Chapter 91

〈Chapter 90〉 Section 4. How to Approach a Villain (2)

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I was invited to the penthouse on the top floor of the tallest building in Samcheok, a 30-story hotel.

"Come in, Director Do. What would you like to do first? Eat? Shower? Or me?"

"Can I do all three at once?"

"Oh...."

The woman chuckled at my words.

"I never imagined you would take it that way."

"I've gotten used to joking like that."

"Then what if it's not a joke?"

"Then let's start with tea."

I sat down in a chair next to the coffee table.

"Can I release my transformation?"

"You're transformed? It doesn't matter...wait."

I immediately released my transformation.

The clothes that clung to my skin immediately disappeared, and the woman, who was walking towards the minibar, headed straight for the room entrance.

"What are you doing?!"

"Why are you embarrassed? Between us."

"Put some clothes on right now!"

"I'll put them on since you asked, but it's too late to worry about that now."

"I'm telling you to maintain your manners, manners!"

The woman shouted and threw a robe at me, and I immediately put it on and tied the waist.

"Much better. I always feel naked when I'm wrapped in mana."

"You're right, aren't you?"

"Since it looks like a suit on the outside, others don't think that way, so it's fine."

"...You're just saying what you want, aren't you?"

"Yes."

The woman twisted her lips and brought something to drink in front of me.

It's not alcohol.

It's tea.

The minibar was already filled with alcohol, but neither of us intended to drink.

"Why did you come here?"

"That's what I wanted to ask. I was surprised to suddenly feel your mana from the sea."

"I drifted. I visited Sejong Island."

I told the woman about my situation.

She listened to me with a serious face, and I also explained in detail so she could understand my situation.

"So, you went to persuade Platinum Sun and ran out of fuel on your way back to Seoul, stopping temporarily? Did you fight with Platinum Sun?"

"There was no physical conflict. Instead, we had a bit of a mental battle using mana."

Ymir groped me, and I did my best to protect my body from her touch.

As a result, my mana decreased a bit, and riding the bike consumed more mana than I expected.

"I don't plan to go back and forth to Sejong Island again. It's much more comfortable to travel by boat and car."

"It seems you consumed more mana than you thought. I thought you came here to support me."

"Support?"

"Yes. This place is a battlefield right now."

"......"

I must have put my foot in the wrong place.

No.

Maybe I put my foot in the right place.

Regardless of my lack of mana, a goblin should be at the execution ground.

"Where there's a bad villain, there's a goblin. What's going on?"

"October Travel. Heard of it?"

"Isn't it an airline? The company that made a big move into Yangyang Airport."

In South Korea, all airports are managed by the state-owned Korea Airports Corporation.

However, in places like Incheon and Yangyang, where foreigners frequently enter and exit, foreign airlines have successfully lobbied to gain shares, and I understand that October Travel has invested all its shares in Yangyang.

I occasionally used their services.

When escorting the chairman, I often rode in first class, and because it's a foreign airline, I enjoyed Western meals on board.

"Right. When people talk about using international flights, they usually mean October Travel. But there's a problem. The chairman and his granddaughter are currently in Samcheok."

"By any chance, do you have a tablet to look up information? I left my Taeguk Watch in Seoul."

"I'll tell you. What do you want to know?"

"That granddaughter, if I remember correctly, is a superhuman."

"Right."

I remember.

In the original story, she's one of the supporting female characters.

"Her name is...."

"Juliana Feiglin. According to international standards, she's a C-class superhuman. She needs to go to Yangyang to board an international flight, but she's staying in Samcheok because she's receiving death threats."

"October Travel wouldn't stop flying or not enter Yangyang just because the chairman's granddaughter is receiving death threats.... What's really going on?"

"The organization that issued the death threats is stronger than we thought."

The woman showed me another photo.

In the somewhat poor-quality CCTV image, familiar people were heading down an alley, and I immediately recognized who they were.

"Such bad karma continues here."

"Right. The ones who are threatening to cause terror are the 'Hwalbin Party'."

The woman twisted her lips.

At the same time, I couldn't help but laugh.

