## Chapter 76 – (3)
“Actually, I’ve seen these two before.”
After the presentation, I went to the team leader and told him.
I told him that I had actually seen Brody and Bella, two of the S-rank villains mentioned in the presentation.
“You saw these two? Just a few hours ago?”
The team leader stared at me, his eyes wide.
I told him everything that had happened at the burger joint.
After listening to my story, one of the detectives spoke to the team leader.
“…Should we raid them?”
Another detective cut in.
“But, the owner of that place seemed to have his family held hostage…”
“Even if we raid, can we even catch them?”
“…”
The detectives raised their voices, each giving their opinion.
However, most of them were just refuting each other’s opinions, and no suitable plan was emerging.
The team leader pondered for a moment before coming to a conclusion.
“…You said they’re expanding their forces?”
“Yes? Ah, yes. Many villain organizations in the country are being absorbed or disappearing one after another.”
“…Contact the organizations we can reach. See if they’re interested in a joint operation.”
“An operation?”
“Let’s do an undercover investigation.”
The team leader said so with a serious expression.
The team leader’s plan was simpler than I thought.
If my eyewitness account was true, then two S-rank villains were in Korea.
No matter how hard the domestic villain organizations struggled, they would eventually be absorbed or disappear.
So, the plan was to join a suitable domestic villain organization, be naturally absorbed into Wolf, which was expanding its forces, and conduct an undercover investigation.
It was an operation that required the cooperation of domestic villain organizations.
But they were probably desperate for help because of Wolf, so they would want to borrow the hands of the police, even if it was just that.
I nodded.
It didn’t seem like a bad plan.
Besides, most of the methods discussed so far were difficult to actually use.
Then, one of the detectives raised his hand.
I thought he was going to object to the team leader’s plan, but it was for a different reason.
“…Then who’s going undercover? …It looks dangerous.”
“Well, whoever seems best able to take care of themselves should go…”
“…I’ll do it.”
Everyone was glancing at each other, so I just coolly raised my hand and volunteered.
It was obvious that there was no one else to do it but me.
And something had started to appear in my field of vision.
[Hidden Quest: Infiltrate the villain organization Wolf.]
I felt that the quest board had become much more friendly since level 3, and now it was even telling me the contents of hidden quests.
It seemed like it wouldn’t be a hidden quest anymore, but ultimately, it was a good thing for me.
When I volunteered, the team leader rubbed my shoulder with a bright expression and nodded.
“Wow… I was mistaken, the Hero Association has talent like this…”
“Ahaha…”
I laughed awkwardly, and then I had a meeting with the detectives to plan the operation in detail.
***
“What?”
Minji frowned and glared at me.
“You’re a cop?”
She was making a face as if she had heard something she shouldn’t have, a look of utter disgust.
She even put down the coffee she was drinking.
“Why?”
“Why, my ass.”
Minji kicked my leg.
“Don’t you remember when you first met me?”
“…I remember.”
Clearly, Minji’s wall at that time was a pervert.
So I—
“You were groping me like crazy on the subway, and you’re a cop…”
I had nothing to say to that.
Of course, that kind of wall had disappeared now, and Minji had only one wall.
Sunghan.
My two names were engraved on it.
It wasn’t a bad feeling.
Minji took a sip of her coffee, stared at me, and then asked.
“…So, is it very dangerous?”
“Hmm… a little?”
It would be a lie to say it wasn’t dangerous.
I had no information at all about how strong an S-rank villain was.
In martial arts, I could get a rough idea by looking at their inner strength, but in the hero world, I couldn’t get a sense of it until I saw their abilities.
But I didn’t think I would lose in my current state.
So, a little.
I said it was a little dangerous.
“…If you get hurt, you’re dead.”
“…Okay.”
I couldn’t help but smile at those words.
I laughed at the clumsy expression of affection, and I laughed at the very unreasonable condition.
“There are a lot of people.”
We were at a famous franchise coffee shop.
Minji had finished her hero work and changed into her training clothes, so she was able to come.
After hearing my words, she glanced around and smiled faintly.
It was a smile with a bit of playfulness.
“Yeah, there are quite a few.”
With those words, Minji slowly lowered the zipper of her training top.
Inside the training top was just a sports bra.
“Ah, it’s so hot with so many people.”
“…”
I couldn’t make a sound.
If someone heard my voice and looked over here, it could be a big problem.
