Chapter 295: The Secret of Birth (1)
” If he’s really ‘that guy,’ he’ll definitely be absent. “
The suspicious assault case that started at Cheongshin High School.
It spread from Cheongshin High School to nearby Iljin High School, Magye High School, and so on.
And finally, it even reached the organized gangsters of Seolha Construction, a subsidiary of the service outsourcing company that dominates this place under the name ‘Samcheonhoe.’
” It’s definitely not the Taeyang Group. If possible, it’s only that Kyung-joon. “
There is no basis or evidence.
But no matter how much he looked at it, Chairman Yoo’s intuition was shouting that this was definitely Kyung-joon’s doing.
” I’ll get him right now. “
Secretary Oh said so and moved a little away from his seat and grabbed his smartphone.
He made a call to the teacher on the Seolha Group side who had been planted at Cheongshin High School.
” Yes, Teacher. I’d like to ask you a favor. Yes, yes. Oh, come on, don’t say that. Hahaha. Yes, the tennis court construction will proceed as scheduled. Yes, yes. Of course, the statue is ours. Anyway……. “
” Money-grubbing bastards……. “
Chairman Yoo swore as he took a rough drag on his cigarette.
It was always like this.
Whether it was school, the Ministry of Education, politics, or business.
These bugs that smelled money always flocked around Chairman Yoo.
” Yes, yes, thank you for your hard work~ “
Click.
Secretary Oh hung up the phone.
Buzz.
As soon as he hung up, his phone vibrated.
The file requested by Secretary Oh arrived.
But without checking the file, he immediately opened his mouth.
” Chairman. There was no need to get him. Kyung-joon, he has perfect attendance since the entrance ceremony. “
At Secretary Oh’s words, Chairman Yoo’s frown, which he had barely loosened with a cigarette, deepened again.
” No……. “
This time, it was a frown of suspicion.
” It has to be him, but he has perfect attendance every day? “
” Yes, that’s what they say. I double-checked with other teachers around him…… but there was no sign of Kyung-joon approaching the teacher separately. “
According to Secretary Oh, Kyung-joon had not missed a single class since the new semester began.
Not only that, but he went to school and left school on time, and after school, he stayed home and never came out even once.
His alibi was perfect.
There was no reason to say that the unknown ‘that guy’ in the abandoned building was Kyung-joon.
” I have to check it myself. “
Chairman Yoo couldn’t help but move himself, even though he thought the results would be the same if he checked.
Ring ring ring.
A ringtone rings on Chairman Yoo’s smartphone.
━Hello?-
A familiar schoolgirl’s voice was heard from the smartphone.
” Yes, Seol-ha. This old man called because I have something to ask you. “
━Something to ask?
” It’s nothing special. “
Chairman Yoo chose his words for a moment.
” You know, the kid we ate ribs with before. “
━Lee Kyung-joon?
” Yeah, yeah. That friend. Anything strange about him these days? “
━Uh…… strange?
Yoo Seol-ha hesitated as if there was something.
Chairman Yoo leaned forward in his chair and rested his elbows on the desk, not missing the reaction.
━Well, it’s strange if it’s strange…….
” Strange? “
━He walks strangely, suddenly starts acting out strange concepts…… But it’s not like he’s been strange for a day or two, so maybe he’s just being his usual self-centered self…… I don’t know.
” Is that so? “
Chairman Yoo had a few more words with his granddaughter.
” Hmm, okay. I understand. I’m sorry to call you out of the blue and ask you strange things. Then go. Yes, yes, yes. There’s nothing wrong with the company. Thank you, my granddaughter. “
Click. Soon, Chairman Yoo hung up the phone.
He handed the smartphone to Secretary Oh as if he was entrusting him with something troublesome and asked.
” So, Secretary Oh. What do you think? “
” About the lady? Or Kyung-joon……. “
” Both. “
Secretary Oh received the smartphone and put it in his pocket and said.
