The Late Game Healer Is Way Too Strong – Chapter 285

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟖𝟓: 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 3

“What are you so surprised about?”

Siwoo sat down across from Merlin.

Anubis and Gandharva followed suit, flanking Siwoo, forming a natural confrontation with Merlin and Baba Yaga.

“Why are you so angry? Is it forbidden for ‘Misteltein’ to handle the Gate?”

Anubis leaned over the table, her cat-like eyes piercing Merlin.

“Oh my. I can’t imagine Merlin would be angry about something like that. Am I right, Merlin?”

The one who roused Merlin from his reverie was Baba Yaga beside him.

Merlin, taken aback by her words, hastily corrected his expression and let out an awkward laugh.

“. . .Hehehe. Angry? Not at all. I’m simply surprised that you all went to handle the Gate, especially since Hunter Min Siwoo gave the ‘order’. It’s not like our ‘Misteltein’ is in a position to take orders from anyone.”

He sat back in his chair and resumed speaking in his usual calm tone.

“And I find it equally puzzling that you would hold an emergency meeting without informing me, and that you would follow your own judgment before consulting with me. Couldn’t you have at least held a meeting first?”

“Time is of the essence. Who knows how long a meeting would drag on for?”

“Hehehe. How. . .”

“Who would go to which country, or which location is more urgent, or where the population density is high and dangerous, or if there are any diplomatic concerns. We might end up wasting time considering all these factors.”

“Your words are barbed today, aren’t they? And who exactly is wasting time? Are you questioning the seniority of ‘Misteltein’ now?”

Merlin furrowed his brows, glaring at Siwoo.

Siwoo, instead of replying, took out a large file from the bag he had brought and slid it across the table.

“. . .What’s this?”

Merlin flipped through the file with a disgruntled expression.

It appeared to be some kind of meeting minutes.

“These are the minutes of all the meetings held within ‘Misteltein’ in the past five years, transcribed by hand. As you can see, most of the statements were made by you, Merlin.

“Well, I am the oldest and most experienced, so the younger members tend to defer to me.”

“And it’s also you who always brings up those diplomatic issues, regional issues, and neutrality issues, effectively preventing ‘Misteltein’ from participating.”

“. . .What. . .”

Merlin started to retort but then stopped himself.

“We’ve already read enough. The recent S-rank Gate incident in Asia, the Gate at the German Artifact Exhibition, the S-rank Gate in Gangwon Province, and countless other 〈Pandemonium〉 terrorist incidents. You prevented ‘Misteltein’ from participating in all of them.”

“That’s right. Whenever I or Kiplagat or Izanami suggested going, Merlin or Baba Yaga would always talk us out of it.”

Gandharva, who had been listening with her arms crossed, nodded in agreement with Anubis’s words.

Merlin quietly put down the minutes.

“Let me make this clear. I have sent copies of these minutes not only to the two of you present here, but to all of ‘Misteltein’.”

“. . . So you’re saying you did that so that people wouldn’t listen to me and would listen to you instead, Min Siwoo?”

“It’s you who’s being misunderstood, Merlin.”

“The misunderstanding is on your part, not mine!!”

He slammed the table, his face twisted in anger.

“Are you trying to tell me that you’ve come here to condemn me as a traitor for prioritizing political neutrality and hindering ‘Misteltein’s’ deployments?!”

“That’s not the only reason.”

Siwoo took out a ziplock bag from his pocket and showed it to them.

“Do you know what this is?”

“What is that?”

“It’s a drug called Lux.”

The air crackled with tension for a brief moment.

“A drug. You can’t be suggesting that we’ve been taking drugs, can you?”

“Of course not. In fact, this drug has only recently replaced traditional drugs and taken over the market, but I discovered something interesting while investigating.”

“Something interesting. . .?”

“They’ve been making this drug with sorcery.”

Siwoo answered, his gaze alternating between Merlin and Baba Yaga.

Baba Yaga, her lips still crimson, smiled seductively at Siwoo, her expression unchanged.

“So. . .what does it matter if it’s made with sorcery? There are many mages in the world.”

Merlin, who had been listening, dismissed Siwoo’s suggestion.

“Hohoho. I don’t think a Special Agent of HSIU would come here to accuse me based on mere circumstantial evidence. Do you have any proof of this shamanism?”

Baba Yaga rested her chin on her hand and asked Siwoo, preempting his response.

“Hehehe. Things are getting interesting.”

At that moment, the door to the lounge was thrown open and an unexpected figure appeared.

Billy the Kid, dressed in a black coat, black boots, and a black cowboy hat.

He walked in carrying a bundle on his back, which he handed to Siwoo before taking a seat on a chair a short distance away.

“Kid. Didn’t you go to the Gate?”

Some of the ‘Misteltein’ members might have known him from before, but Merlin sensed that Kid was not a good person.

He didn’t know his exact position or rank, but he guessed that he belonged to the underworld.

He had even tried to recruit him through others, hoping to draw him into 〈Pandemonium〉.

However, Kid was a peculiar individual who, despite standing with evil, steadfastly refused to join hands with the demon race.

They had threatened him, coaxed him, and even offered him deals involving power or money, but Kid had refused them all.

Of course, they had made similar attempts on everyone present in ‘Misteltein’.

But while the others took pride in being part of ‘Misteltein’ and had a strong sense of justice, Kid’s refusal without any such sentiments was quite puzzling.

“The Gate? No, I didn’t. As you know, I only do things that benefit me.”

Kid put his feet up on the table and pursed his lips.

“I see. In that case, what did you give to Min Siwoo?”