Minji shamelessly lied that she was hot and showed me her bare skin without hesitation.
My heart fluttered at the sight.
I don’t know if it’s fluttering because of the thrill, or simply because Minji is pretty.
“Do you like it?”
“…What if you get caught…”
Fortunately, we had taken a seat in the corner of the cafe.
Enjoying my surprised expression, she now lowered the zipper all the way down.
Then, she secretly lifted her sports bra slightly so that only I could see.
Her underboob was clearly exposed.
“I heard they even deliberately put a mole here?”
Then she poked her underboob.
I swallowed hard as I watched her breasts softly change shape in her fingers.
Enjoying the gaze, Minji narrowed her eyes.
It was an enchanting eye smile.
“…They even get tattoos here.”
With those words, she slowly lowered her finger and pointed to her lower abdomen, below her navel.
I know.
Tattoos in that area are called uterine tattoos, which are tattoos in an obscene area.
Minji adjusted her posture so that her lower abdomen could be seen more clearly.
She slightly lowered the pants of her training suit.
“You pervert… are you horny?”
Minji put her clothes back on properly and scolded me.
“Why? Want me to get a tattoo?”
Noticing that I couldn’t take my eyes off her abdomen, Minji asked me.
“…No, your bare skin is prettier.”
Even if I hesitated and said it was okay, Minji knew my reaction too well.
“Hmm… I think there was something like a sticker instead of a tattoo.”
Minji smiled and searched for something on her phone.
Then she showed me her phone.
The screen showed an order completion window.
“If you come back healthy, I’ll put this on and do it for you.”
“…Okay.”
I had a reason to come back healthy from the undercover investigation.
After that, we talked about trivial things.
Clothes, studio, food.
I don’t know if it’s more important who you’re talking to than what you’re talking about, but when I looked at the clock, quite a bit of time had passed, so we parted ways.
I wanted to be with her longer, but she had been busy all day and came out to see me after receiving my call, so I couldn’t hold her back any longer.
And I needed to prepare myself.
I got a hint after hearing Minji’s words.
After parting with Minji in front of the coffee shop, I turned on my phone and searched for tattoo stickers.
“Hmm, if it’s about this much…”
I nodded, looking at the items I had ordered.
***
“Who…?”
“…Police.”
“Ah, I thought the other faction sent some kids… What’s with the clothes and tattoos on your body?”
“I bought the clothes, and the tattoos are stickers.”
“Wow…, this is, like, completely like a gangster…”
I heard a compliment that made me feel a little strange.
I felt like it was worth the preparation, but completely like a gangster.
The place to meet was a bookstore.
Of course, it was only a bookstore on the outside, and when I removed the bookshelf, a hidden room appeared on the inside.
*Ting-a-ling.*
Making a loud noise, the screen was turning.
It was a place full of illegal slot machines.
There were no customers sitting at the slot machines.
Instead, there were about six men and other members of the organization sitting with weapons.
In the corner, there was also a computer connected to a CCTV that could see the outside.
The man showed me this place and made a slightly embarrassed expression.
“It feels like I’m showing you my naked body… haha.”
The man laughed and answered.
It was a smaller organization than I thought.
Are they trying to absorb even these small organizations?
“You said they’re coming today?”
“Yes, they even told me the time.”
With those words, the man showed me his cell phone.
The time of the attack was written down very kindly.
It also said that if they surrendered by this time, they would not be killed.
“You didn’t reply, did you?”
“Yes, because you told me not to…”
It was a good choice.
As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that they mercilessly dealt with the villains who surrendered.
Fighting back was the right answer.
Looking at the time, it seemed like they would arrive soon.
I sent a message to the team leader about that fact.
[If you can win, you have to spare the one who looks the strongest.]
I got a reply from the team leader.
After all, if I took care of everyone, I couldn’t be absorbed.
It was a necessary condition to prevent things from going wrong and to infiltrate.
I put the text message in my head and finished my preparations.
When the time came, three large black vans were parked in front of the bookstore, as if by magic.
Men wearing black clothes got out of the vans.
Everyone was holding a chilling dagger in their hands.
Not a knife like a kitchen knife or sashimi, but a proper dagger that killers would use.
There were so many men.
“15 people…”
“Isn’t that too many?”
The other members of the organization in the bookstore looked terrified.
Only I stood up and stood in front of the bookshelf.
“14 people.”
Remembering the number to deal with, I opened the bookstore door.
