Chapter 1 – Introduction (2)
Confess and scold me.
It is strictly prohibited by numerous treaties and laws, including the Geneva Convention and the School Violence Prevention Act.
However, Yeriel Frost seemed to not care about that, and carried it out very easily.
While I was halfway out of my mind, I got out of the spot with great difficulty and immediately took out my smartphone.
[Yes, Master.]
The other party who answers immediately without a ringback tone.
I threw myself into the driver’s seat and said quickly.
In the back, reporters who were filming the retirement ceremony were rushing to block my car.
“Go to my house and dispose of all the equipment and materials. Set fire to it when you’re done.”
[Should it be a gas leak?]
“No. That’s a little awkward. Let’s just pretend that Yeriel’s biggest fan started the fire.”
[…Where the hell did you get caught?]
“There’s no use worrying about it now. It’s already happened.”
Booooong!
There was little evidence in the house, but they decided to incinerate it.
As I narrowly passed a reporter who was trying to block the exit of the parking lot, the subordinate on the other side of the smartphone asked seriously.
[Shall I kill that woman too, Master?]
“If I kill her now, who will she be suspicious? That’s what she was aiming for in the first place.”
[Sorry.]
“It’s done, so take care of it quickly. Oh, really. I’ll take care of my Warhammer models…”
[Are you referring to the strange looking pieces of plastic and plaster? I threw it away first…]
Be so fast! Was he there beforehand while I was being held?
I decided to give up my collection without regret.
Pop.
After hanging up the phone, I immediately looked up the news that was currently airing.
Thanks to the retirement ceremony, road control was put in, so the road was open.
I was stunned by the content of the news as I moved, smashing road control signs.
It wasn’t any cable, the writers of public broadcasting were already reciting my profile.
[The subject of the topic is Mr. Lee, a 33-year-old man who started his life as a prosecutor at the Suwon District Prosecutor’s Office 8 years ago…]
[However, Mr. Lee was dismissed just two years later for a serious violation of duty.]
[Mr. Lee is known to have been digging into the corruption of the Big Dipper, which was the largest guild in Korea at the time, so belatedly, citizens…]
“Patience.”
In that short amount of time, I researched this far just by looking at the face.
Even if I had killed someone a moment ago, it wouldn’t have caused such a fuss.
However, the press had no intention of missing out on the scoop on ‘The Man Confessed by Yerriel Frost’.
Originally, it is the media that thoroughly protects the identities of criminals, while exposing innocent citizens’ information without mercy…
That’s why it was even more unfortunate.
“I’m actually a full-fledged criminal… I have the right to be protected like any other scum.”
I arrived in exasperation at a suitable hotel in the city.
The inn is going to burn down sooner or later, so it would be better to stay here.
The hotel employees were a bit taken back when they saw my face, but they acted like a professional in hospitality.
My face has already spread this much. The value of Yeriel’s name is really great.
‘For the time being, there will be no such thing as plastic surgery. No matter how I shake off the surveillance, the contractor will run away.’
Only then did things like identity laundering go away.
I loosened up my clothes and turned on the TV.
Unfortunately today’s news was just starting to catch fire.
Right after Yeri El Frost, who had never been rumored to be dating her during her active career, announced her retirement her, she immediately proposed to her her, so she can’t help but become a hot topic.
“It’s done right.”
Now she can’t do anything to her.
I just have to wait until things calm down a bit.
Just as I was thinking that, an urgent message came out on the news.
I wasn’t surprised because it was something I had already expected.
[Not long ago, there was news that a big fire broke out at her aunt’s house located in Itaewon…]
Tiriri!
I answered the call as soon as my phone vibrated.
“Good job.”
[Master! I didn’t do that!]
“… What? Then what about equipment and materials?”
[I disposed of them all, but suddenly a fire broke out before I could start it. It seems to be a hunter ability.]
I will turn
Could it be that Yeriel Frost’s biggest fan really started the fire?
If the fire had been set with the Hunter’s ability, the evidence would not have been properly left.
I decided to think it was better.
“It’s okay, rest now.”
[Sorry, Master.]
I didn’t dare to watch the news anymore, so I took a bath and fell asleep today.
Next day.
I put on my clothes early in the morning and left the room.
I came to an expensive hotel after a long time, but I couldn’t afford to use the breakfast buffet.
