31 – 031. The Succubus Incident (5)

Yoo Hyeon-ho. Seonghak Kim. Jihyun Park.

Three members of the Dawning Corps were chasing Ji Ye-Won’s whereabouts under the command of the branch manager. They got together again after 2 weeks. In response to Park Ji-hyun’s call.

“Jihyun Park. Ask again Are you sure you found traces of the traitor?”

“Sure. Because I figured it out on my own.”

Park Ji-hyun confidently answered Yoo Hyeon-ho’s cautious question.

The name of her psychic power is Vampire Naturalization.

To transform into a vampire, an A-class monster that appears in dungeons. That was the identity of her psychic powers she possessed.

Through her transformation, she has various abilities. She improves her basic physical abilities, transforms her body, increases regeneration, fogs her entire body, and even vampirism, which she must have if she is a vampire.

Among them, blood-sucking ability was the core of her ability. Her blood-sucking act, which gives the target extreme orgasm and satisfaction during the blood-sucking process, was a weapon that could easily subdue the enemy. However, the true value of her abilities did not end there. Her vampirism had various side effects, such as weakening the target’s physical ability or enchanting the target through sucking blood.

And among the various effects, there was also the ability to peek into the target’s memory in proportion to the amount of blood stolen.

“When I suck someone’s blood, I can get a glimpse of that person’s memories before and after that moment. In other words, if you suck blood right after asking a question, you can get a glimpse of the other person’s memory of the question.”

There could be no lies in front of her vampirism. No matter how much her bloodsuckers try to trick her, she is spying on her memory itself.

“I heard that Ryu Tae-hyeon had quite strong resistance? But he managed to drive his teeth in.”

“When we were scolding each other and stuck to each other, I wanted to wash it at this time. I was immediately counterattacked, so I couldn’t wash much.”

Any superhuman loses the will to resist the moment her teeth are driven in. However, as if proving that Ryu Tae-hyun did not take the lead role, he immediately launched a counterattack with steel-like willpower.

However, with just that brief moment of vampirism, Park Ji-hyun was able to get a glimpse of the memories she needed.

“It was a brief moment, but I saw it clearly. The Talisman the man had was handed over to Mina Kim herself before she was caught by her organization. In my memory, there were two talismans, so he probably handed one over to the man and hid the other on the roof of an abandoned building with his own abilities.”

“In other words, one of the two talismans is a man named Ryu Tae-hyeon. The other one is said to have been taken by mysterious collaborators who were said to have helped Ji Ye-won.”

“Hey, inspiration. As for those collaborators, the old man investigates, doesn’t he? What is there to harvest?”

“I was about to speak.”

At Kim Seong-hak’s question, Yoo Hyeon-ho took out a picture from his bosom.

“…… Who is this little boy?”

“Vegetable smoke. I am a member of the Special Countermeasures Division of the Green House Guard.”

“What? With specials? At best, this little boy who only looks like a midget is a member of the special task force?”

“It is a distinctive appearance. Thanks to that, I was able to quickly identify who it was based on the appearance reported by the pursuer.”

The sniper who was chasing Ji Ye-won reported the appearance of the two collaborators. In the case of Ahn Su-ho, it was difficult to identify her because she had no distinctive characteristics, but in the case of Chae-yeon, the element of ‘a blond woman in the mid-140s’ was so characteristic that she was able to identify her immediately.

“One of the guys with Talisman is an academy freshman, and the other is an academy guard.”

Kim Seong-hak added with a vicious smile.

“It must have been obvious. Traitors ate with the Green House.”

“Isn’t that right? I don’t know what that vegetable kite is or what it is, but at least Ryu Tae-hyeon ran into Kim Min-ah by chance.”

“That meeting could have created a link between them and the academy! And what does it all matter? After all, isn’t it true that both Talismans are in the academy? Let’s go in right now!”

“Don’t be in too much of a hurry. You still don’t know Ji Ye-won’s whereabouts and the whereabouts of the one remaining Talisman. The time to act is at least after Park Ji-hyun finds out the whereabouts of the two through Chae-yeon.”

“Oh, that sounds like a bit difficult, right?”

A troubled look passed over Park Ji-hyun’s face. As if that meant something, her Yoo Hyeon-ho looked at her, and her Park Ji-hyeon shrugged her shoulders and said.

“I’ve been keeping an eye on the guards to figure out their movements while hiding in the greenhouse for the past few days? But I’ve never seen that member called Chae-yeon. I was aware of the impression the pursuer reported, so I would have recognized it if I had seen it while passing by.”

