Possessed an Academy Security Guard

86 – 086. Simultaneous Incident (1)

Ji Ye-won smiled and left. Whatever the meaning she had in it, she smiled and left.

He touches his hardened face. If she left with a smile on her face, I should have let her go with a smile on her face, but I saw her off with her stupid expression.

I couldn’t hide my bitter expression and looked at the corner of the road where her traces were left. She follows in her footsteps, where worries and regrets cannot remain along the dull gray sidewalk blocks.

-Titling!

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[ Quest occurs! ]

[ Unprecedented overrank double dungeon ‘Tomb of the Knight’! Participate in the raid and lead the dungeon raid to success! The best hunters in Korea will participate in this dungeon raid! The various relationships you met during the capture process will definitely help you in future stories! ]

1. Expenditure rate increased by 10% (current expense rate is 18%)

2. Rating up

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A system message pops up in front of me, blocking my view. It’s as if you don’t have any regrets. It seemed like he was telling you to focus on what you have to do now.

‘…… Okay. I have other things to do now.’

Participating in the quest for the Knight’s Tomb is also a participation, but before that, if possible, I had to seek the cooperation of the river sky.

It would be nice if we could find out her true identity as well.

Thought so, I sent a text message to Kang Ha-neul’s number, who should be taking classes by now.

Tonight, just the two of us.

I have a story to tell.

It was two hours later that the text message was answered.

***

The time before midterm exams. The Green House students were concentrating on studying theory or practicing practical skills until late at night.

The river sky was no exception. She was initially unmotivated enough to even consider dropping out, but these days she is working on her studies with a serious attitude. Did she think that she should work hard because she decided to go to the academy?

So I headed to the 3rd Basic Training Center where Kang Ha-neul was training at the appointed time. For me, it was a new place for emotions. This was the first place I was assigned to when I was in the general department, not the special countermeasures department.

I wondered if there was Kwon Chang-wook, who was my partner at the time, but the person in the security room was someone else. I waited for Kang Ha-neul, noticing the guards watching my side, and Kang Ha-neul appeared shortly after.

Kang Ha-neul was wearing a tight training suit. Black leggings with the brand logo underneath a functional T-shirt that is common in other world gyms. Seeing the sweat on the ends of her hair, it seemed that she had just finished a very intense training session.

“Hello brother! Did you wait a long time?”

“No. I just came too.”

“I’m sorry. For making an appointment too late. I couldn’t help it because I decided to train with my classmates.”

“No. Thank you for taking the time to do this. Shall we take a walk?”

“Good! A night walk is romantic and nice!”

In Kang Ha-neul, she could no longer find the awkwardness of her relationship that had been left over from their breakup last Sunday. Whether it was a pleasure meeting me or there was another reason, she had an innocent smile on her face. Kang Ha-neul was trying to cling to me.

“Oh.”

I made a noise and moved a distance of about two spans.

“That, I thought the smell of sweat would be a bit strong… ….”

“Isn’t there a shower in the training ground?”

“I don’t often use public showers. I usually go back to the dormitory after training and wash up in my room.”

Ha-neul Kang, who said that, put his nose to his forearm, collar, and sniffed to check his scent. It was so cute that I couldn’t help but smile.

It was an innocent Kang Ha-neul as usual. But now I used to doubt that even that figure was a mask.

“Let’s go towards the lake.”

“Neng.”

The two of us headed towards the artificial lake created inside the greenhouse. Normally, it was a place where students could be seen quite a bit, but probably because it was the exam period, there were hardly any students out for a leisurely night walk.

A promenade along the lake in the thick darkness. Kang Ha-neul and I walked the road without saying a word.

How long did it take?

“…… Something nice.”

It was Kang Ha-neul who spoke first.

Kang Ha-neul took a deep breath and gently opened his arms as if he wanted to feel the scent of the night all over his body. Soon, that soft gaze turned to me.

“I must have lived too busy these days because it was the exam period. Sometimes it’s nice to take a leisurely walk at night like this. Is it because the air is clear? It feels like my mind is also clearing up.”

“…… Okay.”

“The atmosphere is quiet and tasteful, so I think it would be perfect to spread out a mat and have a can of beer at night after exams. Oh, will mosquitoes come out by that time?”

“Okay.”

“Because I am a superhuman, I don’t get bitten by mosquitoes, but flying around next to me is not an annoyance. There are a lot of forests nearby here, so there will be a lot of mosquitoes, so even if it’s an electric fly swatter at the mart before summer comes-“

“Heaven.”

Everyday conversation continues as if nothing had happened.

I couldn’t bear it, so I cut her off in impatience.

Kang Ha-neul tilted his head and looked up at me. Soon, that expression went through a crack. Maybe it’s because he saw my cold hardened expression.

