Ruler of the Game 127

Chapter 127 – The Magic City and the Great Detective

“Yeah. That’s why it’s mandatory to participate in the ‘contest’. The problem is that you have to become a VIP member… That’s what it takes.”

“A VIP member? Why?”

“Hmm… I hear that, it seems like their secret parts are hidden in a space that only VIP members can enter. We have to dig it out. The only problem is…”

“…The problem?”

“I’ve heard from my sources too and it seems like you have to hand over your ‘first piece’ to them in order to become a VIP member.”

“…Ah, that’s what you mean.”

Elysia, who has been spying on 『The Club』 For nearly three weeks. She immediately understands his concerns and responds with a nod of her head.

“Yeah… In order to become a VIP member, you have to pass the ‘contest’ and then sell Charlotte to them, but there’s no way I would do that without going crazy, right? So I was wondering if there was a way for you to do that.”

“Hmm…”

Elysia, troubled by Seong-il’s words, asks Seong-il back after thinking for a long time.

“…If I have no way, what are you going to do?”

“At that time, I couldn’t just pass it on the same day, I made the excuse that I would eat the saved Charlotte’s maiden, and after telling me to meet at the meeting place tomorrow, I tried to raid with police officers.”

Seong-il explains about the Jeong-gong method that brought down the ‘Logan faction’ in the original work. At the words of such a holy day, Elysia nodded her head.

“It’s a good method. In the first place, what the Metropolitan Police Department wants is ‘justification’, not ‘truth’.”

“Yeah. That’s right. In fact, if you give justification to that extent, the Wyndham Metropolitan Police Department, which is gnashing its teeth, will start killing them even if it is forced.”

“Hmm… Just doing what you said would suffice?”

“Yes. Enough, but…”

“…?”

Elysia is puzzled by Seongil’s words that leave room for room. Toward her, her Seong-il secretly reveals the back story of her game, which left her with an aftertaste.

“…If you do that, ‘Jim Logan’ will bounce back to the Empire. I’d like to catch him anyway. If we don’t catch him right away on the same day, he’ll most likely abandon his men and flee to the Empire. That thing just needs to be stopped.”

When playing according to the original method, the Wyndham Metropolitan Police Department raids the human trafficking site (to be exact, Charlotte’s trading place), catches them, and declares war on Kowloon City based on human trafficking by criminal organizations in Kowloon City. He beats them and brutally oppresses them to release his pent-up anger.

However, in this case… ‘Jim Logan’, the head of the Kowloon Citadel criminal organization, sacrifices his men and flees to the Empire on a smuggling ship.

And at the end of the ending that appears, the producer foreshadows the second episode and hints at Logan’s revenge play.

‘I don’t know because the second part didn’t appear, but the content on the text was really vicious…’

According to the producer’s notice, ‘Jim Logan’ does not appear in the unreleased 『Magical City and Detective 2』, But he said that he would actually have a greater influence than the main villain.

In the foretold storyline, he uses an ancient demonic relic he secretly possesses to develop a powerful drug and unleash the drug on the kingdom.

Boasting intense pleasure and ruthless addiction, this devil’s drug becomes one of the main culprits in seriously ruining the kingdom.

Enraged, the kingdom asks the empire to capture ‘Jim Logan’, but the empire refuses, making an excuse that it does not know his whereabouts.

In fact… Because that massive drug distribution was a ruse of the Empire. The kingdom’s power, which grew stronger day by day, threatened the empire. In order to break the momentum of the kingdom, they sponsored ‘Jim Logan’, who developed a demonic drug, and supported Logan behind the scenes so that he could spray drugs in large quantities in the kingdom.

Later, when the truth was discovered, the enraged kingdom declared war on the empire and started a huge war.