“I see. It’s possible that I didn’t see it by chance, but I’ll have to consider the possibility that this member isn’t in the academy right now.”

For example, hiding with Ji Ye-won in a hideout somewhere.

It was quite possible. If Ji Ye-won and the academy had a cooperative relationship, it wouldn’t be a job to take out at least one member of the guards.

‘I was concerned about a case like this, so I reported Ji Ye-won’s identity to the academy, but it was all in vain.’

In fact, only three people, including Min Chae-ryeong, cooperated with Ji Ye-won, and the guards completely believed in the letter he sent and were chasing Ji Ye-won’s whereabouts.

“Yes, inspiration. What are you going to do?”

“…… The higher up told us to prioritize the recovery of the Talisman over the punishment of the traitor.”

He reviewed the current situation. The traitor’s whereabouts are unknown. The situation where only one material of Talisman was found.

However, if they delayed, they might lose even the Talisman they found. Even if Ryu Tae-hyeon was originally unaware of the situation, he would start to be wary of their existence due to yesterday’s battle.

In that case, Ryu Tae-hyeon had to retrieve the talisman he had before taking action.

“I wanted to deal with it all at once, but I can’t help it. First of all, let’s retrieve the Talisman of that man named Ryu Tae-hyeon.”

“Hey, inspiration. That means-.”

“Don’t think of going wild. Because we have to solve it as quietly as possible so as not to buy unnecessary vigilance.”

“Keuhehehehe. I just needed to be able to fight. Oh, my body was itching to stay still!”

Yoo Hyeon-ho sighed at Kim Seong-hak’s vicious laugh. Park Ji-hyun was an opponent he couldn’t win, so it was inevitable that this rugged man would step forward, but I was worried that he might make a useless mistake.

“So inspiration. When are you going to fight?”

Yoo Hyeon-ho’s eyes, narrowly opened at Kim Seong-hak’s question, shone with bright eyes.

“What would I do if I had to wait for the decision to be made? Let’s deal with it right away tonight.”

***

Ryu Tae-hyeon told Lee Tae-ho everything across the prison cell. About the battle with Park Ji-hyun, about the meeting with Kim Min-ah that happened before that, and about Talisman.

There was no hesitation in revealing the circumstances. He was not specifically asked to keep secrets from Kim Min-ah, and in the first place, he was caught up in this situation that was too much for him to handle alone. A professional organization, be it the police or the guards, needed help.

“…… So, that’s how it happened.”

“Thank you for the statement, student Taehyeon Ryu.”

After hearing Ryu Tae-hyeon’s story, Lee Tae-ho let out a weary sigh. His expression was as usual as usual, but his mind was complicated.

The Dawning was involved behind what was thought to be an attack by a simple succubus. That alone makes my head hurt, but who is Kim Min-ah and what is Talisman?

It seems that an unusual incident took place. He, who was in trouble, called Min Chaeryeong. He called her and told her everything he had heard.

“…… Okay. When Ryu Tae-hyeon is released, he brings me right away. Because I think I have a lot to ask.”

After finishing her phone call, Min Chae-ryeong lowered her head with her eyebrows crossed. Like Lee Tae-ho, she too had a complicated mind in her head. No, she was much more complex than Lee Tae-ho.

Biting her nails with her impatient face, she slowly retraced her current situation.

One. According to Ryu Tae-hyeon’s statement, the culprit in this case is not a succubus, but a human with similar superpowers.

Two. The culprit aimed at Ryu Tae-hyeon’s Talisman and attacked him.

Three. The talisman was entrusted to Ji Ye-won’s colleague Kim Min-ah, and the ability contained in the talisman is the same as that of Ahn Su-ho.

Four. The talisman that Kim Min-ah stole from the dawning group was originally two. One was entrusted to Ryu Tae-hyeon, whom he encountered by chance, and the other was hidden on the roof of an abandoned building with his own ability and retrieved by Ahn Su-ho.

Five. However, Ahn Su-ho and even Ji Ye-won did not know that there were two Talismans. At least she seemed that way to herself.

Six. Ryu Tae-hyeon has no contact with Kim Min-ah and the Yeomyeongdan. At least he himself claimed so. It was purely by chance that he met Mina Kim.

Seven. That said, it is a story that the criminal and Ryu Tae-hyeon met by chance. If the Dawning had known Talisman’s whereabouts, they would have approached Ryu Tae-hyeon earlier than two weeks ago.

