks under it. Those loan sharks didn’t claim to be Carpe Diem yet because they wanted to be cautious, but they were planning to join the family when Geum-nara was promoted to Psychor.

So the subordinate loan sharks paid a portion of their earnings to Money Monster, and Money Monster collected that money and paid it to Chun-sik. Because Chun-sik said he would recognize Geum-nara as Psychor when he became Psychorman.

Instead, he never paid his own money. Because he needed to save his own money separately to operate after becoming Psychor.

‘If I could just be recognized as Psychor… From then on, life would be smooth sailing.’

Geum-nara had ambition. The ambition to occupy a high position in Carpe Diem, where one can become a gangster even without special abilities.

‘Even if I’m not recognized, I’ve claimed to be Carpe Diem. I can’t lose to a ruined organization like that.’

So he has the pride of Carpe Diem.

He didn’t buy information from the Kaifeng beggars.

He ran around trying to find out information himself.

‘Then I saw an easy way to solve it.’

The subordinate loan sharks all lent a lot of money to Fantasia. That means Fantasia will come to collect money from the loan sharks, and the loan sharks will fight because they don’t want to hand over the money.

Then the loan sharks will die. They all rely on guns to do their work, but Fantasia’s fighting dog seems to know how to deal with guns.

‘Not fighting seems like the best option, but if we return all the money, Fantasia will become too big.’

Fantasia was once the strongest organization. Even as a low-ranking member of Geum-nara, it’s uncomfortable to see that organization revive. It’s right not to return the money.

‘And it’s right to kill them before they get bigger.’

Right now, Fantasia has no one capable of fighting except for the fighting dog.

The boss Eris, the secretary Shizu, and the researcher Yu Jin-ri.

They all have no combat power and are frail women.

‘Especially if the boss dies, what meaning does Fantasia have? Although guns are expensive, considering it an investment, if we send about 10 people to take them hostage, the game is over.’

Considering the available funds, we can only buy about 10 guns, so it’s difficult to buy more.

‘Moreover, if we’re going to stage a hostage situation, going with more people will kill our swagger. In this field, swagger is life. To be honest, even 10 people is too many to keep our swagger.’

To deal with the fighting dog, it’s right to have about 10 people. The fighting dog is strong enough to annihilate the Banana Men alone.

‘After killing the fighting dog like that, trying to keep our swagger as much as possible─’

Geum-nara, again, is a man with big ambitions.

‘Eris, Shizu, and Yu Jin-ri are all beautiful girls, so they all have value. I’m sure I can make a lot of money.’

Isn’t it simple to eliminate Fantasia by taking them hostage? Geum-nara was considering what to do with the three beautiful girls, assuming he had eliminated Fantasia.

‘If I earn and save money based on those bitches, I’ll accumulate funds that can’t be compared to mere loan sharking.’

Geum-nara wrote down his plan to rise to a high position in Carpe Diem, and to prove his worth following Chun-sik’s orders.

He wrote down the best plan to survive and live on. When to ambush Fantasia and kill the fighting dog, and what to do with the three beautiful girls.

“Tomorrow night at 11… Lure the fighting dog away to make him leave his post, and use that opportunity to enter the house and take the hostages. I won’t give the fighting dog any chance to fight.”

After completing the plan, Geum-nara stubbed out the cigarette he was smoking in the ashtray again, leaned his head comfortably on the sofa, and sighed.

“…Let’s get some sleep.”

He sent instructions to his subordinates via phone and fell asleep.

《Execute the plan at 11 PM on Sunday night.》

To maintain the best condition when executing the plan.

* * *

“You’re anxious? What are you anxious about?”

Yu Jin-ri asked, holding a branch of a dryad with a flushed face.

Her breathing is rough and her voice is mixed with nasal sounds, which is suspicious. This bitch is doing weird things with a dryad branch while I’m dying of anxiety?

“Stop doing stupid things and make the staff. It’s a staff that the young miss boss will use, don’t you dare use it in dirty places.”

“Dirty places? What’s that?”

“Don’t pretend you don’t know, you pervert.”

Yu Jin-ri reluctantly put down the dryad branch on the table, licking her lips. On the table were the goblin shaman’s skull and the dryad branch.

But if the dryad branch has such an effect that drives people crazy, wouldn’t it be dangerous for Eris when made into a staff?

“Hey, is that really okay? Won’t the young miss boss become weird if we make a staff with this?”

“Hmm, you don’t have to worry about that. First of all, it seems the boss isn’t much affected, maybe because she’s pure?”

“Really?”

“Yes. You know that day when you gave the boss the branch and sent her away? The boss wasn’t affected at all then.”

“On the other hand, Ms. Yu Jin-ri went into the bathroom holding the branch with a flushed face.”

“Kyaa! Ms. Shizu! How could you say that!”

I’m sorry, Eris. It seems the branch has already been dirtied.

“B-but I washed it cleanly?”

“I didn’t say anything.”

“Ah…”

Yu Jin-ri, feeling embarrassed, changed the subject.

“And if I process it well, I can make it so it has no effect at all. But then the staff size will become really small.”

“Is there something bad about the size becoming small?”

“No? There’s no problem. It just won’t look as cool.”

