Chapter 114 – 19. Conflict (1)
The body, which had not even the slightest movement, squirmed in the sunlight.
His closed eyelids cautiously lifted his head, revealing red eyes.
The silver-haired woman, Sanya Dominas, still leading her creaking waist, leaned against the head of her bed.
Just as she inadvertently furrowed her eyebrows at the bright June sunlight pouring in from outside her window, a calm voice came from the hallway opposite her.
“You’re awake. How are you feeling?”
“I don’t think it’s bad.”
Sanja, who was checking her condition by squeezing and opening her delicate palms, raised her head and smiled at her Sianna.
His eyes are still filled with worry.
Her eyes, anxious about something going wrong, and her hands trembling nervously even though they were held tight to her waist, clearly showed Shiana’s feelings.
Even though she reassured her a few times, it seems that she is still uneasy.
“You said nothing would happen? You’ve done all the tests.”
“Still…”
“If you keep worrying like that, I’m going to feel weird. Don’t worry too much and relax your expression.”
At that, she forced the corner of her mouth to look up a little.
A smile that didn’t match the still rigid muscles showed a somewhat comical expression on Shiana’s face.
Sanja let out her smirk and called Sianna closer to her bed.
“Jung Then, why don’t we call Jihoo, whom Sianna likes so much? Even if we can’t directly observe her surgery, wouldn’t it make her feel a little better if we’re by her side?”
It was only then that Siana burst into laughter at her playful words.
“Jihoo-kun must be busy hanging out because it’s the weekend?”
“Hehe, that’s right. I can’t leave this pretty Siana alone and go with other girls… Jihoo-kun too. Shall I give you a call?”
“Uh… Well, I’ll contact you separately once that’s over safely. I might be bothering you again…”
“Pee, I’m kidding. Then… Shall we double check the plan?”
Sianna picked up a stack of papers from her bedside table and handed them to Sanya.
She quietly looked at Sanya as she returned to her serious expression and checked her documents before she was immersed in her thoughts.
‘Should I leave a word to Jihoo…?’
No, you don’t have to drag yourself into this.
The transplant will be perfectly successful after a few hours anyway, so you don’t have to worry about it, just tell the results.
But… In case something goes wrong.
The small anxiety that had already sprouted in the depths of her heart was not something that could easily be erased by denying her thoughts.
She didn’t want to burden Lee Ji-hoo, but it was a difficult situation for her to keep in touch with only optimistic results.
In the end, Shiana was able to come to a conclusion after her long contemplation.
○ Cyana Plata
〈〈 Jihoo-kun, if you are free today, could you come to the place I told you about the other day around 6pm? It’s nothing super important, I just have something to talk about in a quiet place. I’ll tell you what it’s about later ^^
“This won’t be too much of a burden…?”
After adding an emoticon in her own sense, she cautiously pressed the send button.
If it was this much, it would not feel like a dangerous situation, and if it was around 6pm, when the surgery was completely over, it would be enough time to explain the situation and talk about Sanya’s condition.
Unless an accident happens during the transplant.
Unless an accident happens during the transplant…
Accident during transplant…
“It’ll be fine… Let’s not imagine anything strange.”
Sianna stood up, clutching the phone with both of her hands.
There was no more time to relax. She has to prepare for the transplant soon.
* * *
14:00.
It was the time when the hottest sunlight of the day warmed her body to the point that the asphalt gave off white smoke.
At the appointed time, familiar faces appear in front of the house one by one.
I, Seo Juha, Ray, Goryushin.
And even Alice, who is hiding in the shadows because she can’t show her face here.
If there were a lot, there were a lot, if there were a few, there were five people, but since she gathered like this, I feel like I had a good assortment.
“The goal is to thwart Xi’an’s plan after infiltrating the secret facility of the National Intelligence Service. And it’s better if we can obtain additional data on magic implantation research. Did everyone read the plan I sent yesterday?”
“Yeah. We infiltrate in advance and hide in each area, and if we see anything suspicious, we’ll call you right away and get together, right?”
As expected, Ryu Xin is the most motivated.
The file name was ‘plan_modified_final_final_really final_really finished’, so I thought I would do more physical training because I was annoyed after reading a little… I was about to do it.
“There are probably some people who haven’t read it all, so I’ll explain it briefly once more.”
Xian’s plan is probably to steal research materials related to magic implantation inside the facility.
Since it was a work that had to be done secretly without attracting attention, it was certain that it would come with as few people as possible.
Of course, there was the possibility of openly raiding and stealing data by force… Honestly, could the Awakener commit such a bold act in the middle of Seoul, where the Awakener is covered?
“Well, just in case you don’t know, I think you should keep in mind the possibility of a large-scale coming. But there’s no need to worry too much. Is that right, Ray?”
“Eh… I told Jihoo everything, so I have to protect the team leader…?”
“Okay. You don’t have to worry, I’ll make sure you don’t run into the older sisters.”
Of course, we were also only five people, but the reason why we were able to set up an infiltration operation so confidently was because of Ray’s detailed explanation.
Except for a very small number of special agents who exist in the facility, most of them perform various tasks within the facility.
It also tests special equipment or drugs developed by researchers, and sometimes it also plays a role in periodically cleaning the passages leading to monster occurrence spots.
According to Ray, most of the ‘sisters’ are stronger than him, so I don’t know why he didn’t use such power for external activities and wasted it so much, but anyway, if there was an invasion, he would definitely respond more actively than anyone else.
We just have to hide in the shadows and wait until the cyan attacks, and call the others the moment the attack happens.
In the meantime, if the research materials are stolen before Xian does, the icing on the cake.
“Then, let’s move now? It can be a bit dizzy, so prepare your mind. Three, two, one…”
– Alice, move them all to the coordinates you told me about yesterday. As soon as I go, I also cast transparency.
– I’ll move right away.
Since no one but Ju-Ha should know of Alice’s existence, the shadow’s hand, perfectly disguised as Ju-Ha’s, grabs everyone’s ankles.
In the blink of an eye, the surrounding scenery changed along with the strange feeling of being pulled at the navel.
“From now on, I’ll only talk through the communicator. First of all, move to the E5 area in groups, and being invisible doesn’t mean your body passes through, so be careful not to bump into people when you run into them.”
“Okay, Jihoo.”
Joo-ha smiled at me, as if this situation wasn’t too tense.
Well, it’s the ability to go around the world as a shadow, so there’s no need to worry.
I followed suit and smiled once, then immediately leaned over and pressed myself against the wall as much as I could.
– Alice, scout out if there’s no one ahead.
– First of all, there is no one in front. In a room 300 meters to the left, there are two presumed human creatures, which I can safely ignore.
“Except for future escapes, I won’t be using teleportation. I’m going to go to the designated area after I’m completely familiar with the structure, so follow me slowly.”
After saying that, the moment she cautiously stepped forward, she heard a faint vibration from her pocket.
Who is it? After telling Ha Yul or Seol Ah seniors in advance, no one will come and contact me.
The vibration was too small to be heard by those around me anyway, so I ignored it and took the next step.
…Once you arrive at the designated area, you can check it.
I waited for the next call just in case, but seeing that it rang once and there was no vibration, it didn’t seem like a big deal.
Well, now is the time to really start the operation.