” It feels like he has fallen for Kyung-joon to some extent. If it was her usual granddaughter line, she would have definitely said, ‘What is he doing, calling me like this?’”
Chairman Yoo listened quietly and nodded his head a few times.
After confirming this, Secretary Oh continued his story.
” And there are several strange things, but she seemed to be choosing what to say. Judging by the trembling of her voice and such, it wasn’t a lie, but it was obvious that she was hiding something. The most suspicious thing is that she often went out without permission during vacation. “
” I’ve heard a little about that. Did you follow her to see where she went? “
” No. She always took measures as if she had anticipated it. “
” I see, so that’s it……. “
Chairman Yoo’s suspicious look.
” Then what about Kyung-joon? Do you also think that guy is Kyung-joon? “
” There is no evidence or basis, but if I had to pick one……. “
Secretary Oh played the video he received from Managing Director Jegal and paused the video at a certain point.
” This part. The way he moves and deals with the fleeing bastards is very similar to the battle I experienced. “
” Similar? “
” Yes. The way he predicts all of the opponent’s movements and deals with them one by one as if he’s following a set sequence is very similar to the way he fought me in front of the Jungjin Hospital. No, it’s more like he’s gotten a lot better since then. “
” Hmm. “
Tap. Tap.
Chairman Yoo tapped his finger on the desk.
When the count reached about ten, he spoke in a voice that seemed to have made a decision.
” Quietly put a man on Seol-ha, and look into Kyung-joon at school. Don’t let Seol-ha or Kyung-joon notice. “
” Yes, I understand. “
Secretary Oh immediately left the conference room to carry out his orders.
Now only Chairman Yoo was left here.
Chairman Yoo muttered to himself as he looked down at the view of Seoul outside.
” Right. To fight a monster, I have to be prepared to become a monster myself. “
Chairman Yoo’s expression as he said that already seemed to have made up his mind.
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After school that day.
It was time for the students to vacate their classrooms and leave for after-school supplementary lessons, academies, and so on.
When all the people who could listen to the story were gone.
” Hey. “
Yoo Seol-ha came to Kyung-joon (Teemo)’s seat.
Whirr, clunk.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) turned his head to look at Yoo Seol-ha with a mechanical movement.
” I was going to keep quiet for a while, but be honest. “
” What do you mean? “
” Lately, the suspicious assault case, and you acting like a concept weirdo, what the hell are you up to? “
” I, Kyung-joon, cannot figure out what you, Yoo Seol-ha, are trying to say. “
” Yeah, that’s it. I know you always do weird things, but…… this is too weird, even for you. “
” What do you mean? “
” You’re not yourself. “
Yoo Seol-ha’s eyes were very serious.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) still had an expressionless face as if he was trying to listen to the story without saying anything.
” While working next to you during vacation, I found out a few things. About The World, and something called BIVS, and our Seolha Group is involved with The World and stuff like that. “
” Did you find out anything? “
” No. There was nothing. That’s why it’s even weirder. With my ‘authority’, I couldn’t even access it, it was like there was nothing there at all. “
Whirr, clunk.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) got up from his seat.
Then, he sent some kind of signal to the real Kyung-joon by sending mana.
At the same time, Yoo Seol-ha flinched for a moment.
” ……That’s what I’m talking about. I keep getting this weird feeling when I’m around you. You were going to ask me this before, weren’t you, when you were talking about the Tao or whatever? “
Yoo Seol-ha’s intuition was accurate.
She had an excellent ability to create questions with a few minor puzzles and develop them into suspicions.
It was beyond a high school student to be a simple Ultimate Daughter.
Kyung-joon said as he packed his bag.
” Yoo Seol-ha. How about we go home together today? “
” Suddenly? “
” It’s not sudden, considering we’ve built up enough friendship between us, haven’t we? “
Whirr, clunk. Whirr, clunk.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) said something unreadable as always and slung his bag over his shoulder and headed for the back door of the classroom.