“Why, do you?”

“I asked to meet you today. Actually, I did it because I wanted to ask you something.”

“Please?”

“Yes. It’s not something you have to listen to, so don’t feel pressured.”

“What kind of request…… ?”

I explained the circumstances to Kang Ha-neul.

What happened in the double dungeon was known to the outside world.

That’s why midsummer approached me and half threatened me to participate in the raid.

It would be a nuisance if things at the time were known to the public or the media, so in the end, he responded to the threat-like proposal.

And to need her ability to fight Wilhelm in the dungeon.

“Ah… ….”

Hearing my story, Kang Ha-neul avoided my gaze with an uncomfortable expression.

“…… I-I’m sorry.”

Kang Ha-neul lowered his gaze to the lower left. Wiping his dry lips with his tongue, his lost hands opened and closed their fists.

A restless attitude.

Attitude as if trying to hide something.

I guessed it, but Kang Ha-neul refused my request. And likewise, I guess she seemed to be hiding something from her about her abilities.

“If you don’t mind, may I ask why?”

As evidence of that, Kang Ha-neul could not immediately answer my question. She pursed her stretched lips and took a long silence as if thinking of an excuse to tell me.

It’s too much of a burden to help clear overrank dungeons.

I don’t want to go into that dungeon because of the trauma.

Because of the exam period, or for other reasons, the schedule doesn’t seem right.

That ability is not an ability that can be used at will.

The reason she refused my request…… The things that are expected to come to mind countless times. However, even though I could easily give various reasons, Kang Ha-neul did not give me an answer. She couldn’t answer.

She was bad at lying. She was bad at lying and hiding the truth. That’s why Kang Ha-neul fell into trouble. Deep in her thoughts, she withheld an answer.

And that silence proved that she was hiding something from me about her abilities, and that there was something she wanted to hide.

“… ….”

Kang Ha-neul did not answer. Maybe she couldn’t answer. Unlike Sunday, the question I asked about her ability today was, in a way, a surprise.

That’s probably why she didn’t prepare an excuse.

In that case, should I ask about that part?

Will she force her to reveal her truth, as if she is driving her prey into her corner?

The moment I thought that, I suddenly remembered what Ji Ye-won had left for me.

Don’t try to question Kang Ha-neul too much.

Take your time and wait.

Give her time to organize her thoughts.

Even if it takes time, Kang Ha Neul will eventually tell her truth.

That child is like that.

Despite saying that she was a love interest, Ji Ye-won asked me to sincerely think about Kang Ha-neul’s situation.

The moment I remembered that request, I was able to stop questioning Kang Ha-neul.

“…… If it’s hard to explain, it’s okay if you don’t.”

At my words, Kang Ha-neul raised her eyes with a troubled expression. A look of uneasiness spreads across her face. To calm her down, I spoke to her with the gentlest expression possible.

“I don’t know what happened, but you must have a problem. I won’t bother asking about it.”

Slowly.

“Of course I want to hear your circumstances. But I don’t want to force it.”

Obviously.

“Take your time and think about it. So if you think you can tell me, tell me then, and if you don’t, you don’t have to tell me forever.”

I properly wrapped up what Ji Ye-won said to me and conveyed it to Kang Ha-neul.

Actually, I was curious.

I was madly curious.

What is the fact that she is hiding? Why did she borrow the story of Ryu Tae-hyeon’s acquisition of Talisman when explaining the origin of her ability. How did she know that, and what the true identity of her ability was. What kind of person is Kang Ha-neul?

I was curious to the bone, but I didn’t bother to ask. I wouldn’t ask, she said.

Emotions rushed to ask for an immediate investigation, but reason only said that this would be the right thing to do.

“…… There is a penalty for my ability.”

Has that consideration been conveyed? Or did you come up with an excuse for me only then?

Kang Ha-neul, who had been silent until now, finally opened her mouth.

“Penalty?”

“My second ability, the Cherry Blossom of Love, is an ability that is activated through the medium of the five petals engraved on my body.”

“Come to think of it, a flower-shaped pattern appeared on her chest when she activated her ability.”

It must have been in the shape of a pink cherry blossom. I couldn’t remember if there were five petals.

“Those five petals are the number of times I can use my ability.”

“At once? Or not… ….”

“For life.”

“Then, if you use all the petals-“

Are you saying you can no longer use your abilities?

The moment I was about to ask that question, Kang Ha-neul jumped at me.

“I die.”

“What?”

“To die. They die when they use up all their petals. That’s the penalty for my ability.”

After saying that, Kang Ha-neul’s eyes trembled. But she was also straight up and making eye contact with me.

I instinctively felt it. Kang Ha-neul’s words are true, or at least very close to the truth.

In other words, the penalty for her ability is death. Or a demerit equivalent to it.

