Chapter 15

Chapter 014

After Snow White, Baek Seul-hee, and I became SNS friends.

- Mr. Jihwan, have you seen the new movie that just came out?

- I would like to go see it together if I have time, but I don't think I can because I have work to do. 😢

- Please let me know your thoughts after you see it!

I often shared my impressions of recently read novels, recently watched movies, and recently read comics with her.

There's nothing uncomfortable about it.

It's good to have a friend to share hobbies with in this world where I don't have any friends.

I'm just worried that when this woman finds out my true identity, she might feel betrayed and try to kill me.

'I should try to get her to like me so that if the organization collapses, she might take me in.'

What if the organization suddenly falls apart?

Imae Mangnyang is not a good organization.

It is as evil as any of the numerous evil organizations in the real world.

If I can gain enough favor to be accepted by a one-man army-like officer of such an organization, I can at least maintain my life even if I am confined and raised inside the house.

I would rather be a dwarf of Snow White than a dog of the government.

It's not a bad thought, though it's a meager one.

I can do anything to survive.

The same goes for now.

"A temporary inspection will be conducted."

As soon as I crossed the bridge on my bike, the soldiers in front of me stopped me.

"What is your purpose for entering the island?"

"I've been hired for a new position and am going to work there. Here is my certificate."

"Did you get permission for the bike?"

"Yes. Here are the vehicle registration and permit."

I presented the ID and certificate I had prepared in advance to the soldier.

"Hmm... Captain, there doesn't seem to be anything unusual."

"Cross-check. ...All clear."

Captain and Lieutenant.

People who would never be outclassed by rank anywhere, fully armed, conducting inspections.

Regular soldiers monitor or guard from other checkpoints, and high-ranking officers like captains or lieutenants personally conduct the inspections?

This is evidence that the process of entering Sejong Island is quite difficult.

"We will search the bike's storage compartment for a moment. Please cooperate."

"Of course."

I stopped at a distance from the bike.

"Please understand. Even if you are an Academy staff member, it is a principle and law to search first-time visitors."

"Of course."

The items that can be brought into the island are extremely limited by law.

I also plan to purchase basic necessities on the island, and the only thing I am bringing is a suit.

Besides, there isn't much that can be carried on the back of a bike, and I am only bringing a living box into the island.

"Captain. Seven identical suits... Wow?!"

"What's wrong?"

"Captain, this..."

The soldiers whispered to each other.

I wondered if there was something wrong with the suits, but there was nothing to worry about.

- It's a suit for our department head, so it can't be cheap. Hehe, where do you like it? After all, suits are Italian, right?

The suits are just extremely expensive.

And there are seven identical suits.

In other words, the total cost of the suits in the living box, which looks like it was bought from a department store, is almost 200 million won.

"Wow, are you a superpowered individual?"

"No, I'm an ordinary person. ...My girlfriend bought them for me."

"......"

The two men's expressions immediately twisted.

Under normal circumstances, I would say that the chairman bought them, but the CEO set a condition when buying the clothes.

- You must say that your girlfriend bought them. Got it?

It might sound a bit ridiculous for me, who has no girlfriend, to talk about a girlfriend, but I am just following the chairman's instructions.

"...Pass."

I got back on my bike under the intense gaze of the two men.

And.

"Stop. Verification..."

"Chet."

"Pass. Verification will be conducted."

"Phew. Ha. Life...."

Every time I passed through an inspection, I had to endure intense glares.

That's how.

I entered Sejong Island, known to have a girlfriend who can buy me extremely expensive clothes.

* * *

"Here is your accommodation, Mr. Do Jihwan."

"Thank you for the guidance. Wow, this is like an apartment?"

"Yes, most of the staff accommodations are based on apartments."

The dormitory was a room of about 13 square meters.

"That small room can be used as a bedroom or a closet, as you wish. You can decorate it as you like, but you must restore it to its original state when you move out for the next person."

The staff managing the dormitory guided me through the house in a stiff, manual-like manner.

