Chapter 42 – Long Day (1)
Sunny Saturday morning.
I visited an orphanage run by the Frost Foundation with Yeriel.
The neatly designed facility was filled with children who were a bit overly energetic.
The guys who got excited when they saw Yeriel beat me hard or pinched me hard without her knowledge.
It must be that I, who married Yeriel, did not like it.
“Guys, stay away…”
“Give me back my eldest sister!”
Yeriel didn’t know that, and she looked around the facility with me, smiling brightly.
Certainly there is no comparison to where I was.
Seeing how he beats customers so fearlessly, it seems like he was raised in a really free-spirited environment.
“Seobang. How are you?”
“It’s a nice facility.”
I talked while looking at a facility that was moderately stained, but never outdated.
It’s not a good idea to blindly say that a facility looks new… Such facilities are highly likely to be committing donation fraud.
At least the children are not allowed to touch the facility.
Yeriel asked a little persistently today.
“Isn’t it nice to see the kids after a long time?”
“Oh, actually, I don’t like kids very much. Coming here reminds me of my childhood trauma.”
“I see. Still, don’t you feel like you want to have children?”
“Eh…”
When I was trembling with a chill that I hadn’t felt even when dealing with criminal hunters, other guests came just in time.
Politicians, entrepreneurs… Of course, there were hunter guild operators as well.
Among them were the guys I met at the last informal hearing.
“Hey, it’s a really nice facility.”
“Welcome.”
As Yeriel welcomed them, she took a step closer to me.
I tugged at her thin waist slightly in line with her actions.
When they saw the friendly couple, their faces became very disturbed.
We moved inside and started talking a little more properly.
I wondered why she called me all of a sudden…
Now that I see it, this meeting itself feels like some kind of informal cabinet meeting.
Yariel asked them without the slightest hesitation.
It wasn’t very authoritative, but it was a tone that I couldn’t resist.
“Is the purchase of magic stones and hunter-related items going well?”
“That’s a bit delayed. There are still a lot of doubters…”
“Because it’s not normal to endure like this for a year.”
“There’s no need to hold out for a year. After about four months, everyone will notice the situation, and the price will skyrocket.”
Yeriel laughed heartily and urged them on.
At first, she seemed to smile the same way, but after watching it, I get used to it.
“From then on, I can’t buy it even if I want to. If the schedule keeps getting delayed, I’ll have no choice but to release the information a little sooner.”
“Yeah, there’s no need to do that. We’ll secure the quantity according to the deadline.”
“Good.”
I clicked my tongue inside her as I watched the guys responding obediently to Yeriel’s words.
Now that I see it, Yeriel is the secret power.
‘Shouldn’t all these guys be impeached?’
But. She doesn’t have to dwell on the feeling of being a politician.
After all, these guys have no choice but to listen to Yeriel.
Korea spends more than 10 million won per person per month to accommodate hunter prisoners, but…
It is also very common for foreign countries to use 30 million or 50 million per person.
So he had no choice but to give up the punishment of Hunter criminals.
Currently, the only hunter-specialized prison operating in Korea and the restraint room at the association’s headquarters have Yeriel’s ability to stop.
If Yeriel releases it, Korea will be in a state of anarchy from then on.
For reference, green dust is very rare and expensive, and its supply is unstable, so it is only used for restraining tools such as handcuffs.
Yeriel, who not only set the direction of national policy but also extorted donations, kicked them out as soon as his business was over.
I quietly asked Alice, who had followed me as an escort.
“Did you know this?”
“Sister teasing them? Of course. Oh, but I didn’t feel that compliant…”
Yeriel looked this way with a strange smile at Alice’s sentiment.
I finally realized why.
‘Is it because of me?’
She was originally Yeriel, who was treated as a living goddess, but she even embraced me, her expert assassin…
There’s nothing rough anymore.
“Seobang-nim. It was nice that you matched it earlier.”
“Ah, what did I do…”
As I was stroking her hands, Yeri L clapped her hands as if she had suddenly remembered something.
Next moment. She pulled out her familiar-looking leash from somewhere.
Alice and I both froze when we saw it.
It wasn’t like there were other people in the conference room, but it was still a conference room and it wasn’t even lunchtime yet.
“What?”
“I was supposed to wear a leash when we were alone, but I forgot. Now Alice is included in ‘us’ too, right?”
“Oh no. Yeriel…”
“I’m sorry I’m wearing a skirt that’s too long. Shall I tear it up right now?”
“No. I’ll take a look.”
When I almost prayed, Yeriel took off his clothes without hesitation.
Alice protested at me, blushing.
“What do you mean by that?”
“That leash, you said that Yeriel likes it.”
“Why on earth isn’t that a lie? Sister, are you really going to do it here?”
“It can’t be helped.”
Yeriel, who had become naked in an instant, explained to Alice in her thorny tone.
