The Fighting Dog of a Ruined Organization

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Ukkiki TV, the illegal site where Banana Man streamed their sexual exploitation, was used by quite a lot of people.

Especially Yu Jin-ri’s appearance attracted the attention of many users from the moment it was revealed.

The number of viewers who paid to enter was as many as 3000.

But those 3000 people didn’t get to see the video they wanted. What they saw was a brutal massacre.

A red-eyed man charged in like a mad dog and killed all those men. It was a brutal massacre, but because it was an illegal site, the users couldn’t say anything.

Especially since all the Banana Man who were running it died, wasn’t there no organization left to protect the users from the government? There was a high chance of ending up in jail if they carelessly opened their mouths.

But even in such a situation, rumors tend to spread.

Was it because the sight of him fighting Banana Man alone and killing them all was so intense? Such rumors were circulating secretly.

That a ‘Red-Eyed Mad Dog’ has appeared in the human city.

“Red-Eyed Mad Dog? Oh my, it sounds like a monster card name.”

Irina, the idol of Carpe Diem, was playing a card game with a shy smile. It was a game called ‘Duel King’, which was enjoyed using monster cards, magic cards, trap cards, and so on.

It’s known to be a game mainly played by elementary school students, but it seems adults enjoy it too.

“Here, I activate the monster effect, I can attack the player directly twice. It’s my victory~”

“Oh, not only a beautiful girl but also good at dueling!”

The man who was playing Duel King with Irina sent her a look of admiration.

Irina and the man weren’t the only ones playing Duel King. In a large, spacious banquet hall, people were gathered around tables, all playing Duel King.

This place is the holy ground of dueling, where those who live for Duel King gather to enjoy Duel King.

Irina was quite a renowned duelist there, so the man couldn’t help but look at her with admiration. Especially since she’s a beautiful girl.

“What’s the secret to being so good at dueling?”

“You just need to recall the excitement.”

“Excitement…?”

“Yes, excitement. Recall the excitement of those pure times when you opened card packs one by one with the 500 won your parents gave you as a child, and trust your deck.”

“I see…! I learn something new every day!”

The man bowed his head and stood up, moving to another table. Irina put her card deck in her inner pocket and said,

“Let’s stop dueling for today. I’m interested in that Red-Eyed Mad Dog story.”

“For Irina-nim to put dueling on the back burner, it’s a bit surprising as it’s the first time.”

Sebastian, Irina’s butler, asked curiously.

“It’s not that surprising a story, is it? Banana Man wasn’t that great an organization, and Woo Hyeon-woo didn’t seem that weak when I saw him.”

It’s not common for one strong person to single-handedly destroy a weak organization, but it’s not a difficult task either.

Unless it’s a case like Toshin destroying Fantasia, it’s quite low in difficulty. Weak organizations don’t have special combat abilities and don’t have sufficient weapons.

“But to show interest in such a rumor, what’s so special about that Woo Hyeon-woo guy that you’re so interested?”

“Hmm… Just because?”

“Pardon?”

“No. I’m interested because Woo Hyeon-woo-ssi is handsome.”

“Pardon…?”

Sebastian couldn’t understand Irina’s words at all. Who could understand? Sebastian thought it was an honor to serve her, but he didn’t completely understand her conversation.

Her mind was an incomprehensible four-dimensional space.

“To put it simply, it’s like this. A person called Chun-sik in my organization expanded his territory by taking over a building in the south, right?”

“That’s right.”

“That was quite amazing. Honestly, we couldn’t easily expand our territory in the south because of the Phoenix Guild, right? Because we couldn’t predict how the Phoenix Guild would react if we set foot there.”

“That’s right. No matter how little interest the Phoenix Guild has in territory, they might become sharp if one of the other top 3 organizations approaches.”

“So Chun-sik boldly touched the southern district that we never touched. It’s an action befitting a madman of Drug. Thanks to that, we learned that the Phoenix Guild really has no interest in territory.”

“Yes… So we’re recognizing Chun-sik’s merits and preparing a project to occupy the southern district with Chun-sik at the forefront. Why are you suddenly talking about this?”

“Woo Hyeon-woo was a victim that arose in that process. He was someone who went around with a title saying he had no relation to any organization. But suddenly he lost his building and became Fantasia’s fighting dog. Isn’t it interesting?”

At first, it was simple curiosity.

It’s actually common for someone who’s been harmed by gangsters to join another organization out of revenge.

But it’s uncommon because he joined the ruined Fantasia. Moreover, Woo Hyeon-woo’s growth rate was fast. Even though Half-moon Bear of the Three Bears of Gangnam was weak, he was still at a level where ordinary people could easily defeat him.

For a novice to defeat such a Half-moon Bear? It couldn’t help but be fascinating.

“That’s why I went to meet him then. Wondering if he might be hiding some power.”

“But he wasn’t hiding any power, was he? He froze up, unable to move at just one scope laser.”

“Couldn’t that have been an act?”

“Pardon?”

“Or even if it wasn’t an act, he might be able to ignore the laser scope when we see him again later.”

Irina opened her folding fan and smiled elegantly while fanning herself.

“Isn’t it unusual for his eyes to turn red only when fighting? It’s rare for possession to happen to ordinary men.”

“Don’t tell me Irina-nim thinks Woo Hyeon-woo is a possessed person?”

“Yes! And a handsome possessed person at that.”

“Then should we eliminate him in advance as he’s a potential threat?”

“No…? Why eliminate him? I want to propose that he leave that ruined organization and join Carpe Diem. Isn’t the act of taking something quite enjoyable?”

It’s starting again.