“…… Sorry.”

The first thing I did when I made that decision was her apology to her.

“What are you sorry about, brother?”

“Just. That, in many ways.”

“It’s okay. I didn’t even explain, how would he know my skill penalty? Rather, I’m sorry. Isn’t my brother in trouble because I can’t help him…….”

“No. That’s fine.”

The fact that we couldn’t get Kang Ha-neul’s cooperation was within the expected range. Without Kang Ha-neul’s ability, it would be difficult to do my part in the battle with Wilhelm, but I had information about the knight’s tomb attack on Wilhelm obtained through the original work. If you properly solve that information, you should be able to clear this quest without difficulty.

“It’s okay…… ?”

“Yes. Even if you don’t have to fight, there are ways to help.”

“…… I see thank god.”

At my words, Kang Ha-neul smiled softly as if he was relieved.

A question popped into my mind at that moment.

The penalty for Kang Ha-neul’s ability is her death. Yes, it was definitely shocking information.

But her fidgety attitude when she couldn’t answer my question. There was something strange about that worried look on his face.

‘I don’t think it’s information to be afraid to hide that much… ….’

Is there still something I don’t know about?

I suddenly thought of her, but at least in this place, I couldn’t question her anymore.

‘…… Okay. There is no need to rush.’

The results of Illyana’s investigation have not yet been released. It won’t be too late to think about Kang Ha-neul after the results of her investigation come out.

“Eh?”

I put my hand on the hesitant Kang Ha-neul’s head to ease the tense atmosphere and break the awkwardness. Just like that, he gently stroked her hair. It’s like praising a wonderful child.

“??”

Kang Ha-neul, who suddenly looked at me with a petting expression, tried to say something, but shut her mouth. With her eyes closed, she slowly shook her head left and right as my hand moved her, like a puppy being petted by her owner.

“…… Ah.”

After enjoying the petting for a while, she suddenly let out her exclamation. Kang Ha-neul spoke awkwardly as he removed his hand from her head.

“That, sweating and not washing her hair yet… ….”

hehehehe. Looking at her and her awkward smile, I laughed too.

“Anyway. I’m sorry. And thank you.”

A complex and intertwined situation. Even I didn’t know exactly what I was sorry for or what I was grateful for.

“…… Yes. Me too.”

Since Kang Ha-neul also answered that way, I didn’t worry any more.

The questions and answers that took place in the lake at night were lucidly and indistinctly concluded.

***

Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Superhuman Rehabilitation Research Institute under Yeoil Group.

Ji Ye-won stood at the corner of the alley and watched the research institute building from a distance with her head slightly sticking out. Even though it was late at night, there were no lights on each floor of the laboratory.

From tomorrow, Ji Ye-won will go to work there as an employee of a cleaning company, that is, infiltrate. Prior to the infiltration, Ji Ye-won came to see the institute as a spy.

‘Security is pretty tight.’

Guards stand firm on the high walls and entrances. You have to present your ID card when entering and exiting, and it seems that items brought in and out are inspected one by one.

I heard that you have to be very careful when carrying surveillance equipment.

It was when Ji Ye-won was thinking about that while looking at the research institute far away.

“What is it? Do you want to enter that institute too?”

Ji Ye-won was frightened at the light voice that came from behind her and widened her distance.

‘How?’

I didn’t notice at all even though he approached me from behind. It might not have happened to anyone else, but it was impossible for Ji Ye-won, who had been trained as a spy for the Rising Team.

Yewon Ji looked at the owner of her voice with bewildered eyes.

“I tried my best to get in somehow, but I couldn’t even enter the entrance without a security card over there! Thanks to you, I’ve been hovering around here for days and days! Ha ha ha ha!”

The owner of the voice was a young man with a lively impression. A tight-fitting tank top and work pants, along with a hairstyle with wavy blonde bangs tucked half way behind the forehead. Thick muscles and tendons stood out on his bare shoulders and forearms.

“Who…… ?”

The young man talked to Ye-Won Ji as if he were talking to a friend he had known for a long time, but Ye-Won Ji hadn’t met the young man for the first time. At that embarrassing question, the young man said ahahahahaha! He laughed out loud and scratched the back of his head.

“Look at my sanity! I suddenly started talking to someone I didn’t know again! Still, if you say it like this, you know each other and you’re friends from then on! Is it because you were dating Jinsu for the first time like that?”

“Excuse me, but who are you-“

“Nice to meet you! My name is Heo Seong-chan!”

Heo Seong-chan. A contractor working in the slum area of Uijeongbu and a person who plotted to kidnap Kang Ha-neul at the instigation of Na Ju-yong.

He asked Ji Ye-won to shake hands with a cheerful smile on his face.

“But you look so pretty!”