“Who cares about looking cool. Practicality is important.”

What if you could have the firepower of a machine gun in the size of a handgun? If possible, a handgun with firepower as strong as a machine gun would be better than a machine gun.

It’s easy to carry around, and easy to use quickly in sudden situations.

“For practicality, wouldn’t it be good if it’s longer? You could pretend to be blind, walking while tapping the staff, and then shoot magic.”

“That would certainly be good for catching enemies off guard, but no matter how I think about it, it’s not good for portability. It’s easy if you think about why nunchaku are used a lot despite being difficult to handle.”

Nunchaku are difficult to use unless you’re skilled because you can hit yourself if you swing them wrong. Nevertheless, many people choose them for self-defense because they’re easy to carry and can be just as effective.

“I don’t understand that kind of talk at all? I’ve never studied regular weapons. I’ve never even seen nunchaku in real life.”

“Whatever. Just make it well.”

It doesn’t matter whether you’ve seen nunchaku or not. As long as you know that a smaller size is actually better─

“Nanana! I want a big staff! A really big staff! Like Gandalf!”

“Don’t listen to the young miss boss and quickly proceed.”

“What?! I said I want a big staff! It’s super cool!”

“Sigh… I didn’t want to have this conversation.”

If it’s come to this, I have no choice but to scare her with a frightening story.

“Young miss boss, shall I tell you why the staff can’t be big?”

“What is it? If you can’t convince me, the staff must be made big!”

“Have you been to a music concert? Where the conductor conducts and the orchestra plays instruments.”

“Of course.”

“Do you know why the conductor’s baton is short?”

“I don’t know?”

“Originally, the baton was extremely long, just like the young miss boss wants. And instead of waving it in the air, they conducted by majestically thumping it on the floor.”

“Ooh! That’s super cool! I want a big staff even more now!”

“But why do you think it changed to be small? Even though that’s cooler.”

“I don’t know? Why did it change?”

“Because the conductor hit their foot with the staff. You’ve hit your foot on your desk before, right?”

At those words, Eris’s face turned pale.

“Ah, it hurts. It hurts just imagining it…”

That’s right. I knew you’d fall for it.

“What happens if you hit your foot while fighting at an important moment?”

“U-ung?”

“Your foot hurts and you even die! How sad would I be then?”

“Die from hitting your foot when it already hurts? That’s unfair, and Hyeonu would be sad too?”

“Yes, I think I’d be too sad.”

“Then I’ll go with a small staff! I don’t want to be unfair and I don’t want Hyeonu to be sad.”

“Thank you, young miss boss.”

“Hehe…”

When I patted her head saying thank you, Eris smiled happily. As expected, she’s only 20 years old in name but completely like a young child.

“Okay! Then please take off your coat, boss. I’ll make it stronger and give it to you along with the staff.”

“Okay! I’m counting on you, Jin-ri!”

So Yu Jin-ri took Eris’s coat and the staff materials and went into the lab.

Then, since I’m anxious, maybe I’ll go outside and stand guard.

“Ms. Shizu, sleep with the young miss boss. I’ll watch outside to see if any strange bastards come.”

“Yes. I certainly thought it was suspicious that two Red-eyed Mad Dogs were found. I’ll trust you, Mr. Hyeon-woo.”

The nickname that stuck after annihilating the Banana Men, the Red-eyed Mad Dog.

Cards with the exact same name as that nickname were found twice. They said it was a rare card, but it was present at every place we went.

It might be understandable if it was in the semi-basement house, but if it’s in both Gold Sun Textile and Yu Jin-ri’s workshop, it’s bound to make us anxious. It’s normal to become sensitive.

“Young miss boss, then have sweet dreams.”

“…Hyeon-woo, don’t get hurt.”

Eris’s expression became serious for a moment. That must mean Eris is worrying a lot. Maybe Eris is worrying about me as much as I worry about her.

“Why would I get hurt? I’m Fantasia’s best fantasy.”

I reassured her like that and came out, but honestly, I’m worried. Not about me getting hurt, but about other organization members getting hurt.

I tried to endure by talking about being a fantasy and whatnot, but the Renny Sist incident still remains as a trauma in my heart. The reality that the organization members are weak and there are no combatants hasn’t changed at all.

The only thing that’s changed is my combat power that suddenly went up. Even though it’s meaningless for just me to become strong in this half-baked way.

“…It’s hot even though it’s night because it’s summer.”

Glancing at the clock, it’s already approaching 11 PM. It seems we spent quite a lot of time even though it didn’t feel like we spent much time at Gold Sun Textile.

“But why do I feel so chilly?”

Is it because my combat power has increased? My intuition seems to have become more sensitive. I feel a chill down my spine, like something is going to happen when it becomes 11 PM.

I might need to prepare for battle in advance. I moved my tense body and took out the kitchen knife from my inner pocket. I’m also in a state of mental preparation to use Body Energy.

In that tense state, I sensed a presence.

It seems my intuition wasn’t wrong.

I quickly turned my head towards where I sensed the presence. I draw up Body Energy. To be able to respond at any time─

“Meow~”

─ What the fuck.

“On Saturday night~♪ Puppy left! Mohanya came to spend Saturday night together meow!”