‘Hmm… The problem is that there was a text saying that the people of the kingdom were devastated in an instant by Logan’s demonic drug and struggled against the empire…’

‘Red Rose’, a drug that turns people who inject it into irreversible cripples. The creator said that if it wasn’t for the drug that Logan made using the devil’s relics, the kingdom, which had grown its national power with great pride, would have easily won the war against the Empire. The problem is that I can’t stop it and the second part starts.

‘I must unconditionally capture ‘Jim Logan’ and kill him, or lead a new recruit to the kingdom. That way the kingdom will be safe from the tricks of the empire, and sooner or later we’ll beat them up.’

‘In a situation where the production company is bankrupt and the second part has not even been released, there is no information, but suddenly playing the dangerous story of the second part will do nothing good for me or Charlotte. So, make sure to remove Logan and remove the variable!!’

Seong-il makes a plan to capture ‘Jim Logan’ with a grim expression. Looking at his expression, Elysia replied.

“Hmm… ‘Jim Logan’… He’s definitely a vicious villain. As my partner said, he’s the wickedest of the wicked, so it’s clear that many people will suffer if we lose him.”

“Yeah. So either we catch him and kill him or hand him over to the kingdom. One of the two must be done.”

“You’re right.”

“Is there no way?”

“Hmm… Then… Do you want to catch me and you two?”

“Huh?!”

Seong-il is taken aback by Elysia’s sudden opinion. Elysia replies to him.

“…I’ll try to trick you into somehow locating it.”

“Hmm…”

“And on the day after the ‘contest’, only a police officer disguised as a partner and detective Charlotte are sent to the meeting place. Of course, I secretly have heavily armed officers around him.”

“…And?”

“And we wait for Logan with the locator in his ‘treasure vault’ that I found, and subdue him when he enters the vault.”

“…Could it be possible for the two of us?”

“It’s possible if it’s a treasure trove.”

“…Why?”

Seong-il is puzzled by Elysia’s resolute words. She replies to him.

“No other subordinates can enter there except for ‘Jim Logan.’ There is one evil ‘magic tool’ that he cherishes.”

‘…No way?’

“I think somewhere in the treasure trove I found, there seems to be a sinister secret related to an ancient demon hidden by Logan. If it’s an object, he’ll definitely try to retrieve it, no matter how dangerous the situation.”

“…Can’t you just retrieve that?”

“It’s impossible. I searched every nook and cranny of the treasure house, but I couldn’t find anything like that. That’s why I keep waiting without stealing 『The Club』.”

“Ah…”

No matter how much you think about it, Seong-il thinks that the evil sad news that Elysia says is the thing she thinks she is. Because of this, he doesn’t even think about it and nods his head in agreement with her opinion.

“I think it’s true. If it’s your words, not someone else’s, they’re trustworthy enough.”

Elysia makes a strange expression at Seong-il’s expression, which seems to be very trusting in herself. She looks at her holy day quietly for a long time, smiles softly and answers him.

“Oh, thank you! My partner seems to trust me completely now! I’m so happy?”

“Yeah. Well then! First of all! I think I’ve made the first plan with you, so I’ll leave the details to you, who knows the inside well. First, I have to hurry to Yuna’s workshop with Charlotte.”

“Yes! Come back soon. I’ll make a specific plan from now on.”

“Okay!”

After the conversation, Seong-il goes to Charlotte’s room and knocks on her door!

“Detective! It’s time to leave! Let’s go!”

“Yes… Let’s go…!”

Then Charlotte opens the door to her door and greets him with sleepy eyes open. Seong-il sends her to her, puts her clothes on, and moves to Yuna’s workshop.

Yuna’s workshop that came after almost a week. Seong-il knocks on the door of her ballroom and calls her.

“Yuna! Is Yuna there?”

“Huh? Are you Seongil-gun?”

Yuna’s voice contains strange excitement and anticipation in her voice. When Holy Day arrives, she quickly opens the door to greet him.

“It’s been a while.. Huh?”

Unlike usual, Yuna is puzzled by the appearance of Charlotte by Seongil’s side. Her Seong-il responds to her.