“Didn’t you just ask if there was any proof of Baba Yaga’s sorcery? This is one of three pieces of evidence I’ve prepared to answer that question.”

Siwoo spoke up instead of Kid.

“Oh my, what kind of evidence?”

“The first is the drug manufacturing facility.”

“. . . . . .”

“The second is the drug’s intermediate distribution hub.”

“Aha.”

“The third is enough of the drug to extract the sorcery in reverse.”

For the first time, Baba Yaga’s ever-present smile faded from her face.

She ran her slender, white fingers through her hair and replied in a cold voice.

“What nonsense are you talking about? This is all just wild speculation. You won’t be able to prove any of it.”

“Is that so?”

“I, Baba Yaga, have lived my life as a member of ‘Misteltein’ without shame. If this turns out to be false, the consequences will not be light, Hunter Siwoo.”

“Of course. I will take full responsibility. But keep in mind that you too must be held accountable for the outcome, just like Saint Germain.”

“. . . . . .”

As soon as Siwoo finished speaking, he projected a hologram in the center of the table.

It was a video call.

“Have you arrived?”

━Yes, I’m looking around.

Choi Dae-soo was walking around an old castle on the screen.

━The jars and grimoires used for sorcery, as well as various illegal materials, are everywhere. I came here with the Magic Drug Enforcement Unit, and they say it’s full of illegal activities.

“Who owns this castle?”

━They said it’s Baba Yaga.

“Oh, how amusing!”

Baba Yaga laughed mockingly, openly ridiculing their conversation.

“Do you expect us to fall for this ridiculous charade?! Proof that this castle belongs to me is━”

“Didn’t you fight IZIZ here not too long ago?”

“What?”

“They testified to it.”

“Now, hold on a minute. You’re not seriously relying on the testimony of criminals. . .?”

“The fact that they are criminals is separate from the credibility of their testimony.”

Baba Yaga let out a self-deprecating sigh.

Her demeanor clearly showed that she found it hard to accept.

“And secondly, the distribution hub.”

“Listen, Hunter Min Siwoo. It’s offensive to talk to Baba Yaga of ‘Misteltein’ as if she were a drug dealer! If you’re going to treat us this way, we’ll call a lawyer too!”

“Merlin. You know better than anyone that HSIU’s authority isn’t limited to this extent, do you? Shall I show you just how far the investigative authority of a Special Agent can reach into ‘Misteltein’?”

Merlin gritted his teeth, and Siwoo continued speaking in a calm tone.

“In fact, finding the distribution hub was harder than I thought. It’s in a surprisingly difficult place to find, so I asked an expert for help.”

“An expert. . .?”

“An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. To 〈Black Heaven〉. . . ‘Creep’.”

Siwoo had gone to Kid with a gun that he had set aside when he received the order from Lockheed Martin.

Knowing that he was ‘Creep’ from Loki’s information, Siwoo had offered him a deal and agreed to join hands in exchange for the gun and ‘fun’.

Kid, true to his deal with Siwoo, had his men raid 〈Black Heaven〉.

And they had uncovered all the drug sorting facilities and distribution hubs.

This was an operation that would have been difficult for HSIU, the Hunter Association, or the police to carry out.

If a government agency had tried to launch such an operation, word would have leaked out or they would have been flagged, causing the entire operation to fail before it could even begin.

Kid was able to do it because he was part of the same criminal organization.

“All the Lux sorting facilities in 〈Black Heaven〉 have been uncovered. Isn’t that place under Baba Yaga’s protection?”

Siwoo asked, and Baba Yaga bit her lip.

Her already crimson lips turned even brighter, as if they were stained with blood.

“Wait a minute, Hunter Min Siwoo. Even if it is under her name, you can’t hold Baba Yaga responsible for everything that happens there. That’s a bit of a stretch.”

“You’re very protective of her, Merlin.”

“I have affection for all of ‘Misteltein’.”

“I sincerely hope that’s true.”

Siwoo placed the bundle he had left on the floor on the table.

“That was the third.”

He untied the bundle, revealing its contents to everyone.

Siwoo noticed Baba Yaga’s eyes twitching slightly.

“It’s Lux.”

There was an unimaginable amount of Lux, easily tens of thousands.

However, this alone was not enough to link Lux to her.

Siwoo’s magical energy surged and flowed out of his hands, and magic circles began to glow in the air.

The activated magic circles slowly began to decompose the drugs.

Everything turned into particles and disappeared into the air.

The people watching the spectacle were filled with awe.

Soon, a single black mass remained where the Lux had been, and it slowly transformed into demonic energy, flowing into Baba Yaga’s body.

“Oh my.”

She swung her staff forward.

Zzzzzziiiiinnnngggggg!!

Siwoo was one step ahead, erecting a shield and quickly drawing Muramasa and slashing forward.

Thuddddddd!!

However, dozens of shamanic spells had already been activated around Baba Yaga.

“To think I’d be caught this quickly. I never thought Kid would side with them.”

“Hehehe. He said he’d let me see something interesting. It’s turned out to be much more enjoyable than I expected.”

“I’d like to chat more, but I don’t think I can hold out against an SSS-rank Hunter. Well then, farewell.”

Baba Yaga disappeared within the dozens of magic circles.

Siwoo turned his head to the side.

Gandharva and Anubis were fighting against some strange creatures.

“Damn it!! Siwoo, that bastard Merlin got away too!”

“We’ll hold these guys off!”

“Hmm. Kid, can you go after Merlin?”

“I’ll give it a shot. It might be fun.”

Siwoo gave him his instructions and then Teleported after Baba Yaga.

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