Chapter 778 – Apocrypha 281) the Chaser(180)
281) The Chaser(180)
Kneeling down the group of villains who attacked me, I asked them questions and got an unexpected answer.
“What? You guys, no, so you guys were also chasing the criminal?”
“Yeah…Well, that’s right.”
“No…”
I looked at the villains kneeling in front of me with absurd eyes. What villain is chasing a serial killer?
“Why are you guys?”
“Yes?”
“Aren’t you guys villains?”
“Uh… That’s right.”
“But why is the villain trying to catch a serial killer?”
“Why are you trying to catch it? Of course you have to catch such a bad guy.”
“??”
“??”
I tilted my head as I did not understand the villains who spoke as if it were natural. And the villains also tilted their heads in the same way because they did not understand me asking this question.
‘Ah, is that so?’
The place where I eagerly burned the corpse was the territory ruled by this tiger man. A very mean bastard appeared who was killing people in his area and breaking the peace, so he couldn’t stand it.
It is a law that there must be someone who follows the role of captain. There’s no one there, but he’s the captain, and if you put strength on your shoulders, you’ll only be treated as an idiot elsewhere.
‘It’s fun.’
Bad guys who catch bad guys… Isn’t this just like that drama? The drama about catching criminals as criminals. The title was probably Fucking Guys, maybe? Is not it?
“No, then you have to say yes. Why are you attacking first? I thought you guys killed people again.”
“We also thought you were a serial killer.”
In the end, the fight between me and the villains stemmed from a misunderstanding.
“I’m sorry about that. Get up first.”
“Ah yes.”
First of all, he raised the villains who had fallen to their knees. If it was the original me, I would have gone beyond kneeling and bombed Wonsan, but am I not the synonymous with kindness, gentle armor, or rather a gentleman? Befitting the name Gentleman, he behaved gently.
“So, do you know anything about him? I’m new here today, so all I know is that he’s been hurting people.”
I asked the tiger man, the leader of the villains, about the serial killer. Since you chased down a serial killer before me, you must know a lot.
“Even we don’t know exactly what kind of guy he is. All we know is that he has the supernatural ability to turn into a half-human, half-beast like me, and occasionally consumes human flesh.”
“It’s not enough to kill people, so they eat human flesh… You really look like a beast. But how did you know he was half-human and half-beast?”
“I failed in the chase, but I did catch him by the tail. He was quite big and oh, that’s right. He didn’t walk on two legs like me, but he walked on four legs like an animal. Plus, he was so fast that I couldn’t catch him in the end.”
“Okay.”
Being a quadrupedal, half-human, half-beast person… I got quite good information.
“Anything else besides that?”
“It’s different… Oh, yes. He’s not wearing any clothes.”
“Are you not wearing clothes?”
“Yes. It looks like a cat and has a three-pronged tail. Its fur is a mixture of yellow, brown and white.”
Based on the information provided by the tiger man, we added information about the serial killer. Owner of tricolor hair on pervert.
“Thank you for good information.”
“No. I… But who the hell are you, teacher?”
“Me?”
“Yes. I’ve never heard of the teacher… I was lethargic by the teacher, but he’s a guy that’s well known in this district. Except for the emperor candidates, quite a few guys don’t want to fight with me.”
I nodded and agreed with the man. Maybe it was because the opponent was me, but the man’s skills weren’t average.
Once he became a tiger human with supernatural powers, the sense of intimidation from his size was considerable, and his strength, speed, and reflexes were all excellent. In addition, he has a lot of experience, so he has a sense of counterattacking as soon as he realizes that he can’t pull his arm out when I grab him.
‘Wouldn’t it be better to chase with these guys rather than chasing myself?’
If you didn’t know, you wouldn’t know, but now that you know the existence of a serial killer, he intends to catch him. The reason I came to the common area was Mirinae’s request to solve the problem here.
Besides, I was helping Nayeon with her work, so I couldn’t concentrate on chasing the serial killer. Wouldn’t it be a big deal if Nayeon gets hurt while I’m gone?
However, it is difficult to attract the talented people of the Hong family. They’re not very fond of, but they’re people from the family that Nayeon values most, and she has to carry out the tasks she entrusts.
So in order to catch the serial killer as soon as possible, it was good to cooperate with them, like it or not.
