Chapter 6 – Introduction (7)
354 days until destruction.
I woke up early in the morning and prepared to go out after a long time.
Since marrying Yeriel, I have never left the house.
The unnecessary interest of citizens and the media is only now calming down.
It was because I thought that showing my face in the midst of that would only have the opposite effect.
But today’s outing was exactly what I needed.
Yeriel and I are going to visit the Hunter Association today and ask the president to appoint a special investigator.
Thanks to that, Han Ye-jin, my Esquire, delivered her suit from the morning.
“Master. Is this enough?”
“Great.”
Suitable ready-made products of suitable brands.
Fortunately, the size was just right.
As Han Ye-jin is an Esquire who assists me, she naturally knew my size.
Yeriel looked at her carefully and swallowed her drool.
Han Ye-jin, who was trembling like a rabbit in front of her lion, managed to squeeze her voice and asked.
“Um, no matter what…”
“No, it’s just. He came to the right size as if it were natural. Do you know what your husband likes to eat or hobbies?”
“… I don’t have a special preference for food, but I prefer something light and light. My hobby is…”
“What did you calmly teach me and sit down?”
When I scolded her by touching her tie, Han Ye-jin cowered.
Yeriel quickly came over to me and tied her tie.
It’s a little burdensome, but it’s comfortable to have someone else do it for you.
She asked me, loosening her tie properly.
“Can’t I find out about my husband?”
“You’d better ask me.”
“Ah. Okay. I’ll ask you a bunch of questions from now on.”
“… Yejin, you did a good job. Now go away.”
“Yes, Master.”
Right after Han Ye-jin left, I looked at Yeri-el’s outfit again.
Like me, she was out for the first time in a while, and she was wearing light plain clothes.
She’s originally going to visit her association, so it’s only right that she wears her suit too…
She seems to have chosen differently on purpose because it was right after her retirement.
Noticing my gaze, she asked playfully.
“Should I just wear a uniform? But I like it more like a newlywed, right?”
“Do whatever you feel like.”
“Don’t do that, and make sure you choose.”
“Then let’s go like this.”
I’m retired at best, but the uniform isn’t much.
The suit is too tight.
Otherwise, it may give the impression that she is working in the association or returning to active duty.
After her rough preparation, Yeriel came out without hesitation and crossed her arms.
This time I couldn’t resist.
I’m trying to get the position of Special Investigator now in the capacity of Yeriel’s husband.
Since you’ve already been married, you should make the most of what’s available.
“Kek.”
Alice, who was waiting in her living room, openly clicked her tongue when she saw the newlyweds getting along.
Today, she acts as an escort for me and Yeriel.
I also have an Esquire acting as an escort, but the rule is that they don’t show up as much as possible.
The existence of the company should not be known to the outside world.
“Then let’s go.”
As I rode the elevator to the parking lot, I foresaw a tough battle of words.
The Hunter Association’s Special Investigator is a position that has never been appointed before.
In fact, a private law that only exists under the Association Act!
Appointing such a position now would put a considerable burden on the president of the association.
‘If other hunters find out, they’ll hate it. It will look like the association is trying to put a leash on the hunters.’
Actually, that’s right.
We are now trying to put a leash around the hunters’ necks.
They are fierce dogs that should not be left out without a leash and muzzle.
It is absurd that it has been neglected until now.
Do you know my depth or not?
Yeriel, who had to convince the president of the association, just had a happy face.
It’s been a while since I went out, and I’m going to have a good time.
‘Are you very frustrated? I’ve never seen a face like this, even during this woman’s active career…’
The vehicle carrying us arrived at the association in no time.
This outing also had a promotional purpose, so I didn’t bother going to the underground parking lot and entered from the ground.
I didn’t call the reporters separately, but people quickly gathered.
However, the inside of the association was quite quiet.
“Oh, there, no way…”
“It’s Yeriel!”
“Aren’t you retired?”
I thought the Association members would be waiting in line in two columns inside, but it was unexpected.
When I conveyed my feelings, Yeriel smiled.
“There was a time like that for real before, but I just turned around and went away. It hasn’t happened since.”
“Oh, yes? Good work.”
We went up to the president’s office before too many people gathered.
To make my worries ahead of me go unnoticed.
The president of the association made a decision to save the country less than a minute after hearing Yeriel’s story.
“Okay, pass.”
“Yes?”
“I can’t help it if it’s Yeriel’s recommendation. Mr. Jaehyun is also the one who disbanded the Big Dipper Guild… I’m looking forward to his future activities.”
The president of the association who stamps the appointment letter as it is.
He is very cool for a gray-haired old man.
When I was doubting whether it could be this easy, he confessed a little of his honest feelings.
“Anyway, I don’t have any sharp alternatives, and my term is almost over. Did you say one year at most? That’s enough to last.”
“That’s right.”
“As expected, there is only the president of the association.”
When Yeriel said a few words about service, the corner of the association’s mouth caught on his ear.
