Chapter 4 – Introduction (5)
The wounds on his body healed quickly.
When Yeriel saw that my complexion had returned, she gave a small admiration.
“That’s great. You don’t even seem to have clairvoyance…”
“That… Thank you.”
Han Ye-jin, who was praised by the world’s best hunter, slightly lowered her head as if she was embarrassed.
Her skill in healing without looking inside her body was certainly astonishing.
It is said that I have accumulated proficiency because I am my exclusive healer, but there are few such skilled people even in first-class guilds.
I saw Yeriel’s reaction and bragged on behalf of her party.
“Of course. He’s Esquire after all.”
“Eh, Master!”
“Esquire?”
Also, unlike Alice, who reacts by saying that she is saying something strange.
Yeriel was a little aware.
But. She knows about Oracle, the core secret of the ‘company’, but she can’t help but know about Esquire.
One oracle.
3 masters.
9 Esquire.
And 81 Servants.
This is the structure of the organization I am part of.
Each rank is clearly distinguished, and Esquire is in charge of assisting and escorting the Master.
As Han Ye-jin, the therapist, called me several times, I am a master.
Only then did Alice roughly guess the meaning of the title, and sneered lightly.
“Ah, Master is also a rank. What’s under Esquire?”
“Servant.”
“It’s not multi-level.”
When Alice said that, my therapist, Han Ye-jin, slightly frowned at her, but…
In fact, I feel the same way as Alice.
This class system was not created by me.
After finishing her treatment with a very confused expression, Han Ye-jin finally removed her hand from my chest.
Jeriel asked her as I was quickly buttoning her shirt.
“Are you in a very bad condition?”
“It’s always good to get treatment immediately after creating green dust. If the amount of exposure is too high or if the condition lasts for a long time, treatment will be difficult and long.”
Han Ye-jin stammerly responds while looking at me.
As long as it was discovered anyway, this much information can be made public.
I passed her pre-made green dust to her.
“Take it.”
“Oh, thank you.”
Han Ye-jin, holding her heavy bag, let out a sigh of relief.
It is all thanks to Green Dust that I can be treated as a master in the organization.
If I don’t provide a stable supply of green dust, other masters might try their hand at me.
That’s why he hurriedly produced Green Dust in front of Yeriel and Alice.
This was not something that could be postponed.
‘This will be quiet for a while.’
As long as I supply green dust regularly, my position within the organization is guaranteed.
It doesn’t matter if I marry Yeriel or not, as long as she brings me green dust.
I asked Han Ye-jin as she was my friend.
As she is my direct Esquire, she was a talent with proven loyalty.
“Did you do your homework anyway?”
“Yes! Master. We have confirmed that the number of dungeons created in each country is rapidly decreasing. The data Master sent us was correct.”
“Okay?”
Was what Yeriel said true?
Alice expressed her displeasure when I checked it.
“You don’t believe her sister?”
“Isn’t it more strange to believe in such a story?
Indeed, Yeriel nodded her head as if it was okay.
“Do you believe me now?”
“For now.”
“Thank you. Actually, when I first heard the story, I didn’t really want to believe it.”
“Master. Then I’ll leave.”
“Okay.”
Han Ye-jin, who finished her work, bowed her head while holding her large bag dearly.
I’m still worried or have questions, but…
Esquire is not a being that dares to ask questions to the Master.
Esquire and Servants under the Master are only beings to assist the Master.
As Han Ye-jin went down the elevator like that, she soon realized that it was time for Alice to leave as well.
Unlike Yeriel, she is still a hunter on active duty… She couldn’t stay here forever.
The guy looked at Yeriel until the end and said.
“Sister, I’ll come back in the evening. See you later!”
“Yeah, be careful and have a good trip.”
After finally letting Alice go, I asked Yeriel.
“Where does he live? Is he right downstairs?”
“Ah, even though Alice is a little rude, you can’t assassinate her.”
“Assassination? Just thought I’d send you a dirty video.”
I deliberately said it in a playful way, but Yeriel took it a step further.
Isn’t she responding with a brighter smile than usual?
“Really? Are you going to start filming now?”
“… What are you doing now anyway?”
I asked her when I saw her pounding hard on her laptop.