"Why is the Hwalbin Party targeting Juliana? Because she's a foreigner?"

"If that were the reason, she would have faced all sorts of terrorism long ago. It's not that. When you hear it, it's really absurd...."

The woman slightly leaned her upper body towards me.

"Sorry, but I can tell you if you help me."

"Can you give me some mana?"

"I can. But I can't do it for long. Things are happening right now, and I'm fighting in real-time."

"Then I'll be a bit rude. I'll finish as quickly as possible."

I stood up.

"Then, can you help me with a bit of mana supply, Hye-ra?"

"Why are you suddenly calling me by my name...?"

"Then, should I call you by your villain name?"

Name: Yoon Hye-ra.

Superhuman ability: S-class. Pyrokinesis—Flame Magic.

"To be honest, all the Immortal Nation's cadre names are terrible."

"......You're trying to shake the foundation of the Immortal Nation. Do you know that?"

"Maybe. Personally, I think everything should be changed to 'original names'."

"Ugh, I hate that. Especially me. I'm not that."

"Isn't it better than 'Gonggi'?"

"It's not a villain name!"

"Okay, okay. I understand."

Villain name: [Gonggi].

"Mana supply... No, I'll recover some of my mana from you. I'll take it directly from your mana pocket."

"......"

"Shall we start with the first verse of the national anthem?"

The method to recover mana in this country?

"It will hurt if you say so, Hye-ra."

"It won't hurt...!"

Of course, it's all about national pride.

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At that moment.

In a suite on the 29th floor of a hotel in Sokcho, a blonde woman gnashed her teeth anxiously.

"Ugh, why am I in this situation...."

The woman's cheeks were swollen.

It looked like she had been hit by something, and she pressed her reddened face with her hands, gnashing her teeth.

"Damn...."

"Does it hurt? I'm sorry."

The elderly man, Desmond Feiglin, the chairman of October Travel, opposite her, bowed his head with a heavy face.

"But you know what that thing is, right?"

"I know. That's why I wanted to bring it home."

"If that thing gets out, we're finished, you know that, right?"

"...But when we bring it back to our home country, the effect will be tremendous."

Desmond sighed at his granddaughter, Juliana's suggestion.

"Grandfather, think about the country. We can't keep bowing our heads to this small country forever."

"But Juliana, if your actions go wrong, everyone in our company could suffer. You know that, right?"

"I'll take responsibility. I'll say it was my own doing, my own plan."

"That's what owner risk is...."

"Why should the company suffer if I make a mistake? I'm not even part of the company."

"Ha."

Desmond had explained many times, but it was useless.

Juliana was undoubtedly talented in her superhuman abilities, but her perspective and experience of the world were still lacking.

No, this is inevitable.

She's just a 17-year-old girl.

Even though she had more experience than others as the granddaughter of Desmond, she still thought the world revolved around her.

"Juliana, do you really believe you can protect that 'thing' from the Hwalbin Party?"

"Yes, of course. With my superhuman ability, I won't let anyone know where it is. They're trying to catch me, trying to kill me, right?"

Hehe.

Juliana's lips curled up to her ears.

"This is a game between them and me. In the age of superhuman abilities, I'm taking the most precious thing, and the Hwalbin Party is targeting me. If I can leave the country safely with that thing, I win. If I fail, I'll be killed."

"First, for the sake of the country...."

"No. Don't say it."

Juliana shook her head firmly.

"I got this thing by taking a beating from my grandfather. If I can't take it back and ask for help now—"

Creak.

A sound came from the floor above.

Subtly, it sounded like the national anthem.

"Tsk. How can there be noise between floors in a suite...."

Juliana raised her middle finger towards the ceiling.

"Take this."

"Understand, Juliana. They are 'patriotizing' right now."

"Patriotism isn't everything, you know."

"In this country, it is. Someone staying long-term in the 30th-floor penthouse is patriotizing, so of course, a superhuman would appear."

"...So, if you give birth to a superhuman, they're all patriots. Ah, really."

Juliana grumbled as she struggled on the bed.

"Hey!! Stop that patriotizing noise!!"

The bed still creaked.

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