"You can control the lights with this, and there is a ceiling air conditioner in each room. There is none in the kitchen..."

It's a typical apartment.

"The most important thing is this. The card key."

But this apartment and this room have a very special item.

"You must never lose this card key. After registering your blood information on the card key tomorrow, it will become your ID, credit card, employee card, and security card for entering restricted areas on the island."

"I've heard the story, but it's really amazing. To control everything with one card."

"Sejong Island is the most important place in the world. Currently, it's in the form of a card key, but soon the 'Taeguk Watch' will be issued."

"Taeguk... what?"

"Taeguk Watch."

I know.

I've already heard about it in the setting.

But hearing the name directly makes my spine shiver.

- National pride is everywhere.

This was the first sentence I intended to write for my review, a bit statically and seriously.

In this world, Sejong Island is a place where only those with national pride can survive.

The national flag flutters in the wind on every utility pole, and even the songs that flow from the fountains in the park are mostly traditional Korean music and Arirang remixes.

I want to say that national pride at this level is toxic, but the people in this world have now made it a part of their daily lives.

The Taeguk Watch is no different.

"Is that the one you're wearing on your right wrist?"

"Yes."

The staff pointed to the Taeguk Watch on his right wrist, a smartwatch with a glass face that sparkles with the red and blue Taeguk pattern.

"You will often see this."

Snap.

The staff stood at attention and raised his right hand to his left shoulder.

"Whether it's outside or not, it's a given on Sejong Island."

It seemed that he felt proud of the posture, as if he was saluting the flag and making the Taeguk pattern flutter over his hot heart.

"Welcome to Sejong Island, the most precious island of the great nation."

"...Yes. Please be careful on your way back."

The staff left, and I immediately went to the balcony out of curiosity.

"Wow."

The national flag was planted on the flagpole on the balcony.

It was firmly fixed with iron, making it impossible to remove.

Even.

Whirr.

When I pressed a button similar to a remote control, the flagpole began to fold.

"Wow, really. It's impressive."

There is a limit to national pride.

To say that, my alter ego is also a goblin.

"...First."

I checked the condition of the balcony.

When the window is left open and only the screen is closed, can someone enter the room from 'outside'?

It's possible.

There is a fence installed on each balcony to prevent falls, but there is enough space above it for people to move.

If I can fly through the air in an invisible state without being noticed by others and return here, my goblin identity won't be revealed.

The best thing is not to reveal that I am a goblin.

And to avoid transforming into a goblin altogether.

'First, it's most important to spread emergency equipment everywhere.'

To ensure that I can return here without any problems after transforming into a goblin and then reverting, I need to install emergency clothing in various places on Sejong Island.

"...Should I buy dozens of Barbour coats and spread them around? Ugh. What if the patrol officers find them?"

Far away, I could see patrol officers walking in pairs of two below the balcony.

They are not ordinary police officers but clearly 'superpowered individuals.'

Unfortunately, their magic power is at the E or F level, but they have far superior combat skills compared to regular police officers.

Just the fact that they have magic power and have awakened their superpowers means they can easily subdue gangsters and delinquents.

And because they patrol, villains cannot move around Sejong Island freely...

"...Huh?"

Far away.

On the opposite side of the apartment, a woman in the apartment corridor was staring at me.

She was drinking a canned coffee and looking at me, and I was curious why she was staring at me.

'What is it?'

She looks like a foreigner.

I can't judge just by her hair, but the ginger-red hair that is often seen abroad is usually that of a foreigner.

I can only think she is a foreigner because the huge mana bag she placed on the railing of the corridor is clearly at the level of a 'non-Korean'—

She smiled at me.

I don't know what it is, but suddenly she twisted her lips as if she knew everything about me.

Then she made a phone shape with her hand and drew an X.

What is it?

Not to answer the phone?

"Ah."

Preventing eavesdropping.

Ring.

The phone rings.

"I see."

That woman.

She is a member of the organization.