It’s honestly a little curious how the world’s best hunter will spend his time after he retires.
Yeriel happily moved next to me and showed me the screen of her laptop.
It is an image that is difficult to approach, so she is surprisingly friendly to the subject who was called a saint.
“I’m managing the foundation.”
“As for the Foundation… The Frost Foundation?”
“Did you know?”
Who doesn’t know
It’s a very famous story that Yeriel got fed up with the corruption of charities and started his own charitable foundation.
All fund management details are disclosed transparently, and 100% of her employees’ salaries go to Yeriel’s own expense.
Even small donations of less than 1 million won per year are not accepted.
‘Retirement is a piece of shit. Even if I run the foundation like this, it will be comparable to the workload of a decent office worker.’
I asked cautiously, even as I scolded him inwardly.
Since the world’s best hunter is right next to me, I keep asking questions.
“But why don’t you accept small donations?”
“When we receive small donations, we have to hire additional staff to handle them, but their labor costs may be higher. Our foundation has a lot of work…”
“Aha…”
The Frost Foundation is required to disclose all fund management transparently, making it a lot more cumbersome than other charitable foundations.
So if you say you won’t accept small donations because of labor costs, there’s nothing to say.
Yeriel urged, tapping her keyboard as if she was overjoyed at taking my question.
“Is there anything else you’re curious about?”
“Not right now.”
“Umm…”
She went about her business with astonishing speed, then leaned her body inside her, and she said puzzled.
“But, when running the foundation, sometimes there are strange donors.”
“Uh, how strange is that?”
“Such as depositing 10 million won without a bank account without saying anything in advance, or putting a bundle of cash in front of the head office.”
After sipping her coffee for a while, she started to look at me gently.
I quickly averted my eyes.
It looks like this one has been caught too.
“Do you know that money can be the proceeds of a crime and can be very troublesome to deal with?”
“… He’s such a bad person.”
“Isn’t that right? After investigating later, there was a case where the money was actually returned from the hunter who was assassinated.”
It’s nonsense.
Did you properly confirm that they had no heirs?
Could it be that it was returned to the national treasury?
Yeriel, who was prying at my face happily, asked while holding her shoulders tightly.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“Sorry.”
“It’s enough to know.”
“But I’m good at writing things like that, so what…”
I said one more word for no reason, and received a fierce glare, so I sighed inwardly.
She has no idea how far this woman knows.
It’s strong, but it’s so damn strong that I can’t do anything on my own.
To be honest, this is a bit daunting.
“Was my job handling that messed up?”
“No. I told you. I’ve been watching you for a long time.”
“Give me a hint.”
“It’s been about 5 years since I knew you.”
Five years ago… It was when I woke up belatedly after being kicked out of the prosecution.
At that time, I was clumsy in many ways, so I might have been really unlucky.
When I recalled what happened at the time, I immediately frowned.
Those were the worst times of my life.
Yeriel, who was still watching my face closely, noticed how I was feeling and asked cautiously.
“You don’t regret it, do you?”
“Regret? Of course I regret it.”
“Yes?”
I sneered at the absurd question, but spoke calmly.
I had no one I could talk to like this before, so I was rather relieved.
“No, I won’t regret it. If I had stayed silent 5 years ago, not knowing anything, I would have been enjoying my life as a prosecutor.”
“Yeah, but…”
Yeriel seemed very surprised by my answer, but I was stunned.
“Do you think I stabbed people with a knife because I like it?
“… My, my thoughts were short.”
Only then did Yeriel admit that his thoughts were short-lived.
She was cute the way she was struggling with her stuff, but not down.
I belatedly smiled and said.
“But what if I regret something? It’s already happened.”
“Then what you’re doing now is…”
“I don’t care if you like it or not. I do it because it has to be done.”
Regardless of my preferences.
Someone has to become the hunters’ natural enemy.
Wouldn’t that keep the ecosystem going?
Yeriel, who opened up to me even a little bit, became very refreshed.
I also asked her half-jokingly and half-seriously.
“Can you really marry a guy like me? Don’t you regret it?”
“I have no regrets. You are the only one after all.”
Yeriel answered too seriously to embarrass people.
We sat side by side for a long time after that.
