Chapter 1155 – 1155. Savior Of The Academy
I started the beat-up car I bought from a broker for 1.5 million won.
The car shook like a patient with a disease.
“Tsk.”
I didn’t like the car at all. If I could, I’d steal one of those foreign cars parked on the side of the road, but I had to be careful since I was a fugitive. If the police were to catch up, my peaceful life would be over.
I got on the highway. It was a weekday, so the highway was deserted. I just hoped the car wouldn’t break down in the middle of the highway.
“Ugh, why is the car so loud? Oppa, let’s change the car when we make money. They say foreign cars are so good.”
Seong Hari, sitting in the passenger seat, said. Makina was asleep in the back seat.
“Don’t forget that we have a bounty on our heads.”
“We can use a broker.”
“Brokers take a lot of commission.”
“How much is that commission?”
“It’s not about the commission. I don’t like that brokers who don’t do much take a commission. We can just steal a car.”
“…No. That’s not right.”
A truck was driving in front of me. The speed was over 100 km/h, but I felt frustrated. I sharply turned the stiff steering wheel and overtook the truck. I didn’t forget to give the truck driver the finger.
“Oppa. Are you really a Devil Hunter?”
“…Why?”
“You haven’t done anything related to devils for the past week. You’ve just been meeting brokers and doing small errands.”
“Finding traces of devils isn’t easy. They’re good at hiding. Are you bored? You can go back to the academy.”
“I’m not bored, I was just curious. And I’m wanted too, how can I go back? If I go back to the academy, I’ll go straight to jail. You’re the only one I have. You know that, right?”
I was about to argue but stopped.
The academy would welcome Seong Hari back. There was no one with her skills. Plus, Seong Hari’s family was one of the most prominent in Korea. She could return to her normal life whenever she wanted.
“Did you know how dangerous this request was when you accepted it?”
I asked Seong Hari. She looked out the window and nodded.
“I know. Three criminal organizations are involved. But we don’t have to do anything else, just focus on the escort.”
“100 million won a day. There’s no way they’d offer that kind of money for nothing. We’ll probably have to kill someone.”
Killing monsters and killing people were clearly different things. And as far as I knew, Seong Hari had never killed a person before.
“…Even if you didn’t say it… I was already prepared.”
“…I won’t interfere anymore.”
Whether she could adapt to this job remained to be seen.
***
We arrived at the meeting place.
After getting out of the car, Seong Hari and I naturally looked around. It was an abandoned factory with no sign of life.
‘In movies, secret deals happen in places like this.’
The client didn’t seem to have arrived yet.
Seong Hari and I leaned against the car and enjoyed the night air. After driving for half a day, the night air felt refreshing.
“Oppa, how old are you really?”
“Are you curious about my age?”
“You look about my age, but you looked the same a few years ago. How old are you really? You’re not over forty, are you?”
“Forty is too much.”
I was about to tell Seong Hari my age, but I closed my mouth and smiled. Seeing her eyes sparkling with curiosity, I felt mischievous.
“……”
When I responded with silence, her lips pouted in dissatisfaction.
“Are you going to be so mean and not tell me?”
“They’re here.”
“Huh?”
Seong Hari turned around. Three black cars were entering the abandoned factory in a row from a short distance away.
“They’re a bit late… Should we complain?”
Seong Hari waved her hand at my muttering.
“They’re only five minutes late! Be patient! We’re the ones who need the money!”
Actually, we weren’t that desperate for money. We had enough. It was just that Seong Hari’s concept of money was a little different from others.
The three black cars that had entered from outside stopped at the same time. The doors opened, and men in black suits poured out.
I quietly observed them.
Trained bodies, refined aura.
They weren’t ordinary gangsters.
Finally, a man got out of the car. He was a middle-aged man with a sturdy build. He wore a black coat and had a lit cigar in his mouth. His angular face was full of scars. He slowly walked towards us. His eyes were like well-honed knives.
‘Is that Yu Il-seong, the boss of the Taesung faction? He’s not ordinary. He’s probably at the level of an A-class hero.’
I glanced at Seong Hari’s condition.
As expected, Seong Hari was stiff. She wasn’t scared. She was skilled enough to beat an academy teacher, so there was no way she’d be scared of some gangsters. She was overwhelmed by the atmosphere.
‘Regardless of her skills, Seong Hari has no experience.’
This was something she had to get used to.
“You’re young.”
Yu Il-seong said, exhaling cigar smoke. His low voice was as heavy as a lump of steel.
“Too young.”
It was a blatant attempt to gain the upper hand. I chuckled and shook off the oppressive atmosphere.
“So, you’re not going to hire us? I’m a little pissed off that I have to go back after coming all this way.”
Yu Il-seong stared at me.
“That’s not bluffing. Are you one of us?”
“Don’t you know my face? I’m quite famous.”