Alice and I had no choice but to bow our heads at the content.
“I couldn’t handle Seo-Bang’s sexual desire properly, so I ended up laying my hand on you too?”
“Ugh…”
“At first, I was a bit unfair, but after thinking about it, it was my fault.
“That, stop… Stop it.”
Whether I sincerely beg or not, Yeriel had locked her leash…
Right after. Our smartphones are beeping! And started screaming loudly.
I think it’s a disaster alert to see that I’m crying even though I’ve switched to manners mode for a meeting.
“Ah! This is…”
“It’s a monster appearance alert!”
“Shit!”
I hurriedly rummaged through her bundle of keys and took off Yeriel’s leash.
Alice was so dumbfounded that in the middle of it, she kept on arguing.
“Do you have that key too?”
“Of course.”
“Why are you proud to say that again…”
Alice also had a strange temper, but she was still nothing compared to Yeriel.
I was able to confirm the contents of her alarm only after I handed her her clothes.
“Found at the Undersea Gate… A super-large monster wave is coming!”
“Extra large? Are you sure?”
“Because I’m sure, Yeriel must have contacted you.”
Yeriel is a retired person.
Of course, there’s nothing wrong with her skills, but…
Governments and associations would want to avoid her influence ever increasing.
Even so, it’s really not an ordinary thing to see that he called Yeriel.
‘My attitude must have been very easy.’
There are about 10 months left until the gate closes completely.
Because of that, they had arbitrarily judged that such a major offensive would have ended.
Fortunately, Yeriel didn’t even show her surprised face and calmly prepared for her departure.
Her eyes were burning with silent anger.
“This is the worst timing. I think I’ll kill you a little more painfully than usual now.”
“…”
“Alice, you are in charge of the escort. Don’t follow me.”
“Okay, I get it.”
Alice nodded her head unexpectedly calmly.
But. No matter what monster or villain… If Yeriel fights with her sincerity, will she be able to touch her?
It is right here to protect the weak and precious me.
Yeriel left her meeting room and disappeared in a flash.
I put on her mini earphones with microphone as soon as she left her seat.
“Oracle.”
“Eh…”
Whether or not Alice was surprised next to me, I first looked for Esquire.
“Yes Jin?”
[Yes, Master!]
“Bring me the stationary gear right now.”
[All right.]
Han Ye-jin is always waiting near me, and since today is a holiday, Kim Jung-tae is also close.
Alice intervened, impatient with the bird.
“Wait, do you want to fight too?”
“There’s nothing wrong with being prepared. It seems like a great offensive.”
“Yeah, but…”
“I don’t want to show off my skills here either.”
I tried stealing the contents of the alert using Oracle as it is.
The oracle’s quota is reserved for just such a time.
Indeed. The monster wave this time around was serious.
Alice, too, could not hold back her curiosity and stole my smartphone from her side.
“Are things going bad?”
“It’s the worst. They say the magical response is stronger than Tiamat.”
“What?”
Tiamat is the SS rank raid boss that Yeriel defeated in the past.
Even just looking at the expression ‘repulse’, as you can see, I couldn’t even kill it completely.
Maybe he came back for revenge.
After all, there were hardly any raid bosses comparable to Tiamat.
“The monster wave’s magical response was calculated by including all the soldiers, but it’s still more than Tiamat’s army…”
“During Tiamat’s time, even small children were no joke, were they?”
“Of course. The Balaur monsters are B rank or higher in chores and supplies. Combat soldiers are all A ranks.”
As soon as I moved, Han Ye-jin drove a car and slipped.
I gave the order even as I threw myself into the back seat.
“From now on, Oracle’s function restrictions will be lifted. It doesn’t matter if the quota is exhausted. Clear my traffic line for now, and continue to deliver the association’s movements and reports.”
[Okay Master.]
“?”
Contrary to what I expected.
This answer was not from the Servant or Esquire.
A mechanical sound distinctly foreign to human voices.
As I was perplexed as to whether someone had changed my voice, a detailed explanation followed.
[Amy, Oracle’s exclusive artificial intelligence, begins pilot operation.]
“…”
Could it be that the company has already unlocked the artificial intelligence function?
I got really hot and yelled into the microphone.
“You bastard Matthew, you said you were delaying it for 4 months? You said you needed to expand related facilities too!”
[With unexpected luck, I was able to greatly advance the schedule.]
Matthew Manuel, the master of development, responded calmly without even showing a hint of apologetics.
[This is a perfect situation for a real test. Don’t do that, try it once. It will be convenient.]
“Hey, don’t you know this is the biggest monster wave ever?”
[I know. Instead, I will set the oracle’s quota to be unlimited for this operation only. Esquire and servants that can currently be supported have also been dispatched.]
Still, it’s good that Matthew has a minimum of shame.
I had no choice but to nod and change my clothes.
