LGHTNOVELBOOK Chapter 54 - Can't you just be a coworker?
Chapter 54 Can’t you just be a coworker?
“Do you all know about the monster that rampaged in Yeongdeungpo, leaving only its legs behind?”
“Ah, yes, we do!”
“We also saw it on the news!”
“Good, then this should be quick. The culprit of that incident is the one that appeared in the news this time.”
“What, what?! Did I hear that correctly?!”
Originally, the primary mission of the D.P. was to capture deserters who had escaped from the military.
But what exactly was our general saying?
“You guys need to track that monster.”
No…
No, no, no!
Usually, this kind of thing was the specialty of hunters, not soldiers.
But now we’re taking on this task?
Is this even right? I wondered.
“It is like the calm before the storm, just before a wartime situation.”
“…!”
The word “wartime situation” coming directly from the mouth of a four-star general.
Upon hearing this, Sergeant Choi Han-sol and Private Kim Joon-young gulped nervously.
“Consider it as Defcon 3 and proceed with the operation.”
“Yes, sir! Understood!”
“Then, Sergeant Choi Han-sol, should I be the one to track this thread?”
“Yes. Since it’s such a delicate task, Joon-young, it’s more suitable for you than for me.”
“Then… I’ll get started.”
Lee Seok-gyu parked his Lamborghini near a hamburger shop.
True to his image as a ‘general who gets along well with the soldiers,’ he bought hamburgers for the soldiers and returned to his car alone so as not to disturb their work.
“Here, eat while you work.”
“T-thank you, sir!!!”
Sergeant Choi Han-sol saluted, feeling the burden of the general’s encouraging smile.
Meanwhile, Kim Joon-young, who had the magical thread of Riverin wrapped around his middle finger, had been muttering to himself for a while.
“Connect… connect… connection… success!”
Soon, the magical thread tied to his middle finger began to glow with a bright golden light.
“Oh. What’s that?”
“Yes! I have the ability to give very simple commands to inanimate objects that exist in nature!”
“Did you give a command to that thread with that ability?”
“Yes, that’s right! Although it’s a magical thread, once separated from the human body, it belongs to nature! In other words, since it’s an inanimate object, I commanded this magical thread to track where its owner is!”
“Hahaha! That’s quite an impressive ability!”
He had thought it would take at least a few days to track the monster.
But thanks to these unexpectedly useful talents, Lee Seok-gyu was already thinking they had found the culprit.
And as he started the car again, he said,
“Then, you can track it right now?”
“Yes, that’s correct!”
“Good. Then, please lead the way immediately. I’ll trust you all!”
“It’s an honor!”
“Thank you!!”
***
The Korean Peninsula was primarily a mountainous region with rugged and steep terrain, rather than flatlands.
Perhaps because of this.
Seoul, which had developed into one of Asia’s representative cities by cutting down many mountains for redevelopment, still had numerous lush forests, making it an ideal place to hide secretly.
“Excuse me. Please let us out…”
“I want to go home!”
“Please let us go! I swear I won’t tell anyone!”
An abandoned factory that seemed to have been used in the past.
But now, obviously unused and rusted, it had been remodeled by an illegal alien group that had recently entered Korea.
About a hundred citizens trapped in iron cages were constantly crying out to be let out.
But four people remained still, as if they were accustomed to this, paying no attention.
Among them, Paul and Riverin, members of the alien group, were just getting up to head back into the city to catch the monster in Jamsil.
“Leader, we’re going out.”
“Go and come back.”
“……”
“…? Leader?”
However, as Riverin, controlling his lower body and walking alongside, tilted his head in confusion.
Usually, the leader would say things like “Have a safe trip~” or “Return safely,” making unnecessary worries, but today, he had been unusually silent.
“Leader? Leader?”
Worried, Riverin called out to Katarina.
But she was deep in thought and didn’t hear anything.
‘Why did that guy say he would help the alien group but refused to join us?’
Right now, Katarina’s mind was filled with thoughts of Han Shin-woo.
A young man who suddenly appeared and offered to help her.
He was a rare talent, capable of sensing parallel worlds like her and interested in treating the so-called incurable monster disease.
Considering the conditions alone, he would have been the first honorary member of the alien group…!
‘Why… why does he refuse to join our organization?!’
The two conditions he presented.
One was to stop tracking the Jamsil monster, which she could concede.
After all, the reason they wanted to find the Jamsil monster was based on the assumption that he was friendly to humans and they wanted to propose an alliance.