Now that I see it, I feel like a sasaeng fan of Yeriel.
He added to me one last time.
“But please don’t touch the civilians. The only thing we can cover is the association members…”
“I will try my best.”
“Effort?”
“There’s no such thing as absolutes. Those who use the word absolute are usually swindlers.”
“That too.”
We shook hands lightly, ate lunch together, and parted ways.
As if rumors had already spread about the new special investigator, the association was full of people.
“Lee Je-hyun! How do you feel about being appointed as a special investigator for the Hunter Association?”
“Is this appointment an agreement with the prosecution?”
We quickly jumped in the car and ran away from them, heading to the Frost Charitable Foundation.
Since he had already gone out, he was planning to take care of this and that at once.
She wanted to show me the charitable foundation too, but…
I politely declined it.
“Would you like to go too?”
“Sorry. I’d better go back soon.”
“Well, there’s a lot of things piled up.”
The work of the special investigator begins now.
Even if you are an investigator, you don’t work alone, so it was necessary to select team members as quickly as possible.
My eyes are quite high, so just organizing a team will take quite a while.
“I can’t help it. Go back first. Alice, I’ll ask for an escort.”
“Okay, sister.”
This time, Alice agreed without hesitation.
The reporters from the Hunter Department, who were struggling in front of the association earlier, are elites comparable to the reporters from the Political Department.
Of course, being this elite doesn’t mean very well… It just means that rumors are pouring out in collusion with vested interests.
In a way, the reporters of the Hunter Department are far dirtier and meaner than the notorious entertainment reporters.
‘They’ll do anything to block the car.’
I was on my way back to my house in the car.
The sedan carrying us reached the Mapo Bridge.
I don’t have a conversation with Alice at all, so I think she’s a bit distressed…
Suddenly, my smartphone cried softly.
Beep!
“Well?”
A signal that sounds briefly and then cuts off immediately.
I reflexively stiffened and spoke to Alice in the driver’s seat.
It was quite a strange feeling for her little girl to hold the steering wheel and drive her car.
“The enemy.”
“What? Enemy?”
“Okay.”
The signal from earlier is from Esquire, who is in charge of escorting me.
As if responding to my words.
Unidentified vehicles immediately blocked the road ahead of our vehicle.
Alice wanted to break through by just increasing her speed, but she stopped.
“What are these? An attack in broad daylight like this…”
“Hey, come out now!”
Men and women rushing towards us, pouring out of their cars as if they were gangsters.
Although they wore thick masks, I recognized them just by hearing their voices.
The remnants of the Big Dipper Guild we met last time in the hotel lobby! They must be them.
“Ah… It’s the Big Dipper.”
“Big Dipper?
“Thanks for your effort.”
Did he not dare to accept the fact that the remnants of the Big Dipper had attacked him?
Alice got out of the car with a murderous expression on her face.
As if she hadn’t thought that she was behind the wheel, the assailants panicked.
It’s definitely not an impression that suits driving.
At first glance, it seems that there is no license.
She yelled out loud at the assassins, who seemed to number a dozen or so.
“Get out of the way, motherfuckers!”
“Wait. Why is Alice Winter here…”
“Hey, don’t be scared. Even so, it’s only one person. The opponent isn’t some kind of Yeriel Frost!”
No wonder Even when they saw Alice, her fighting spirit did not break.
This made Alice feel even worse.
In fact, the Big Dipper Guild is like that…
Anyway, if you get hit in the wrong place, you’ll die without moving, whether it’s an S-rank hunter.
The skill of killing monsters is not necessarily in line with the skill of killing people.
That fact I know best.
But… Even taking all of that into account.
Alice was very displeased.
There was a gap between her and the remnants of her Big Dipper that neither sex nor numbers could bridge.
She was a Hunter who was allowed to stand by Yeriel Frost.
“Is this what I’m good at?”
“Let’s go! If we leave him alone anyway, we’re done!”
Oh, did that happen?
When I saw the guys who didn’t back down unexpectedly, I roughly noticed the circumstances.
When they heard the news that I had become the association’s special investigator, they rushed over.
‘Did you think I would use my position as Special Investigator to get revenge on them?’
It is an absurd delusion.
I didn’t even pay attention to the Big Dipper until just a moment ago.
The leaders of the Big Dipper are already either dead or locked up in an accommodation facility.
Those are small puppets that aren’t even worth touching.
However, humans had a bad habit of mistaking themselves for being too great.
Unable to bear it any longer, Alice shouted ferociously, taking out her pocket watch.
“Come out!”
The pocket watch shook once, and a huge white rabbit was summoned from behind her.
Even though it was a rabbit, it didn’t feel cute at all, it was a killer rabbit distorted by the stress of serious overwork.
Not a fairy tale, but a look that came out of a nightmare!
A rabbit wearing a magician’s hat and carrying a kitchen knife and pocket watch stood behind Alice like a guardian angel.
The remnants of the Big Dipper could not wait any longer and rushed forward screaming.