“Hmm! I’m here today for something different than usual. By the way, it’s a very important business…”

“Hmm? You have something more important than ‘that’…?”

Yuna’s way of speaking was strangely sarcastic. Seong-il is at a loss for words at her words, but she soon regains her composure and explains her business to her.

“Hmm! Do you remember Wheaton?”

“!!”

When the name of the person she hates appears, Yuna hardens her expression and looks at her holy day. For such Yuna, her holy day continues her explanation.

“I came here because of something related to him.

“Hmm… I don’t think it’s normal just hearing what you say. Come in!”

Yuna brings them to her studio. After sitting them at a reception table near the workshop, she asks them over tea.

“What the hell is going on?”

“Ah… Actually…”

In this way, Seong-il begins to explain the connection between the ‘Logan Faction’, human trafficking, and 『The Club』 One by one.

“Oh my god…”

Yuna makes a terrible expression after hearing the evil deeds of the ‘Logan faction’. Toward her, her surname begins to explain further.

“I don’t know… If we hadn’t helped you against Wheaton last time, you would have been dragged into The Club and trained by Wheaton… No, the ‘Logan Faction’.”

“…Really?”

Yuna makes a face that seems like she can’t believe it. Seeing her like that, her Seong-il starts her explanation by referring to Yuna’s bed ending.

“Of course. It’s true that Wheaton liked you and tried to make you his mistress. But, it’s difficult to think it’s because of that alone.”

“…?”

She still doesn’t understand her expression. Seong-il sighs and continues his explanation.

“Wheaton… No, the ‘Logan Faction’ probably tried to warn the people around here by forcing you, the most promising and beautiful person in this workshop, to become Wheaton’s, and then trample it thoroughly.”

“Why… Why…?!”

“Well, you have to set an example mercilessly by naming one famous person in this town so that others won’t be able to resist. That’s it…”

“…Are you there?”

“If I thoroughly destroy you as a teaching assistant, naturally subdue you as Wheaton’s concubine, and then release you back in this town, you become a kind of ‘symbol’.”

“Symbol?!”

“Yes. If you attack them, you will end up like this. What the hell…”

“…”

“The residents of the semi-slum workshop are taking advantage of the fact that they are relatively less protected by the public authorities compared to the main street. To see you taken away by the Wheatons ‘for a moment’ and then returned shortly after, voluntarily submitting to them and becoming a gang. If they see it, the belated public authorities won’t be able to do anything about them?”

“I… There’s no way I’d give in to them…!”

“Well? If you’ve seen the horrific torture methods in The Club, you wouldn’t have been able to say it so easily, would you?”

“…”

“They use psychological and physical torture, as well as pleasure drugs and various magics, to torture and train their victims to the limit. There are even rumors that they use black magic using demonic relics.”

“Three… My God…”

“Anyway, after taking over the slum little by little like that, it’s clear that they kidnapped men and women who had no connections and tried to traffic them. Didn’t there actually be people who disappeared in this area a few times?”

“Th… Come to think of it! I’ve heard that there are many cases where some single men and women left their homes with only rent and other things, wrote letters saying they were leaving for their hometowns, and then disappeared without a rumor.”

After Yuna said that, she raised her hand to her forehead and opened her mouth thinking about her.

“It was strange when I thought about it.”

“…What about it?”

“Normally, when they leave so abruptly, you should have seen someone leave, but no one ever saw them boarding a train or going out of town.”

“…But you didn’t doubt it?”

“That… That’s because there weren’t people who said they’d seen it in the city.”

“Who are they?!”

Yuna tries to open her mouth to such a question, but she closes her mouth again and is lost in her thoughts. After thinking about it for a long time, she opens her mouth and answers her seongil.

“…Coming to think of it, most of the people who said they saw it were merchants related to the ‘Logan faction’.”

“Look at that. They’re all cheating.”

“…I understand now.”