” ……Wait. I’ll get my bag. “
And Yoo Seol-ha had no choice but to follow him.
They left the classroom, and the students around them murmured a few times at the sight of them going home together, and they even greeted the homeroom teacher with a hello.
That’s how Kyung-joon and Yoo Seol-ha were left alone to walk down the streets of Seoul.
It wasn’t the way to the limousine that Yoo Seol-ha was supposed to ride, nor was it Kyung-joon’s usual way home.
” Where the hell are we going? “
Yoo Seol-ha, who had been following him without a word, was the first to speak.
But what Kyung-joon (Teemo) said was completely unrelated to her question.
” Yoo Seol-ha. Have you ever doubted your own birth? “
” What the hell are you talking about― “
It was the moment Yoo Seol-ha said that.
Whirr, clunk.
Kyung-joon (Teemo), who had turned the corner, stopped right there.
Yoo Seol-ha also let out a small shriek and had no choice but to stop.
” Then start doubting now. “
Then Kyung-joon (Teemo) said in his usual toneless voice, which made it sound even more eerie.
” And no matter what the outcome, you must prepare yourself to accept it. “
Whirr!
Kyung-joon (Teemo) turned around in an instant.
” Eek?! “
Yoo Seol-ha was thrown behind Kyung-joon (Teemo) by an unknown force.
It was the power of Vector Calculus.
” An invisibility cloak. It must have taken a lot of care to block out even the sound. As expected, you have a much more advanced technology than I expected. “
Yoo Seol-ha wasn’t the only one caught in Kyung-joon (Teemo)’s Vector Calculus field.
He seemed to be reaching out and grabbing someone’s neck.
” But it’s not even close to Master’s Isolated System. “
Crackle!
Kyung-joon (Teemo) converted his mana into electricity and let it flow through his hand.
” Ugh……! “
Then, the figure of a hidden person began to appear from Kyung-joon (Teemo)’s hand.
A man in a black suit and sunglasses.
He was about to move his finger to send a signal to Secretary Oh that the tailing had been discovered.
However.
” It’s no use. “
Crackle!
He sent another surge of electricity, stopping his movement.
The man in the suit fainted.
When Kyung-joon (Teemo) let go of his hand, the man fell to the floor…….
Whirr, clunk.
Instead of falling, he stood up straight on the floor like Kyung-joon (Teemo).
” Reporting…… Over……. “
Then the man turned on the communication device by pressing the side of his ear as usual, and began his regular report.
” Target Y and Target L are both normal…… Going to and from school as usual…… I will report back if I see anything strange…… Over……. “
Static. Static.
━This is Secretary Oh. Understood. Continue tailing.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) perfectly caught the tail and dealt with it without any problems.
The first person to praise him for this was neither the man in the suit nor Yoo Seol-ha.
” Oh, Teemo. Your control has gotten better since I last saw you. “
” I’ve been converting the data from my movements into packets and making them into algorithms. Now I can control up to 10 people with Vector Calculus, not just Master’s body. “
” Good. You’re my assistant after all. “
Whirr, clunk.
Kyung-joon (Teemo) turned around to look back.
Behind him stood a mysterious man in a dust-covered, torn and tattered hoodie, as if he had just come from a fight.
He was holding Yoo Seol-ha, whom Kyung-joon (Teemo) had thrown back, in his arms.
” T, That way of speaking, could it be……. “
Yoo Seol-ha looked up at him in his arms and trembled.
That annoying way of speaking that she had heard countless times from Kim Elsa’s character in the game.
” You’re really quick-witted, you know. Or maybe you’re just intuitive. “
Woong.
The mysterious man also deployed his mana like Kyung-joon (Teemo).
Then, his original face and voice, which had been hidden, were revealed.
” You’re not human either, are you? “
Both of them belonged to Kyung-joon.
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