“Gentleman.”
“Yes?”
“I’m called Gentleman.”
“Oh, I see.”
When I introduced myself, the man’s expression went sour. Because he is a name I have never heard of.
Hmm… Shall we add some settings?
“I don’t have any parents.”
“Yes?”
“When I was young, I went to the movies with my parents. But suddenly there was a violent protest that day, and I was robbed on my way back home with my parents. The robbers took my parents’ wallet and their only life.”
“Ah…”
“Thanks to my parents’ business prosperous, I have so much money that I can play and eat for the rest of my life. So, until a few days ago, I lived forgetting the property my parents passed down. I couldn’t sleep without a woman next to me, so I called a woman every night for one night. And during the day he would play golf or flirt with women.”
“Oh, I see…”
When I told them about the settings that were added on the spot, the villains’ faces shook. This is because the setting we just added was a full-bodied pup born with a diamond spoon in its mouth.
Their expressions would have been worse if they hadn’t told them that their parents had died from the robbers in front of them.
“When I was passing my time meaninglessly like that, I heard news about this place on TV. Seeing that, I thought that I should solve the situation in the common area as soon as possible. I don’t know why I came up with this idea either. But my heart cried out to go here, so I came here.”
“I will bring peace to this place. Will I be able to return home safely every night and today? So that I will not have to worry.”
After I finished speaking, I looked at the villains with a serious face and said.
“I am Batman, the Dark Knight.”
“Yes? Batman? Didn’t you say Gentleman?”
“… Ah.”
I made a mistake by borrowing the Batman setting. I cleared my throat and corrected the wrong settings.
“A mistake. I am a gentleman, a man who will bring peace to the Commons.”
I made a small mistake at the end, but it was a good explanation.
“Ah, ahaha… I see… I see…”
“…”
“…”
However, the villains’ expressions were not good. They had an amazing ability to speak with their facial expressions. Now they were saying with their faces, ‘Ah… Got caught wrong by a madman.’
“Anyway, since I introduced myself, would you like to introduce our tiger villain teacher?”
“Yes? Tiger Villain teacher?”
“Yes.”
I smiled at the bewildered villain and nodded.
*****
Tiger Man, 40-year-old Lee Ho-shik made a statement with a group of villains led by Lee Ho-sik, and even exchanged contact information. Whoever it was, they agreed to contact me as soon as they found the serial killer.
‘Anyway, it’s a good food… It’s a name that makes me want two chickens.’
As a result of talking with Hosik, I thought that they weren’t that bad.
They used to be talented people who belonged to the Hwang family, and after the Hwang family was destroyed, they created an organization with Lee Ho-shik as its leader.
Originally, he tried to go under the surviving Hwang family, but they did not have the charisma to make people follow them. Also, even though the Hwang family was exterminated, he did not acknowledge the fact and behaved arrogantly like when the Hwang family was still alive. Tired of their behavior, Lee Ho-sik’s group decided to act separately as they do now.
Like the Hwang family, Lee Ho-sik’s group made certain areas their own and received protection tax from the people. This cannot be viewed as a bad thing, because back then security in common areas was more serious than it is now. Lee Ho-sik’s group did their best to protect people as much as they received the protection tax.
Chasing a serial killer was part of it. He hurt the people who gave him the protection tax, so he couldn’t be left alone.
In addition, Lee Ho-sik and his group were living only on the protection tax collected from the people. Like the other villains, he didn’t loot people or anything like that.
Their moves were more like vigilantes than villains. However, they introduced themselves as villains, so that stupid villains don’t look over this place.
If the villains are ruling the area, usually the villains don’t mess around there. Even among the villains, there are tacit rules of their own.
However, if vigilantes are guarding the area, outside villains will not stand still.
Uh? Okay? Are vigilantes guarding it? So let’s see how well you keep it.
This is where the villains come in.
Rather than calling themselves vigilantes and attracting villains, it was much better to call themselves villains, so Lee Ho-sik’s group introduced themselves as villains.
‘If I see them doing well, I should introduce them to Nayeon.’
From my point of view, Lee Ho-sik is a psychic with at least level 8. In addition, she is sincere and has a good personality, so it is worth introducing her to Nayeon. Nayeon is always working hard to recruit talented people.