He narrowed his eyebrows. A man next to him whispered something in Yu Il-seong’s ear. Probably spouting information about me.
Yu Il-seong’s vicious expression became even more vicious.
“I didn’t expect a terrorist to come. Park, is he crazy? He said you were skilled, so I came out myself….”
“I am skilled. Much more than you think.”
“Skill isn’t the problem. The problem is that I can’t trust you. Who in the world would trust a terrorist?”
“So. Are you not going to hire us?”
Yu Il-seong was the one in a hurry, not me. That was why he hired an escort through a broker. If trust was really the issue, he wouldn’t have used a broker.
“…You’re very confident. Are you that confident in your skills?”
“I wouldn’t have come if I wasn’t.”
“Can I check it out? If you meet my standards… then I’ll hire you right away.”
“It’s natural for an employer to check the qualifications of their employees. …What do we have to do?”
Yu Il-seong turned to the side and gestured. A 2-meter giant stepped forward. He exuded an extraordinary aura. His sunken eyes were like those of a warrior who had been through many battles.
“My men don’t understand why I’m calling outsiders. Prove your worth.”
“Hyeji.”
Seong Hari reacted a beat late.
Hyeji was Seong Hari’s alias. Even if she was active without hiding her face, it was better to hide her name. There was a big difference between using her real name and using an alias.
She took out a spear from the back seat of the car and stepped forward. The man’s eyebrows twitched.
“…You’re not going to attack me together, but a woman alone is going to fight me? That’s ridiculous. I’m telling you, give it your all.”
“They say a lion gives its all even when catching a rabbit. But we’re not lions.”
“Ha, fine. I’ll take care of this woman first, and then I’ll crush you too.”
A surge of energy erupted from the man.
Before Seong Hari could take a fighting stance, the man moved first with a surprise attack. He clenched his large, scarred fist and approached Seong Hari. He was aiming for Seong Hari’s abdomen. It seemed like he was planning to end it in one blow, as a blue aura formed on his fist.
Seong Hari’s legs moved like she was sliding. The man’s fist only grazed Seong Hari’s afterimage.
The surprised man quickly turned his body to follow Seong Hari’s movements. It was too late. The moment he lost track of Seong Hari’s movements, the outcome was decided. Seong Hari’s spearhead was aimed precisely at the man’s Adam’s apple.
The man stared at Seong Hari in shock. He realized that the reason for his defeat was not technique or anything else, but the difference in physical ability.
“…I lost.”
Seong Hari lowered her spear and calmly approached me. I looked at Yu Il-seong.
“Is the interview over? What time do I have to be at work tomorrow?”
“…I acknowledge the woman’s skills.”
“For your information, I’m stronger than Hyeji.”
“I don’t easily believe what others say.”
“You have to see it to believe it? You’re quite a tiring type.”
I stepped forward. The man who had lost to Seong Hari was watching me with both fists clenched, as if he wouldn’t let his guard down.
Click.
The sound of static was heard. Only Seong Hari tilted her head slightly, while the others didn’t realize the warning sign. Yu Il-seong belatedly looked up.
A blue lightning bolt fell on the man’s crown.
The unconscious man fell straight forward.
The surprised gangsters quickly surrounded us. Seong Hari, feeling threatened, clenched her fists tightly.
“I didn’t kill him. He’s just unconscious.”
Yu Il-seong raised his hand. The tense atmosphere was relieved. They checked on the unconscious man.
“…Magic. No, is it a trait? A trait that drops lightning… Impressive.”
“Are you going to hire us?”
“Of course. If some mediocre guy had come… I would have buried you here…. You guys are the real deal.”
He gestured. His subordinates began to clean up and prepare to leave. A man next to Yu Il-seong handed me a piece of paper. It had an address and a phone number on it.
“Come to that address by 9 am tomorrow. Oh, and it would be good if you wore a suit.”
They left.
Seong Hari watched the departing cars with a complicated look.
“Was what he said earlier true?”
“That he’d bury us here?”
Seong Hari nodded slightly.
“It must be true. That’s probably why he chose this place. Are you scared?”
“Who’s scared?!
Seong Hari flared up. But I noticed that Seong Hari was feeling fear. It was the instinctive fear of realizing that a world full of blood and violence was close by.
There was no need to think too seriously about it. Seong Hari would adapt easily.
***
Seong Hari and I picked out suits at a nearby tailor shop and headed to the Taesung faction.
Seong Hari, with her great figure, looked good in a suit. The black suit pants fit her perfectly, making her thighs look sexy, and her upper body looked even more alluring because of her ample chest.
Seong Hari herself, however, seemed awkward in the suit, constantly checking herself in a hand mirror in the passenger seat.
We arrived at the Taesung faction.
It was a five-story building located far from the city center.
I could feel eyes on us. They were hiding everywhere, watching us. The security was tight.
We were guided inside by a man who came out of the building.