Eight. For reference, the Talisman is said to have already settled down with Ryu Tae-hyeon. The probability of Talisman’s settlement is one in 10,000, but coincidentally, only that Talisman was suitable for Ryu Tae-hyeon’s body.

‘Coincidence. Accident. Is it a coincidence again?’

Unfortunately, is it a coincidence? A bitter smile crept across her lips at that thought.

The conversation she had with Ahn Su-ho a few days ago flashed through her mind.

After countless coincidences, Ahn Soo-ho obtained Talisman related to the Dawning Corps’ core project, and even succeeded in settling down.

Min Chaeryeong said this to him. Such coincidental overlap is not a coincidence, but an inevitability.

It was the same this time. Ryu Tae-hyeon also got his hands on Talisman of the Dawning Corps at the end of numerous coincidences. Even that ability was the same as that of Ahn Su-ho, and he also settled Talisman through miraculous odds.

So, is that also inevitable? Then, is this situation in which the two coincidentally intertwined with themselves is also inevitable?

Min Chaeryeong laughed in a situation where there was no possibility of pecking noses.

She was an atheist, but at this point she could not help but doubt the existence of God. That her god, who hates her so much, is playing around with all sorts of coincidences to torment her. I had a sudden thought.

‘Things got really messed up.’

Ryu Tae-hyeon, the sixth victim, threw out new information about Talisman and Kim Min-ani, so the investigation will be further expanded. Anyone can guess that it’s not an ordinary incident just by looking at it.

It was an unpleasant change for her. The bigger the scale of her case, the more she has no control over.

At this, Min Chaeryeong neatly compromised. Giving up on coordinating all elements of the case. She decided to set a minimum goal and establish a course of action to achieve only that goal.

‘First of all. Catch the criminal as quickly as possible. Preferably without the knowledge of the other guards.’

It would be impossible to sneak them away like a sniper detained in the basement of a safe house. However, I wanted to personally interrogate him before handing him over to the guards or the police. Because I had to get at least one more piece of information related to the Dawning Project.

‘Second. I somehow reduce the amount of attention on Ji Ye-won.’

Anyway, the increased scale makes the guards pay attention not to Ji Ye-won as an individual, but to the entire Ryeo-Ryoon Team, making Ji Ye-Won’s attention relatively light. Of course, if the culprit makes a statement about Ji Ye-won during the statement, it is a joke. In this regard, we must prepare a separate countermeasure.

‘And the third. It’s okay if this is okay or not, but I wish I could have Ryu Tae-hyeon under me.’

Belongs to the top division among freshmen this time. Won-seok, who rose to the position of a B-class superhuman at the age of 20. Even Talisman like Ahn Su-ho.

She coveted that ability, but apart from that, she wanted to be able to manage Ryu Tae-hyeon herself. At least for this situation, the crackdown was essential. If he spreads information about the Dawning here and there, there’s sure to be flies coming in somewhere.

Having decided on her general course of action, Min Chae-ryeong began to draw up a specific plan for her. She took a sip of her coffee from her cup and thought hard.

– Smart.

A knocking sound was heard then.

“Team manager. This is Ahn Soo-ho. Can I come in for a moment?”

“…… Come in.”

She smiled as she saw Ahn Soo-ho walking into her team leader’s office. The timing is really staggering.

“I was about to call it, but it just went well. Did you hear about Ryu Tae-hyun from Tae-ho? I’m trying to make some plans for the future regarding that matter…….”

“I also had the same thought.”

“So?”

“Yes. I have a plan in mind, would you like to hear it?”

Min Chae-ryeong nodded her head at her attitude as if she had prepared something firmly.

Ahn Su-ho must be the same if he wants to get information about the Rising Team from the criminal or to reduce the level of attention to Ji Ye-won.

If you have a similar goal as yourself, you will have room to adopt the plan he established. It’s worth hearing, at least as an opinion.

The intention was to listen to it at least once. There were no expectations.

“…… Hmm.”

However, when Ahn Su-ho’s explanation was over, Min Chae-ryeong had a deep smile unlike before.

“That is a good idea. But for your plan to work, Ryu Tae-hyeon must fully cooperate with us. Will he obey your plan?”

“Yes.”

Confident immediate answer. Min Chae-ryeong insinuated that attitude. There’s something else I don’t know That’s why you’re so confident.

I wanted to investigate the insider, but I gave up. Now was not the right time, and it was something he would know someday as long as Ahn Su-ho was under him anyway.

Min Chae-ryeong spoke in an excited tone, with a subtle smile that did not show her inside.

“Okay. I will hire you.”

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