In front of my room, in the hallway, an employee who seemed to be a manager was stamping his feet.
I smiled bitterly at him and went down to the lobby.
As you might have guessed, my whereabouts were known overnight.
There were a lot of hunters who came running early in the morning in the lobby of the hotel.
I couldn’t bear to be fully armed, but it was really spectacle to see each one carrying a spear and a sword.
‘Is it like this even in a 5-star hotel?’
They say they prepare for monster attacks anytime, anywhere…
Only like this can good criminals like me not be able to go around with peace of mind.
But no one dared to stop them.
Hunters of this era are clearly a privileged class.
I headed to the counter for checkout and looked around the lobby slowly.
At a corner table in the lobby, several former guild members of the long-lost Big Dipper guild were staring at me with ferocious eyes.
Most of the other hunters seemed to have come without much thought.
Fortunately, the reporter and cameraman seemed to have been kicked out by the hotel.
After checking out amid tension, the staff bowed their heads guiltily for no reason.
As I turned around, the former members of the Big Dipper guild rushed toward me.
Apparently, they think the Big Dipper Guild fell because of me…
Unfortunately they were right.
If I hadn’t uncovered their corruption during my time as a prosecutor, the Big Dipper would still have remained the No. 1 guild in Korea.
“Former Prosecutor Lee Je-hyeon. Please go with me for a while.”
“Why should I go?”
“Your house was completely burned down last night. Wouldn’t it be better to go with you?”
Could it be that these guys set the fire yesterday?
Certainly, the former guild members of the Big Dipper have a grudge against me.
When I didn’t obediently follow them, they made a move that seemed like they would pull me out by force.
While other hunters wanted to stop this, they were just watching.
The door to the lobby, which had been firmly closed, opened wide.
It was a short Hunter who entered by passing the staff who were controlling the entrance.
A woman wearing a bizarre outfit that is neither formal nor casual, with long blonde hair and ribbons hanging all over her clothes.
She was originally cute, but her face had turned stern with her stress.
She walked across the street frowning like a thug, and briefly spoke to her former Big Dipper guild members.
“Hey, get off.”
“Chit…”
“Be lucky.”
Her grown men were frightened and backed off by a woman who could only come close to their breasts, but there was no one to blame.
Alice Winter is the woman who stood right behind Jeri El Frost at her retirement ceremony yesterday.
She belongs to the same guild, of course, and it is known that her disposition her is so dirty and fierce that no one but Yeri El can stop her.
As the unofficial mascot and flagship member of the Winter Kingdom guild, she gestured to me next.
“Yeriel unnie wants you to come.”
“…”
Unfortunately, I had no choice.
Yesterday, I was too careless, and I felt like I would get beaten to death if I stayed still, so I ran away…
It’s not something I can do on my own.
More than anything, I was a little curious about what Yeriel Frost was thinking.
Finely following Alice, I got into a chauffeured car.
The car seemed to be headed for Yeriel and her guild her, Winter Kingdom’s headquarters.
Alice asked without turning her head in the car, which was so heavy that it did not shake easily.
“What the hell are you doing with your sister?”
“… What did he say?”
“Nothing.”
“Then I’d better not talk.”
Alice groaned disgruntledly, but she said nothing more.
Reaching a high-rise building, we moved from the parking lot to the upper floors by elevator.
‘Yeriel Frost said she retired, but she’s still using the guild facilities.’
Actually, it’s not something I can understand.
As we saw earlier, hunters are people who can play a game in the lobby of a 5-star hotel if they want to.
Yeriel, who had reached the pinnacle of such a world, would not be able to use an ordinary house now.
If it was a guild building like this, security was certain.
In fact, there are quite a few hunters who live in guild buildings.
Of course, it is not common to use high-rise buildings in this land of gold dust for residential purposes.
‘How much money do you have?’
Tring!
Soon after, the elevator stopped, revealing a smiling Yeriel and her living space her.
The gate was wide open for us.
Anyone looking at it would think it was a high-end apartment building, not the guild headquarters.
“Ah, welcome Mr. Jehyeon. My confession yesterday was too sudden, right? I’m reflecting a little too.”
“Really?”
At my question, Alice glared at me like she would kill me, and Yeriel just laughed.
I felt a chill run down my spine as if I had stepped into the jaws of a tiger.