They already had a few ‘monster allies,’ so giving up on the Jamsil monster was just a minor regret.
But the second proposal was different.
He said he would cooperate with the alien group but not join them!
‘Is our group not good enough?’
Evil organizations are cool.
She thought boys his age would usually like such things.
A shared goal, the guts to risk their lives for their friends, and finding the best partner who could share abilities.
“Um, Leader…?”
“Riverin!”
“Yes, yes?!”
Was it the alien group that was the problem?
Or was it ‘me’ who was the problem?
She wanted to know that.
If it turned out that she was the problem, then it was just a matter of changing herself.
Already, Katarina’s mind was gradually filling with an obsession with Shin-woo.
She then turned to Riverin, who had been trying to talk to her, and asked seriously, really seriously.
“Riverin, what do you think of me?”
“…? What do you mean?”
“I mean, what do you think of me as a person, as Katarina?”
“…Pardon?”
Riverin didn’t understand what she was talking about.
Seeing her expression, Katarina, frustrated, pounded her watermelon-sized chest and turned to Paul to ask again.
“Paul Youngang!”
“Yes, Leader.”
“What do you think of me?! As a woman.”
“As a woman…?”
As a woman, you say…
Well, you’re freaking terrifying.
You’re a person with an international bounty of 100 million dollars, the highest bounty in history.
If you’re scary, you’re scary, what does being a woman have to do with it?
But the look on her face clearly showed she wanted to hear something else.
“Well, I think you’re beautiful.”
Proving that his life experience had not been for nothing, Paul lied with a wide smile.
“Right? I’m pretty, right?”
Katarina, who obviously knew she was pretty.
“And honestly, my body is super hot too. Don’t you want me as much as Riverin?”
“L-Leader…”
“Uuugh…”
Full of confidence, Katarina slyly approached Riverin from behind and began groping her breasts as if they were her own, complaining as if it was unfair.
“Then why does he reject someone like me?!”
Grope, grope.
“Leader, just to clarify, were you rejected?”
“Yes! I was rejected!”
So unfair that she unconsciously tightened her grip, Katarina.
“Ugh?! L-Leader…”
Riverin, embarrassed, gave a look begging to be released, but of course, Katarina didn’t notice.
“Paul, what’s the matter? We’re the alien group! The world’s most famous evil organization! Titans of the underworld! So why would he want to reject us?”
“…It seems that is precisely the reason why.”
Would you want to join a Mexican gang, even if they paid well and treated you nicely, knowing they kill people and sell drugs?
…But comparing that to their alien group would surely set Katarina off again.
“Unless he’s a criminal, ordinary people would run away scared just at the sight of us, let alone join the alien group.”
Paul explained the obvious to Katarina as gently as possible, like calming a child.
“Well…”
Finally acknowledging it, Katarina removed her hands from Riverin’s slightly protruding breasts.
“Damn, but I really want him in our group…”
“Is there really someone in this country who satisfied the leader that much?”
“So much that he groped my breasts…?”
“Yes! He exists! He’s so hot that I can’t stand it tonight! So, Riverin, you come to my room naked tonight!”
“N-no way!”
Blushing furiously, Riverin hit the leader with soft punches, annoyed at how Katarina would always try to solve her problems with her body.
Just then.
“Leader!”
“Oh. Our information gatherer.”
Dorothy, who usually had to ‘dine’ to gather information about the Jamsil monster, but whose plans had been canceled, came running in.
With hair as blue as the sea, she appeared mature but was actually the most flustered member of the alien group, handling its ‘cutie’ role.
Dorothy.
She ran in, drenched in sweat, her eyes spinning, and tried to convey something urgently.
…But where to start?!
“Ah… Um, that! Uh… That! Ahhh… Ahhh!”
“Dorothy! Take a deep breath first! Otherwise, you won’t be able to say anything after the problem explodes!”
“Ah, yes, yes!”
Inhale, exhale!
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale!
Following the leader’s command, Dorothy took deep breaths until her chest was about to burst, finally calming down a bit.
Finally able to speak, she relayed her message.
“It seems our hideout has been discovered!”
“What?! Damn it… and I’m already frazzled over this guy problem…!”
“And the people chasing us… One of them seems particularly furious because his son got hurt because of us!”
“How dare they interrupt my ‘love’ over something so trivial…! I’m in a foul mood already, so I’ll handle this myself!”