Sebastian knew that when Irina wants something, she has to have it somehow. He couldn’t help but know the viciousness hidden behind that pure face.

‘The reason for wanting to take him probably isn’t much. She just wants to have him like a toy because he’s interesting.’

It’s childish.

But that’s what makes it charming.

The childlike aspect of wanting to have everything she wants, and the emptiness that shows through occasionally make her seem pitiful and make one want to protect her.

One wants to share love with her, and receive that love back.

That’s why Carpe Diem’s members are captivated by Irina. They’re ready to offer anything for the idol, the icon that is Irina.

Of course, if she wasn’t beautiful, this wouldn’t have happened in the first place.

“Irina-nim, then I’ll prepare gentlemen with similar builds to Woo Hyeon-woo for today.”

“Oh my, Sebastian, I like how quick-witted you are.”

As Irina gave a charming eye-smile, Sebastian went outside pretending to be nonchalant. However, he couldn’t hide the corners of his mouth trying to rise.

After Sebastian left, Irina put a cigarette in her mouth and lit a turbo lighter.

Whoosh…

The turbo lighter spewed out fire roughly. Once the cigarette was lit, Irina turned off the lighter and then exhaled smoke contentedly.

Then the manager of the Duel Sanctuary approached Irina and said,

“Smoking is prohibited in the Duel Sanctuary. It lowers the quality of the cards, which are like our souls.”

At those words, Irina took the cigarette out of her mouth.

“Is that so?”

Then she took out Duel King cards from her pocket, and smiled while burning the Duel King cards with her cigarette.

“So what are you going to do about it?”

Dueling is no longer a major issue.

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“Huh, huuuh?! That shouldn’t be done like that!?”

I woke up to Eris’s noisy voice. Was it because I was so tense yesterday? I slept unusually late today.

Moreover, the house is too cramped because there are too many people. It was cramped for four people to sleep – Eris, Shizu, and Yu Jin-ri in addition to me.

Eris and Shizu were okay because their chests were relatively small, but was it because Yu Jin-ri’s chest was big? Unintentionally, a soft sensation touched my elbow.

Moreover, she made sensual sounds every time I touched her, so I was uncomfortable and moved places with Shizu.

When I moved places with Shizu, Eris was right next to me. Eris was struggling hard as if trying to grow taller, making it difficult to sleep.

Why is she struggling so much when she’s already past her growth period?

It seems I couldn’t sleep not because of tension but because of Eris’s struggling. It feels like I fell asleep only after Eris woke up.

Of course, what woke me up was also Eris’s noisy voice.

“What’s all the fuss about in the morning…”

“L-look at this, Hyeonwoo! Now is not the time to be sleeping!”

The place Eris pointed to with a serious expression was a small TV. Looking intently at the old-style TV that seems difficult to find these days, news was flowing out.

“Around 1 AM last night, a fire broke out at the Duel Sanctuary. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but the rescued victims are screaming. We met the victims directly.”

“No! Let me in! My Blue-Eyes, which is like my soul, is still in there!”
“I loved you, my deck…”
“I can’t let go! I’m not mentally prepared yet!”

Why are they acting like that?

“What’s the big deal about cards.”

Duel King, as you can guess from the name, is just the real-life Yu-Gi-Oh card game with changed words. It seems the author who created this world did this to avoid copyright issues.

But isn’t it just a game? I don’t understand why they’re so devoted to a card game.

“What?! C-cards are a big deal!? Hyeonwoo! How can you say such a thing? Dueling is a major issue, a major issue!”

Eris trembled and opened a drawer to take out a bunch of cards.

“I too! As a proper duelist, I sympathize with the victims’ sorrow. But you, Hyeonwoo, don’t sympathize at all? Don’t you feel their cries of anguish?”

“Well, I don’t dislike it…”

I wonder what cards Eris has. I asked for them out of curiosity.

Then Eris was startled and tried to hide the cards in her bosom.

“N-no! I can’t show you!”

Then she slipped and fell, spilling the cards on the floor. All the cards were just normal low-level monsters like Baby Dragon.

“Are you kidding? How are you a duelist with these? Looks like you’ll get destroyed as soon as you start.”

“B-but even when I saved up money and opened card packs, only these kinds of cards came out…”

No money for cards and no luck, it’s really pitiful.

“But my heart is that of a duelist! Someday I’ll become the Duel King!”

That’s quite a grand dream. You should think about making Fantasia the best organization.

“Ah, Hyeon-woo-ssi, you’re awake?”

As I was looking at Eris as if she was pathetic, Yu Jin-ri said with sparkling eyes. Yesterday, both Yu Jin-ri and I were tired so we fell asleep right away, so we couldn’t do introductions.

We need to talk about what kind of person Yu Jin-ri is, and about future directions.

So I was about to open my mouth─

“Thanks to Hyeon-woo-ssi yesterday, I resolved a bit of my sexual curiosity…♥”

What did you resolve, you crazy woman. Why are you subtly covering your chest?

One is crying out that dueling is a major issue, and one is making suggestive jokes from the morning.

It’s a total mess, a fucking mess.

“Hyeon-woo-nim, are you awake? You worked hard. How about beef bone soup for breakfast to nourish your body?”

Shizu is the only normal one here.

“That’s fine with me. Let’s talk about future plans at the soup restaurant…”

“Beef bone soup?! Hot beef bone soup?! It’s a major issue on par with dueling! It’s an incredible luxury! Amazing, amazing!”

It’s exhausting.

Now I don’t even know how to react. Is it because it’s morning?

“Beef bone soup… White broth… It’s a great discovery!”

“Stop talking nonsense and get dressed, you damn girls.”